The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-22
River News.
OFFICE New ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Saturday, January ~, 1876.

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OFFICE New ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
| Saturday. January22. 1876.
The undersigned. in assuming charge OF the
| spoctfully socits from his steamboat friends n
continuance OF the patronage 50 libernlly cx-
| tended during his connection with tho Now Or
''''''' - '''''' ''N ''''' GEO. J. DUNCAN.
N. B.-Any communications relating to steam-
| boat matters left ut tho DEMOCRAT office, No. "a
Commercial Place. will meet with prompt atten-
| ton from the river reporter.
| THE WEATHER. Yesterday was far from
being pleasant on the river front. The
wind was strong and the dust was bad
WASHINGTON, Jan. Il.
Synopsis for the past "a hours Gene
rally clear weather has prevailed. The
barometer has risen. The Mississippi
river has risen two feet at Cairo and
| fallen eight inches at st. Louis and six
| inches at Memphis and Vicksburg; the
Cumberland has risen eleven inches at
Nashville, and the Ohio has risen four
teen inches at Louisville and fallen
eight inches ut Cincinnati.
! Probabilities For the South Atlantic
and Gulf States, clear or fair weather,
easterly to southerly winds and slight
changes in temperature and barometer
during the day, followed by colder
weather, northerly to casterly winds,
and rising barometer in the Gulf States.
The Lower Ohio and Central Mississippi
rivers will rise slowly.
BUsINEss-Improved a little yesterday
and we look for o marked improvement
to-day.
FRErsuTs. have nothing new to
report under this head.
MISCELLANEOUS There is plenty Of
| water at present in Red and Ouachita,
in fact more water than business.
Late river kilograms will be found on
our first page.
For list Of arrivals and manifests see
marine column.
The drift is accommodating fast along
the river front.
The GREAT NATCHEz. regular rs a
clock and as punctual as Old Time him
self, Is the steamer whose name heads
this notice. As sure as the sun rises,
back her out every Saturday at p. m
for Vicksburg, Natchez, and all way
landings Mr.. james Muse, her clerk,
Is a thorough business man, and knows
how to look after the comfort Of his pas
sengers and the interest of shippers.
THE New BART ABLE.-Among the
finest OF the fine is Capt. Dick Sinnotts
steamer, the New Bart Able. She ar
rived yesterday from Grand Ecore with
a fine cargo, (Which will be found re-
ported in full in our marine column
and we expect to see her depart this
evening with an up trip equally as good.
The following named steamers left
port yesterday j. f. Frazer and Oriole
| FOR Lower Coast, Garry Owen for Bayou
des Glaizes, Gov. Allen for Bayou Sara
| b. L. Hodge for LObdell's Store, Henry
Tete for Donaldsonville, Andy johnson
for st. Louis, Commonwealth for Gin
cinnati and Mary Bell for Memphis.
The U. P. Schenck, in order to accom-
modate shippers, laid over yesterday
She leaves to-day without fail.
Capt. Joe Walker leaves this evening
with the w. j. Poitevent, for all land
o'clock.
| by Telegraph
VICKsBURG, Jan. 21.-To J. B. Woods
Il Co., 1O4 Common street: Steamer
Glencoe will arrive Saturday and leave
Monday for st. Louis.
r. S. CALHooN, Master.
The Utah, Capt. Beasley, leaves Tues
day, January 25, at 5 p. M, for all points
on the Yazoo and Tallahatchie rivers.
The Carrie A. Thorn having been
thoroughly repaired is receiving to
leave at 5 p. m. to-day for all landings
on Bayou Pierre and Cane River. Being
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| The Western mail failed yesterday and
in consequence we are without our usual
exchanges and feel rather ex-asperated,
and that's exactly why our column is
extra short to-day.
The Union Oil Company were busily
engaged yesterday in clearing off the
lower landing. Will the others follow
suit
STEAMERS LEAVING THIS DAY.
For GRAND ECoRE.-The elegant Bart
Able, Dick Sinnott master, George G.
Hamilton clerk, leaves as above at p.
m. to-day
For DoNALDsoNvILLE.- favorite
St. John, +. Bergeron master, leaves
for the above and all way landings on
the coast at 10 a. m. to-day.
For VIcKsBURG.-The great Natchez,
Tom Leathers master, James Muse
clerk, leaves for the above and all way
landings at 5 p. m. to-day.
UPPER CoAsT.-The pretty LESSEE Tay
lor, Allen Jumel master, is receiving
to leave to-day at 5 p. IN. for Plaque
mine, Baton Rouge and all intermediate
coast landings.
For LOWER CoAsT.-The J. F. Frazer,
0. Canton, Jr., master, leaves daily at 8
p. m. for all landings down to the Belair
plantation.
For SHREVEPORT DIRECT.-The fine
side wheel passenger packet La Belle,
M. n Wood, master, Walter Parker,
clerk, leaves as above at p. m. to-day.
For BBYoU PIERRE AND CANE RIVER.
The Carrie A. Thorn, Chas. Thorn, mas
ter, leaves for all landings on the above
streams at 5 p. m. today.
For BGUF RIvER.-The Era No. 10, L.
L. Taylor, master, J. p. Mohr, clerk,
leaves for all landings on the above
stream and those intermediate on Black
river at 5 p. m. to-day.
For OPELoUsAs.- Trenton, E.
Quatrevaux, master, III. Molaison, clerk,
leaves as above at p. m. to-day.
MARINE NEWS.