The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-12
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THE WEATHER. II was almost too
warm for comfort yesterday. Heavy
clouds obscurcd the sky nearly all day,
threatening u regular deluge, but only
q few insignificant showers came.
BUSINESS. There was marked inn
proycmcnt in business on the leyee
Yesterday Several Of the packets ad-
vertised to leave got away with good
trips. and those advertised TO go to-day
were receiving freely.
Can't some one get mp n rot, dog
| fight, or something else to make the
river front lively.
The. occasion OF the departure OF the
Lee for Louisville this evening will be
an event long to be remembered by our
citizens. The Washington Artillery
will fire n hundred guns, and thousands
Of our citizens will be on hand to see her
off. The following verses, written by q
! friend, have been kindly handed us FOR
! publication:
| The Departure of the Lee.
Respondent forth from New Orleans,
! The faircst boat that eer did float.
| or cver pilot handled.
! 70 Louisville this night returns
TO be disinanucd.
! Erstwhie six merry years ago.
From Southern port to field and court,
| Sportivo dispatches,
| Our nation through, all wildly ileW.
| OF Lee aud Natrhtn.
Lightly the Lee that day with pride,
| Jane3n. $50 f. NJ,
The soothing currents breasted
! Bright rs gem from diadem
| OF Neptune wrcsted.
Eagerly then her antlered Prov
| the graceful NHtrh'H turned
| IifeIiko she seemed to culver;
! Ices waves she spurDed and swirl she earned
| Tho plaudiiB Of the river.
Ere noon the Fourth the conanering Lco .
! Was moored ansar her cheering per
In proud Missouri:
| Ave, Wreathc her brow though VICTIM now
! OF Trades relentless furyl
The LaBelle has retired temporarily
from the Red River.
The line packet Col. A. Z. kounS
leaves for Jefferson and Shreveport pos
| itiycly at y. m. to-day, taking freight
and passengers for Norman s. Barbn' $,
Alexandria,, Cotile, Grand Ecore, and
all way landings.
DEPARTURES. The Katie, for Vicks-
burg, Willie and w. j. Poitevent, for
Macon and Tensas, and Hy. G. Yaeger,
for st. Louis, were the departures yes
terday.
PERsoYAL.-We were pleased yester-
Ibg W IIIttb Will 1hpts chHi'Fo htiDo,
OF Shreveport. He arrived i'll our city
on the LaBelle.
FREfGHTs.-1The Coast packets have all
they can do up stream tho Red River
line boats are doing q good business
both ways the Bart Able is attending
to the Grand Ecore trade and doing the
business there; to Vicksburg and the
Bends the packets all have fair trips !;
Ouachita River, excepting the lower pOr-
/ &c f,nnI 70 tho Ohio and OF
Louis freights are scarce and prices far
below living rates.
TIE CITY OF ALToN.-We refer our
readers to the advertisement Of this
iine fast, passenger packet. She leaves
Saturday, 18th instant, for st. Louis and
will put freight and passengers through
in five and a half days.
The Jno. A. Scudder, A. j. Carter,
master, leaves for St. Louis tomorrow
at D. M, and will be followed on Fri
day, the 18th, by the Jno. L. Tolle, Capt.
ID. M. Brady.
The St. Mary is the regular Wednes-
day Opelousas packet
The U. Z. Schenck and Thos Sher-
lock were to have left Cincinnati yester-
day for this city.
| Commodore RolIngpin is getting up
an almanack for the Centennial.
/ sTEAMERs LEAVING THIS DAY.
FoR Observation-Disclosures TO THE
CHAMPION, At ) p. m. to-day, amidst
the booming Of cannon, intermingled
with the cheers Of thousands of our
citizens, the noble II. f.. Lee will back
out from the head Of Common street on
her way to Louisville, where her power
full engines are to be placed in a larger
and finer boat which will bear the same
name, and which is honored by every
mortal man who respects virtue, loves
liberty and admires courage. 1t will
cause many pang Of sorrow to see this
noble craft--by far too good to be torn
up-leave us, but there is consolation in
the fact that the name will still live
upon the Mississippi, and be borne by
the finest and fastest steamer ever put
afoat.
For OPELoUsAs.- The favorite Grange
packet s.. Mary, Fred Probst, master,
J. B. Schmidt, clerk, leaves at 5 p. M.
to-day for Washington and all landings
on the Atchafalaya and bayous Bnuf
and Des Glaizes.
For BATON RoUGE.-The popular coast
packet st. John, F. Bergeron, master,
J. C. Bergeron, clerk, leaves at noon
to-day for the above and all way land
ings.
For OUAcHITA RIvER-The elegant
passenger packet Ouachita Belle, J. w.
Blanks, master, Joe Holmes, clerk,