The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-13

OrrrCE New ORLEANS DEMoCrAT.
Thuradnv. January II. 1875

| River Department OF the UA1LY UEnoCnAI. re-
! spectfuly solicits from his steamboat friends q
tended during his connection with the New Or
''""' o'''''''' '''' ''''' GEO. J. DUNCAN.
N.B-Any COMMUNICATIONS relating to steam
Commercial Place, viii meet with prompt atten-
| ton from tire river reporter.
The WEATHER. - Old Probs., Prof.
Tice nor any other man could have got
up finer day than yesterday was. No
clouds, no mud, no wind, In fact moth
ing to cause even one having chronic
case OF growl TO grumble.
| BUSINESS On the river front was in
keeping with the weather-it could not
have been better II 1t tried ever SO hard.
The Thompson Dean did not get off
last night
The Gov. Allen will arrive to-day and
leave us usual at y. m. tomorrow, for
Bayou Sara and all coast landings.
| The New Bart Able, Capt. r. Sinnott,
will he receiving to-day to leave at 5 p.
m. Saturday, for Grand Ecore. and oil
way landings on the Mississippi and
| Red Rivers. Adams IL Work, No. . Com
mercial Place, are her agents.
| Capt. Chas. de Lassus has been stir
ring up things on the. lower landing
lately, and ii the steambOatmen will
only give him half q chance, he will al
ways have good gangways open for
them to receive and discharge.
| For list Of arrivals and manifests, see
marine column.
The elegant james Howard, B. L..
Pegram, master, J. II. Chassaing, clerk,
to leave Thursday, 18th inst, for Mem
pbis, Helena, Chicot City. Argyle,
Greenvjlle, Vicksburg and all town and
plantations intermediate. Messrs.
Brocltett 81 Carter, No. 80 Magazine
street, are her agents.
The John A. Scudder leaves this even
ing for st. Louis, Cairo, Memphis and all
way landings, and will be followed on
Friday, 14tf inst, by the John Il. Tolle.
j. b. Woods Il CO., No. 1o4 Common
street, agents.
Ouachita Belle, for Monroe; Shannon,
for Camden; Lotus No. 3, for Jefferson !;
st. John, for Donaldsonville; Jessie
Taylor, for Baton Rouge George
Spangler and J. +. Frazer, for Lower
Coast; st. Mary and Fleta, for Ope-
lousas and Utah, for Yazoo river.
The Louisville and Susie Silver were
advertised to leave Cincinnati for this
city on the 18th inst
Capt. Pegram, Of the James Howard,
800, with $50 additional for each day
In which his steamer lay at the barge
landing wharf, had been imposed upon
him by the city authorities, in conse-
quence Of his refusing to obey the order
OF the Wharfmaster, last trip, to land
his boat at the place designated by him,
when to have done so would have risked
the safety OF both the boat and her inn
mense cargo OF over 1000 bales cotton.
Capt. Pegram will have little war
talk, we imagine, before he gives up the
shekels.
The printers got the Frank Pargoud
and Frank Willard rather mixed in our
report yesterday. The PargoudS has no
idea OF flying Off to Ouachita River or
any other trade but will continue to
leave every Thursday at p. m. for
Argyle, Vicksburg and all way landings
The gilt-edged Maria Louise leaves
Saturday, the 18th inst, for Shreveport
direct
Quite fleet OF steamers are due to-
day, and things will be lively on the
landing. ttA
STEAMERS LEAVING THIS DAY.
For MEMPHIs--The elegant passenger
packet James Howard, b. r. Pegram,
master, j. H. ChassainH, clerk, leaves
for Memphis and the Bends and all
way landings at SIP. m.
For ST.. LoUIs-The John A. Scudder,
A. j. Carter, master, G. III. Dix, clerk,
leaves for st. Louis and all intermediate
points at p. m. to-day.
FOR LOWER CoAsT-The regular packet
). f. Frazer, o. Canton, Jr.. master,
leaves daily Sundays excepted for all
Bel Air. h,
For MACON AND TENsAs.. The fine
side-wheel passenger packet w. J.
POitevent, Joe Walker. master. Sam.
Block, clerk, leaves for all landings on
FoR Bayou DIES GLArzEs- THROUGH
PAcKET.-C A. p. Trousdale yester-
day chartered the fine packet Garry
Owen, and will leave with her at 5 p. M
to-day for Evergreen, Cotton Port and
AL 2, landings ID. on Bayou Des Glaizes aud
and Mississippi rivers Capt. w. T.
Gillian commands and Capt. Trousdale
will be found in the Office We com
mend the Garry Owen and her officers
to our merchants and bespeak for her a
lions share.
FoR ARKANSAS RIVER. Capt. John A.
Williams, well and favorably known to
our merchants as commander and
owner Of the Importer and afterwards
OF the Exporter, Is again with us in
command OF the steamer Nellie Peck,
euiu 10 AOSCIVIDS W. lCtttS DIT y - ClOCk |
this evening, for all landings on Arkan-
sas river. Rates Of freight for Little |
Rock, Fort Smith and all other points, |
will be lower by this steamer than by |
any other route. M. W. Joyce, No. III |
Gravier street, is her agent.
The st. Mary left port yesterday, go
ing like a shot out Of gun. Twould |
take some OF the fast ones to catch her,
sure.
Up to dark last evening the Frank
Pargoud had not put in an appearance.
She will, however, be In on time to
leave to-day.
The Bastrop, Capt. Gus Hodge, Is re-
ceivinG to leave Saturday at S p. IN. for
all landings on Bayou Bartholomew.
The Texas from Shreveport is due to-
day. -
The Stella Block was looked for all
day yesterday. She should be- at the
wharf to-day receiving for a return trip
to BBuf river.
The 10 Saw was at the wharf when we
left the landing last evening.
Freights to Red and Ouachita rivers
are improving.
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
= louisville Courier-J ournal 10th inst]
The river has fallen just one inch dur
ing the past twenty -four hours, and last
evening u was falling, with nine feet
water IN the canal and seven feet In the
chute on the falls, Business dull on the