The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-18

the kind that one would like TO pick out Tor
picnic or any other outdoor amusement In
fact from noon to nightfall tho weather was my
thing but agreeable tho sky WINS overcast ny
dark. omnibus clouds. and tho aforesaid CLOUDS
wept for several hours. much TO tho detriment
Of the packets receiving 70 leave to-day. FOR
what our fellow citizcns In other localities un-
derwent md have to undergo to-day. we refer
our readers to
OLD PRoDs
WASHINGTON. Feb II. 1876. n. IN.
SYNOPSIS FOR THE PAST TwENfY-FoUE HOURS.
The very low barometer last night over
Northern New England and st. Lawrence Val
Brisk and high westerly winds and colder.
clear or partly cloudy. weather have prevailed IN
New England tho Middle States , and Lever Lake
Tho barometer Is highest. IN tho Northwest
where the temperature has slightly risen IN
and Nashville, and continued nearly stationary
from Cairo 10 Now Orleans.
PROBABILITIES
In the Lake region, Middle Stat?s AMI New
clear or paftiy cloudy woathcr Will prevail ex.
cept IN first district, rising temperature and
wn n hs Sum 70 Atlantic Bcs Tennessee and
Ohio valley. high barometer northwest 10 nort,'-
east winds. slightly warmcr and clear or partly
In The Gulf States. winds veering to northeast
and southeast. rising tsmpernture increasing
cloudinoss. and high. sncceoiod ny 1itllng pi-
rometer. and In the southwest by rain -arens.
vae ,e e ssSty warmer and generally ssar
woo ther northwesterly winds, shifting to south
eastly. and high followed ~ falling barometer
continue nearly stationary ut Memphis. Weeks
BTsiNEss- There wis little or nothing done on
u,,l tt,x Sut t.,r
does not clear up to- day we can hope for no i'm
provement
THE BAIT ABIE.-This fine steamer. arrived
last night with u full trip, and Is receiving TO
leave nj .. m. tomorrow for Grand Ecorc and
roof and Geo. @. liamiltrn in the Office.
by Telegrnph.l
The steamer Dart Able viii! arrive At ., m, and
'' MsM %' m' Feb. rTo Gapt John 4 steven,
st,Il No ~ Camp street: The steamer Deo and
bar9es passed down this morning. at 10 o'clock
JAMES GOOD, Agent
DEPARTURES The following named steamers
left port yesterday: Era No. 10. for Bo,9f Hvcr,;
Ida. for Attakapas; Frank Pnrgoud; y. II.
Frazer. for Lower Coast; Mary Ida. for Upper
The Carondelet, VIM. Thompson muster,
be followed by the Belle q Shreveport On the
Common street. ARE agents for both bouts. =,
We refer our readers to tho ADVERTISEMENT OF
H. Rou does e N ap pks
column. She will. from and after Saturday next
mnls, regular weekly tr ps between this city and
all landings on Bayou DIES GlaiUS.
The regular Bayou Des Gaizcs packet 'Tren-
ton arrived yesterday with II splendi ID trip, and
il receiving To leave on her return trip to-day at
For late river kilograms see first page.
For arrivals and manifest see marine column mn,
Red Hiver shippers attention ~ called 10 the
line advertisement.
STEAMERS LEAVING THIS DAY.
FoR MnMrHrs.-The elegant Mary Bell, under
copimand Of Capt. j.. Frank Hicks. with our
courteous friend. Mr.. All Grissom. In the offico
is receiving to leave for the above and all way
landings intermediate. vt y. ~. t9.day.
Ion bayou DIES dIAizEs. The Trenton, M. NJ
oq all ananss on Tie ABOVE srsa H' and those
intermediate on tho Atchafalaya. at o y. IN. To-
day.
The elegant passenger packet, i. L. Hodge. j. =.
McIGlroy. master. W.. Greathouse. Jr. clerk,
leaves al 10 n. III. to-day for the above and all
Fon SHnEyEroHT. Tho fine sldcwheel passen-
ger packet LaBelle. NJ. N. Wood. master, Walter
Parker. clerk. leaves for the above and all way
FOR BAYOU SARA.~Tho Gov. Allen. j. J. Brown.
muster. =. y. Strock. cork. leaves ut y. ~. to-
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
Tho Vicksburg H,,'aM Of the 10th inst. says:
Tho Vicksburg and Shreveport Railroad Is
submerged between Tallulah and Monroe. and
passengers and baggage going through, have to
tako skifrs for thirteen or fourteen miles. No
| road. Capt. Cummings Pasa will leave for Port
Eads to morrow. with another tow Of stone for
The js!tes Capt Gunnings force + blasting
ton. and as soon us the river falls sufficiently.
he will have a large lot Of 1t ready for towing.
Capt. Cunning takes several friends from
Naichez down TO tho jetties with him on this
trip. The Anchor Line will run only two boats
n week between 1T. Louis and this city until the
III. ,l.s.1
The House Committee on Commerce. on Fri
day. agreed TO report Mr.. Sayler's, steamboat
bill. This bill is similar in scope to the measure
which Senator COnkling defeated two years ago
Briefly stated. It's more important provisions are
that steamboat owners shall be liable only to the
amount Of double their stock; that no patent
appliances shall be imposed upon steamboat
owners without their consent: that tho present
system of the fog and night alarm and low water
signals shall be replacedby simpler and better
one In short all the inconveDicnt. oppressive
and extortiOnate features Of the present law are
repealed, and q system in accord with the prac-
teal needs and experience OF river men HubSti
tuted in its place. The bill In somewhat shorter
and much simpler than the one prepared two
Mr. Conkling will be likely 10 abatc his opposi-
ton to it in Wow Of his aspirations.
The Belle Of Shreveport was let out of her
pleasant predicament by the the rise nthe river
and AZ her damages were slight. she will com
plctc hcr trip without dockagc. She will be
Jno A. Scudder is to make n Mardi Gras excnr-
sion trip from 81. Louis to New Orleans. and the
veteran marine artist. liyIand. thinks she will
beat the Charles Morgan. But. then, you know.
Mr.. Ryland. Capt Jack Carter sleeps The vt.
Louis Republican says the Jehn NJ. Chambers
will be rebuilt. The Repubt,can also says: The
tow boat Eescue. burned on Friday night. was
not insured. She will be rebuilt for the second
time. While floating down the river enveoped
in flames. she nearly came In contact with the
City Of Helena. which was lying at the bank. 1t
Is said to have been narrow escape for the
Helena"
Another big slice Of the peninsula opposite
Vicksburg was missing yesterday morning.
Want Of space prevents US from giving any
other extracts this morning.