The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-21
River News.
OFFI' e New ORLEaN1 DEMOCRAT

GRO 7 DUNCAN
N B.a-Any communications relating To steam
boat matters left nt the DEMOCRAT office. No y
Commercial Place viii meet with prompt a'ten-
ton from the river reporter.
The WEATHER Rude Boreas and
Jupiter Pluvus turned their forces loose
upon us early in the day Sunday and
between them made things lively in the
city and vicinity. All day yesterday the
wind blew y perfect gale from the north
east, and the sky was ohscnred by dark
gray clouds. promising either rain OF
snow before this morning. II was OK
tremely cold yesterday. and fires and
overcoats were IN demand For further
particulars we refer our readers to
cold Prohs
WAautsaroN, u. G. !
Monday. March ~. iaIG. u. m.
PROBABILITIES.
For Nav England rloar aud cold weather
continue during the day with no,therly winds
and high barometer, followed by winds shifting
~ northeaatnrly and naRtrrly failing barometer
and tb,na'1n'ag wealhGr Iar Monday night
craasing cloudncEs followed hy snow during
the afternoon anl evening, norihnrly 10 eastnr
" winds, falling barometer aud slight chang"
For the south Atlantic States. rain with in
oreasng easioriy IT, apntherly winds falling
barometer aud slight rise IN temperatures
For the Gull Teunassee aud the Ohio Valley
rain Or snow northna+t ~ northwest winds. fall
ing followed by rising barometer east of tho
Miaaisaippi rising barometer IN the Southwest
and colder weather.
For the Upper Like region. the Upper Missis-
slppi and lower Missouri valleys. northeast 10
northwest winds aud colder. parity cloudy wea-
Their. with snow IN the southern portions and
stationary or rising barometer
The central Mississippi, lower Ohio and the
Cumberland. below Nashville will rise.
n gaut,onary signals continue at lndanoa.
ordered at y. Marka Jacisonyile savannah van al
Charleston, Wilmington aud Cape Hatteras.
BUSINESS Was. owing TO the weather,
extremely dull on the landing Yesterday.
With clear weather we look for IN i'm
provement to-day.
The river nj this point Yesterday was
four feet below tho high water mark
OF 1874.
For list Of arrivals soc marine col
umn.
The STORM ON THE RIyER-From the
officers OF the arriving steamers yester-
day we learned that the storm Of Sun.
day night was the most severe one that
has occurred for years. the river was SO
rough and the wind SO high that the r.
n. Lee was compelled TO take tho bank
just below Plaquemne. We have heard
OF no damage being done on the river
outside ofthe sinking ola ilatboat loaded
with slaves ut the head 81 Felicity
street.
We refer our readers to the special
notice in another column Of the line
Grand Ecore packet Lessio TAYLOR.
The st. John is receiving to-day to
leave tomorrow Mt noon for Baton
Rouge.
The CARONDFtET. This steamer on
countered the gale Sunday night about
forty miles above the city, and had her
upper works pretty nearly demolished
STEAMERS LEAVING THIS DAY.
FoR VICKsBuRG. Tho champion r. r. |
Lee, VIM. Campbell, master. "A. MeVay |
clerk. leaves for tho above and all way
landings at 3 y. m.
FoR GRAND EcoRr. Til, rod hulled. |
red chimney, rcd hot rafting jndepend- |
ent packet Robert Young. Jno. Helm |
master, J. M. DonieIs clerk. leaves for
the above and all andings intermediate
at 8 o'clock prompt.
FoR JEFFERSON. Tho line packet G. |
H. Durfee. w. u. Boardnan. Is off nj 8
Z. M. for Shreveport, Jefferson and all |
way landings.
For GRAND ECoRE.-The gilt-edged.
silver mounted passenger packet LESSEE
Taylor. with Capt II. i. Lee on the
root. and Messrs. Florence, Findrey
and JeI. Posey IN the Office. backs out
at o'clock for the above and all land
|nVa Intermediate
FoR BAYOU LAFoURcuE. The now
packet Assumption. Joe Dalfercs. mas
ter. leaves Mt p. m. for all landings on
|he above mentioned stream and those
on the coast up to Donald
FoR ST.. LouIs.-The fine passenger
Jacket John A. Scudder, A. j. Carter.
master, Q. II. Dix. clerk, leaves for the
above and all way landings at y. m.
For Bayou DEs GLAizn.- The light
iraft packet Frank Willard, Lew Rice.
master, +. nj. JoiIrion. clerk. leaves for
lotion Port. Evergreen and all way
andings Mt s p. m.
DEPARTURES.
Tho following named steamers left
,ort yesterday Gov. Allen Tor Bayou
Iara Henry Tcte for Lafource, and ). /.
!. Frazer for lower coast.
capt; ia. Flood Is progressing finely
With the work of rebuilding the walk {
aading from Water street To the Canal
treet ferry landing. !
The John -. Maude hence arrived nj
&. Louis on the 18th inst. I
A friend OF ours wants to know what :
Ind of boats navigate the Hambcsa !
Iver and Lake Mama whether they '
re side-wheel or otherwise, their q
ames and number. and whether they :
ave hash on the last watch. We refer
i'm to our confrerc Of the Pic. or to the
|ew York HerdH q
From Capt. Sam Block OF che w J Z
oitevent we learn that Bayou Macon
III six feet at Floyd whilst tho Pojt- a
vent laid there. and was falling all the Il
ay down. The Poitevcnt is receiving
leave Wednesday at u. m for ali s
'ndings on Bayou Macon and Tcnsas i
HAzEY notes from the columns of the
ouiSville Courier. IOutNai n
The excitement and the curiosity To T. y
q Boyton tomorrow afternoon are
reat. There will be fine exhibition 8,
I'd an immense crowd to witness il. :,
Capt. Ill Reamer wanted TO buy two Of y
pyton's suits ut New Albany Thurs. D,
W. He wanted to use them FOR a pair
gum overshoes. we suppose. AZ AZ
LII you don { like your mother-in law =
4 Rovton to tow her out int, tho mid
. OF the river and-let her-,,o.
Captain John W. Cannon. builder and ~
Tner OF the bad" Bob Lee. Is in the To-
y stopping at the Louisville Hotel
pit Cannon has been to FIoridn for m;
me time, where he has been HI,
eatly improving in health He
mes here TO look after his new boat ",
ID Leland TO receive the old one w.
len she comes up to be dismantled
e may sink the hull, burn the cabin an
lr up boilers and machinery of the old ne