The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-07

OFFICE New ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Monday Evening, March q. 1876. !

'eahs - e''e''' 49, GEO. J. DUNCAN.
N.B-Any COMMUNICATIONS relating TO steam.
bon, aG5I s # IN M psM With pr 9 alton
ton from the river reporter.
The WEATHER enough to make
an angel use language that would shock
ears polite; il was truly terrible on the
river front. From sunset Sunday UP to
the time we closed our report last night
"Old Boreas" held high carnival; the
wind blew steadily from the south, scat
terng the dust in clouds along the river
front and through the streets of the city
DEPARTURES - Yesterday the following
named steamers left port Gov. Allen
for Bayou Sara, j. J.. Hodge for Lob
dell's store Orio1e, Wawenock and J.
y. Frazer for Lower Coast, and Henry
Tete for Lafotirche.'
The repairs to the Frank Pargoud are
being pushed forward rapidly. She will
be ready for business In about two
weeks. f.... .., ,.,,s-. l#..s lt.
"How long. oh Lord, how long" will
1t DO before we have a few decent cross
ings leading to the steamboat landings.
At present It il at the risk Of life and
limb that any one attempts to cross
from Front street to the Canal street
ferry landing sa.tuiu. N. itJn N
Several Of the packets advertised to
leave last evening were compelled to
strike their colors, Ia order to keep the
wind from tearing them into shreds.
There was imminent danger yester-
day afternoon Of d crevasse In the levec
one mile above Carrollton, on the city
side OF the river. ..n-t.. .a,s.
Of the wharf at Milneburg was destroy
ed by Gre. yesterday, l,ss ,Ia,,g
Az what we, and the balance OF the
loyal subjects Of Ulysus /, had in the
way of weather yesterday. and will have
to-day. we refer our readers to
'g W. W. WASH, NatoN H. a. I
Monday, March O. 1876, n, m.
eyNopsrs FOR THE PAST TwENTY-rouR H2GRs.
Generally clear md warmer weather has pre-,
vailed IN the districts on The Atlantic coast anu
eoutherly winds and seontinucl high barometnr;
Rain has prevailed IN the Lake region north 81
S Wss WIN ssSsr Th S shpeefS us & ien
decidedly in Minnesota and the Upper Missouri
valley with northery winds and Increased pres
sure.
The Mississippi river has fallen one loot at
Osiro andthree fgstat Menlpiifs me Ohio hat'
risen fifteen inches mt Cincinnati. The Sayal-
nah has fallen eight inches ut Augusta.
PROBABILITIES.
For the South Atlantic States, slightly warmer
and clear or partly cloudy weather with easterly
10 southerly winds and stationary or slowly
For the Quiz states. Tennessee and the Ohio
valley increas ing cloudiness and areas 81 rain,
with falling barometer. eastcrlv 10 southerly
winds and warmer weather during the day,
probably followed by low temperature In the
Ohio valley and tho southwest
For the lower lake region, Middle states and
New England increasing cloudinass and ram,
except in Virginia. with southery TO westerly
winds. rising temperature and falling barom-
For the Upper Lake region the Upper Mssis-
sippi and Lower Missouri valleys. areas Of rain
followed during the night by northerly TO west
erly winds and rising barometer
The Lower Mississippi river will continue to
utautionary signals continue ut Milwaukee
and Grand Haven. and are ordered for New Or
leans, Galveston and lndianola.
BUsINEss--On the landing Yesterday
was played OUT as our Teutonic
friends would say. There was not freight
enough brought down to fill the nara
tive of roustabout's neither garment
The gilt edged, silver mounted packet
Lessie Taylor, IL. II. Lee. master. is off
at s u. m. to-day for Grand Ecore and
all way landings Intermediates.
We refer our readers to the advertisement Of
the New Orleans and Rcd River Transportation
The Independent Rcd River packet Fannie
Tatum leaves on Thursday next March o. for
Jefferson, Shreveport and all way landings;
The list OF arrivals and inaniiesS VIII he
found In our marine column.
The advertisement OF the steamer Natchez and
those steamers Of The New orleans and k e Liver
this week We're left out Of our issue on Sunday
morning; They win be found in this evening 8
issue under their proper heads; ..., A.,
nIa as spfSsSn f ss we sSc Se 'n
OF Canal street TO leave Tuesday. 18th inst. nj 5
y M for Nicksburg and all landings intermodi-
Ta An Na se oSSsEAq S ri 5R "sfS
and John Reichard, clerks. leaves for Normans,
Barbins, Alexandria, Grand Ecorc, and all
landing intermediate every Tuesday at y. m.
STEAMERS LEAVING THIS DAY,
For VICKsBURG.-Th champion II. T..
Lee, William Campbell master, A. Nc
Way clerk, leaves for the above and all
way landings at p. m.
For GRAND ECoRE.-The fine side
wheel passenger packet John b. Maude,
under command OF that veteran com
mander. Capt. John Heinz, with Mr..
Ed. Outlaw n,the office, leaves at 5 p.
m. for the above and all points interme-
diate. rt
For GRAND EcoRE.-The silver mount
ed. gilt-edged passenger packet Leslie
Taylor, H. l.. Lee master, Florence Fin
dren and JEFF Posey clerks, leaves as
above at p. m.
For LAFogReHE.-T new steamer
Assumption, Joe Dalferes, master.
leaves at . Il. m. to-day for Bayou La
fourche and all way landings.
For ST.. LOUIS. The elegant James
Howard, B. r. Pegram, master, J. H.
Chassairg, clerk, leaves at S p. m. to-
day for st. Louis and all way landings.
FoR RED RIvER.-The r. L. Bryarly.
W. L. Scovell, master, Tom Davidson,
clerk, leaves for jefferson, Shreveport,
and all way landings at 5 p. m, to-day
In the nine trips made by the Mary
Bell she brought TO this port 52,93l bales
cotton, 1858 sacks seed, 1875 bbls oil,
1899 sacks oil cake and 67S2 sacks seed
meal, besides an ordinary sized steam
boat load of Western shipments re-
ceived at st. Louis on her first trip
The above is from the Vieksburg
Herald of March A. We have received
"a this case credit for that which we are
not entitled to. You are wrong this