The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-14

/ There WAS but little business done on the land
/ ing in the way OF shipments. and, as conse-
ouenoe the Isabel, r. W. Dugan and Col. a.
q. Kouns laid over; they will ell leave to-day I'D
/ advertised.
The Emma underwent inspection Monday.
| The Inspectors not getting through until late
hour, Oapt. Canton concluded to lay over until
to-day at p m, when she Leaves Roslntyhe a ira;.
Monday evening TO 81 Louis, but he wouldnt 10.
His pleasant oountenanoe Was Visible on inc
| streets Yesterday. .,.,,,,...
| this morning. and Will leave thls evening ''i
Cant. Aiken has made an addition 10 his office
| In the shape Of large and very handsome aesA;
the OF ~ mr. Hssoage5 essnaa IT, pat il
/ together and painted IL, all in the most artistic
manner. He is mechanical genius Oh no mean
| order, az well as q No. clerk.
| Capt. Joe Cartons regular through Camden
packet Cotton Valley will be found at the landing
to-day receiving 10 leave Saturday POSITIVELY.
The ileet-footsd Kate Kinney, Capt Thornton
Jacobs, OF The Planters Reform Line, will arrive
to leave Saturday without isil, .or saresepof.,
| Red River Transportation Company, leaves also
Saturday for Shreveport.
The q. b. Church, j. Il. Patterson master, Jno'
| Hambleton clerk, IN receiving TO- day TO leave TO-
morrow fur Memphis, Cairo, Louisville and oin"
| cinpsH. -, &c..
! at. Louis, had not arrived when we left the
The John Howard, OF the New Orleans and
Ouaohta Transportation Company, P. g. Mont
| gomery master, leaves for Camden and all inter-
| mediate points Saturday. clerk to receive
freight for the Howard will be found at the head
| of Custonlhouse street.
The Upper Coast packet Eva, Louis Ransom
master, N. Ransom and Geo. O. Heno clerks,
leaves to-day promptly at 10 n. m Tor the Ben
Tureaud plantation. The Eva is a tri,weekly
| Il. L. pnnx, In dat u
| pays prompt attention business.
! The tri-weekly Lower Coast packet Emma
leaves to- day at .. M, for The franklin Etee
Mills. Oliver Canton. Jr., master, j. ). Don
| ovan clerk.
The splendid and very fast John II. Hanna, Of
the New Orleans and Ouachita Transportation
Company, leaves to-day at 8 p. M. lin place
of the Uuaohta BELIEF, as regular weekly
packet to Ouschita City. Capt j. W. Blanks
commands, Capt Joe Holmes clerk
| The Bertha will leave to-day, ns usual, 81 p.
M, for the Atchafalaye through to Washington.
| II. II. Broad, master. Theo. John clerk.
| The splendid Ohio River passenger STEAMER
| Thomas sherlock, Lew Kates master, N. l.. Vlr-
den clerk, leaves to-day st p, m f.r Memphis,
Cairo, Louisville aud CinciHnati.
| The Tom Parker, OF tho New Orleans and
Ouachita Transportation o., L. T. Delshonssays
| in comm md, arrived from Bout river Monday
night and 10 receiving to return to-day at p M,
| going through to Point Jefferson.
The fine steamer Texas, OF the New Orleans
and Bed River transportation Co., leaves to-day
at 5 D. m. for Shreveport. Geo. W. Rea in COM
mand. II. @. Bozsmau clerk.
The W. j. Behan. also of the above line, Geo.
E. Wilkinson master, +. A. Ames clerk, leaves
| this .. IN. for nlnden and way landings on Red
River, as high 10 Loggy Bayou.
| The Fannie Tatum, for Batesville and all inter
| me date points on White River, leaves to-day at
p. M. John Elwelj, master; W. A. Mt FIAT, clerk,
The Now Orleans and Red River Trsnsports~
ton Companys Col. A. 7. kouns, leaves to-day
| At r - forG hrpveu0rt n nd lr
Kouus In command, Isaac Ii. Kouns clerk
The Plsnts RS Reform liue steamer II. W. Du-
gan, Andy Swain, master James Kennedy, clerk,
lsav.s to-day ut p. m. for shreveport aud Jefter-
son.
The Coast and Lafourcbe semi weekly packet
Trenton, in place OF the w. J. Poitevent. U. D..
Terrebonne, maj ter, Gabs Block, clerk, leaves to-
morrow, as usual, ut D. m.
Holmes, clerk, 10 receiving to-day TO leave to-
morrow, as usual, for Greenvile and all Bend
landings
(By Telegraph
| Monroe, March l2.-To Douglas / Winburn,
IS NateheS street: The Cotton Valley will arrive
Wednesday and leave Saturday, 18th inst posi-
lively. for Camden. J. w. CARLTON, Master.
BATON RouGE. March 13.-To +. A. Blanks, Q
Canal street, corner Delta: The John Fl. Hanna
will arrive Wednesday morning at daylight, and
leavs Wednesday evening positively at s p. m. for
Ouachita City. J. W. BLANKS, Master.
southwest Pass.
SOUTHWEST PASS, March 10, 1877.
To Capt. G. W. Howell. Corps OF Engineers, U.
| 8. A:
Depth Of channel at mean low tide 10 feet.
Least width for that depth, 100 feet. High
tide at 6:l0p. N. Height above mean low tide,
Depth OF channel at high tide, 1917 feet Bot
tom soft. q. IL. ELwELt,
| Master OF MoAlisrer.
! EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.
C1NcrNNArr, March 11.-Capt. A. J. Ross ar
rived yesterday, and Ia making arrangements to
load the L. Nj. Forten and bargeB for New Or
leans to leave next Tuesday. AZ the Pool Line
will have no boat on berth, she is loading in the
regular line. Harry W. Tsetor will have charge
OF the Office OF the Norten.
The wind apated somewhat and tho coal fleet
put 10 n appearance again, folio ng each other
IN quick succession throughout the day. The
following boats arrived with coal for this city ba-
tween d. m, and p. M: Fred Wilson No. 2,
JOS. Walton. Hornet No. z, Geo. Lyle Nellie
Walton, James A. Blackamore, Grand Lake, Her.
culss J. @. FISCHER and Tom Dodsworth. The
following boats passed down for Louisville dur
ing the same time: 3. d. Wood, John Cook, Tom
Rees No. 2, N. J. Bigley, John Dippold, Jim
Brown, Mary Ann, Alice Brown and Simpson
Horner. TIE Baltic passed down for Madison.
The total smou t brought to this port during the
day WAS 1,47s000 bushels, and 100000 passed
down for Louisville.
The George Rob rts brought the remainder oil
her tow down yestei day.
The Mollie Moore arrived here yesterday with
HOO tons freight, which Is said TO b. the largest
trip ever brought out on one hull. She put Oh
I'D tons here and took some 80 or 40, and left for
st. Louis last night. Geo. Husll and Lew Pierce
were her pilots from here.
Fl. j. King, chief clerk ofthe Mol]ie Moore, will
change of on the arrival OF the boat at st. Louis
to one or Capt. Kountz' mountain steamers.
Capt. Dan Moore will take command on the
Gold Dust on her arrival here.
Observation-Disclosures men are contemplating
the adop ION of new rule which will let our mer-
chants and shippers realize the beauties of an
old. fogy system OF doing things. They propose
that the wharfage at Louisville she II be insert
ed in their bills of lading, or upon their freight
bills, and the shipper or constance shall pay It.
OF freight and pay five times that amount for the
privilege of landing here We don't blame them
. Bit They can do better at Evansville or Gin