The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-24

sBelow high water mark OF 1874.
NELSON GoROM, serg't Sig. Ser. U. s. A.
ARRrvAIs-Isabel, Emma, Eva, Eureka, As
sum ptiop, LaBelle, Natchez. Bart Able, John Fl.
DEPARTURES Isabel, Emma, Waloon, Henry
Tese, Bsstrop.. James Howard. Yazoo Valley, IT..
john Gov. Allen.
70 ARHrvE-Emms, Isabel, waloon, Lower
Ida, Upper Coast; Ashland, Gold Dust, Cincin-
natl; Glencoe, Commonwealth, 81. Louis; Bonnie
Lee. Fannie Tatum, Texas. Lotus No. 8, Bed
River: Grand Republic Memphis.
The weather yesterday was clear and very
pleasant.
Business active.
The Natchex arrived on time and will return
to-day as usual at p. IN. One OF the fastest,
finest and most re gular toats that ever turned
wheel, che IS worthy OF the large patronage
she REQ ives.
The attention of shippers and passengers is
called to the special notice of the Planters' Re-
folm Line Red River steamer Z, w. Dugan, in
another part of our paper.
fourche.
The Lesse Taylo Capt. M. Kenison, leaves
to-day for the Atchafalaya.
Caps leck Trousdale's fine steamer Sandy No.
q had fine trip in from the Atohafalaya yester-
day. She returns tot day ss usual.
The Bart Able arrived yesterday morning with
q fine trip, and leaves, as usual, to-day, punctu-
ally at s, for Alexsndria and Grand Ecore. The
Able is . regul r weekly packet, is one of the
finest boats ever in the river, and carries freight
az low as aoy boat in the trade.
The regular tri-weekly Lower Coast packet
Emma left Yesterday wi h the best trip Tor that
section that we have seen for some time. A good
steam ooat, with popu'ssI. SSapta,n is what's the
On account OF low water In the Tensns, the W.
J. Poitevent will not leave to-day. Capt. sulli.
van will hold the Poitevent in readiness to leave
on the first water
charged yesterday and left on time with fair
Opt. Sweeney has the Fanchon on the other
side of the river awaiting en- opening.
The new snd neat Upper Coast packet Eva,
Louis Ransom master, Norbert Raneor and Geo.
O. Heno clerks leaves to- day promptly at 10sa.
m. for the Ben Tureaud plantation. The Eva
10 q tr-weekly packet, makes ths run each way
in daylight, and pays prompt attention to bust
ness.
The feet Bart Able leaves to-day at p. m.
for Alexandria and Grand Ecore. Richard Sin
mott master, Geo. Hamilton clerk.
The Natchez, for Vicksburg and ell mail land
ings, leaves to-day at y. m. Capt. Thos. P.
The sandy No. 2, for the Atchafalsya through
to Washington, leaves to-day at p. m: A. P.
Trousdale commands, A. Mevnier, ST., clerk.
The new and fleet John h. Hanna, OF the New
Orleans and ouaohita Transportation Company,
Capt. Joe Holmes 10 command, leaves to-day
promptly at 8 p. m. for Ouachita City, Trenton,
Monroe and all intermediate landings on the
Ouachita. The Hanna makes weekly trips, and
can be depended upon by both shipper and pas
senger. See her advertisement in another column.
The @. II. Durfee, Of the New Orleans and Red
River Transportation Company, John Heinz,
master, w. II. McChesney, clerk, leaves to-day at
p. m. for Shreveport and Jefferson.
The Planters Reform line packet r. W. Du-
gan, Andy Swain, master, Jas. Kennedy, clerk,
leaves to-day at .5. p. m. for shreveport ana
all way landings on Red River
The edewheel steamer La Belle, OF the New
Orleans and Red River Transportation Company,
leaves to-day at p. m. for Shreveport NJ.
N. Wood, master, Roger Boyle, clerk.
The Shannon. laying over from yesterday,
leaves to-day at p, M. for Camden and all way
landings on the Ouachita and Black rivers. John
DeHart, master, w. A. MacFarlln, clerk.
The A. q. Donnallv, Henry q. Hart, master, Ed. I
lively 81 6 p. m. for Memphis, Cairo, Louisville
and Cincinnati. The Donnally is q new and very
fine steamboat is first class in all of her appoint
ments, and is under the management Of skilllul,
q guarantee for safe and plea ant trip.
The steamer Thompson Dean, from Cinein-
ma ii, areived last evening with splendid cargo
and cabin iull of passengers.
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 21,-The Colo en- Rule arrived
from New Orleans yesterday morning with the
largest up-trp freight OF sugar and molasses
Suhe uSeu pIOuBus up tI5 liver JehI5
Her departure from New Orleans, with list or
her cargo, was mentioned several days since.
Upon leaving New Orleans she was fl 1t upon the
water. At point on the coast above New Or
leans the Rule answered a hail, and found more
sugar and mo'asses, which the owners were de-
sirous OF shipping. Capt. Shinkle declined at
first but from persistent opportunities was at
Last persuaded 10 take 60 or 70 tons, which was
oil that the Rule cou d conveniently carry. With
this immense cargo. and notwithstanding the
usual delays by fog and the strong current Of the
Mississippi, and towing fuel fat part Of the
way, she delivered her cargo here within little
over twelve days, without any accident whatever.
The Golden Rule brought here full 1000 TONS
Her reshipping freight for Pittsburg is 174 bbls
molasses; Steubenvile, 81 bbls molasses; Wheel-
ing, 30 hhds sugar and 81 bbls molasses, and for
Petersburg, ] hid sugar. The Golden Rule,
going and coming. handled more freight than on
any other trip since she came out. On the round
trip she registered % passengers and handled
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