The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-09
Above low
below high water mark OF 1874. -
MIL MAJ ,soN aOROM, sergt. Big. Der. U. h. A.

a. J. II. Hanna, v. IL. Du!Iee, oity Va ""b'"'
line Wing No. 3, Robert Young. .+
DrrAnruRrs -Isabel, Mary Ids, Assumption
n. E, lee, Bastrop, Mary Houston. $780,.
~ To AnnryE-Henry Tete, Eureka, Aasump-
ton Laourche Mary Ida Upper s JHss %; shpere
mort. At, Louis: Mar,e Louise. sed hivor; GOV.
Allan. BAYOU sara; ~. John, Baton Ronge; frank
pargoud. areenville; W. J. Poi.event, Iensas;
label. Emma, Lower Coasl; Shannon, AtRah'
The weather yesterday was very pleasant
1,nsinssa was a htle better than 1t was Mon |
The Mary Houston had 60 passengers, 90 deck
ara and 400 tons freight. She has w Tier ses MAINS
shipned for A better market to Cincinnati. =,
Tbe Carondelet laid over to Ia m. to-day. she
has TOO tons sugar to take on, which was not
ready for her yesterday: !, u,o,uho,,
CAPT. Reese Dugap, the wen RnoWh sVe"'Aoo"s
wrecker Ia In the city.
Cant. George wilkinson has recovered from his
severe illness, and WIS out yesteraay. ,,,,a.
The dandy Frank Pargoud WAL Do o. Tue l.nu-
ing to-day from dreonville re'eiVlhs' !" '0'"''
tomorrow. .,t,a., ~, .ho
Ned Phelps hiss resigned his position on Tue
SANDY. We we're glad TO notice that he was not
about aG Camp street yestefd day. :, :, ,,n, ..
The great Thompson Dean, w. u. milier In
command, leaves saturday for the Ohio. looms
can be engaged IN advance, NJ wayne WIZ
llama, agents LOG draver. The Dean will make
an excursion TO the jetties Friday. soc inc aa'
yertisement In another part OF the DEMOCRAT
The New Orleans and Ouachita Transportation
Comn.ny,s steamer John Howard, T. q. Mont
gomery In command, Ia receiving 70 leave na1ur
day for Camden ana all intermediate landings Oh
Tho Maria Louise, Of tho New Orleans and Red
River Transportation Company ii. j. BrihRer III
command, leaves Saturday for shreveport.
The Merchant and Planters sind, ,naop ensar
leaves saturday for all landings on the BLACK aaa
Ouachita. through to Camden.
The Robt. Mitchell arrived yesterday from the
Ohio. ,, ..,ar
The CITY Of Augusta arrived yesterday morn
ing from Tho Arkansas, and returns tomorrow.
She brought $50 bales cotton, a9o OF when mon, pc
longs to the Fannie Moofos cargo, and VIII be
sold to-day Mt auction. Merchants should not
forget that the Augusta 10 through packet, and
as she carries freight as cheap as anybody else
does, is entitled to tho preference.
The shannon has been heard from. sne WAS
nj Dardanelle Friday, on her way to Fort smith,
without n doubt ~ to getting through. IL Is
Capt. Artbul's Intention to visit olnohnsu before
no returns here. He VIII PropaoS ieas' 'ho
Shannon on the way down.
The John H. Hanna IL the United States mail
and passenger steamer for the ouaohta to-day.
She ia one of The best steamboats, ever In the
trade and her ooera who os are pos all sh'a men,
Capt. Il. Is. Trinidad, the sturdy old veteran.
leaves for the Atohafalaya and Bayou Teche to-
day At p. IA. with his lightning Willie.
The Billy COllua IN DtibR BVb iehuy toi ho'
Grand Tsle season-the opening day for which is
fixed for the 10TH
from her cruise up the river, and Is occupying
her old quarters.
The day OF departure OF the q. II. Durfee has
been deferred to Saturday. Capt. McUhesney
will surely b,ok her out then for minden. :,
The u L. Sobenck has been doing some tall
running this trip up. The Euquirer Gays: Capt.
Garter il delighted with the performance OF the
Scbenek's new machinery, made by Dumont-2t-
inch cylinder, with feet slroke-and says the
Schenok is now ono of the fastest sternwheel
steamers aloat, and can and Will come mere
shortly inside Of eight days.
The Blue Wing No. y. Capt. Arthur Oomstock,
Messrs. Geo. Woods. b. Heno and has Dean
clerks, leaves this 10 q. M for the Coast. Don
jacksonville and the Ashland plantation, Ascension
parish The Blue Wing does all her business in
daylight: returns down the Coast tomorrow and
leaves again Saturday at 10 n. IN.
Thes tri-wekkly Upper Coast packet kobt.
m, for the Ben Tureaud plantation aud Donald.
sonville Louis Ransom commands, Norbert
Ransom and A. Generally clerks.
The tri-weekly Lower Coast packet Emma
leaves to-day ut p. m, for Happy JACK; Ohver
Canton, Jr., master, J. ]. Donovan clerk.
The John ii. HANNA OF the New Orleans and
Ouaohta Transportation Company, leaves to-day
at D. m. lin place of the Ouachita BELIEF for
Ouschita City. Capt ]. w. Blanks commands,
Capt Joe Holmes clerk
The Sandy No. 3, IL. II. Broad master, J. b.
Schmit clerk, leaves to-day at p. m. for Wash
ington and all landings on the Coast and the At
chafalaya.
Tho Col. A. P. Kouns, Isaac II. Kouns master,
Messrs. Shute and Quicksall clerks, leaves to-day
at p. M, without fail, Tor shreveport and
Jefferson.
Capt. L. p. Dslahoussayes light draught and
fast Iom Parker, making regular trips TO BDul
River through to Point Jehersan, leaves to-day at
6p. m.
~ IN kpt la
leaves to. morrow at p. M. Mr. IL ID. Terre
bonnie has charge Of the office. clerk ID OF
the landing receiving freight:
The splendid passenger and United States mai
steamer Frank Pargoud, J. Nj. White master
Curt Holmes and w. N Gaines clerks. Is receiv
ing to-day to leaves tomorrow at 8 p. M fo
yicksburg, GreenviIle and all Bend landings.
The fine side-wheel packet City OF Augusta
J.. D. Elliott master, Joe Elliott clerk, leaves to
morrow at p. m. for the Arkansas, through t.
Fort Smith.
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.
sr, LOUIS, MAY 6-About 1000 tons of produc
have left here for the South during the past week
but large portion OF 1t was grain In bulk
Business with the upper river boats Is steadil
improving.
Capt Zebalon Leavenworth, formerly st
Louis and New Orleans pilot, died at bis resi-
denee here, at II o'clock last night, aged forty
eight. He the last of three brothers, al
prominent boatmen in their time Mark die
several years ago. and John eighteen month
since. The Grand Republic got some freigh
yesterday and to-day, and will get away for Ne,
Orleans nest Wednesday. The Bee, which LEI
for New Orleans this evening, had g., 900 bushel
OF corn in bulk, ISL, llS bushels in one tow ant
10000 in another. This is by far the creates
one ds, = shipment on record. 1t was contained
in eight barges.
Capt. Henry Lowreys towboat A. J. Baker
Capt. Thomas Poe. taxes her departure for Ne,
Orleans this morning with five barges Of grain il
bulk and the new floating elevator IN tow. TIL
,at nF br,sh pI Of
sacks of same and 1900 bbls OF flour, all shippe
by the Empire Milling Company, and owned b
the firm of Gordon & Gomis, New Orleans, VIII
also own the commodous floating elevator.
would be well for the Crescent City if she had
few N re such houses a this one for if the pre-
ducts of the Missppi Valley ever seek Easter
and foreign markets by the way of Eads' jetttie
Il will be largely due to the energy displayed b
New Orleans merchants.
The Western Grocer a paper published in th
interasts Of our retail and general groeerY trade