The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-06
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president Of the mississippi Transportation
Company, was in the city yesterday prospecting
recently sunk below ut. Louis.
he t9wboHts snp2'ks sy, CITY and Dick Fulton
the United states Marshal on the 18th inst.
CINCINNATI, Nov. s.-Gep;; Dumont Superyi-
pleted his report upon the steamboat inspee-
tim service; He recommends that the statutes
BE- 50 amended as to * the inspection fees at
stead of s25 for all vessels Of 100 tons or under
and the ordinary rate per ton in excess. He
also recommends. reduction Of fees for license
Of first grade engineers and pilots from $40 to
81, aud second class pilots engineers and mates
from - to 3d. Ths $40 license ZEN fee for masters
GERS and pilots there are 5434. and of the second
429i and q matters 4G2s;,
clear and pleasant to- day. The. river rose ten
feet by the gauge. Observation-Disclosures Meyer,
St. Louis Republican November
A full cargo. whole or In part. has been en-
gagged for the independent or Babbege line tow
boat A. 2. Baker for New Orleans. The Warner
loaded barges TO New Orleans
the osntegn n T. now en- route from New
orsanS TO s Los making tk!g good me shs
trade Our boatmen are heartily tired OF this
slow coach style Of doing business which kills
An important suit. in which all river men are
Interested has just been decided in fhe United
| states District Court OF Des Moines, Judge Love
National Bank against the Keokuk Northern
| Line Company. The bank loaned o Mr.. Graham
| an amount of money on q bill of ladi g issued
By Mr.. Graham us agent Of the Ke0kuk North
ern Line Packet Company. The bank seizsd
and sold 81 the grain n store covered by the
s tut this was not sesnt to make e. the
sued the Keokuk Northern Line Packet Com
pany for the amount due oyer and above that
realized, On the trial 1t was brought out In evil
| dence that i was the universal custom, and
practice of the agents OF corporations TO issue
bills OF lading and obtain loans on them. in
| some cases loans of thousands Of dollars being
made on this class Of security. But the defense
| then raised the. point whether an agent Of q
company could do this legally and whether an
| hgent could thus render his principal liable
This was the main point Of the case, and in this
the whole matter hinged. The jury returned q
The Chicago i Tnbune Il Monday says: re-
liable informant states that there are more ar
rivals and clearances at the port Of Chicago
ports OF New York. PHILADELPHIA and Baltimore
figures will bear out the assertion. This shows
Chicago to be the greatest martine city Of the
Cairo dispatch to ct. Louis Times: ,.
w. GANG H. Nov 2The yacht Ample NE Capt
Of Red river arrived to-day. She is 20 tons
burden, .65 feet long, II feet 10 inches beam,
draws feet. has one engine 12lsx14 riches and
4
| years old and fast
The Grand Lakes barges are adding freight
-! and while they are receiving the Lake goes
| down to help the Bee to this city The Bee goes
| to st. Louis and the Grand Lake to New Or
| leans.
The Golden City arrived from Evansville this
mo- ming and Is adding and unloading her
| barge.
| Memphis Avalanche. November 4: The Hard
| Cash came in yesterday morning, having
| brought the largest trip out Of White river since
| 1871, when the Legal Tender came out with
nearly 1900 bales OF cotton. The trip of the Hard
Cash was 1924 bales Of cotton and 9G2 sacks Of
| seed. OF this IA bales were put off ut Terrene
| for reshipmeDt to New Orleans and SAT bales
| here.
The Florence Meyer Maumelle and Rose City
| are all above Little Rock going to Fort Smith.
| The Ashland and Katie kounI will soon be
| there The City of Augusta passed Augusta on
] her way up White river last Monday night. and
| will doubtless pc out in day or two,
/ Vicksburg Herald. Nov. 4:
/ The Yazoo Valley went up the Yazoo yester-
day. met The Home. took on, the latter trip. ia
bales cotton 1892 sacks seed. and last night was
over at Delta putting on more cotton. She IL
eyerla tingly cleaning up things, and when tht
Home comes In o-day she will get all she wants
Shreveport Times, Nov. 81: The pool line
fs Keeping our stock OF cotton down
| very low. Taking the Beban's load out OIL
the stock reported on hand, there was not even
1000 bales here. Poor showing for an opposition
line.