The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-07
| ter and cheese zoe, and way freights corns-

ter and cheese zoe, and way freights corrts-
pondingly.
On tuesday tho Sheriff Of ST. Louis county,
Mo-. levied on and seized the steamer O. II.
Peck, on ths Csrondelst ways. uudsr on exc
oution for $4,000 In favor Of Capt. VIM. Il.
Hamb1ston, Of Mound Cty, Ill. Himbleton
built tho Peck.
ST. Lours. Feb. 3.--CIoudy this evening,
and the weather turning coideF River IL
feet by The gauge, and rising. IL IL full OF
floating Ice from shore to shore, but the feTTs-
boats and tugs are nll running. The Illinois
rose Q feet at Peoria up to this morning, and
ia still swelling. The ice" still holds In the
Missouri and Upper Mississippi. 1t moved
ut Keokuk and sew raj points below yesterday,
and stopped agaiu. Tho gorge above Chester
bad not gone out Mt 10 o. IN. to day. Al that
hour the Il. lilo Of Shreveport snt Utsh were
all right. This gorge il thought 10 be the
only obstruction b navigation between St.
Louis and Cairo The CT y Of Helena ID
{ Fl Horsetai and safely tied TO the bank She
swung clear this afternoon. Capt Fisher,
clerk of the RhUadg, was up from the boat
to-dby. lie saws she will come TO the lending
tomorrow. The ice, 80 far, has been too
heavy for her to venture from her
oarbor under the dyke. Th0
Barge Line begins receiving on Mon
day, when rates will bs fixed. Tho
koun'z Line have tho L O, Stonard on berth.
Capt. A. J. Garter left for Cstro to bring up
Tbs John A. Scudder, and ths crews Of several
other boats have gone below TO join them.
The Hon L'ws Gloun, Of ss seeing his docks
Fhsely through Tho trying ordeal OF The break
up, lett fer Cincinnati Tonight. The sub
marine Sslv0r reached The suHk8n Belle Of st.
Louis tu-dey j. 10 thong hit she nay be- raised.
Clinton Bspey, only sou oEC1ptan David
Hatey, OF tho MDIIIs Moore, de Il this morn
lug, after hrlot ilIneDs, nged eighteen years.
Capt. Ihona' l. Calhoun, Of the Glencoe,
arrived from PIttsburg today.
PtrTsBUuc, Feb 3-We.ther mild and
getting colder Monopgahela 10 feet and
rain About million bushels of coal is
ready but tbo boIts will not venture out until
hfer the Allegheny ruus out The gorge In
that stream moved several times To-day, but
has not yet reached the CRY. Jhs lion
Mountain is ready 10 | ave- wi'ha biR cargo.
The coal m,nsEs' stdke ia ended Both
parties gave ~ay 81 q com promised on tire
cents. fhe Goal Exchange ttis morning
pos SD r $ ,lu ION Il k NJ Congress 10 build
Il look and u dam ~ Davis Island below the
city.
tBy telegraph
BATox. RoUaE, Feb. To Capt. T.. A..
Blanks, corner Canal and Delta: The
steamer John Fl. Hanna, will arrive at
p. m, and will leave Wednesday, 7th
inst, positively for Ouachita City.
J. w. BLANKS, Master.
DELHI La, Feb 5--To Lord q McPsake:
Steamer Trsuton will arrive Thursday lsava
saturday for Bayou Macon and Tsbsas
J. Il. SULLIVAN, Mater.
VrcKsBuRa, Feb. 6 ~- 10 John Janney,
agent, Few Orleans: Leavs here nj 10 p. ma,
with 1900 bales cotton, coo sacks seed.
Leave AS usual on Thursday, Tor Gfesnyills
and tho bends. J. NJ. WHITE,
Master s e,Der Pargond.
CAsrrE, Feb. G--To jos. A. Aiken: Stsam-
er LsBslls i'll arrive Thursday and leave for
Red River Saturday. M. ~ WooD,
Master.
SOUTHWEST PASS, Feb 5. 1877.
TO Capt. @. W. Howell, Corps of Engineers, u.
s.A,:
Depth Of cl aupel B.; mean low tide, II
feet.
Least width for hat depth, 100 feet. High
tie a. p. IN.
Hight above meap low i'd, Q feft
D8psh Of channel ut high tide, 10 feet
Bottom soft, bns bee mfpg andy in lases.
G. FL. ELwELL, Msster Esssyons."