The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-08

| OF Gt LOUIS. ID upwards OF MY yehfb Vi ona
for nearly thirty years has been prominently 1den-
titled with the interests Of st. Louis and vlcln1ty
| Removing from the banks of the Mississippi,
near Hannibal, where he was raised, to St. Louie,
mander OF the steamer Ocean Wave. in the St.
| Louis and Keokuk packet trade For many years
| thereafter he was interested in marine AFFAIRS.
and until his recent attack of paralysis. he led d
| very o i've life
Capt. W. L. scovell arrived Sunday from his
| visit West, where he, in company with capt
| John Kouus, went to contract for Lower Coast
packet, the particulars Of which we published
last week. Capt. John Kquns remained behind
| on visit to his home at fronton.
| Capt. Noah Scovell, of the Bonnie Lee, arrived
on the Kouns.
The Ella Hughes has been taken over the
| river. She will be ready to leave Lext week for
| the uachita.
| ILL.,, with four barges OF Ice.
The u T. Schenck is advertised to leave Gin
cinnati to-day, and the Thos. Sherlock on Thurs
day.
leaves Friday for the jettles, and Saturday for
| the Ohio. Everything about the Dean is done in
the most elegant manner, and parties contem-
plating making either trip can get full parten-
lars upon inquiry OF wayne Williams, agents,
| LOG GIavier street. .
The side-wheel Arkansas River packet City OF
Augusta will arrive to-day, and leave Thursday on
return trip. John d. Elliott commands, Joe Eli
| lott clerk.
The Frank Pargoud will be on hand tomorrow,
| as usual from Greenville.
Mr. Joe Lodwck is among the applicants for
| position on the police force. He s well known
second clerk, and we commend him 70 ohe1
Boylan as q worthy man,
The Cotton Valley, Capt. Joe Carlton, will be
found at the landing this morning, from Camden,
receiving to return Saturday, her regular day,
Uapt l.. p Delahousssye's regular through
Bout river packet Tom Parker arrived sunday
night and is receiving to return tomorrow,
going through to Point Jefferson.
The light.draught Bastrop, OF the New Or
leans and Ouachlta Transportation Company,
leaves to-day at p. M, without iall, tor
Black and Ouschita rivers through to Camden.
Gus Hodge in command, J. F. Mohr clerk
The regular semi-weekly coast and Bayou Id
fourche packet Assumption, ?. A. Charlet mas
ter, N. z Dupuis and Joe Lagroue clerks, leaves
to-day at p. m.
Tne superb and heeet Robt. e. Lee, VIM.
Campbell master, Messrs. MoVay and Mossop
clerks, leaves this p. m. as usual, for Baton
Rouge, Bayou Sara Natchez, Vieksburg and ell
mail landings.
Tae fine, fast ard well known passenger
steamer Mary Houston, Charles Miller master,
Ell oft Miller clerk, leaves to-day at p. M for
Memphis, Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati
The Sandy No. 2, Ii. II. Broad MASTER j.. u.
Schmidt clerk, leaves tomorrow for the Ascba-
faaya and all Coast landingsl
The Robt. Young, in place OF the Eva, from
Donadsonvlle, and the Blue Wing No. 8, tom
,he Ashland Plantation, Ascension parish, Will
both arrive this evening and return tomorrow Of
10 a. m.
The tri-weekly Lower Coast packet Emma
leaves tomorrow at p. m. for Happy jacks,
Oliver Canton, Jr., master, j. j. Donovan clerk.
The John f. Hanna, Of the New Orlsans and
Ouacbita Transportation Company, leaves TO-
morrow at p. m. lin place OF the 0uachita
Belly, rs q regular weekly packet to Ouachita
CITY. Capt. j. W. Blanks commands, Capt. Joe
| II dimes clerk.
The @. n. Durfee, Wallace McCheeney master,
John McChesney clerk, is receiving TO leave TO-
| morrow at 8 D. IN. fur Minden
The Col. A. P. Kouns, Isasc Ii. Kouns master,
Messrs Shute and Quickssil clerks, leaves to-
morrow at p. m, without fail. for shreveport
and Je fferson.
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.
: C1NcINNATr May 5.-Dr. G. FL. Tichenor, o
Kiens, ras' store Landing, Adams county, Miss.
ia in the city. He has Travelled thus far ON his
return Journey from Buffalo, N. Y, and ha'
brought with him beautiful steam launch
which he expects to use on the Mississippi river
The boat is twenty feet in length, five feet beam
in the clear, with depth of hold OF two feet ant
with the keel 80 that the boat will scarcely draw
more than eighteen inches of water. The launct
will be known by the name Of "Eola" She wal
built by firm in Buffalo. Her owner expects
journey in her.
/ ST. LOUIS, May 5.-The Grand Republic came
. to the landing from retirement yesterday. sh'
! takes her departure for the south on mex
f Wednesday. positively, going through to Eads
jettles.
The grain fleet now leaving, or proposing t
I leave, Chicago for Buffalo and other Lower LAX
: ports has nearly DOC, 900 bushels OF cereals OF
a board. The cargoes consist OF ,529, 29l bushel
Of corn, $3.50, Os9 bushels Of wheat, s,497 bushel
q Of rye and 10000 bushels Of barley.
o The City Of Keokuk has just now suit in ths
y United States Supreme Court which may prov
y of considerable benefit to other cities: The de
cslon of the highest tribunal in the land settle
the right of the city to the use Of the levee TO
all public purposes, and also places the title il
It fee of sill accretions below high water mark in til
Q city, debarring the abutting lot owners fror
o titles in the made ground or that which may b
Is made hereafter by the city for public purposes.
A Washington special to the Cincinnati Gdzett.
s says: "The steamboatmen are very much dis
turbed over the condition of affairs in connection
with the changes that have been made, an
!. those which are probable among the supervisor
Of steamboats,. 1t appears that during Secretar
.. Morrilre administration the Senatorial INTEREST,"
which have 80 long opposed Western steamboat
men, secured the dismissal of Chief Supervise
!. Burnett, and the appointment in his place OF MI
Dumont, Of New York, who was urged upon til
department by senator ConkliDg. since Dumor
entered upon his duties, it has become apparel
chat he is attempting to remove al the plincips
officers of the service He has already secure
the removal of the Supervisor at New York. Th
one at st. Louis was removed, although subs'
quently reinstated. The one at Pittsburg is
be removed in q few days, and the headquarter
removed to Cincinnati, and he is now attemptin
~ to secure the removal of the Supervisor at D.
5 troit. The steamboatmen claim that thei
changes are calculated to thoroughly democrat Z
the service, which, under Capt Burnett. had b
i. come most efficient, and was working great goo
b. to the steamboat interests of the whole cou
try"
MEMPHIS, May 4-The Shannon has gor
above Little Rock, with fair prospects OF rescl
ing Fort Smith. The water at the latter poi
yesterday was eight feet. The Augusta turne
back from Little Rock, fearing to get caugl
above there. The 7. F. Eckert is due to-morro
from the wreck Of the Fannie Moore, She hs
her engines and all that is worth saving. III
rivers hereabouts are all we'll within their bank
and no fears are now entertained of an overflow
[By Telegraph
y1oksBuRG, May 6.-To Douglas & Winburn
Natchez street: The City Of Augusta will arr
Tuesday, and leave Thursday May 10, for ii
Arkansas river.
J0HNN d. ELLIOTT Msat