The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-14
TIIE NFW ORLEANS DEMOORAT NOVEMBER a. 1877

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has fallen from to inches from Yankton to
Portsmouth 1t has risen from inches at Ut.
Joseph to feet inches at Hermann. The Mis-
sissippi has remained nearly stationary at st.
Paul AMI La Crosse lit has risen 16 inches at Du-
buque. 10 at Davenport. 26 at keokuk, feet
inches at st. Louis 4 feet inches at Cairo. II
inches at Memphis and IS at Helena m ~ 1t has
fallen inches at New Orleans The
feet at Freeport. The Monongahela has risen
7 inches at Brownsville. and changed but little
above. The Ohio has risen about 81 feet at
Pittsburg and Marietta. and inches at Padu--
can; it has fallen Il inches at CINCINNATI, at
has RISEN inch at Johnsonville and II inches at
Chattanooga and Decatur, and the Cumberland.
The Jimmie Baker will be let off the ways to-
day or to- morrow and will most probably leave
for the Ouachita Saturday:
and IS satudpS s M Sfss PACKET TIE
' The Clara s. and the D. Stein arrived yester-
new" both are extremely light, the Stein draw
Cant. W. Wenzel,. expressly. for, the Ouachita
and Bayou Bartholomew trade, the Clara for d
through boat, the Stein. for a feeder and as
trade, it is hardly necessary. to add that both
are admirably suited for it. AS we have already
published their dimensions b haEe t6af 70
Wenzel, who has built several boats for this
trade, has certainly eclpsed all OF his previous
his hit 'e D. Dom m h Capt Wenzei ON ont the roof The
Clara has a comfortable and well arranged
cabin, and the outfit elonging to 1t is very fine.
Capt. Wenzel is deserving OF prosperous sea-
son with his two boats, and we hope he may
The burned Tolle had only As bales cotton in
her cargo. taken on at Hard Times.
The Assumption for the Lafourche, and the
st. John, for Baton Rouge both leave this
The james Howard. the largest cotton carrier
and passenger steamer on the river. Will arrive
tomorrow and leave Friday for Memphis and
the bends
The St. Francis Belle leaves daily at 1880 a; m.
connection with the New Orleans and Texas
Railroad to Donaldsonville.
The Blue Wing No 8. J. A: Comstock master.
son lille and the Ashland plantation, Ascension
parish. Messrs: Wood and Dean clerks.
The regular Bat2n Rouge and coast bo packet
clerk, leaves to-day at 10 O.. m.
The semi-weekly Donaldsonville and Bayou
Lafourche packet Assumption, P. A. Chariot
master, N. T. Dupuis and Joe Lagroue clerks.
The New Orleans and Gulf Transportation
Company steamer ALVIN, W. I: Scovell master,
The ouaehifa Belle, John G. Libano master.
Mossqp and 0h Reehd Raton
i'2 The Y a1@ " Valley W. Philips in command
Vicksburs and the Yasoo, taking freight for ali
vi The New Orleans and Ouachia Transporta-
| John Wilson, Joe Holmes master. 3. G. Cornwel
clerk. leaves to-day promptly for onacnita CITY.
The New Orleans and Red Riyer TransDorit a =.
n n tsr s6reSsport; III i; j: Brinker in com:
| MpmDhjS
Val Entrikea clerks leaves to-day at pm; p m ,
The tri-Weekly coast and Donaldsonville and
Lafourche packet Henry Tete will arrive this
evening and return tomorrow, as usual. at
The passenger and United States mail steamer
| Frank Pargoud. J. M. White master. Curt
Holmes clerk, is receiving to leave TOMORROW
at pm. for Vicksburg, dreenvllle. and all mall
The NJ. I. daily line packet Mary Ida. J. A.
RUIZ in command. is receiving to leave TO-
The New Orleans and Gulf Transportation
Company steamer Martha will r, leave to-mor-
row, as usual, at IL M, for Port Eads.
by Telegraph
V1CKsBURG, Nov. 13-To J. B. Woods & Co., TO-
rive Friday and leave for st. Louis s. Saturday.
vrcnseyne Nov, q e. WAYNE Wayne n ses Or
THURSDAY. and leave Saturday l7 yh inst, 10
c RfdRssGaa Nov 1s-d Wayne N New Or
leans: Steamer James Howard will arriy
sb na morning 9Bd WI sRzs FfMa asyer tn
Exchange Clippings.
St Louis Republican. November Il:
We're the Warner and barges here she coul'
at once get 100000 bushels of wheat, corn etc
for New Orleans shipment to Europe.
Ten departure yesterday. Including thu, Be
. with over 100000 bushels bulk grain. The Mol
tor to out below. Very easy operation.
Ackley and John Hare are her clerks, ALDER
Kountz mate, and James Smith pilot.
with about 200 tons flour. all for New Orleans.
Capt. Sheble says he will send the side whee
steamer to Ouachita river this week If he ca
There is greater inquiry seemingly fo
Ouachita freight than any other. The line
zed or ouacha river I'VE or any Of
The San Francisco Call thus refers s to II II
miles in one hour and nineteen minutes!
:. was the quickest trip between Mare Island an
Ne on aas made
new side-wheel steamer Saueelito and it We
only her trial trpatthe first time s steam we
a beauty, She was built by Lawrence Foulk
sheathing Of the hull being left to be supple
|. shipped by rail across the continent to Sa
l, Francisco. and put together here Her maehil
is y dn o New orf G and cdhsse
>; two flue boilers, IS feet long. and feet shel
= with steam chimneyS IL feet high; low-pre:
l. sure walking beam engine with so. inch cylil
der, 12-foot stroke. working up to 1900 hors
, power with 50 pounds of steam. Her padd
wheels are q feet inches diameter. with 7 fe
inches face. The, dimensions of the Sauceli
are: Length of keel 200 feet. main deck 215 fet
beam 80 feet. She has large carrying capae
l. ty Her passenger accommodations are amp
!, and we'll arranged. There is an after cabin
the main deck for ladies, with a wash room q
le handsomely finished and frescoed with prom
1t made deck, forward and abaft. The trial tr
$. was in command There were about sixty i
les vited guests, ON board. On the trip up the e
Oh CINE worked twenty-seve revolutions of t
r wheel per minute with f,rty-fve pounds
steam, giving speed of twenty-one and hi
miles per hour. The max mum supposed to
obtainable in steam navigation is twenty-t'
n 11 miles.