The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-03
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| ARRivAJs-Isabel, Emma, Robt. Young, Caron-
delet, Frank Pargoud.
| DEPARTUnEs--1 Isabel, Emma Robt. Young, Blue
| Wing No. 8, Sandy No. 2, J. Il. Hanna, Lotus NO.
8, Geo. Spangler.
| To AnRIyE-Assumption, Trenton, Henry Tete,
Eureka. Lafourche: Robt. Young, Mary Ids, Blue
Wing No. 8, Upper Coast; St. John, Baton Rouge;
Gov. Allen, Bayou Sara; Bart Able, Red River;
Chas. Morgan, Mary Houston, Robt. Mitchell,
Ohio; John +. Tolle, Belle Of Shreveport. st.
Louis; Isabel, Emma, Lower Coast; Natchez,
Vicksburg; Bertha, Opelousas.
| Weather clear and warm yesterday.
Business showed q slight Improvement. The
Sandy, Hanna. Emma and Lotus all had very fair
| the Carondelet arrived Tuesday night. Capt.
| Hicks is undetermined as to his next move, but
will probably lay her up.
The Democrat has In thorough operation one
| OF the most complete job Offices in the Southern
country. We solicit orders for steamboat work,
promising that 1t will be done in the neatest man
ner and At the lowest price.
| Owing to portions OF the track being under
water, Mr.. W. b. Crockett. agent of the V. &. and
T. Railroad, will sign through bills ladng via the
Vieksbnrg boats to Tallulah and stations east
only. To Delhi and all stations west, he will sign
| through bills lading via the New Orleans and
| Ouachlta Transportation Company's boats.
| Ned Phelps shipped yesterday Is second clerk
| of the Sandy No. 2. Having q superabundanee
of goodness, Ned has been exerting himself in
Geo. Lords behalf. but as the saying goes, You
can't draw blood from turnip," 30 he gave up
the job to engage in more profitable pursuit,
oonsoled with the knowledge that George would
be looked after by his friends, Dentzel and Nc
Mickle.
The ouaohita Be lie is being got ready for bust
ness, and her whistle will be heard on the Coast
as far up as Bayou Sara within the next ten days.
| She will be commanded by captain whose name
is known TO every resident along the Coast:
| The Emma, due tonight from the Lower
Grand Prairie. She returns tomorrow, as usual,
We published an exchange item, several days
ago, that Mr.. John D. Adams had received
contract for carrying the mails up the Ousohts
River. Mr.. Adams is in the city perfecting ar
rangements. The New Orleans and Ouaohita
Transportation Company will carry it. The fret
mali went up last evening on the Hanna. The
Bastrop. leaving Saturday, will carry the next.
Mr.. Adams ia well known Arkansas merchant,
planter and steamboatman; into such hands
we are pleased to see such contracts fall.
The peerless Thompson Dean will be here to
| leave Saturday, May IL, for Cincinnati. Rooms
| can be engaged in advance from Messrs. Wayne
| 81 Williams, agents, LOG Gravier street.
Saturday, the 5th the famous Charles Morgan
| leaves for the Ohio.
Albert Stein, the man who never sleeps, COM
| msnds the Morgan; Harry Stein. who knows 80
| well how to do it, runs the office.
| The Natohez lie due tonight from Vicksburg,
and will return as usual Saturday.
The Bart Able leaves Saturday as usual for
| The Bertha will arrive tonight from the At
| chafaaya, and will return Saturday.
The Blue Wing No. 3, from the Ashland Plan
tstion, Ascension parish will arrive this evening
and return Saturday at 10 q.
| The Robt. Young, from Donadsonvile, will
arrive also this evening, returning Saturday at
| 10 Q m.
Capt. Gus Hodges lght-drafs and very reliable
without fs st9f for p os@den Mr. .Ys Mohr hss
charge OF the Office.
The Ella Hughes, looking like bran new
steamboat, was brought to the landing yester-
positively for Camden; Capt. Lew Rice has COM
mand.
The Mary Houston, due to arrive, leaves for the
Ohio next Tuesday.
p. m. this day, at which hour she will leave for
Black and B9uf rivers through to Point Jefer-
son.
The Oakland arrived yesterday with 10 boats,
300, 600 bushels COAL
MIR. Oompositor had it in yesterdays DEMOCRAT
that Joe Todd was clerk OF the Lotus. We sup
pose, when he looked at our copy and found that
D. D. DanDals was master, Joe Dodd and Dime
Devinney were clerks, he saw that his stock of
DIS wouldn't hold out, and 80 used the Z.
VIM. Cuberson, aged forty-sx years. died yes
terday and will be buried to-day at 10 O'Clock,
from his late residence, 264 Constance street.
Billy Culberson was one OF the Oldest clerks in
the city, dating back to 1882 at which time he
was on the Peter Delmore. Poor fellowl he has
made bis last trip, crossed the river to return
never more, leaving behind large number of
acquaintance who will be exceedingly sorry to
hear of his death.
From the War Department Chronicle:
During the past week the Bed river has risen 8
feet at Shreveport. The Arkansas rose feet at
Little Rock Yesterday. The Missouri has fallen
ID inches at Yankton, 16 at Kansas City and Is at
Lexington, but has risen feet at Jefferson City
and at Hermann. The Mississippi has fallen
feet at Keokuk and ~ at Warsaw, but has risen
10 inches at La Crosse, at Dubuque, nearly
feet at st. Louis, inches at Helena, 10 at Vicks
burg, at New Orleans, and is now rising at
Memphis; the water is now feet below the
danger line at Cairo and New Orleans, 15 inches
below at Memphis, but has reached this line at
Vicksburg, ana is il inches above it at Helena.
Is inches at Decatur and 10 feet at Johnsonville
The Cumberland has fallen nearly feet at Nash
vile. The Ohio ID now falling at nearly ell sta
tons. The Allegheny, Youghiogheny and Mo-
nongahela have all fallen somewhat
The Frank Pargoud, j. M. White master,
Measrs. Holmes and Gaines clerks, leaves to-day
at p. m. for vicksburg, Greenville and all Bend
landings.
The semi-weekly Coast and Bayou Lafourche
packet Eureka leaves to-day at p. m. for Thib-
odaux; q. D. Terreboune commands, Fl. D.
Terrebonne clerk.
The very fine Ohio river passenger steamer
Golden Rule, 0. p Shnke master, W. r. Shaw
ps osro ods snd m for
The regular Monday and Friday Coast and
Bayou Lafourche packet Henry Tete, J. r. Au
coin master, III. 81. Landry CLERK, leaves to-mor-
row at 10 q. m.
The tri-weeky Lower Coast packet Emma
leaves tomorrow at p. m. for the Franklin Rice
Mill. Oliver Canton, Jr., master, j. J. Donovan
clerk.
The semi-weekly Coast and Baton Rouge
packet st. John, Frank Bergeron master, j. g.
Rergercn clerk, leaves tomorrow at IL m. pune
tually.
The Coast and Bayou Sara United States mail
packet Gov. Allen, J. J. Brown master, =. 8.
5treck clerk, leaves tomorrow at p. m.
The steamer Alps, from Peru, ILL.,, with four
barges of ice, containing 5000 tons; also one
barge of cotton seed from Vicksburg, arrived
last evening.
arrived yesterday afternoon.
From the Vicksburg Herald:
We had an interview with Capt. Robert Alex
ander and obtained his views in full as to the |
feasibility of bringing the Yazoo river into the |
lake, but are compelled to give them in brief. To