The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-19
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Pittsburg ......... o 6
Shreveport IS o
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Sergeant Signal Service. U. g. A.
Arrivals.
Mary Ida Henry Tete. John Fl. Hanna Frank
Pargoud. Bertha. Bastfop, eov. Allen.
Departures.
Alvin. Martha. Merry Ida. Henry Tete, Frank
Pargoud. james Howard.
To Arrive.
Mary Ida, Alvin, Blue Wing No. 3, upper
coast Isab Eva, Martha. lower coast; Qua
chita Belle. Bayou Sara; Big sunfower, Ope-
1onsas; Natchez. vicksburg.
The weather was moist yesterday.
BY way Of redemption. 30, to speak. we hope
such weather as we have been having for the
stase o Of Water for III IS Z, to the
and rice crops In the highest degree; just at
this time rain is wanted by the steamboatmen.
The rain inerferred with business yesterday !;
the Belle OF Shreveport was unable to finish un,
o odns d Ba dss hsf metz
The H lines s Howard left for Memphis yester;
mere again on on the lst Of Novemberr '0 N''' "
Capt John J. Brown will, IN few days. have
h bayGp to IN on he aer
nate days. Wednesdays and Saturdays. Capt.
A. Dugas will command.
Wednesday for Vicksburg and the Yazoo See
advertisement in another column.
The steamer !, y. Ba tr9P from ouaehita river
The steamer Coy, Allen, from Bayou Sara, ar
rived yesterday with good cargo, part of which
was $40 bales cotton 4649 sacks cotton seed, 4
sacks seed cotton. Is hhds sugar and 100 bbls
The Bertha arrived from the Atchafalaya last
Inn mo hot OIL hp1
at the Gut" where she found but 80 inches of
water. She brought ,5is bales OF, cotton. Il4l
sacks cotton seed and % sacks seed cotton. The
Bertha leaves this eveDing at o'clock posi-
lively.
From the War Department Chronicle.l
During the past week the Red river has fallen
- Gppe and eshaay
haye changed but little. The Youghiogheny has
fallen 10 inches at CONFLUENCE, The Mononga,,
New Geneva and 30 OF Brownsville. The Ohio
has risen about IS inches from Pittsburg to, g n
neasee has risen about 20 inches at Ghatanooga
and Decatur, but fallen inches at yohnsonyille.
The Cnmber AID d, has risen inches at Nash
to is inches from Cairo TO New Orleans.
Capt: James Ms,Etroy; 81 The John f. Han 2
DEMocRAT, 70 which attention is called. d. y WV
The vt F,ancis Belle ayes daily at 7 80 a. m.
from Bisnvie street for Yves wego running in
Railroat to Donaldsonyile.
The lower coast United States mail packet
Eva. John TAYLOR master, N. Barrois md Ernest
The fine steamer John n. Hanna james p
the coast and Bayou Sara Capt. l.. P. Della
h0ussaye has charge Of the office.
Ths and srs I'm ted States pa
iss e Basro saVeI I'm '0 paee Of Tie John
6aasta through to Ct y aGr
the United States mail. +. A. Blanks commands.
Ben Cornwell clerk.
The r. gular steamer Bertha II. r. Broad mas
ter. Theo. John clerk. ayes to -day at 5 D. m.
for he Atchaialaya through to Washington.
at the landing to. day. receiving to leave to-mor-
row as usual, fol-. vfcksburk.
The H; Dgrfee, for Alexandria and Grand
-, The Martha lea yes, EN- at p m. for
The "i tri-weekiy c coast ' DonaldsonvilIe and
Lafourche packet Henry Tete will arrive this
evening and return tomorrow l as usual ..,,,
arrive this evening and return TO- morr' W.
The lower coast packet Alvin. W. T. Scoyell
master, Henry Kuuns clerk. will arrive this
evening and return tomorrow, as usual. at
the Blue Wing No. 3. J. A, Comstock master
Messrs. Wood and Dean clerks, leaves te-mor
The pig sanaower Al * 1rousdale master.
for the Atchafalaya. through to Washington.
The O.. a. Durfee, Richard sinnott master
Geo. y. Hamilton clerk, leaves tomorrow at 5
EReo re; without '1'l iof alexandria ana Grand
The ouachta Belle John g. Libano in COM
mand will arrive this evening and leave to-
morrow as usual for Bayou Sara.
The Red River TRANSPORTATION Company's
steamer Col. A. T, kouns. Mart Kouns Ia COM
mand, Is receiving to leave tomorrow for
''' Exchange Clippings.
st. Louis Times. Oct; 16:
Weather warmer and partly cloudy. Business
unchanged. Barges In demand aud steamboat
and towboat tonnage in full supply.
Upper rivers steadily rise at various points,
but the declining points are in a majority.
There Is no certainty of q valuable improve
ment in navigation this week ;,
Capt. Hutchinson teiegraphs that the canal at
Keokuk will be open to-day.
Com w. +. Davidson has returned from the
Northwest He thinks the convention will re,
particularly to commerce.
raise a n few be a sbs % to
sold Judging from the TACT thai atm not M only one
party but several are after her.
Com. Kountz has not negotiated for the Belle
Mr.. Burr b. Wood. the New es'' Orleans coal
dealer was on Change yesterday He will leave
bar g to e eF Waer reported
No boats in trouble yesterday. The Warner
and barges were getting along well.
The little Vicksburg has been raised, and will
be In condition to come out of the Sunf1ower
CAIRO. t. Is The E. o. stanard cleared for
New Orleans this morning. having been de-
tain taking freight off the Katie Kountz.
\ The Katie Kountz returns to st. Louis to-day.
The barges of the John Ga rett are loading
for New Orleans.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo-, Oct. 15.-Capt A. J.
Carter, mast r Of the steamer j hn A. Scudder,
was presented with a beautiful flag thirty feet
long and fourteen feet wide on Sunday. night.
fs eeng the most popular captain Thnnng be-
voted to Capt Carter by the citizens If this place
at the Catholic fair which came off last May.
Fully three hundred people were present.
Get your kid gloves at Kreeger's