The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-23
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Monday April a.

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Ann1yArs Isabel. Eva. Mary Ida, Eureka, Tom
Parker, Col. a. r. Kouns, City Of Augusta and
Tensae.
DEPARTURES \. @. Donnally.
10 ARarvE-Blue Wing No 3, Upper Coast;
Assumption, Henry Tete, Lafourche; sandy No. 2,
Atchafalaya; Il. e. Lee, vicbsburg; John Il.
Hanna, John Howard, Cotton Valley, Ouachita;
Stella Block, Bnuf river; Maria Louise, G. Il.
Durfee, Red River; Willie. Attakarss; 81. John,
Baton Rouge; GOV. Allen, Bayou Sara; W. ]. Poi
tevent, Tensas.
The A. O. Donually left yesterday for Cincin-
NATL She had fair passenger trip.
The Dean has fine showing Ia the way OF
passengers, and win get off to-day for the Ohio
The City OF Augusta brought 14l9 bales cot
ton. She returns tomorrow TO the Arkansas
and will 20 through to Fort Smith. Capt. j. d.
Elliott commands Mr.. joe Elliott clerk. Besides
the advantage OF being through boat, the Au-
gusta carries freight as low as can be shipped by
To-day ID Monday, which means that the United
Stases mail packet Gov. Allen leaves this p. m.
for Bayou Sara, and that she will be back just as
surely to leave. again Friday.
The Thos. Sherlock and Golden Rule were up
TO leave Cincinnati the same day, and cut the
rates, all OF which means that the goose does not
hang as high as it did--in other words, that the
Pool line il 'sbnsted."
The Thompson Dean leaves to-day sure at p.
m, for Memphis, Cairo, Louisville and Oincin-
natl. The Dean. besides being very fast, is
remarkably fine steamboat and has record
second TO mono. Capt. Wm. B. Miller, an accom-
pliahed captain, commands, John y. Jonss IL her
7 chief clerk.
The r. e. Lee leaves on her grand excursion to
the Jetties this morning. large number OF
tickets have been sold, and fine trip Will be en-
joyed.
receiving freight at tbs head Of Common street
Capt. Lawrence Uarters u. p. Schenck leaves
tomorrow sure In the Ohio through to Cincin-
matt. The Schenck is the fastest and best freight
boat on the river.
Attention Is called to the Blue Wings new adj
yertisement in another column. The Blue Wing
can be counted on as . FIXTURE and Will 20 pa
tronized. Capt. Comstock says he will deliver
ill freights In the day time.
The Col. A p Kouns IL receiving to leave We'd
needay for Shreveport and Jefferson, to be fol-
lowed Saturday BY the Maria Louisa. The q: Il.
Dnrfee leaves also Satui day Tor Minden. The
three boats belong TO the Red River Transporta-
ton Company. a guarantee that they will leave rs
advertised.
The regular tri-weekly daylight Upper Coast
packet Eva, Louis Ranson, master, Norbert Ran
son, &srk, leaves to-day at II q. M, promptly,
for the Ben Tnreaud Plantation.
The regular tri- weekly Lower Coast packet
Emma, q. Canton Jr., master, j. ]. Donovan
clork, leaves tot day at p M, promptly.
The semi.weekly Coast and Baton Rouge
packet st. John, +. Btrgeron master, ]. @. Ber-
geron clerk, leaves to-day at p. m.
The Gov. Allen will leave to-day at p. m. for
Bayou Sara and all mail landings. ID. Brown
matter, 8. =. Streck clerk.
The Eureka, III place Of the Trenton arrived
yesterday from the Lafourche and returns to-day,
as usual, going through to Thibodaux. Capt U.
D. Terrebonne commands. H. D. Terrebonne
clerk.
The eemi.weekly Bayou Lafonrche packet Hem
ry Tete, J. Auc hin master, P. A. Charlet clerk,
leaves to-day ct 5p. m.
The Robt. e. Lee will leave tomorrow for
vicksburg and all mail landings. Capt. VIM.
Campbell in command, Mr.. A. McVay in the office,
asslsted by Capt. John Mossop.
The new New Orleans and Ouachlta Transports
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fsof the Ouachita BELIEF, j. W. Blanks master, Joe
q Holmes clerk, leaves Wednesday, as usual, Tor
Ouachita City.
Capt Hes. Broads Sandy No. LEAVES Wednes-
day st p. m. for the Atcha falaya. A clerk is on
the landing receiving freight.
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS
ST.. LOUIS, April lS-Busness is very dull
The prospects of European war has unsettled
the market, and nothing seems to be moving.
The John A. Scudder, which was to leave foI
New Orleans to-day, has very little cargo yet
aud remains over, possibly until Saturday From
this on, unless blu mess improves, the Pool Line
will not be able TO send out more tina one boat
week. The Yellowstone contractors have pur-
chased the Arkansas and Tidal Wave ftom Dia
mond Joe, also four barges Joe still has three
steamers and number Of bargas left on the Up
per Mississippi. He is ga TO have made 1900,
900 on the recent rise IN grain.
The sundry civil appropriation bill, passed a.
the last session of Congress, contains clause APP
nropriatiug $25 600 for continuing the survey D
the Mississippi river and it's tributaries, with 9
view of determining the proper method of re
claiming from overflow the alluvial lands OF the
Mississippi delta, and the Oh Ell OF the Engineer
CORPS has directed Gen. Comstock, the officer in
charge OF the work. to expend this money fo
surveys with view to the construction of levees
particularly In conformity with the report OF thu
commission, consisting OF Gen. Warren, Gen
Y Abbott and Capt. Benyaurd, OF the Engineer
Corns and Jackson 4. Siek'es and Paul O. Her
bert, civil engineer. These surveys are essen
Il fial To determine the exact location. dimension
I and coat Of the leveess Their estimated cost I
$4,000 They will determine all matters reist
i inc 10 the river bedr, such as height Of thu
banks, the places whore caying in is taking