The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-21
ul1angeH.
Ai,hYa low

Dubuque .....,..sr Z II
Kahhuh ,.t4,,.sb 10
I.savsnS 6tth ,..,4, 7 II u
Augusta 9
Louisville .rs..,t,t lB ~
Memphis ,,....,rr III
Nashville at.s,tI... III ~
. Jew ufieanH. .s.s, II u
Omaha s.,s.utt,.. y
pibtaburg ,,,n.,,t, ~
| Shreveport. mana, II
| 81 Louis .,....t,..
ViDkBbnrg s,,s,..., ~ NJ
fAhkton ,..t,,trsst -.
*Iislaw high water mark of 1874.
NELSON doH0M. berg't. Zig. Der. y. H. A.
AahtvA1a-=tsabel. stella Block and John H.
Hanna.
ton, Blue Wing No. ., Katie Eureka and John A.
| soudder. =.
10 AnatvH=tva. Blue Wing No. o, Upper
Coast BERTHA opeleapas Ella Hughes, Shan
non, ouaebits st. John, Baton Hongs: Gov.
River: A. o. Donnally. John Means, Gold Dust,
Robert Mitchell, Golden City, Ohio. Isabel.
Emma. Lower Coast; Frank Pargoud, drsenvile;
Trenton, Henry Tete. Assumption, Lafourehe.
I1s sassv
was warm. A shower, which seems near. would
bs acceptable, for the landing is dusty, disagree
ably 80 whom tho wind blows, and IT blew yestsr"
day for fact.
than IL was Monday.
The Mary Houston had 40 passengers and
light freight.
Capt. john ". Cannon Ia expected In The city
by saturday. His great steamer, The II, %. Lee,
will be ready TO leave next Tuesday, IL IL thought.
Capt. Elweli was induced TO hold tho Fannie
Tatam over 10 this y. M, whom ahe leaves posi-
lively for Memphis, Cairo and ct. Louie. MIR.
W, A. Mofait has charge OF tho Office.
The new aud very fne steamer A. O. Donnally
In receiving 10 leave Saturday without fail, for
Memphis, Uairo. Louisville and Cincinnati. Capt.
Henry Tart master, Ed Donnay clerk.
Tho steamer Gold Duet IL due TO arrive from
and Golden City.
The Charles Morgan leavss to-day for the
Ohio. The skl OF 0apt Stein ~ 4 commander,
backed rs no Ia by the afiabe Harry Stein in tho
successful steamboats, that ever run TO tho Ohio.
Tho Red River transportation Company have
Withdrawn tho bonnie Lee. and will not send her
out ~ adyortised
Capt. Tom Taylors through Bout River packet
Stella Block, arrived Monday night from Point
Jefferson, and will return tomorrow, taking
freight for all points on Black River. MIR. Tom
Knee In her clerk.
The light-draught Bastrop. Of tho Now Or.
loans and Ouaehta Transportation Company, Is
receiving TO leave Friday for Bayou Bartholomew
and MI way landings on tho onaohita and Black
rivers. Gus Hodge in command, J. 2. Mohr
clerk.
The Upper Coast packet Eva, Louis Ransom,
master, N. Ransom and Goo. O. Heno, clerks,
leaves to-day promptly nj 10 n. nj. for The Ben
1ureaud plantation. Tho Eva is u tri-weokiy
packet, makes the run each way In daylight, and
pays prompt attention 10 business.
The tri-weekly Lower Coast packet Emma
leaves to-day at p. m. for the Franklin Rice
Mills. Oliver Caution, Jr., master, J. j. Dono-
van, clerk.
The splendid and very fast John II. Hanna, of
tho New Orleans and Ouachita Transportation
Company, leaves to-day at y. m. lin place Of the
ouachita Belle), ~ regular weekly packet TO
Onachttai City. Capt. ]. w. Blanks commands,
Capt. Joe Holiness clerk.
The Bertha will leave to-day, as usual, at s p.
m. for the Atchafaiaya through to Washington
II. II. Broad, master, Thoo. JOHN, clerk.
The NJ. Mary leaves to-day Mt p. m. for
Shreveport, Jefferson and nil way landings on
Red River: Fred Probst, master, Ed. Groves
and John NJ. Lyle. clerks.
The Charles Morgan, for Memphis, Cairo, Lou
isviile and Cine nnaii, leaves to-day ut p m. ALI
Stein in command Harry Stein clerk.
The Coast and Lafeurche eemi-weekly packet
Trenton, In place OF tho W. J. Poitevent, U. d.
Terrebonne master. Gabe Block cletk, leaves TO-
morrow, as usual, at 5 p. m.
The Frank Pargoud J. NJ White master, Curt
Holmes clerk, Is receiving to-day to leave to-
morrow, rs usual, for dreenyille and all Bend
landings.
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.
CINCINNATI, March 1o.-The Golden City had
the largest passenger trip Of any New Orleans
steamer this season, and SEQ tons, and the Mitch
ell 800 tons and twenty cabin and ten deck pas
sengeIs. The Golden City has one item OF 5000
bushels OF Pittsburg coal for fuel.
Capt. Paul wishes tho travelling and shipping
public to understand that the Robt. Mithell will
make regular three-week trips to New Orleans,
leaving here every third Saturday.
On the 18th the Board of Trade of Kansas
City appointed committee to draft articles of
association for barge company; capital stock,
$4,000.
The Emma Graham left Pittsburg at Il so q.
m. Thursday, making the run to Cincinnati, 500
miles, in AZ hours and 45 minutes, the fastest
time on record for a stern-wheel boat. She re-
shipped 80 tons TO New Orleans On the Robert
Mitchell.
LITTLE Rock, March 17.-Arkansas River fall
Capt. Sam y. Adams states that The steamer
Florence Meyer sunk in feet of water, 70 miles
above here. The boat cost $4,000, and WAS in
sured for three-fourths her value. Capt. James
Nichols owned and commanded her.
southwest Pass.
SOUTHWEST PASS, March 49, 1877.
To Capt. G. W. Howell, Corps OF Engineers, q.
s. A:
Depth of channel at mean Low tide IS feet.
Least width for that depth, 100 feet. High
tide at 120p. m. Height above mean low tide,
~ feet.
depth Of channel at high tide, 1914 feet. Bot
tom soft.
Memphis aground on the lump. Channel all
clear. O. H., ELWELL,
Master of McAlster.
SOUTHWEST Pass, March 20 Noon.-Wind
Reid, master, at 6:43 q. M, from Liverpool, via
Oorunna and Havana, to Silas Weeks d Co.;
British steamship Wimbledon, Portman, master,
at $50 q. M. from Rio de Janeiro, to A. h. Miller
a. Co.; steamship Chas. w. Lord, Ooltons master,
from Havana, to 3. A. Iorks. Sailed: steamship