The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-09
FRANK pargeaa. john Il. Haana, Golden

tsn. Frank Pargoud. John ~ HANNA, Hosasa
10 AnnIyE- Henry Tete, Assumption, Trenton.
Willie, Ouachita:. Eva, Blue Wing No. D Upper
Coast. Isabel, Emma, Lower goast. Hatoheh.
| vcksburg: Thos. Sherlock, O.. d. Church, Gin
| sippati. Ashland, Carondelst, Memphis; Sandy
| No. q. Lsssie Taylor. opelgasas ThomPsoh
Dean, Cairo.
inc rsinzgod and the stormsking were about
Yesterday, and Joined Ia common effort 10 give
,,s Iotiiaiapa fellows some weather, they sue.
| eeeded, ard we hope were satishsd-we were. 10
| a certainty. About noon the rain.ged called .
halt and disappeared behind clear blue shy.
AZ was TO be expected business was .as na
| Hughes and Cherokee TO lay over
| For the fret time In several years the rest
dents OF the lower coast, are enjoying IN the
Emma and Isabel rsgulsr and reliable oemma MUM
| respectively by Captains Canton and O'Pry, are
in the trade on their merits alone. asking no aid.
after the manner Of stock companies, nor uslnE
any means 10 earn living than through faif
competition. Their captains are both young
met, III striet bueineas character and integrity.
prudent akillfu steamboAtmeD, and worthy In
every particular. and both possessed OF the
means TO put Ii larger and liner boats when oo-
easion requires. We believe il is very much 10
the interest OF the planters TO patronize these
two boats. Their parish. once Hnown 90 the
''Empire Parish" Ii fast recovering ts lost pres.
tige, and the day is not far distant when 10 VIII
gain be known as the richest and most preane-
tive in the state, and the men who contribute
with their means TO keep space with the growth
and Importance Of the trade by supplying 1t with
good steamboats, are the ones who should be Gu
Outraged. and the Responsibility oil the trade
thereby sustained
The lower landing was snliyened yesterday by
the arrival OF the LaBelle and Dol. A. p. koups.
from He'd River, with large trips OF the heeey
staple. m. .,., s
IA. tad Tan Ham IN
ing the Era No. 10 30 the landing. She will be at
The head of Bienviile street this morning feeeiv:
ing TO leave this p. IN. for Washington and all
way landings ON the Atehafalasa.
The Thompson Dean will arrive tomorrow ana
leave Monday for Cincinnati.
The Hanna, leaving ye sterday. vii make up The
lost time this trip and artive TO leave neSt
Wednesday, as usual. She IL q clipper on the
run and can do Ii easily.
Cant. Lew Rice, Of the Ella Hughes. BIDS III
say that owing TO the ugly combination OF the
elements yesterday, preventing. In Q measure,
shippers from filling orders with their seeus-
toned alaority, eupefadded to the fact that Huth-
erford's Cabinet appointments were mol CON
frmed but referred, he felt hitnssk obliged to
defer departure TO p. m. this day. when the
Hughes will leave for Bayou bartholomew.
The well known steamer Bastrep,. one OF the
reliabes OF the New Orleans and Ouaehits Trans
portation Company, leaves to-day at p. M, fur
bayou Bartholomew through 10 Poplar Bluff.
Capt. Gus Hodge, whose portly size lie attribute.
BILE TO the bigness Of his heart, commands; Mr..
J. z. Mohr clerk.
The tri-weekly Lower Coast packet Emma
leaves to-day at p. m. for the franklin Rice
Mills. Oliver Canton, Jr., master, J. j. Dono-
van clerk,
The a. mi. weekly Coast and Baton Rouge pack
ct st. John. Frank Bergeron master, ]. q. Der.
geron clerk, leaves to-day at Ia m. punotuallys
The Coast aud Bayou sara United States mail
packet Gov. Allen, J, j. Brown master, h. b.
streek clerk leaves to-day at 8 p. m.
light packet Eya Louis Ransom master, Norbert
hanson clerk, will be at the lower landing to-day
recs wing to leave tomorrow at 10 a. m. for the
Ben Tureaud Plantation.
The fleet Bart Able leaves tomorrow ut p.
m, for Alexandria and Grand Eoore. Richard
sinnott, master Geo. Hamilton, clerk.
The Natehes, for Vieksbnrg and all mail land
ings, leaves tomorrow at 8 p. IN. Capt. Thos.
i. Leathers in comm md.
The Sandy No. g. for the Atehafalaya through
to Washington. leaves tomorrow at 5 p. m. A.
p. Trouadale commands, A. MeynieT, ST.. clerk,
The light draft steamer Stella Block, Tom
Taylor, master. leaves tomorrow for Point Jef-
erson and all way landings on Bout and Black
rivers. The Block IL regular through pasket.
and will remain in tho trade the season through
The Cherokee Geo. Wolf, master, A. Byers
clerk, leaves tomorrow at p. m. Tor Memphls,
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati.
The New Orleans and Ouachita DEMONSTRATION
Companys steamer Shannon, John De Hart mas
ter @. b. Arthur and W. A.. MaeFarlin clerks,
leaves tomorrow at 8 y. m. for Camden and all
intermediate points on the Ouaehita.
The very light draught aud fine passenger
steamer Fanehon. I. O. Sweeney master, Morris
Dorsey clerk, leaves tomorrow at g. p m. for
Memphis. Cairo, st. Louis and all intermediate
points. Shippers esn rely on the Fanehen's de-
parture as above.
The fine aud large sdewheel steamer La Belle,
OF the New Orleans and Red River Transports
ton Company, M. N. Wood master, Roger Boyle
clerk, leaves tomorrow at p. M for Shreveport.
The Planters Reform line II. W. Dugan leaves
tomorrow, without fail, ut p: m. for Shreveport
and Jefferson; Andy swain in command, jas.
Kennedy. clerk.
The Col. A. p. Kouns, Of ths New Orleans aud
Red River Transportation Company, leaves to-
morrow at s p. m. for shreyoport, Jefferson and
ell way landings Frank kouns, master, Isaac
kouns, clerk.
tBy Telegraph
YAzoo CrrY, Miss, March $50 Lord Il Nc
Peake: Leave here to-day; arrive Saturday
night; leave Tuesday for all landings on Yazoo
and Talahatchie rivers. Il. l.. LEBs
Captain steamer Clarksville.
BAYOU SARA, March ITO Jos: A. Aiken: The
LaBelle will arrive Thursday, AMI leave Saturday
for Red River. NJ. n. WOOD, Master.
MEMPHIS, March s.-To Wayne & Williams,
rive Saturday, and leave for Cincinnati and
'''''''''' ''' ". b. MILLER, Master.
SOUTHWEST PASS, March 7, 1877.
To Capt. G. W. Howell, Corps Of Engineers, q.
8. A.:
Depth OF channel at mean low tide 1871 feet.
Least width for that DEPTH 100 feet. High
tide at Up. m. Height above mean low tide,
~ feet.
depth Of channel at high tide, 20A feet. Bot
tom soft. y. Il. ELWELL,
Master Of McAister.
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.
PIrrsBuRa, March 5.--The Allegheny has been
putting out considerable ice o.day, but II will
probably thin out tonight No accident is re-
ported to the coal fleet Oh yet. A number Of ad-
ditional shipments Of coal have been made. The
total shipments on the present water amount to
5,655, 900 bushels, the great bulk Of which goes
to Cincinnati and Louisville. The following
boats, in addition TO those sent Id my last DIS
patch, departed with tows: Lioness, B. D. Wood,
Jim Brown, Alice Brown, Mary Ann, John Gil
more, J. A. Blackmore, Hercules, l. N. PHILIPPE
and simpson Horner.. The Mollie Moore, aground
4 Ana lad