The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-06
II. j. BRINK Ell, Master.
Exchange Clippings.


The Pittsburg Commercial says:
While our business men generally ars anxious
to sustain and encourages river commences. many
q s aepeqTb TO iii dnVe s gte Is ta ,pe
their goods ut rates that scarcely cover actual
cost ofalabor say 12.ae per hundred to st. Louis.
distance Of 1900 miles.
Eichelberger. OF the Keokuk Constitution.
says.
The occupation of the river editor is about
gone for this season. BY the way do you know
the characteristics the river editor Is supposed
to possess2 No? Then listen. Heis supposed
in the first instance, to be good t,udge Of
steamboat whisky and to always know how to
take q cigar instead. He must be forced to IN
Willingly lie. day in and day out, about the
arrival and departure Of hoats-Whieh never
with an indignant, public. He is supposed to
ko2~ osRaa a tte e9 9Th a ib 70 oe
them by their fret names. He must be ae-
auainted with ths pilots and Keep on the good
side Of the agents. He must swear one day that
one boat is the most elegant on tho river; the
next day he NUT affirm that no boat ap
proaehes another in .elegance On the next
another boat is on deck and an affidavit must
be- made that she is the most complete. and so
on through the week until 1t comes time to give
the first boat send off again He must be as good
horse He is hard-worked fellow Is the river
reporter. and he has to oondense enough to FIJI
book into q column. and would never get, q
meal If it Eerfs net bat t?r tie
kind Of a fellow the. river editor is.
Til The LonisvlIe Courier OF sunday says SOY Sinner
The following is q list Of the towboats. to-
gather With the names Of the pilots who VIII 60
the next few days. The run win amount alto
gether to about 100000 bushels. besides what
may follow shortly after; Fred. Wilson No o..
smoky. City. Simpson Horner. j. Sharp Nc
Donald. Oakland. Alice Brown. Jos. II. Bigley,
Joe b. Williams.
Cincinnati Commercial. December 81:
Gnr44 md haze vrnfn r1n nj
$3.50 p. m. with, ihs. propeller Antelope, direct
from Cleveland. Ohio, via the Ohio canal and
Muskingum river She is lying al, the foot Of
Wood street, and will proceed to New Orleans
in q few days, where she will probably bs Offer
cd for sale. The Antelope is new. was built at
Cleveland. completed October IT, and left Cleve-
10 feet beam and feet depth Of hold measures
l4ls tons, and has capacity for 80 passengers.
engine is 2o-hgrse power. the propeller wheel
being feet in diameter and allowed 100 pounds
Of steam. In Lake Erie she made Ia miles an
hour with ease.
Memphis Avalanche. December4:
The Dean has o fine freight In sight for her
down trip from here.
u cents per cwt. to Evansville. and "A cents to
Cincinnati.
Marianne, Ark. last year shipped 5000 bales Of
cotton in all and this year her most sanguiue
merchants do not expect the shipments to OK
eeed $500 bales.
All the property Of Riddle. Coleman h Co.. OF
18th Of next month. The firm had coal yard
and boat landing. q tugboat. flats, carts. mules
chains. some lots Of ground, and all the para.
phernalia necessary to carrying on u large coal
depot. Their stuff here, sold some time ago
and much Of the property. went for song: an
$500 wagon and harness selling for less than
800.
Read Navra's invitation to the China Palace.
New American Sewing Machine, 1s5 Cana
street.