The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-20
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#& water. Rise. Fall.
gqtse Feet. Inch. Inch. inch.
Cairo, Ill. ......... 30
CinoinnsN ......... " y.
Davenport ......s.. - #@ \ Z
Dubuque .........4 il \
he0kuk ....t...t..
Louisville. ........ ~ g
Memphis ..,...... 10 -
Nashville IL
Kew Orleans. 49,. IL
Omaha .........
Pittsburg.. ..s.....
Shreveport. ,..... II
st. Louis ........ ~ "
vicksburg. ....... "a g 27
*Below high water mark Of 1874.
NELSON aOROM. sergt. Big. Ser. U. 8. A.
AHs1yALs--Eva, Blue Wing No. 8, Katie, ST..
John, Gov. Alien, Henry Tete, Atlantic. Bastrop
DEpAnruREs-Isabel Emma, Eva, st. John,
Gov. Alien Trenton, Henry Tete.
TO ARHIvE.--Evs. Upper Coast Berths, OPP
elousss; Ella Hughes, John u. Hanna, Shan
non, Onaohita Stella Block, B@uf River; BIT.
John, Baton Rouge; Gov. Allen, Bayou Sara;
@, II, Durfee, La Belle Red River; A. O. Dom
nally, John Means, Ohio, Isabel, Emma, Lower
Coast; Frank Pargoud, Grsenville.
The weather yesterday was as pleasant as
could be desired.
In the way OF shipments there was but little
done yesterday.
Having been withdrawn, the Seminole will not
leave for Red River for the present. The b.
MhTy take nBf DHE0 hUu Will lbAV6 nv
s D. m. for Shreveport and Jefferson, Fred
Probst In command, Ed Groves In the office.
Tho Trenton, making semi-weekly trips to
Donaldsonville and Bayou Lafourche. leaves, eve
~ Monday and Thursday, and goes through to
Thibodaux each trip. The Trenton is perms-
nent institution in this trade.
The Assumption, Capt. Joe Daferes, leaves
this p. m, for Donaldsonville and the La
fourche.
Ill -, IA 1aav -Ia1
y The yacht Myrtle arrived yesterday in tow of
the Atlsntc.
The John +. Moore WAS taken across tho river
yesterday ia,
The Houston leaves to-day for the Ohio.
The new A.. @. DonnallT, from Cincinnati, will
be found at the landing this morning
One of the crack boats Of the Ohio river fleet,
the well known Mary Houston, leaves to-day at
Miller commands, Elliott Miller and Gordon
The fleet and superb Katie, VIM. Campbell,
master, Messrs. Movay and Mossop, clerks,
ssssi t t VSyssa 81 and al ma. saa 81 H.
The fine Iight-draught steamer Fannie Taturn,
John w. Elwell master, w. A. Mofatt, clerk,
leaves to-day, sure, for Memphis, Cairo and st.
The punctual tii-weekly daylight Upper Coast
packet Eva leaves tomorrow, % usual at 10 .. m.
The tri-weekIy Lower Coast packet Emma
leaves tomorrow at p. m. for the Franklin Rice
Mills; Oliver Canton, Jr.,master, j, j. Donovan
clerk. s@
The Bertha will leave tomorrow, as usual, for
the AtchafaIaya through to Washington. H. H.
Broad master, Theo. John clerk.
The splendid and very fast John II. Hanna, of
the New Orleans and Ouschita Transportation
Company, leaves tomorrow at p. m. lin place OF
the ouachita Bele), As re 1lar weekly packet TO
Ouachita City. Capt. j. ". Blanks commands,
Capt. Joe Holmes clerk.
the famous Charles Morgan with the bold ALI
Stein at the fore, and the clever Harry Stein as
purser, leaves tomorrow at p. m. for Memphis,
Cairo Louisville and Cincinnati.
The Bonnie Lee, Noah scoven master. lesyes
tomorrow at 5 p. m. for Minden and all inter-
mediate points on Red River. NJ. L. Scoyell and
Tom Davidson have charge OF the office.
The steamer Bastrop, from Ouaehita River, ar
rived last evening with good trip OF cotton and
cotton seed. 4 4
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.
ST.. LOUIS, March 1.-THE st. Louis and New
Orleans pool line bad completed or nearly COM
pleted, last evening, supplementary arrange
ments for the benefit OF the line and the public.
The intention of tine owners is to run the larger
and lay up the smaller bosts during high water,
and the contrary or vice versa during low water.
great desire also exists in the pool line to es-
tablish the system Of sending out two boats every
week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, with unya-
rying regularity. satisfactory plan was posi-
lively expected to be adopted yesterday.
The Upper Missssippiis lower at Keokuk than
it has been for twenty-five years. There 10 only
ten inches water on the Rapids in the cut made
by the Government. Two steamers are running
In the Keokuk trade, but owing to the scarcity Of
water they can DO but little. The two are all
ready for business as soon as the river rises.
Commodore Davidson anticipates heavy travel
to the Black Hills country over his route this
season, and 10 getting his line put in frst-class
order. The Grand Republic leaves for New Or.
leans on Sunday at noon. The T.. O. 5tanard
and Continental follow next week. The Missouri
RIVER In frozen over betwt en- Kansas City and
Atchison. The Mollis Moore is due, and returns
to Pittsburg next week.
The Mississippi river grows narrower instead
Of wider as it proceeds toward the Gulf. From
the mouth Of the Ohio to the mouth OF the
Arkansas, the average width is 4470 feet; from
the latter point to the mouth Of the Bed river,
1880 feet; from the Bed river to the Bayou
Lafourche, 5000 feet; and from there to the head
of the Passes 247O feet At the same time the
average depth increases from 81 to 129 feet.
PrrTsBUna. March ia letter received here
from Yankton, under date OF the 18th, reports
that the ice there has run out and that the boats
there are all safe. The following boats wintered
at that port: Mead, Carroll, Western, Durfee,
Nellie Peck Benton, Yellowstone, Peninah, Key
West, Far West and Josephine. The last three
named were on the ways, The hull Of Commo-
ready to launch. Capt. James Rees has closed o
contract with the Arkansas Packet Company for
a new boat $50 feet long, SO feet beam, 13inch
cylinder, feet stroke, cabin and outfit complete,
to be delivered in June.
MEMPHIS. March ia private telegram from
Pine Bluff, Arkansas states that the sternwheel
steamer Gov. Garland. from Pine Bluff for Men,
phis, was burned yesterday at Red Fork, forty
miles from the mouth Of the Arkansas River.
Three deck and one cabin passenger, and all the
books and cargo, were lost. The Garland had
$50 bales Of cotton, mostly for New Orleans, and
it lie believed was insured there. The boat was
only about one year old, built at Pittsburg, and
cost $25 900. she was owned by Captain John N.
Harbin snd others, and insured In Cincinnati
Offices and was insured for $4,000.
Including the Garland, burned yesterday at
Red Fork, forty miles above the mouth OF the
Arkansas river, over $50, COO worth of sseamboa
have been destroyed in Arkansas river for the
present company during the past eighteen
months. On this there was s42, 900 of insurance,
Of which $4,000 has been paid. The value of
the Garland aud her cotton cargo Of $50 bales
was fully $4,000. All her books, papers, safe
aud $4,000 Ct currency therein were totally de-
strayad No narticnlaCa are given az to the ORR