The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-25

y. Schmidt clerks. leaves to-day for th'
IAtcbAfalayA.
Tho New o,lesns and Red River Transports
nails master, joe Dodd oierk, leaves to-day y
o 2. m. for bhrevsport and Jefferson.
The John Howard, In place Of tho John II
Hanna, leaves to-day NJ 8 D. IN. for the 0nAcbita
through TO Ouaehits City, carrying the Unitet
Cromwell clerk.
The splendid passenger and United States mai
| steamer Katie lin place Of the Frank Paraguay
!. M, White master. w. ". Gaines clerk, IL re
yieksburg. dreenyile, Afkopolis and oil mai
landings.
| tBy Telegraph
MaMpHts, July 23.~=To Wayne " Williams, JOG
Grayisr street: steamer A. O. Doonally will ar.
RYE Thursday and leave Saturday Po,,siynsly Tor
| EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.
81, i. uis Times July "a: Concerning tho New
Orleans trade, we have nothing 10 report further
tban that The pool line hHye fully determined that
hereafter boats shall leave ~ adyertised, and II
short " cargo depend on filling out below. The
Centennial, now on berth, goes Tuesday evening,
having \ large share Of hor freight engsged.
New wheat continues to como In III large guam
| titles.
| There Ia some talk Of sending the tugs Crnsa-
der and Music 10 New Orleans in Septt mber, TO
engage Ia towing, tho venture Of The tug II. u.
THIS reinaal u Commodore W. n. Davidson
president Of tho Keoknk Northern Line Packet
Company 70 pay Wharfage 70 several corpora..
tions Of tho Northwest recalls 10 mind some of
the facts which have never, 80 far ~ we know,
appeared In print. II Ia well known 10 All old
boatmen that . very large portion Of the city Of
New Orleans IL built upon made ground. A sys-
tom Of aoeretion has been steadily going on there
since The hrst rude landing was erected for the
reception OF commerce. until now tho most
valuable portion Of tho city atands whore the
Mississippi river ran. Hundreds Of acres OF these
made lands have been sold Ut fabulous prices and
tho money paid into tho treasury.
Tho space now used a. landing for steam
boats, ships,, fatboats, etc, has been gathered
from tho sediment OF tho Mississippi within the
past twenty years. Owing 10 the unstable MT
turo OF tho lands the wharf has 10 DO erected on
piles. and those once driven check tho current
and start the flling mp. process. 10 rapid has
this gone on that the width Of tho river has been
contracted hundreds Of yards, notwithstanding
the impinging current has carried away muon
valuable real estate In Algerr, situated on the
opposite bank. Now we only refer TO these facts
TO show tho peopls OF New Orleans how much
they aro indebted TO river commerce, not only for
their Importance as q maritime CITY, but for tho
very ground upon which " Ia built.
Az for the oity's right 10 collect wharfage foe,
moro than possibly sufficient sum to keep Tho
landing III order, she never had any, and tho fact
that sho has been permitted TO levy u tag which
amounta to source OF revenue 10 duo 10
miserable, gr0veling spirit evlneed by u set OF
pandering bostmen, who ''crook the pregnant
hinges OF tho knee" and seek popularity nj tho
expense Of honor and decency. When gentlemon
have resisted tho law this class have never failed
70 defeat the ends OF justice BY coming forward,
and, under the guise Of bcrality, offering 10 pay
tho stipulation and do the business. Commerce
was the life Of New Orloans when she was great |
metropolis and II IL TO DO the blood aud sin6w Of
her.if eyer she regains her former Importance,
and Ia these times OF competition IL beheoyes tbs |
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