The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-08

sHbs LOUIS III "
sBelow nigh water mark OF 1874.
NELSON aoRON. sorg't.sig. Ser. U. q. 4.
AHa1vArs. Isabel, Emma, Shannon, Jobs
VI. Hanne, Cherokee, Fanchon.
DEPARTURES : Isabel, Emma, Ann s Bin.
Wing No. 3, Eva, 0dsehita Belle, john II
Hanna, City of Alton, Geo. Spangler.
TO ARRIVE. Blue Wing Nc. 3. Mary Ida
Eve, Upper Coast; Assumption, w. J. Polite
vent, Henry Tete. Ltfoutche; Gov. Allen
Bayou Sara. City OF Augusta, Bastrop, Gus
ohita: Trenton, TeussH and Macon; @. H
Duffee. st. Mary, L,Bslle, Bart Able, Rec
River, Bismarck, Cairo; II ibt Young Sandy
No. o. Lessis ylor, Atchafalaya: Frank Par
goud, Greenvile; g.. john, Baton Rouge
Natehtz, VaoAsburg; Ann s., Isabel, Emma
Lower Coast.
The weather yesterday was repetition OF
Tuesday clear 81 very pleasant.
business was quite lively yesterday.
The O1aehia Belle has been Withdrawn
from tho Bayou Slra trade, aud left yesterday
for the Ousehia under charter TO the New
Orleans and Ouaohisa Transportation Com
pany, Capt. J. W. Blanka in command Dir.
ID q. g3rnwell In the etIios. Capt MeErgy
has made arrangements with the Gov Allen
10 represent BIN and the Belle ON tho Oeas
for tho time being
Mr. Lon Mgt Farlin vas ont on The landing
yesterday, nearly recovered from his recent
Illntss
An unusually large amount Of lnmber end
shingles is being shipped TO the Upper and
Lower Coast A gooa sign.
The Trenton will arrive to-day and leave
Saturday for the Tepsas and Macon.
The great Natohtz is due tonight from
Yioksbufg and will return, II. usual, Sat.
urday.
Tue renowned Bart Able loaves Saturday,
rs usual, for Alexandria and Grand Eo re.
The LaBelle, Capt NJ. N. Wood. OF the
New Orleans and Red River Transportation
Company, leaves Saturday, for Shreveport.
The Bonnie LIE, also OF this line, leaves also
Saturday for Minden.
The Shannon arrived Tuesday night from
Camden with 26l6 bales cotton. Not being
ready TO leave yesterday, she leaves to-day,
promptly and positively at 5 p. IN, John De.
Hart in command, Lon MaoFarin elerk.
The steamer ST. John, from Manohao, ar.
rived last evening with q good "trip. part Of
which was 1853 hhds sugar, and GID bbls mo.
1asses.
NThs Cherokee. Captain Geo. Wolf, clerk
A. Byers, arrived yesterday morning from The
Ohio, and will return to-day at 5 p. M, taking
height and passengers for all intermediate
points through to Cincinnati.
The Fsnohon arrived yesterday from Bayou
Bartholomew, with 1i4S bales cotton, and is
receiving TO retuin to-day at p. tn,. & ing
through TO Popln Buff T. @. s Reeney in
command, Morris DUrsey, clerk
Not being ready to leave yesterday, the
Robert Mitchell ovsrlaid unit s p IN. today,
when she leaves for Memphis, Cairo, Louis
vile aud Cincinnati, James Paul, master,
Frank Stein, clerk.
The reRuhr weekly AtchafaIay packet Robt,
Young w. FL. Daniel, messer, Messrs. Daniel
aud Lawson, clerks, is receiving TO leave to.
day at 8 p. NJ.
The G. II. Durfee, failing to arrive in time
60 leave yesterday. will leave To- day at s d.
m, for Alexandria aud Grand Ecore, John
Hainn, master, w. III, McChesnsy in the
,tfise.
Curt Holm clerk. leaves to-day at y. no.
t,r VickSburg Greenville and all bend land
ings
The New Ofesrs and Rod River Transpor
tstion Company steamer ST.. Mary Fred.
Probst master, Ed Groves.olstk, leaves to-day
mt 5 p. IN. for Shreveport.
The Ga, il i. Oyer master, OF the New
Orleans and Ouschis Transportation COM
pany, leaves to-day at s p. m, for Bayou Bar
tholomew, through to Popl N Bluffs.
The tri-weesly Upper Coast daylight pack
ct Eva, Louis Ransom master, leaves to NOR.
row at 10 o. m. for the Ben Tureaud Planta-
ton.
Tho Lower Coast packet Waloen p. e
Barry master. t.. f. Barry clerk. leaves to-
morrow OF ii o. m. fer the Lee Plantation.
The tri-weeky Lover Coast packet Emma,
leaves to.morrow At p. m, for the franklin
Rice Mills. Oliver Canton, Jr., master, j. j.
Donovan clerk. t
The semi weekly Coast and Baton Rouge
packet st. John, Frank Bergeron master, J.
O. BerReron clerk, leaves tomorrow ut IL IN.
punctually.
The Coast and Bayou Sara United States
mail packet Gov. Allen. John ]. Brown mas
ter, s. 3. Streek clerk, leaves to morrow at s
r. m.
The ST. Paul Pioneer Press says:
We are In receipt If q circular from New
Orleans firin setting forth the advantages
which that port now presents as o shipp ng
emperium for the grain trade of the MISSISSIPPI
nj Valley, now tia. Eads' ietties have proved
o success. There seems 10 be no reasonable
doubt that these jetties will afford continu-
Gus depth of 25 feet of water through the
South Pass by March next, and as toon as 90
feet is assured many new lines Of steamers
aud Raling We sells will be drawn to New Or.
leans. A wealthy and enterprising firm of
Liverpool are going to put on o large line of
steamers, each with capacity for 150, coo
bushes OF grain. Lrge elevators have al
ready been built at New Orleans in anticipa-
tion OF the flow of grain through that outlet,
and St Louis has been for years
organizing lines OF barges for the
large down-riyer gsrin trade which is expected !
70 follow the deepening of the channel of the |
South Pass, There can be no question that
the opening of tho mouths of the Mississippi |
to ocean shipping win give mighty i'm. |
pulse to the development of the river tr f1io |
along its whole length from New Orleans to
ST. Paul, and that the Mississippi will there
npon bs the cheapest outlet for the grain and |
all the products of the great valley to the
seaboard. The cost of transp porting wheat by |
barge from Minnesota TO New Orleans will |
probably not exceed 20 cents. and it is doubt
full whe her the eastward rail and water lines
can compete with the downward current
OF the Mississippi in tho movement OF grain
TO the ocean. The flow Of grain for EXPORT