The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-20
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| *Beew high water mark OF 1874,
| NELSON GoROM. serg't. Big. Ser. u. 8. A.
ARntvArs.--Isabel, Eureka, Mary Ida, Gov
| Allen.
DEPARTURES -1sateIs Mary Ida. Eureka
Frank Parg ,ud. Sandy No. Q.
To AsnsvE.-Emms, 1sAbel, Lover Coast Joht
| Means aud bsrges, 40. DDunally, u +. Sohentk
Thompson Dean, Ohio; Eys, Mary Ida, Blue
| Wing No. ., Upper Coast: Eureka, Assumption
Lafourche: Bertha, Opelonsas. W. j Behan. Bar
Able, Red River; Natchsz, Vicksburg.
Yesterday wss u beautiful day, and real dull
| one
The Sandy got off about noon. She leaves
again on bei regular day. Wednesday.
The City OF Alton laid over on account OF BOT
hide sugar not ready yesterday. She goes to-day
| The A, U. Donnally, u. 7. Setlehek and Thonp
| son Dean are coming in pretty close order.
| That new end fius OHIO RIVER passenger
steamer A. q. Donnally. Henry Hart master. Ed
| Dppnally clerk, will he found at tho landing to.
| morrow ~ ady to leave al s p. M. Tor Cincinnati
The thompson Dean haa got ahead Of Capt.
| Nj ler this tune. The ia making such good time
Oh tho way down that he has changed her day OF
departure from Tuesday, the 2tth, to Monday,
tho 931. hooms can DO engaged upon appiiea.
| lion 10 Messrs. Wayne u Williams, agents, LOG
| Gravier street.
| The Emma il The reliable and popular Lower
Coast packet Tor to. day, leaving at p, m.
The shannon was taken aofpss the river yes
"
boat, and 1t il hardly probable that she will lay
idle long.
The Bsstrop laid over. She leaves tomorrow
sure ~ .. IN. for sll landings on the Black and
usohita rivers. through TO Camden; Capt.
Gus Hodge. a gentleman aud n thorough steam
boat HAL, commands, Mr.. J. T. Mohr clerk.
The line side-wheel Coast and bayou Lafoprohe
packet Henry rete, J. h. Aucoip master, Z. A.
Charlet clerk, leaves this 10 IN. for ThibodAux.
The ti-veekly Lower Coast packet Emma
caves to-day at y. m for Happy Jack; Oliver
Canton Jr. master, ~. Donovan clerk.
The - mi-we.kly Upast aud Baton Rouge pack
Oh Ut. John, Frank Bergerop master, J. O. Ber-
geron clerk, leaves to-day at Ia M pupetuAiiy
The Uoas. and bayou sara United states mail
packet Gov. Allen, J. J. Brown master, b. b.
streok clerk, leaves to-day at y. IN.
The regular Upper Coast tri.weekly daylight
packet Eva, Louis Ransom master. Norbert Ran
clerk, will be at the lower landing TO day. re-
csivine to leave to- morrow ut 10 y. H. for the
Ben Tureaud plantation.
The II bart Able leaves tomorrow NJ p. m.
for Alexandria aud Grand Eoore. Richard Siunott
master, teorge Hamilton clerk.
The Natohez. for Vieksburg and all mail land
ings. leaves Tomorrow at y. III. Capt Thos Z.
LeathsIs in command
The regular weekly Coast and Atohsfalaya
packet Bertha, A. z. Trousdale master, Theo.
JDBin clerk. leaves tomorrow at 8 p. m.
Tho independent semi weekly Coast aud
PaquemIne packet Blue Wing No. leaves to-
morrow Mt p. IN. J. A. Comstock master, Geo.
woods and lbaE. Dean clerks.
The Now Orleans aud Red River Transports
lion Company's packet Texas. Geo. w. Rsa mas
ter H. q. Boazman clerk leaves Saturday at +.
M. with ut FAIL for shreveport and all way land
ings on Red RIVER
The Carrie A. Thorn, also Of tho above com.
pauy, leaves Saturday at 5 y. IA. for MindeB,
Chas. Thorn in comiielid, Geo. A. Dtton, clerk.
The steamer Bart Able. from Grand Eeore,
arrived last evening on time, with fair trip Of
freight and passengers.
by Telegraph
v1cBepuno. April 1g.-To Wayne & Williams.
New orlesps: Steamer A. O. Donpally will arrive
saturday morning.
HENRY W. HART, Master.
Bayou SARA. April 19.--To II. W. Adamp, agent,
"a Commercial Place: steamer Bart Able viii
arrive Mt 4 p. m. IL. sINNO RI, Master.
NATcuEz, April1o. j. d. Woods Il Co.. 104
Common street: Steamer Bismarck will arrive
Saturday morniug aud leave for Bt. Louis 1uos-
day evening, tho 2lth inst.
JOHN sPANE. Master.
SOUTHWEST PASS April 10, 1877.
To Capt. @. W. Howell, corps of Engineers, U.
b. A.:
Depth Of channel at moan low tide, TX feet.
LeaHt width for that depth, 100 feet.
High tide at h. IN.
Height above mean low tide, ~ feet.
Depth of channel at high tide, 20 feet.
Depth OF channel, il referred to tho plane of
average food tide, 10 CD 100 feet.
Bottom hard.
q. II. ELWELL, Master McAlister.
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.
III. Louts, April 17.--Cspt. Louries steamer
Warner returns from Cairo TO New Orleans with
. full butch Of barges loaded with leo and pro- |
iuce.
Capt james II. Techudi's condition was con- |
sidered more favorable yesterday.
Stuarts Marine Ralways and Docks, at Madi- |
,on, Ind, will be sold at auction tomorrow.
he la 1auu Mar Ala, vida
on route for the Upper Missouri river. We fear |
that Outsiders will lind elm pckings this season;
90 many boats up there now.
The new steamer Silver City Ia In the water, |
bat boats OF her capacity ahoat, draws II inches
Onward OF tho cylinder, lOL inches at her bow,
md IA inches at the boilers. Her length IL 100 |
Get on dock, breadth 80 feet, aud a. feet deep.
The Silver City leaves for tho mountains on
Business on the Upper Missouri Is In flourish
ng condition, aud more vessels have their prows
urDed up that stream than for ten or twelve
'ears pagt.
Il Is said that the John Means and barges took
,ut Of Wabash river for New Orleans 35 059 sacks
'nrn, $50 tons bulk meat, 800 dozen chickens and
100 barrels -four.
Capt. Ion, Leathers, OF tho Natchez, is coming
lere shortly to lock ut the wonderful generator
ecenty invented, in which he owns an interest.
Loutville:
The JOHN q. FLETcHER.--T This is the name of
" neat aud handsome little steamer as was
'ver built around tho falls. Messrs. Hennegin L.
Walker, her owners. are two clever, energetic and
PRACTICAL river men, who have built her under
heir own special directions, and they now have
boat of which they may well feel proud, and
which will undoubtedly prove success and make
fortune for Them. She leaves New Albany to-
lay for 81. Louis and the YELLOWSTONE river, Capt
iennegin i'll command. and Mr. Walker at fhe
'ngner. The hui built by the Towards, of JEFF
ersonville, il good aid pretty one. It IL 100
Get long, "a feet beam, 81 feet hold The pretty
abin is by John McIlvan The machinery con-
ists { two engines, each feet stroke, slL.s Inch
yftnders, dfivrs d wheei n feet ifei1es in
Iiameter, and 17-foot bucket. She has one boiler
p feet long, 40 inches in diameter, and five
inch fues. The boat draws 8 inches forward.
3 inches amidshps, and 10 inches aft. She is a
cry handsome little light-drafG steamer.
CAIRO, April 1G-Business had about fpetered
ntn Eat week. but il shoWed healthy reaction |