The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-21
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rise. Indicates fall.
No change in the weather. -.
Business continues dull. Though Vicksbnrg
and The Yazoo were opened to shippers yester-
day, very little freight for those places was
Eug, Wells Is filling the position Of bill
clerk on the Cannon.
We we're sorry to hear that the second
eldest daughter of Mr.. Geo. Petit was lying
very low yesterday evening; also that the
wife OF Capt. Gus. Hodge was very serious
ly i'll.
Tom Crawford is improving rapidly and
was sitting up yesterday.
Owen JeInisOn was reported rs having
passed the crisis and was improving.
The Anchor Lime goats Quit.
The following telegram explains itself:
ST. LOUIS, August 90 1873.
J.B Woods General Agent Anchor Line. No.
104 Common street:
We have concluded, under the great diff
cultfes encountered by existing quarantine
prohibitions, to withdraw all our boats for the
present. The Scudder Is the last bout leaving
JNO. A. SCUDDER, President.
The Globe Democrat Of the eighteenth
says:
the Board Of Inquiry appointed by the Sec
rotary Of War, to take into consideration the
improvement Oh lOW-WhGeE NhVIRbtIOu OH bLS
Mississippi river, which met on the fourteenth
instant at Gen. J. II Simpsons office, Is still
sitting, and receiving daily information rela-
tive to the parts Of the river needing improve
ment. After this Is all in, and as soon as the
river Is low enough, the board will take trip
OF examination from st. Paul down. The
board consists Of Generals j. G. Barnard and
g. B. Lowe, Of New York; Gen. J. FL. Simp-
son and Major G. Il. Suter. Of st. Louis; Gen
II. e. Wright, Of Washington; Gen. G. B.
Comstock, of Detroit Col. i. M. Farquhar, Of
Rock Island, and Lieut.. S. s. Leach who acts
as recorder Of the board. All the members OF
the board are III the city, except Gen. Bar
nard, who is detained at home on account Of
illness
THAT HAT.-Volney Brown and Adolph
Grtvot, having placed Charlie Thorn in safe
keeping across the lake have returned Vol
ney came back bareheaded. just as we pre-
and there was q calamity, one that heated
both excitement and Indignation among the
good people of Pass Christian-excitefnent
over the event, and Indignation over the re-
suits. The particulars rs given us are as fol-
lows: Volney went out for q sail In lugger,
and contrary to the advice of his friends, took
his hat along. The master of the craft,
knowing the exact amount Of canvass she
could carry, reefed all d her sails, dashed Vol
nsy D bEis t5sfed up the front brim Of
his hat. made it fast cast loose, and headed
for deep water. A fair breeze was blowing at
the time, and she sped over the water like a
tempted which failed. It was feared for
awhile that the gallant and overstrained craft
would be carried out to sea, and great
CONSERVATION prevailed, but one uo Of
enc snoe S" of mind S cut t5s layR R1
to the hat with an ak, and it went over
board Control Of the vessel was quickly
regained and her noble crew saved. The hat
and the spectators that lined the banks with
fear and trembling took a last, fond look at
their sailboats and lighthouses, but, fortu-
nately, 1t filled with water and sunk in front
Of the wharf, where 1t now remains an OBJ
struction to landing boats: ,whereat the
above mentioned good people became indig--
nant, and Voney returned nome, and stood
not on the order of his leaving. The Usage
will leave here shortly for, the purpose Of
wreeking and removing the obstruction.
Amid the congratulations extended to our
friend at his narrow escape, we cannot for
bear saying, "Vale Hatr'
The Rice Farmer, Chas. DeBouchel master,
Sept Toca clerk leaves daily, Sunday ez-
cepted, for the upper coast to Kenneryiile, at
10a m, promptly.
The Belle ii place of the Blue Wing No. g.,
A. j. Comstock, master, leaves this O. N. for
Ben Tureaud's, Donaldsonville and the Ash
land plantation, Ascension parish. Messrs.
Wood and Dean clerks.
The Emma Irvine, e. M. Valette master,
leaves as usual to-day at p. III. sharp, for the
lower coast, as far as the Greenwood planta-
lion.
The United States mail packet Ouachita
Belle, In place Of the J. w. Cannon, John O.
Libano MASTER, Thomas Howard clerk, leaves
to-day, promptly at p. N. for Bayou Sara,
Baton Rouge and all coast landings.
The tri-weekly upper coast packet Mary
Ida, j. A. Ruiz master, will arrive this even
ing and will return Tomorrow at 10 q. N.
The Mary 10 daylight boat.
The regular semi-weekly Bayou Lafourche
packet Eva, y. D. Terrebonne master, will be
found at the landing this morning receiving to
return tomorrow, as usual extending her
and M. n Landry have charge of the office
The Assumption, in place of the Henry
Tete, z. A, Charlet In command, n. q. Dupuis
clerk, is receiving to-day to leave Friday at 1t
q. m. for the Lafourche, through to Thibo
daux.
The Mississippi Valley Transportation Com
pany will continue running so long as bust
ness Offers SO says Mr.. Henry G. Haarstick
vice president Of the company, In the follow
ing telegram to Capt. John A. Stevenson:
ST.. Louis, August 90, 1873.
Capt. John A. Stevenson. New Orleans:
Say to merchants we will continue running
so long as there is business Offering and crews
to be had to man our boats Lake left yester
day; now loading for Dippold.
HENRY C. HAARsTICK,
Vice President NJ. V. 7. Go.
[By Telegraph
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 20.--Arrived: Lady Lee
Peoria; Belle st. Louis, Cambridge; Joe Ken
ney, Kansas City. Departed: J. NJ. Kerr, Ii
linois river; Eagle Illinois river; Lady Lee
Peoria; Belle st. Louis, Cambridge. River l.
feet Q inches. Weather warm and cloudy
AL Anchor Line boats laid up on account o
fever. ef~s
JULIO, .".