The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-06
stage Of the Rivers.
Above low Charu
Station.

Omaha. IS 10 70
a5bI ssg a.:''''''''''''''' % 10 10
~. Louis '................ ~ 10 y
~ Paul. 70
Yfcksburg ................ "a 10 8
sBeioW high water mark of 1874. Indicates
rise. tIndicates fall.
The weather yesterday was cloudy and warm,
with every indication of more rain.
Business not very active.
The Ella Hughes was at the upper landing,
taking on q lot Of machinery for the Teche.
The City Of Alton was across the river yester-
The Charles Morgan is announced to leave
CINCINNATI day and the Belle Of Shreveport
Capt T. P. feathers, who has been on short
visit TO Cincinnati and St Louis returned home
The Golden Rule will arrive to leave Wednes-
day next for the Ohio.
For GRAND ECoEE.-The punctual packet
Bart Able never misses trip, ana shippers
and passengers know exactly when she arrives
and departs This fine steamer Is off to-day, as
usual. promptly at D. m, for the above and all
Capt John J. Brown has telegraphed that his
new Bayou Sara packet Edward J. Gay was
launched at Cincinnati Wednesday. When let
into the water she drew twenty-one inches for
ward and thirty-four inches aft
IL Is hardly necessary to remind our readers
United States mail packet for Vicksburg and
all mail landings to-day at .. m.
The fleet Cincinnati packet A. @. Donnally,
under Inc safe guidance of that clever officer,
Capt Fl. U. Hart. leaves to day at 5 .. m. posi-
lively, taking passengers the river in double
quick time. The DonnHlly Is not only fast
boat but her accommodations are very fne.
With polite st ward and attentive officers In
charge. she is Justly considered NO. / boat in
every respect. Our genial friend, Mr.. Ed. Dom
nally, presides In the Office and those desiring
beTths had better apply arly.
The Ouachita Bell leaving. this D. M, takes
passenger up. and returns them on the J. W.
Cannon tomorrow evening, for the low sum OF
five dollars
from BienviIle street for Westwego. running In
connection with the New Orleans and Texas
Railroad to Donald onville.
The Heet Belle, in place of the Blue Wing No.
3, leaves to-day at 10 O'CLOCK a. m. for the upper
coast to the Ashland plantation. j. A. Com
stock In command, Geo. M. Woods clerk.
mand. leaves this 10 a. m promptly for the up-
Nicolle has charge Of the Office.
The splendid steamer st. Mary, Joe Dalferes
master. Il. NicoIle clerk. leaves to-day at D. N.
tor the coast and Bayou Lafourche. through to
. The New Bart Able, Richard sinnott master.
Geo. Hamilton clerk, IL receiving to leave to-
day at .. m. promptly for Alexandria and
The Ouachita Belle John @. Libano master
J. H. Mossop clerk, leaves to-day promptly at
.. IA. for Bayou Sara. Baton Rouge, Pladuemine
The e, Natch e. 4. p. Leathers master. J. F.
Muse clerk, leaves to-day ut p. IN. for Vicks-
burg and all mail landings
The regular semi-weekly Bayou Lafourche
packet Assumption. P. A, Charlet master. N. Z.
Dupuis clerk. leaves us usual to-day at D. N.
The New Orleans and Red River Transporta-
ton Companys steamer Silver City, NJ. n. Wood
master, VIM, Quicksall clerk, leaves to-day at 6
.. m. for Shreveport.
Exchange Clippings, July 3.
Cincinnati Enquirer:
meeting yesterday morning to arrange pre-
l1minaries Tor the converting OF the national
body in this city on, septembers Capt. 3. s.
Semple presided at the meeting, and Capt. JAS.
ID. Parker filled the secretarys chair. A COM
T t on finance vas appointed as folio VS.
Thomas Sherlock The following we're ap-
pointed a committee on invitations: w. b.
Miller. Ed: d. Miller and X. s. semple. No
business OF Importance was transacted, and the
meeting, adjourned to reassemble at the cali of
natl, Louisville and New. Orleans Pool line.
which was to have taken place to-day has been
postponed unit Friday morning.
Capt. IL. q. SWeeny has gone to Wheeling on a
visit to his home. He will go to Plttsburg to |
look after the new boat he Is havirg built there.
Capt. j. T. Burdeau has contracted with Jas. |
a new ferryboat for New Orleans. to bs com
pleted In sixty days. He has not yet contracted |
tor the machinery. and may use the engines on
command OF the United States snagboat E. A. |
Woodruff. He steps aboard this NOR ming. The |
repairs. and expects soon TO begin her regular
work. Capt Drown Is clever gentleman and
could have been made.
Capt. kountz reports The situation at 81. Louis,
IS unchanged also, that his boats In tn at trade
can load at St. Louis.
SANDY QUIaLEYs STORY.
[By Com Rolllngpin.I
"Speakin' bout high-tone ld-timers," said
SANDY Quieley, as ne TOOK sup OF coffee from
bis tin:cuD and replaced it on thu. mess room
table; thar's none Nv um kin hold candle to
pa Jim Frame. He was the highest-sDerited,
most AMBITIOUS deck hand that ever run on the
mississippi " Why he took more pride in stow
n order than eny man that ever folered the
oizness. That's the reputation Jim he'd. an ne
him; an when mate shipped on boat he'd
alias ask, Whuts Jim Frame a-doin'?'-fur
az knowed Ct he got jim he'd hev' nuthin' tn du
put at the right place In good order. An tn see
aim lay for 'rouster; when he thought that
ae w I'm sr Tn 5 trylG fg 6Ee ntu whisky
aim, was sight wuth lookin' at jim lest
'eemed tn think tibet when he shipped on a
vent wrong, an he made i pertiekler
he chalk. He did, Jack. as sure sure You're Mfre
nobody knowed; but. frum a rough f1ggern'-
:alkflated frum the seasons-he wuz on SIGH an
sich boat in one trade. an SIGH an SIGH a boat
-
ong time-I reckon two hundred an seventy
I've year. An he could talk OLE time boatin' tn
'eat emmy body. he could. Well I sed Jim wuz
ambitious; an SO he wuz He didn't want tn be
promoted; that want his style. He didn't want
Y pc hlghern deck hand, but he wanted tn be |
hat clean through; for he sed ez how 'oner an
anne rum no condition riz.' or sumthin' Nv
nat sort, an when he died he wanted tn hev the
lags lowered ct half, mast-thats all he wanted. {
That Wuz I'm ambition. Well. one day the ole {
nan he'd ,pearan ly handed in his checks, The ]
guz only 'Dossumin' to see eff the boys would
i've MIN good send of, an they wuz jest
DIN to put on the kiver Nv his coffin buffore c
antin' him ct the woodward, when he riz up I
n said in a weak kinder whisper:
. Is the flag at half-mast? !
We'll, sir. we'd furgot tn drop UNI, an had tu
acknowledge the corn. Jim looked as though t
ED lost his last friend. His heart VIM hToEa | {
ut 1t wuznt. for he skipped out Nv hat ar cot. n
n an cleaned out the whul deck crew in less t
no time Now that's what l call mean trick
rwan't treatin' the ole man right, an he
moved it. Pass up that fitch"
Memphis Avalanche: T
The Gold Dust took in a round lot of stuff at /
ne Hopeheld elevator over the river and Law :
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