The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-03
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N1tgcrOBSes ....s.s.-....'.'' ~
Leayen worth. Ia D TO Q
Augusta ........s.'...... j 70 y
louisville ............... 9 10
Memphis ......-...-'.." II o o
Nashville ................. 2 70 6
aNsW Orleans s."...... 80 y
h Omaha. .+......-....-.... II u ~ u
Shreveport .-.........-... II 10
Bt, Louis ..s.....'..'''''' 10 - ~
Ht. Pau. 4...s.....-...... "
Vieksburg ...'....''..''- II ~
sBeioy high water mark of 1874. Indicates
rise. Indicates fall.
The heat on the landing was relieved yester.
day by gentle and very pleasant breeze. that
blew throughout the whole Of the day,
Shipment OF freight was more lively than on
any preceding DAY OF the W9 ek ,b.r, tbo yszoo
Valley and Bart Able had to land above Gro
yisr street. , -
The larboard chimney Of the Henry Tete was
hoisted On the roof yesterday.
The Ella Hughes has been taken from the
The, Bart Able, arriving Thursday night,
brought the first bale OF new cotton from the
Bed river section It was rhsed on Game river.
The Able leaves again to-day. rs usual. and will
he tho only departure for old Red She carries
the United States mail.
The st. Mary will be the only departure to-
dry for the LafOurcha.
Tae Assumpton had big triR out yestqrd Lay;
RoUGE.-~Arrangemen have been made by
which delegates to the Baton Rouge convention
can Leave this evening rsnk hs 0anGhe Bs
there Tuesday evening and arriving here at
daylight Wednesday, morning, They are both
known 90 two Of the finest and fastest boats on
TIE statement that appeared In Yesterdays
Times and Pieayune that the engineers q the
Henry .rete had been discharged Capt ?. 4.
Charlet, one Of the owners. says Is incorrect.
and he has requested us to so state It,
o me- p od Rno 81 En- zwa c S an h9 w
known In river circles rs an efficient, reliable
and accommodating business man, has gone
partnership with his brother. and will DO
highly pleased at call from bis friends,
Capt; A; J. Garter, Clerk : Carrot Hnls, and
stopped off at Baton Rouge, one of the pilots
bringing her through.
ExCUHs1or.--T Ouachita Belle leaving this
~. m. tpkgs passengers up and returns them
On the J. v. Cannon tomorrow evening, for the
low sum Of S..
coolest, comfortable and best arranged passen-
ger boats on the river the new Paris @. Brown.
todaf E. m and Mr f9E T yng
the chief clerk. see to II that every one on their
boat is well provided for and leaves her salts
The St Franeis Belle leaves daily at 80 a.. m.
from Bienvile street for Westwego, running In
connection with the New Orleans and Texas
The feet Belle. in place Of the Blue. Wing No.
9, leaves TO. day ct Il o'clock O. m for the upper
Gunst TO the Ashland plnntnt10n. y. A. COrn"
stock In command. Geo. M. Woods clerk.
The reliable Mary Ida. J. A. Ruiz In COM
maud. leave4 this 10 o. M prom PITY for the ~ =,
Nieolle has charge of the office.
The splendid steamer st. Mary, Joe Dalferes
master. b. Nicole clerk, leaves to-day at p. m.
for TT. the coast and Bayou Lafourehe through to
The New Bart Able, Richard sinnott master,
Geo. Hamilton clerk, is receiving to leave TO-
day at s y. IN. promptly for Alexandria and
Grand ECOre.
master, Thomas Howard clerk, leaves to-day
promptly at 6 .. M for Bayou Sara. Baton
Rouge. PIacqumine and all coast landings adj g
The Yazoo Valley, in place OF the Natchez,
Frank Beck, Jr., muster, Andy Roland and 3. b.
Leathers In charge Of the office. leaves to-day
at s y. m for Vicksburg.
Exchange Clippings, July 81.
Cincinnati Commercial:
The LocalEBoard Of Steam Navigation will
hold u meeting next Monday morning. to COM
pete arrangeamenths, for t the eonyenng OF the
VI: i. Devenny, United States Local Inspector
ny. late SUPERVISING inspector Of this district
is lying at tho point Of death ut his homo in the
suburb of Walnut Hill; Mr.. Devenny Is
nephew, not son OF j. .. DeVenny'-Ed. Dem
The snagboat y. A: Woodruff. Capt. Fl. Fl;
Drown commanding, 10 ready ioT business ana
The following dispatch Wns Yesterday re-
ceived by Royse e Wosset steamboat agents.
from D. Ripley; General Freight Agent Of the
N. O. and M. r. r: Receive no more freight for
Mobile. or points beyond until further notice.
PITTsBuRG-Ca Sweeney's new boat arrived
last night, and Will be towed to Wheeling
Thursday, whore the machinery will be put on
She Is 175 feet In length 36 feet beam. and feet
hold, will have five ilue boilers rs feet long
and "a inches in diameter; cylinders 10 Inches
In diameter with 6 feet stroke: capacity 25oo
bales cotton: will draw when completed 81 or %
inches, ard will be ready to leave for the South
early in Sentamher,
Il RISING Is SuN-The steamer Golden Rule, on
Saturday night. ran into Eshman's corn barge,
tied up ut the bank. and completely demolished
eutnwaies, and sin king the boat. Immediately
Capt. Shinkle promised to pay all damages.
The Belle Shreveport passed down yesterday
noon, doing nothing of Importance here. She
was loaded fat and had no room to spare.
The Centennial has n lot Of grain from the
upper Mississippi. destined through to New
There has 50 far been used In the construc-
ton Of Eads jetties 80 900 cubic yards of stone
nearly all from the Rose Glare lower Ohio quar-
The Memphis Appeal: According to previous
announcement, u number of the friends Of Il
perpetual deep r. water route to the Gulf met at
Cowdon explain his theory of the best way to
secure that result, Speeches We're made by
Ga G9y2oR m h o Of New ba end
sion of the speeches series Of resolutions
were adopted, urging the matters as of great
tion be held in Memphis on the twelfth Of No
yember to consider Capt. Cowdon's proposition,
and requesting the Secretary of War to order
the local engineer at New Orleans to inspect the
proposed route. The reso utions also expressed
thanks to prominent members Of Congress aud
others for the interest they manifest in the
movement.
Vicksburg Herald:
There will be no New Orleans packets In port
for probably ninety days to come and as the
quarantine station is too far below here for
daily communication. we must for the present
bid them an afrectionate farewell.
by Telegraph.l
V1cKsBuRG. Aug. ITO J. B. Wood. No, 1ot
Common street: Anchor Line steamer Belle OF
Shreveport will arrive Monday morning and
leave for st. Louis Wednesday, the seventh in
slant j. O. COGHILI, Master