The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-21

Cincinnati .,...,..,....... 81
louisville .............-.. II 6 II
Memphis ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS % 10 o >
New Orleans. ..,.'t...t' 4
Pittsburg -..t.+t-'..,... -
Shreveport .-..........--.. = y
st. Louis ....-...-.-.,.... " i
Vieksburg ...--s....,.... - 70 o.,
rise. Indicates fall
THE weather yesterdsy was no Improvement
one as II we'll could be Thursday night was a
had one or the river and kept nil tho packets
back the Natchez being the only one 70 arrive
" verP lttle business was done on The landing
though the Ghouteau, Gay and IT, John hhh
The Connie Brandon arrived yesterday from
Red river. Although IN the Rea river tiada I'M
some time # e Branh9ps m.s se vsl 20 n,a
the Ohio. She Ia here for repairs.
The Brandon reports the Jewel aground as i, og
do it and left The Alexandria with barge light
eriug her. Tine Brandon was about the falls
and at Alexandria twenty tour hours, nnd ~
that time the river fell six inches. Billy Moifeit
came down second clerk Of the Corhte. and VIA
The Herbert arrived yesterday from the wreck
of the Durfee with lot Of her freight furnl-
ture. bedding. etc. The freight consists rftpet-
pay Of box goods. and Is in pretty good order.
Capt Eug. puatrevRux, who remained behlnd
1T The wreck came down on the Hnrbatt. and
will go out to-day 10 tho office OF me Bertha
The Herbert arrived Thursday evening. but on
account of the weather had to lie by ut the Ice
The KiHle I'VE. Alvin and Isfhel, aIl laid over
yesterday. Tho Emma Irvine was the only de-
perture for the lower e9ast. =. ,,o ,oah.. 60
T. Line steamer Ya7oo Mt W"ksbUrg. mud will
have her here IN time to leave next Tuesday
for the Atchafaayn.
Mr.. N Nj. Jones' left Thursday evening for
Memphis ,r,,,
are about to pool issues Cant. Hicks assent
only is lacking u make i bargain III,
Mr. &. r. Goodwin takes charge 81 the WI
Walter Hudnal s one of the clerks OF tho
Bart Able.
boat has considerable Of claim " speed: IN
her last trio she went to Baton Rouge In "
hours so minutes and hatcher in 20 hours ana q
quarter. Pretty fast time for sernwheel
The Eva. from Habnve. and ne Assume
ton from the Lafourche. both arrived yester-
day with full loads. The former lies over to
day and returns tomorrow. and the latter
The Assmmt,tion reports having left tho Peek
elk miles down the bayou, with n full load max
The Trenton failed to arrive In time to leave
yesterday for the Lafourehe. but vii! he found
on hand ready to leave this y q r.. ~ y. Ian
dry In command Thos. Knee clark.
fine Whisper detained also by the weather,
was behind time. but will leave also this 10 a IN.
for the upper eoast to the Ashland plantati9n,,
The new beautiful and fast Laura Lee. II. l.,
Lee master, Walter Parker clerk. leaves TO-DAY
atbp m; for shreveport ] pc Lee Is one Q, me
In every respect rs ever went INTO the river
The Jewel for Shreveport, And the Maria
Louise for Coushatta. are also advertiser %
Bee telegrams below from the james Howard
and Gold Dust
The Mary Ida got away Thursday night, and
has started under hor schedule q daily trips
between Donaldsonville and Bayou Sara See
the advertisement for further particulars.
The Southern Transportation Company 4
steamer Golden Rule leaves to-day, positively
for M%mPh sb GnlEn m mbary11e ""
this fine steamer il an experienced wachiul
and sagacious captain and Mr.. w. X Shaw: her
chief clerk IL n gentleman In every sense OF mo
word. Both ofthese gentlemen pay q SO atten-
tion to their duties and the wants q their pa
The new Paris G. Brown viii follow the Col
The Bertha Capt NJ. Kenson. for tho Atcha-
faIaya. Willie and Era No. 70 for Brut river.
John Wilson for the Ounrhlta and the =. p.
stanard and Commonwealth Tor ~. LOUIS. are
all announced 10 leave to-day
The great Nachcz arrived on time yester'iay
from ylckshurg and will return to day rs usual
Don't forget that the big Bart Able leaves r.
The regular ri weekly upper coast packet
Belle In place OF the Mary lda a: hnt5 mns-
promptly, for College Point and jacobs say
mill :,
master leaves to-day, ms usual, Mt p m for
the lower coast to the Greenwood plantation.
Tho regular somi weekly Rayou Sara and
Jnhn q Lihano master J. IT. Mossop olol x
leaves to-day ut 81. m; without tail .oo,. o
Nat"hez + r INathnrs master. Muse, Roland
Grica and Wilson clerks leaves to-day PROMPT
lya y m, for VtrkshnrG .,,,a p,vor Tr,ns-
portation Company's steamer John Wilson. 80
Holmes master, w. y, Clark clerk. ia reeelNiut
TO leave to-day positively ~ y ~. iot 'd'i-
The Cumberland Towboa Company : steame
John Porter and narges W. e. Nathan mas"
A. l., Kennedy clcrk is receiving Mt the head o
Iafayette street to leave to. day at =. m Tor al
points op the Ohio. through e rittshurgi
The New Orleans and Ouachita river Trans
portation Cumpanys steamer Bastrop. Gus
Hodge mnster l.. I. Delahunssaye clerk, leave
fo the M n Il n or and rnnrs Hiependen
packet Clara Il. VIM Wonz, master. viii
Jones clerk leaves also to-day at .. m 10
The Kountz Line steamer Katie 7. koun'7
Henry J. King master. leaves today az p u
for Shreveport and all way landings
The B,ruf river packet Era NO 70. jaime
Hamilton master, J. I. Mohr clerk leaves to
The regular semi weekly Bayou Lafonrrch
packet Assumption, T. A. Chariot master. y.
bupuis clerk, leaves to-day at - a. n. -
The tri-weekly Bayou Iafourebe packet G. !
Peck. L. hanson master, D. b. heehah clerf
The regular weekly Grand Eeore and AleH
andra p9eke NeT Rart Abe Richard s ~ ho,
Exchange Clippings.
Cincinnati Enquirer Daeembar IL.
The little propeller Minnie Keenan, has gon
South, bound for Ouachita river.
Pittsburg Telegraph:
x novel sight was witnessed yesterday alor
1.g} O'clock on the Smitbnell street hrtdg
the cause Of the affair was the attempt ~ "a
steamer John Hanna 70 pass under the bridg
y with n tow OF empty harges. From the eSer
tions made by the men on the boat It SCENE
Imperative that she should 70 under the brldg
which to the observers, seemed IN lmp9sSlbl
undertaking at the present height " the water
The pilot, however. lowered the smoke ftack'
escape pipes and even the pllot-hpuse oil th
vessel and another attempt was made, hu
vainly Only about IN inch q spae ,' WI a. a.
eeassry TO sb% MI niot hit upon novel exper
ment To accom- lish that end. One of the to {.
keepers was summoned. and conference WI
that worthy resulted in the stoppage 81 =
vehicles passing over the bridge a. the two PIC!
on either side u the bos The b nfn 19 US qei
from the weight of vehicles ut the point mel
TONED, bulged IN. and the John Hanna Pass,
under on her cnMrsa mp the stream. MaIn III