The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-29
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW OlsLEANH DEMOCRAT.
Tuesday. january ~, 1873.

Tuesday. January as 1873.
Arrivals.
Isabel. rlue wing No. 3. Gov Allen Il. Il. Lee,
Katie. Cotton Valley. La Belle.
Departures.
Isabel. Rice. Farmer, Belle. Blue wing No. 3.
Hanna, GOV. Allen. Katie. Il. parfe sse
TO Arrive.
Isabel, Rice Farmer, Martha, lower coast;
es Silver oty blue wng N a aeas
Aszea ssFa; 81: John. ] Z, Haaaa. Rataa
natl is j. 4. seadder' b. 7. 0hpeas Memphis:
Ieasls Taylor Atehafalaya Iohn i, Wilson H, Bas-
He'd river; frank Pargoud Greenville; Gold
Dust. st. Louis; Yazoo Valley. Yazoe.
Weather pleasant.
Bnsiness moderately active.
Rates to the Ohio were cut to fifteen cents yes
The upper landing continues crowded with
oapt John brown H i es as back the last
Tha New Orleans and Ouachita Transporta-
ton Uompanys steamer Cotton Valley arrived
Aid g 4 rsscevne to- to return }omorrow j. ".
Carlton In command. Messrs. Gilruth and Has
The Alice, Capt O.. r. Adams, is receiving for
pittsburg, direct. to leave to-day az y. m, She
ss b new boat, now on her first trip and liz q
very fine one. Mr.. A. q. Carlisle has charge OF
Faans, Taa 7, only a daqgh t W Fl Capt. John
hFESs fe Ella A2 aaaeh and passenger
steamer cherokee, Geo. Wolf master, Andy
lyars clerk T. the o T. a il n q Packet Line
Louisville and Cincinnati, at 6 b. M. positively.
The splendid PASSENGER steamer Thos. Sher-
lock, Lew Kales muster. John 8. Jones. clerk.
Tie II Tsnas ss ss lsazss daily Ct 1sg T.
Raiiroad 70 Donaldsonville.S ''li' Ail" 'N'''
The Blue Wing line steamer Belle leaves
II Bse / ssgt bo
ways HE. Harper commands, % Brou clerk
Rns ia Edsard Neo
clerk. leaves to-day at 10 o. m, going as high as
ms wy Steamer Mab ! Bassst a
1gr leaves tS.d AZ II A. pFopty FIR Port
The Rice Farmer, John Taylor master, rum
ming In place Oh the Alvin, also Of the above
company. leaves Tomorrow at u m. for Poit
s.Ths Isobert p. Lee. VIM. Campbell master.
Mill. A. MeVav In charge. Of the office. leaves
The st. Mary, Joe Daferes In command. II.
coast and Lafourche, through to Laurel Valley.
The New Orleans and Red River Transperta,
M roes eslE saVes
IA. for Shreveport.
], The regular I, Baton Rouge and coast packet
Ut. John, ]. & McElroy MASTER leaves to-mor-
the Blue Wing will arrive this evening and
The semi weekly, bayou Lafourche packet
Assumption. z. A. Charet master, w. q Dupuis
clerk leaves Tomorrow at 10 a. IN, tor Thibo-
Z The ouaehit 4, Belle, due last night from
bano Fsgaaf as IT. Mossop f eark
The New Orleans and Quachita Transporta-
sP n Wssa g < Ssn Rsatss ss a sayss s
morrow ut p. m: for Uuachita City,
The L. e., sie Taylor Capt. NJ heniso 9 in eanl-
through to Washington.
The New Orleans and Red River Transporta-
tion Company's United staies mail steamer
& Danube. Charles Thorn master, Geo. A. Ditton
clerk, leayes Tomorrow at p. m. for shreve-
The Memphis and bend packet John A. seud-
der. j. Frank Hicks master Cnas, FL. Dix clerk,
The Black river, .Tensas and Macon ten dar
packet Tensas, L, v. Cooley master. HI. Molai-
son clerk, leaves tomorrow ct y. m, without
The great iron steamer Ohas r Choteau. W.
4. Thorwegan master Geo. Miltenbergsr clerk,
leaves Tomorrow ut b. m. for Memphis and
the bends.
The steamer In Belle from Shreveport. ar.
rived last evening with Hne trip. part Of which
was 1920 bales cotton, % sacks cotton seed, 1913
sacks oil cake 1870 barrels oil and 400 head cattle.
IBy Telegraph
vroKsBpgna, Jan. a as.--, the New Orleans
BuRD PARIS
TRENTON, Jan. 2s--To Capt. j. W. Blanks :
The Bastrop will arrive Wednesday and lea ( o
SATURDAY for Bayou ba5t l}gl Hoi,aE, Master
MONROE. Jan. T.-To Capt. j. ". Blanks:
steamer John Wilson will arrive Tuesday and
as uFua t9E nshsh M. CITY
MoNRoE, Jan. 27.-To Capt. j. ". Blanks: The
steamer vi ne VII, arrive l'iFsaay, BLANKS
Gravier street. The steamer Gold Dust will ar
rive In time to leave ON Saturday. February q,
Tor Cairo and st. Louis; =.
Heminple viii arrive Wednesday evening and
leave Thursday. Ell. L. LEE.
Street, Tan hs hobart & W M S
balpu sara jan as-ro r. W. Aaam s. agent agent
=. = M. KENIsoN, Master.
tiunary. Cloudy and cold.
On Cry, Pa. Jan. 2s. q. n.-Allegheny river
BRowNsvtLrE, Pa, Jan %, 10 a. m.-Mononga-
hela river feet INCHES O. and rising.
dINctNNkTf. j an. s-Kiver % feet. stationary.
Arrived: Charles Morgan from New Orleans
o Y aer abSra an M1 Hud
Eeathers 81 Tie NssSes arrived II this city
ST.. Louis, Jan. 2s-Weather cloudy, chilly
and promising more rain. Business on the
teyee lively for Monday. River rising and stands
yesterday. Chester. from Memphis: Stanard,
from New Orleans; Kanawha, from the Ohio
river, with salt. To-day: Elliott from Grand
Tower. Grand Tower, from Vieksburg; Ny
Choice and barges. from New Orleans; Tom
ter, for Memphis Polar Star, for Obion river,
with tow,
Exchange Clippings.
st. Louis Republican, Jan, 25:
WHAT CAPITAL WOULD DO FOR RIVER COMMERCE,
Very good authority. the report of 1877 to the
Massachusetts railroad commissioners, states
that THE average cost of roads of the stan1ar d
gauge il s57. 964 70 per mile, inclusive Of equip
ulent. which has amounted to an additional
mil nf Tha 81