The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-13
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$Below high water mark OF l6t4' 'AuoloaIee
rise Indicates fell.
The weather Yesterday was not 40 warm Jan
other shower fell during the afternoon
liant Getn Geo Rea has his good boat the Texas.
in fine order. and before many dsys pass her
whistle will again be heard In Il d river
Capt. j. W. Roach, of the sunken Little Con
dor, who has been In tue city Tor the past lew
days left yesterday by rail for Cairo
Oapt. J. W. Banks leaves this evening for
FrcUFsToN-The Ouaohita Belle leaving this
~ M taR es passengers up an returns them
on the ]. w. Cannon tomorrow evening, tor
the low sum of five dt liars
The upper coast Belle has changed her hour
OF departure from 10 10 H. She Is good Doat
and as regular as clock. ;, Ill,
day the great day Of the week on the landing
al %, m because II is the hour when that great
boat-the Natehez, Capt Tom Leathers-leayes
always taking a crowd and having % crowd to
see her off When shs blows her whistle every
body knows 1t is just o'clock. TOR all snow its
sound and that she Is punctual In leaving. and
when her gun is fred that the monarch Il gone.
The Paris Brown and the Cherokee are both
advertised to leave Cincinnati. the former
Cant Charley Miller has postponed the day of
departure Of the New Mary Houston to Tuesday
next when she will eave positively + r Cincin-
natl. For those who are not ready to leave to,
day an opportunity to travel on n truly good
boat is offered, and t., those who were ready we
Capt Miller and his brother Elliott who has
charge ofthe office. are both exceedingly clever
gentlemen and very popular. Passaee can o.
secured to-day on board at the mead OF traVler
The At. Mary will make another excursion to
the gulf shore on the sixteenth.
"Reminiscences.
MANY Years ago q steamboat, while making
her way up the beautiful ohio, encountered o
raft more than mile long and quite half q m lie
wide, with house in the centre OF It, floating
down with the current Notwithstanding all Of
forts to avoid collision the boat was caught
In the tolls of he aft. In such way between
It's uneyenly proie ting timbers az to be hello.
less. The doughty captain, on the EXTREMIST
point of the bow with doubled fls and brlst-
ling with indignation, apostrophized the nav
IF The a p9Rf e g 9o hs q
well-wooded floating acres, whose downward
course it was impossible to stem, was seen
slowly approaching In the distance. holding his
hands behind his ca 8, as If anxious to hear
what the captain was saying AS soon as he
came within bail and was made fully sensible
against him, he took short back pipe out OF
his mouth, spat twice. and replied, You go to
any rI o o. your sass Get eout O. he way And
resumfng his pipe. he slowly wended his, way
back to bis cabin. After being borne down
length extricated and proceeded on her way.
The St Francis Belle leaves daily at 1880 o. N
With the New Orleans and Texas
Railroad to Donaldr Onville 49,
the feet Belle. in place Of the Blue Wing No
$, leaves to day at Ii o'clock q M for the uppe
stock in command, Geo. M. Woods clerk.
The reliable, Mary Ida, j. A. Ruiz IN 4 com ON
Tnand leaves this 10 q. m, promptly for inc up
Der coast to Ben 1uTeaud's plantation. MIR. Ed
Nicolle has charge Of the office.
The splendid steamer st. Mary, Joe Daltere
master. e, Nicole clerk leaves to-day at ., N
for the coast and Bayou Lafourehe. through t
me New Bart Able. Richard .sinnott master
Geo Hamilton clerk, Is receiving to LEAVE to
day at y. M promptly Tor Alexandr1a an
Inc Ouac6ita Belle, John 9. Libano master
J. II, MossQp clerk leaves to day promptly at
mine and all coast landings.
The Natchez. r. P. feathers master, J, l
Muse clerk, leaves to-day at .. m. for Nicks
The regular semi. weekly Bayou Lafoureh
racket Assumption. P. A. Iharlet master N.
Dupus clerk leaves as usual to-day at p. n
for Lockport. .,
tion Oompany's steamer Danube. Chas, Thor
master, @. W. Drown clerk. leaves to-day at 6 ]
m. for Shreveport