The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-05

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Memphis ..-..4...... II s IA 6
New Orleans. ........... 10 8 o. o.
ymana. ..'......... 3 t0s
PtttsburR ................. o 8 foL 7
shreveport ......>....... 9 of
st. Louis ................. q 4 10: 1
rise. Indicates fall
No change In the weather
Business on the landing was very brisk yes
terday, and oil OF the departures had fnts trips
the Sam Roberts got away, and hadssa us freight
s Tosn 6ar1H bs nsn v 900 Of cG d 1880
and had fine prospects for n big trip ont to. day
The D. Stein arrived Tuesday nighsf Red
was lowed across the river Mr.. Ii. C:Boaem an
2 well known clerk came down on. the; Stein
from Tba s4h nrv %1Iscn =. 80 o,,.o,,
andrta for Red river, both had fine TRIPS. Henry
yolles and Frank Ottendorfer pilot Tie Wilson.
W. D. CLARK and Ed. Nale clerks. f,nd Mike
Capts. L. Y. and W. W. Cooley and N. Cooley
engineer, all Of the Tensas. arrived .yesferday
on the John A. Scudder.
The W. J. Poitevent was unavoidabiy DELAYED
yesterday and has postponed her departure TO
the upper coast until her next regular day.
The ST. Mary hadn't arrived when we lift tho
landing;
time: she left at .. m. again.
Capt John Poe fs In command Of the new
John d; scnly, on route for Pittsbure.
The Bertha; for the Atchafalaya, laid over
At the time of the Cotton Valley disasster!there
was q steamboat. name unknown. lying At the
bank under Brngiers point. Capt Msrt Iouns
Ii particularly anxioustO know what bbat II was
and urgently requests that her marie be left
Capt. VIM. Crawfords regular At,hafalaya
packet W. j. Poitevent. unavoidable delayed
YESTERDAY sas is receiving at the head ot.Behylle
Schmidt has charge Of the Office.
The big Indian" Natchez leaves Saturday
as usual. for Vicksburg.
-, The st. Mary leaves here every Monday
Wednesday and Friday at IL m. SHARPE A.cerk
Will always be found on the landing 10 receive
Capt. P A. Charlet's semi weekly coast, don
aldsonville and Lafourche packet Asi umption
will arrive TO leave again Saturday Mt 20 aim.
ney yas 20 Rseu hs fys an
bodies OF any persons lost on the Cotton Valley.
should any 30 found they are requested to have
ton. together with such information a. to cloth
Ing. papers or other articles found on them as
will serve to identify them to JosepbsA. Aiken,
III nravier street who viii amply reward oil
Messrs. Meyer. Weiss Il Co. offer leward in
Of Sol Mayer, Henry Levy and b. Geiir. list on
the Cotton Valley.
The handsome and fast passenge: steamer
Company. A. Dor nally master. VI. f. McIntyrs
clerk leaves to-day positively at D. m. for Gin
The famous Charles Morgan. Gait. Albert |
stein stein. follows the Golden City. leaving satur-
W. IT, fhorwegan master, Geo. '' M h'Hra
clerk. was due last might with 1917 bal?s CLIFTON |
and vii! leave to day at s D. m. for vieksburs,
Memphis and the bends.
The renowned passenger steamer Thompson |
Dean, Jas. III. Pepper master. ia due. to- night |
with big load. and will leave to-morraw ut s .. |
m. for Memphis and the bends.
bee telegram Glow from the J. M. White
The Whisper J. A. Comstock master. will ar
rive this evening from the upper coast ard 70
r The daily upper coast TO Hahnvlll's' packet
clerk. leaves this 10 a. m. promptly.
Mary Ida. j x Ruiz master. f EGw, N"i:eF CLERK
leaves today # 10 a, m. for College Point and
The Henry Tote. making tri.weekly trips to
the coast and Donadsonvie, leaves to-day
promptly at y M. taking freight for. che La
]; I; Aucoin is her clever commander: and Mr.
M r f. L Emmg her rr very popular clerk
leaves as usual Mt D. m. TO- div sham for The
lower coast. as far as tho Greenwood planta-
ton. C5
master, ! e. Brou clerk. leaves this y! IN for
The United States mail packet J, NJ white. J.
Crindle and Sullivan clerks. leaves to siaE at s
.. n. for GTeenvlle and tho bends.
The regular semi weekly coast and Eafourchc
packet Trenton. u. l.. Terrebonne master .Thos.
Knee clerk leaves TO day Mt D. m.
+, The New Orleans and Red River Transporta-
master. VIM. Quicksall clerk leav!5 to-day
sure at .. m, Tor Alexandria.
The New Orleans and Red River Trpnsporta-
ton Company send out too day at D. nj. the
pew and pretty Jewel to Grand Ecore{ Cant. O,
TT Truslow j IN G9o COM " Dr9wa clerk.
will be found at the landing this mdrnihg RI
ceiving to leaveto- moraw at 10 a. m :pr6mptly
for Baton Rouge and all coast landings.
hn Itrnr In,, Ii.
ter. s. $. Streck clerk. is receiving t. lcive to-
morrow at 2. m. for Bayou Sara. Baton Rouge
and all mail landings. !:
Exchange Clippings.
The Pittsburg Dispatch says: Two Of our
merchants were someWhat as
State had arrived with consiVnmsnt of 25o
barrels of molasses from New OrleaHs. IT was
shipped on the LAURA Lee to Cincinnati and re-
shipped on the Blu ,keye, State. whics arrived
on Thanksgiving. But the best part shas yet to
be told, Mr.; D. said that this molasses. was
shipped at New Orleans, Just three. days aftefa
have as yet. iycd no account. This shows
,onclusiyey what our merchants. can
P Seset TGm ne the Ptsbarg and nfn9 a
count and you will never regret ii.
MEMPHIS. Dec. THE Garrett ard barges
steamer Felle OF Texas was bought :yestarday
by John J. Darraeh. and she takes the Phil.
Allin's place In The 3 mouth of White river trade
sissippi trade. Is reported TO be coming lfere to
run in the White river. with John r Davis In
kansas this morning brought out $50 bales of
,otton. The Robert Mitchell. drawing seven
and half feet with fifty cabin passengers. ar
rived to-night in twenty seven hours COM Cairo.
and lays over until tomorrow for cotton. She
has room for 500 bales.
St Louis Post. December .:
The sternwheeler Exporter. Caps John A.
Williams, In April. 1873, arrived ai New Or
cans from the Arkansas with 1903 b. of cot
,on, The largest cargo ever received in New
Orleans previous to that was 6537 bales sby the
steamer Magnolia on December % sls5g The
James Howard 3D., Great Republic, Grand Repubs;
Il these figures and now boats Of ths Exporter
lass, with sternwheels. the huge HenrysFrank
'ie harbor under "a cargo eaialing 5000
)ales or thereabouts. e l.
Cons. Miflar. river editor Of the Cincinnati
lam marcaI was at ona time n rapOrtpr In Lou