The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-04
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Memphis ..............-.. ID 70
Nashville ................ 10 TO s
NEW Orleans ........... Q 8 10 2
Omaha ...--............-. IL 10
G1ESDurg -............-..- IL Fl
Shreveport ........,...... II l 10 z
st, Louis ................. 10 20
1T. paul. ............,..... y 10
y1cksburg ..'.......'....- 20
1a aBaon high water mark Of 1874, Indicates
rise. Indicates fall
The weather. yesterday was showery with a
strong and variable wind.
Except with the Bart Able and Paris G. Brown,
shipments were light. The Bart Able had d
large trip, and will go as high as Coushatta.
The Brown had q very fair passenger list;
keeper Of the Bonnie Lee, with his family, and
MI. 3. Mclaughlin. steward Of the, Silver City.
The Silver City has been towed across the
river.
terday eyening-the Henry Tete and the Dan
The Danube arrived yesterday morning from
Red river. and will not return for the present..
Capt. D. .. Dannals left yesterday for st.
THE sT. JoHN.-.Mr. B. Q. Melacon received q
letter Saturday from Capt; }; 7. MeEroy, in
5 It ha h. r IL that the st a be hs9
il al aboard and IN piaee. except the shafts
p joiner Work IS ali done
cept the finishing, and the pilot-house and
texas 81, about ready Heedgewortht h, has made 2
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as new and both the cylinders are entirely
ful model. and with the power she has to drive
lands at the New Orleans wharf
Complaints, loud and deep, are made at the
stencil from the CuStom-House drainage pipes
at the head of Customhouse street. If some
thing is not done to stop it steamboats, will have
tt. give that vicinity a wide berth.
with delegates for the Baton Rouge Convention.
Soc advertisement.
Durfee making the tri p to Baton Rouge
The City of Alton leaves St. Louis Wednes-
line John W. Cannon. due this o. M from
vicksburg, will land at Carrollton, bringing
people to the city for the sum Of TEN cents. the
proceeds to go to the orphans. For the same
PURPOSE the Cannon lands there On her up trips
The Golden Rule will be the next arrival from
the Ohio. She is announced to leave here Sat-
Capts. Chas. Debouchel and Sep. Toca. two
we'll lower coast steam boatmen, have
aV see fo &c ana W a h95
row. The. Rice. Farmer has Just been over
hauled and put In the very best of order. Capt
Toca will have charge Of tho Office, and will
give the closest attention to the business Of his
The Belle. J. A. Comstock master. Messrs.
. Wood and Dean clerks, leaves tomorrow at II
o. m. for Donaldsonville and the Ashland plan
The United States mall steamer Gov, Allen
will leave Tomorrow at 5 .. m. for Bayou Sara.
J.,y Brown master, s. s. streck clerk.
making semi weekly trips to the La
fourchs, Ia place of the Henry Tete. leaves to-
morrow. at D. m. Mr.. n. z. Dupuis has charge
The regular semi weekly Bayou Lafourche
packet Eva. y. d. Tcrrebonne master, Thomas
Knee clerk, leaves tomorrow at .. m. prompt
The regular and fleet tr- weekly upper coast
packet Mary Ida. j., A. Ruiz master. Edward
Micoie clerk. leaves Tuesday at 10 g. N. for Ben
The regular weekly opelousas packet Fan
chon, FL. Fl. Broad master, Theo JOHN clerk,
leaves leeN Tuesday ct .. M. going through to
The st. Mary, Joe Dalferes in command, e.
Eicolle clerk, leaves Tuesday at D. NJ for the
The superb j. W Cannon in place Of the Rob-
ert E. Lee, VIM. Campbell master. Messrs. Mos
sop and Cannon clerks. leaves Tuesday. as
The United States mail packet Ouachita Belle,
in place of the J. W. Cannon. making, semi-
weekly trips to Bayou Sara. will leave Wednes-
day at p. m.
Exchange Clippings, August l..
Cincinnati Commercials:
Latest intelligence from the bedside of Capt.
Lafayette Devenny is to the effect that he is
slowly sinking, and his condition Is regarded
as hopeless.
Nine. Veit sold the steamer Mary Elizabeth
for $4,000 to a party of Mobile Yesterday.
Rverna Is the name selected for Capt. T. G.
Sweenys steamer.
Courier-J ournaI:
The furniture of the Katie will be repaired
and thoroughly overhauled by Schupp &
Schmidt uphto9lsterers. on Market. between
st. Louis Republican:
The Centennial returned to her berth from
the elevator at q. M. yesterday, having taken
made things lively about her during the balance
of the day.
gard to Mr.. Estel and others Of New Orleans.
She IS being fitted out at the foot Of Barry as a
floating elevator to be used at New Orleans.
Ing from those in st. Louis as it cleanses and
separates the grain as 1t elevates it. MIR. Gill
has the contract for the work,
The A. j. Baker Is due to-day from Kansas
City with barges Francis. A. r. Baker No. IS and
Lewis. laden with 90, ooo bushels grain.
tb pg ~ tie bea a Artist Who
yesterday and Is very anxious to get his part of
the work done before the boat leaves for the
yellow fever districts. He Is not particularly
afraid Of the fever. but says he'd rather die In
spring time" If it's all the same. Capt. Brown
says the time Of the departure of the Gay, is not
not for week longer. 4 large and small bafl
with O gilt arrow between. were placed on his
pilot-house yesterday. giving it a finished ap~
Gay will be one of the neatest boats on the river
when completed
Memphis Avalanche:
the Shreveport to look at the river It is said
the stanard commences loading n a few days.
Inere Is nine 1eet from mere to Cairo and the
same from there, up. Capt; Davis. of the Port
Eads. is, quite i'll from chills and fever. The
boat will come South from Cairo: The Golden
Grown was reported at quarantine last night.
put no news came up from her direct, except a
telegram from her clerk. sent from Helena,
which says Arrived at Helena all we'll at Ii
O'Clock. no sickness among passengers or
crew. and none anywhere along the river above
New Orleans Another dispatch from J. K.
5Mulkey. from Helena. sent to the evening Led
ger, says; Yellow fever is reported on board
OF the Golden Crown; and she has nearly one
by Telegraph
Fl CINCINNATI. Aug. 3.-River 10 feet and rising.
Weather warm Business dull. Arrived: Granite
State. Pomery; United States, Louisville. Leave
to-day: Granite state and United States. on re-
turn: Cons Millar. Memphis. and Alice, st,
Louis.
WANTED.