The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-08
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New Orleans. ........... - 10
gmana. .....-...........-- 70
I1tSburR ..,-.....-r....-. 10 IL
Shreveport ...-....-...-- 10
~ Louis .''....'-.....''. 70
bt. Paul.
rise. Indicates fall.
HYes'erday was nasty day on the landing. I
rained the greater part Of the day. The levet
WIS very muddy. and crowded with freight
Labor. or rather tho men willing TO work. was
scarce. though on some OF the boats fifty cents
an hour was offered, and. M If to make matters
worse Notwithstanding the rain. considerable
freight was shipped, and room to put II while
unloading was hard to find.
None of tho Red river boats had heon heard
from at dark. The New Orleans and Rcd River
Transportation Company will announce their
departures Tor tho coming week in the DEMO
The Texas left with good freight. Jefr Posey
went ont on her rs second clerk. 81 Sutherland
and Giles Glasscock plots John Brown mate
and A. r. Mann engineer.
The Big sun1ower has boon towed across the
river.
;, The owners of the lost Cotton Valley libeed
the Charles Morgan in tho United Statcs Dis
trict Court yesterday. Bon, g were given.
The crossing at The head Of Grayier street
largely patronizsd. 1t will be appreciated all
the more when the fact il known that the means
70 put 1t there were furnished by Capt. Jesse K,
The Chas. P. Choutoau failod to get all of her
cargo out and had TO lay over to noon yester
The renownel passenger steamer Thos Sher-
lock. oft the Southern Transportation Company,
Lew Rates master. Nj. y. Vrd clerk. leaves
Tuesday. ut p. M, for Memphis. Cairo. Louis
The Robert Mitchell Dan Moore master. also
OF the above company follows the Sherlock
The Henry Frank will arrive to leave Thurs
day for Memphis.
per coast yesterday and will return TO leave to-
morrow again at IL m. Bee advertisement,
The Eva lays over every Sunday. She leaves
Tomorrow. IA usual, at 10 n. m. promptly Tor
the upper coast to Hahuvle Capt. Chas. De-
Bouchel commands. Messrs. s. Toca and Ed.
The Belle. Capt H. T. Harper. Clerk Capt J
e. Brou. leaves as usual to-day Mt .. m. for the
upper coast to Bonnet Care. The Belle is
The Emma Irvine leaves to-day at 80. M. ms
usual, for the lower coast as FIR as the Green
wood plantation.
The new and fast upper coast packet Whisper.
]: A. Comstock master. George NJ. Woods and
Charles Dean clerks, leaves tomorrow at ii a.
m. for the Ashland plantation.
The tri- weekly coast Donaldsonville and In
fourche packet ST. Mary. Joe Dalferes master
leaves tomorrow At u m. -
packet Frank Pargoud J. W, Tobin master. W.
N; Gaines clerk. leaves to- morrow at y. M.
The new and handsome st. John j. i. Nc
Elroy in command, will arrive this p. m. and
leave tomorrow at o. m. for the coast and
The regular semi-weekly Bayou Lafourche
packet Trenton. U. ID. Terrebonne master,
Thos Knee clerk leaves to morrow at s .. m
promptly. for Thi } eo, IL, Co., -, ooaa.
United States mail packet Edward J. Gay. John
J. Brown master, s. S. Streck clerk, leaves to-
The tri-weekiy coast and Donaldsonvile
packet Henry Tete will arrive this evening and
leave again Tuesday at 10 a. M
The regular tri-weeklv upper coast packet
Mary Ida j. A. Ruiz master. leaves TuesdaS
at 10 a. M. for College Point and Jacobs Saw
The semi-weekly coast. Donaldsonville and
Lafourche packet Assumption. 7. A. Charet
master. leaves Tuesday OF u
master leaves as usual for Vicksburg Tuesday
at 8 p. m.
:, The regular opelousas United States Mail
Packet Company's steamer G. H. Durfee. A, p.
Trousdale master, J. p Mohr clerk, will arrive
to leave Tuesday. as usual.
The John W. Cannon. John G. Libano in com
mand. leaves Wednesday, rs usual, for Bayou
Sara.
Exchange Clippings. December 5.
Cincinnati COMMERCIAL:
Workmen on the new Lucy Gastrel are push
ing matters lively The upper works are all on
and the engines, boilers and shafts are in posi-
ton. Capt II. nj. Gastrell. her owner. will be
TERRE HAuTE. Dec. 4-Riyer has been rising
steadily since Sunday. and Is now Is feet and
spreading into the lower bottoms. Thousands
of acres Of ne best corn in the State are threat
ened.
81. Louis Republican:
The City of Alton. of the Anchor Line. took
on at Belmont yesterday 800 bales cotton for New
Orleans; she had room for a thousa I'D m ere
reports drift running heavily and river rising
Memphis Avalanche Dec. 6:
Too much freight on the leyee. Move It. The
site the river is fast disappearing. The rapid
rising OF the river ompes consignees to move |
the huge piles of cotton seed from the levee. |
THE Maumelle, from the Arkansas river, yes,er-
Eday. had GAG bales cotton. 26s sacks seed and Is
packages. She reshipped at Terrene CAT bales !
NJ n HI II Hi,land his oonnanv ~ fso, nrofaa-
eional cotton pickers boarded the Phil Allin last
night for Burkes Landing. to clean up the
hounds. Talk about Uncle Toms Cabin. !" but
Il is mo whar to dis" and there are millions
The Geo. Baker. en- route to New Orleans,
BASED q wn yesterday.
|. The City q Alton PASSED down yesterday for
and p bass eoon 81
hacks oil cake at this place. She took 566 bales
,.o5ton and 27so SACKS oil cake at Hopetield,,
4 tar arrived last night from Cincinnati with |
90 tons and 100 passengers for New Orleans;
Vas and some miscellaneons freight here and |
eft for New Orleans: The Guiding Star Is truly |
beauty. and Capt. Miller may we'll be proud Of
His boat.
Cincinnati Enquirer: 81
Capt. John Cowdon, of Memphis. is in this
W on his way TO aTor 69 MS
nannel of the Mississippi and forming a new
Ian Of letting the waters Of that river into the
/. In6Sdplhlu IL
Il / unusual Intelligence. who. has spent the
reater part Of his life on, the Missssi ppi; and
no in that time has given the subject of his
resent mission a great deal Of thought. He
| ,robably knows more about the r, necessities Of
the ietty system of Capt. Eads on the ground
,at it doesn't furnish a permanent remedy for
| q trouble but can only be a temporary relief
best. His idea is To empty out the river into
IA Gulf through Lake Pontchartrain. and TO cut
the Red river from the Mississippi altogether
connecting it with the Calcasieu.
ished by the construction of the Lake Borgne
tlet: the latter he expects to bring about by
lin canal twelve miles long, connecting the
III river and the Calcasieu. The first would
IT less shan 81 900 900. while the other would
il exceAd he says. 81 500 0oO The partial sue
a az his scheme, already brought about BY
]. CONSTRUCTION of the Bonnet Care crevasse,
the most forcible argument he offers; The
] is prove that in flood one-twelfth of the dis
arra OF fhe river, with a fall of 20 feet. seeks