The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-28

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.sBei9w hleh water mark Of 1874. tlnlcotes
rise. tIndicates fall
The weather yesterday was clear and very
business active
The John Hnnna left with very good freight
for tho Ouaehita, and will be followed Saturday
up y IN IN Command SH Of the Hanna Ben GornwelI
and Joe Lyons clerks, Dick Rawlngg aud Lev.
p2 Wayh ana M % ne
on the Hanna Martin Trent taking his place.
Oapt. Delahoussaye left in charge of the Bas-
The D. Stein left last evening for the Teehe.
and on her return Will re-en.er, the Ouaehita
trade. Capt ,, Tin9el Left in ehagG OF the
twenty sixth. stating that there was three feet
The T'D mammoth "e hi Henry ,ls Frank. J. T. Hicks mas
ter ALI. Grissnm clerk. leaves to day WITHOUT
fail at D., IN. for Memphis and the bends The
cargo of the Frank amounted to 1900 tons, aud
she was drawing nine feet forward and seven
feet aft: her guards We're iftean !, inchss from
seed, oil cake and GOOO bales aboard she loft
Greenvlle drawing seven aud Il half feet-a
wonderful boat surely,
where she will remain for some tima n gov-
ernment sorviee The w4Ek Of improying NJ the
Capt. Geo. J., Kouns left yes,e, e,dAy for B'you
Lafonrche with tho CNnttnental aud Juhh TO
engage IN tho work OF improving the nnvga-
ton in that bayou. Cnpt kouns In the last day
FOR two has uut new ana very powerful pumn
on the Continental and he is confident that
with ii he will make the mud ny" whom start
ed. His succoss in this work will ha Of cousid-
erablo importauee, IS navigation in TIE bayou
Is entirely SUSPENDED, evea to the hhboa's,
IL any man can do the work he can.
The Whisper, owing to the weather. arrived
late yesterday morning, and did not get away
Neither the Eva or st. Mary, both of which
should have left here yesterday morning, had
weather Of the Ia4t few days hH4 played the mis-
chief with the coast packets both rs to time and
freisht.
J. nj. White, leaves to-day rs usual. Tor Greon-
Vile .
tion Company send out to-day at .. m the now
and pretty Jewel to Grand Ecore, Capt. q. Z.
Tr4sow In G2mmand W G. W. prnwn IT, yno rletE c,n
non from u visit to Pointe Conpee.
The Florence Meyer left yesterday noon for
Capt, Hamilton has the Era No. 10 ready for
business and the prohab ties are that she will
leave Saturday for Bnnf river.
The Donnaly had Il tair trip for the Ohio
The Whisper, J. A, CJmstock mater, will ar
turn tomorrow at D. M
The Bonnie Lee. in place of the Bart Able,
leaves Saturday for Red river
The st. Mary leaves here every Monday.
Wednesday ami Friday at II m. sharp clerk
will lways be found on the landing to receive
Capt. P, A. Charlet's semi weekly coaat, DON
aIdsOnvile and Lafourche packet Assumption
will arrive to leave again Saturday " 10 ~ M.
The Southern, Transportation Cpmpaoy's
ter, Richard Burns cerk, viii be found NJ tue
landing this morning from Cincinnnti, rec "
ing to return to-morroW at : .: N: Tor clncn;
cabin accommodations to the Schenck, and uas
sengers will find her one of the incest boats In
w The n Htnry Iprs Frank is the largest sternwboel
boat on the river. and pilots in handling her
have to exert considerable muscular power. and
lected to stand u watch at the wheel On one
OCCASION, during her last trip. big brawny
fellow black as ink. was at the wheel ana a9 3
her hard. and was ask d if he could do it,. Yes,
boss was his confident reply. TT, hold her
or pull out one of desc bantles'' just at tha
moment her ruddera getting off tho cen
tire. tho wheel grt III" he5t of the sable
stee.y .ysman, aud though boiling on t, it
as If he had II uUEHum by tho tail. he wa thrown
up against tho sash, breaking several pan"s OF
glass. Tho thing done SO suddenly that it
was several moments before he could recover
himself, and his eyes fairly bu'god out o. their
sockets az he asked st9tt"rngly, o, Boss what did
she hit. Is anybody kiit?" When he returh"d
below he was heard to say: 1 kin tote seed; rol
cotton and git away wild q wood pile. and git
rest but dat wheel up dar, it do make nigger
work fur sho."
Capt Frank Beck, in charge Of the Lohore,
Capt parsot'4 last new stnam"r. arrived at
ViiGekshurg from L2uisyilIe Monday
The New Mary Houston will arrive tO-mor
row morning, aud will be the next departure
for the Ohio after The Schenck,
II, The daily upper p coast Ito Hahnvel packet
clerk. leaves this 10 a. NJ; promptly.
The r teg4ar twe"kly uR1er Eyer S1asI packH x
leaves to-day AT 10 a. H. for College Point and
Jacobs saw mill.
The Henry Tete making trl-weekly trips to
la lnnv tn. "
promptly at II M, taking freight for the La
foqrche. with the priviego Of reshipp ng; gaYt ~,
H. III. Landry her very popular clhrk.
The Emma Irvine. Il. M. Valie te master.
leaves as usual at 3 .. m. Today sharp fpr tho
The regular daily packet Belle Il. E Harper
master J: E. Brou clerk. leaves this .. m Tor
The United States mail packet J. NJ, White, J.
NJ White master. Messrs: Holmes. Smith. Me
Crind!e aud Sullivan clerks, leaves day at
pm. for Greenville and the bends.
The regular semi; we. ky coast and Lafomrche
packet Trenton, y. D. Terrebonne master. Thos.
Knee clerk, leaves to-day at 5 .. m:
will be found at the landing this morning re-
.oeivng to ioave TO- morrow at 10 a. m. promptly
FOR Baton Rouge and all coast landings.
The new Edward J. Gay. John J. Brown mas
ter, s. s. Streck clerk. is receiving to leave to-
morrow at s D. M for Bayou Sara. Baton Rouge
and all mail landings.
Exchange Clippings, November rs.
st. Louis Republican:
There Is undoubtedly great room for economy
In the river and harbor appropriation bill. but
the Republican iusss that the economy shall
not go on the plan that the Mississippi river
must be put in the same category with the mill
orBeks and duck ponds which have b, en- swAl-
lowing Uncle Sans money fr.m time imme-
morial. in order to ma ke votes for shrewd man
aging Congressman. a river viii b washes the
doorways Of half the States in the Union is
necessarily the. ,na,,ions charge ;. The States
could not individually undertake It's improve
ment if they would. and should not be permit
ted to if they could.
Memphis telegram to the Commercial Nov. %
The Josie Harry arrived here Friday morn
ing from Jacksonport Ark. attsr a trip OF lo1a
days She proves first class business boat and
suits White river to a dot. The Harry carried
675 bales OF cotton out from Jacksonport. goine
over feet scantto Augusta, and finding 31& feet
from the latter point to the mouth. The Harry
towed the John Howard's barge out of the lower
river. and was thus enabled to carry out 1o5?
bales Of cotton, of which 79l b lies we're brought
here. The Ruth. Capt Joe McCullough. arrived
at the mouth Of White river last Friday. with