The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-27

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shreveport ....",....... 9 TO
VicksburR ...s........... ~ TO q
-,.Be29E high ws ,1,I mark Of is7a. Indicates
The weather continues without change-cold.
rainy and disagreoabe
holidays interfering with beth shipments and
The james Howard has had hard time Of II
this trip. she arrived Sunday. evening aud for
want of room aud on account OF The weather
had not hnished discharRing Yesterday even
Ing The easan # h9 Go.d evil
In IN editorial in the New Orleans Times Of
the twenty NTH, reference y made to tho COM
merce. Mr.. Behan. for allowing other crafts
than STEAMBOATS, to land n, tho steamboat land.
ing. That paper aays: Upon INQUIRY we find
mission to load some sugar and molaeses and
nothing else. with the best will IN the world.
best. cannot keep the levee entirely elear, owing
a.ent9d bad weather., rhIs y tho araament
boatmen. The heavy receipts and the unpre-
cedented bad weather, is the very reason why
msssa or b tRe n'a uons land n 81 IVY o
every foot of space have been reserved to meet
just such state OF Affairs The RI sambontmen
have been. a long. suffering community; they
are taxed heavier by this city for the privilege
OF landing ut its wharves than by any other city
70 the count y. and they receive lesA ia return.
been 30 encroaohed upon that now there Ia n
rival everywhere. First. that stnpendious out
room was given to rail roads TO their tracks and
buildings. next merchants were allowed by
authority to use the landing for warehouse.
to enve drayage and storage on consignmenss.
then for the convenience of draymen streets
were cut through It, and now ships are per-
ast bnt not lenst tho drainage Ras become SO
imperfect that the levee, almost from one end
to the other, T. nearly ANGLO deep, In mud and
uuts. tx1I ttxi h.k fan ..f all hn Hiyv.n
bespeaks fair play" for the Adm Illustrator. We
know very well that Mr. Behau IL. not wholly
Responsible for such q condition q mll9lrs and
Ing official yet ut the same time fair play Is duo
70 the ,steamboatmen rs well. The landings
and he Is responsible for them. Therefore we
raue that In granting fayois he should be
sa that thS rights sha q othsrs ta are not not
II >uble to test the truth of nj WI have said In
b. .s.lf Of the steamboatmen,, he WIN find every
word OF II true. and no will ind further that
they have reason for complaint. that tho want
of room is n serious matter to them often en-
falling great expense IN the way Of extra labor.
damage TO freight and detention TO their boats.
and that something Ii due to them at his hands.
mt sh more than they are receiving now.
Hp ny t was e 2ydny seef q ~ em
nal. "The J. M. White went into New Orleans
last Thursday with 5000 bales OF cotton and had
TIE southern TRANSPORTATION Company's
steamer Golden Crown, w. i. Walker master.
unable to get away yesterday for CINCINNATI,
Hes over TO d. m, to- morrow. The A. g. Dom
nally, advertised to leave to- morrow. gives
way to the Crown. aud lies over to Tuesday
The g. X Peck left yesterday for tho La
fonrche, and will return to leave Monday next.
The Kountz Line i, steamer y } b kehlor, d
Tomorrow sure at p. m. Tor Memphis Cairo
and St. Louis.
when she Leaves positively for the, Attakapaa.
Capt. w. Wenzel In command. with the we'll
known I. i. Muggah IN charge OF the office, :,
The J, nj. White, from Greenvie. arrived
Wednesday night with n cargo equal to 1895
bales. Shut out Of her regular landing by the
Frank. she landed at the head OF Poydras street
where for want OF room. and on account OF the
rain, she was able to put but little off yester-
day. She will leave to day, however. at .. m.
positively us per, special notice In another col
During the continuance OF the holidays. or
until next Thursday, the W. J, Poiteyent has
on the Trenton until that time. ana left In COM
mand OF her last evening,
master, ALI. Grissom clerk. leaves to-day with
out fall at y. m. for Vicksburg. Memphis and
NJ me u little steamer Cara living for long time on
marshal's sale for $3.50 to Schwartz & Bro.
The Whisper leaves to-day ut .. m. for the
See the advertisement Of the Bayou Sara and
Donaldsonville United States mail and passen-
ger packet Mary Ida in another column.
The Paris Y. Brown got away ut ? a. N. yester-
The Bedford was brought to the landing at
the head OF Lafayette street yesterday morning.
and Ia receiving to leave tomorrow without
fail for the Arkansas river. through 70 Fort
Smith. A. w. Williamson in command, Messrs.
Haskill and Gilruth clerks.
The Martha is in dock. The Isabel left yes
terday with her trip.
The John Porter and barges will get of to-day
or to-morrow for Pittsburg.
Owing to the Indictment weather and not
getting DISCHARGED, the New Orleans and
characterization Gnnnonv'a
steamer John III. Hanna was unable to get away
yesterday. but will leave today. extending n her
commands. Mr.. Ben. Cornwell clerk.
For the same cause. the departure Of the Mer-
chants and Planters Independent packet d.
postponed to .. m. tomorrow.
The Eva Is the daily upper coast packet for
clerk.
The new and fine steamer St John. ]. ?. Nc;
Elroy master, leaves to-day. at 10 AIM, for all
plantation landings to Baton Rouge
The semi-weeKly coast. Donaldsonvie and
Bayou Lafourche packet O. X. Peck, L. Ransom
master. j. B. Keenan, clerk. leaves to-day at 10
The semi-weekly Bayou Lafourche and coast
packet Henry Tete, j. +. Aucoin master. NJ. 81.
Landry clerk, leaves to-day. at Ii q. M. for
Thibodaux
The. regular coast and Bayou Lafourche
packet St Mary, Joe Dalferes master, E. Nicolle
Valley
The fleet and very regular lower coast daily
packet Emma Irvine, E. M. Vallette master,
leaves as usual to-day at D. m. for the Green
wood plantation.
packet Edward J. Gay. John ]. Brown master
S. s. Streck clerk. leaves to-day at p. m. for
Bayou Sara and all coast landings.
The regular tri-weekly upper coast packet
Whisper. ]. A. Comstoek master. George NJ.
Woods and Charlie Dean clerks. leaves to-day
al { o. m for the Ashland plantation.
The New Orleans and Red River Transporta-
ton Companys steamer Danube. Chas. Thorn
master, Eug Barrow clerk, leaves day at D.
N. for Shreveport.
The fleet and popular coast. Donaldsonville
and Lafourche packet Assumption, p. A. Char
let master. n T. Dupuis clerk. is receiving to
leave o-morrow at 10 a. N.
The regular tri-weekly upper coast packet
Belle In place OF the Mary Ida. J. A. Ruiz mas
ter, viii arrive this evening from Jacobs saw
mill. and return to- morrow at 10 a. M.
The Vicksburg United States mail packet
Natehez Il. p. feathers master, j. 4. Muse
clerk. is receiving to leave. as usual. tomorrow
AT o. m.
The John w Cannon Iohn q Jjhano master