The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-31


stage Of tire Rivers.
e various points. with changes. In the "a hours
1 ' $500 Above low Change.
S'a''0n'' Feet. Inch. Feet. Inch.
/ QRirQ.....:.- a y
N0mphts ................ ~ II Il
New Orleans. I Z 70
E1ttsburR .........'....." ~ ~
Ht. Louis ................. 70
vl0ksburR ...........s... ~ 10
sBelqw high water mark OF 1874. Indicates
The weather yesterday was horrible. III Old
Pfobs don't Dc better. and that very soon. no
: Business. Notwithstanding the weather. was
~ be- Lee arrived at noon. and found room to
discharge ut Her regular landing. While lying
Board derrick Of the Lee broke at the hurricane
asn re ssd ya so ss I've as sS:
t6eir iest. MI, mug. wei,s: one Of the clerks;
slight cut under the chin, and one Of the negro
sDpsd 4, Nechss had A. h so leg
weather ihs 9a Sss p ns EXP
The Frank Pargoud did not leave yesterday
for the bends. She lays oyer for trip: ),
Commerce has ordered the naiboats to another
lapding. Agood move, certainly; n, i. 49,, - -.
tend t6e wedding q his Brother Watep clerk
morrow N sns u az 10Th these
gentlemen left last evening by rail-.
CAPT. Flo Lee has been succeeded IN the com
mand OF the Alex. Kendall by Capt Henry Ad-
Who sEssa or a. and Ss
Tho Iasoo and Fanchon. arrived from the
Atchafalaya yesterday and both Will return TO-
The City Of Alton Is due tomorrow from
S John porer Win her barges got
yesterday. Two Of them are loaded with 1857
tons old reilroad iron the third with 600 tons
from Mnde nk Satea he from
; s dsU Psss nE s sn hi III ssS rys
steam boatnian. and hts many friends in this
\, city viii be grieved TO hear Of his death;
Donsldsonyllie United States mall and passen-
ger packet Mary Ida In another column.
Geo. kSnns q IN aeSyg as
fhe chas. p. Chouteau will arrive to leave
The Whisper will hereafter extend her trips
above the Ashland plantation e BBayoS GSSnia.
rasy ana q tSe son
By rni from Trenton. Capt Dryer has bought
River nsportation Company. and Is here to
take her up aud will leave to-day or TO- morrow
s Ss e ncme n. S wo Re
through bouts. "' The Willie was due from Bout
f' Ths III Ttals Bob b. Capt Billy Johnston
command. arrived yesterday from the Ouachita.
Sa ReW pT repa and ouacha River Trans
Hart master. Il, q. Phelps clerk. laying over
fall, for the Ouachita through to Camden.
The following letter explains itself:
NEW ORLEANS. December 80. 1878.
Mr.. Editor-We are happy to INFORM YOU that
street TO No la Gravier street. p.stairs. where
we shall be happy ut oil times to meet our
friends on business. Wishing you happy New
Year We remain yours rnnl6yhp McpEAKE.
daily coast Ito Mahnvle packet
clerk. leaves a this 10 q. n. promptly. 800 -
Belle. ii place q the Mary idS. j. A. Ruiz mas.
Tor all landings to College Point and Jacobs
Tss Meet and 4 e 0 Sss sRd mss bs
puts clerk. leaves to-day at u M for Donald
The Emma Irvine. E. M. vallette master.
leaves this D. m. for the lower coast to the
Greenwood plantation. The Irvine leaves regu-
lArly and promptly every day at the above
The Robert 3. Lee. VIM. Campbell master, A.
McVay and w. Cannon in charge OF the Office.
leaves this D. m. for Vicksburg and all way
The United States mail packet Fanchon.
H. 81. Broad master. Theo. JOHN clerk. leaves
today. without fall, at p. M. for the Atch'
The regular. weekly Atch afalaya packet Yazoo
MN. Crawford master. j. r. Schmlt clerk. leaves
The Koun ii line steamer J. B. M. Kehlor, d.
NJ Brady master, w. O. Kimber clerk. leaves to,
day at 5 .. m. sure. for Memphis. Oairo ana
The N. o. and R. R. T. Co.'s steamer W. J.
Behan. Geo. E. Wilkinson master. Ed. Hamer
clerk. leaves to-day. at .. M. for snreve.
The Southern Transportation Company,,ss
ne fast and popular stsaner
e SsIlc foulss sHlsa ana IS
Tss yoo%s the TSasz
The fleet United States mail packet John W
Cannon. John G. Libano master, leaves to-mor.
Tow at 20. m. for all coast landings tnrougn e
Exchange Clippings.
CAIRO, Dec. 27.--The Iron Mountain reshippet
her St Louis freight at Belmont. and has lait
shs h taxing Anne he r ON
baraes which will go forward as soon az me ~
permits The silver and Shreveport are 81 loaa
Shreveport Times. DecemberT:
The John d. Scully left Wednesday Tor New
The Texas took out something over 100 bale
of cotton Wednesday evening.
The Kate Kinney Capt Jee Dodd. lett las
night for New Orleans with about 600 bales Q
cotton. !,
MApIsoN-Mr. R. sulzer writes the Madison
Courier us follows about large steamers:
The largest steamer ever built was the side
wheel Eclipse. She was 364 feet long; she ha
10 boilers she was very fast. and 1t Is said tina
har chimneys were 80 large that small pom,
Swalked through them before they were PLACED
In position. The Grand Republic was the sec
ond largest boat ever built; ner ienstn was - =
had 10 steel boilers. and she had the engines {
the Great Republic. She had been In commits
sion only a little over year when she wa
hnrned At st. Louis. She cost nearly $500 oot
She was insured for $52 ooo Her commande
and owner was Capt. Thorwegan, the prssel
commander Of the iron seea hni1f at Pi,tsbur