The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-15
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Nashville -.........-..... q 20 2
RAeW Orleans ...,..- 10 10 Q
0maHa-. .s..,..-,''-''.... 10 ~
z EfttSburg .......--....... 10 o
Shreveport ..'........... l6 10
Ut. Louis ....s...........- JIG o 10
st. Paul. ..............-..- 10 8
Yicksburg ..........-- q 20
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rise. Indicates fall.
Showery again yesterday and dull.
The Pargoqd brought 3 bales OF new cotton.
Red river, and carries the United States mail.
The Yazoo Valley in place of the Natchez. will
arriye this evening from Vicksburg and return
Owing to the rigid quarantine established at
points on the river, the Frank Pargoud has been
withdrawn, and will not leave to-day for Green
The st. Louis Republican thus refers to we'll
known resident ID Of this city Capt Parker still
active as many man half his age:
clear blue oyq2 Ono Of tho veterans, Of the pilot
fraternity His associates, Israel Ashbury-
Jack Israel. as he was calIed--Charley Oakley.
Charley Callahan, Spence Thibbetts and other
old-time men Of skill are now of the past. Yet
he remains towering monument of skill, good
Judgment and frmness of purpose, in honor Of
his deceased and living comrades at the wheel.
Who can point to steamboat disaster Of which
he was the cause? But, on the. other hand. his
careful, well-skilled hand, his ever watchful
eye cool head and quick determination has
ike lightning from under cloud; his voice
like the thunder-,deep strong and loud. He Is,
and II possession OF every one of the attributes
of q first class pilot, and all who know hi m are
an # d hs e HIS h IL ABE Pke
the j. NJ. White, last evening at o'clock with o
large number of guests on board. for a short
rate Of Speed Sd W. aid not St learn the result Of
the trial, but are satisfied her, commander was
proud of the result. She will remain up town.
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The towboat Painter No. 2, with one barge in
tow, loaded with machinery. passed down yes
The st. Francis Belle leaves daily at 7:3o o. NJ
from Bienyille street for Westwego. running In
connection with the New Orleans and Texas
The Rice Farmer. Chas: De Bouchel master,
Sept. Toca clerk, leaves daily Sunday excepted,
for the upper coast to Renneryille at 10 a. III.
The fleet and unusually regular tri-weekly
upper coast packet Mary Ida. J. 4. Ruiz mas
promptly for Ben Tureaud plantation. The
Mary Ida is daylight BOAT both ways.
leaves as usual to- day at 8 D. NJ sharp for the
lower coast. as far as the Greenwood planta-
ton.
The regular semi-weekly Bayou Lafourche
packet Eva. y. D. Terrebonne master, Thomas
Knee and NJ N. Land ry clerks. leaves to-day
ct .. m. promptly going through to st. Mary's
TEE: T: 4: 6harlet master, \. =. papais elerk;;
Ill.
Lafourche, through to Thiboaaux
awThe United States, mail and passenger packet
kin sly. Of the Coy. Allen John }.
unrner emaster. s., s. Streck clerk, leaves to-
nd day. lat p. IN. for Bayou Sara.
I ieas eas dichange Clippings, August IL.
r,n,rv aati Commercial:
& AaAsVAs CINCINNATI, August TO- 1878.
rNziditor Of the Commercial:
nv arrival here yesterday have been
ATGfSneveral articles from the Memphis press.
very, unius1ly upon the steamer
celsed Of 'romaneing." aud the truth
of my statement made IN the card pub
en- Memphis, wherein stated that there
( did publish such a statement, and fur
ore, reiterate it, and will 60 still further tl a,
sustain 3a s all ge say Fhs Yellow How fever Victim
illiam Warren whose death a. Was announced ounce
! cabin register or deck-book show any such
t husse Memphis Hs' quarantine The Memphis
papers state that DR.. Lawrence their auaran-
tine physician. reported Us having yellow fever
on board Now, | defy them to produce any
such statement made by DR.. Lawrence, or any
other authorized person. DR.. Lawrence came
on board and thoroughly examined the boat,
and found only one case of sickness, and that
was a lady VIII 9 had come on board In New Or
leans feeling ILL.,, After examining her he re-
fever, but in his report to Pr. Erskine, the
health officer in the letter the Memphis papers
are nquiripg SO anxiously for ana Wh ah Was
eur clerk. and SO mentioned to him, DR.. Law
renee refers to the one case Of sickness, and
say there was any yellow fever on board. The
lady spoken of came en- board. in New Orleans,
and as stated, was feeling, ill. The first day
out she was taken down with what am fully
satisfied was intermittent fever, and she was
Thoroughly examined by Q gentleman fully OK OK
perIeneed In yellow lever b9sh before ana a tbef
It was not yellow fever. and this statement 1
can produce at any time. The young lady re-
wise, and was in fair way to recover; In fact
she had gotten up and was walking AROUND hed
given her regarding diet and care, she satisfied
her cravings. unbeknown to me. by drinking
an iced lemonade. followed by bottle of cold
give her cold sponge bath-all which checked
The profuse perspiration we had gotten her
into and caused a relapse; which proved fatal s
health of1icer at Memphis, and for the de de
livery of which an explanation, is asked can
say that the letter was. written as stated
aoove hand inq to R fhe health oflcsr. Who
Dr. Lawrence said. would board US at Memphis
non and blew our whistle, signaling the coal
tug, which came to us with flat OF coal, but nc
health officer or any one else to Whom we coulo
naaranee and we still have the letter on board
and Should like to haye. permission to have i
vii he nroyen correct We landed at Hopetiel6
and r. remained lid until daylight coaling an
also heavily censured for putting of paMSs sen
nhis. Now. the only ones put off there. who
signed any Intention Of gSang eyer na t.
remainder who got off there were to take thu
r Little Rock It is also ya repor feSef tina
hoard Now this doctor. after examining thu
sick lady, and then consulting those accompa
nying him, refused to state in our presence
when asked pointedly, whether 1t was yeiloE
fever or not, but only ordered us not to land at
but to anchor of qar1 So bposd5vtab va
snediately. the Cairo doctors order to the con
trary notwithstanding. brought my wife an an
several dear relations and friends. WHO ma
come this far to meet us, on board, and felt per
feetly safe in so doing. As. the. very best evi
dence IN the world it being the y ut
SseSnoe n how saan If with their eyes,