The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-28
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Dubuque ................. 0
keokuk ...'.'..........'' 70
Lacrosse. .................
Leavenworth. IL 70
Augusta .................s 10
Louisville .....,..s...... 20
Memphis ................. 81 10
Nashville ................. o
New Orleans ...,....... 10
Omaha. II ~
Pitsburg ..'.'''.'.'''.... ~
Shreveport ............... % 20
st. Louis .......,......... 70 To
81. Paul ................-.. y
Yicksburg ............... 86 %
sBelow high water mark of 1874 Indicates
rise Indicates fall.
Cloudy and YARN yesterday
The he'I new Parts Brown will arrive to leave
Monday next, and the Robert Mitchell Wednes-
day. both % The Ohio. See Advertisements.
Mr. Sill Wall. one Of the barkeepers last on
the Lee, left yesterday for OF. Louis. a. Y.u
Howard met the Cannon just above Plaque
mine and not O'clock, as. stated by US yester-
to Natchez, and arrived at O'Clock. remarka-
biz es Wg S Ras bssn Withdrawn 22R for the
present from the lower coast trade.
coneF sl & Son that the J. M. White fgit New Al;
bany for Padueah, where she will be finished
Wednesday at 4 .. m. Also that the mail con-
tract hes been SECURED for four years ,,, Gapts
SiIhe Tensas leaves next Wednesday, the third
Instant for the Tensas and Macon.
The Eva will make an excursion to the Gulf
tends to make IL an enjoyable trip.
ExoDRs1oN.-See poscriDt to Ouachita Bellies
advertisement in another column.
The Anchor Line steamer James Howard is
receiving to leave Saturday Tor st. Louis. See
the card IN another column. Nh,
The Alvin has been laid up ana the Martha
q CAPT id John O. Libano the clever and popular
captain Of the Ouachita Belle, was made the
happy father Of a fine boy Wednesday, out Of
regard for his old aud highly esteemed friend,
he intends TO name him John Cannon Ltbano.
Lille hig rpanpntn1 nnmpGnka he live to
green old age and become an honor to his sire
The renowned steamer Thos Sherlock, Lew
Hates master. John =. Jones clerk, will be found
at the landing this morning receiving to leave
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati The Sherlock
is fast. large. roomy and very comfortable boat,
and Capt Jones, her cieEk. is mighty nice man
The Natchez leaves tomorrow for Vicksburg.
as usual.
The Henry Tete will be the only departure for
the LafouTehe to-day. :,
Capt. Oliver Canton. we'll known and we'll
liked lower coast nan and wh no. mas 3
last year or more, quit her Wednesday, Capt,
Canton will put o boat in the, trade, Is looking
The owners of the Rapid Transit may find a
purchaser by addressing this reporter, giving
pF Gsoree LORD repudates The Wallace Nc
Ing to do with It; that Wallace needs a little
fellow But for his habit Of telling stories. which
he Is sure to do whenever he gets @ listener.
The following Is not one Of his, but 1t is on par
with the best of them. to say nothing Of the
"A certain steamboat captain, who has In his
day commanded many boats. was relating to
a his passengers the many difficulties he had to
S-contend against during q low water season. and
down the Arkansas. from Fort Smith to New
Orleans, the river fell In night. to such an ex,
tent. that in the morning the boat was aground
and could proceed no further. She remained
in this fix some time waiting o rise. During
this time many things occurred which would DC
regarded as strange A duck walked across
the river without getting the. top, of her feet
wet; The turtles we're engaged In dragging the
catfish over the bars to deeper water. He de-
scribed the fish as laying with their mouths
oper. gasptng for water. The turtles, finding
them in this Ak would thrust Fus t their tas int
mediately close their Jaws, and then the turtles
would march off with their load in SEARCH Of
The St. Frs Belle leaves daily at 80 d. m
from Bienville street for Westwego, running II
connection with the New Orleans and Texa
The coast. Donadsonyille and Lafourch
packet Henry Tete j. Il, Aucotn master. NJ, Il
Landry clerk, leaves to-day at 10 q. m. for Thtb
The feet lower coast packet Wild qazelle.. J
Hamilton master, Geo. Koppel clerk. leaves to
day promptly at IL a. M, from the head OF Cont
street for Magnolia store.
The coast and Bayou Sara United States mai
packet Gov, Allen, John ]. Brown master, s.
Streck clerk, leaves to-day at ,. NJ
The Belle. In place Of the BIge Wing no. =
81 a.
clerks, leaves tomorrow at 10 a. m. for tn
upper coast.
Capt. Joe Dalferes' Bayou Lafourche paeke
st. Mary Is receiving to leave tomorrow 10
The regular tri-weekly upper coast packe
Mary Ida, J. A. Ruiz master, will, arrive tht
evening from Ben Tureaud's, and return TO
morrow, as usual, at 10 a. M. The Mary Ida ha
always clerk on the landing head OF Conf
The fleet Assump tion, Capt P. A. Charlet, wi
be found at the landing this morning reGeivn
al srxFY nt I.Df
The fleet Natchez +. P. feathers In command
J. #, Muse In the office. leaves as usual, to
The Oqachita. Belle John 9. Libano in com
mand. will arrive this evening and leave tc
morrow. as usual. for Bayou Sara.
The New Bart Able. Richard Sinnott master
Geo. Hamilton clerk, is receiving this mornin
to leave tomorrow at .. M promptly 10
The New Orleans and Red River Transports
ion Company's steamer Bonnie Lee, Noah Sec
'ell master, VIM. Dillon clerk, leaves to-morro
It p. m. for Shreveport.
Exchange Clippings, June rs.
Courier-JournaI:
An election for directors Of the New Orlean
md Greenville Packet Company took place ye!
/. Voc Voolfolk. Capt: John Howard, Capt, Sam
oRn fo5n Was eSoeG
lapt John Howard vice president and Cap
The W WORK e. c CAPT John W Tobins mperi
steamer ]. M. White is being, pushed forward
completion very rapidly She lies at New A
oany Her beautiful chimneys were erecte
safely. and steam raised for the first time yes
erday, when the local Inspector So tested h
f the river 1t has been deemed necessary
ave here, and she will raise steam and depR
)r Paducah on Thursday morning at dayligh
here she will be finished and ready to sta
outh on the first of August. She will no dou
the finest steamboat in the country. She h
Il that comfort, speed, safety end elegance ca
1r In substance, she is palace. and will 1
oubt prove to be unclaimed lightning"
Evansville Courier:
Poets may rave of the smiles of the seraph
ut there never was seraph that we were a.
tainted with that could equal those that ste
yer the face of weary river reporter. when,
) sits sadly musing over the approaching 10
ater, a river clerk beckons to him, and as
les to the desk softly whispers, Get me l
90 of these and you might also make us a ne
dyer and a nice cabin register" The reporter
nile outranks a full grown seraphs as far
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