The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-28

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-,..Bel9E high water mark Of 1874 indicate
The weather yesterday was clear and yer!
Business. SO far az shipments were con
cerned. was not very active. Notwithstandini
from the landing the jam still continues. The
Natchez iaid 1at the landing all day waiting fol
room for the balance Of her cargo. and thu
TO the head OF Gravier street. The Dean wai
due last night with q load and wants to return
to-day. but che will have trouble In finding
Tie 0or n y Brandon was let out Of dock yes
terday and brought to the wharf.
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without fall. Bee special notice in another
The Gate City has done nothing with her
cargo since she arrived. Both cargo and boat
The Eva had not arrived when we left the
Capt Williamson, Of the Bedford, was quite
The John Porter and barges leave day,
The John Means is still laying at the barge
Capt. j. M. White though sitting up. Is un-
able TO leaye his room.
Detained On account Of not being discharged.
fhe MEN Mspnis and PEND packet Henry Frank
The Thompson Dean, :; +. Pepper master
this morning with BIG trip. recsivins to leave
this .. m. for Memphis and the bends
The great hatcher arrived on time yesterday
from vicksburg. and will return to-day as
Don't forget that the big Bart Able leaves to-
day for Grand Ecore.
q loyalty. displayed the colors Of Rex yester-
Srs h % hs @ RSFs. Ses 5ss.
stopped to see II he was the one addressed and
We we're one Of them.
The upper coast packet Eva lays over to-day
and leaves to. morrow, az usual, at a. m.
The j.. NJ White left yesterday evening for
0reenville. As she Is twenty -four hours behind
ed, and she Is Just the boat that can do It, too.
Capt Geo. L. Kouns, who is running the
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Railroad Than es any eve i had She
answers. all halls and makes her time with
ease. The people are pleased and will sustain
prospects are fine. I connect In all kinds Of
weather. except In iogs lasting a whole day, or
might. and yop can safely inform the travelling
arrive at their destination within q half hour
q the following time table; Bayou doula ..
Bayou Sara a. m. Returning from Bayou
Sara at a. M, Baton Rouge $3.50 a. m. Plaque
mine g. M. Bayou. .Goula. 0:3o a. m. connect
Ing at DonaldsQnville with the cars at 1890.
which arrive In New Orleans before dark The
advertisement OF the Mary Ida will be found In
!. Owing to circumstances beyond their control.
the Danube for Red river. and the john H.
Hanna for the 0uachita laid over to this even
Ing, The Bertha leaves also to-day for the
The receipts OF sugar and molasses the past
few days have been very light which Is attribut-
The elegant passen niger steamer Golden Crown.
Of the southern TRANSPORTATION Company, W.
I. Walker master, Eae shinkle clerk, leaves
The K. q ponnsliy CAPT; Il. i. Hart follows
the Drown, leaving Tuesday, and The U. P.
The regular tri-weekiy upper coast packet
Belle Gin place Of the Mary Ida). J; A. Ruiz mas
ter. j. =. Brou clerk. leaves to-day at 1o. a. m.
promptly. for College Point and Jacobs saw
The. regular semi weekly Bayou Lafourche
packet Assumption. T. A. Charet master. N. n
Duruis clerk. leaves to-day at 10 a. m. for Lau-
The etaunch Emma Irvine, Z. M vallette
lower coast to the Greenwood plantation.
The regular semi weekly Bayou Sara and
coast United eds. States mail packet y ", Cannon
leaves to-day at 2; m, without fail.
The regular United States mail packet
Natchez. T. P. feathers master. Muse, Roland,
Grice and Wilson clerks leaves to-day. prompt
~. ct D. m. for Vicksburg.
The regular weekly Grand Ecore and Alexan.
master c Geo. S Hamilton CLERK leaves ioday
The New " Orleans and Red River Transporta-
master. Eus. Barrow clerk. leaves to-day at
.. m. for Shreveport.
The New Orleans and Ouachita River Trans
j.W. Blanks master, B g. Cornweli clerk. leaves
to-day at p. m. for Camden.
me re W w tnrouga BayTu Teehe packet
willie Jones clerks. leaves to-day at .. m. tor
The a. Merchants and Planters independent
packet D. Stein. J. M. Tindel master, leaves to-
day Ct 8 D. m. for the Ouachita. through to
The new and staunch steamer Bedford. A. W.
Williamson master. Messrs. Haskell and GIL
ruth clerks leaves to-day at p. m. for the Ar
kansas river. through to Fort Smith.
Exchange clippings. December -.
Cincinnati Enquirer:
The new steamer, Lucy Gastrel will leave
and landings sSs L an
tirely new boat. handsomely furnished and In |
most complete order. Capt. J. @. Aust Is her
Courier Journal:
Mr.. Henry Fogle. second clerk on the Guiding |
Star. broke his arm coming up. He broke the |
same arm on the same day and hour, ten years |
ago, on the Argonaut
SAFETY OF Steamboat TRAvEL.-The annual |
report Of the Supervisor Inspector General |
Of steamboats, Estates that tho total number |
of lives lost from various causes during the ifs
cal year ending June 80 1878. were: From ex- |
plosions, So; from fire, 70 from collisions 81
from snags. wrecks and sinking, Io4; from ac
cidental drowning. IS; from miscellaneous cas- |
ualties. 4. Total. 2l2. The whole number Of ac |
cidents resulting In the loss OF life was forty
Is yet susceptible. Of improvement In that re- |
spect. / am bound to say that so thoroughly |
have its laws been administered that In up |
wards of 400 900 persons carried on Ameri- |
can steamers during the last year. only one |
person and ne-tenth were los In each million. |
do not hesitate to assert that travel by steamer
under the existing laws Of the United States Is |
sater than in any other country"
st, Louis Times Journal:
VIII s. Hays tells of those who willingly came |
down with $40 or $50 passage to New Orleans in |
early days; Yes they paid 800 for the same