The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-20
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Meokuk...........-..... 10 70
s E5ak5rOsse... ............. O IL
TsaavsfiWorth ............ Q 70 3
Augusta ..-.....s......s, III
louisville ..............s 20
e Memphis ..........-...... IL ~
I ISashsille ....,............ 8 TO 2
y New Orleans ............ 10 70
u UnlhElh 4.... ++......s-..4' ~
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Shreveport ...,....s.--.. 10 ~ ~
55t. louis ............-.... IA q 10
f3yt. PaUl. ....-......-.. 1 Ii ~ 1
7iekshurg ....-.........- 10 Q II
sfae. Indicates fall.
The weather yesterday was very warm.
Business was better than 1t hos been for
several days. ALI the departures had fair
The receipts of new cotton Sunday and
yesterday amounted to so bales and bags,
Il and rough rice 2649 sacks.
JOS. L Robbins, which event occurred yester-
day morning. Mr.. Robbins was well-known
Ted river and Tensas and Macon clerk, and
z'aIkod very high in his profession. =,
The death OF Owen Jameson was reported
yesterday, but upon inquiry we learned that
Ee was out Of danger and improving rapidly
Capt. Comstock returned home Saturday
night, and resumed command Of the Belle
The John W. Cannon leaves to-day as
usual for Vicksburg, oil reports to the con-
gfary notwithstanding. She brought IS bales
Il EfE Now CDGLUn.
We have been requested by Capt Nick
Theodore To return his most sincere heartfelt
thinks To The friends Of his nephew, the late
Uimitry Gregorio, for their many very kind
Attentions; to the steamboatmen, for their
evidenced respect to brother hoatman and
tJ the members OF that gallant company, the
Orleans Artillery, for their large attendance
ut tsie funeral. Favors under such Gircum-
stances are always doubly appreciated. Mr..
~ 1Esgorio. cut off In the bloom of youth, was
most exemplary young man, and his de-
u MafHg5 III deeply deplored.
MD Mary Ida has made this season one
llflIed and thirty-three trips in the upper
agiast trade; altogether she has made seven
ia IalAdTed trips and never met with an accident
#l Till any kind, She is one OF the most reliable
and best managed boats that ever turned
wheel IN the trade, and her numerous friends
can rely on her speedy return, in tip-top or
der Capt Ruiz is personally experimenting
the repairs to bis pet boat, and will do every
thing necessary to make her as good as new.
We mentioned in yestertays DEMOCRAT,
the death and burial OF John Hieatt, whose
funeral was attended by many of his steam
bout friends. friend who knew him well
HAS handed us the following:
We are sorry to announce the death Of our
young friend, John Hieatt who has been
stricken down by that fell destroyer, yellow
fever. 1T will be some consolation to his be-
reaved mother and kind brother to know that
II hi had every attention paid. TO him; also that
lais young friend Ben Lewis was untirng in
llis exertions to save him, remaining by his
4 side day and night. John Heat was born
arld raised in Covington, KY, and came to
this city with his brother Hiram, an old river
clerk, IN 1866, and has been second clerk in
{ the Red river trade nearly ever since. He
was ID voting man of generous impulses, was
well known and highly regarded. Peace to
Mis ashes We tender our sincere regrets to
V His bereaved mother and brother.
Mr.. William With, an inventive genius of
some rerown, has invented and put into prac-
& ttlgsal use on the steamer Alvin, q, pilot wheel
brake, and will be Of considerable service to
pilots tn handling their boats. The officers of
the Alvin are highly pleased with 1t, and pro-
TlOtinee 1t u success.
NO FEVER ON THE GOLDEN RULE.
by Telegraph
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Aug 18-To Mr.. Labatt
Il TheGolden Rule passed here at o'clock this
morning. No fever on board; all well;
The pert little Rice Farmer, Chas. DeBou-
Fgshel master, Sept Toca clerk, leaves daily,
Sunday excepted, for the upper coast to Ken
nervile, at 1Oa NJ, promptly. ...
Willie iii place of the Mary Ida, j. A. Ruiz
master f. NicoIe clerk, leaves to-day,
promptly at 10 q. m. for Ben Tureaud plan
me Emma Irvine, E. M. valIette master,
q leaves this 3 p. m. for the lower coast to the
Greenwood plantation. The Irvine leaves
regularly and promptly every day at the
The j. W. Cannon, in place of the Robert
4 N Lee, VIM. Campbell master, Messrs. John
Mossop and Will Cannon in charge of the
office, leaves this p. m. for Vicksburg and
y I'LL mail landings.
The regular tri-weekly coast daylight
racket Belle will arrive this afternoon and re-
4 burn Tomorrow, as usual, at II a. m.
The United States mail packet Ouachita
Belle, in place Of the j. ". Cannon, due last
night from Bayou Sara will leave again to-
morrow 1T s b. m. John @. Libano commands,
BY Thomas Howard clerk.
the Berthh Fl. FL. Broad master, Eugene
sluattevaux clerk, leaves as usual to-day at
sos sfas EaE titN Atehafa}aya.
efeet United States mail packet Qua
salitss Belle. Iphn G. Libano master, in place Of
s5EseJ. w, Cannon, leaves tomorrow at S p. m.
Hill I'll coast landings through to Bayou Sara.
Exchange clippings.
III. Louis, Aug. 16.-The Gold Dust leaves
HUI New Orleans next Wednesday In place of
u saae Centennial, which has broken engine
and IL coming up on one wheel. The Belle
gsfsf Memphis, leaving tomorrow, goes through
tu N atchez Rates to New Orleans are Soc for
gtoints they are roc and 35c. Business is dull.
kiYer falling. with 61s feet to Cairo. A broth
saI.o of the late Capt. w A. Nelson, who came
from the jettles with the deceased last
\ week, died to-day of malarial fever.
paducah News:
1t ID said that freight Is accommodating so
rapidly On the wharfboats at Cairo that there
h III scarcely room for more. Boats willing to
ka the chances below might drive good
trade there.
Passengers in from along the lines of rail
xaaa leading out from Memphis say they
ever saw such an exodus before. One engine
s 6a tWelve cars In some instances and each
tar crowded with punic-stricken people.
MEarPH1s, Aug, l6.-The Belle of Shreveport
I'd still laying near Delta crippled, and her
Sleople areall aboard. The Centennial is COM
aslE on one engine.
ER6AHRFTHHFN MY WyET