The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-11-18
STAGE of the Rivers,
Above low fr,a
tuptns- cIiIE y.
4Below high water mark of 1874. Indicates
rise Indicates fall.

biology high water mark OF 1874. Indicates
rise. Indicates fall.
falayn; and returned with o big freight received
Saturday. She lost rs hours in Old river.
Is bs GU rom the 5 thad
makes it extremely difficult to navigate for de-
scendng boats. 50 much so that, the Bertha had
lowed down the Creoe. The Creole viii be dis
manted and her machinery put In the now hull
built for Capt. Kenison and brought here by
There will be two departures for the L.
fourche to-day-the St. Mary this morning and
the Trenton this afternoon.
Mr. e. +. Barton, steward on the river for
many yeare. is with Messrs. Rosello &c Bachino.
oyster dealers. They keep the best to be had.
and Barton knows how to I'LL an order.
The Frank Pargoud was brought to the land
inc. yesterday morning and leaves to-day at q.
n r. for veksburg. dreenyt,le and the BENDS J.,
Pargoud has number OF Very warm friends in
the bonds who will gladly welcome the return Of
repaired and oherWse paoed IN line order
One may travel far and many times but they
will find 1t hard. If not impossible to find q
liner, more comfortable or successful boat than
The Southern Transportation Company's
new and tlno PRISONER steamer Paris O.
Brown. J. Y. Reynolds master. Chris. G. Young
clerk. leaves to. morrow at 8 p. m. for Memphis.
Cairo and Cincinnati.
The Tanchon, has her, shaft In place and
morrow.
-, The New Orleans and Rcd River Transnorta-
ton ! i Companys steamer Al9exandrla " +
leaves to-morroW at 5 D. m. for Grand Ecore.
She is receiving freight.
burg Capt Noah is greatly improved in health
by his summer vacation. and comes back pre-
pared to attend to his steamboat Interests with
The City Of Alton arrived yesterday from st.
Louis with fno trip Of freight and people
hon
was Capt. A. q. Kennett. Of Capt, Bixby mus
late plumber Of the st. Louis Times: ''Horace
in the ltn9 began his river career In 1886 as Sec
ond clerk on the steamer OLIVE, in the
Cincinnati and Kanawha river trade. where he
rema med two years In 1913 he went on the
butcher. In the. Cincinnati and New Orleans
trade, as cub pilot, and after learning the river
Wh 70 IT. 1 0hy as Pilot on the Crescent City
her successor, which . bore the same
name, Later he boated on the Missouri.
as stakeholder. ind commander in the famous non9
Carter Line of Rcd river packets. For the
past few seasons BIO has, been In command of
New Orleans Anchor Line he was still re-
tanned; Asa pilot Capt Bixby enjoys the full
OF th f + Graf among whom he is
was he who learned Mark Twain the river.
and these O. Yh2 have red The
readily recognize IN ~ BIZ the VeritabIe
Horace II. BSby. Capt. Bixby is son -in .iI
Of Com. E. a. bheble and as q reward Of his |
perate habits enjoys handsome comp potency"
Telegram to CINCINNATI Enquirer:
KANSAS CRY. No, Nov. 1$ lat q late hour
tain on the Mississippi river, committed sui
eide by blowing his brains out with q revolver
at the house Of DR.. Comstock. Rucker has been
suffering terribly Of late from consum ption
and some time ago threatened to kill himself,
when he found that he could not get we'll. He
1as been gr9wlng weaker and [ Weaker during
VOW. At one time he owned q dozen boats on
he Missouri. and is known from one end of it
% the other.
The Emma Irvine lays over to-day, and leaves
o-morrow. as usual, for the lower coast. She's
me OF the most regular boats In her movements
hat comes to the city.
The feet and regular daily packet Mary Ida.
. a. Ruiz master, Ed. Nfcolle clerk. leaves this
q. N. for Kennervi e and Bonnet Care.
Capt. joe Dalferes' tr-weekly coast. Donald
onvile and Lafourche packet st. Mary, leaves
o-day at 10 m. Mr.. E. Nicole has charge of the
The reliable and very regular daily packet
Iva, Chas. De Bouchel master. Sept. Toca and
ID. Barry, clerks, leaves at 10 a. NJ sharp for
Aennervlile.
The new Whisper leaves to- day at II g. m
Or the upper coast to the Ashland plantation.
Comstock In command Messrs. Woods
nd Dean clerks.
The regular daily packet Belle. H E. Harper
laster. ]. E. Brou clerk, leaves this 3 D. NJ for
'9 Thn Care: ! eoo+ pouor aouo a oa.
Inc new ana meet bayou sara ana coast
United States mail packet Edward J. Cay, John
Brown master, :. s. Streek clerk, leaves
The Monday and Friday Baton Rouge and
past packet New st. John, J. B. NICE roy mas
y, leaves to-day promptly at D. IN.
The regular coast and Bayou Lafourche
acket Trenton, =. D. Terrebonne master
[essrs. Knee and Hicks clerks leaves to-day as
sual at .. m.
The v. j. Poitevent. in place Of the Mary Ida
rank Bergeron 1r. command. leaves o-morroW
10 a. m, for Donaldsonville.
The reliable coast and Dnnalds0nvilla acke at