The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-03
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ST. Paul ............-...... 10 to
.'Belew high water marx Of 1914 Indicates
The weather yesterday was clear and cold
Business moderately active.
The Bedford was to have left last evening for
The Sam Roberts is IN the Good Intent Dock
She will be out aud Off for Evansyl lie to- day.
The Centennial arrived yesterday from St
Louis The Cooley brothers, of the Tensas.
did not come down on her. but will arrive by
- the Scudder.
care TO have raised crossing at the head
OF GravIer street. II was needed bad enough
The receipts of cotton 60 ton seed. sugar
. moasses and rice sunday and yesterday
amounted TO 1905 bales. - aas sacks. 1903 hogs
heads, 24.2 barrels, and 500 sacks. same time
last year 1n.5a3 bal q, lf 40 Snck~, 1924 hogs
heads 4Gs2 barrels and 933i sacks.
The Cotton Valley disaster was the general
subject of conversation yesterday, and what
Il viii be p found ID our local columns fne 81
Mary aud Henry Tete arriving sunday night
9r9neh ras small anin 81 nr pGE snn hs
packages. Capt. Geo, i kouna II the latter
boat, reports that he left nothing behind. and
that he saw fully ton cmEty dry GOO o. aud shoe
boxes along the bank. One rnueiiSIne In n
naetion with the loss Of the Cotton Valley IN that
one of her pilots. Andy Swain an her steward,
Doc lane were on the Lo'us when she burned,
which event occurred on the same day exactly
ono year ago. Mr.. Mart Kelly. the carpenter Of
the boat made m effort to save Miss Sanford,
he gave her failpHt, and told her If she Sould
hold on TO II he would save her. but she be-
wldered, the safety NJ her aunt only occupying
her mind. and when the boat went down she lei
go the roat. elung to the bat, went down wi II
L, and never rose again. Mr; Kelly says the
Morgan cut into the Cotton Valley 10 her kn-
eon and had it not been for til" II * freight
which bupyed here up. she would have gone
down like lump of lead Gus Brll md Henry
Hol2ner owned the hnr. which was valued ~
sl25o and insured for $1,000. MeaAr-. Meyer
Weiss Go. offer Il reward IN another enumn
Tor the recovery OF the bodies OF Sol. Meyer.
Henry Levy and d. Grhr
The Julia. that left nero last week 70 wash out
nS tan "A
he needed. and without which he could accom-
pllsh bit little. eaTe m l9b.
terday. aud will leave Gay. sure, for the
Opelousas.
purchase the W. J. Poiteyent to leave today.
at s .. M. for the Atchafalaya. with Mr. J h.
Schmit in charge of the office. Capt. Crawford
and Mr.. Schmit are old steamhnamen Ia this
trade. and are well and most iayorablv known
TO everybo in it. We wish them success In
their undertaking.
The Big Sunnower arrived yesterday from
the Atchatalaya. Her next move i in sb.yauce.
Mr.. jill Reamer. of the firm If Reamer q Hur
ley, whar float prop ietors mt New Albany Ind
arrived here yesterday by rail. Mr., Reamer IL
n delegate 10 the Commercial Conv ntipn aud
we hope bis visit may prove both profitable and
The amount of coal on hand December was
1874 boats and barge: consumption during tina
month Of November q boats, barges arrivals
10 boats.
The Edward J. Gay, falling to arrive IN time
to leave yesterday. leaves to day ut p m. for
The Golden Gate end John NJ Uhamb re- are
both en- route from St Louis. Alex. Ltmont is
captain OF the former, Joe "a bar4e Ct the lat
The magnificent J. NJ. White is due to. night
from Greenville. and will return Thursday
The New Orleans and Red hiver Tran purta-
tion Company's steamer Silver City. NJ N. Wood
master, VIM Quieksall and Ernest Kirk clerks.
leaves to day ut =, m; for Cpushata. aud the
Alexandria, Capt. y. 4, Boardman To- m,grow
for Shreveport.
The Bonnie Lee. not being reaAy TO le We Yes.
tar6ay r n N la day vb,aT, oh
leaves positively for Al xnndria ard Grand
Ecore Capt Noah s.oveIl IL l mmanl. Geo.
q. Hamilton and Tom DoAtv rlerks.
States mail steanl e. II. Durlee a F. rrous-
dale master J "A, Mohr chrk i"ave to-day 4
Durfee has r@ently been locked thoroughly
repaired. painted, and otherwise placed in
splendid order.
The Ashland was let in the water Yesterday |
., i be Southern Tran sportation Company : New
May Houston, one Of the finest passenger
steamers OH the river, leaves to lay Ut 3 a. m
positively for Cincinnati. capt. tharlie Miller /
commands, A. Elliott Miller presides In the
Office.
The Houston will be followed Thursday by
the great Golden City, Capt. A. Donnslly. aud
the Golden City by the Charles Morgan
The Ohio River TRANSPORTATION Dompany's /
towboat Sam Roberts and harges. J W Blaa k I
master not being ready ye~erd day. will IL IVA
Cairo and Louisville. See advertisements
The Charles p Chouteau, Capt. ". II. Thor
morrow at { D. M for Memphis ana he bend4.
The daily upper coast ITO Hahnvi"1 pa .ket |
Eva, Charles DeBouche master, Sept. Toca
clerk. leaves this 10 A. m promptly.
The regular tri -weekly upper coast packet
Mary Ida J A. Ruiz master I'd. Nicole clark.
iesc Point and Jacobs saw mill The Mary Iia
returns down the coast Tomorrow and leaves
THURSDAY at the same hour
The tri weekly coast and Donaldsonville
packet Henry Tee leaves to-day ut 10 a. M
sharp, ticking freight Tor the Lafonrrhe with
co COR Mr.. NJ. Ii. Landry presides i In ,ha
office.
ASSUMPTION, 7. A. Chariot master, N H. Dupus
clerk, leaves to-day at II m. for Donaldson
viile
The regular daily packet Belle H. Il. Harper
master. ]. Brou clerk, leaves this D. IN. Tor
The Emma Irvine, E. NJ valelte master.
leaves this =. m. for tn lower coast to the
Greenwood plantation. The Irvine leaves reg
ulary and promptly every day at the above
The Robert Il. IsS. " lillian Campbell master.
A. McNay and W. Cannon IN charge If the Office
leaves this D. N. for Nicksburg aud all way
The regular tri weekly upper coast daylight
packet Whisper will arrive this evening and re-
turn tomorrow, IA usual, at II Il m.
Capt Joe Dalferes' tri-weekiy coast. Donald
sonville and Lafourcho packet St. Mary leaves
. The fleet United States mail packet J. W. Can
non John G. Libano master. leaves tomorrow
AT D. IN. for all coast landings through to Bayou
Sara.
Exchange Clippings. November 20.
Cincinnati Commercial:
Capt Crapster. that skilled and energetic
steamboatman. leaves to-day with the United
States beacon boat Alice for New Orleans to
straighten up the lights and. en- reaching tie
Crescent City. he will pay Of his crew and begin
on a new leaf
The Sherlock took $500 barrels of potatoes of
the sunken barge above Shawneetowp.
PI1TsBuRG Nov. 2s.-Capt. W. ) Packer eX-
poets to leave tor the South next week with the
little steamer Billy Collins.
MEMPHIS Nov 2s-The store Of Capt. j. +.
Noel formerly of the steamer John b Maude,
was destroyed by fire at Floreyviile. Miss. below
the mouth of White river. last Monday night.
Only a small portion of the contents was saved.
The loss falls heavy on Capt. Noel and amounts
to between $1,000 and $1,000. His insurance Is
$500. In the Planters, Of Mississippi. and some
OF the Maude. but now running the trading
boat Kalegon below here has turned his craft
over to a son of Capt. Noel. while he goes to aid
his former partner in collecting his insurance.
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