The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-11-05
Above low CHANCE
Stations,


shreveport .'.'...'.''.-.'
st. Louis ...-.....-'..'''. 10
Vickeburp ,............ D 0
."Below high water mark of 1874. Indicates
RISE Indicates fnll.
No change in the weather.
Business on the landing yesterday was very
fair.
The receipts Sunday and yesterday of cotton,
cotton seed, sugar. molasses and rice amount
ed to 1868 bales, 1857 sncks TOO hogsheads, 3199
barrels and 2575 sacks. The Same time last year
the receipts amounted to 1861 bales, 14.27o
The stock # coal on hand on November
amounted to lag boats and barges. not lnclud-
ing boats and barge st. Bernard, Tho con-
sumption during the month OF October amount
ed to 81. bouts. barge and French creeks be-
sides boat OF St. Bernard
The t. J. Gay will sport cotton bale between
The United States mail packet Robt. il. Lee
from Vicksb,l arrived last evening with q
fine cargo. consisting In part Of 4421 bales cot
ton, 4147 sacks cotton seed, 10 hhds sugar and 40
The steamer Gold Dust, from st. Louis.
arrived yesterday part of her cargo was G36
bales cotton
ohia. Capt. Marsh Miller and Ike Ashton are
her pilots: Dad Durham mate and Wash
The Ohas r. Chouteau, with big load, will
Memphis and the bends. W II. Thorwegan in
COMMAND INN Geo MtenbergHr 9ler ; In 20 an tho
alternate Wednesday with the Chouteau start
ng No, on her rs rp from here N9Sember 12 n
Broad master, Theo. Jobn clerk. will be found
at the landing this morning. receiving to leave
ths hs for on ne AGnaaa Whaper will here
otter leave FI idny at .. M, disseminating her
See e tie Belle Whisper advertisements The
repairs are finished.
fhe City OF Alton leaves st Louis to- morrow.
Vl,kD rin tt,t, I1yrrJ Hrr,ry
Frank and Golden Rule are all on route from
the OHIO, md are due to arrive.
The J: ". Cannon leaves every Wednesday
The THOMPSON Dean left Memphis Sunday.
Capt. Dave Dannals, Of Red river renown, ar
West for the last three months; he Is looking
splendid and has gained 7 pounds in weight;
The magnificent ]; NJ: White is due TO- night
1t was tho John Means that arrived Sunday.
She exchanged towe with the A. J., Baker,
Capt joe Dodd on the City Of Alton. Capt; 7.
j. Briuker, OF the Maria Louise, anu Jim Will
son. the discharging clerk, are both due to ar
rive the last of this week
The Kountz limo Steamer Henry g. Yaeger.
Chas. Seeds master. N b. Fowler clerk. will ar
rive oday from ST Louis and return on Thurs
: The daily UPPER coast TO Hahnvie packet
Eva. Chas. De Bouchel master. Sept. Toca clerk.
IKE eS r. rwoeRy Upper coast packet
Mary Ida, J. A. Ruiz master, Edward Nicolle
clerk, leaves to. day promptly at 10 q. M for
The tri-weekly coast and Donaldsonville
packet H,nry Tete leaves to-day at 10 a. M.
shhatp t9kng teight for the haf4urehe With
commands. Mr.. M. Ii. Landry presides In tho
The Emma Irvino, L. NJ. vallette muster.
leaves this 8 D. NJ. for the lower coast to the
Greenwood plantation. Tho Irvine leaves reg
ularly and promptly every day at the above
The Robert L. Lee, VIM Campbell master. J.
I'll. Mossop IN charge of the l, office. leaves this
The p regular V triweekiy upper coast dayght
packet Whisper will arrive this evening and re-
turn to- morrow as usual at Il d. m.
The fleet United States mail packet j. W. Can
non. John @. Lthano master. leaves tomorrow
ct .. m. for all coast landings through to Bayou
Exchange Clippings, November A.
Cincinnati Commercial:
Capt A. J. koss formerly Of the Nashville
and other steamers. has arrived from Evans
Transportation Company's steamer Paris @,
Brown, which will follow the Golden Rule to
NeT oreaRs next W Mossot bovo hoon nno,
special agents for the Southern Transporta-
ton Is, Company They are loading the Golden
Bacon and ali other heavy freighta, % cents PEP
hundred; pork rs cents, and whisky 81 per bar
rel. and furniture. full card rates. with an ad-
vance to all way points and bank landings.
b 1t is rumored that one Of the Southern Trans
sportation steamers will go to Pittsburg to load,
said there Is m reeh n chat vcn
ity which ship.pers would like, TO get rid Of:
Artists are at woI on the cabin of Capt. W. B.
Miller's new boat. the Guiding Star, and the in
terror decorations are beginning TO show out in
tasteful style. She will be beauty when COM
Mr.. Fl. M. Gastrell. of Natchez. has purchased
the new hull built for Capt Henry Eaor by Alex. |
Perry. and he Is now figuring on the machinery
and upper works to complete the boat. Whom
finished she will run up the Tensas river
Capt. Wash. WILLIAMSBURG new steamer Bed |
1ord is abu completed st. Ut She
n load of produce for the South. and pass here
on her way down Saturday week. J. NJ. Gilrouth.
Lou1sV Sn Oct si.-The mammoth i steamer
ed: Richardson, built for Capts, Cannon and
Tobin for the New Orleans, Vicksburg and
evening by the Towards. The weather was
extremely cold and windy. yet 8. vast concourse
peo on b pt bonf the ed
ar ards The boat was ehristened BY BY Miss
ney who IS sshfed with TIL the boa pa @
eotton trade: Her draft Of water IS eniy
inches amidships and 81 inches at the. bow with |
feet sheer II is expected that when com
p pn, e and Il running trim hsr draft vii! be
yard by the tug Little Andy Fulton, and will be
brought to the wharf to morrow to receive her
1lSndred and eightieth boat built and launched
by lhe~ Towards during their career as boat
builders, and. with the except n only Of the
huge James Howard, the largest they ever con-
She is 21s feet length of hall, or keel
with 50 feet beam and II feet depth. of hold In
the clear, giving her freight capacity equal to
the burthen and storage of l22,oee bales of
cotton. She is heavily limbered and ironed
and as staunch and strong as oak and iron can
make her. Her motive power embraces two
horizontal engines, each with SO inches diane
ter Of cylinder. and 10 feet stroke WORKING
16h feet in length. She is to have nine steel
boilers each 50 feet in Length and = nehes in
the R. E. Lee and J. Ii. White but as business
BOAT she must prove upeanaed as II t hn re- re-
Howards. who stand at the head of the list. This
new new poat vas modelled after the famous nov! Knta.
built for G pt. Pegram in 1864. She
was 800 feet in length, with 50 feet beam, easy
medal. light draft. and had 3o-iuch cylinders. 10
feet stroke and boilers. That boat in good
business times in the New Orleans and ST. Louis
trade made SIS. 900 in three trips. and OH regu-
lar business trip made the run from St: Louis
to.Aew Orleans and return, the round trip. in
Il DAYS and hours dschare Ing 100 tons freight