The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-27
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Keokuk. ..,,.............. 2 10
lacrosse. ,............ 0 70
Leavenworth ...,..,'.. . 0 10
Augusta ......-,........., 10
Louisville ......,......... 7 6 0 o
Memphis ...,...,........ 3
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~NeW Orleans ............ 10 10
Omaha. ................... s 10
FIttsburg :......,..,.., 10
Shreveport .....,......... IA + 10
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sBelow high water mark Of 1874. Indicates
rise. Indicates fall.
The weather cloudy and pleasant yesterday.
Business. fair. everything considered,
The receipts Of cotton and rico Sunday and
yesterday amounted TO 562 bales and GAGS sacks.
ThsJ, W. Cannon brought 2s1 bales cotton, 256
of which were new. For the corresponding
trip last year the Lee had lG3 bales-78 new
On account of an accident to her wheel, the
Belle was DELAYED In arriving. and did not get
return to leave to- morrow as usual. She
brought in d big trip Of rice, and had very
raand. Capt. Comstock stopped off and will go
ZIP on the Cannon this evening to meet the
Sec the D. STEMS advertisement.
:. That very efficient and obliaipg clerk. Tom
Knee, continues in charge of the Eya's office.
and was buried sunday. Mr. Lowry was en-
aineer last season on. the Ouaehta Belle, and
on the departure of Mr.. Perkins to fit out the
Lee. on which boat he was employed up to his
death. Mr.. Lowry was regarded as one Of the
best engineers on the river and his loss is re-
garded as very serious one by his brethren.
Mr.. Lowry leaves Il wife and several children.
NIL Of whom are sick with the fever;
Capt. Ruiz Is having consfd erable work done
to his fleet. pretty and popular Mary Ida. and
will have her ready fol-, business and In the
very best order In few days.
Capt III. L. Lee writes to q friend that his new
boat, the Laura Lee, will be ready by the first Of
October, and that she +. or wtlI be, the best
ished wrecking the La Belle, and Is at the wreck
eighty bales Of the La Bellies cotton recovered
The repairs to the Eya having been finished.
she left yesterday TOR the Lntourche,
Can't. u. ID, Terrebonne, the popular and en-
terprising commander of the Eva, has chartered
the ID. Stei to run in connection with the Eva
gons Us e s The d on
Il Bayou Lafourche. Capt. Terrebonne having
PLACED Capt. M N. Landry ia charge Of the Eva
the office BY Mr. W. NJ, Hicks, a guarantee to
shippers that her business will be closely at
She is one Of the Hghtost draft boats on the
river.
The new Bart Able was taken out on the VAL
As previously announced, the st. Mary at
tends e the Bayou Lafourche business Of Capt.
The Rice Farmer, Chas. De Bouchel master,
Sent. ,Toca clerk leaves daily, Sunday. ex-
copied, for the upper coast to kennerville ut
The regular tri-weel1ly upper coast packet
master, E. NicqIle clerk, leaves to-day prompt v
at 10 d. m. for Ben Tureaud plantation.
The Emma Irvine. L. M. Vallette, master.
leaves this 8, p m. for ii, the lower coast to the
nlarly and promptly every day at the above
The j. W. Cannon, in place of the Robert L.
Lee, VIM. Campbell master. Messrs. John Mos
SOP and Will Cannon in charge of the office.
leaves this 3 D. m, for yicksburg and all mail
The regular .tri-weekly, upper coast daylight
packet Belle will arrive this afternoon and re-
turn r TO- morrow, as nsunl at II a. M
luatrevaux clerk. leaves as usual to-day at ..
The fleet United States mail packet Ouachita
Libano master leaves tomorrow at s o. m, for
all coast landings through to Bayou Sara
Exchange Clippings, August -.
Cincinnati Enquirer:
Capt. Burdeaus new ferry steamer will be
launched from Macks yard on Saturday, and
drop down to Dumont's wharf and receive her
machinery.
al. Bagby, engineer Of the Golden Rule. was
taken suddenly i'll Wednesday night and was
sent to the Marine Hospital yesterday for treat
CAIRO. Aug. 22-The Whisper. after being ex-
amined, was allowed to land, and she is now
loading for New Orleans. to leave this evening
kelso, her engineers and steward George
Wrightm3an 60 home from ON here and Capt. Lea.
rn;ne 20 ec Will l shn % ere crew Ufo m ne e
viii caIora nving The Whisne .3 - ien1
lsttle boat The Grand fake and bargae nra
aaEing large ar,onnt Of frei@ht hara 'o9 1a nt9
Simps goaa zach hv rniI n hrinr ni,t th g gb
ninnnld and harges from It TTuf o"' 'Ao GUM
hi f,ouis Times: --'1i N'' A0"'7'
The E. Q. Stanard received some freight to-
Shawil not land at anv of tha infaeted tnwns
Int viii take freight for Nil wav noints and
ME John MI Chambers Is advertised TO leavc
for the Yazoo river next Tuesday. She has heen
chnrfared by the Sbrvock Bros a grocery h6usa
hara and will he loaded bv than, Graen Shiald
q commands. 00A ''AAoAN
The Citv Of Alton will tow IN tho pa11a IF
S r N ns @ a b s6sa P Te
u. H. Parisot and wife arrived from Louisyle