The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-19

| and do It, making the hours of arrival and de-
partnre from Keqkuk the same as here ofor,e
in fact, place three there anyhow. on the open
ing OF the season. as an experiment pnd the
more that IT was demonstrated that the New
orleans letties are q success the better 1t Is
going to be. for steamboats,. He Gays he will
give @ rate this season on bulk grain from Keo
kn l, 70 Ut Louis Of three cents. and he he's no
New Orleans will be established. making q
total OF o., nine cents on grain for LIVERPOOL,
seaboard can't come anywhere near touching.
Two new barge lines will be IN operatio this
season from New Orleans. and It may be reas
the Northwest will be shipped to Liverpool via
the river.
Opinions among steamboatmep vary as to he
Feasibility of this scheme. i hose who are well
posted say it is impossible to make the time
with three boats and others declare 1t can be
done as slick as whistle" As the Commodore
says It is only an experiment. which time alone
will determine. He informed the reporter that
ne considered the prospects forthse'easep very
oncpnati Commercial, February 100 @
BYRNs PosToFF1cE
Putoam County Tenn. February II.
To the Editor of the Commercial:
o. have brother, William McKenery river
above satRat # he sees ihe will write to lis
sister Ri Beach at this postof11l,S ~, 20 .
Cour ier-Journal, February 16:
The famous Golden Grown passed up yester-
sS b asv Tss" nead o. Of Pf.DS shs
Donnay The river will rise at the rate OF 8
feet an hour to-day. caused by the swell made
ke7p from being run oyer by the Donnally. All
the fish have taken to the trbqtories, and. extra
precautions, are made to kssp wharfboats,
steamboats barges and floating stock generally
tied to the banks until thetwo racers have pass
ed by. The race is very exciting, The time
G. q ra1 nj on nd bc
river steamers that they are seeing lots o0fun.
Dog; gone my catsl and the Orphan Boy y
and All leans up against the warm chimney
and takes forty winks of sleep.
by Telegraph
CHARLEsToN. W. Va, Feb. IS. 9 a. m.-Kanawha
Ieet and falling; Cloudy and cold.
INCHES and stationary. Cloudy and cool
BROWNSVILLE. Pa, Feb, is. ,,Monongahea
% Or CITY Pa Feb IS 9"ay mheghsny river 81
II inches and stationary. CLOUDY and cool =
CIsc1NNATI; Feb IS. :3o p. =, River % feet
very dull. No arrivals Or, departures, to-day.
Local packets on time. The Tatum. from st.
Louis, and Baum, from Memphis. are due TO-
not compromised which shall be the New Or
Orleans steamboat They held q meeting this
evening to decide matterso The Morgan IS ad-
says he will leave the same day.
!, MONROE Feb 1T 17.-Te ?. J yinburn, 81 Nat
cne2 street: Inc Clara s. leaves at .. Pm. full
trip Advertise to leave for Bayou BarthoIo-
new Wednesday positively.
VICKsBuRG. GTeb. 1G-To G. G. Wayne, 10e
Gravier street: Steamer q. p schenck down to-
night. With good weather will arrive Monday
afternoon j. L. CARTER.
VIcKsBuRe. Feb. 1s.To J. B.. Woods 4 Co.,
No. 104 Common street: Steamer James Howard
will arrive Tuesday night and leave for Mem
phs and the bends Thursday 2lst inst.
B. r. PEGRAM, Master.
~ NAaonaz Feb l7-To j. B. Woods Co. rs
Will arrive Tuesday and leave Tor st. Louis
Thursday. 2lst.
10 VAN HOOK, Master.