The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-11
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louisville ............... 10 70
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Nashville ---..-........... IL ~
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*Beiow high water mark Of 1874. Indicates |
rise. tIndiGates fall.
No change In the weather.
business was little better than usual yester- |
day the Bonnie Lee in particular having u line
The repairs to the st. Francis Belle have been |
finished and she has resumed her trips to
The Stella Block now ct Trinity will be down
here shortly and will make trip to the ,Te9sass
and Macon, leaving here on the third ot
August and will go as high rs Warsaw
Workmen were nKaged yesterday in repair"
Cant Noah Scoveli will leave Saturday on the
Houston for Virginia, by the way OF Louisville
AZ the city needs a good police boat. It would
not be bad idea for the city fathers to par
chase the Laura, belonging to Mr.. =. O9ntry'
is In good order, runs fast, handles perfectly,
and answers admirably for such work She
would prove terror to river pirates.
The Golden Rule has quite a number OF pas;
sengers to take on at rOint- on the river, and
BY the time she leav Vicksburg will. have
fine trip. tlus. well managed boat always
Capt. shinkle is the. sole, proprietor OF the
Golden Rule Pilot, and intends to run that paper
for all il is worth. It is good advertising me-
dium MS It is distributed literally at every land
The clipper Natchez will arrive this evening
IRON, Yicksburg, and leave again Saturday, as
The Gov. Allen, leaving every Friday and
Monday, lands ut UarrolltOn also on the down
trip on Sunday. The fare each way is only ten
cents, the proceeds to be devoted to the orphan
The Bart Able viii arrive this afternoon and
leave Saturday, as ueual. for Alexandria and
The New Orleans and Red River Transrorta-
ton Compnny's steamer Danube. Chas Thorn
master. O. W. Drown clerk. leaves Saturday for
Shreveport.
THE GOLDEN RuIE.-This fine steamer leaves
to-day, sure. for Cincinnati at D. M, and will
have q fine passenger trip, juggling from the
number Of berths engaged yesterday. Among
her passengers will be Capts; P G. MontRom-
cry, John Wayne and wife. and H. j.. Bftnker
The Golden Rule s a great favorite, by reason
of her unusually fine accommodations. good
D. =. Shinkie and Chief CLERK W. II. sDaw
are both exceptionally clever, and do every hing
oT P 70 d9 10 nn a9 6 veil p tR
Rule and see for themselves the excellence Of
her cabin and state-rooms before engaging by
The Eva leaves to-day at 5 D. m. on her excur-
sion to the gulf shore, by the way OF Bayoq La
Terrebonne has made every preparation for a
pleasant trip. and we are sure that II will be one
OF the. most enjoyable of the kind that has been
The renowned Ohio river passenger steamer
New Mary Houston, Charles Miller III command
will arrive to- night and leave Saturday for Cln-
The St Francis Belle leaves daily at 1880 a. M.
from Bienville street for Westwego. running in
connection with the New Orleans and Texas
Railroad to Donaldr onville.
Tns eet n AMI sTy Sa rGe9aRF ms
Edw, Nicolle clerk, leaves this 10 a. m. promptly
for the Ben Tureaud plantation. The Mary Ida
The regular semi. weekly Bayou Lafourche
packet Eva, y. D. 1errebonne master Thomas
Knee and M H. Landry clerks. leaves to-day at
5p. m. promptly. goil through to st. Mary's
The elegant and fleet United States mail and
passenger steamer Frank ParRoud. James ID
Pepper master, W. n Gaines clerk. leaves to-
day at 6 p m. for Yicksburg and the bends
The Henry Tete making semi. weekly trips tc
Bayou Lafourche. through to ThibodauX, will
be at the landing this morning, and Will leave
tomorrow at 1Oa. M, j. ID. Aucoln In command
M. Fl. Landry clerk.
The United States mail and passenger packet
Gov. Allen, John J. Brown master, $. s. Streck
clerk. leaves tomorrow at D. m. for Bayou
Exchange Clippings: July y.
Courier Journal July 8:
The work on the Whisper progresses finely
She's going to be a pretty boat.
Memphis Avalanche, July
The towboat John Means came up here Sun.
day afternoon TO repair machinery, having let
her barges at AustIa lia, $50 miles below here
She Is ten days out from New Orleans tonight
the cotton and the stem band Of the burned
steamer Mary Bell at ViCksburR. The latter
weighs 1850 pounds. and will be used on the new
Harry Frank.
The steamer Aunt Sally reached Arkansas
City, Kansas, 800 miles above Little Rock, OF
Arkansas river. after trip of ten and hal
days. She found large quantity Of grai1
awaiting shipment. and she will doubtless brinf
The wrecks of nine steamers lie on the grant
chain of the lower Ohio river, which is sever
beacon lights have been fixed accidents are al
most unknown; It costs The government S44,
tenn of the Ohio river This includes the ex
pense of running the steamer Lilly. the pay 0
light keepers, oil etc. Keepers get from 50 t.
charge. There are now $40 lights on the Ohio
and the system began less than four years ago
ninety cents each. The system is controlled b
Oomr Albert Kautz Of the navy. While Capt. W
r. Hoel commands the steamer Lilly.
louisville Post, July g.
Robert J. O~trander made second attemp
to commit suicide last night at the kentuck
Home, on Brook and Jefferson streets. HI
came to the house about O'Clock. called for
room and went up stairs. About O'Clock b
took laudanum, then saturated cloth will
chloroform and spread it over his face. Abou
Q O'Clock he came down stairs In the office, sa
down and wrote note to his sister and mother
in-law. He then went to his room. Mr.. Louder
heard a noise and went up and found Ostrande
writing In agony. Mr. Louden sent for tw
doctors, and paid him every attention he could
but the man Ostrander died this morning at
Mr.. Gran. W. Smith came for his body to-da
at - o'clock.
The coroner's inquest was held this morning
and pronounced
That Robert Ostrander came to his death b
committing suicide taking laudnum and chic
reform.
The following letters were written before hi
death. and many others which are not Of an
moment:
LOUISVILLE, July 4, 1875
To the Public Presses:
AS l am broken hearted and cannot contai
myself as l am miserable and broken hearted
know have ne my poor wife wrong an
great injustice. She is pure and good woman
and as free from adultery as an angel.
Oh, God! but | am miserable poor huma
being this night! May God have mercy on m
poor soul, and bless my dear wife and children
and keen them Tree from all harm and vi