The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-31
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Sunday, March 81, 1878.

Arrivals.
Alvin. Martha, James Howard. A. G. Donnally,
Departures.
Alvin: Ma Martha h Belle; Mary Ida, st. Mary
Il Golden. Grown. Bertha. Trenton, Bart Able. g.
II. Durfee. John Howard. Bastrop.
To Arrive.
Gov. Allen. Ouachita Belle. Bayou Sara:
fourche; Alvin. Martha wild Gazelle:. lower
c c golden kue Cincinnati! J B. M kehlo.
Col. 4. T. Koana. Maria Louise Red rtyer ;
John II. Hanna. John Wilson. .Ouachita; Fan
chon, Opelousas; II. L Lee. Vicksburg, Mar
ida Belle. Upper coat; Clara D. bayou BAR
The weather yesterday was cloudy and quite
warm; with several slight showers during inc
Business fair, but not up to the usual satur-
Gapts. Noah scovell and Jacobs left yesterday
The R1bert Il. Lee, leaving Tuesday, connects
at yicksburg with tue Anchor Line for Mem
The Eva and Henry Tete both leave for the
Lafourehe to- = morrow morrow at p . 81 n;,.,u ru,
tation Company announce the following de-
paltures for the coming week: The Col. A.. P.
kaqs fsase CAPT Il Bnker TN"
both to Shreveport.
The big james Howard arrived Yesterday
from st. Louis, and will return the first of the
The we'll known and favorite eide wheel pas.
e6nkbT BIPhL1eT n. ". DonDbly, Ol mo " L. anu
N. o. Packet Line. arrived ,ye-terd with fine
trip. and will return Tuesday, ,'ng through to
nS mr. Ill IF T. e sss Clerk b
clever and skilful officers. aud very popular
with the travelling public.
d cotton, 100 hogsh, ads sugar, 800 barrels mo-
lasses 100 barrels rice 100 sacks coffee. $50 bales
bagging and lo2 cedar logs ,..,o oa.ou
day, lays over to Tuesday. when she will surely
leave for the Tensas and Macon. L. v. Cooley
ne regular Mspcha a an and Planters '1nde-
pendent through Bayou Bartholomew pac ket
Clara 3. w. Wepzel IN commhnd Is telegraphed
The Clara ). takes freight for ali points on the
The st. Francis Belle leoves daily at 7:so a. m.
connection with the New Orleans and Texas
4 Railroad TO Donaldsonvi,le. ,z,,
A. Comstock master. Messrs. Wood AMI Dean
clerks, leaves to morrow Mt 10 q M. for Donald
TEe United hi states mali steamer Gov Allen
I j. j. Brown master 8. s Streck clerk.
The regular lower coast y ,cket Wild Gazelle.
John Hamilton master. g. +. Holmes clerk.
& leaves to morrow as usual at II u. Ii. for Mag
The regular coast, Donaldeonville and Bayou
master. NJ; 4. LANDRY clerk, leaves tomorrow 1
y The regular and feet tri weekly upper coast
packet Mary, Ida. J, A., Ruiz master, Eiw.
Micolle clerk. leaves Tuesday at 10 a. m. for Ben
!. The st. Mary. Joe Dalferes in command. E.
Eicolle clerk. leaves Tuesday at 5 D. m. for the
The superb Robt i. Lee VIM Campbell, mas
Ter, Messrs. McVay and J., Cannon clerks. leaves
The semi weekly Bayou Lafourehe packet As
sumption sunni 2 A. CHART master N. u. Dupuis
esE e. wfn nss 10 D. for
Baton Rouge. J. r McElroy in command.
The Qnachits Belle,; making semi, weekly
trips to Bayou Sara. will leave Wednesday at
The regular weekly opelonsas packet Fam
chOn. Il. Fl. Broad master. Theo John clerk.
leaves Tuesday at p. m, going through to
The m f Tasa and Bq EveF packet Era
clerk. leaves wednesday sure at E D. GOODWIN
tBy Telegraph
CINCINNATI. March so;-River74 feet 6 inches
ana fai tbs HEAVY rain this mqrnDg but
rom PlttsburE: Andy Baum. e from M Sr1o
Mary Miller, at 10 o'clock last night, from st.
Louis; Leave to-day: Graham for Pttshurg
New Orleans; Mary Miller. for st. Louis. The
latter with big trip. The schenck is due here
BAsTRoP. La. March 2s.-To F. j. Winburn IS
Natchez street,, The steamer Clara s. will arrive
Sunday and leave Wednesday. April 8. for
- ' W. wENzEL. Master.
@ Exchange Clippings.
Cincinnati Commercial. March %:
CAIRO. March 27-The talk of all river mon Is
! the situation at st. Louis and shippers are In
q state OF feyerish excitement for fear COM
promise will be- effected and rates put back to
sive that it means death to one or the other of
the contendng parties. and the almost uni
versal opinion. outsid de Of the men interested.
One can hardly imagine how commerce could
do without this magnificent line-its boats, reg
at il Wou
aSsS aoe9Sssh * stnfSs
trade Of he sdewheei Anchor Line packe ehs
Added to their nngainly appearance is the
pride g Of St Louis in b her and elegant
sufficient protection to it. But 10 spite of it ALL
steamboatmen shake their heads and say. II
60 down The truth of the matter is that the
pride Of St Louis men In the Anchor Line will
tba Developed ot to
TRULY Illustrated week before last when the
Silver was loading for New Orleans. Com
m nas Kountz's conduct was severely criti-
and as cap shiedss sa we're beyy
realized that the time had come when they
must learn old B Kopntz lesson They
IT cost double the rate asked by Kounh and
they would ba1d thse the freight
Susie That was on Friday. and Just at at that hat
ten and twenty centsl" oh they will, eh p
hum-ten and twenty-hum-B 60 down to
the office and tell Charley that It will he imnos
sible to I'LL those orders this week. The market
Is very unfavorable!'. And the Susie Silver
t had e tber Leave WITHOUT Load
ready to have filled her out. That is
just the extent to which st. Louis shippers will
go towards sustaining their packet line The
Anchor Line has been wonderfully successful
under the management Of Capt Scudder, and
1t has been wonderfully free from accident
under the manag ment of the officers in charge
of its steamers. But it has never had any op-
position to speak of. and the Anchor Line rates
have been uniformly high. The old pool line
l,t Anchor Line freight alone. and it is probable
that Capt Scudder. will run the new line upon
eghs for ali pons a f to Gas all
for the st., Louis and Vicksburg packets