The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-25
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shreveport .-.....,.,,.--- 70
d. Louis ....,..,...,.., ~ 9 to
TirksburR .....,....,...-s Q
.$1ei9T blel, water mark of 1874. Indicates
rise. Indicates fell.
The wnathpr continues clear md uensant,
Business was quite aotive yesterday. The
Frank Pargoud In particular had first rate
trip ...
terday from Memphs for the purpose Of taking
tie Ouaoliita belle to Memphis. She will leave
The boss Of the Mississippi, the i. NJ. White
will leave next thursday for Hreenvllle and the
bends. the Frank ,Patgoud changing over to
liah complete description Of this incnmnara.
bic boat, that the people in the bend trade twho
were denied the oppqrtunitr owing TO The quar-,
Oept ]. ". rohin has built for them.
, dart eTis ,,h shnns yesterday as one othe
= Mike Carbine went out yesterday as mate of
aim out on The Natehez last Saturday, 10 place
Or Pete Pepper. as II was Bob Welsh who went
The Martha went below Yesterday aud brought
ny the family Of Mr., e. T. hernoehan from the
Thp Blanche Pa,ter will be brought to the
landing. to-day and leave Monday next for
the Evn was inspected yesterday and found
to be @. f. In consequence Of the above, she
was unable to leave as advertised. hut will GO
T'he John A. gculder leaves st. Louis TO-
morrow, The Gold Dust was to have left We'd
Capts. Pepper and Beck not arriving In time
Capt john Hpane will take the Thompson Dean
out today aud Zine Entrlken will manage the
of1lce, The Dean was brought to the landing
Yesterday.
The Donnie Lee reeelyed only ninety odd
bales In Red river this trip. The rigid uunr-
antlhe siill In force and tie want of bae ging
was the trouble, Some Of her cotton was pni
w In old sheets table cloths, etc.
Kinney M nj iuu
from st, Louis. When just below College Foint
. she broke . wrist, run through the larbonld en-
gine, breaking O cylinder head. The future
movements OF the Kinney are undeveIoped
r. No new cases were reported yester1lny,to, the
renee's child died Wednesday night and was
buried by the Association. One Of IJ T. fer
euson's children was Reported very low
The John w Cannon leaves tomorrow for
There will be no departure for the Lnfourohe
The Henry Tete will arrive this evening and
leave Tomorrow at II H.. for the coast and
ponaIIdsonYyiIle; l.; taking freight fpr the La;
head Of BIenvlle street
The fret fog OF the season made Its appear
anee ne, Yesterday morning;
The Trent tnn left on her tlret trip to the Ia
foureeh9 Yesterday; She looks like new boat,
The renowned passenger steamer Thomson
Dean re- enters her old trpde-N Memphis md the
bends-commencine today md Having ut
be found in command. Capt. Frank Beck Jr in
the office. See advertisement
The Charles j, thnutaau ia en- route from, st.
Louis TO tnke her lace as y regular packet In
he Memphis ,nnd bends trade. The Henry
Frank will soon follow. Bee their advertise
ment III another column
The Eve ia the daily upper coast packet for
kennerville and Hahnville, leaving this 10 q. m.
Charles De Bouchel commando Sep Tona
clerk.
packet Emma Try Inc, h. NJ. VAllette master.
lon al i,, rat u
wood plantation.
Tho new aud fine steamer st. John, E O.
tation Iandnge to Baton Rouge.
The fleet aud handsome United States mail
packet Edward J Gay. John ]. Brown master,
i. y. btrepk clerk. leaves o-1nv al Il 4, III for
Bayou Sara and all coast landings.
The regular tri.weety upper const pacho
Mary lda. J. A. Ruiz master. leaves tomorrow.
as usual, at 10 a. m for the Ben Turoaud ran-
tatipn.
,,ag}e1 The ney M snd pTetlWy W WRarer1 4; gomstock
clerks leaves tomorrow at II a. m for the
upper coast to tho Ashland plantation.
a,In Ihe Bnnnie Lee IN place Of the new Bart
clerk, leaves Tomorrow at L. m. for Egg Bend.
The famous Vlokehurg United States mail
Muae cerk ,t'pfs a raceiri,5 aen,hons ~ maeor !
morrow nt L. N.
The poerlees John ", Cannon. John G. Libano
Bayou Sara. to-morrow. leaving ut : u. m.
Exchange Clippings. October I'll.
Marine Journal:
A sheempote vas mate nuf wood und iron
dreo dimes longer na a Wishing bole NIT two
veels und sometimes dor CAPTAIN vas n,lnt anf
wood, und Good haate only won yeel, Der pote
vns made to. walk like dis. A weller goes ny der
shteeple auf der note und wind 1t up den he
pulls @ noll. und anoder vollor down shtaira
dot shteerH der pote. Der weller In der ehteeple
geepH Winding, und der WELLER down -ah airs
ge9ps ;o9a sx shteernH und dat vas dor way dot dor
weller und geep n Mig fire down Rhtnirs in rouut
s%ntoVes % oct vaa ABOUT as lengt as Won half der
F yaF keht up gil winter ven dor poto run. und py
ahtmminyl der wires vas gept up In GUNNER
too. yell-l don't kant dell how dot vna--i dink
1t vas hot enn1 nit out wire last zummer-~
maybe der gook geen der shtoves in Fummer-
nsin in-dhey hafe no ofen-.vell. I will look some-
der ehtovea TO wash der cocks dor poya vea took
aut der feet last vinder somedme ] will go
down und look dor pote ofer und SEQ II der
The La Crosse Chronicle gives tho following
a 9aeserinuon Of queer craft that is on its way
down the Mississinpi:
small sized ateambont In aupenranca md
tao atarf'ny 5s hnd screw propeller Amal smoke
fbe pilot.houso but no smoke could be aeon "
iissning, therefrom, and there nroooedei from
the englne-room sound far more familiar TO
srea se an tha sy9p h faw hNy
the aeighboring grist mill. than to tho river
i, men whose days are spent in close proximity to
motive
power of the ordinary river craft. A the hoax
passed the city inuuisitivc, eyes discovered
fhipegsh h4pGn door 1eading to &c
telling, .up tho never-ending ascent Of
an oldfashioned tread power. aud at the
same moment the fact dawned upon the long
shore Intelligence that the SMOKE stack was as
completo fraud as the Quat + guns of Manas-
sas memorY, being built of tarred paper. A
goodly stack Of hay in that section usually
ALLOTTED to the coal bunkers. Indicated what sort
OF luel the roaring furnaces 2re wont to feed
upon Witha The bow Of the craft was deco
rated with pair Of enormous elk horns. aud
gazlhg pensiyey over the side was large
plack pear. Upon the cabin deck was n light
bsnggy. before which the power is no doubt
p1ten fbo oStEed upon to perform when yng np for
tne gnu along The pleasant country r0ads. A
small barge and several skifTs of var sizes
also formed , part Of the outfit. As the craft
pasSed tne loot of Main street the pilot shouted
~ tne engineer to tuck on the gad the Gu |
Elnes elattered. the, speed Increased. aud the
primitive ark passed away"
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