The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-26
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
Tuesday. February 20. 1879

Tuesday. February 20. 1878. J
Arrivals.
aov. Alien, ausieHilvegO D Church, Fanehon.
Bonnie Lee, n. y Les, Katie. @. X. PECK, Mary
Ida. Alvin.
Isabel, Belle. Rapid Transit. Eva. Henry Tete'
1ashet Rice Farmer. lower eoast Eva Henry
Tete ST. Mary, ASSUMPTION, Lafonrehe 1uaeh.
s ns sg"e ansa u rt se bes sns
Macon: john Wa9p. ouaehita Da,nubs, ! CT i
ksuns 2 4 Fl Rstfes s m1d tvs basflop
bapthoiomew, Beils. napia Transit Upper
eoast frank pargoui, areenville., a..
,n The we shi continues very o'easan' an'
The shan nop will Leave to-day positively f or
ha ouaesn sse h II s NJ , rsHHS ewstd WIZ %
have gone into bankruptcy with soooo liabili-
The Maria Louise laying over from yestet-
dar caves today for Shreveport
ibe Danube, Capt Charlie Thorn. f m,. ad TO-
The Henry Tete offers speiai naueem,ents .o
passengers yr the Mardi Graz trip affyppf a o.
her here mon Monday and fueslay leaving "Wednesday
9ring at Y. shetp me , pap Pc 9, .f mu ~,
done by her officers to make the trip pleasant
one. !, r,,... l., t7,a r.a,,
"
the Tenssa and Mae II. and Is announced to re-
the d. Francis Belle leaves daily at 7 $50 a. N.
Railroad to Donadsonville. ...., .a.,,
phe ssqa as fsa aer aqhRss w sIssI n s
sayef gpny a rh - mapn f3r 70, re-
turns on alternate days ana does 81 q hef
'H HE Rphe IT. b. Lee. WIN, Campbell master.
Mr.. A. McVay In charge OF ne u'ee IeaTes .nis
Tue &C. Mary. ice Dalferes IN command. ..
HE sss ffe and Il ae through to Laurel
Ths ranehen IN glaee, Ct ,he nerth a., for for the
J"h s clerk The Fanehon takes bayou dee
df be Se ssf 5reans and Uuaesa Flsnspg
Hart Hpp master, B. D. Arthur clerk leaves to-day
The New Orleans and Rel. niyer, 1ranspnrta
on same s,r Mafa e ieu eays - TO-
day at y A. 70 shtsvepnr. - ,a,s, ,aola
81 John 7. McElroy master, leaves TO- NOR
The belle In plaee Of the blue Wing viii ar
rive this evening. and leave az usual to-mof-
The semi weekly bayou Iafourrbe packet
Aasumnipn L. A. Uhatlet master. N. u. Dupuis
clerk, leaves tomorrow at ioa M for Thibo-
daux n.,,..,,,.
passenger packet Rapid Transit. =. j. Oakes
master will arrive this evening and return to-
The ouaehila belle, due last night from bayou
sata VII ab sa,s saln otsG Mossop aeh
The New Orleans, and qnacha Transporta-
ton dWspsny plt sss sae sss, mail ss s,ss'qsl
morrow at n n. m. for Ouachtta CITY.
The great lion steamer Cha 4, Z uhoutea1. Y.
r. ast With ae IL, Ml,enesfea slstt
Pie john IN seqaaef u arfiys aIsq %. ~
from Mpmphs and the bends. leaves Thursday
al 3. m. ] Frank Hicks in command. Charles
By Telegraph.
MnNpoW Feb 94-'ro J. w. blanks: The John
wilson viii arrive Tuesday morning. and leave
Wednes lay, as usual for onae ,l Ms ay as,ar
10. I Common ! Ct. ..Ths steamer ohas. i.
Ohouteau win arrive Tuesday noon with 1900
win ltaye again for Memphis and the bends
"e'"ee'''' WIN. II. TnoRwEeAN. Master.
NArttuEz heb. 2b.-To G. g.. Wayne. The
John A. srud er will arrive Tuesday evening
and leave Wednesday 2'th inst poss,it,gn,yi
sr. LOUIS. Feb. q5--Weather bright and warm
and mud rapidly trying. A light snow fell in
The night, but disapreared early. Rlyer rising,
aud three batsea Hickory and me from Mound
City, and the Ateau,rrs Grand Tower aud r, ,y Of
thia morning The Chester. f,r Memphis, and
tho lighthouse boat Aiee lenve to-day.
GtsetkNArl, Fen. at,.The river has been fis-
ing luce Sunday night. with "a feet Q inches In
the channel nj noon to-day. Weather cloudy
and cool.
n On Cry, pa. Teh. a. s,so q, RIVER 10 feet
and talinp Cloudy aud showing. Thermom
a s'e1 y N1os WY " VI. Feb A. ,cc7
.t. .s,f Il Tall III,
Wind west. Cloudy and showing q intervals.
PITrsBt,Ra, Feb % in.o1 a, m .l-River 10 feet
In p h snS s'ff Pa Ff Feb ans Ge. a. mver
feel aud falling. Cloudy. Thermometer ss.
Wind southeast.
exchange Clippings.
FORMER KANSAS AND NEW ORLEANS PACKET.
Editor i,epublican--The writer has felt CON
departure from their once great hobby Of rail-
road transportation and has hoped to see good
AND past ea he new
enterprise will end like a similar one started
by Kansas CITY capital and pluck several years
ago. refer to the proposed purchase of the
steamer Mountaineer by several parties living
in that river town, with the EXPRESSED intention
and NV oreans trade. was informed al tha
time by one Of the chief movers Ia the enter.
prise that arrangements had been perfected BY,
which the new owners OF the steamer would
load her twice each month during the sea on
with 30 900 sacks of corn for the New Orleans
market. anu return "Trip was expected OF Or
anges lemone bananas and pine apples for
their market. and thereby create a demand for
tropical fruits In Kansas City aud along the
kaw River valley: and as Kansas City mer-
chants could buy the return nargoes Mt New Or.
leans prices fright added. they would have
monopoly of that branch Of trade. | do not
know that any Of the proposed owners OF tho
Mountaineer are interes,ed In the new barge
COMPANY. If they are ! can safely say that
their experience In river navigation will not be
ofvalue to the new company. particularly In se-
leeting suitable steamer for the trade. ! base
my opinion on the close inspection that was
given to the captains room on the MountHinner
BY them at the time of the proposed purchase
aud the few changes that would be necessary in
said room TO insure success to the X. q. aud N q.
when they commenced loading GOO ton boat
with 90 600 sacks of corn. or about 1000 tons
When the boat was loaded TO about four feet
the writer informed the proposed captain hat
Ii would not be safe tolake more cargo, as there
was only four feet of water in the river mt
that time. was assured that | was mistaken.
tl,,arn fI, th font Of