The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-11
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sBelow high water mark Of 1874. Indicates

Ticksburg .............. 30 . 0
's yellow hieh water mark Of is74. Indicates
rise. Indicates fall.
The weather Yesterday was ms clear as a sum- n,
mers day, and the dust-we. as Jasper SAID 81
the sun. i'm DO move" and II kept everybody
moving to yet out Of 1t, too. h.,a,,
and was confined almost entirely to the ar
rivals. The Halliday had forty passengers y.
The y. M Norton and tow was to have lett
The 4. j. Baker and tow arrived yesterday
r Mai er' " b Brockett returned to The city
The Gate City left yesterday fol the Ouachita.
After making another trip she will be taken 10
W Al. MrFarln who has been clerAiDg her.
stopped or and will probably accept d, Clerk Clerk
ship ths Beforn rnn h 9e,wen t tba Ip 5na
and the berth offered to Ny. MrFarin.,
The John ii. Hanna run into the bank coming
down and sprung her butts. which Is the cause
The Bonni. Loo arrived yesterday from tho
Red river. She brought. besides other freight,
and destined for tho North on q through bill OF
iading. Capt Scovell reports the river tal Ing
ry & MI Tie Henfy FRANK viii
leave for thu Ohio next week. where she Will
remain for the summer.
night from Cincinnati with bio, trip, and will
Iii hsa a ss. 81 nm dsSa
I
iinoned back home from Cairo on account Of the
illness Of hs wife,
The Yellowstone. not being ready to leave
yesterday, laid over: until this afternoon, when
she will leave for ut. Bouis and the Missouri
river. through to Kansas CITY and vt Joseph,
The John. Gilmore has In her tow the old
M Hee advertisement Of the Baton Rouge and
Donalds onville packet Katydid In another
Mr.. Barmore lett last evening for Mobile. We
were mistaken III saying Mr., Barmnre built the
], H. Hanna, but he did bpiI a, the John wilson,
more says there were eight boats here Wednes-
d aIi tlat Ind been turned out from bis yards.
There wac 10000 INSURANCE . o n the Bas,1op
reports rain needed on the upper coast; other
yise The crops aT " IL, simply splendid p ,,,
coed any crop ever made In this State.
The Southern Transportation Gompany's
steamer New Mary Houston Charles Miller
at & .. m. for Cincinnati. The, Houston ID
good and deservedly poIn bont. Her ae-
Communications are fss class ahd ner oileers
and are prompt to perform them. We recon-
mend the Houston to all travellers as deserving
Of confidence and patr ,5,t,,: 1ohr sorddor
A. y. Carter master; Garrett Huls clerk, leaves
also tomorrow. without fail, at 8 .. m. for st.
ra S1i peh S as safe and most excellent
boat and their officers for their experience.
politeness and attention to duty. -,
The new and elegant CITY Of Greenville will
arrive this evening and follow the scudder
Attention il called to the Anchor Line adyer-
tisement In another column.
The semi weekly coast and Baton Rouge
packet Whisper, j. A. Uomstoek master George
NJ. Woods clerk leaves to-day ut 10 u. IN.
The semi weekly coast and Bayou Lafourehe
packet H.nry Trte, ]. Ancnin master. NJ. n.
The fleet and handsome United States mail
packet Edward j. Gay. john J. Brown master,
4. y. streck clers. leaves to day at 3 ?. N. for
The upper coast to Ben Tureand.s packet
Belle. Frank Bergeron master. J. O. Bergeron
clerk leaves To- morrnW e. usual q - nb a.
DeBouchel master Sept Toea clerk. leaves to-
morrow at II a. m. for the upper coast to Bon
The coast and Bayou Lafourche packet As.
sumption p a. Chariot mas'er. leaves to NOR
row nj u N for the Renz Plantation.
Emma Irvine. Jos. I. Sharp master. y. nj. Val
lette clerk, leaves Tomorrow at Q y. M Tor
The United States mail packet Natchez, T. P.
Leathers master, james Il. Muse clerk, leaves
tomorrow. as usual, At D. N: far vichsbnrg
The Yazoo VALLEY, in place OF the Bart Able. Is
receiving to leave tomorrow at p. M Tor
Grand Ecore, Geo. W. Rea in command Il. Y.
Boazman clerk.
J. G. Lbano master. hn IL Massop clerk.
leaves tomorrow at p. M promptly forabayou
The N. D. and o. r. T. Companys steamer
John Howard, j. W Carlton master. e. L. Perry
clerk T leaves to. morrow f,r Camden; den, s.o,or
Bonnie I'M e S Sod ii Gon
clerk, leaves tomorrow also for Shreveport
Exchange Clippings. April 3.
Cincinnati Commercial:
The Guiding star arrived from New Orleans
yesterday at 3 a. NJ. having registered 1897 pas
sengers on the round trip and made remark
able runs between different points, handling
7oo tons Of freight h On the up trip Doing an m,
territory In the bends. and making over 100
/ landings. Her excursionists arrived home de-
lighted with their trip on this grand steamer.
The Guiding Star leaves again for New Orleans
Can't. Pixies new Canal street ferryboat, Het.
tie made second successful trial trip yester-
day afternoon. performing highly satisfactorily.
Her machinery works Very strong. and she has
easy mea r ana fn nine he viii
III charge Of Capt. W O., Newton, With Pilot o.
car Written at the wheel. G. 7. Dumont Ed.
Norwood MeClelland. Mr.. Robt Mclean and
other gentlemen. were or. the trial trip. Capt
Pickles leaves for New York this morning by
New Orleans. The Hettie is ornamented with
apair Of fancy top chimneys. adding greatly to
Mr.. VIM. T. Gordon died at Louisville last
Saturday. He was seyenty-nine years old. and
was we'll known to all old steamboatmen; He
engaged In the business Of ste am, 1ulldng
years of age. He was successful IN establishing
aprosperous business. and fer many years s., was
the largest and most prominent snip builder 10
the West. He was a pioneer, and his life was
full of stirring events: Mr.. "; Z. Gordon built
his first steamer in Cincinnati in 1922 tie was
building in Cincinnati In 1925. He built the BEL
fast In 1929. and number of steamers at Nash
vile and on the Cumberland river: .aoa
CAIRO April THE Sam Roberts ana parRes
came u In eight days running time. with tour
barges to Memphis and five to Cairo. she goes
to St. Louis to load with ore.
st. Louis Times Journal:
Capt. ID. M Brady has taken command OF the
mountain steamer Ruck which leaves thls
port next Saturday for the port OF Benton
Shipments on New Orleans steamers anl
harges during March: Centennial j. 7 s tons s,
Commonwealth 455; Annie P. Silver, $50: John
Means barees. AVS; NJ lie Moore, $40; John a:
! scudder. LIS: Belle Of Shreveport. 96o; Port
wealth. $780, Dppold's barges. S409; j.. NJ; Nor.
TONS barges, 1000: James Howard 500; anne ~,
N i. Silver, 1850; w. P. Halliday, l410; Jonn I'll
har0 A r