The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-14

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roilv photographic report OF the stage OF water
Al various points. with changes, In the "a hours
'N''A- Above low oban9s
' Feet Inch. Feet. Inch.
nairo. ..........-...-.- 30 ii IL
GGipcinnati ............... % / to
louisville, ,......-...,... 2 70 2
Nashville. ................ IA 0 t. Q
New Orleans ........... IL 10
pitsburg ..-...-... 10 10 3
Shreveport '-.... .'...... 16 Is
IL Louis. ....-........ to
Vlcksburg. ..........-.- 80 0 o
.Below high water mark OF 1874. Indicates
The weather yesterday was clear and Just a
D1 Business continues moderately active. The
great J, NJ White arrived with 1927 bales. 1882
sacks seed and 240 barrels oil. and returned on
time; the Centen nial. for st. Louis. had $50
hogsheads sugar $40 barrels molasses, 7Ol bales
iue 800 boxes lemons and oranges. and 100 bar
res rice: the Golden Crown for Cincinnati
had $50 barrels molasses, rs hoRsheads sugar,
400 barrels rice. 20 bales rags and Is bales clip
coast for several lots OF sugar. and at Vicks-
blrq for 100 head stock.
The Trenton left yesterday for the Lafourche
and will return to leave again tomorrow.
The Big Sunfower has been towed across the
river also the hull Of the Katie. One Of the
boilers OF the. Katie has been put on board the
Richardson for cotton plantation in the
The City OF Augusta Is In the Ocean Dock.
The Mexican vessel Of war La Libertad Is an
ehored of the head OF Poydras street.
The Sam Roberts aud tow arrived yesterday.
Capt. George l.; Koqns arrived In the city
Wednesday from New York, where he has been
as 4 witness In a cotton Gaze. Capt. Kouns re-
quests us TO say that any one who wants to buy
the Mary Ida can get her cheap. She was
locked only w weeks ago, and Is In SPLEEN
did running order. She Is side-wheeler, and
The tug Wasp Capt wrigley. brought a
barge yesterday from Harvey's canal with s5
hhds sugar and So bbls molasses. reshipped by
the steamer Exchange from Bayou Vermilion.
Mr.. Gus; Bokern. for several years the as
sstant OF MIR. Dentzel and the late p. Higgins,
on the Picayune is attending temporarily to
the river department of that paper.
The Florence Meyer, Capt. James Nichols,
for the Arkansas. Her shaft will be hauled
down to-day, and she will be ready to leave as
above.
WATER GAUGE AT SHREVEPORT
The following has been furnished the DEMO
i Graf BY Theo. Van Heusen, Sergeant Signal
Corps, United States army. by order OF the
chief signal officer ns Of the army hu,. 500
On and after February 10, 1879, the new river
gauge, constructed by the United States Epgi-
neer Corps. at Shreveport. La. will be used for
The zero OF this gauge is placed at low water OF
1878, which is one foot higher than the latum
line previously used.
Valley. Of the New Orleans and Red RIVER
TRANSPORTATION Company, arrived Wednesday
night from Shrevr port. with the second largest
cotton. and is receiving to return tomorrow at
90. m. the Kate Kinney having been with
drawn. Mr.. Z. o. Boazman has charge of the
office assisted By Mr.. JEFF Posey.
TRIP UP ARKANSAS RIVER.
STEAMER BEDFORD. February II. 1872
To the Editor OF the Democrat:
The steamer Bedford left New Orleans We'd
nesday evening, January 30. Owing to fogs
and bad weather she did not enter Arkansas
ties as producing about 1000 snags to the mile
1 fine old healthy ones) II affords an interest
ing study for the student OF sragOlogy to
classify. and arrange the various, grades and
kinds Of snags. They loom up in low stages OF
water directly in the channel. dangerous look
Ing sentinels. seemingly impeding navigation
At such places, on tive-foot stage, the kni ghts
Of the tiller have fine opportunity 70 display
their skill 1t requires quick handling. with
and shoot her through one Of those forests
OF snags. We are now blowing up the river on
fifteen foot stage Those. not AGA raintec
with the language OF waters. when blind reefs
false points. and all distractions are covered
would suppose this to be very easy river ant
not attended with any risk to navigate. Pine
Bluff. one hundred and sixty-five miles fIon
the mouth, the first phase OF any Importance
ships from fifteen to twenty thousand bales o
air and is blessed with very muddy thorough
fares AT tho crossing OF two OF the principa
streets some wag has erected a mud gauge
which indicates feet large. Since my last visi
Anew years ago. notice many improvements
In Little Rock, show ng that her citizens enjoy
most of the conveniences Of flrst-class city
Her cotton trade is between thirty-five anC
forty thousand bales annually.
Dardanelle Ozark. Vanhuren and Fort Smith
are fiourshing towns. Fort Smith. 600 miles
up the river, is the head OF navigation for cot
ton boats. Our stay at Fort Smith was very
brief. owing to the fact that there was no cotton
for shipment, A railroad now ,meanders it
course along the banks OF the Arkansas from
Little Rock to Fort Smith. In the good old day!
Of steamboating, before this iron traveller made
Its appearance in hose regions. boats found |
very profitable In going to Fort Smith: Nov
the greater portion of the trade is diverted
from its natural channel by the laws regulating
commerce. Three boats. the Msumells, J. Y
and Fort Smith. Left Fort Smith on our return
70 New Orleans Saturday February 8. Will ar
rive about the twentieth. TRAVELLER.
The Whisper leaves to-day at D. m. for thu
The Big lnjun will be on hand to-day as usua
The new Dart Able leaves to- morrow as usua
The fine passenger steamer U. P. Schenck, o
the South arn TRANSPORTATION Company, J, Law
renee Garter master Richard Burns clerk. ar
rived Wednesday night with a splendid tri,
and is receiving to return to morrow to Cincin
natl.
and bend passenger steamer Ed Richardson
John w. Cannon master. 4. j. Howard and Inc
Wilbanks clerks. leaves tomorrow without fai
at y, m,
The New Orleans and ouachita River Trans
portation Company 8 steamer Corona, J. De Har
master. E. G. Phelps clerk, leaves tomorrow
sure. at D. m, for the Ouachita through t
Camden.
The Ohio River Transportation Company
tow boat Sam Roberts, and barges. J. W. Blac
master leaves to-day at p. M, as ADVERTISED
The Anchor Line steamer City Of Alton. E
E. Blxby master. VIM. Mason clerk. leaves tc
morrow at D. m. for st. Louis.
The Tensas, l.. V. Cooley MASTER Fl. Molaiso
clerk. laid over and will leave to-day at D. N
Tor the Tensas and Macon.
The new and fine steamer st. John. ]. M
Elroy master, leaves to-day at 10 a. m. Tor q
plantation landings to Baton Rouge.
The semi-weskly coast and Bayou Latop n
Landry clerk. leaves to-day at II a. M
The feet and very regular lower coast dal
packet Emma Irvine E. M. Vallette maste
leaves as usual to-day at p. m. for the 6reel
vile plantation.
The fleet and handsome United States ma
packet Edward J. Gay. John j. Brown maste
as, Streck clerk, leaves to-day at D. 10. i
BAYOU Sara and all coast landings.
nj The regular tri-weekly upper coast pack,
n