The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-15

% beat her time TO ~. Louis, but none were
s shnccesstul until The Lee and the Naichez II
follows: New Orleans r. NatchszaR' d. Lee. to to
hours, 30 minutes and seconds Natchez is
to Memphis was: Lee. days hours and .
minutes: Eatchez. . days, hours and min
utns: To Caro Natchez. 8 days, hours and 8
Lees time to st. Louis was ) days,
II hours and II minutes. and the
iS ascs 1T time was lays ana i minutes Ii
pad the Frank Pargoud, n boat almost IA fast as
nst. 70 give her 100 cords Of wood, after sire got
had to wood from the banks. The lee also had
as her pilots James Pell aud Yves Conors. men
VINO had been running all that season between
particular pains to examine the river with d
view :, the race, and they saved considerable
Island and at different points, being better
steam bootmen think the Natcbtz, with equal
the Lees time. II would not surprise me In the
near future 70 see bitter contest between Capt
And f Tohn on tho one eide nd Cags
fast runs made on the NJ ississippi the following
are worthy OF ion; Princess New Orleans
to Natchez. u hoars and 80 minutes; Suit ina
Ia 1914, - hours and 80 minutes: Atlantic 10
hours and ~ minutes. After her race the o.
made the run from New Orleans TO Natchez
Memphis from New Orleans was days. hours
and s. minutes. Tho j. If. Whites WIS tis,s.
New Orleans to Cairo was days. hours and "A
minutes. The Eclipse's time was Gays, hours
end I minutes. The Richmond 20 Madison
lost In landing, from New Orleans to Memphis.
made the trip In days and 10 hours. carrying
The Hchmond's time from Memphis to Fort
PILLOW has never been beaten. Silverthorn. Of
the Evansville Journal timed her on her fast
run from Memphis tn Fort Pillow. Since the
White made her fast run there have bsen Inn
portant cnt-otfs made IN the lower Mississippi,
The principal ones being the RACQUET and Rcd
River cut Boats save twenty eight miles
by the RACQUET cutoff. The Lee and Natchez
In their race to 1T. Louis. on account Of these
cut offs had dist nee q about forty eight miles
less to travel over than tbs J. M. White did In
1s4s. The Buckeye State made the best time
eve. made from CINCINNATI to Plttsburg, and
the last runs OF the Lytie from Cincinnati to
Louisville. Jacob Strader from LOUISVILLE to
Madison, and Telegraph No. from Louisville
doubl decker America and the present steamer
Unit j States have also made very fast time
betty zen Cincinnati and Louisville. Since
writing the above. the newspapers announce
that the new large and powerful steamboat j,
M. White, built at Jeffars onvlle. ran heavily
loaded from N S I? Kew Orleans and back.
run has caused quite a talk among river men
below here.
EVANSVILLE. Feb 1.-THE Golden City. down
last evening. lay here until y. M. adding
about 500 tons. She will get corn below here
and 20 out Of the river loaded. The Raven and
bargea are due here tomorrow night with 1900
bales OF cotton and 800 tons of miscellaneous
freight, sugar, etc. Caut. A. J. Branch has about
a.full load engaged for her to leave Sunday or
Especial to the Demooratl
MEMPHIS, Feb 1.-The ] ys. Kinney and Belle
OF Shreveport passed W this morning for St.
Louis. The Golden City went down tonight
well laden. 1t is cold and cloudy. Business il
fair. The Dean Is receiving literally.
by Telegraph
CINCINNATI. Feb. 14.-The river Ia 81 feet and
falling. No arrivals outside Of the regular
packets, The Clinton; for 81 Louis, l. getting
Wheeling. leaves this evening. Business is
fair The weather Is windy and cold.
PITTsBune Feb The river i Eli Il feet Inch
WHEELING. Feb 1.-THE river is 10 feet
inches and stationary; fun Of sharp iee The
weather Is cold and windy nh, The Fearless with with
]. s mcDodonald and Fred. Wilson No Of the
coal feet passed down in the morning..
rived. vint shinkle from Cincinnati. Departed:
Belle for Shreveport. Joe Kinney for St. Louis.
Weather cloudy and cold. and snow is
CAIRO, Feb. 14-ArrIved: Golden Rule from
New Orleans. Colorado from st. Louis Belle OF
Rule for Cincinnati. Belle 81 Il. Louis for Mem
phis. 1t is clear and very cold.
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 1.-THE river has been sta
tlonary since last reports feet iuch above
low water mark; 6 feet inches to Cairo. The
weather Is clear, mercury seven degrees above
Grand Fewer with szy ea
sengers. and will remain here; James Howard
from New Orleans with forty passengers and
$50 hogsheads Of sugar, and returns tomorrow
with fair cargo; the st. Genevieve from Cairo.
with forty-Ave passengers: A.. /. Baker from
Cairo. without tow or cargo. and will not return
until the ice is lighter.
BAToN RoUGE. Feb ito O. G. Wayne: The
| New Mary Houston will arrive to- night
| CHAS. MILLER. Master.
YIcKspURG. Feb Ito @. l.. Brennan. agent
Kountz Line. LOG Gravier street: The steamer
Mol!ie Moore will arrive Sunday ami leave for
| st. Louis Tuesday, the eighteenth.
VIM. THOMPSON, Master.