The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-12

| doiOW niRn water marx OF 1874. fIudIcats
rise.
The weather WINS dsagreeable yesterday. nc
computed TX rain 10 tne afternoon. which Later
erea e9nsds ft WIN eu,ngss The Belle o.
The news received yesterday was Of q yer,
| favorable nature. and will result II confirmed
morrow. the sehenck aud Silver Tuesday. and
either tho Dean or Frank Wednesday.
COOP movE-The steamboat captains hay.
| Ing concluded that such u course liz HbsoIutei y
necessary. will meet to- morrow for the purpose
| 81 organizing o Steamboat Owners Prote I've
Association. The object being TO unite together
tho evils and impesitions They are NOW SUB.
tcted to, notably. the landings. tho manher In
which they are treated In the, United States
commissioners Courts. patent Inventions etc
We are glad they have arrived ut this cDnciu.
sion: their interest is a large and very valuable
one. and ons that ID abuaed and neglected; their
burdens are numerous and heavy, and It IL
time that something is being done In the way oil
relief We have urged through this column
and privately that their only protection and
is no larger interest In the country but what has
similar organization. liiroads. banks. In
surance com yauies, manuisc urers and other
Industrial interests are 80 protected. and we
SEQ no re- son why the steam boatmen shouldn't
~ what has been so successfully tried BY
result from this movement. and We are sure
that every captain In port Tomorrow will be
Since writing the above We have received the
Mr.. Rloer Editor-A meeting Of steamboat
owners IL called % meet nj u. Conery and Sons.
sharp. Matters OF great i'm portance will be con-
sidered. and the attendance, OF ali steamboat
cd. Prominent steamboatmen will bs there, as
business In the way Of fighting al imposttions
IL meant. GEO III. kirk
On account Of the low. stage Of water In the
Red river the Bart Able has been temporarily
Withdrawn and the Danube put In her place.
la IN ardR In nh ~ Tho.
Mr.. Eug. Barrow. late OF the Danube. will
Leave Tuesday on the Lee. for his homo ct
Messrs. Perry Tharp. and Elias Eahler. closed
their contract with Capt Leathers. and were 10
tneir departure until toemorrow ior the 'a Dur
pose OF contracting with Capt J, A. kuz for
new boat 10 raDlacs the Mary Ida in the upper,
Adam Weyland has returned to his home at
Louisville. while the Dean1s laid np here.
Tn, Jewel lsft yesterday for Red River. from
The Emma Irvine leaves to-day at .. p. m. as
usual. for the lower coast as far as the Green
wood plantation.
Attention is called to the advertisement OF the
Mary LA 10 another column.
The daily upper coast packet Eva. Chas. De
Bouchel master. Sept Toca Clerk. leaves this
The United States mail packet John II. Hanna
Capt; J. W. Blanks, will arrive to leave W ednes-.
The Ohio River TRANSPORTATION Oompany's
steamer, Sam Roberts. j. w. Black n aster,
leaves Tomorrow positively at .. m. for the
Ohio.
The Southern Transportation Compauy's
steamer U. z. schenck. j Lawrence Carter mas
ter, Richard Burns clerk. leaves Tuesday al
2. m: for Cincinnati. and will be followed Thurs
Golden City.
The Anchor Line steamer Annie P. Silver, d.
silver master, leaves Tuesday also, at w. M, for
Mem phts. Cairo and st. Louis.
john WilbankY stopped of the Natchez yes
terday. and will go on the Ed. Richardson.
The departures for the coming week in the
N. y. II Il. X. I. Co. will be announced to-mor-
row.
The new and fast upper coast packet Wits
per, J: A. Comstock master. GeoHse M. Woods
and Charles Dean clerks, leaves - morrow at
i g. m. for the Ashland plantation and Bayou
Goula.
The semi-weekly coast, Donaldsonvile and
Lafcurche packet 1T. Mary, Joe Dalferes master,
leaves TO- morrow at 10 m. for Lockport.
The Merchants and Planters Independent
packet Trenton. y. D. Terrebonne master
Thos. Kaee. clerk. leaves tomorrow at .. m.
for Lockport.
The new and feet Bayou Sara and coast
United States mail packet Edward J. Gay. John
J. Brown master. 8. +. Streck clerk. leaves to-
morrow at D. m.
The new and handsome st. John. J. P. McEl.
roy In command. will arrive this o. M and
L ave Tomorrow at D. m. for the coast and
Baton Rouge.
The regular Bayou Lafourche packet G. K.
Peck L. Ransom master J. b. keenan, CLERK
leaves tomorrow at D, m.