The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-01
stage Of the Rivers.

No change In the weather, Whlcn 10 az ugly
considerably with business. both in shipments
and receipts. The leyee ts In terrible eondi.
lion from the mud and f. perhaps; almo q, e.
The VI. j. Behan. Assumption and A. Q. Don.
naIiy were ali unavodably detained. but will get
"a sure He es s ~ op Red Eysr and
the Donnaily at 8 for Cincinnati. The Assump-
ton has special notice TO shippers In another
The famous Yaz2o VALLEY. Capt hir d R Raris n
night from the Yazoo and Tallahatchie. and will
rsFn Ba q and y ozner hare purchased the
Corona's bar Gus Drill has charge OF 1t.
John Wilb 9 nIs,, is making this trip on the
Ths ~ b. NJ. Kehlor. was to have loft last night
with splendid trip. She hns 1900 hogsheads
of sugar. besides molasses and other freight.
Our old friend Nick Donoh,le. the well known
Ateamboat agent, has his Office at No. 10 Gravier
street, where he would be pleased 10 have his
M y hi advertisements Of the Bayou Sara and
Donaldsonvllle United States mall and passen-
se 1sss Sc ths learn
that Capt Dupuis was very low hundsy night.
Val Entriken left yesterdays Nsmp b !.
towing up an empty cotton seed barge to Skip
With's landing and an empty fiatboat To the
TSe City Of Alton. Capt. II. T.. BIxby. win ar
rive. tomorrow morning and leave Tor st.
Louis Saturday.
great
w. b. Thorwegan master. George Miltenber-
Ger clerk will arrive this evening and leave to-
morrow for Memphis and the bends The
manifest OF the Choutoau will be found below.
Owing to the Indictment weather. the kountz
Line steamer J. b. Al. Kehlor ID. \. Brady mss.
teri " Kimber clerk Tas ,, detained ls, but "a
The flne. passenger steamer 2. r Schensk,
Burns, Of the southern Transportation Com
pany Is up to leave tomorrow at . y. m. for
Memphis. Cairo and Cincinnati. The schenck
has a fine cabip. and az comfortable staterooms
The handsome n H me and popular New Mary Hous-
ton. oapt Charlie Miller. follows the schenck.
The daily upper oosst Ito Hshnv s. packet
The WHISPER e'A a. j. 6 l master leayes
this Ii d. m. for Ben Tureaud'a. Donaldsnnvllle.
Ashland plantation and Bayou Goula. Messrs.
TRe I'm Tmms af IRVINE. H. M vallette master.
leaves AZ usual at 3 p. =. to.day sharp for the
lower coast as far as the Greenwood planta-
y The John W. Cannon. J. G. Lbano master.
John Fl. Mossop clerk, leaves 70. day at 8 p. m.
promptly. for Bayou Sara. CARRYING the United
The regular .tri-weekly coast packet Belle,
In place OF the Mary Ida. J. A. Ruiz master. will
The United States mail steamer ), n; White !, !.
J. y; White master. Holmes. Smith. McCsindle
TOR vicksburg. 0reenville and all bend land
nxSe Merchants, and planters' independent
Line Bayou Lafourche packet Trenton. Y. d.
Terrebonne master, Thos. Knee clerk. 10 re-
Qeiving to leave tomorrow ut .. m. Tor Laurel
The regular Atchafalaya packet Big Sun
flower A. p. Trousdale muster. II. Molaison
clerk, leaves Tomorrow at D. m. Tor washing.
exchange clippings. December 70.
Cincinnati Enquirer:
Capt Perry TnarR, superntsndsnt Of the
the we'll known cabin builder. will leave for
New Orleans on February 2 % confer with Capt
Th0s. r Leathers relative 70 buiidulng new
trade. THE machinery, Of the present Natchez
viii be used 10 the new boat. ED. DKMocRArl
and " grew hea s
tho day. but al ni9htfall had not become very
iOrmidabe. This morning Il e expected e 81 3
river yesterday morning, left strong new-made
Ice. and plenty OF It.. at Paducah. II was not
very thick. but quite sharp. OF course u is In
ton may be pronounced closed above this port
Tor the present. The Jim Fisk has laid up al
Wa NE h HI b.
would 70 into the mouth OF the Tennessee river
for the winter. She was sheathlng her bow
did not moderate yesterday morning. which It
heavy snow fell Yesterday morning and an n;
Seer seen for sixteen years. and / think not at
Al Sleiehing y az good % the best ever seen
% ana dar 1ss1 e f ns D snoM s1 ssEs s
most lever saw in this climate before It is high
II probable that the outcome Of all these snow
ever Seen mi In the Mississippi ana Ohio valleys
People In the low lands should make note anc
keep their eyes open when the spring thav
As is always the case. when Cairo becomes the
head Of naAtgation. business OF the wharf is ex
Ver he vaes
loading for New Orleans. The Jno. 3. Maude
for Vicksburg and other steamers will wheel
the 4. 4. Hillman out OF harms way yesterday
and laid her up In the Tennessee River. The
d. q. Jaeger. is to load at Belmont soon. with
{. tain railroad The Valley Barge Company has
contracted with the Cairo and st. Louis Short.
Line 70 bring their freight j, from St Louis. and
the Halliday and Phillips wharfboats. The An.
Choir Line has contracted with the Cairo and
their freight to Cairo from. St Louis. All these
roads are now taxed to their utmost. The Iron
Mountain and barges have laid up here, and
crew paid Of b.s..
b. he way. why Is E. W. Gould building sucf
gaudy steamers. SO different from MS bargs
competitor" OF six years ago, a model OF which
can yer be seen in town: ,Barmore. Of Jeffer
6Onvflle, made the draft Of the vessel. 1t repre-
cents sidewheel steamer q 2soo tons ca aba fn
=
LOWING Dimensions: Length 275 feet. width 81
foet, depth feer, draft at stern feet, and Tor
ward foot: no passenger accommodations
] boilers, cylinders Of feet stroke. "a inche
j diameter. Wheels placed 40 feet from the stern
I "A bid was received to build the boat; we De
1ieve Mr. Silas Adkins made the model. Cap'
Could designed this boat for carrying grain 9
barge rates. but he builds instead an elegan
craft with palatial accommodations, ss wifnes
TIE Gold Dust and w. P. Halliday. His Imperial
called the Palace of Thousand Mirrors. Wa
built before the war.
Especial to the New Orleans Democrat
vrcKsBURG. Dec. s1.-The .Chas. P; Choutea,
passed down this p. %. with full load. WI
for Memphis and the bends. The following
list If her cargo: -
Nuaent & Co. s23, II. d G. Newman 6ll. Aller
West 8 Bush 4s4 T. L. Airey $40, ]. 1, Harris
(Jo. ~. ybhman, Abraham Co. 203. JohnlPhelp
&0o. II Meyer. Weis q Co. l79, J. W. Burbridg
p Go, IN plapp Bros. 1854 John Chate 30
s566. Graz I'm, Black 4 Co. IS. Forstall junior
*S1lie s., order Sc. Claiborne Co g +.
T6kner Z co. Is, Male 4 Oommack =. J.
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