The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-20
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M various points, with changes. In the "a hours
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Feet Inch. Feet. Inch
Cincinnati ................ 50 10 Q
louisville. o 10 Q
Memphis. ...t,'.''' '..''- 20
sNew Orleans .-......... 8 70
Pittsburg. .......... 10
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vicksburg. ~ f0
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The. weather yesterday was warm and bust.
The Era No. 10 arrived yesterday from B@uf
slaves and wood, principally the latter. Water
permitting. the Era win make another trip
Ths Assumption ana Tensas have boon towad
across the river Capt. T. A. Chariot Of the
former, went home last evening on the Henry
The Jewel twas ut the Vcksburg landing yes
terday, stern to the wharf havln@her wheel
The Belle has been laid M for few necessary
repairs preliminary to entering the Baton
Rouge trade. The Bertha has been chartered
to take the Bellies place and will continue on
her days and hours during the summer. leaving
to-day at 1913. m. and going as high as Ben Tu-
reaud's. The crew Of the Belle will have, charge
of the Bertha, Capt. Franz Bergeron In COM
The John Wilson. leaving tomorrow for the
OuurIttH, tHkaB GhfnubD 1TH1kUE.
II The Robert Mitchell. having lost considerable
time on account Of low water. arrived SUNDAY
night from Cincinnati. and will return To- mot
raw. The Mitchell has first class accommodt-
Moore commands. Messrs. Frank Stein and
VIM. Willis having charge ofthe office.
Mitchell He reports his brother Charlie. who
was stricken with paralysis some time ago. rs
much better, and that he will 20 "a his home in
Virginia On the Natchez when she goes to Gin
cinDati.
MI. v q. Dentzel has retired from the river
department Of the Evening News H. -. .toh,
falaya TO- day-the Fanchon and the Yazoo.
Don't forget that the Natchez leaves here for
Cincinnati Saturday. May 81. Passage can be
engaged at the Office Of her agent Mr.. John
Tbe !. M. White will Be receiving tomorrow
To leave Thursday. as usual for Greenvie.
Attention is called to the advertisement Of the
Donaldsonville and Bayou Sara United States
mall packet Katydid In another column.
The Jewel arrived Sunday night from Red
river with broken shaft. The Laura Lee will
leave to morrow for Shreveport instead Of the
Jewel. II. l.. Lee Ia command. Walter 3. Par
The John A. Wood will be ready TO leave TO-
morrow. Her SHAFT was placed IN position
fshrasy a Gotfe her B Gad sa
urday from Pittsburg.
The Cincinnati papers warn steamboatmen
directly = abreast Of tho coal loat, above the
Wharf-boat at New Albany. The barge was q
part Oh the Charley Browns tow. which broke
Capt Gus Hodge and l.. 7. Delahonssaye re-
turned home Sunday evening. They have
closed a contract with the Towards for boat
beam, 4 foot elear In the hold to be completed
by the first Of October. She will have two steel
double rveea boilers da Zee feet opg inches n
length cabin. Hastily finished and furnished.
The boat IL to be first class In every particular
and IL ia expected will not draw over "a inches
d tina antRiia with fual abDord and wAt9r In
her boilers. Her crockery and glassware will
bepurchased Ia this city,,
now, There is to be VIM. Fagin. as well as
i John Wilson. as Captains Hodge and Delahous-
save will call The new boat VIM Fagin
boat while In Louisville.
The City of Alton leaves st. Louis tomorrow
and the Golden Crown Cincinnati.
The Anchor Line steamer Annie L. Silver.
David ii. Silver master, Green =. Shields, clerk,
leaves 70 day for Vt. Louis and will be followed
THE Nj. v. L. Company's towboat John Gil
more and barges. I'll III. Symmes IN command,
arrived last evening from bt Louis, and will
The Future City brought one q of the I }, ba a
psny Captain Stevenson and seyera friends
and they pronounce 1t fine fob.
Correspondence
CINCINNATI May 1G, 1879.
10 the Editor OF the Democrat:
The Intelligence of the painful accident to
Capt. Thos. p. Leathers has probably reached
you ere this and as sincerely regretted r by his
many admirers in this locality The accident.
asyou are probably aware. occurred at the Din
cnnatt Marine Ways. some three miles up the
flyer, BY the sudden giving away or the staging
built around the nose OF the new Natchez and
upon which the weighty captain and AT. Bur-
metz the celebrated humorst were standing en-
sased In watching the men at work. AZ the
time the staging gave way Mr.. Cons ID. Millar,
the veteran river editor of the Commercial
shlpyard, and Col. O. 7. .Dumont. the we'll
Known engine builder Of this city. were stand
lR 10 group near the bottom Ut the staging.
we we nosing' but they escaped fortunately with,
2nt eyen scratch Capt. Leathers and
MI MT, a burnett, however, were at the sum
and were. preciptated upon the rocks
. below. without a moments warning OF
We insecurity ~ Or their danger Capt Leathers
SIDE and shoulder. suffering dislocation OF the
latter and some severe bruises. Mr.. Burnett,
ho pVh iarea worse, tracturng both arm and
Capt. Leathers being taken to the Gibson
House, where surgeon was called. and, under
was set In place. Capt Leathers bore the pain |
manfully, and 1t Is thought he will be able to |
move about readily In few days without 10
rious Inconvenience. and sustain no permanent |
injury from thu accident. His escape from in |
slant death was miraculous. Of which the Cap
Vail Is sensible.
The captain since his arrival here has taken |
great interest In his new boat, spending much
q his time at the shipyard watching its prog
fess. He appears much gratied at the fine |
piece Of work that Capt. Tharp is putting NO
ior him. and Is more assured than ever. since
" pas defined the outli mes Of her beautiful and
peftee- model that she will be exceedingly
Mst Those who have carefully and critically
@amined the models Of both the j. M. White
sla 4 h. Lee. say upon eXamina ion of the
new new Natehez that she will In every respect be
modelled for greater speed. In proportion to
r.than the two former. Atany rate, she will
Mas v ,aster than the OLD Natchez-, and ~ her
palMy days, no boat on inland rivers could
reach the pegs that she set 40. There Is no
Ilsseogning the fact that the j. NJ. White, the ac
a rI0wt ged champion of the lower Mississippi
liver at present, will find foeman worthy OF
nsr steel in the new Natohez. Work on her is
ppssoaggiressing very fayorably. the hull being
n ossarly READY for planking. Two. weeks more
N r WORK viii see her we'll advanced.
w SshhpI Al q; Sweeney Il here with the, Corona.
CIV @%a which he will be very busy month ~ come
living picnic parties. Capt. Jack De Hart Is
louisville. The generosity of Burr D. Wood