The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-09
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rise. Indicates fall.
The weather yesterday was warm and cloudy
business WAS pretty fatr The Crown had
good passenger trip. part OF which was Q bane
Of musicians who have been spending the win
The Yellowstone has been Withdrawn from
the Attakapas trade, and goes to " Louis. The
The Kittie Nc y, is making trip to the lower
.soast. III place Of the Martha.
Capt. Dick sinnott has gone TO Loufsyille.
Bayou Bartholomew. and returns to-day.
The John Howard arrived also from Camden
and is receiving TO return Saturday. AL OF the
s sbsw Howard ~ except 'G CAPT Hodgs and The
I've. pil9ts. who are On :. tha Hanna and
ons ii bet oosrs we learned thaa shs Gan On
snaa In SpYEer's Bend Friday night, short
distance below Point Pleasant, the snag enter
and d flndine that she could not Be- saved ali
hands went to work, saving what they could.
Her, cargo consisted Of So bales, cotton. | bale
the books and papers. and part Of her furniture
was rot ashore, when she turned over. the
lamps burning at the time set her afre and she
seed were burned. the other six bales. II Is
supposed, foated Of. Capt. Perry, of the How
ard. reports the river falling all the way down.
and rain needed greatly BY the planters.
Il The John II. Hanna was telegraphed to ar
rive last night and will not return until next
wednesday; The cor9na a., Y s brought to The
to-day. taking freight for Camden. connecting
with the Little Bob 2. also fer Bayou Barthoio-
new, connecting with the Willie.
Mr.. "A. McVay. the clerk Of the Lee. who has
been suffering with sprained ankle, was able
Y wear LIS shoe M a .s for the first time n
credit, he has attended to bis duties as Ii moth
linz had been the matter.
After more or less intimate association OF
twenty three years with stsamboatmen. If there
Ii one thing connected with our business that
We pride ourselves upon 1t Is knowing how to
spell their names correctly. But there fs Q
occasionally dishes them MP to suit himself.
Witness the fact. that he made us say In yester-
days DEMOCRAT that Lew Moran was pilot of
as well as our self. knows that it was Lew Moan.
The latest news from the John A. Wood yes
terday Was that the diver has found that there
was hole In her side nearly forty feet long,
and that she was clear of the wreck. not hang
Ing to IL. as was first supposed. A large guam
tity OF lumber was sent down for the purpose Of
boxing heT fR and then pumping tbs water out
Il e hoped BY this means to have her uD By
&85 Il0 new MARY HOUSTON Will De 1Oun0 at the
landing to-day. and will leave again Saturday,
s Dap nist wa eetnk an
haa e ss Z e - has
Don't forget that the Yazoo leaves to-day for
The magnificent and feet J.. M. White is re-
esiv1ng 70 leave tomorrow. as usual, for
Greenvills,
The Mississippi Valley Transportation Com
pany's steamer John Gilmore and barges r. H
/ symmes master, arrived last evening from st.
Louis and will return to-day as advertised. at
sR H. sontbarn TRANSFORMATION nomnan,,s
steamer q. I. Schenek. j. Lawrence Carter mas
ter, Richard Burns clerk. leaves to morrow at
D m. for Cincinnati. She has excellent pas
senRer accommodations and 10 nice boat 70
The ". r, Halliday Is the Anchor Line boat
foT 81: Louis Tomorrow leaving OF p. m, as
lion Is called. The Halliday Is D new boat. BE-
me Oh hs'r second trip. and il besides one 81
the best ~ every particular that mas been built
ior this trade in many day. Capt. e. W.
Gould. one Of the most experienced and sue
eessful captains on the river. commands, the
s being padr h the c ssas Of a MI IT, n
will follow the Halliday Saturday.
See advertisement Of the b ton Rouge and
Donaldsonville packet Katydid Ia another
The tri-weekly upper coast packet Eva Chas.
DeBouchel master, Sept. Ioca clerk. leaves to
III peerless sof dSn w. Cannon Lbano
master. j. n. Mossop clerk, leaves to-day at
81, o., as u sual. for all coast landings through
10 Bayou Sara
The United States mail steamer. Corona, In
place of the John Fl. Hanna, or the New Orleans
and u Oqaehita River Transportation Company.
ieayes to-day at .. M for Ouaehita City.
me regular weekly ODelousas packet Yazoo.
VIM. Crawford master, j. b. Sehmit clerk,
leaves to-day at 5 b. nj. without fall.
1, Inc New Orleans and he'd River Transporter
ION Cvmpany's United States mail steamer
level: g; E Trusiow, master. is receiving to
leave TO- day at D. m for shreveport.
The regular Tensas and Macon packet
Iensas. L. Y. Cooley master. Capt. J. B. Sullivan
clerk. leaves to-day sure at D. ID.
me regular tri-weekly upper coast packet
Belle, FRANK Bergeron master. j. @. Bergeron
clerk, leaves ton morrow, as usual, at 10 2. N.
The trf- weekly lower coast packet Emma II
vine. Jos. sharp master. E. M. Vallette clerk,
leaves TO morrow at II q. N. for Orange Farm.
The regular Greenville, Vicksbnrg and bend
United States mail packet ). NJ. White. J. NJ.
White master. Curt. Homes clerk, leaves to-
morrow at b. m.
"Reminiscences, by Jim n.
Written for the Democrat
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