The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-17

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isa hslow fbieh water mark u ,s7. sBe,dw
fennh mark Indicates RISE. Indicates fall.
Warm. cloudy and threatening yesterday, but
business yas rather quiet On The !, landing.
here being but four boat u II after the morn
Bun Kopor,s and the John gilmore the Dean Dean
sa he oIo s esh 10 e es $50 soda
u On preserves, II cases glass, and casks
III. Louie. 5 days o. which time she was between
Louis aHd 0a5o she oana set b9twe zen
I'd Nen sydhk f oexs hs dmore w
Qapt Frank Beck, net arriving YESTERDAY,
fes9o clerk 8uroS her
r ii,,u Mi. Do LanGey was one Of The pilots
james returned by rail Wednesday.
/ The Bonnie Lee. Capt. Curt Kouns. Clerk Geo.
Ked river. and returns TO- morrow. She brought
II no further news from Old river than we gave
III yesterday morning except that The 70 Brrysry
Fl .af tho landing this morning. The Fanahon was
Hin the Atchafalaya. having trouble IN getting
The Benan sae m mat n Mo innh at gHr
Gertha Ii laid up waiting for % part Of her
h zpssan, which was taken up on the Dean by
DfhaaegRs oharaso a h passed Naohez yeser
Tha ]. M. White. reported aground at Water.
i proof passed Natehez ut Sd m.
Eee kilograms below from the Natchez and
Ae capl ]. 4. bardeau has returned from Gin
The Kate Kinney has been taken across the
Capt. U, D. Terrebonne u negotiating for q
boat Tor the Bayou Lafourche trade.
Capt. 9. r. Trusiow came down on the Bon
I The Yazoo WIN. Crawford master, leaves to-
morrow ut 5 D. m. for the Atchafalaya.
The Fanehon. Capt. III. III. Broad, s also re-
ceiyng 10 leave tomorrow for tho Atehafa-
The id. Richardson will DO found at the land
Ing ths morning and viii return this evening.
]. The attention Of shippers, via the Vicksburg.
Shreveport and Texas Railroad Is called to d
special notice n ANOTHER l COLUMN y M p..ap
river rose inches at st, Louis. and fell inches
Capt Jce Dalfetes was Ii the city yesterday
The great Golden City, Chpt. J. D. HeRler.
I will DO found at the landing this morning re-
i D. n. for Cairo. st. Louis and Cincinnati.
The Anchor Line steamer Annie L. Silver.
u q. Silver 10 command. - receiving TO leave
lae coSpy ot the LeadEille Daily 0MhTTonce
mon. has On Ia the Carbonate camp for sew
IeTal days. H. has purchased several valuable
aterests: among them may be mentioned
Side Mac Ia a mighty clever fellow. and we
lNhope VIII meet with the success he deserves.
Ths Clara N u placa o Of tha Eya Charles De
i at ii q. m for Welham's, IT. James parish.
The United States mail packet Il. j. Gay. John
j. Brown master. d. b. Streck clerk. leaves to-
\ day. Of p. m. for Bayou Sara and MI coast
The "a Richardson A. Moyay ii command.
\ w. IN, Gaines clerk. leaves to-day at p. IN.
positively for Greenvie and the bends.
The Belle. Id place 81 the Whisper, leaves to-
foeE N @ q GEORGE Rooas
The Henry Tete, J. 4. .Aucoin IN command,
leaves to morrow ut IL %. for Donaldsonville;
Emma Irvine j. A. Ruiz master. leaves to-mor-
row at D. m. TOR Orange Farm.
TIE John W Cannon hbans master
The new a Natehea. 1. /. Leathers ii command.
leaves tomorrow at y. m. for Vicksburg.
Exchange Clippings, October ia.
st. Louis Times Journal:
!. John Il. Msigs ~ the name of . new United
states snagboat Just turned out from the
famous Iron boat yard Of Chouteau. Harrison
this city, she ID 4 perfect beauty from keel to
card for her builders. The Meigs is stern
Theeler. and liz intended for service In the
kaEoo river and other streams trihutaty to the
Lower, Mississippi She Is supplied with an
iron Wheel which = ADDS , mucn TO her general
ment over the old style wooden ones. The
Meigs made her first appearance at the wharf
steamed out III" Into the Stream On D. short trial
trip. which proved entirely satisfactory to all
concerned, After receiving her outfit she will
take her departure for the land OF Dixie, and
Immediately commence operations In removing
the numerous snaGs and hidden obstrnetions
which are source Of much trouble to the e sue
ern rivers.
CAIRo, Oct. Robustness In river circles calls
for moro tonnage than has been presented In
the past few days Ali the boats going South
have been pressed 70 take al they can carry on
me water. There gre several barges loading.
Ihe snngboat De Russey was detained mend
Ing machinery, and did not get to work until
this morning. The Carrier, Capt Robt. Riley.
hid ali shs wanted On tbs Water for
New Orleans, and did not tarry here long. The
"A. u. Baker and harges. Capt. George CLARK.
edge or bottom. The barges or the Garrett are
coming out one by one. from the Grand Chain.
where they have been 50 long aground;
ylcksburg Herald October is:
The Natchez departed for New Orleans. with
had engagements below sufficient to give her a
full trip to 90 into New Orleans with.
u Yickshurg Commercial:
ne mississippi Who Is making the round trip
IN the "a. Richardson. says she Is undoubtedly
built. ne has built sixteen Of them and ought
" know; She is the lightest, drapght steamer
her zs e. as gg se ap 81 V W easily
Alexandria We the People:
a few days ago John Lewis, pilot on Red
river for thirty-flve years. and who naver met
with an accident In all that time. Captains
Jacobs and Douglass, left the Frank Willard
laying hard aground" at. the upper falls. in a
skif TO sound" the water be oW, the falls. After
they had crossed the falls, Mr.. Lewis, Ia at
tempting to board a.barge from the skiff. fell
overheard. and cried Justify for help-there b.
ing ~ feet OF water. Capt. Douglass. In his
also. and bot1 gentlemen had to be hauled
ashore by line. under direction Of Capt. Jacobs.
Mt. Lewis was safely landed in Alexandria.
when he applied 70 Mayor Fellows for some dry
dunnage. Had not Capt. Jacobs been present
there is no telling what would have happened;
peFhaDs. though, the mysteries of the muddy
deep III would some day have revealed the Sc
cret.
Especial to the Democrat
ST. LOUIS. Oct. 16.-The river Is on stand.
st. Louis from Vicksburg. Departed: BatesyiIle
so. tha Arl-o Wv Nha {e Airry