The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-09
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Cincinnati ............... ~ n
Louisville ~ a
Memphis. .......... ...... 10 - F.
Nashville ...... ........... r. =
New Orleans............ u F.
pittEburg.s.... ....+..s. @i @ y n
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BIT. Louts...... - - q 10 q
fBsiow high water marx OF 1875 'Anuioaeo'
rise. tIndicates fall ,,
The weather continues warm ana dlsaeree-
able. 49,, .r.s !, tier veateraav
en PnnnYs 80 ottendorfer has resigned
command Of the Fair Play ID the 1rano lsle
THE The light draft steamer Laura Lee e is the
packet leaving next sa utahy Iof @ ~ ays.
ciess packet In every particular
The j. M. D; Kehlor is announced s1aI Tor &C. &C.
her agent. Capt. j. l.. Brennan, l0e dfavler
street. ,a.h, a..t l,,,t arno,1noad
far qepnrtnre from Cincinnati for this city.
The Laura Leo is atthe landing. receiving to
The 4 silver City has Quit. and will chalk q
The Alexandria Is the packet leaving to-day
The Mississippi Valley Transportation Com
many sends out to-day the steamer John Oil.
more Capt H. symms IN e eom ma o. % n a.
By upplylng to Capt. John A. Stevenson, at NO,
46 Camp street. -
evenings. leaving lbs wharf " $50 2. m Thls
Is d good chance to enjoy U eoel trlp OF u 10"
Tue Belle If Shreveport bud not arrived up
to the time Of our leaving the landing yesler.
receiving to leave Tits evening. Send down
your freight She goes to Memphis, Cairo anu
The pargoud. for Graenville md the bends.
Is receiving to-day. She leaves positively to-
morrow. rs adverttse ed; r..
Is now ready to mike excursions. Clubs or
others can secure her ~ Applying GO Capf,
Ohelg on very faForable term. sanfnay ana
The Belle, J. A. Gomstock In command, G NJ.
Woods aud Charley DEAN clerks, ltaFes To- ei1y W
il q. n. for Bayou Goula. ,
1le tri weekly upper coast packet Eva Cha at
DeB9ea q mastl asp g91h c6 III r eaies E.
The J. N. Cannon q. 2. Llbanp master. u IL.
AIossop clelk, laayea to-aay at s. u n US
usual, for AL coast landings through 10 Bayou
tho United States mall steamer John Wil-
sonin pss ot fne ah y h q M noM
Company. i. A., Banks master. joe Holmes
clerk, leaves to-day at q TO- tor Ouachlta C,ty.
Emma Irvine, j. A. Ruiz master. q. ID. Iallette
clerk. leaves tomorrow at II q. m. for Orange
The regular Greenville. Vicksbnrg and Bend
Fl. Pepper master W. n. Gaines clerk leaves
fhe II. weekly !. packet Henry Tete leaves to-
morrow. ct IL N for Donaldsonyille. e2nneetlIg
Trenton for ali landings on the Lafourche,
Capt: j. r Aucoin IN command. and Mr. NJ. 3.
The He'd River Transportation Company
andria, Gapt. W: T. Boardman in command. TO
McGhssney is chief clerk. zs
The Anchor Line steamer Belle Of shrevee,,
lanes Gdsh nenn asfo FL onro
and ST. Louis. She has comfortable passenger
accommodations.
Exchange Clippings, July g.
Cincinnati Commercial:
Uapt. Frank Hicks and wife arrived here from
Memphis on the datf. They are at the 81
MIR. j. W. Bryant. river editor Of the New Or.
enn pr y and
haps Memphis. last night. on the Gait. lie Is
9 Gapt JACK ". Blanks and Capt. John NJ. Ra-
burn. both OF Ouacnita river. were here yeHter;;
day. The latter Ia here to eontract for small
steamer for @ tributary OF the Ouachlta.
Capt. j. H. Dunlap passed through the city
yesterday. On route from Louisville for Pitts
burg. The second barge. bnilI at Lambs ship
fs Az CART Dnnp
he has not been home vt Rochester, Penn, but
ee se sT a no saq or the East
till last night. He will return IN q few days. as
soon rs he inspects the new condensers ana
pumps built for the new Natchez.
st. Louis Tirnes-J Journal:
Prof. T. P. Morse. manager Of the Dock Com
pany. says that business in his line Is better
than it has been in years. All the ship earpen,
ters In this section are at work and more good
MECHANICS could find em,loyment here a -,
H. cut her capers In the harbor to-day. .Sho has
snrung at once into fame and 10 eagerly sought
after by pleasure seekers.
The big jim Howard leaves for New Orleans
next Wednesday.
soapd 3 be heIa
says parties are here waiting to confer with the
great boat builder on business Of importance.
He SAID HIS NAME WAS THOMPSON.
My name Is Thompson. said q stability
genteei,dTessed man yesterday. as lre wal1zed
into q Third street saloon and called for Wa
chusett OF beer.
"A Wa-what-chet?" modestly inquired the
"A Wachusett of beer reiterated Thompson
with true military frmness.
"Wachusett your talking that way" replied
apron. stood with his hands resting on the
"Wachusett2" returned Thompson.
Yes. Wachusett." Was the firm and ready
well. maybe, 1t amt" said Thompson.
seemed t9 b revolving n hs pa The Mehy
n may make Il Il scbooner W. Old saors YOU
know. are not particular about the kind of craft
on with the beer, for I'm SO dry that / can't tell
which way the Ohio election is going
The barkeeper set out the beverage. when
the self constituted ruler Of Hayes navee cast
his eyes about the room, and then said:
Gentlemen, DO you. know why that schooner
Is like that vessel OF mine when Is now on
deavoring to reach st. LOUISE"
The barkeeper and several others answered
that they saw no striking resemblance DefWe
the two. unless 1t was that they were playing It
alone.
Smart said THOMPSON. smart. but don't t
take. Fact Is, Mrs. HAYES made me soemniy
promise before came West on this official trip
never to treat or retreat, And you know the
good of the service demands that the army and
navy stand firm and obey orders. No, gentle
men. you'll have 70 excuse me. But dlgress:
The resemblance between that schooner OF
beer and my Wachusett lies in the fact that at
last accounts both Of them were on the bar
Here Thompson proceeded with that true
artistic grace belonging only to PROFESSIONALS