The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-11
stnge ~ the XIV
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| Cincinnati ,,....,ss..s..'. -
/ fpui8Yi lta...,.s..t.' 49,. y
| NaahvitIe...... ......,...tz II
FNew orIeans......-..... " t9
! pttfRburg $3.50, ...t....., 10 -
| shreveport. r.... .-..s-+. 20
81. louis ,.,.,..,.t....... y
VlsbbhurR ,, II 10 ,o7.
ben"h mark. Indicates rise. Indicates fall.
Warm y@atordny put no ruin: re D. ! signal
Pttttburg ye-tor.Iay aud that IT was also rain
Ing NJ Gineinnntl Chattanooga and Nash vile,
Tho III loiado got OH for Cincinnati with ia
hogphsads sugar. 1000 barrels molHsEas, 80 bales
f4gH and 100 tons iron She has engage.
mont On tn" eoast and will b. nearly fat In the
NIesars Il b Wood i Bro received a dis.
uRteh from Louisville ast eVening stating that
h.le w"@ %a@r enough IN the 9enal 70 eth. The
eaye TO- day f"r This city with nine boats and
ten barRes coal.
Memphis with lnrgo trip, Notwithstanding
that she Was nearly wrecked by the storm.
which from NIL accounts was about as severe n
ono "a has boon seou In many n day.
aud 1t trnv"t1. d at u pretty lFey rate; 1t struck
fhe river 100 miles below IIeleua Friday morn
/ ing at 40 o'elock md for starter took the
~ 7:45ft struck tho Henry Frank at Helena, and
At s3e i WIS NJ Memphi9,. 900 miles Ia two
| hours, The upper works OF the Frank were
considerably damaged. ESPECIALLY Oh the lar
board side, for on this sid not emily her ROOF
| was damaged, hnt the OHtriHs buiknShn OF hBr
statarooms n"arly nor iuii length as well. All
| OF this. h5Wevsr. Il light work and ean be re.
palred under way rs well M In port. and Will
| not Interfere with her movements In tho least.
| Her 0hltnmsys were hauled down yesterday,
| and the question Of their being up In time Is
the only onn that will prevent her eaying again
to-day for Memphis. Capt III ckR, who on the
roof ut the time was kuo 3ked down and bruised
! soveroy about his limbs. lie has TO use
erutnhea,
fl. smith hefor so long u time of tho ]. NJ,
White and other Fhursdny bouts In the bend
fraie Ii Gapt MrVay's partner In the ED
Richardson's office.
Tho Teusas WIS unavoIdably detained yester.
day. owing 10 her inst oetion. which was fin.
lshed NJ TOO late an hour e. got her papers
through fhe Cnatpruhouse. She VIII leave TO.
day. however; positively ut 2. In,. !and will go
to Davis Bond and lrside nj that The Tensas
stood the fest Of rigid inspection. whereat
Cnpt. Cooley much elated
II" silver Cry wna also delayed but Will get
nif 10 day NJ II. Tor Rod River, without fall
Oapt. VI. n. Wood In command VIM, Quickeall
mo Ancbar Line steamer Dacotah. Jos. Todd
inastaf. W Evane "lefk, arrived yesterday
from 81. bot. nnl VIII return to-day at s o.
| m. 10 be followed Saturday by the w. 7. Hali-
CAPT. ". .. Mlllat'aB. i Line stsamer Guild.
Jug Snr arrived Yesterday from Cincinnati.
having on Delayed au 100 way down by a big
way business anil bad wtnher. She leaves
ag4,tn today ut p M, without lail. Capt John
river. has ehnrge OF her office.
Tho Cherokee nrrtge1 tuesday night from
MemphIa Capt. Won was undecided as to her
Ii you want to travel III palace, and with the
speed Of q r9ilroad train. take tho J. ". White
other steamer that ever went to Greenville.
The j. M. Chambers is photographed to arrive
In time e lenys Saurday for Bayou Teehe.
Oapt Will Gilham, of tho IL X Peck has
handed liz u copy Of a late Sioux City paper
from which we extree the following concern
in Troy. N y. and was about ID years Of age
Twenty one years ago he removed to Keokuk
which place had over since been his home. He
In
since 1863, and from that year to 1874 was
member Of the vol known firm OF Durfee
ing posts on the upper Missouri river
and Inns ri buats In connection
tDerowith, During those years tho
probably us widely known throughout the
length mud hreaith Of tho country as any In the
West Tho pnrtnerehp Formulated by The
death Of Mr.. Dnrteo The old Northwest
IranspQfatinn Company was reorganizsd with
Col. Peck rs president and COL Akin as super
gagged 90 tbs upper Missouri. Tho boats On.
gagged IN this line the past eehson we're the
n"lta, fi"hethI TORY. These boats handled In
the aggregate ll0ou tons freight The q r.
Prek Whinh ts now ut cur Wharf In charge Of
fhe hlliHln brothers, John III. ind w. r.. made
two trlptto B@uton aud QUO to Pierre. On the
ilfsf & August sh1 Wnt chartered 10 the Keo.
kuk NOtttefn Line aua subsequently Ia the
An hon tInn tnoktng sevaruI rios between St.
louis md Vikatrtfg CeI. Peek was man
81 great hastn"ss aHtllY and ireless ener-
Wafd afl, Eitd ar hnart tnd generous Of
DISPOSITION, aud Wittt tHH reputation Of always
Hi9rltng ~ hia trlD6da. Es drew around him Z
Let@ y ndmitlhg friends u when any mau
might teel ttpld. ard tew business men have a
Wit"r AeIIAihtHrrU than COL Peck enjoyed In
=, It9hls, 1alenK9, New Tx, Washington and
tli 49, Hf'4tt bn7tHta7 centres of ths country he
#as ".il aud p.u1AuIy known. mud to thons-
mus hls ga din Hd nue& pested death will
Tie ~ Louis Hines Of tho eighth, IN speak.
n ne. o. the dstttt VI Gapt. d NJ b n1y says IT