The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-16
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, SUNDAY FEBRUARY 49, 1870

Capt. John p Reiser, the sagle-eTed supsrin-
Jendent of that famous inc OF steamers.
letters from Rio Janeiro state Laas yo ~,
Roberts an American has been appointed ny
ne emperor as surveyor. 70 study the riVef
srstens 81 the country. With view 70 tnelr
practical navigation. The request was hrsf
oroffered to Mr. Rads to usdertaEe the task
but that gPntlsman, being engaged AZ Lhe
mouths Of the Mississippi. declined the tender
aud suggested Col Roberts The salary will ne
800 900 per aHnun. The surveys which will a
)nee begin, are exceedingly iaborious and diff
eult. aud, z country possessing such river
system Brazil, will be scarcely less hazardous
han SANKEY'S Task OF Trayersing the dark
Continent
Waynr llta Avalanche.
Mr. Gates secretary Of the Cotton Exchange
Informs az thai the Saiter bale OF cotton will De
4Old positively vt 3 .. n. Wednesday next.
lar have been very small, henes the postpone
merit Of the sale. Mr.. Gates will, however cell
he bale az above for all ne possibly can, and If
sur merchants 10 not come 40 TO me mark and
give il A good start they should forever after
blush for shame.
Special to the Democrat
| MRHp7Is, Feb l5-The Thompson Dean
cleared with 800 bales cotton G74 SACKS OF axe
and 100 barrels OIL The Port Bads, Future City
| md lows passed up: each left barge here, The
Golden City passed down we'll laden B BpInR
/ 9oNRoE, Feb fs-weather clear and cold.
/ River on 4 stand Howard and Hanna passed
| down At midnight. with good trips Oyerdqe:
! John Wilson. FOR Camden. BOUIZ.
1
( PrTTsBURa, Feb, 1.-THE river is 8 feet 10
inches and falling. Weather clear and cold
WHEELING. w. Va, Feb 1.-THE river is Is
feet inches. fuil 81 ice and falling, The Buck
eye State passed down at 4 a. m. The Hudson
/ got off at dara with good trip.
L MEMPHIS Feb. 15-The river is falling. Ar
rived. John B. Maude from Vieksburg.
CAIRO Feb 1B-Arrived Thomas sherlock
from Oiuctnnett; Jas D, Parker from Mem
ohis Andy Baum, from Cincinnati. Departed
Parker for Cincinnati Heavy ice ia running
out into the Mississippi. E is clear and cold.
ST LOUIS Psb. 15.-The river haa fallen
inches since last reports feet 4 inchea by
gauge, above low water 6feet 8 inches to Cairo
NOT 90 active since the ICE mas been running &c
heavily Il in believed that Missouri river nav.
IgatfOn will close to-day. Freights are offerine
freely for southern points; more for the Ohio
There is no tonnage for that river. New Or
leans freight rates are unchanged. The steam
ers Spread Rsgle Matte Belle, r. G. Jaeger
! A. b. Baker. Grand Tower and Ste. 0enevtev'
have retired Our water trans pnrtatinn high
way g again being depended by the heavy run
of Ice which by present indications, viii De
ERIN IF short duration, "a the weather ma
moderated from degrees above to 20 degree
above zero during the past tventy-four hours
inches and rising. Arrived: Graham from
Ptrsburg Guiding Star from New Ofleans
Departed today. Graham for Plttsburg. lie
for MemD his Morgan for New Orleans, and ID
locals. The weather is clearing BUSINESS u
GRAND Gu1F Mics. Feb. 5.-rro J. B. Woods
4ncDnr Line steamer Commonwealth will ar
rive Monday evening and leave Thursday 70
ST. Louis. GEO. 2 CARVBL, Captain.