The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-09
Above low

sBeloW high water MARI ~ 1874. Indicates
RISE Indicates fall. Indicates frozen.
Probabilities bit the weather. yesterday to o
nicely. The day was Just what he said It would
be--r8iny. with winds from the southern.
Business on the landing was dull. haosy any
thing doing on either landing.
THE RIVER LANDING.
administrators Behan has begun an investi-
ration of the complaints made on several Occa-
atoms In the river column of the DEMOCRAT con-
cerning the indictments net by the river
administrator. he has only found that the COM
ments Of the press are the result OF misappre-
tension, but that he cannot express o definite
opinion until the Investigation has been thor
oughly made. when he will present report Of
the facts to the City Council.
The above appeared In yesterdays DEMOCRAT.
We are delighted at the Administrator is max
inc an investigation. We hope 1t will be-
searching one. and If he will extend his in
quiries among the steamboatmen. dischaIging
clerks. contractors draymen, sugar and West
tern produce merchants. he will find that 30 far
from misapprehsnding the facts. we have not
then ~ MrRng enoF not adh the ~
making extended inquiries. we refer him for
proof OF all We have said to Capi aims J. A.
Aiken q the n Q; and y: r. T On p :; A. 2r J.
Kouns Of the N. o. and q. T. Co.. J. B. Woods Of
the Anchor Line. @, G.. Wayne Of the $. T.. Co..
Gonsr r W9 bs o. se
Bell and others representing the river interests.
With offices In this city. The steamboatmen
nave SuUeIeU more tnan Lney lnLenQ 10 Su1er
again, and are on tbs eve OF organizing for the
purpose Of testing the virtue of united action /;
II Mr., Behan would render such course use
less. he will not only Investigate and report. but
Mr.. Paris Brown. whom We had the pleasure
Of meeting yesterday, will most probably re-
turn home with Perry Tharp and Elias Ehler.
who are due this morning from making q trip
on the Edward J. Gay, one OF their specimens
The Belle OF Shreveport. Capt James Cog
bill. is receiving to leave Saturday for Mem
phis, Cairo and st. LOUIS; the City of Alton
awaiting further orders from above.
The U r. schenck and The Sam Roberts and
barges are still receiving for the OHIO, and will
leave on the first favorable news from above.
Co.. left yesterday for Shreveport, and will bs
followed tomorrow by the Ashland, Capt. @. W.
Stinde, Clerks Packard and Devi1ney.
The new Bart Able will be here to leave Sat
urday for Grand Ecore.
Bee the advertisement Of the Bayou Sara and
Donaldsonville United States mail and passen-
ger packet Mary Ida. in another column.
The St. Mary, Joe Dalferes master E. Nicole
clerk. leaves to- day at .. m. for the Lafourche
through to Lockport returning to leave on her
The Tensas. L. V. Cooley master, delayed on
account OF repairs to her chimneys. leaves to-
dag ct =. m for the Tensas and Macon;
Henry J. King master. leaves to-day for ali
points on He'd River to Shreveport.
The Henry Frank. J. H.. Hicks master ALI
morning from Memphis. receiving to return to-
morrow positively at .. M. The Frank has
comfortable cabin accommodations. and Is No
boat In all other respects.
The New Orleans and Ouachita River Trans
pQrtation Company's steamer John Howard, J.
". Carlton master. Z. r Perry clerk, laying
over from yesterday. will leave to-day at D. m.
for Camden.
The daily upper coast ito Hahnville) packet
Eva; Charles De Bouchel master. Sept Toca
clerk, leaves this 10 a. m. promptly.
The regular trl.weekly upper coast packet
Belle. In place of the Mary Ida. J. A. Ruiz mas
ter. leaves to-day at 10 a. m. for College Point
and Jacobs sawmill.
The Emma Irvine. e. M. vallette master.
leaves as usual at D. m to- day sharp for the
lower coast. as far as the Greenwood planta-
ton
The United States mail packet J. M. White
n. White master. Messrs. Holmes. Smith.
McCrindle and Sullivan clerks, leaves to day at
3 2. m. for GreeHville and the bends.
The Merchants and Planters IndepeD dent
Line Bayou Lafourche packet Trenton, U. d.
Terrebonne master, Thos. Knee clerk is re-
cefyinR to leave to-day at p. m. for Laurel
Valley.
The regular Atchafalaya packet Big sun
Tower, A. p. Trousdale master, n. Molaison
clerk. leaves to-day at .. m. for Washington
The semi weekly coast and Bayou Lafourche
packet G. X. Peck. L. Ransom master. j. B.
heenan clerk. leaves to-day at .. m. for Thib-
odaux.