The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-28
stage of the Rivers.

.Below high water mark Of 1874. Indicates
rise. Indicates fall
The Anchor Line steamer Annie T. Silver.
Capt. D. Fl. Silver. and the Kountz Line steamer
d. O Stanard Capt. Chas. beamen. are dne to
day from st. Louis and are announced 10
The Laura Lee was thirty six hours on Casey
Vile bar and drseeed herself o yer ne feet
inches q water She was drawlng ha iee 81
gers. 400 tons freight and vas towing b~rrge.
The machinery put off at Evansville fqr Cant.
VA NJ l. TAKEN naea9n On nv at vsksb rg The Lee ar
rived ct Cincinnati Saturday afternoon and
vii! ltave there p nsns,o ed,,or;a,,v savs
The public will be GLAD t. know that the
scheme for a line of fast mail packets between
81 Louis and New Orleans has not fallen
through. The assurances is given that the boats
will begin running on December l. me enter
prise Is one 81 nnneal commercial importance
r. A. Louis and should receive strong enoour-
About three bun dred thousand bushels grain
IL buk s To1te i'om IT eboa Future city
and barges is dus to- day fiom st. Louis. ana
will return to- m3rroW otu aond ono
| OF their steamers out Wednesday to Shreveport
Correspondence.
| LOUISVILLE KY. July "a. 1879.
To the Editor OF the Democrat:
/ Since my last letter to you we nave pesn
/ blessed with good rain. The country people
have been praying for water ever since my az,
vent here; everything In the way OF vegetation
hpa needed it badly-crops of all kinds burnt
! m by the screening sun Of the last feW Weeks.
| Vegetables and fruits almost 2 rarity. bus1h ess
| with the local packets has improved. Wheat
and tobacco are coming in quite freely. Inc
rais- from PittsburR has come and departen; "
amounted to about two feet. and In cnDsednehce
the faces OF q few bottmen We're oflgh eued
The Robsrt Mitchell has been attempting &c
reach here for nearly week: she Is nnt II
Il sipht vet and as the river Is again falling
think it quit. doubtful II she puts In an appear.
a1na aeon The Laura Lee has b on ever since
- 4 m Sunday from Cairo, and by dis Dafche:
has only Left Evansville yesterday "wednesday
Cant, Lee is full OF pluck and energy, ana WI
csTtatuly get through IL there is anything III
grit. - r,,t porisot,s boa
raatard.u She slid into the water az GRACEFULLY
"a anv one could wish. Mr.. Ed. HoWard say
!, che IL lighter Than he exps ted; she onl;
, Graws II inches aft ant about 9 fncnes IoIWato
. The hnll is ready for the machinery. anu W
dev they are preparing t. take IL on noara
Her nDper works with the exception o. the q
iof house and texas. are about done Hsl cap y
ia very neat and reflects eradlI un 1 i is ae
sieners Both the Towards" ehatckte with e ae
! itsht AZ her immense height from the Water
and consider her the best boat OF her class the!
q ever built ,.l - 4ba D liner
3 the blocas were again placed ID noslsloa ~
7 Cant. Noah Scovell's bort. The Jus e WEs
the yard and expires sed himself 30 lsm , ml
!, the launch. Now" he says. they Will rus
The f frame 81 Capt. Hodges boat Is nearly q
: sat u O. and 1t will be but short time befor
g Won hear of her being planked.
D The Jesse =. 6e,le y receiving AsE aeo