The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-02

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hisb ,otar MARI Y j ILL.,. Indicates
II was hot In the sun yesterday but gentle
breeze blowing made it pleasant in the shade.
Business vas hfGn Iisss. arrived Yesterday morn
ina He returns In excellent health ana az 70
LOCKING better than he has for come time past
s safses 81 ee Ss tens
The Grafton arrived yesterday also with five
boats 81 st. Bernard coal and Ave barges OF
The John Dippold arrived yesterday morn
I'M. and was to have left last evening.
The Charlie Mcdonald came up from the Jet
seven sT ai bargs ga While laying here her captain
took bis crew. twenty four In number, out In
town and gave each Of them q. new IN hat d,, aa
due last night
We mentioned that Capt; Frank 0ttendorfer
@ h se ae and a h wo
stop at Refuge Landing and take 9 look, ut the
Blanche Porter, Judging from 1 the following
would appear as II he had bought her: THE
Blanche Porter passed down from Refuge yes
teIhay for New Orleans. .,4 ~ 49,,
reached the thirty eighth notch on our stick.
and we don't feel old q bit.
True worth Appreciated.
Capt. AL Burris. the famous diver Of the Sal
yor No. .. happening 70 drop In at, ,. y D.
called into the private office where he found Mr.
Burr Wood, Capt, Jonathan Wood and John J;
Brown and Mr. Geo. Roots, and was presented
BY Mr. Burr Woods with a handsome gold
watch and chain. upon which was inscribed:
John A. Wood to Capt e. A. Burris. tn appre-
citation Of services rendered in raising steamer
Mr.. Burr Wood supplemented the presenta-
ton with very neat little speech. Or course
The Lizzie Bayliss. from skipwith's landing.
with barge containing 10000 sacks cotton seed.
III Ie, evening with another barge - 80
The n. o. and o. II. Il. Company,s steamer
John Wilson, Joe Holmes master. b. Clark
clerk, leaves tomorrow for Camden.
See advertisement OF the Baton Rouge and
Donaldsonville packet Katydid In another col
The great Natchez will be on hand this morn
ing receiving to leave tomorrow, as usual. for
the splendid passenger steamer John A;
Ecudder OF the Anchor Line, Elem Calvert
master. Garrett i. Huls clerk. leaves to-day at
2. n. for g. Louis. and vii 6e fol nr MOI.
Line are prepared to give excursion tickets to
all points North. East Or West.
Tra ns a4a Company Eus. shinse in COM
mand, Chant Shinkle clerk. will be found at the
landing this morning from Cincinnati receiv-
Grown. besides having excellent accommoda-
tons, carries fine band Of music.
The regular tr.weekiy upper coast ooa p eeE
leaves to-day at u a. ~. Tor the HeiveHa planta-
ton. , aa. - pa+on Ro,.a
packet Whisper. J. A. Comstock master, George
NJ. Woods clerk. leaves to-day at 10 q. m.
The semi weekly coast and Bayou Lafovrche
packet Henry Tete, j. II. Aucoin master. M. FL.
Landry clerk. leaves to- day at IL a; m.
John j. Brown master. 8. s. streek clerk, leaves
to-day at p. m. for Bayou Sara and all coast
The Upper coast to Ben Tureaud's packet
Belle. Frank BerReron master, ]. q. Bergeron
clerk. leaves to- morrow as usual at ~ a. m
sumption p. A. Charlet master, leaves to-mor-
row az Ia N. for the Renzi plantation.
The Regular tri weekly sWer e9ast T Saskes
clerk. leaves tomorrow at p. m for orange
The United States mail paket Natchez, I. P.
feathers master. James +. Muse clerk lraves
tomorrow. as usual at p. m. for Vicksburg,
The Yazoo Valley II place Of the Bart ABLE far
Grand Ecore. George W. Rea In command, H. q.
Boazman clerk.
The fleet and magnificent John ". Cannon.
J. q. Libano master. John ID. Mossop clerk,
leaves to- morrow at D. N. promptly for Bayou
The New Orleans and Red River Transpcrta-
leaves ssl g. morrow rs' for Minden direct, J,
y.
Red River Trsnsportation COMPANY G. ".
Stinde master. VIM Quicksall clerk leaves to-
morrow at D. m. for Shreveport
Exchange Clippings, April 70.
oRsnp ss dooa 81 the Mississippi valley
Louis yesterday ana e for Je a5s f1 dn
thirtys feet beam With eight feet full hold or
1000 tons. Two have been deievered at IT. Louis,
and another will be launched from Barmore,s
I'D m l,,,r lam
According to the National Gazette $4,000 mas
been covered into the treasury as an excess OF
the cost of maintaining the expenses OF the
steamboat inspection service. The same paper
says: Why not cause the Federal inspection Of
railroad bridges, locomotives passenger and
freight cars. and the licensing Of conductors
brakemen, engineers and fremen. exacting $40
fee for each locomotive $40 for each passenger
car 81 for each freight ear. $lGg for each bridge.
$50 for each tunnel s25 for each culvert, SO for
each conductor and engineer. and S. for each
Ing the expenses Of the railroad inspection ser
vice, cover in say half a million yearly, as 1t
coad 5aS hsre woHd Be
law Is only common carrier. Just the same as
asteam vessel Is"
The Evansville Courier says: AT Carmi yes
terday the case az Hardy 4 Iyey V. the steamer
Dewdrop was compromised. The case had
been running three lays. and during il the
question was decided that a sheriff OF a county
has a right to tie UP steamer at any time. The
Dewdrop had run into and sunk a barge loaded
with corn "
st. Louis Times Journal:
Com. s. H. Parisot is net a large man, physt-
cally, but when 1t comes to re-. bonding to com
mendable and deserving charities he stands
head and shoulders ABOVE the average phiian-
thropist Of this glorious age. Thus far TIC "a
commodore Is the heaviest contributor 10 the
Dalton fund.
The Alps sunk two barges of ice about four.
teen miles above here and Is making an eHort
to raise them. She took up big pump gester'
day.
The Kellogg passed up from Memphis to Peru
and the Beaver came down vita loao Oh ICE
and returned
yiekSburg Herald. April 80:
The Anchor Line steamers will carry passeh-
ton free Of charge except for meals. rms 81 l.
certainly liberal enough on the part OF the
Anchor Line.
Especial to the Democrat
MONROE. La. May 1.-The river 10 rising
slowly. The weather Is cool and cloudy.
fair trip BOUTI.
81. LOUIS May /. 1o:45 p. m.-The river Is still