The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-03
Above low f,bono
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sBeloW high water mark of 1874. Indicates
rise. tIndteates fall.
The CLOUDS. opened. Tuesday night, and the
rain laid the dust and cooled the atmosphere.
Yesterday the weather was very pleasant
Business was moderately active. The Danube
bad tlna freight for Red river,
The Silver Uitv arrived yesterday aud will re-
Gapt. Mart Kuuns. CAPT. Kouns reports. that
the planters are, all busy plating, end that
rain though IL needed. He ports the river
falling AL the way with x fset. at the shoaest
places. which are between Montgomery and
I The Kount7 Line steamer Henry g. Yaeger,
pot being ready e laaye yesterday ~. louis,
III. n d Fowler clerk.
Alex. Adams was o passenger down on the
W. j. Behan from Red river. In the month OF
December last. Bsing man Of color he was
eiyen berth In the teyas, and fer at a sapa-
Iate table. Lsst SATURDAY week he appeared
before United States Commissioners Chester
and claimed that distinction had been made
against him bv the baat on account Of his color.
Tint he had been de ted the usnal privileges OF
d passenger. although he had paid nrst-ela4s
fare. and he claimed damages. On Tuesday
The case came up. The testimony offered BY
the Behan proved tha,, the rules in forat on al
uthar boats bad been followed In Hs irning him
10 ths texas aud TO q table BY himself that he
had made no objections except t. the steward
q tha, boat, and only hen a. to his meals, and
that the buat WAS crowded with passengers
that trip fIaddo prisonersl every berth
In the cabin being occupied, and that.
even haa hsy sen a hst hr
Commissioner Chester who. blythe by, Is also a
man ut color in summing up said that he be.
levei tlla. gu laws y congestion to public sent
statutes. and az ha was AMI xatning Judge lie was
bound to tax 9 eagnizanee. and b. would send the
case under bonds before tn District Court be-
soa1sp aa II was the FIRST case that had come up lii
this city under The civil rights bill. an authori
latiye judgment In the ma ter should be had
Mi. b. Eagan. counsellor defendant then asked
that all the papers Ia the case b. FIRST submitted
10 the district attorney. az he believed that be
would decide that the facts IN the .ease would
consented, saving hat If such should be the at
lorneY's opinion. he would dismiss the suit.
Mesars, BorRe and, saundera, the latter q
4 The Era No. 10 / ayes for Hcnuf river OH Sat
Hurday and wi be found at the wharf o-mnr-
row morning ready e, hna'nass. VI Capt. JAS
Hamilton IN enm mand, Mr.. j. L. Mohr clerk
The Bart kbie will arrive to leave Saturday
" nsual, for Grand Feore
The Match will arrive tonight and leave, as
usual. Tor Nitkshnrg On Raturdnp.
Attention Y, called to the advertisement Of the
mall packet atydidl 70 her column:
Constant Reader Ia informed that the MI
White was b1 II nj Pltsbnrg In 1912. was 2sB feet
long over ali. 33 feet beam = foot hold. She had
i double flued boilers, 70 inch cylinders, 10 feet
stroke. working a 40 foot wheel with a Ia foot
bucket She made her famous run to St Louis
u May, 1874, "a days "a hours and minutes,
Her lime to hatcher was 40 hours and 40 min-
utea. which was beaten three months afterwards
BY the Sultnna. The X b. Lees time to st.
Louis In 1870 WIS, daya 10 hours and "A min
utes, The length Of the present !. nj. White is
Al Iert over all, 30 foot beam, III foot hold fore
and aft and Il X foat midshps. 10 double fued
hoilers, ~ Inch cylinders, II feet stroke driving
svhael A. feet II, diamet.r T, te fpn buckets, The
1rHt trip to NHtchez was made In days hours
md 40 minutes. BY the Orleans, the best tima
slnce was made By the Lee, II 10 hours and p
uhdDUhtadtr hing hAinr inpr,
all former etf9rts ut speed.
The n ,nthern Transportation Companys
lpr The. Ohio through to Cincinnati rhe
Brown IL good boat In every particular and
Capt A. nj. H4lli lay aud Chief Clerk q. e.
Young. who are both clever gentlemen, will 90
10 the comfort 81 their guests.
The grand excursion steamer james Howard
q The Anchor Line. will arrive t. night from
n, Louis and return IA advertised In another
The Golden Grown will also arrive TO leave
Saturday, without tatl for Cincinnati
The TIL weekly lower coast packet Emma Ir
vine, Jos. share master, M. Vallette clerk.
leaves day ut II u. M sharp for Orange Farm.
MP. HE E trt weekly upper comet pa KIT
Belle. Frank Bntgaron master, j. q. Bergeron
clerk, leaves to-day at 10 q. m. for Ben Tu-
!. The United States mail packet ]. M. White, j.
H. White master. Curt Holmes clerk, leaves to-
DAY nj d. m for GreanviIle aud the bends
The regular semi weekly coast and Baton
Rouge packet Whisper. ], A. Gomstock mas en-
1870 HA. N11As Iltl I6haaS +H0IEbW HIT ~
a. ~.
The fleet and regular coast. Donaldsonvlle
aha nayou LHfaurrha packet Henry Tets. J. L.
Auentn master. Nj. H Landry clerk. leaves to-
morrow. ~ naual al II a. m
J. me ~, new and elegant Bayou Sara United
states mail racket h, J. Gay John ]. Brown
.,assa !, s. p lfeek elofk leaves to- morrow. as
The New Orleans and ouaehita River Trans
HE pa,a,,on usnpWNys steamer John Wilson Joe
10 leave Saturday fur Camden.
me New orleans and He'd River Transporta-
ssina eop pa,as W. s.eamnf Silver CITY, w
ing TO leave Saturday tot Shreveport
Exchange Clippings. March H.
Cincinnati Enquirer:
&. 4. Dnmont WI raiaa stenm On Cant Piokla,s
new farryhpat to- day. 1t Is thought she will ba
ready to leave fNr Nav Orleans Wndnaadav
The boat has but one chimney hut In order -
Improve her Appearance another ono viii nrob |
ably be put up before che ehves.
st. Louis Post Dispatch:
"A Post Dispatch reporter being aurprisaa ~
Che steamer d. @. Stanard lying ai4ng4ida If thu
MP. Halliday met Com. kauntz president al
tho Kountz Line. and interviewed him
Repotter-Commpdora. whist does this mean
hayinE the stanard unload on the Halliday?
Uommadore- Well, Capt. Gould and are old
Steamboat owners now engaged IL the st. Louis sn
and New Orleans trade who were in the trade
before the war. and did not feel inclined to
ane saa hs a I'd ran pa h's nfs' 'p having
Rep. Isn't It going 70 be- heavy loss 70 you2
Nom.-No str. On the contrary, think we
Will be about MS we'll off In thirty days rs If the
|sIanard had made her trip. and am sure the
halliday will he $500 better. So you see bana-
nt Can't. Gould $1,000 without njuring my cons
pany any, and assuf you whenever have to
run steamboat to make other parties Lose
money. inst simply because can. without doing
myself any good or those connected with me,
WIZ certainly want 10 quit the business.
boats up?
Com .-Untl we can get prices for doing bust
money
hep-Gant those large carriers Of yours
maks money at ten cents hundred and twenty
VENTS barrel for fourT
II om.- They can't do more than keep even st
80 present prices. and with little mishap they
would be losers
a aeep.-How Il i that those large fine boats can
continue to run?
,gom.,I Think they are fighting for a princi~
XVI XVI. ana when they succeed. II they ever DO.
M Il DC like the fellow that caught the pole.
n a1fmnase something that they will be very glad
.a nssp;-How Do you suppose the Barge Com
kn uom. Really. | don't believe that anybody
NJ fsassS Y ANYTHING about that am sure ! don't
obaa.s very close corporation. and my principal