The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-26
Exchange Clippings, January "a.
Cincinnati Commercial:

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WASHINGTON. Jan. .22,-The Board OF Super
vlsing Inspectors Of Steamboats, decided to
amend the rules 80 that Local ms pectors at
their annual inspection u steam boilers shall
remove from the surface OF such boilers as are
covered. so mu, h OF the covering AZ Is neces-
sary to enable them to examine such parts OF
We boiler as cannot be properly examined from
| the Inside.
Cairo. jan 22-NIght before last some very
heavy ice foated by Cairo. sinking two barges
o. coal In the bend above the city. Yesterday
md the trans ers made their trips without diff
lculty. and the j. b. nj. KehIor arrived from
New Orleans and landed below the stone depot
xhere she Is putting off 1908 hhds sugar end at
Ne same time receiving cargo for New Orleans.
me Will leave here this evening and I'LL out at
belmont Since noon yesterday the Ice has In
nunds heavier than have yet heard 1t. In the
erkness nothing can be seen. II the
sshior stands the pressure that ,is
nay be. pronounced staunch certainly. II
probable she will, The stern of the John L,
khoads was crowded on shore night before last.
put she is afioat now and all right. Last evening
| Ae wharfboat men deci ed have the Port Eads
low the wharfboais back to their places at the
wharf this morning for the purpose OF com
nencng business again. But the sound that
now rolls up from the river would indicate that
tis little too soon to bril- e them back. Moth
ING has any business in he Ice that Is now
passing. It will bs strange IL there are not
Some additional losses of barges and fats to
report this morning. Boatmen are very anxious
70 90 to work again. They have been idle SO
hng II Is no wonder they are anxious.
Memphis Avalanche:
The U. P. Schenck. en- route from New Orleans
70 Cincinnati, passed 10 yesterday morning.
and added 3ls bales cotton. The sam Roberts
ea gSs ary wed Sas p1% SsT Or
on for Evansville.
Avalanche. "A:
!, The Henry Frank cleared last evening for New
orleans with a big bonanza trip: she started
With 1000 bales cotton. 5000 sacks oil meal. 27oo
MI out
The remains Of the late Capt Noel. who died
lest, were brought to the city on the Illinois
yesterday by his son. who left with them last
I VII for 9. Louis, where they will be buried
Capt Eugene, who has been running the river
apartment of the Memphis Appeal since the 1,9
Rlaemlc. has retired. and the veteran WIN
looks has resumed command OF the riparian
Frank Smith. late steward OF the Illinois,
snd formerly Of the Belle Lee and other well
NaaoWn packets, has quit the river to engage In
~ ~ saloon and restaurant business In Men,
" Louis Post Dispatch:
~ APT. Caleb Greene died In Oakland. Gal. on
~ twentieth OF December last. HIS disease.
ssre informed, was asthma Capt. Greene was
pioneer steamboatman. and for more than
~ 'sy years OF his life was actively EN- ploy ed
x" me western waters. either as engineer or
Ts.eer he was engineer OF the low. pressure
3ston when she first came out. The Clinton
launched at Aurora. July 4. 1925. had a
6ssr-beam engine. with cylinder 80 inches ia
s.smeter and * feet stroke single fue boil.
~ = inches in diameter and IA inches long; II
a. ~ ale not mistaken the late Capt. Eckert be-
IN " second, and then was laid the founda-
q friendship between the two which en-
Through lie. Capt. Greene was engineer