The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-26


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sBelow hlgh water mark OF 1874. Indicates
rise. Indicates fall.
The weather continues delightful.
Bus mess yesterday on the Landing was mol
erately active. The Charles Morgan, for the
Ohio had light freight and between seventy
and eighty passengers.
-, The new and HANDSOME Guiding sta. Capt.
W. II. Miller. CLERK John 4, jones, arrived yes
terday Mt O'Clock fat I'm the water. and with
coiors flying passed on down to the Stock
Capt. |. @. Van Hook and Reese Dugan and
AZ. Dave Powell left yesterday by rail for the
The Trenton. having gotten through with all
her troubles. resumes her place In the coast
and Bayou Bafourche trade. commencing to.
morrow and will leave here every Thuraday
and Monday Mt d. m. Capt NJ Nj. Landry n
gentleman who has been identified with this
trade for many years, will be found In com
mand. and the office In charge Of those two
competent and obliging clerks, Thos Knee and
morrow At p. m when she leaves without fail
for Warsaw On Bayou Macon aud for al points
on upper Tensas Capt. J.. Y. Cooley In com
maud J b. Sullivan and ri Molai- on clerks.
The Knuntz Line steamer Noble Moore lay
Ing over from yesterday, will leave to-day at 8
a M f2y " b hG1is c WI Thompson In com
The magnificent and nest J. NJ White Ia re-
col Ing to leave Tomorrow as usual for Green
vile.
Tho Katydid. running in connection with the
New Orleans aud Texas Railroad IL now max
ing regular trips with the United States mail
between DonaldsOnyile and Baton Rouge. The
schedule time. which she IL making witt ease,
Ia 6h hours ND and 81 hours down: the dis
tand Is 90 miles, and there are ten mail land;
Jugs on the route oil OF which considered
makes II pretty fast time. See advertisement
In another column.
from the 0uachlta and returns to-day. taking
freight for all points through to Camden.
The fast, safe and comfortable passenger
steamer Robert Mitchell, Of the Southern Trans
portatlon Company. Dan Moore muster. Frank |
Stein clerk, leaves tomorrow ut 5 D. m posi- |
lively for Cincinnati and ali Intermediate
points.
The Guiding Star follows the Mitchell satur-
dsy;
parure from Tuesday to Wednesday laid over |
from Yesterday, and leaves to, iay.at y. m, for
0pelousas. Capt W. Crawford ia command. J. |
rhe New Orleans and Ouacbta River Trans
Rortation Company's steamer John Howard. J.
". Carlton master, Il. H. Perry clerk. Is roceiv-
The steemer Henry Frank. J. T. Hicks MASTER
|Alfreat irisson, clerk Photographed to arrive last
plight, isen'oeiving to leave Tomorrow for Mem
6his ass. ne bends.
1 The W. known passenger steamer Belle Of
khIsvepdft. of the Anchor Line. Jas. Cog
bill master. w. Fitzgerald clerk, leaves for st.
louis to-day 1T D.. m. without fail. and
|will be followed Saturday by the famous City Of
The tri weekly upper coast packet Eva. Chas.
|DeBouchel master, sep Toca clerk leaves to-
day at II d. m. for Bonnet Carre.
master, J. H. Mossop clerk. leaves b.. day
IN y: M, as usual. Tor ell coast landings
Through 70 Bayou sara.
The United States mail steamer John Fl.
Hanna, of the New Orleans and Ouaehta River |
Transportation Company. J. W. Banks master.
u e. Oornwell clerk, leaves to-day at .. NJ.
flor Ouachita City.
The New Orleans and Red River Transports
ton Cgmpany's United States mail steamer
Peayes to-day at .. M for Shreveport.
1 The regular tri weekly upper coast packet
Belle. j A. Ruiz master. J. .. Bergeron clerk.
Peayes to. morrow. ms usual. NJ 10 n. m.
| The tri- weekly lower coast packet Emma
IRVINE. jos. Sharp master. II. NJ. Valette clerk.
leaves to morrow at Il a. m, for Orange Farm.
United States mail packet j. III. White J. Nj.
White master, Curt. Holmes clerk. leaves to-
morrow at .. m.
The New Orleans and Ouaehta River Trans
plodge, master L. ?. Deahoussaye clerk. Is
receiving to leave tomorrow at D. III. for |
Bayou Bartholomew.
Exchange Clippings, March "a.
Capt Alex. Nj. Halliday and Capt. Chaifey oaeh
pod q one-qu9rter interest In the steamer Syl-
Dew Orleans and coast packet Bale. 1t Ia I'M
Ierstood that the old Grew Of the Belle Is 10 take
command of the Sylvan Dell. Capts. Halliday
lni Chatfey each retain one quarter interest.
l The Sylvan Dell is something like the Rapid
Transit. except that she has more freight room
ana II considerably fast.-ED. DEMOCRAT
LouisVlLLE March l9.-Rumors are rife of
eleAihbnsU changes and combinations, also OF
Jew projects In the marine vet nothing is done
1 u a, tuelermlned way 70 make steamboating pay.
AuttlnR rates on freight and passage occur al |
nost daily bile several of the besI boats in the
eouitherh trade have been laid up for want Of
business. and the season not two-thirds over
What with Anchor lines. Bee lines barge lines.
pool lines and transportation lines there seems !
| o eng 10 combinations. and the result appears
mnpttn Ii,,., al |
lpon another. Two Of he boats In the Cincin-
| att ana New Orleans trade have been lost this
hess is slack freights aud passengers scarce :
fates OF freight low and all along the line the
owners and managers are grumbling and
Extended IN, almost every direction, and :
(hey are. IL the expires sion is admissible. the !
eatnLhl contestants or enemies of the steam
(unetual In their arrivals and depart .
hres added TO which they are much faster than =
IN the shape OF insurance of cargoes ana ii I,
nay well b. stated they are ld,cless, unre- \
etricted. untaxed, and have no supervision =
government or otherwise. II the railroads can 9
pot be governed or restricted 10 moderate
Ia of speed. then the steamboats, should be
h constructed az 20 attain greater rate of
HE Western waters, with only one exception | .
his can be easily done, and the boats cost but
They can all be good business boats. eacn car | {
lying burden OF 1000 t)us, with draft
Ri water light not to exceed Jour feet. On our |
Ehallow waters model bow. q sharp stern, are
|he models required. but no boat Of 1000 tons
|hould have cylinders smaller than 80 inches, I
/ it'll 10 foot stroke The time is not so far dis
hnt that the boatmen have forgotten when
louisville had q daily line TO New Orleans. and
bow not one. In those days the A. L. Shotwell,
1000 ton boat, made the trip from New Or
Pans 70 Louisville IN days 10 hours. an aver
lge Of IS miles an hour against the current
ne best time ever made from New Orleans to
y. Louis was by the Robert Z. Lee in days IS
a of ~ - mil
not presumptuous 10 assert thar boas can be
lade TO make 10 mics an hour against the
Elfrent, and be prohtablet too. They must attain !
lpeed aud regularity. insure cargoe5 them ,
kith one another. ana thus secure their fair {
Proportion Of the travel and trade of this y,
femlng valley. Ii Is st1tad In the daily press !
tspatcnes that - b. Price an ex-mail con-
Eaeter, has lust closed contract with the gov
fThment for "a last mail service on tie Nissis-
Spi between ST. Louis aud New Orleans" !
IN may Dc sensation. got en- up for the BEN :
w 2I u Louis. but II fact. 1t eiucidate5 the
soint that faster boats ara required ON our .
eetern waters. The article states that seven !
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