The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-23
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n rained almost continuously Thursday
nipht ana Yesterday IN consequences ol the
raln there was but little doing Oh the landing.
TIE Eva on account OF the weather, DE-
rerred her departure TO the upper coast until
w U'hen the Frank Willard passed down the
N q. Wagner WIS at DuraAd's, working her
" The NJ. v. T. Company will send out to-day
Of : n. m. tho Grand Lake No. and barges,
Cant. 4. T. Kendall to ST. Louis, she having
nasscd Natchez Thursday evening,
The D. o. Stanard was t. have lett ~ Louis
Yesterday. The W. ?. Halliday and the John
Dppold and tow are to leave there To-Day,
and the Paris @. Brown Cincinnati.
The total receipts Of new cotton ~ river w
to last evening amounted to 1oG bales; 10 the
same date last year the receipts amouhtel TO
BIXEy;s Brsr.-The famous Anchor Liner
CITY of Alton II. L, BiXby in command, VIM
Mason clerk, one Ut the fastest and most
popular passenger steamers running, leaves
to-day at 5 p. IN. for St. Louis.
The regular Cincinnati aud SeW orleans
messenger steamer Cherokee, Geo Wolf, mas
Ter, W. I'll. kcyt clerk, leaves to-day, without
fail at y. Ill. .
The Fair Play, Capt. j. i. kranz, Clerk
Frank kranZ, leaves His Il. H. lnf 1l L'i,l
Isle. returning Monday evening and leaving
again Tuesday Mt The Same hour.
The tri-weekiy daylight packet Belle, !. 4.
Gomstock master, Mc97r3. Woods and >. U,
BefgeroI clerks, leaves to-day aG i ~ III. iof |
tie upper coast to Bayou Goula. =,
The tri-weekiy coast and Donaldsoonville
racket Assumption, in place OF the Henry
iete Z. A. Charlet master, 4. Nicolle clerk,
leaves to-day ut IL III.
The regular tri-weekv lower coast packet |
Emma Irvine, j. A. Ruiz master, =. N. Val
lrtte clerk, leaves to-day ut ) p. III. iCr orange
Farm /,
Tie regular aomi-woeiSly Bayou Sara and
eonst I nitad States mail packet 81. John, in
flace of the John ". Cannon, j. G. LibanO
master, John Fl. Mos5up clerk, leaves to-day
Yh4 Silver City, in place Of the Bart Abic,
is feceiving TO leave to-day ~ 2. III; ;,I 1of
Grand Ecore Ben Nay IN colalnana, VAN.
Quicksall clerk.
Leathers IN command, Alessrs- Nuse, al
dprdoss, Entricken aud wilson clerks, leaves
to-day as usual, for Nicksbulg.
Exchange Gipptngs, August 20.
Louisville Commercial:
Ihs following Is a complete list Of tow
boats bargcs and pilots that have left here on
the present rise J. Sharpe Mcdonald lett
Oh Sunday night for st. Louis with thirty
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with twenty hafges, four fnli boats, George
Mcbride and J. J. Dougherty pilots: Joseph
j. Williams, for New Orleans and Bayou
Sara. nine boats, five barges, four nut, Iom
pilots; Kesolute, for Cairo. with thirteen
harges; Andy Fulton, for Cairo, with ten
burgess. The latter's barges will be taken IN
tow at Cairo by the John 4. Wood. The an,
John A. Wood left last night. The tugs Hi
ram Campbell and Kate Waters, with toWs Of
coal, leave to-day fOr Cairo.
Cincinnati Commercial:
The Paris 9. Brown has deferred her de-
rarturn for New Orleans until Saturday,
when she will leave with good trip.
The first shipment this season Of cotton ties
goes forward on the Paris Brown. She get,
100 tons of ties from Youngstown, the first
installment Of % tons having arrived.
Albert and Walter Shinkie, sons Of Cant Q.
p. ShinEIe will run the Clerks office OF the
Golden Rule this season.
Cant Rabu1i'5 new steamer for the Ouachl.a
tributary trade will be launched FROM Mack y
Perry'S yard to-day .=..-@
Courier-J journal:
Mr.. Pete Frellipger, engineer OF the j. NJ.
White Is in the city.
MI. II. i. Billings, q Louisville long con-
nected with the 1irn Of Hawley, Billings a
Co., Of that city, ia the building OF steamboat
machinery, yesterday purchased the Aneri-
can foundry property from the New Albany
National Bank for $4,000. Mr.. billings Will
commence WORK III OuCS', putting Ills lOuudly
in shape to commence operations. He expects
to secure the contract for the machinery OF
the proposed new line OF steamers to ply be-
tween st. Louis aud New Orleans, to carry
the mail, express and passengers Ihn Alueri-
can foundry cost its first owners, Phillips, |
Hise 4 Co, about sixty Thousand dollars. |
From within its walls have been turned out
some OF the finest machinery on the river.
The machinery Of the Eobt IL. Lee and other
boats WAS built there. @
ST. LOUIS. Aug. N.-Fhe John Means will
leave for New Orleans Thursday morning,
with 100, 900 bushels of grain III bulk ami 10000
packages of freight. She will tow SIX barges.
The Barge Line will send a heavy tow Satur-
day.
st. Louis P0st-Dispa CHI:
Capt. VIM. j.. Kountz has contracted with
John Pipe to extend cabin full length on the
Gen. Riicker, making her ready to run as 1.
passenger packet.
"Who owns the Western rivers: is the
startling conundrllm asked BY correspond
ent of the Plttsburg Dispatch. The letter
closes by answering the question thus: "Our
rivers are free to all.
StkMouis Times-Journal:
S49lfA one signing himself VIM. u. James,
Recording secretary, announces That the
meeting Of the National Board Of Steam Nay
lpatlon is again postponed. St Louis boat |
men never have had much confidence in this
institution, and they will have less from this
81, The thing from the first has been a sort
OF mutual admiration society, which steam
boat owners have been taxed 70 support we
hope St Louis will give 1t wide berth from
this on.
Natchez Democrat:
The work on the survey Of the Natchez and
yidalia harbors, under the supervision o1
Cant. ". G. Melvin, goes braveiy on. com
- ittaa If gentlemen from this city and Vi
daIia viii probably visit the camp to-day.
Especial to the Democrat
ST.. LOUIS, Aug. 2-The river l IS falling u IN,
rapidiv. Arrived: James ". Calf from Gin
a ai1Rat Departed Jonn Means, with four
barges, containing l25ooo bushels Is q 81 r Dur
Which, sl left on Wednesday, grounded at Liber-
g. Stt and the Ny Choice leaves this evening to
Tighten and assist her out to Cairo. Inc H. =,
o. Standard has left for New Orleans ana .ne
w p Halliday will arrive To- nlgnss aau led o
Wednesday bv the John A. Scudde,r;s In, Inc
Means grounded her tow at the Worknouse.
Seven feet scant out to Cairo.