The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-07
stage OF the Rivers.

sBelow high water mark Of 1874. Indicates
rise. Indicates fall.
tremely close and warm. with every Indication
OF q rain storm. Yesterday being Sunday there
was nothing done on the !, front.
The Red River Packet, Company sends out the
Alexandria on Wednesday to Shreveport. She
is receiving.
The Anchor Line boats for St. Louis this week
day, and City Of Alton leaving Saturday
The Golden City fs expected to arrive to leave
on return trip to the Ohio river next Saturday
sickness, Was out on the front last Saturday
The John Wilson will leave Wednesday for
Ouaehita. in place Of the John a. Hanna. and
will 20 through to Trenton.
=. The Fair Play leaves Tuesday at e !, n from
the Of canal for afhnd Isle
Belle. J.. A. Comstoek master, Messrs. Wood.
Dean and Mayor clerks, leaves to- day at II q. m.
DeBouche master, Sept Toca and I'd. Barry
clerks leaves to-day. as usual. at Il Q. Ia. for
new Vaeherie road;
United States mail packet Edward J. Gay, John
]. Brown master. 8. 8. Streck clerk. leaves to-
The independent coast and Bayou Lafourche
packet Bertha, Frank Bargeron master, j. G..
BeTgeron CLERK leaves To- day at .. N,
nhs egna Ka3z oYsr eoagt
clerk, leaves tomorrow at IL q. IN. for Orange
Farm.
Il6 new orleans ana CDoiDu5aS Jacket GOnn-
panys United States mail steamer Fanchon, a.
I'll. Broad master, Theo. John clerk. leaves to-
morrow at p. m.
The Yazoo leaves tomorrow at b. m. for
Washington and all way points on the Atehafa-
laya. VIM. Crawford in command, j. b. Schmidt
The John ". Cannon, J. @. Libano master.
lenyes Wednesday for Bayou Sara.
The New Orleans and Ouaehita River Trans
porntaIen, Company VII send the John Wilson
Tbs United States mali packet Thompson
Dean. Capt. VIM. Campbell. Tom J. Howard
clerk. leaves tomorrow for Vicksburg and way
The tri-weekly packet Henry Tete leaves to-
morrow at 10 a. m: for Denadsonvile and coast
landings, connecting with the Trenton at Dom
fourehe.
The Mississippi Valley Transportation Com
st. Lois IS due She viii have quick st ais
On her, return trip. Freight engagements can
be made by applying at the company's Office.
No. 4G Camp street.
Exchange Clippings, July 4.
Cincinnati Commercial:
The Cineinnai Republican of June g.. 1896,
says that the steamboat Ben franklin made the
trip from Cincinnati TO Louisville the preceding
and adds that 1t is thought that she can make
the trip In less than seven hours. This WAS the
TTngle 9inglRqe S steamboat Ben
and and Jonathan E Parker clerk. She was about 100
the mall trade considerable time she was sold
She was known as the Mobile Benz That 1 was
forty-three years ago.. Has the speed of steam
boats been Improved any in the intervening
time?
The eight elegant chandeliers which have
adorned the cabin of the Natehez .will hereafter
be seen IN The. cabin Of the Chas. Morgan. They
St. Louis Post Dispatch:
than q feet. The Missouri continues to boom.
and now owing to the eXtraOrdt nary rpina in
Wisconsin and Minnesota. the Upper Missis-
siDpil has begun to rise rapidly. Business is
steadily Improving.
A big sign now appears on the Molie Moore.
: independent st Louis and Memphis Packet"
She lett last night with about 500 IONS, nearly
all for Memphis. The cargo includes 100 casks
etc krfpatros and iii po feks eofh
st. Louis Republican:
The Annie T. Silver. Capt White Carroll. will
make moonlight exeur SION to Harlow's Land.
Ing, starting Ut p. n to day, and returning Mt
5 u. m. Tomorrow. Capt. George O. Wolff is
general enc r. manager of the excursion. and grand
:, Sioux. City Journal, June /: The officers of
the Ieninah claim that tbs account Bowen sent
the Yankton Press Of the collision between their
Injustice: that the boats had been racing for
some tlme-now ono ahead, now another and
that ut the, time Of the Decotah's running Into
both river custom and the government rules
regulating such matters. The Peninah received
no Injury, the Daeotah only broken spar. The
g bad accident while on the trip down. Some
Of the boats hands had caught o buffalo bull in
the river. and were SHINING it on tho bow of
the fore rail Of the boiler deck, looking at them
the boat struck hard aground on the mud bar
throwing him over the rail onto tho deck below,
breakilg his wrist. severely injuring the other
and brutsing bis face. On reaching the city Dr.
Guyton reduced the fracture.