The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-28

stage Of the Rivers.
Daily telegraphic report OF the stage OF water
al various points. with changes, In the "a hours
ending yesterday at o. N;
s..,,ons Above oytsl low Change.
Feet Inch Feet. Inch
Cairo. -. ............,.... 80 III TO .
I Cincinnati .....''...... 80 70 9
u louisville. ........... IL 10 to 10
\ Memphis. .......... "a 5 TO
Nashville. ........... "a 6 10
New Orleans. ........... 3 10
PitsDuTg. $500 .'''.''-'' y
Shreveport. ........... 8 10
st. Louis ..............,. II 70
| VcksburR. 80 10
'Below high water mark OF 1874. Indicates
rise. Indicates fall.
No change In the weather or business worthy
The Yellowstone, Bastrop, Tensas and J. NJ.
White all had fine trips, and the elegant cabn
! of the latter was filed with passenRers. me
Robt. Mitchell also had line passenger trip.
Com. 4. III. Parisot Is In the city. 80
Lee Carpenter left as seeold clerk OF the Ten
sas, IN place of VIM, Faux, VINO stopped OH al
Delhi on the boats business. -
| Col W. b. Brockett left yesterday for Monroe
on business.
The Kate Kinney. Ashland and Laura Lee
leave next week the two first to enter the Mis-
souri, river trade and the latter to run between
81, Louis and the Ohio.
besides the Gold Dust. II IL said tho Common
wealth will enter the st. Louis and Vicksburg
trads on her return to st. Louis.
The Trenton did not leave for the Lafourche
".
drawn and her departure postponed for the
present
As The time for the departure OF Southerners
In search of pleasure and cooler CLINE Is near
al hand. tho famous Anchor Line Is preparing
| 70 put Its best foot forward by way OF inducing
travel over its line Of boats, as will be seen by
the excursion nd. In our steamboat columns.
At meeting Of the Merchants Exchange at
! Memphis. on Saturday last. the president an
nounced the follow ing committees: Committee
to attend the CINCINNATI convention. J. 9. Nee
lev T. M. Ill., Jerome HILL l.. Hanaeur. III. Fur
stenheim. X. w. Lightburne. Capt. James Lee,
n M Jones. a; 7; Kellar. W !. Avery. John p.
| Adams, Capt. Mlt. Harry. Samuel Tate: com
nittee to draft resolutions in regard to the pass
sage Of bill providing for national quaran
tine. l. NJ Hill. W A. Goodwin. X. A. Parker.
and cities along the Mississippi river also take
action bearing on the national quarantine. and
instruct their congressman to vote for such
measures.
Attention IS called to the advertisement OF the
Donaldsonvile and Bayou Sara United States
mail packet katydid In another column.
steamer sam Guiding Star. ". b. Miller master taste
John s. Jones clerk. IL receiving to leave to-
morrow at y. m. for Cincinnati. No boat in
the company enjoys q better reputation, for
none possess superior accommodations. set a
more sumptuous table. or Is better managed,
and In addition to being fine, swift boat she
Is commanded by the right sort Of men, capa
bic, efficient. polite. attentive gentlemen; such
are her officers.
The Yazoo Valley has been laid up and the
The Bonnie Is just out OF dock and Is In the
best OF order.
The Port Eads and barges for ST. Louis. and
the Sam Roberts and barges for the Ohio. left
yesterday.
THE Cry OF ALToN--This favorite Anchor
Line steamer, SO emcienty commanded by that
genial and popular gentleman Capt. Horace H.
Bixby. leaves to-day Without fail at p, m. for
St. Louis Mr.. Vim. Mason. a sociable and
agreeable clers. pTesdes In the oilice.
| Tho semi weekly coast and Baton Rouge
Jacket Whisper, j. A. ComstoGk master, George
H. Woods clerk leaves to-day at 10 a. M.
prompt5v
The,soI weekly coast and Bayou Lafourche
packet eseary Tete. J. L. Aucoin master. NJ d.
( L. dry " erk. leaves to-day Mt II a. m.
rne feet and handsome United States mail
. SIS. streck clerk, leaves to-day at D. m. for
1 Bayou Sara and all coast landings.
The pppiE hue coast to Ben uFeauds pa IE
leaves o-morrow, n usual, at 10 b. N.
The regular tri-weesly packet Eva. Charles
DeBouchel master, Sect Toca clerk, leaves TO-
morrow at ii a. m. for the upper coast to
Bonnet Carre.
The coast and Bayou Lafourche packet As
SUMPTION p. A. Charlet master. leaves o-mor-
! row at IL m. for the Renzi plantation.
The regular tri- weekly lower coast packet
Emma Irvine. Jos. Sharp master. h. NJ. Nallette
Clerk leaves tomorrow at 2 .. H. Tor Orange
Farm.
The United States mail packet Natchez, T. ?.
|,Leathers master. James L. Muse clerk. leaves
The regular weekly Alexandria and Grand
Ecore packet New Bart Able. X. Sinnott master.
Geo. c. Hamilton clerk, leaves tomorrow at
2. m.
The fleet and magnificent John w. Cannon.
]. Q. Libano master. John III. Mossop clerk.
leaves tomorrow ut .. m. promptly for Bayou
Sra.
The New Orleans and Red River Transports
ton Company's steamer Bonnie Lee. Noah
Scovell master VIM Dillon clerk. leaves to-mor-
row at .. N for Shreveport.
The New Orleans and Ouachita River Trans
portation Company's steamer John Howard, j.
". Carlton master, T.. II. Perry clerk. is receiv-
Ing to leave to- morrow at y. m. for Camden.
Exchange Clippings, March Is.
Cincinnati Commercial
The Sylvan Dell left for Ripley at IL O'Clock
Yesterday. She performed very nicely. The
sale OF an interest in her is reported off.
e4 new t a. VII Be here X fey take
name will be Hettie. Dumont wi i raise steam
Saturday, and the Hettie will go South next
week.
st. Paul Pioneer Press;
Many. readers will be glad to learn that the
interchangeable inventor, Capt. NJ. J. Adams. has
secured congress ional appropriation Of SO. 900
clearing out sand bars from nayigable rivers.
Washington special to the Pioneer Press yes
terday a. annmnnneted that Can't. Alams had Sc
tried. '.''''' - -
Especial to the Democratl
MEMPHIS, March 27.-The John DinnoId and
barses went down and left one barge. The II.
c. Jaeger. going down. added 1000 sacks Of oil
meal. Major John D. Adams closed a trade
with Brown ( Jones for the steamers Illinois
and Phil Alien; also for the wreck. Of the A. j.
White. lying at Glendale opposite Helena
river Is rising. Business Is moderate.
PRICE
ST LOUIS. March 27.-The river is on stand
eleven feet by the gauge. Weather mild and
pleasant. Wind southwest Arrivals: ]. B. NJ
kehlor, from New Orleans: Belle Memphis
from vicksburg. Departed: Annie P, Silver
for New Orleans. The Silver on leaving tbs
wharf was drawing six feet and half all rount
and had 800 tons engaged between here ans
Cairo. which will about fill her out. The Mis-
sissippi Valley Transportation Company ar
loading and will send a tow on Saturday t.
New Orleans. The W. P. Halliday will follow
the Silver leaving on Saturday. The John
Scudder will arrive Saturday morning. and will
ae the Anchor Line boat for. Tuesday; TO b
followed by the new City of Greenyllie o.
Thursday, Thos. W. Shields in command
Business brisk. W. +. A.
FROM THE PASSES.
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