The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-12
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sBelow high water mark Of 1874. Indicates
rise. Indicates fall
sunday passed without ran, to the delight
m avervbody Yesterday was cloudy and
threatening. otherwise the day was an ex@
seadinPly pleasant one. . . !, ,
R1siuess was very quiet, II was the auiiesG
tlay we We seen in month.
Some one from Natchez IS expected to-day
10 take charge Of the Lucy II. Gastrell.
The John w Cannon was let ont Ct the Val
ietts dock Yesterday and towed up to the
vicinity Of the r. 70. Lee, where she will re-
eeive the finishing touches. Nothing was
done To her In dock, except to put In some
braces under her cylinder timbers and the
Tightening of her hog chains.
The little Hope II running In the passenger
business to the Scarsdale plantation, on the
lower coast, leaving every 2 p. m.
The Emma Irvine underwent inspection
Yesterday. and was found It'd the best Of order
Mr. VIM Morris has a letter from Mr.. W
s, Wooten, In which II was stated that Capt.
Fred Blanks had arrived at Wytheville last
Monday. He was still very ak, but de-
cidedly better. After few days' rest Capt.
Blanks will go to the Warm Springs in West
Virginia.
The Thompson Dean brought six bales now
cotton, the e. J. Gay two and the Fanchon
six. The YazJo probably had some also. but
as she passed on down to the stock landing
without stopping at the wharf, we could not
get the amount. #m5 "5M
The fleet and handsome passenger steamer
w. 7. Halliday, of the Anchor Line. u. ".
Gould in command, f. W. Gould, Jr., clerk,
is receiving to leave Tomorrow for Ut. Louis
The Fair Play, J. 4. kranz master, Frank
Kranz clerk, leaves this a. m for Grand
Isle
The Assumption. In place Of the Henry Tete
leaves this 10 q. m. for tho coast and Bayou
Lafourche, ?. A. Chariot in command and p.
NicoIie clerk
The regular tri-weakly lower coast packet
Emma Irvine, J. A. Ruiz master J.. III. Val
lette clerk, leaves to-day at II a, m for Orange
Farm.
The New Orleans and Opelpusas Packet
Gompany'a United States mail steamer Fan
chon. III. Fl. Broad master, Theo John and
y. M. Sherrouee clerks, leaves to-day at 8
D, m.
The Yazoo, William Crawford master, III.
Moason clerk leaves to-day without fail,
at 5 D. N. for the Atchafalaya, through to
Washington.
The United States mall packet Thompson
Dean. Capt William Campbell Will Cam
non clerk. IL off to-day at 9 p. a.. for Vicks-
burg and way landings
The tri weekly upper coast packet Eva,
Chas. DeBouchel master, leaves tomorrow
at ID a. m. for the new Vaeherie road.
The tri-weekly Bayou Goula packet Belle
III a. m.
The st. John. In place OF the John W. Can
non, n q Libano master, leaves tomorrow
at 5. p. m, as usual, for Bayou Sara.
The United States mail steamer John Will
son /. A. Blanks master, leaves 70 morrow
at 5 D. m. for the Ouaehita.
Exchange Clippings, August y.
Cincinnati Commercial:
Capt. Jack W Blanks left for Louisville
last night via Madison. He contracted while
hnr for no furniture fpT hiS (1uapNitH
packet Fred A. Blanks
EVANSVILLE. Aug. s.--Capt. a. J. Tucker
who has received the contract for removing
ss,betructions in White river, leaves with a
force Of men to-day for Petersburg. Capt.
Tucker will, no doubt, make tirst-class dem
list and clear the snags all out OF White
river.
Henderson by the health officer. The cap
tain refused to respect the quarantine and
put the officer off in the mud at Lockhart's
Point The boat will be prosecuted under the
United States quarantine laws.
CAIRO. Aug. s-Capt Booth will drop the
Garrett and barges Ruth and Rachel down
from Mound City next week, to receive load
for New Orleans.
Conrer-Jnurnai. Aug. 8:
The big towboats Williams. Wood and Nc
Donald will not start South as they expected.
They will await more water.
Captains Scovel Brinker, Wood and Trus-
low paid us a visit yesterday.
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IN M 5se's sirn; to '1 Pra"i;a y HaWea you
'sWhers IL the commission "
President Hayes ''In the East, good mad
am
Mrs. Sippi: "Cold friends Of mine what
do they in the East when they should serve
their sovereign IN the West p
Nickshurg Herald, August 10:
We were in error yesterday in saying the
Josephine SPENCER Intended going To Natchez.
what trade he will put her In. She will take
10000 feet Of lumber to Youpg''s Point next
Tuesday, after which she will lay up for the
completion ot the texas and painting
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