The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-26
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81. Louis. ................. 1s 10 TO 3
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The weather yesterday was cloudy and warm
with every appearances Of more rain.
Business not very brisk.
The work of extending the wharf at tn
vfcksbnrg landing is progressing favorably.
The Lucy E Gastrell arrived at noon yester
day and was to have returned last night. Witt
loearance has been improved but little.
Capt Jnigs wsrasser amen 81 Of th
1 a. oe o led Ever On where
boat ID laying Tue Wagner has finished be-
work up the Ouachita. and Capt. strasser Il
here with the expectation Of receiving orders K
proceed to Red river on q snag- pulling expsdi
The Future City of the Mississippi Waller
the Anchor Line, and the +. o: stanard Of the
phis THURSDAY. The Future City will return
ard Stanard Wednesday.
Mr. Willie dreathouse formerly clerk Of the
Of. John, bps opened q woodward on the Missfs
sipgi. miles above Baton Rouge, at the mouth
Of Baton, Rouge bayou. He has a Thousand
ACRES Of heavily ,timbered land upon which !
stick has never been cut. and Is prepared te
wood boat with any kind OF wood and In any
quantity.
The eommodious Henry Frank has been
aldsonviile Saturday, Augusta she will make
her usual excursion to Oakland Grove to-Inor-
row, leaving the head Of Canal street promptly
at s:ac p. II; fine band Of music will be found
aboard. and refreshments at city prices.
Inc hisper. leaving to-day. Issues excursion
tickets good to setarn on the E.J. Gay to-mor-
row evening. See special notice in another
column.
There will be but one departure for Red river
found IN eommand I'M Mr. VIM Qaicksail clerk N5 =
The following boats. are laid VI at this port
ba g. ysbn YG Iae WIFE, Ia h Ish
ara, on. Henry Frank. Kaie ?. Kgun.z, John s.
" y Poitevent. Era No 10. d. stein, Clara s.
Gate City. Maria Louise, Yazoo Valley. " j.
flower, Della No. ? and the Carl Schultz; total 81
The following are ID commission making regu-
lar rips: ISABEL, Lura, Martha :; Eva, Belle, As
Dean Whisper. Frank Pargoud, Lucy Il. Gus
trell, Cornie Brandon, Alexandria. Jo. BryarIy.
Silver City. John Wilson. Fanchon. Yazoo, Fair
The large and splendid passenger steamer
yon n A. seadder Of the Anchor Line Elem
day, without fail. for st. Louis
The Fair Play, Capt. j. +. Kranz, Clerk Frank
Kranz. leaves this q. NJ forGrand Isle. return
1ng Monday evening and leaving again Tues
The tri-weekly dsylight paekst Belle J.
upper coast to Bayou Goula.
The tri-Weekly cosst and Donaldsonvfle
PACKET Assumption In place Of the Henry Tete.
leaves to-day at IL N.
The j, regular ri; /, weekly lover coast packet
master. g. NJ. Vallstte clerk leaves 0i today at
D. ~. for Orange Farm.
The regular semi-weekly Bayou Sara and
coast United States mail packet John w. Can
non. J. G. Libano master, John Il. Mossop clerk,
leaves to- day at 3. N. without fell
: re WHISPER. IN place q the Nate, Natchez D; s.
does, Entricken and Wilson clerks leaves to.
day as usual for Wcksbufg.
Exchange Clippings, July "a.
Cincinnati Commercial:
John W. YoumAn. Of New Orleans. who is now
fifty -six years old. says he commenced on the
river with Capt John Armor, OF Cincinnati on
the Envoy. in 1885, He remembers the Paragon
natl and IouisviIe. He pfloted on The Alabama
river sixteen years. and was local inspector
st Mobile fqS sqr Nj Yeuman Is an
tween New Orleans and Hell. ma.
private letter says the John w Garrett Is off
the Mound Oily ways in complete repair. and
st Louis Time5-Journal:
y AS long as the yellow fever continues In the |
keep open communication with the AFFLICTED |
section. In order that every assistance H. cessa-
r. to the relief OF the suffering people, may be
railroad lines should continue to run, and any
one interfering with the same. while In the dis |
charge OF their humane duties. should be most |
Ii.
now being practiced by self-constituted quar-
antfnes along the Lower hi. slssiDpi cannot be |
too severely condemned nor 100 suddenly sup
pressed. II Justice and humanity are to prevail |
over laWlessness and brutality. The West in
tends that the suffering people Of the South
shall have relief sent them. even though It be
necessary to lit up few gunboats and enforce |
that law and order which the seif-constituted
shotgun quarantines are endeavoring to pre-
vent Our merchants are able and their purses
are open to the appeals of distress. while our
brave boatmen are always ready to sacrifice
their lives In doing their duty and 1t behooyes
the West TO see that they have q square deal.
Especial to the Democrat
bT. LOUIS: July p. The river Is rising slowly.
light. Departed J. B. Maude for Vicksburg,
John Gilmore and barges for New Orleans
Ihe Centsnnts m. VII y arrive tonight and lay up
which had 900 bushels bulk corn and wheat
The Hard Cash from Memph arrived at quar-
a 3 station at noon with 300 refugees. The
borrow with q coed trip. The Mande was
loaded deep On leaving the wharf, LEA
ghh2 July ~ 2Ih hsr aG ysa 81 VII arrive
Inll trip. The project Of establishing quaran-
Inc at Island No. has been abandoned. The
,,Iy Of y,cksburg cleared for vicksbnrg at mid
1ie from Greenyile for the East. They went
onward by rail. All are well. There is no fever
a Cairo, WALT
[By Telegraph
CINCINNATI. July 25-River 5 feet II inches
Ind falling. Arrived: Laura Lee from Now Or
eana. No departures.
rising. the weather is cloudy and rainy.
CAIRO, July 25.-Arrtved: City Of Helena from
.lcksburg Mt a. m. Htllnan from Nashville at
oy Of Vcfsbure a md s cy
Ielena Tor st. Louis at q. m. The weather ~
aooudy and warm.
,srtsd Ghas Mcdonald for the Ohio river is
aiming.