The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-02
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Cairo .........s....s...... III lU ~
Cincinnati .............-.. "
louisville. .............. 10 70
Memphis. .....t.... ...... IL ~
New Orleans...... ~ ~ ~
Eittsburg. $3.50. ..t-.-.'.' T. T.
Shreveport. ..t.-.....-... ~
9t, Louis. ................. III ~
.below high water mark Oh 1874. Indicates
II was not only warm yesterday. but 1t was
hot and veryclose. During the day the sky be-
came overcast with heavy black clouds. Il did
u Business Mo Oh the front was only tolerable-ae
much as oan be expected during this time Of
4 teiaeram. published below. from Louisville
to the New Mary Houston states that there will
be enough water In the river to Let her up
have no fear IN securing rooms on this fine
steamer which leaves toll borrow Tor Memphis.
Cairo, Louisville and CIR u ra,.
La now ready TO make excursions. Clubs or
others can secure her by Applying TO Capt
day she will make her regular excursion nD the
The Belle, ]. "A. Comstack In command g M.
The tri- weekly upper coast packet Eva. Chas.
das It Il fs Tor WV sehspe G road 'Ves W
.ThsJ. W. Cannon. j. Q. Ltbano master. j. H
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The United States mail steamer Johu Will
son. In place Of the John II, Hanna. OF the New
Company. r A., Blanks master. Joe, Holmes
clerk. leaves to-day ct p a. f9r Ouachita CITY.
The New oeans a d Re sa hyer
Jewell, @. r. TrusloW master. Eugene Barrow
clerk. u receiving TO leave to-day Of .. ~. for
The regular tri-weekly lower coast packet
Emma Irvine. J. A. Ruiz master E M vallette
clerk. leaves tomorrow at II o. m. for Orange
The regular Greenville, vicksburg and Bend
United States mall packet Frank Pargoud, y,
H Pepper master. w. N. Gaines clerk. leaves
The ne liehtaraft passenger steamer n, Mary
Houston Capt. Charles Miller. A. Elliott Miller
to Cincinnati She has splendid passenger &C.
commodatii2na. and being very cry, light. will go
The TIL weekly packet Henry Tete leaves to-
With he e aa
Trenton for all landings on the Lafourehe.
Capt; J. 7. Aucoin 10 command. and Mr.. M. I'll.
The new fast passenger steamer W. ?. Hali-
day Capt. d. W Gould. !, D. W. Gould, Jr.. clerk.
ingB. This st. amer is very fast and has ele
giant accommodations for passengers.
The Fourth of July Excursion.
That crack company, the Continentals. have
secured the fine steamer Henry Frank to make
first rate opportunity 70 our citizens for q day
to enjoy themselves. Tickets arc for sale. See
The steamers leaving yesterday had fair trips
of freight
on satarday ID the john John seaddsr The "
T. Halliday. Of the same line. leaves this even
The, Thompson Dean, leaving YESTERDAY, fer
Vickeburg, had b26 barre s cement This
cement ID intended for the government grave
f The II ssuth f Transportation Company sends
out the Mary Houston to CINCINNATI g day.
The Grand Golden Grown follows. leaving on
Saturday.
The total amount OF coal on the first Of July
In this port amounted to 81 boats and barge
Consumption during June amounted TO IA
Exchange Clippings, June 20.
Cincinnati Commercial:
The Louisville Mail Line steamer Gen, LITTLE
~ H. e aecden bu V viii Be- ready or
The 9 ?. sehenek made sixteen ptcnlcs dur
Ing the past month. carrying 2a.47 0peOple safe
". Capt. Carter Will commence loading the
Schenck tomorrow. to leave for New Orleans
PlrTsBuRa. June 2s.-The wife Of B. ?; Wood
y Jr.. well known coal man, died In Philadel-
phia yesterday. A. careful estimate Of The coal
loaded and awaiting q rise places it at about
10000 600 bushels, and when the rise does come
there will not be towboats enough here to take
out much more than the half of it
,eo,s, oa..a,s,,,aa,aa !, ~ ra,n,ooroo,,
CA1Ro. June &c This trip settles the hash"
The Guiding STIR 10 among the fastest that
floats, and she - not AFRAID 70 TACKLE any q
Guiding Star. had some Joking conversation in
New Orleans about the relative speed OF the
\ the Morgan He had no idea the Guiding Star
would keep him company up the river. for the
Alton - very fast. and was ia very good run
ming trim. She was drawing feet which is
good trim for her, and much lighter than when
she made her race with the Morgan. me Guid-
ing Star had 500 tons freight and 100 tons i,ue
for quick, time; :, The Alton, lett "a minutes
ahead OF the Guiding Star. and before the star
Alton: The Stars first hour was TO Twelve
Mile Point; and had gAlnad G G, 1s 2
hours out the star was az the leo Ohurch. 20
miles. and gradually gaming; at Buffers; 100
miles out the Alton Landed and We passed hea