The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-21
exchange Clippings. February Is.
Cincinnati Commercial:

The fol owing are the Guiding Stars passen-
gers for New Orleans: John Carlisle and party
Mrs W. H. Crane. Miss Ida Crane, Miss Belle
Woodward MIR. @. A. Robson, Mrs. Robson,
Miss Il Loeb Cineinnati L. u Powell. wife and
daughter. John Smith. Shelbyyiile. Ind Y. J.
Seaman and wife. Cleveland. o.; clarence Pnck
and mother, Chicago: Miss Lydia HarTies. Miss
Lilly Chambers. Miss NJ. A. Chambers. Dayton
Mr.. Il. r Houston. Mrs. DIR. Ehrman. Miss
Ehrman Evansville; J. G. Weber. I. =. Martin,
Cincinnati and New Orleans Pilot Sam. Jones
says he has retired from the river. and Will en-
gage IL business on shore. .-a
The Fleetwood ran through Ice as low down
as Portsmouth. Ice will con- msnce passing
here to-day. but will b. no impeachment 70 navi-
cation. The Golden Rule leaves for New Or
The Emma Graham is reported laid up at
Middleport owing to Ice. She left here Satur-
day for PittsburH.
CAPT James Alexander. clerk OF the Florence
Meyer. will Join his steamer at Little BOOK.
where the Meyer may load for Cincinnati.
Among the passengers from PlttSburg on the
Buckeye state were Mr.. J. v. DaCosta. son.in-
law Of Capt ]. @ Kerr. river editor OF ne New
Orleans Times. ). Y. Weaver and .. martin.
They are en- route to New Orleans 70 attend the
Mardi Gras festivities, and have taken passage
on the Guiding star leaving TO- morrow.
1t 10 highly probable THAI the ilt-fased a. Y
Donnaly will be replaced by another fine side
wheel boat. In an experience OF forfy-one
years the Donnnlly IL the first boat In which
Capt. Gus Donnally was Interested that ever
BE- Idle.
CAIRO. Feb. 17.-Many Of the crew and the
passengers Of the late A. G. Uonnaily went to
Cincinnati on the James H. Parker SATURDAY.
which was well laden with freight and Capt.
H. q. Hart. Ed and Frank Donnally and her
pilots went forward by rail to-day, The safe OF
the DOnDnlly was recovered. and the money,
though wet was not injured. All the several
packages Of collections. with the. marks and
amounts upon them. were found intac and
not dollar was lost In leaving it In the safe
Clerk Ed. Donnally exercised great judgment.
Ha Intended at first to take ont all the money
H. rat q might N, in,
and the weight would drown him, and he de-
cidea to leave It, and locking the doors Of the
safe securely ne pace o, ri ss9ctionn "
recovered Capt. Hart. speaking OF me bravery
OF Bill Und srwood, says that when the passen-
Fers end crew 5000 9h th te shore Is s W. W.
pilot WAS really at his post. they saw MIN a.
tuallY enyeloped in flames ana smoke ina
rolled W on each sldT 81 tns p9 abssd II M H.
earnest enieayor to discover tne iohReu-lo
willows that 1t actually seemed they hAVe
the rate of twelve miles per hour. And whe,t
they struck the welcome shore, ana me WI \
company found themselves upon th9 soll,
earth, th W again looked toward the piI1lt- nons
but 1t was in flames aud empty. Whefe ~
Billy gone? He could not get out forward. W
house was erumbling in; he was seen noWnsft
Poor Billy He saved our lives u 6g
ne has lost his own Iapt. 70,
SAYS that was an awiul m nl9fanead anal
- il!e NJ never ~ lninA Y. ti $500 vi
anguish as when he realized that MS DraVe n
lot must have persisted. Imagine. then, the j.
and the shouting that occurred when ne cam
Eading out OF the river. dripping Wet, shiVST
Ing with cold. but without scratch, ana 70
same bright. determined look In his eye Una
they had seen through the fire and smoke ON
ashort time before. He held her nozsn sRl
ne bank till the last galoot got ashoreE oap'
Hart says ii is the first time he ever saw vefl
table Phoenix. Such deeds should live In storI
such courage and self-torgetfuine5s merry III =
praise and reward and should receive it. ina
others may emulate the noble example. ah
know that in risking their lives bravery u "a n
the gratitude of the whole human race, an
that the public will feel itself safer, and !
travelling seek to place itself under the cnarR
Of such q man. Such men should comman