The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-25

was also decided to lay the 2. T. schenck uI
follow the Golden Grown. leaving Saturday.
=, The John Means is double tripping to Grand
rover. She Will finally take to Cairo five
eaeges q three barses Of grain AM pack
I0aded with grain. which she took out of the
Wabash, but these she will leave for the Z. M.
hortSh to ake to New Orleans Gnseausn9ty
only only eight barges. with total cargo OF about
The veteran Capt. Dave Haney ia. In town.
having left the Henry o. Yaeger at Island No.
10, partially disabled.
st. Louis Times Journal.
The new Anchor Line steamer City OF Green
vile arrived Yesterday at 9. m being days
is hours and 80 minutes out from New Orleans.
Lost y hours at Memrbis cleaning out: lost ]
hour and % minutes taking on spars at Reel
foot; lost hours at Cairo quitting out 49l bales
of cotton. Had stormy nights aud strong head
winds rs far as Memphis. Actual running time
minutes, with 500 tons of freight; made 80 land
ings. Nc, emigrants. white or black, on board.
The run from Memphis st. Louis was made
along the river proves her to be very swift
runner. and If pushed she could come over the
Il ~ house Was
phis in az days. Enough has already been
done by this new candidate for public favors to
Keiser Intended that she should be. The City
OF Greenvile returns South Thursday evening.
Capt. John N. Bo1nger returned home yes
The Captain doesn't take ony stock IN the much
talk cd of fast mail line" He said to this re-
porter. when questioned on the subject, that
spent the best years Of his life on the Mssissip-
p half onr To- % % 90
each landing. it would require four days to do
the business without making any Roadway.
Now. allowing the boats to be swift runners, 1t
would require three and a half days for them
to go down, making seven and half days in all,
providing that they would encounter moi fog or
about the same time, because less delay would
be- occasioned In making the landings. Thus
you sse the round trip could not BE- done In less
We will look into the expense of the enterprise
be run at an expense Of less than $500 day
amount Of money that could not be realized In
the trade. even should the boats undertake to
Try cotton and heavy freight Oh no. there
- that the mails be carried as they are at the
present time" These sentiments coming from
man Of Capt. Bofnger's large experience can
Memphis Avalanche, April %:
The City Of Alton. Capt. Bxby In command
arrived last plight from New Oraans. She Is
~ adver ised she has on board for st. Louis
POO hogsheads Of sugar $50 barrels molasses. 800
barrels rice. 100 barrels oranges and 70 tons
.,
the run from New Orleans to this place In IA
hours 20 minutes. making her usual landings.
The Cbas. Morgan. from New Orleans. passed
up last night for Cincinnati we'll laden. She
made the run from New Orleans here In IA
hours.
Especial to the Democrat
ST., LOUIS. April A.,,The river is still falling
slowly. The weather Is quite warm. Arrived:
Gold Dust from Vicksbufg. Departed: City OF
Greenville for New Orleans. drawing sig feet
large all oyer. The Shreveport and Alton will
arrive In the morning. w. E. A.
by Telegraph
CINCINNATI. April 24--River 81 feet inches
and falling. Arrived: Golden City from New
Orleans. No departures to day except locals.
The Clinton arrived from st Louis.
1T. LOUIS. April 24.-Arrivas: Gold Dust
from vlcksburg: Laura L. Davis from Cinctn-
natl. Boat leaving to-day: City OF Graenville
ior New Orleans; Business Is good. The river
is 10 feet 2 inches above low water mark and
falling. Weather warm and cloudy.
WHEELING. W. Va. April M-River 9 feet 10
Inches and falling Departed: Emma Graham,
Buckeye Slate Pittsburg. Weather
MEMpH1s. April 24.-River failing. Departed:
City OF Helena. vicksburg.. The weather Is
warm.
CAIRO. IN. April 24.-Arriyed: Charles Nor
gan. New Orleans; storm. st. Louis; E. M.
Norton. New Orleans; the Scudder and John
nnzans 81 Ls YaeSfs nnd Alton MsE
Morgan Cincinnati: Storm Ohio river; Nor
on, St. Louis: Alton, st. Louis. Weather clear
and warm.
BATON ROUGE. April N-To @. G. Wayne: The
steamer Golen Rule will arrive at O'Clock this
evening. .. P. SHINKLE. Master