The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-23


@Npw Orleans ...4. ..... n VII
pitisbufg .t..... .t......., 4 ii
Shreveport .s,,.a -....... ~
IL. bputs.s....,- II
TiokRburg ..+.,.. ..+... Az ii in ii
+Bslow high water, mark If 1874. sAhovn
bench x. Indicates rse. tindlrnt"a fnli.
Tho weather continues wi bout change
warm. mud alternately clear aud cloudy,
Yesterday was. busy day IN IL" landing
Shipments wore fair and .crius honyy. For
want ~ room TIM Commonwealth hHi Nv lind III
the upper pr ct the barge lanilng. Tho Dan
ube lott FOR Shreveport aud hardly had ire GIT
Golden Grown got Of FER the oaio and had 400
lot ~ cedar lpEa. Tue Icon Menntntn waH
havo left lnat night Sua hHa 1900 hogahantIn
sugar md zoo hetrt Is resu Capt Gre"n"ush
Part OF The Golden Crown = onrso wap 100 hog
heads sugar and 900 barrels mnla a"s fnr pinfa
over the Evansville and Zorro llnuta Railroad.
The Ell RIrhai dlou not heiag dischnrEoa
laid over. aud will leava to-day ~ + t. m Ion
Mamphie and tho bends Catt j H. prpper II,
command Gapt. A. Mrv ~ In ohnrrs Of tia
office Tic accommodations uf tho Richard
Hvn Rre ainpy maEninnont. nnt ~ ~ aunad
there are lew that can do ans hing with hnr.
The VIM FnRln w1lt art . ,lnt incd yaatef'ay
and ldt over 10 leave to-day At u III. for
Bayou BHfthalomew aud u way T. ants thn
Uuachlln III Ttnntan Cant Gla Hodge III thn
maaer Of tho FaRnn. Capt. Il, 7, D"lahonsear"
1he City Of Yaa 10 loft ysstrrday for tn" Ya:oo
river. lter carRa down whp aual To 4t0p bHles
have carried another 100 hai"a hy ~ ting Il ~
the ROOT. Every pound ~ II Was tnk"n on III
Yaaoo City. and IL remHrknhle tor being tho
largest cargo that ever rHmN ont of tho Ypzon
river. gha CITY Of ltH'o t. ala" proving h>r-
gelt ~ be = F.nnnrknhIy t'At htn, ,"itnA " aho
haH stayed with ar ut@Rnd sty aral thHt were
I garded crack bnRta when II ~ 10 ru4ning
The J. N. Uhnmbars + Il. Muggah IN com
T saba n mqh,nf sn sf MKT rf with 'nG na n"
and returns tl- day vt l.. ~. Gatng through 10
\ bt Nnrttuaviln
L The ". j. Bahau Capt doo WiIkiuaon. ii au-
nouueed to eAve to. day ~ Il. IN. tor Shrovo-
port.
Capt. nelahouaanye. Who Il 4iak. Wa much
better Yesterday, aud hopad 10 h abba 10 ieav"
Cap,. john sonnn Ina oaorod tho service of
Measra. Il, GonNry \ Saa. oommsnr4-E to-d ~.
Capt Sunna hna numerous trlenda who w,li ~
glad 81 hear ~ hiE stnt aud II ~ hop@d Will nat
forget him In tho way II tuSintea.
Tia river men Who are iHt6rast"I In such
a mntierr hope hat tho city Al afniatraar Will
4 conclude to-day n htko th" IT, Lturh btonR
hpHt; RuFh Il tntuK II Ftttty rtrtt7t. tttt7i tt4-y
i are sure will 10 away with river thieves.
Uapr. NitdoQ repnr,s an unnsualy line trtp
both ia peopln mud ttstght Gaut. Aiwk Power. |
peasar Thy romnmhart yenrH back NJ NV mas
ter Of tho Lnntavie aud nthnr ba.ta, ~ Tho SOC
ond clerk OF the tht rlock. Mr. GhHmpiiu huv-
q Ing been promoted to tho Uttlet.
Capt. I, g, Sweeney WI ttns u4 undr datn Of
j the twentieth from Monroe thn tho Corona
lait over ~ Monday tyrst"rinyl y I'M out ~
4 the way ofthe llama and u ward Thu river
was low aud failing, Tho Corona had Hight
trip In six t-7nt htles.
The steamboat CAPTAINS have pnti'ioned Con
gress for rnlet from ~ mannnt Ia waich suite
A against thnm are conducted tn Tie United
1 States commissioners, courts In nv city.
/ copy of this petition appears In to-dHyS Demo
orat, and Ia Wor the reading.
n The II. H. Lee lensas 20 day. rs usllal i"i
The ]. ii. Whtte win nrrIve 10 lravo Thurs
day ~ usual. fpr Gteopvi Ia.
1 The Anchor Limo steamer eent"nEihl. Gap'i
4 suuuay night ant thN Gammanw "lh CHpt
H Geo Carvel. yesterday m"rnlnEirom l,Mis
n The Uentenutal returns Tomorrow hhi ~"
q Comm uwpaltn Saturday.
Tho Southern franspora5i"n Line steamer
Thos Sherlock, Caut. n. l.. Nt,d"u. II Arry
u Champlin clerk from Olnoi,nhtt arrived al4o
II yesterday mprnnI. end a receiving W RETURN
The ngnry Tote arrived sunday night from
q BAYOU I,afaurcho aud roiuru"i Yesterday. $40
& has discontinued h'T trtwnrkiy trtp, hnd VII
leave hereafter livery Monday ana FftahY a.
h long as the bayou III aINu.
4 Tia 81 Mary left hore lust F.iday evening
twenty tour nours behind her regular time:
Loaf six houre mat nigh by fog. wen through
TO Thlbodaux. aud WAS back at h%r wh4ri be-
Il fore midnight Sua dry Good Gar Cap Jae;
i weak also. She arrived Wednesday, evening
! ut o'clock with nearly fun load Of sugar an9
Il was or hy midnight. ant h ,ck again IT, ie4X" On
time Friday evening. ~ tho r..an II thn Mhis-
II per, the 0'keiIlY elevator was found worry use
I ful institution. FOR without II. she could hardly
a have got her cargo Ell
+ The regular tri-waaekiy lower 1osst parknt
Emma Irvine J. A. auia master. =. ". W lrtte
4 clerk. leaves to-day al 4 AM. far orange farm.
The tr,-weeRy npp"T r,ast La ,,l., , hril@
| Charlie Dean master ;. II. Harper clerk. teiiNeS
! to- day n II "a. NJ. for Ben Turtanl
The semi wenky goas. nnd Ln!oMrG9e kt,i,,
ASSUMPTION. IhnFI' m y, i Il 4 N''''''
4 The United states mail pack " y e Lnn;
] Cant Vim, oamrhei I: }. ilo%a q and WI ,iIIl
] Cannon clerks. leav . to day al y. NJ l"t
Yiekshurg aud way ian 'inEs =,
III The DeSmnt, Frank ot@ndoftnt master. 4. :.
u Goodwin and n q. MasSIeot clerks. lenNhS ~
Il day AT D. m. Tor the upper coast ~ iialhe-
mine. t.,,, ,..o.
John Wehra ana Q j Blenchart clerks, leaves
n To-day at i IL NJ. for Bayou latouren.. the
Laura takes the !elln+ place ~ thi ,s rnAe;
Peck, Louis Rauson m istar W. L. Gilham and
Is, J, Lagroua clerks leayes to day q o. ~
II The New Orleans and OpelNu@ = PAGket = ,m
pany's st amor Bg Sunhower. 4 \. iroua dalt'
master. leaves to-day AZ Z ~ ~ ~
hanson master ]. 4. Haskell and ". Die.
FArlin elef ks leaves 10 day II D. N. tor Bayou
TSn r IL II An.asf1 Il Erou master. leaves
4 TO- morrow III 10 u n. az usual. for the WelhaA
Tha tr weekly B fyau Gaue White Star Line
! packet Whisper. J. A. Comstoek master leaves
to morrow n u 4. II. o..,r
Tue John W. Cannon. J. @ Iihano maS'er,
i leaves TO morrow at i. M, ts hsaat. ~ bSo"
correspondence.
OK BOARD BOARDING. BOAT CoRA.l
Foursha La Fave klyer Ark Der ~, 10y. ,
t. W. Bryant. ESQ:
Dear Sir-stin cutting timber and pulling
/ snags Cut down about 800 trees and pulled y
about one hundred suagS in the past week. We
had 4 very heavy rainfall, which lasted nearly
four hours last Tuesday night Wees. me river
3rose about nine feet M TO Friday when 1t com
4 menced falling and fell about segeu fact, where
now remains W haye passed I, At@rls 1h9a
Il Tia rtansas river rose about ten fee. but Is
falling very rap4y TR4r r. are n9s s Far Smith n1s
Sonne between Lite e s aen aR thu Resayie
Monday and the Maumell, yesterday; Boats
are offered S. per pale for cotton g. New IT
Hleans but ali of them have refused - far
There Ia about thirty bates awaiting shipment
HA Perryville. Very respectfully. roon
Assistant Engineer in charge Of government
Exchange Clippings.
St Louis Post Dispatch. December %: :,
Capt. David Hauey, of the 81. U. aeger disa