The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-05

| packet Assumption. 2. A. Charlet mastar
Hicolle elerk. leaves to- day at D. N.
WHISPER ) a. oo 2as G maste r. naySq aou
| clerk. leaves to-day ut s .. 10. @
| The Frank ParRoud. A. McYay master. W
Gaines clerk. leaves to-day at D. M. as usual
The Kountz Line eteamer Mole Moora !
Bhunk master, james Mellon clerk. leaves II.
dav Mt u. III. for ut. Louis. -
Tho regular semi weekly coaat and Baton
Roege packet 81. John, J. + Mcf9lroy III oSTna
mind. leaves as msuait his lon. IN.
mnnd. leaves tomorrow at 70 m, for Donald.
rho John W. Cannon. j. q. I,bano mas.
tor. leaves To morrow III =, m. for Bavay
Tho nov Natchoz. r. =. Leathers In com.
mand. leaves o-morrpW Mt u III. for Vicks.
The lower eoast pneket Emma Irvine, J. a
Ruiz naeter. leayos to morrow Ut D. m. for
Tha Fanohnn. IT, Fl. Broad master Fl. Mo.
aison clerk, leaves to- morrow at D. m. for the
AtGhafnlya.
pncket Belle, Max Blanchard muster. john
Wehre and q. !. Blanchard clerks. leaves to.
morrow Ht II n m.
Tho Anchor Lne steamor John A. scudder A.
j. Garter maset. y, 4. Wiet cerk. leaves to.
morrow nj .. m for Memphis and 81. Louis.
Exchange CiippInEs.
Cincinnati Commeronl December q:
II IL limited tho iron Mountain ToWboat Com.
pRuy may pool with Tho Lowry TRANSPORTATION
Company, plying between st. Louis and New
Orleans.
Az n minority of our readers are not engaged
In the eOal trade nor Ia any other business
TINT Is estimated by millions, they can have but
limited conception Of the magnitude OF the
term. Fifty ono stoambOnts. towing $40 burgess
each barge heing about as largo az the stean-
boat itself-left Pltteburg on the last rise with
total Of 1856 600 bushois Of coel: this. at rs
pounds DOR buahel, rs $50 t5G 900 pounds or
5al 72e toms or 40 t73 chr loads each 10 tons
Allowing a
requtring 9s1 locomotives to move thom. Estfs
mating !. car mud ~ conneettug platforms at 90
feet, and locomotives md it's tender ut 40 feet,
we hHve total of 929 40 fest thia sum divided
by $3.50 feet per milo trains end 10 end-would
extend over 10 ~ m,lesi AZ ne.e ct coal VII
shipment has exhausted more than N acres OF
coal rrltory. II Is perhaps not In excess to
pnp thuf eight such ehiumeflls or their equiva-
lout font down tho Ohio river every year
about one mile Ruuare. or $40 acres say half
dozen good siHtd farms-nre thus denuded Oh
MEMPHIS, Dee. /. Over thirty steamers have
arrived and dop0rted since yesterday morning,
rushing. all incoming behts bringing heavy
cot on freights. Tho Sthnhfd came no to-day
with 363 bnes cotton, Ravod from tho Bates
yiAe's tunken barge Her captain wished to
curry il further NJ, but The underwriters inter-
fered and compelled It's discharge hore. Capt
knndal. nf the hatesvile.. is now ut Helena
with his Rtcnmsr Marcus Collins, and has saved
the whole 1T the aunksn hHTgas loud except ten
or tWesyn bales. The Cherokee eane up from
Now Orleans today with 5000 saeks seed. and
vii turn buck 10 curry u nnd of cotton South.
Memphis ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 9:
Tho Charles Morgan cRmc In from Cinelnnah
yesterday with u htg trip. She left for Now Or.
ienns about o'clock aft@r nddIng 24B barrels Of
oil and 1852 sacks oil cnke.
Special to the Democrat
ST; LOUIS. lea. THE liver Is rising, with
II 70 foot N me gapg@ Arrived Ste T G"Ps-
burg Departed: Ste danavleve for Mem phis.
Tho Annie T. Silver did MOI get off this evening,
hut will leenye TO morrow evening. followed by
GAtno Doe. Norton and barges arrived
from 81. Louis. Tho Future City and barges
cleared for New Odeans to-day, Tho Iron
Mountain md burgess cleared for Now Orleans
this morning, The Robt Mitchell. we'll laden.
passed down this morning.
by Telegraph
CINCINNATI. Dec. 4River Is Z feet inches
md rising. The weather is cloudy Departed:
VIII Kyle for New Orleans.
PIrrspURa, Doc. The river, Is 8 feet II
LOUISVILLE. Dec. The river Ia feet 0
Inches and stationary. Weather cloudy.
rising. Weather clear. Arrived, Robt. Mitch.
eli from Cincinnati Mt N, m. D. nj. Norton, ".
z. Halliday, City Of Helena; from st. Louis
Future City. for New Orleans.
EVANSVILLE. Dec. 4.-Tne river Ia 6 $40 feet
and falling Mn, Weather clearing. Departed:
.ST. LOUIS Dec d River II feet 0 inches and
rising, Weather rainy. Arrived; Centennial
MEMPHIS. Dec. 4-EveninR- The river rose
inches, Departed: joe Kinney fol-. Vickeburg
Fawn for Bonneville. Guiding Star for New Or.
loans. Weather clearing.
VtGKsBuRa. Dee. T. Weather cloudy. Their
mometer 81. The river has risen inches. No
boats no down.
NATcHFz, Mas.. Dec ito John Janney.
Nav 0renns Steamer Natehez left MT 8 O'Clock
last night with 800 bales cotton and 1900 sacks
seed. RUMBLE h WENSEL. Agents.
BATON RouGE. Dec, ! To J. T. Burdeau 1876
Graver street: Mary Houston passed down az
. o'clock. CHAR MILLER Master
NIGKsnUR9. Dec, Brltten 4 Epper: Gitgol
YnHoo detained by bad weather. VIII arriya
Thursday evening and leave Friday for Yazoo
and Tallahatehie rivers. z. FL, PARISOT.