The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-21
Stage Of the Rivers.
Above low uho,na
tuntnr SlllhDEC "a

u, BELOW hIgh water mark Of 1874. Indicates
rise 1,ndlcates Iall.
'e The GEEas. r obouteau arrived yesterday
from st. Louis viii big freight; part Of which
was 1911 bales of cotton. She is the Anchor
Line boat for Thursday.
News yesterday from, the John a. Wood was
raised, but lacking buoyaney. on account Of the
large amount Of coal she has aboard and the
mud that has accumulated SINCE she sunk, she
weight. when another trial will be made.
The Anchor Line steamer Centennial. Thos
4. Davidson master. Frank j. Cakes clerk
leaves to-day at 90. IN. for Ut. Louis. We can
say to those who wish to go UP the river to-day
that the Centennial is q arst-elass boat. of good
speed, and provided with excellent passenger
accommodations. aud her officers know how to-
and viii make the trip a pleasant one.
" The b! @ and r. RI Coz steamer Alexandria
b. m., for Minden. The Jewel. Capt. d. r. Trus-
low, Is the Wednesday boat for Shreveport.
Ruiz the msysr f masel rafk E ae pd r b
rolls clerks. leaves Tomorrow as usual at Al q.
n. The Irvine was bought purposely for this
reliable and attentive. and are fully equal to the
popularity Of their boat
steamer Robert Mitchell, Dan Moore master,
Frank Stein clerk, leaves to-marrow for Cinein-
G Gs aRq S M o b 8wsd ghu Tss Sy bG
has earned for herself a well-merited Teputa.
tation for regularity and prom ptness. for com
The people like the Mitchell and Her officers.
and we hope goodly number will be found ON
board when she leaves tomorrow.
The tri-Weekly upper coast packet Eva, Chas.
DeBonchel master Sept Toca and Ed. Barry
clerks. leaves to-day as usual at II a. M. for
Bonnet Carrie.
The new and feet Bayou Sara and coast
United States mail packet Edward ]. Gay, John
]. Brown master. y, ). Streck and b. s. Leath-
ers clerks. leaves to-day ct 2. m.
The regular semi weekly Bayou Lafourehe
packet Henry Tete. J. L. Aucoin master, M. FL.
Landry clerk, leaves to- day ut b. ~.
n, mhe 5Wem,wsekly coast and Baton Rouge
"; Woods clerk leaves to-day at .. IN.
The Whisper represents the st. John In this
trade
:, The tri-weekly upper coast packet Belle.
Frank .Bergeron master. J. O. Bergeron clerk.
leaves TO- morrow at 10 g. IN. for Ben Tureand's.
Lee, William Campbell master. A. McVay clerk.
leaves to morrow at p. IN. for Vicksburg.
The semi weekly coast and Bayou Latourche
packet Assumption. L. A. Charlet master. leaves
to- morrow at b. IN.
The New Orleans and Opelousas Packet Com
PAWS United States mail steamer Fanchon H.
H. Broad master. Theo. John clerk, leaves to-
5The n .. and j. 3. l.. L. company'e U. s. mail
steamer j. Fl. Hanna, j. W. Blanks master
hayes "Wednesday for Ouachita City.
The John W: Cannon. J. q. Libano master
leayes Wednesday for Bayou sara.
The Yazoo. William Crawford master leaves
Wednesday for the Opelcusas.
The Tensas. i. Y. Cooley muster, leaves
"Wednesday for the Tensas and Macon.
The st. Louis Republican contains an inter-
view on the proposed fast mail serviee on the
Mssisstpi river. from which we extract the
rotations are now in progress with the
Quintard Iron Works for the building Of tbs
boats. study is being made of models of bulls
with o good carrying power and draughts have
been received IRON the Iron. Works mentioned.
from f Portsmouth. Ohio; New. Albany, Ind;
will 20 from New York to Pitsburg. where he
will meet ss one OF the oldest and most expert
taton M nG river capains for epns1ta
city. The intention now Is to construct the mail
= On 0 model somewhat different from
been decided that 1t will not b, advisable TO
equip the boats with tubular boilers such boil |
ers being deemed loss durable and safe. and as
with the tubular boats abandoned. heavier ma
chinery will be necessitated. the boats must |
possess q little more breadth of beam or carry
Ing power. The dimensions fixed upon are:
Length. $50 feet; beam between 80 and IS feet |
shared.
u aBesides passengers only through freight and
mail and express will be carried on the boats
and the passenger business with the fast time |
made, will, 1t Is expected, be- large one, No
that It is hoped to make the mail service event
ually daily one. In case all six OF the |
boats are, not completed at the time agreed
upOu III uue COHGFHct Two or more last steamer |
can be- bought TO serve as relays, but 1t Is not |
that there will be any delay ia the |
work"
The work of replacing the ehimneys on the
Ashland with shorter ones vas completed yes
fferony, and much improved thereby, she left
ing, with a full showing of freight and a re-
spectacle passenger register.
!, The, =. Q. Baker brought down from Grand
Pass three seows laden with lee, and leaving |
them at the foot Of Smith street returned to the |
chain to aid the John Means. which, with a tow |
81 four barges Of Ice. was aground there.
special to the Democrat
NATcHEz. April 20.-Fo River Reporter New
Orleans Democrat: The City Of Alton arrived |
here half an hour ahead Of the Charles Morgan. |
III. e, BIXBY. |
FROM THE PASSES