The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-17

boats. 622 barRea and t04 RATS. carrying 1851
$500 900 bushels grain. $4,000 Oo0 feet lumber
10000, 900 feet logs. ~ 900 shingles and NJ 900,
900 laths. The canal IL only used by the river
craft when they cannot eroaa the rapida by roa-
son Of low water. The above lgurea therefore.
show only u mart Of the upper Mississippi river
commerce with this port,
MEMPHIS dec t3STho Fawn Ia fo night load
Ing tor Evansville. and VIII probably met ENl
AWAY until Tomorrow morning. Shn IL goting
1900 bHlea OF cotton for EvnneVlll0.
Tho Parker gets away lHtn e.. might with nll
abe Cnn carry Including 100 hnloa cotton. 41o
barrels oil. 10 tons old Iron. 10000 feo' walnut
lumber and payntnl aahin rnEe"ngers. Rnst
ness unpreretnntedg iiVnly IN rty"t etrea Nh
day, stimulated Wy hnnvy rae"trta anu shit.
ments, with tho wharf crowded with froiEHte "t
all kinds
Pomerov Telegraph.
prominent Southern trnd@r FivNa uR the
following toms: T. IL Elliott. Graham Eta
tion, ono largo bout, containing a!ol barrels 81
potatoes, Will taw Gap. Wm. ltnhartH liathtt,
ono bant ANON hnrrpis ~ uaHi0aa. md balance
In appIea cider aud krput: iowa. fater behlTt
Plants. ono boat. llpa lHrtalR Of rnfhtoeR. mud
balance III nppna t"wR aponcnr, llarunld
Rood Plants ono hnht t0n harrelp " potata"a.
and balance In applaa aud appl"- hntter; toWe
J. Il. Peknna. R3nine, ono hont. pntatooa, cnnl
G1abGago anh kron on,a ont n =, riak k'',,
fonts ] w. snyre Letart, Wodel barge. to,ono
hartes,o f POTATOES. moaly tor nn'aid" palil.i
year the flrs time, except during Tie war
blockade, for nifty four years. Tho above eS
hihit shows ii falliuE on In tho quantity IT
potatoes shipped South from ihia district ~
over ona-balt
Tho Alex Chambers win tow 0apl Iahesr'aa.
r. Bentzs HarpoId Il 10 dR rradn cN bouts,
besides coal hargGs ft9m NhttIMtly- EtFHA
NateheS Democrat
According g The oil law for calculating tn ~
mage Months Ark measured 2tfGl tome {" thn
araa Eaatern'a N apl Thn nrk a ania ~ hnvn
been 547 feet long while tho groat steamship Ia
Gg0 feet In length.
III. Louis Times Dneamhor IA.
A petition y oongte4h HGklnE that aum %
money be voted 10 tho widow and h"ra OF the
Intn nj id hpinu tFlIrUlu' Hd
Change and numoranalv signed, iart. 8htnve
was tho inventor Of The frRt anagito ue"a 81
tho MIeals iuui. Tha wns In ihe yonr ls2H
This is the aHmo captain att"r whom Ahf"v"-
port ~ named I'll, nEM"rHAT.l
Especial 10 Tho Democrat
ST.. LOWS Doc le. Tho riyor Is falling rop
Idly; THO weather y alnhT nnd wary N e,,,, ~
Belle OF Shreveport for Now nrleana. The
Shreveport was drawing RiN feet and l9i 'n-
gnRnmnnta hollow. The Garttnr ia r."nlvt4E z
ienvo for New ptlenna Thursday and thnl"hll
A. Eoudier follows ON Saturday. Tho John GU
moro and birges leave for Now Orleans Thnre-
CAtRo. Dec a. Tho Sherlock md John Dlp
pold and bargas cleared las, night for Now or.
laat night Tho Tom Means passed. g. Nom
phs with lfeeo thou nud barrels 81 salt. Tho
E Q. stanard is here iillil,s ont u...t....a,
CtNutNNATt. Poe. II Tho Hniheil RpfinENf
will enve fur Nav DFlnnna tn morrow lhr
Chae. Morgan VIII follow Friday, having pa@4",
Tho Houston below Cairo. Tho Houston will
DO aent hnck Saturday If pho arrives in tim
This change II made ~ order " Amply tn,
nago at New orGan2 m% southern f fo4 T%,
rian In tho af1n ~ reHm1 will give ulnntY A
watnr 10 III i out II ~ l"wer Onto.
MONROE 1ae lG WOathnr rlnpf Hni pteaa
ant River rising. PAssed M: Itttl" Bob u
at u. M. VIM. Pagan m g. ~
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C1NGNNArr Doc t6. Tho river Ia - foot nn'
rising, Tho weAhor ia nlnnf.
TiTTsnURa 9Hr. III Ihn rtynt ~ " ihh hh'
rising The weather il gl"nr.
EVANSVILLE Dec g. ~" rly"r - w. ~ lre
Charaa Morgan Down Aov GhamberA NM
]. $ Nell, with t"wa AMI aeid"n Gtty.
CAlRo Dec a.. The river Is y foot fl tnrhci
aud rising rho Weather n rlnsr. Arrived
Mary Houston IT. Snhcnek and Rthuati trou
New orleans John Wool tr@m 's ,Inrt |;
John ntppold FOR Nav Orleans, Mary llnu#ini
and Sehenek FOR Cincinnati Ctty ~ l'"lenh ~
LoutsvIrIF, Doe H. Tho river IL . fant
Inches iii tho email and raing tn" wmnth"r !
cloudy. Departed: 1oaae Il. B"ll for New or
leans, ,
ST. LOUIS. Dec, d. Tho rivor n i f"ot
lnches anh falling. TIL" .w"ah"r N cloudy
parted. Belnof Shreveport for Nav Orleans
Gold Dust for Vickahnrg:
MrMrHrs. Dec 70 Tho rly"r rose y innh"e
Arrived Cons MtAr from Cincinnati. kH'l
Koun7 from 81. louiR. D"uarteht Nenimn
Mai and nj Richardson fcr Now Orleans. TIL
VtrnantRe Doc I'd Tho w"nthcr Ii clnRt
Tho thermomete Ia 40 Tho river has risen
Inchoa; Passed down Match at =, ~ N,
White MT q q m. Bedford at y M. lhrEoui .
n M Passed IN: City OF NHIoG last nigh
Henry Frank ~ 4 W." ti'y ~ ttt""hN'Ho
VieKsnuRa. Dec. ID. 10 ]. X. Boil 4 Go: Th
G. T. Ghouteau passed. down with haG =, h1 -, o.
aacks and ~ saeka ~ cnka, W. aF'E
"''''''e'''' ". ii. TUoRWE4AN. Maator
DuyArl's Bturr. Doc. - J, i Boil 4 e.
Thp Florence Meyer paaand down AZ Gay, WI
nrriya Friday and lnavn Saturday for whit