The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-18
TTrE NEW ORLEANS DEMooRAT SATURDAY, OCTOBER 49,

fas y strong md swift running " The 5sse n
Twelve miles an hour y a Dns y n aaysrn
e ere IL peaoM there d Thirty Inches
Al Shaggy Point there y only % inches, and II
10. In Old river for d mile there is but 80 inches;
The water Ia confined to worry narrow channel
with soft mud bankE on. either side AZ the
Lone Star. which affords 30 inches OF water;
There Ia u dry bar on ither aide Of this Ghannai
which cauaaa the water to pass through II. mo
current Ia good. but alnekonH when IT gets TO
where tbs channel Ia wider With good prac.
tlcal work undnr tho draetlon. Of expertenesd
men md naaistsd by this dredgaboat. good
d terror to tho s,aanboatmen. md II IL nj evil
thnt should not DO allowod e continue,
zee kilograms holnw from 4 M beile % ShreVe-
gene Quatrevaux. II announced to leave to-day
III + d. IN. for the Atchafnlnyn.
Tho attention Of shlppHra vim the VtoksburR.
Shreveport md Toxins RaiIrond IL cnlled 10 a
special notice IN another column,
Tho Bonnie Loo hna boon hid up.. The
10 Erynrly iaaves to-day instead. and will
ake freight for 81 points o. Red river e Alex M
Tho u great Golden Oity CAPT. j. b. Heser, Is
receiving % leave to- day nt q m; without Toll,
b. Ii. silver mastor. Green Il. Shields clerk will
be found nt tho landing this morning. and VIII
Tho repairs to Tie Whisper ara noarly com
plated, aud sho will 30 out next Weok. bho ls
receiving 9 ne w CYLINDER. !, ,anot,ot,ne a.
bout for tho Bayou Lnfonrnhe trade
The tri-weakly daylight packet Belle, ~ plaee
q The Whapor. 7 a oomstoek muster 2, d g.
tho upper cOhst To Bayou Honla.
The, triweeaky cooaat nnl Donaidsonny', !,
Tun iry CLARK 1EavaG fInV MT
The regular tri- weekly lower gonet packet
Emma Irvine. y. A. Kuiz master, p. M w, lette
's hs ssx og 4 Bay UFan Hr an
coast and United States mnil pncket John w.
Cannon, ]. d Libano master. John IT, Mossop
The l United States mail packet Natohez T. r.
Leathers master. J. y. Musn clerk. loayes 10
day ut 4 y. M. Ne usual. for Viekahurg.x y,
The Yazoo, Cnpt. VIM. Crawford. Clerk II.
Molnison. il reeelylng to leave to-day ut .. N.
for the Atcl.nfnlayu.
Exchange Clippings, october IL.
Cincinnati Gazette: \,
W. H. Shaw. lnte chief CLERK On the Golden
the Southern TRANSPORTATION Line the coming
season.
D. q. Levy has boon appointed agent at Louis
villo for tho Southern Transportation Line.
MIR. Ryan. steward Of Gnpt. Blink y new boat.
IL In this city being chaperoned by MIR. Low.
Moore.
Royse & Moaaet wore yesterday elected agents
Of Cincinnati for the Southern Transportation
Line.
Cairo Daily Argus.
Tho Paris q. Brown. aftar putting of her cot
ton. took II on again and cleared for St Louis.
She has u big hole In hor larbonrd guards and
throuah ii rr"iris Point lev e Hours ater
ahe picked To another which pnased through
the same hor ant az MT insr9asn ne h, at
Bolivar If1and. q feet ~ Wolf Island. feet Ut
Brupeah4rg feet Ct b9ss and o NJ feat q, q
itnft hAr ntuan 1ltah ~
Yicksburg Commereial October %;
The Cherokee arrived at o'clock this morn
ing md put of 200 packages. She had 400 bales
The Annie L. Silver arrived at 4 O'CLOCK this
morning with bnrge IN tow. ,shn had 2 big
and Hunflower rivers.
Alexandria Democrat:
The river ia still In Q horrid f1y md naviga-
on the Upper Falla-less than IS inches On tho
bar below town, but the pool-liners are doing
their level best to keep ~ thelr, contract with
the people, and certainly should be fnvorably
remembered therefor.
Especial to the Democratl
CINCINNATI. Oct. i7.-Nnvigatl0n IT, virtually
usEende s ahovs he fas and 81 bu Eh
inches In the channel, Capt g. G. Wayne. Of
New Orleans arrived here u day. There is
ln hopo s e. sby EN- Y Nd ne asssed b.
the a. j. Baker, viii clear for New Orleans Id
the morning; The Bakor vii! bell, the John John
on ss he g X = s1 napa Ga e as em
big oad Of cotton for ii. Louis
ST.. Lou1s. Oct. IT, Tho river y on 9 stand.
&. ID Brown from Now orienns. Departed: Belle
ut. Louis for Vicksburg City Of Alton for New
Orleans The Alton was drawing ~ fnet, npd
Tidal Wave follows tho Alton next Tuesday.
by Telegraph
CINCrNNATI Oct. 17--ThN river is . feet 6
inches and stationary. Tho weather is cloudy
and cooler.
PIrrsnuEa. OFT 1.-THE rIvor u . inches and
stationary Tho weather is cloudy. with a
light drizzlne rain.
iuebes1n the canal The weather Is cloudy and
IvsNsvrLLE. Oct. l7.-,The river, is II inches
nE np mn y noon ano
CAtno. Oct. 17.-Arrived: Sendder from St.
Louis. ut Il o. m. Departed: scudder for New
and i rising. Tbe weather i Is elsar. Mercury es
ST. Lou1s. Oct. 17.-Arrived: Paria g. Brown
from New Orleans Departed: Belle Of 81 Louis
Tho river has risen inch and stands feet II
inches by the gauge The Weather la clear and
cool
pleasant with the Thermometer nj 70. The
river has fallen inch. Down; r. =. Lee at s
y: M. rargoud ut ?. M. up: Montana at mid
Il. D. wager and L. O. Rtanard last night. =
MEMPHIS. Oct. 1.-THE river has. fallen
inch. Passed IN: Josie Harry for st. Louis.
Golden Rule and barges for Cincinnati.
CAIRO. Oct. TO ]. A. Stevenson: The Port
Eads. with i've barges, loft for New Orleans
Thursday at 10 a. N. The My Choice will help
the Port Eads through to Friar's Point.
j. r. REARDON.
Common street: Anchor Limo steamer Centen-
NAL will arrive Monday.
THOS. L. DAVIDSON, Master.
ROONEY. Miss. Oct. Y. 70 T. B: Woods, III,
lo4 Common street: Anchor Line steamer Belle
Of Shreveport will arrive sunday
j. q. COGH1IL. Master.
FKOM THE PASSES.
roRT EADs, Oct. Is. b. m.-Barometer 1905.
Wind north light. Weather clear.
No arrivals.
Sailed: Steamship Commander for Liver
pool. bark Harold for Havre.