The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-10
REGULAR DEPARTURES TO. MORROW.
ExcbauKs Clippings, january \
Cincinnati Enquirer.

Cincinnati Enquirer.
:, ca .t J4hn Palterspn and Pilot Geo. Williams.
of the Chns. u. Church. arrived yesterday
cart, Patterson, says he left the Church In d
good leo hnrbor below tho gorge at Wolf Greek
L. !, order to reach here be, was compelled to
NUDE the remaining thirty Ave miles to New
Albany. Capt Patterson says he had started,
aud was going t. come through, II he had to
Walk I'll the way. as heeonsdprsd himself com.
peent, having walked over the fame ground
some years ago from his. boat, which be was
Competed 70 10y MP ten miles below the Church
the old or big" .Bsn Franklin laid up twenty
Eve tears ago. The ghur h has good load on
board. as she is drawing ~ feet
Cincinnati Commercial:
The Guiding Star. has discharged all Of her
gafgo from New Orleans, and tbs mgj0rity of
nwait orders and a resumption Of navigation.
The Guiding Star ID ies. bound at the Central
T,sn zen t G2|% pa, wwka asi
$4,000 worth Of coal In leopardy. mostly all be-
longiDg to John A. Wood.
!, The following boats are laid up at Louisvllle.
The fsrfyboats Shellcross and Wathen lie Mt the
loot OF Fourth street. and the United States
Mail Line packet General Lytls lies just below
the f1rryboats. and the uolden Rule is lying. be-
Halliday lies at the foot Of Fifth street. The fol-
lowing steamers are harbored In the. canal.
aahs fhs Mons ssy aad ms mass
nre In the canal. just above the locks, and Capt.
CanD9,n,s new 3 eamer Ed. HIeha,dson. APP
pEHHfHtDk bDHpiFtIuu mere, anu the Mark9t
Boy. are lying at Portland.
u. Louis Posi- Dfspitch:
Il Is nseertained that the average rate for
iranslnofting ton 81 grain. from Chicago to
New York, BY rail. during the pnst year was
about s517; while the sams services by luke and
canal was small fraction under So.
To show what railroads will do when they get
the Ct anee, we copy tho following from the
Cincinnati Commercial. Since the suspension
of navigation Souttltha railroads have advanced
the rates to double the figures by wafer. DO 1t
goes.
The Memphis Apalanche teditoially) says:
The sthamboas bave paid to the wharf. master
OF Memphis from 1870 to 1879 inclusive, $3.50, 900
quarter OF million OF dollars. This IL n tax
on trade. energy. labor and skill. OF the $4,000
paid. how much has been expendedto improve
Tue landing for the convenience OF steamboats,
Not one~half. Now. there is n proposition b.
lore the general council granting The right OF
way over The levee b the railroads. Without any
compensation. II this Is done thefe should be
free wbari ut Memph for steamers. With.
out the trade Of The Mississippi river md its
,ae cad M, n ~ II rargaa aei
within fitty miles Of the corporation line. A
free wharf IL the roads are to go free-if not.
not.
tBy Telegraph
CINCINNATI, Jan. e.-The river is IL feet Q
Inches and about stationary. The Ice still holds
solid. and there are no prospects II y break up.
foot deep. IL Is mi lid and thawing slightly, but
getting colder. The wind is Variable. H. Is
showing Mt ali points above. k,sin and a slight
1tpDItt.u lust tilEBt vi tit hH0dW Ia anu
New rivers. which may move ths ice out OF he
kanawha Capt. Vintan came up from the
Kentucky river to fay, and reports the steam.
ers hatbored there frozen In md In ice eight
inches thick. The fsrr, boat keeps he channel
open aud continues t. run TowDoa are buoy
keeping the les clear from ths different coaI
hesss
1T. LOUIS. Jan. "A hard freeze last night
The KANSAS City Packet Company il ths sue
cessor TO the Missouri River Packet Company.
The directors are: VIM. J. Lewis. 6 s. Rogers,
T. w. Gould. N. Springer and r. j. hiteldge.
Lewis IL president and Wbiteldge secretary and
snuerintendert: he Keokuk Northern Line
tenth instaDts. W. T. Davidson Is sti!i presi-
don't OF this company. which has prac ically no
competition between st. Louis aud 81. Paul q
distanes OF nearly Beo miles through very rich
region,