The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-01


.BsIgy high water s mark Of ls74l - Indicates
ifhe weather continues clear and klSry pleas
N No change worth mention ip bu;S less, The
leave to-day with a splendid trio. Tho J. Nj.
rhambers was brought to the landing yester
day morning. and was TO have got off for st.
ffouis last night She has 800 hogsheads sugar
Il hogsheata glass and 100 boxes bottles.
Mr.. Eug. Wells y one q the clerks OF the Can
non In place Of Mr.. Joe Vincent.
The Bonnie Lee arrived yesterday from Min
prIvate telegram was received here yester-
day from Memphis. stating that the rates In
cotton had been cut. g less the Richards IN aud
Dean going ID Cairo. had something to do with
Cant. feathers il steadily improving, and II
IL hoped will be able to be out shortly
The Eva No. 10. James Hamilton master. J.
P. Mohr clerk. arrived Yesterday from Bnuf
river with another big trio and Is receiving to
leave again to-day positively At y. M. going
through to Eason's Ferry. Capt. Hamilton is
making quick trips with The Eva. and can be-
depended upon to leave IA advertised.
The John Howard will be found at the land
ing Today from Camden. and will return this
The new and beautiful Guiding Star. Capt.
w. b. Miller. will be found at the wharf this
morning from Cincinnati. and Will return
Capt. +. A. Blanks received the following tele-
gram from Trenton dated the twenty seventh.
Acme burned at Hightow er's yesterday. Boat
and cargo Of 400 bales cotton tota w lq MirIEp.
The Acme was owned by Capt. f. b. Dryer
and was running IN connection with the
through boats of the New Orleans and Ouaehita
Transportation Company, and was insured In
this city for $1,000. She was built by Capt Went
eel at Cincinnati, In 1875 at q cost Of $4,000 and
Hightowers IL eight miles above Ouacnita City
Capt Mealah Gwartney. former resident Of
this city died Of consumption at his home In
the parish of 81. Helena. Wednesday. the TWEEN,
ty.sixth. Capt. Gwartney built and commanded
the w.. N. Sherman, and run the Grenada,
judah Touro and other boats in the Red river
trade before the war. Subsequent TO the war he
was In the steamboat agency business, at one
time with Mr.. T. v. Cellos. and afterwards with
Mr. Ts oaR nG Wa
an uncle Of Mr.. Sam Gyartney. Capt. Gwart-
ton and op B. IS bens repre- Ifsp
sented by the Assumptions Capt. Terrebonne
will be found on board the Assumption.
The Bertha leaves for the Atchafaaya to day.
Don't forget that the Bart Able leaves to- day
for Grand Ecore.
The famous United States mail packet Nat,
chez arrived on time with a splendid trip. and
The Kountz Line steamer II @ Yaeger will
arrive to-day from St Louis and return Tues
day.
The Anchor Line steamer Joe Kinney. =
sYR kerS mastae. will arrive, to-day. and will
rQ&vqJ. SSeutiar sor st. Louis. The Belle OF
shreveport, duo to arrive, follows the Kinney
Wednesday.
The d. Stein has been Withdrawn from the
Bayou yermiIion trade and laid up. I'M
ready to leave next Monday for the upper coast
as advertised.
be here to leave next Tuesday for the Ouchita
the former for Ouachtta City and tho latter for
Monroe.
RnbArt MitahAil DIN Mora m
Frank stein clerk, leaves to day at D. m. post
lively for Cincinnati. The Mitchell is fine
and fast boat. apd Is exceedingly popular with
The new, handsome and fleet passenger
steamer Ed Richardson. John W. Cannon mus
ter A. J. Howard and John Wilbanks clerks.
phis and the bends
The regular tr-weekly upper coast packet
Belle lin place of the Mary Idal. j. A. Ruiz
master, j. h. Brou clerk. leaves to- day at 10 a.
m.. promptly, for Ben Tureauds,
The regular semi.weekly Bayou Lafourche
packet Assumption. z, A. Chariot master. N. Il.
Valley ~ Z ''"''' - = . = = = =
The regular lower coast tri-weekly packet
Emma Irvine. Joe Sharp master, e. nj. Vallette
clerk. leaves to-day at IL u. M, for orange Farm:
The regular semi-weesly Bayou Sara and
coast and United States mail packet j. W. Can
non, John G. Llhano master. j. IL. MOsSop clerk,
leaves to-day at 2. M, without tail.
The regular United States mail packet
katchez. I. Z. Leathers master, j. L. Muse
ACuNNS hp-NuS. blphApeLss az " hi'' A1A
The regular weekly Grand Encore aud Alex
andrla packet Bart Able. Richard Sinnott mas
ter George c. Hamilton clerk, leaves to-day. as
usual at .. m.
:, The New Orleans and Red River Transporta-
Ton Company,s steamer Yazoo Valley, Geo, v.
hea master, ii. q. BOazman clerk, leaves to- day,
without fail. at D. N. for Shreveport.
/, The n. q. and 0. X. I. Company's steamer
John Howard. J. W. Carlton master. ID. r;
Perry clerk. leaves to-day at 8 D. m., for all
landings on the Ouachita through to Camden.
Exchange Clippings.
Cincinnati Commercial:
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 25.-Ctpt Jas. Paul died OF
chronic di"rrhea ~ y O'Clock W q n today
Capt James Paul will be remembered az the
commander of tue Mary ,Gratz. Mary, Miller.
Steamers. The deceased was born in Tennes-
See, self made. without the advantages OF edu.
cation. aged about forty nine years, and traded
extensively along the coasts Of the Cumberland
and tbs Lower Mississippi rivers He was a
close trader, successful in life pecnniarily, and
was noted for his prompt and fair dealings with
strictest sense OF the term. Like all men, he
had his peculiarities, but Was never known to
e. back on his honor or q friend; He was a
kind and indulgent husband and father strictly
temperate. and an transformations Christian in
pure practice. without outside parade. He had
been in declining health for Two hears. We
deeply sympathizA with the family and relatives
Of the de geased ia their sad atlli tion.
WAYNEsyILLE, O.. Feb 23 i presume there
are out few OF your readers, even hulO4g tue
river men who know that a ore time there was
q light house established at Natchez, Miss. ]
90 not know In what year 1t was built. but In
$40, when | first went upon the river, 1t was
still standing upon the top Of the bum IN The
upper part 81 the city. 1t was brick building,
Asuppose some 20 feet in height. built upon
NE plan Of the seacoast light houses q
mat day, and, as near as my memory serves
me. II was still standing In 1s45 or 1916. 90
not know VIII ether 1t was ever put TO pracucal
Sse or. not, as the absurdity Of the project Slf
oelnR for the use of the steamboatmen 10 ma
me city at night was SO palpa6le TO me
RSaolic that the, building, was DUBBED win
ine title Of Mr.. -s follg-the men,
ger Of Congress from that district at
ne time. and at whose instance 1t was
t putt The establishment of beacon lights upon
ssHe Western rivers is not near OF so recent
eale as most of pers ons imagine. La 1888 my
sssther, who at the time was pilot Of the steamer
samson. bought lamp of G. & l.. Broadwel;
Sao then kept boat store at the corner OIL
Sycanore and the Public Landing, and pre-
Ssnted It to Mr. Mills, who at that time kept
po o;Ga-yard where Osceola now stands n Plum
suLnt Bend. with the understanding that ne
was 70 Keep 1t lighted at night at his WOOD.
'atuUwhich he did for years-for the benent OF
pilots while making the cross ng at that
mt II being one of the most difficult cross
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