The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-20

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Yagoo, Fanchon. Atchafalaya; ]. II. Hanna,
John Howard. Tensas, ouaehita; Jewel. He'd
river.
Daily telegraphic report OF the stage of water
III various points, with changes, In the "a hours
' s...,ons Above low Change.
Feet Inch. Feet. Inch.
Cincinnati ......-.. 10 TO 8
Louisville. TO 10
New Orleans. ...-.... o Q
PttsDurg d. &c.. .......... ? 70
81 Louis. "a II 10 7
vicksburg. ;.;............ % Il 20, !
below high water mark OF 1874. Indicates
The weather yesterday was delightful.
Business was very fair. the john wilson and
Ss H onss and G y Atom bo had
passenger trips, and by, the time, the former
gets to 9reenvile she viii have all she can az
Natchez.. Among the NJ re III pass ng,rs was
the family. eight in number Of i, Nj H.; A. hirseh
has gone to buy boat for the Grand Isle trade.
Banc ~ Porter Way 1t Re M
gan and Alton LETT close together and Will have
good opportunity to STOW their reintive speed.
The steamer John II. Hanna will have clerk
street to receive freight for the Ouachita. to
leave as usual on Wed essay, ,..
States District Court Friday. w, regret ex,
deeision ID p full II having been rendered uraiy,
and no record mads OF it, except the decision
itself stripped OF all verbiage. The following L,
synopsis of the decision: Sume time In Febru-
airy last Arthur Little, Arthur spies and Cliff
ford Harding shipped on the steamer Natchez
usual shipping ticket. On the arrival Of the
boat at vicksburg d y quit or ia other words.
jumped ner. Returning ~ the city they went
against the Natchez for a round trips wages n
hearing was had aud Commissioner Lane dis
cent use e 81 @ to the District Court
Afterwards be reopened the case. aud without
notifying defendants issued libel. aud The
attorneys. Messrs. Hrrnor 4 Bensdlc. appeared
before Judge Billings and made statement Of
the above facis. After making few remarks.
during which he said the seizure Il a boat Was a
very grave proceeding. ordered an immediate
trial. fixing 1t for O'Clock that day. and giving
1t precedence over all her Cases fixed tor that
King Cutler stated that be was not ready fortrial
and asked for continuance Judge Billings
the condition that The boat would 81 imme-
diately and In open court released from seiz-
ure and that Capt. Leathels sh ,uld be- held to
q personal suit instead. Thi, was agreed to.
and the ca 9 came to a tria Friday. After a
full examin atian into the m rirs Of the case
Judge Billings decided that the contract was a
valid one-one that could be made between the
parties BY book and ticket. II having been
claimed by counsel mat The men We negroes.
that they were Ameri, an ci izans. aud that every
citizen was supposed TO know how to read. Ii
not It was their faul; every man capable Of
working was capable Of na king q contract. and
should comply with II. He bad always done
everything In his power to uphold the rights Of
the poor; but at the sa,usi time he would Drotect
commerce In all Its rights. and he wanted this
fact emphatcally understood. The Match. 2
was q home. boat. was here every week
regularly. and her owner lived hort- and these
snap judgments were flag rant wrong. While
the law gave such privileges they ought to be
carried out with due Observance OF tn. rights
Of others. This serving Of summons and max
Ing Of seizures at unseemy hours. bringing up
whole crews and putting them I heavy xpsnse
and great inconvepi noe for the 81 eot few
b; hm He held thai ia this
thee Ta + not the shadow Of case and he d
Mr.. J. A. Moffitt. inspector of boilers for this
district. left here on the Golden City Tuesday.
accompanied by his VIE. % his Way up he
became Ill and returned on the Natchez and is
\ now at his home quite sick.
The Tensas and Mao n packet Tensas, Capt.
+. v. Cooley, clerk j. b. sullivan. arrived yes
sdss W Sed X sseu to Floyd Tas
cutie low going un. but the iains gave her
plenty TO come out on;
The N. 0. and R. II Company advertises the
Alexandria W. 7. hoardman mAster. to leave
to- morrow without fail FIR MInden.
The tugs at work On, the John a; Wood Fri
feet nearer IN to the shore. when they let
down and had to out;h guards are now clear
Of the water. An 'ther effort Was 10 have been
Attention is ca led to the advertisement OF the
Donaldsonvill" and u Sara United States
mail packet Ka'yiti 70 anofher column.
The City OF Gr-anvlllA. on hrr present trip
np. Is 1ustfynx the expectations held as to
her speei. n tho folowiog telegram shows.
shor Line l04 Common IT eet:
Steamer City OF Gree nvile" arrived here this
evening: three days out; twenty tour hours to
Natcht q; .thirty-f ur hours 70 Vicksburg. and
forty. eight hours to Greenviil-. Mics. having
over three hundred tons freight on board aud
making the usu au ,ardi u sH1E1ns Master
The line to which she belongs has been duly
praised for giving to the trade such enc boat.
and 1t Is matter OF gre 1t pleasure t, US to re-
cord the fact that she IL fast as well rs a fine
steamboat, for when he stage of tn river Is
considered as we'll as the fact that she is bran
new has consi ierabs freight, and has not been
pushed. the time is most excellent.
The large. fine and comfortable passenger
steamer Robert Mitchell. OF the Soutne n Trans
sn eers ar and
will be followed Thursday by Capt. W. b. Mil
ler's Guiding Star.
Capt. ]. A. Ruiz. so long and favorably known
In both the upper aud lower coast trades, has
assumed command of the lower coast packet
Emma Irvine; and will continue her On the
and patrons In the trade can depend upon her
remaining in 1t. ana that her BUSINESS will be
attended to promptly. Mr.. Numa Barrels has
been engaged as an assistant in the office to
Capt. E. NJ. Vallette.
The Anchor Line steamer Centennial, Thos.
T. Davidson master. Frank J. Oakes clerk.
leaves tomorrow at 90 M. without fail. for
st. Louis. To those who want a speedy. safe
trip to st. Louis. made pleasant BY attentive Of
fcers. good fare aud comfortable accommoda-
lions, we commend the Centennial
The famous Charles P. Chon.eau. also of the
Anchor Line, will arrive to- day. and be the ne1t
departure after the Centennial.
The tri-weekly upper coast packet Eva. Chas.
DeBouchel master. sept Toca and Ed. Barry
clerks. leaves tomorrow as usua ut II a. n. for
Bonnet Carre
The new and feet Bayou Sara and coast
United States mail packet Edward j. cay, john
J. Brown master. S. S. Streck clesk, leaves to-
morrow at .. N.
The regular semi weekly Bayou Lafourche
packet Henry Tete. j. i. Aueoln master. leaves
TO- morrow at 5 o. m.
The seml-weekly coast aud Baton Rouge
nj IA LAf al~