The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-04
REGULAR PACKETS FOR TUESDAY.
Exchange clippings, May I

Cincinnati Enquirer:
Capt. Garrett. Of the ouaohlta river y mere
for the purpose of either buying or building
ferry boat. He went down TO Maalson on inc
Sherley yesterday. o, 49,.
night with a fair trip. Can j D. Heel r Will
accompany the b mt part nf ths way. IL order e.
give the boys start as his wife Is not YET well
CAPT. Dan Mortin has contracted with Capt
Jack Blanks to build him r OO-oale stert-
wheel steamboat for the 0naehita river trade I,o
Mountain leaves to-day with two barges 81 steer
rails for l. uisvil 9 and 10000 cotton ties for
CAIRO. April % Among the passengers on
the Belle of Shreveport for The. South are two
colored men returning from their visit 20 han,
sas. Last evening found one OF them, ana mad
him tell me his st,ry Hs is a vary Intelligent
colored man, and there WAS nothing sensa-
tional about him. II story may ha Il interest
to others who ec ntemplue a visit West. He
said his name was henry Holder. Ha had lived
On Widow Newman's plece. near Vicksburg.
eminent. If the ,eolorei folxs would e W st.
would provide them with food cor one year
give them a certain amount OF money give them
VITA ia Ia Vicksburg aad went 70 St Louis Oh the
Grand Tower: from st Louis he went to y yam
dotte on the Durfes People would r a. 1T them ben
already, and he heard that there were over
400 then sick there. Cane back to Kansas
country. and he thought barren The
place WIS overrun with emigrans already, AID
there was no work for any OF them to 90 He
saw one family cut OF winch seven members
had dad The emigrants In the winter were
put ashore in ths snow. and great many oe
came sick and died from exposure. HunSrens
want to come back but have no money some
there have not had a stroke oil WORK 10 o. YET
and they came there in January Iney are dy,
ing of very fast. pa ticuarly the children ana
old people, They cannot stand the climate.
Those who still have their health nave noshlng
70 start with they still hold TO thI hellet I, ,na,
II they could only get hold OF ptscs ou la.u
that the governme ut would furnish them lhsah l
to start On 1t, The ST. Louis people have done
nobly by the emigr nts. but tha supplies given
them do not last beyond their destipatlon
v which has always baen Kansas City or WAN
dote Then they are in a country Wnere az
supplies can be had for | We or money. Iht
Anchor Lie hav-. issued orders ~ carry pne fl
free of charge any who may WI. n 70 go. b ..
they hnd 1t very difficult to get a. far back as St
Louis This man II being taken pach Ny lhe
Belle of Shreveport free OF charge.
St. Louis Times Journal:
John Maude II no more. The news OF tns
death of this estimable gentleman Was Tectlved
yesterday with expressions Of the most pro
found regret and sorrow by his large list OF st:
Isonls friends and acQualntances. he oleu az
Leadville, Col. AT % M Tuesday, after hrlel
illness. Of competitive chill-. suuerindn"ed oy
the climate to which he WAS wholly unused anu
5 physically incapable of mourning. ne vas lor.y
years of age. For period OF seventeen years !,
mr. Maude Was very prominent business I, Z,
OIL this city, and ii Is but Just frlbu'e 70 Hls
memory to record that he has been largely lh-
strnmental in bringing about the promlnence
which she now enjoys as a cnmmerclai cent Z
and wholesale market. The flags OF the