The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-14
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Feet. 1nsh. Feet. Inch
ssInvaliHise, ...:... e e
A fsmpbis. ......... IL Il o
h xsshyille...... ........2 8 TO 3
stHsW Orleans. .......... 10 o
tSfsvep ort. g 10 9
III Louis. ................. 16 to /
!sow fhien water marx ( Of ISL Indicates
~, Indicates fall.
y Ss The weather yesterday was warm and cloudy
Viii light shower during the afternoon.
nv Charley, Mcdonald passed down to the
;stties Wednesday with . tow Of coal. and was
Rs q Hz ssffsTIaay owner !, she oae cty
TFs ID Hay to look after his boat. 80 90 g
Wa9n . sTrsa on ne
y ysSf through both to Monroe and Trenton TO-
\ dsythe Wilson makes picnic excursion with
s Tbs 81 Mary rot being ready, tho Trenton
Mi make another trip In her place. leaving TO-
NV III IL no., and heine light Of draft viii 80
I ihrolgh to Loekport. Capt. Joe Dalferes COM
Attention Is called to The excursion advertise
rssnt 81 The mammoth Henry Frank. Captains
sioii On the Frank just the thing for Sunday
Nil do all they promise In their card and even
! THs Fair Play leaves this a. N. from the
Md of Huryey's canHf for GrHud Isle, and
s sSef this month will make three trips a week.
The Robt. Mitchell leaves here next Wednes-
dsy ier the Ohio i l and the Guiding ster satur-
The Belle Of Shreveport will leave Wednes-
jiy next FOR st. Louis and the City Of Alton
lila The Mississippi Valley Transportation Com
pXnYs towboat John Gilmore. with barges. ~
ssF IN Paris b. Rrown leaves Cincinnati to-day,
As6d .he Centennial it Louis.
VIZ will attend to the request Of 6otor In q
n Fh u'aILi lucy Gastrell ID receiving three new
ma bulkheads her entire length. All 81 her
XSinS are being moved and other chains and
EE1ces being added, and her cabin has been
sSi5ssed three and half feet, making II twelve
So1fes out of dock she will be- towed To Natchez,
ANhtre she will receive the finishing touches
Dcn't forget that the Thomas Sherlock, one
ESf HE fastest and best passenger boats to the
80hi0, leaves to-day at b. M. for Cincinnati.
s(kpt Lew Rates In command. ID. u. Yirden
Il Shs great Anchor Line steamer John A.
addsr, Elem en-. oaiyeT. r. comman ,s;,, arrived
ss g ( ppoints North, East or Vest NJ e.
Ruls, an. old, accomplished and very clever
zEk. has charRe OF her office.
@stack master. Messrs. Woods, Dean and
h a5oi4 clerks, leaves to-day at IL g. m. for the
S12tor coast 70 Bayou aoulas s5
| ne regular lower eoast tri-Weekly packet
B ma Irvine. J. A. Ruiz master. D. N. Val
s. clerk. leaves to-day Ut p. 10. Tor Orange
N "a regular sen1i-weekly Bayou Sara and
n9Sk and United States mall packet John
H&NRnnon. j.. q. Lihano master. John III. Mos
2Alerk leaves to-day at b. n, without fail.
v \ RESOLVING to leave to-day at p, ~. for Grand
lscfe. co. W. Rea III command. a. q. Boax-
\ MI Whisper, lii place 1of the Natchaz b. ri.
H Ie1there In command, Mesars. Muse. Wander
SosS, Entricken and Wilson clerks. leaves TO-
4 ", "a usual. Tor Vickspgrg.
8On Company's steamer Silver City. Q. w.
4 &indo master. VIM. Quicksall clerk, leaves to-
n ~ d b. m. for Shreveport.
Exchange Clippings. june IL.
I Cincinnati Enquirer:
move. according to latest advices from the
OBJ. Gus Donnally's new lboat Is ready to
ssss next he XIV week. Her name has been definitely
oSsS pp1ad tha w daps Hart and Capt
sM &. Mccoy will name their new sid-wheeler
Yr Custer. Of the old Natchez. sin the city.
4 As has secured the bar privileges on the new
THE LAST OF THE NATcHEz.
I RIsrNa SUN June 9.-The great steamer
atchez lies at the head Of the bar at this place,
Il eQme 900 feet out Of the channel. fast Tor good.
5 5 M y ber9s 81 p pgaf Bs
\ 2heewift current has cut tine sand and gravel
\ kcm under her on the upper side. 20 that she
v listed over, and the river having Iailen siaGe
Il W. leet out. Derricks have been rugged BY
n hst tall chimnays preparatory to hoistinR them
S nv and she will u oil probability, be disman-
.1hs hates have decreed thai, this famous
n aeamer shall die mtdstream. with colors flying
Nd the element she has so bravely flowed
b o Toms years pn W aunS net
NJ 1dt OF 'Natchezn selected the conspicuous
alton in which she now lies purposely. and
Asered into this self-seieeted grave where her
\ wpassing craft.
1 piend than the Natchez has been to him. with
b estproud record of 1876, 600 miles, ana never an
+ tMdent Thirteen times around the globe is
ming. and SPEAKS moss iayofap M tp
Ior The first and the last time she refused t99
M We helm. took the bit IN her teetn anu
lpt Tom ought not TO cuss coMipiaan nv ~
4 esMn her timbers: but In q Christian SPlTl.,
Gng ressiisnason Il ae1eIne Tie spot to
+ @ant the death song, even though ~ cos6 HiM
law extra ducats. aa
In sne hes paid for this induigencee Y r k Hycl
sssor asof her, al good boat as ever turaaed
4 Eheeln y. ~.
RITTsBuRa. June To Rain Il reported e
X Ssownsyille. Coal men still have hopes OF Water
1 11Entn the next few days. 81, 80, \
J l. Our boat builders are making estimates Tor
spthern steamer Of the following dimensions:
hull 27o feet long, 10 feet beam, 10 feet nold:
solded sides; engines 50 inches 10 oiam has
dhnster % fact Iona' with inch fues, with
battery on each guard 70 be ready BY la Wis1
/ ~ either buy or build q boat to run DetWeen
seslbenvi!le and LIVERPOOL: - xoo |
iH tcwboat Alex Chambers owned ~ L LUauaI
aRbee. and used by them IN soWih IA f.n 9Th
prss When sssa ha nre sd Rss snd
Apassd her in fan seconds There were seven
asnd one woman aboard. joseph Hb 10 ths |
Estehman, and the female cook were IN me |
Pin. and caught under the wreck, Wnen ii
escaped miraeulously, aitneu shnoe ereTashhs s
vent under water. except SIX 1ncnes o. ILL. LIZ
and was blown ashore with her paTResS.
Ahoat Ia worth S25oo. and is not insured. ~
sct know. what can be done with her.
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