The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-24

The weather yesterday was very dlsagreeable.
1t was very warm and Il rained the greater part
Of the daZ B 9l1 sd da ~ and 500
tons of freight Including 1876 tons Old railroad
iron, which she was to take on at + IhaIa street.
The ~ P. Halliday arrived Tuesday night
from ST. Louis With a big freight. Owing 10 the
RAIN she WIS not discharged when We lott the
landing at O'Clock. she mad $50 ho2sheads OF
sugar, $50 bales jute, $50 packages forwarding
goods and lot Of miscellaneous. way freight 70
take On. She will leave this evening at O'Clock
The E1ftie Nye was taken across the river
Capt q. B Trinidad, news Of whose death at
eeigsd Tuesday, was ons Of the Oldest steam
10 com manded the u. D: White il the Bayou
the Bayou Sara trade. and since the war has
been steanboating IN the QuachiTa, Bayou
IsGhs and Other trades, and was iast o. the
Yellowstone. He was man OF more tnan Or
binary Intelligence, and possessed at one time
The body Of Mr. James Wilson arrived last
evening on the Morgan train, and will be buried
this 10 g. m, from his late residence. 1872 Mel
nomsHe street.
shreveport and has been laid az. The Silver
City. leaving Saturday for Grand Ecore. will eX-
tend TIER trip to Shreveport.
haVinR been detained on account OF her up trlD.
one of the best that has left here in many days.
She also had an unusually good trip down Tor
day. and Is the only departure for Vicksburg
and the bends We have 20 announce.
On account Of low water navigation at Pitts
HuTg 49, Virtually suspended.
The NJ. v. Il. CO. John Gilmore and barges
leave st. Louis to. day.
1ufre AL boats from points south at Louisville
% stop To mid enamel. 200 feet below. Delhi sta
hail. hail. ska ssR ds aagage or I peo f rs
suspected points vii! BIZ allowed To pass.
The Golden City entered protest on account
OF damage 10 her cargo through detention, re-
Ths Fair Play leaves Saturday FIR Grand Isle.
: me Paris U Brown. en route. Will be the next
Tue John a. scudder. Capt Flem Calvert, will
arrive % leave Saturday Tor st Louis.
!. TIE Faturs City and toy. Que to arrive from
st. Louis. will be the next departure in the Mis-
sIggfDDl Valley Trans pottation Company.
The q. @. 5tanard. Of the Kountz Line, and
Cairo Tuesday. en- route to this port from st.
Louis.
!. The lower coast packet Lnra. in place Of the
Emma Irvine. ]. A. Ruiz master. u. VI. yalietTe
esrk. leaves to-day at II o'clock a. M for Orange
Farm.
Jos. GaHthrsaux clerk, leaves at u N. to-day
for Donaldsonyllle and coast landings.
s a o 5as l. Sf rsppea a Il d nFaps
clerk. leaves for dreenviile and bend landings
The Eva. Chaa. DeBouchel lin command leaves
to-norrow. as usual, at II q. M. for the neW
faeherIe road.
The neW and elegant Bayou Sara United
master. s. u. r3treek clerk. leaves tomorrow, as
usual. OF q. m.
Exchange Clippings, July Fl.
Cincinnati Enquirer:
The steamer Dlurnai, now being finished at
Wheeling. differs very materially from the or
Of CAPT. John McLane. The following i hsr
~ feet: depth of hold. ~ feet, The hull was.
as We have already said. built at Harmer ". Va
s b. R9ps re maeht s " 2 swgsnsy
n9 viii b. done By O. Msnds / Co. The cabin
sgs aEY fba haa Iaa1e Fs boa
the lower deck. Ia the rear OF the vince, houses.
and VIII 81 found superior 70 the old style, |
b. eonvsnient Stairs. The ealing Will b o. tie
European plan. There are two 22-ineh cylin- |
dets. four fees stroke. with double slide valves.
Her valve gears are regular ink motion. Her
three boilers. are, eaen 26 feet long and /
e. 2 neh - :. T. diameter Wtsn shells Of
nine inches In diameter. There are two mud |
drums and two steam drums. TIE trial trip |
Nas considered an entire success By her own
ers. and the entire boat and appointments are
entirely satisfactory to them. She promises
greet gre speed. She is owned by Captains McLane
III az s paag 81 he 0 Raeoa IL
wheeling and Park-rsburg Trans portation |
company. She will be Differed by J. e. Munle- /
nan. captain; Alex Voeckler, clerk, and Louis
9Mnhleman. mate. She. will probably be ready
Ier business In two weeks.
Cairo Argus:
IIonis. and ct least three Memphis business
houses which are being taken away from that
aty Tor good. Her steward came ashore for
81. Louis Post Dispatch:
:, Yle yellow fever Is said to be coming up the
Ever. and st. Louis has established quaran-
fffr11r off
now many millions Of dollars that word quar-
ssnftne" means to this city: how much Of pork
a assr, agricultural implements. groceries and
ossner merchandise will find no market because
OIL Quarantine
Memphis Avalanche:
= telegram from Capt. John 3. Davis says the
aMlsoiiie Moore will arrive this morning. and
cave for Vt Louis Monday evening She win
Days fqll load. Her agent mas made engage
W. w cases merchandise: kice, Silk & Co.. $50
Eases; Goodbar II Co.. 300 cases; N. Sampler 18
l iassss e.; Charles Herzog Bro. 5000 pounds e
pounds " B. Mallory. % ooo pounds. and Estes
White VIE c. s loaode pounds as9 E Erds
!. w CLEAN the following vivid description Of /.
GI ia I Iazgo packet from letter to the Iazoo
!, The excursion was IN memory
asn ep n f events 10 American nlstory
ey ;a assiar aad}ny OF aha
~. Ms.hen the asthnasic Alert landed at Randall 8
~ ~ concluding snort. anda final Whick-a-ty-
sgaa NJ OF her band wheel. 1t could be seen with
I'll saI an eye that immense improvements had >
III III made through her rattle trap eorporosity
49, - ia honor Of the great hoo-ray. A bran :
W. Wy goods box pilot-house had been erected;
s sr b tresa barrel slaves had been inserted In
s WI ndVheei; three extra hunks were pro-
MI. 49, under the dining tables another cob !,
saeasa had been put to the carving knife; the
sss was reconstructed with Spaldings
aaa.. re chairs upholstered
raa more shucks; the Office floor furnished N.
III eiean gunnysacks, and the patent :edJu5ti
s.s .IIsacSstaT lately wh1tewashed. With com.
sssr.aAg dsfsrenee TO the occasion the first pur
;tn VI spaatEFad dazzling set Of nickel-Dlated
Saasa The immortal Boccaeftt himself had hts o
saaIa Ihalr In full curl: the barkeeper was pro-
ia ~ With fresh eoapbox, whereby to see over
MI on,aater; and even the illustrious mate had
aaadesrshirt.
MI needless to say that the Alert was crowded q
p pssb absolately iammei TO speak I.
49, ooq nds there were no less than fifteen y
Ieza oas pleasure seekers aboard-not counting p