The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-22
stage of tEae Rivers.


I, Big Sunaower. Opeousas: Alexandria, Rec
: river; Laura Lee. Arkapolis.
+ stage OF tEae Rivers.
o Daily teegraDhle report OF the stage Of water
at various points. with changes. In the "a hours
Above low Chance
Feet. Inch. Feet. Inch
!. Cincinnati .... ::.. 70 4
ouisyille....,...... 0 o o
Nashville. 49,. .:........ 70 3
| P1ttsburR .,........ . 10 10 g
Shreveport. $500. :...... IL o
} 70. Louis. 10 to ~
*Below high water mark of 1874. sBelow
bench mark. Indicates rise. Indicates fall.
| Busineas eontnus5 fair. The Future oitv
| left with barges containing $50 tens pig iron
1000 barrels cement. 1900 pisces bitumen I'LL
era es empty bottles and csses glassware Tha
E. 0. btanard loft with 1000 feet lumber. soyooa
shingles. 100 hoesheads and 100 tons iron. $50
tons miscellaneous. This sugar by the STAN
ard Is the first Of any consequence that haa
been shpp 1sd nnee lat The Golden
q big trip out to- day.
Tho Edward J. Gay reported the st. John still
making preparations to pull her off. Mr., IL f5@
Melaneon had tug. ready to go to her assiss.
was not received by the Donaldsonviliet rosd ~
Mike Ga, bi4e i i again 1 in charge Of the lower
decks OF the j. MI White,
Il the Big subtiower does not arrive Ia tina
to leave to-day for the Atcnafalaya. the Fanchon
will go ipsteha. 80
The Chas. ?. Choteau will n OF 60 above Helana
this trip. -1o' o1
Capt. Hicks telegraphet Capt. Jesse K. Bell
that the Henry Frank left Helena yesterdaY
i morning with 5000 bales. - Is
Capt, Ottendorfer arrived yesterday from nj
/ Louis. and will return to-day.
Capt. L. McfilI, tbs builder OF the Belle Taa
Is in the city; Capt. MEG Ii is now d resident III
| Texas -
Capt. Burdeau has a gilded o. the trade mari
OF tho Southern Transportation Line hanging
| over the door OF his office. friend Suggested
that be place blld inside Of the 0. to give ia
the Office back OF the main office to Col Moor
| man.
Mr.. !. J. Fowler rs book keeper and MIR. Chas
| Verlander rs solicitor are Capt Burdeall's AZ.
sistants, Both of lhess gentlemen are we'll
known for their capacity -
and New Orleans pilot, and now a pilot on Ne
Suwauea river. In Florida. ID In the city and
was visitor on no river front yesterday 7'Ss
TeE Raro xa is Is ca fsds0 IN
special notice 10 another co,nmn.
paher No. is l at r II We sby H
may probably come here next week witt IVA
| boats coal from ttat place -
Ar1adne seems to be Il favored name, gov. 81
ernmsnt sounding boat and steam yacht both 81
at Cairo, bear that name. and Cincinnati ana
Tennessee river packet is also called ihe
The Belle. of The White Star Line, L. Ransom
In command. J: G. Bsrgeron clerk. leaves 10
day, at II a. NJ for Ben Tureaud's.
The tri-weekly coast and Donaldsonylla
packet Henry Tete ]. F. Aucoin master. nj. III
Landry clerk. leaves TO day at 10 m.
| The regular tfi- weekly lower coast paekst
| Emma Irvine, j. A. Ruiz master g. M Vaietts
clerk leayes to-day at . o. M for orange Farm
city 81 nasasta on master te oaap rtar -
Freret clerk leaves to-day, rs usual, pronaptIy
The regular semi weekly Bayou Sara and
coast and United States mall packet John W. \
Cannon. j, o. LIbano master. John Fl, Moasou
II the i United STATES mai ( Racket Natchsz
Leathers master J. I. Muse clerk. leaves to-daY
at s .. a.. as usual fol, Vicksburg. .
The New Orleans and Opelousas Packet Com.
Dany's steamer Big SUI flower. A. T, Tronsdas
master. leaves to-day al .. m. for the Atchafa-
The New Orleans and Red River Transport.
tion Company's steamer 10 Brysrly. M. L. SEQ.
vel master, leaves to day at .. m. for Asxaa-
The Memphis Pa tket Line steamer Chas.. r r
Chouteau, W. Il. Thorwesan master, Geo. Mil.
5enb9rfe FER Ge5k Is Teeevng to leave to-day
The southern Transpe ration Line steamer M
great Golden City, J. p Hegler master Tif Is
natl Ea# M
The Anchor LIN steamer Centennial. Thos &
Davidson master. II. Il Fowler clerk leaves 10.
day at p. m. for st. Louis
Correspondence.
sT. Louis. November 49, 1879 IN
To tho New Orleans Democrat:
The Mississippi at this point has raised about #
~ feet, making good boating stage to Cairo ID
81 to feet water @ that . int Ihe water ii
Mississippi Sill remaining very low, Unless
rapidly as il ,aise1. It hss turned suldsni
The Carrier left for N Orleans SATURDAY. T.
nignt, also the yohn Dsp ID and barges and
Their eatgoes, in9iuding the Lowery, tow b. "
the, John Means. believed tbs crowded elevators ID
at this POI OF retween 200 900 aud 300 900 bush.
els of bqlk corn and wheat all for foreign az rs
count via the great ] ftV route. There Ia shH
on hand In elevators 10 100000 bu- hes 70 80 toE.
ward py he same gteat thoroughfare. 0as
to ali orders from the Old World d. This This sudden sudden
and and. extremely = acceptable rise in 90
able bulk tonnage. and causes tue landing
from spru street. to the great bridge
p1esenS scene Of activity similar 70 your ieyes
present time Rates have declined at least y @
PER PIE cent IN the Iast three days: The Kounaas
Skunk. arrived from your city this morning
anchor L,ns steamer GomnonWealth leit e
The. steamer John M. Chambers. leaves In Tho
Anchor Al Line Thur,dsy. Capt; Lloyd T. Belt ll
Chambers L.. some Southern tributary. Tbs
John A. Scudder is the Anchor Line steamM M
IoI aeW OCEANS tss SATURDAY The Jonn L Rhoae
dahl, OF the firm Il Glover & oaendahI. Of your 81
city was on Change to-day. He leaves BY; the d.
dreat jackson Route for New Dreams to.Enor.
row night. Com. houhtz. who has been to 81
Pau; returns tonight. lie will send 0ns
u his eacacious, steamers, to Cincinna
surplus OF freight out Of the dhie
shippers are said TO complain Of the hef n
rates of freight to your city all along the 0hla
few feet more water in the Ohio is anxiousd
Wished To-, so that coal supply can gofoF
Hard LOT extreme Southern ports. II may cons IN
} I IRE suring. but at present the prosp cts en-
lot favorable.
The steamer City Of Greenvllle, the fms: -
teamer that comes to this wharf will be one I'M
he ANCHOR Line fl et to New Orleans this sec, f#
on Capt Jas. Good arrived from Cairo ths ls
me Northern Line GA ke's run through Y sa8
laokuk now. The Bald Eagle makes dal1
rips to alton
The We ther is very cold.
Yours, HAYMAKER
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