The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-04

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sIeluW high water mark q. 1874. 2Below
bencli mark. Indicates ttsn. alndicates VI
NJ warm ~ ii I'M Viz tue III inc previous days.
gnsinesa was yeyy fs,r the M e., ,rn
aud lsfL nn time TOR NirkahniG VT b u fair
fraiRht and a tlnn passnngsf iih,. People WI
attractions IL rasist Hi Nafeh"s alao raoeiyt 4
Ths yssoo. W Mary aud bonnie l.pe ~. out
of Old river Thursday and arrived Yesterday,
the, 1T Mary about I'd hours aud The Bonnie Loo
WilHon tn good condition. ana that aha pnRht ~
have got out Within few hours after they left.
Three ana 4 half teet of water Y reported NJ tho
mouth. but the worst place ~ ut Chandlnr's
landing, wharc there is only 20 inehea Of .wafer.
NJ, nna yaIs % y th s aan o.
turn to-daYy TAa nt, Mary eivrs way. TO the
ten9chon, Whlcn steamer leavsa aep to day.
N ss e9 "a ta w T Il a nT
On the ltnaiuR. Home Of u wis burned and tie
baaapfs VII, KAT 4 1roSsR , piT"s
terdny to join the Kicharusnn ut yickHhura.
ME Halmss 4 ntinuaA 20 lha white,
Mr. w. G. Wtlmpt returned yesterday.
Tho YsNoo. oapt. WIN Orswfo, d. CLERK IL
Mnlaiapn. laavea to-day ut y. IA. tor the Atcha
The Bonnie Leo, representing tho Jepae K
Bali, leaves today " Y. ~. fof A'axand,i ~ hnd
Grand Esute Cart Kouns IL command. Geo. q.
Tha Fancnpn. "A, r. Trouadale master. Eng
QnatreyanS clerk. leaves to-uay at u. m. Tor
the Atchafalaya. Tho Fanchon hna rocentiI
been extensively reppirct. to which We refnrr
MT length last week. She haa alao haen thotong-
III painted. una IL looking a. handsome. aud II
IL as good order as she was the first day Rhe
Tho y. Stein was taken III tho marine dock
yesterday. and will be out ayaiu thss morning
The koun UNI Linz n D. stanard. CAPT. Charlie
heanlen - advertised 10 leave to-day for st
the boats from Old river report that the Bar
TIM and AleSandria passed w through all right
Tue parta q Brown. Cant A. nj, Halliday, viii
arrive 10 day aud leave Monday for Cincinnati
The Nhaa L. Chouteau IL due to day aud will
The attention, 81, phipprrs VII the vickabnrs.
Shreveport and Texas Railroad IL called 10 u
snscia hotire In another column.
The avonf OF tnedar Will be- the departure. ut
p. M, Of thn steamer Matches for Vieksbntg
She ~ certainly ono of thu \ Vt STEAMBOATS, ever
are very iattering, CAPT, Thos. T, Lsa'hers'
RULED 3D. het VIII be found IN command
The Famous !, Anchor y Limo s'eamer CITY o.
fntt for 81 Louis.
INC niine y , no Aeun t J, 'nn OF steamers
street, upstairs.
7. The VII -weekla daylight packet Whisper. j. A.
to-day Mt n n. IA. for tho upper coast 10 Bayou
Gnnla.
Landry clerk leaves to-day ataa m.
a. Tho regular. tri weakly lower .eoast packet
clerk, leavea 10 day ~ y. N. for Orange Farm
nha INK reSnla ,, sam s,a wsessy haynn sara and
Cannon, J. q. Lihano master, john H. Moss o
clerk leaves to-day Va y. m
Tho d. stein. In place az the john Wnson,
Joe Holmes master. y. a. Cornweli clerk. leaves
to-day VT u u. nj. for tho ou lchtn.
Exchange Ci.rptnEs. October l.
Cincinnati Gazette
CIRCULAR.
The fifteenth day of October IA the day fixed
I'LL II IL he mans duty o. 81 oa the ans
the various States ana Territories the q, yors
and boards Of trades Of the various cittas-ait- |
rivers, and their navigable trthntsrios to do Ill
~ their power 10 mako the convention u sue |
Many prominent members Of each house OF |
Congress have pledged themselves 10 attend |
Che conven ion. to hear from the delegates of |
boards nf trade themselves. tue interests Ia be /
benefited thereby. and an eptroma Of the I'm. |
provenients such Interests have q right to de-
II Is Of the utmost Importance that each State.
Territory. city and board "A trade should b.
hy uble gentlemen, who NOT only I
understand the ialerefts involved. but WIN have
the faculty tn make known the nature oi the
needed river. improvements to met the re.
umtreMenes IA commerce 10 the members of
congress praS ant. aud TO press On them its
nrgent inoerta pee. 50 ,hat they will fael both
y pleasnre and ? duty ~ work aud vote for such
Ia Congress.
he area Of these great valleys aggregates
ana II ~ Th y mn mes N.Y.
and at the prese mt time IL of She val,e Of hum
irads of millions on dollars. and In the future
Mill Increase inca iculabis.
The nayieahle l,Msth 81 snid rivers and their
tributaries IL az lt,ast u aec milas, The shores
n eishteen state . and three Territories are
production OF this area It may not be out of
olaee 40 state thu about " per eeat of the
neat Of thu Unttaa tates are produced In these
valleys. ~ therefore arhoeEes all Interested 10
end their hearty eo.operation TO improve these
great ~ nral arteries Of commerce. SO as to
aola the railroad mon opoliea va heck. and give
2 the hearty soas 81 the soil the fun fruit OF
~ all-water transport alton.
The sup RENEE question of the hour pressing
bis country IL that of transportation. che tre,
nendons struEGle Tor commeressa supremacy
,ow beins waIed hyasadinE n.slons il aauesss
honestly. Whatever. r Ian will secure german
mt competition and cheaper the cost Of car
Jugs should engage the attention Ct Congress- :
hem.
The producers Of the great staples of EXP ort 3
q these valleys arc dependent upon transport ,
atian lines FOR he economical facilities which
Lone VII enable them A. become successful .
Th y obtain fair and assured re- y
nuneraton for lab"r and investment whenever >
hey are able 70 seeuSa the benefits of rivaly be-
waen rail- and water sreirhte. aud only then. Z
The hopes Of our Misunderstanding and agrieu, i
lral Interests depend Mpon fostering and I'M q
rowing. by all means within reach the water =
outes OF ii ese great valleys. aud being further $
by deep aad permanent outlets n
rom the river T. the gus. either by ietfies or 4
annals, Or both. will enable barge lines and river Z
teamers to connect with ocean vessels of the 4
irgast tonnase. and mailsaiI throughout the 5
ear successful composition VIA the great b
.nnk liaee csatering on the Atlantic seaboard. o.
mt forever insure cheap transportation. 9
CHARLES &c. CON
hartman Committee on RIVER Improvement G.
Convention. O
QUINCY. III. September IS, 1870 u
ksAAsyILLE. Sept. ~. One Of the Jno. ". Gar e