The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-05
stage Of the Rivers,
Above low rh.a.,


Nsshvlle, ........... Is i 2
New Orleans .......-. 0 20 d
Piitsburg. ...... ..----....- II o
shreveport. ....-.-,...... IL TO 3
M Louis. t...'.',..'.. ~. 10 3
vicksburg -. ..,..... % 10
'BelQy high water mark of 1874. Indicates
Yesterday was u beautiful day.
Business continues q tive on the landing. All
Of the departures had good trips. The II. E.
Lee was full Of people including the Baton
Rouge cadets, who came down on the J. w
Cannon TO attend the fremen's parade. The
he family Of Capt H. Il HARPER. She had also
200 hogsheads sugar. 400 barrels molasses 200
barrels rice. es bales clippings and so tons scrap
iren. The III. &. YaeQer had 564 hogsheads
sugar, 40 tons iron and 10 tons miscellaneous
freight. The Joe Kinney. besides a fair pas
37b aogsheads and $50 barrels sugar. 900 sacks
salt 500 boxes lemons and oranges, 400 boxes
pickles, besides considerable sundry freight.
The Joe Bryarly arrived Monday night from
upper Red river. and returned last evening.
taking 1000 sacks salt. While here, Capt SEQ
veil paid his respects to Unit d States Com
missioner Qqintero. at the invitation Of several
OF his rOuatabOuta.
Some dsinterested friend ~ has circulated
the report several times. within the last six or
eight months that this reporter had quit the
DEMOCRAT In answer. we say that the DEMO
Graf suits us. and we fatter ourselves that we
suit the DEMoc ti These s' two facts most
The chimneys OF the Lucy IL. Gastrell have
been painted red.
favorable for an early and long season. 50 far
as known, the following boats comprise the
line. viz: W. j. Pointevent. Clara $. d. Stein,
Kltie Nye. Mary Ida, Alexandria, W. j. Behan.
Kate Kinney. Ashland. Danube Frank Par
goud, Martha, Trenton, Katie J. Kountg Gen.
b. II. Rucker and the Big sunilower;;, For the
above particulars we are indebted to the pres-
dent Of the line. Capt. bayemup. and the gentle
manly seeretary Mr.. Payoff.
The Grafton arrived Monday from Padueah
two empty larges. The John Dippod and
bsrRes for st. Louis left also yesterday,
Mr.. John Janney has been appointed one Of
the agents of the Chas. P Chouteau.
The Kountz Line steamer f. o. Stanard. Chas.
III. Seaman master. from 81. Louis, will be
found at the landing this morning receiving to
leave to- morrow at 5p. m. Capt. W. L. Gillian.
well known Red and Ouachita river clerk ana
captain. has charge vi the Office.
The damage suit against the Charlie McDon-
aid will probably be COMPROMISED to. day.
The magnificent and Il 9et J. M. White Is re-
celvtng to leave tomorrow as usual Tor Green
Vile.
The Emma Irvine has changed her hours of
departure on Saturdays from IL a. IN. to D. m.
The New Orleans ana OnachIta hl W,a trans
ffeads Monday night with big trip from Cam
deIf and IL receiving to return to- day at .. M.
Holmes Commands. Mr. W. b CLARK clerk.
Capt. G. r. Work. late Of the firm Of Janney d
Work. is one OF the agents Of the New Orleans
and Ouachita River TRANSPORTATION Company,
and also of the j. NJ White Thompson Dean
and the Ed. Richardson. Capt. Work Is located
nj No. is Commercial Place.
The Katy-did. engaged In tho mail trade be-
tween Bayou Sara and Donadsonville. Is un
derRoing repairs at Baton Rouge. tug mas
been sent no TO supply her place.
The elegant and popular passenger steamer
Golden Rule, OF the southern Transportation
Company. A, 7. shi1kle master, W II; shaw
clerk, arrived yesterday morning from Clncln-
natl. and Is receiving to return to-morr0W At >
D. m. We are indebted to her officers Tor
cosy of the Golden Rule Phi I. aud Wa must
ompliment their paper AS being u very neat
and interesting
The Paris q. brown. Capt. Alex. H lliday. due
to arrive, will follow the Golden hule. leaving
The fine passenger steamer Belle of Shreve-
port, OF the Anchor Line. Jas. Coghlll master,
W. E. Fitzgerald clerk. is receiving rect 10 leave 10
The famous City ~ Alton, Capt. H. L: Bixby,
also of the Anchor Line, follows saturday.
Dean, Capt. J. Ii. Pepper. will arrive TO leave
The Chas. P. Chouteau. W. H. Thorwegan
master Geo. bItenbergsr clerk. arrived yester-
day from Memphis and the bends, flat La the
water. and il receiy ing to return to.aay at 3 ..
m. The Chouteau has excellent cabin accom-
modattons and is a very last boat.
The new coast packet whisper, y; "A, com
stock master Geo. NJ Woods clerk leaves to-
day at II a, N. for Bayou Goula: ,. ruo chos
The tri-weekly upper coast packet Eva Cnas.
d. Boucel master. s D. Toca clerk, leaves to-
day at II a. M for Bonnet Carrie.
The peerless John w. Cannon, j. q. Llbano
master. j. H. Mossop clerk leaves to-day at
.. m. rs usual, for all coast landings through
10 Bayou Sara. r-u..
ton Company- United states mail steamer
Maria Louise. H. ,. Brinker master. W. IL. Nc
Chesney clerk. leaves to-day at 8 p. NJ Tor
REGULAR PACKETS FOR TO MORROW.
Belle. .-----.......Up Upper Coast ILL a. m.
J. N; White .... Greenvi lle.......-.- ?. N
St Mary, ;.1 Lafourche. ~ ; .. m.
The tri-weekly lower coast packet Emma r.
vine Jos. Sharp master, Il. NJ Vallette clerk.
leaves tomorrow al II d. m. for Orange Farm,
Exchange Clippings, March z.
Cincinnati Commercial: In 1s49. when the
veteran gCapt David Written commanded
the steamer Belle Of the West, in the Cincinnati
and New Orleans trade he presented n barrel
n wood yard at Island 5o three miles ab we
Oseeola, to be used for beacon light for
steamers at night, in making the crossing at
that point. Capt. Bedford carried out his part
Of the contract as long AS the oil lasted. which
shows there we're beacon lights on the Missis-
sippi over thirty-ive years ago. Capt Bedford
built and ran the steamer Bedford before he
engaged In keeping wood yard mt Island 80.
BISMARCK, Feb. 2s-The Big Horn. Tongue
and Yellowstone rivers all rising rapidly
and breaking up. Prevailing warm rain Oh tho
Yellowstone. with immense quantities OF mel cd
snow is likely TO cause an UNPRECEDENTED crash
thick. The Northern Pacific track and four
steamboats, will be In the path Of the flood
NASHVILLE. March 1..,Captt. Wiley Simms, Q
well known river man. died this afternoon from
a stroke of paralysis received last sunday.
EVANSVILLE, March 1.-The A. Z. stevenson
No. Al n large iatbOat, WIFI ll,oo0 DuSlelS III
corn aosted by the city on Thursday. Va roHtt
for New Orleans. Capt Stevenson WI start out u
another fatboat in day or two; Capt. W
Hardwick will start three or four boats ID DAY
or two with 40. 900 bushels OF corn Tor the lower
coast. -. ,4. L.
Walt Mckee. the well-known river editor n
the Cairo Daily Argus, says, c.. :, ~
Gilbert of the Evansville CourIler, II We
coming as great a punster as Mlll ?. h NY
They both draw upon the generallties l9r tnell
supply of items and are rs liable 10 ne up q
bunch OF them with a pair OF corset STRINGS a.
anything else. so
and where's the harm
These common place news are becoming
bore.
They call river columns monotonous Things
But where is subject that interests more
Than one which is tied up in nice corse
strings
So of corset is best to keep up supply,
And thus make our columns pc feaa er az
DER.
For the average reader will open one eye
And look at the strings. and then want .
see more"
Especial 10 the Democrat
ST LOUIS. March, THE river is fa Wi ~