The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-19
stage o. the Riverr..
Above low r,o,,.
--GtatIOnt
ise. tIndicates fall.
The weather yesterday was clear and warm.
Grand Gulf Raises Quarantine

Below hfRh water Tlhrk OF lSfas fAAoAoA."o
rise. tIndicates fall
The weather. yesterday was clear and warm
Grand Gulf Raises Quarantine
Especial to the Democrat
PoRT GIpst1s. Miss, Aug. is. Grand Gulf
and Claiborne county Eave removed s3hafhH-
smnrrnw BEN. 4. CHISHOLM.
Fourteer boats at the landing yesterday
gave it lively appearance from Gravier
sfreet IL. Huge plies OF the products OF the
West wee to be seen in an almost unbroken
line. and there was plenty doing for both man
evening the receipts by river We're very heavy,
amounting in the aggregate to 3d. l1s bushels
In bulk and 1865 sacks wheat 10000 bushels
in bulk and 1887 sacks corn, 14,777 sacks
oats, li35 sacks bran, 2456 bales nay, No,t
barrels and 7s5 half barrels flour, 1926 barrels
corn meal, 2213 barrels grits, and LAST barrels
pork Shipments were rather light though
fhes Eehior was receiving large lot OF ties
and lot Of rosin.
terday amounted to 80 bales as follows:
Se1dier J. Dean 49, John Wilson 4, Gay 5, and
The Fanchon g. The first cotton last year
from the Ouachita, one bale, was brought by
.fhe Wilson on the thirteenth Of August.
The Laura Lee will not leave for the Ohio
Tomorrow. Capt Lee will decide to-day or
tomorrow as to his next movement.
The Cherokee, from the OHIO, Is over due.
Capt A. r. Trousdale arrived on the Fan
Cant. J. i. Walker of Mobile, has been In
} the city the last day or two looking for boat
He returned yesterday, and will be back the
last Of this week.
Cant, Crawford telegraphed yesterday from
Baton Rouge that the Yazoo would arrive at
dark. Owing to a crippled shaft she will lay
over to Tuesday next, the Trenton leaving In
her place to-day. .
TIE kountz line steame r J. B. M. Kehlor, ID.
M. Brady master, W. b. kimber clerk, ar
rived Yesterday morning from st. Louis, and
will return to-day at p. m.
The Anchor Line steamer Gold Dust, ). y;
McCord master, I'll. Dietrich clerk, arrived
Sunday night from st. Louis, and returns to-
morrow at p. m.
Ovid Bell stops off the Deem this trip to
spend few days with relatives back OF Iunl-
ca Ovid Is one Of the best second clerks on
the river, as well as one OF the hardest worked,
and is entitled to lots OF pleasure, which we
hope he will enjoy Eug. Wells takes his
place on the Dean, Joe Vincent filling Eu-
genes place on the St John.
Tomorrow being the day that was fixed
for the raising Of the quarantine at Vicksburg,
and Delta, the steamer Thompson, Dean In
order to accommodate Vicksburg 1azoo and
Delta shippers, will defer her departure until
9 o'clJck tomorrow morning, as per special
notice LII another part Of the Democrat.
Owing to the opening OF the VlckSburg,
Shreveport and Texas Railroad from pe et,
Major w. b. Brockett will e.gn through bills
lading for points on that road.
The Frank Pargoud will be found at the
wharf tomorrow morning receiving for all
points to Greenville.
The Port Eads did not get away till yester-
day morning.
Capt. Fred A. Blanks is at the Hot Spring,
NC. Mr.. Wooten, who accompanied him
there has returned home. and reports the
Captain improving, which Is certainty wei
come news to his legion OF friends In this
Capt. J. W. Cannon was in Louisville Fri
day.
The Kountz Line steamer Z. O. Stanard is
loading 70 leave st. Louis this week.
A passenger on the Paris q. Brown, In a let
ter To the Cincinnati Commercial, has the fol-
lowing to say of Memphis
"A more desolate, deserted looking scene
than Memphis now presents would be hard
to find. Not an article of commerce on the
levee, not store open, not sign OF lie any
where, but an empty drav going up one
street a water cart up another, aud the milf
tary encamped on the buif in front OF the
city doing police duty over the deserted
homes and stores. Miles ABOVE and below
the city we passed the camps OF refugees from
the plague striker place 1t one point was
noticed u man and wife with several children,
i living on barren sand bar, with no shelter
but little hut, formed by placing poles hori--
zontally on uprights driven into the sand, and
roofing over with green boughs anu leaves.
Further or was seen larger encampment,
apparently the retreat OF several families
combined There were two huts, rudely and
hastily constructed of cottonwood about six
inches i'll diameter. Surrounding these We're
five or six military tents, all situated on the
river bank in a grove OF cottonwood trees,
miles from any habitatlon visible from the
steamboats,.
The Fair Play, j. f. kranz master, Frank
Kranz clerk leaves this 8 an. fur Grand
Isle.
The Assumption, in place Of the Henry
ETete, leaves this 10 a. III. for the coast and
Bayou Lafous che. z. A. Charlet in COM and
and E. Nicolle clerk.
i,>r at
Emma Irvine, j A. RUIZ master, Il. NJ Val
lette clerk, leaves day at IL d. IN. for Orange
Farm.
The New Orleans and opelousas Packet
.Company's Unit ed States mail steamer Fan
.chon FL. H. Bread master. Tneo sobin and
J. M. Sherrouso clerks, leaves to-day at 5
y p. M.
to-day. without ia, at D. M. for the Atcha-
fa!aya. through to Washington.
I'VE United States mail packet Thompson
DeaH Cant. William Campbell, Will Cannon
clerk. leaves tomorrow al y a. IA. lof lchs-
burg and way landings.
The t.i-weekly upper coast packet Eva,
sGhas. peBouchel master, leaves tomorrow at
IL q. NJ, for TIE new acherle road
The tri-week,y Bayou Goula packet beiie' Z.
a. Cometock master, leaves tomorrow at II
! am.
The St. .John in place Of the John g.
Cannon, j. G. Lbano master. leaves Io-Moi
row at + p m, as usual. for Bayou sara. w.,
The United States MAJ. steamer Jotsa ~.
son, Jos Holmes master, leaves Tomorrow at
5p. M for the Ouaohita. #.a
Exchange Clippings, August III.
Cincinnati Commercial:
The veteran Capt. Hercules Carrei eeie-
brated the seventy-eighth anniversary OF as
birth yesterday. May he i've TO 'pe ce.i-
tenarian.
We visited the Guiding Stal, laid up On the
kentucky shore below Sedamsvllle. ene 10
IN splendid order, and ready sor business az
any time. Capt. w. B. Miller and Coi. yonn
The Paris G. Brown. on her arrival from
New Orleans. will load and return to tha I
port. She has a good trip, and az 90 boafu
are we'll.
Capt. II. E. Harper. of the Whisper, and
Capt. ] W Blanks are in the city.