The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-12
greatest precautions are being taken 10 insure
q safe and successful launch.


safe and successful launcn.
PittsburR ChrOnicle: or,ida-oL1v oyar
Rivermen are said 70 De cn ~ ~ 49, uy ~
e eno;rosr In charge of the Allegheny river I'M
nreuamenst ii Is stated that ne mas changed
the plan fGr The Nn ne ahen ipIn TO reman In rs
e o,d nIa Ia mas determined to throw It over
from the right to the lett side Of the Island py
lani,, q thn dam on the right side Instead OIL the
taft Some twenty or thirty rivermen have con-
suited counsel In the matter. and petition nag
Iaen drawn by John Barton. Jr.. which VIII te
tnrwarded 70 Col. Merrill, at Cincinnati who ~
ths United States engineer In chargs.. 81 the
Western water improvements. me petllloner.s
claim that the left side OF the island IS
fmI Of snags and bars; that the course T.
crooked; that OF the head Of the island On
the left side the river Is some 500 fe+t
vide ana the water mn dcn ,a more y, he sf faa "
the island Sandy Creek bar extends out some
900 feet making the channel too narrow and
the s o2 rb x h1H e s I'D ha ed
and natural channel: that it is OF q fixed. con
slant and permanent character. without any
channel on the left would be Just the reverse;
They therefore think 1t to the best interests Of
the rivermen that the channel be allowed to re-
main as it ts and as he. .plan, originally in
tended and they ask Col. Merrill to direct Col.
r ,herts to place the dam on the left side OF me
land. inasmuch as that is the better place and
w i not cause any additional expense.
VicEsburg Herald Sept. 10:
The John a. Wood passed down yesterday
with tow Of coal for New Orleans. ana the
Joseph B. Williams with another tow. OF coal
for the same port Is expected down to-day.
Especial to the Democrat
ST.. LOUIS. Sept. 1t.-River, on stand. with
8 ! 10 feet on the gauge. No arrivals. De-
m. !; Port Eads and barges,. for New Orleans.
The Centennial leaves Saturday. ana the Scud-
der Wednesday. .
CAIRO, Sept. 11.-Steamer Grafton. with. FIVE
boats and one barge YESTERDAY, and TIE Andy aI
Fulton, with fips boats to-day cleared for New
Orleans. The Future City and harges are out;
Five feet at jacket Pattern the SILVER and
Kehlor are tightening over. Col. Ed. Richard
son Is ID the city.
[By Telegraph
VICKsBURG. Sept. 11.-Weatber cloudy and
threatening; Thermometer 49,. Ihe river mas
| risen IL inches. Up: Belle Of Memphis at 10 p
m. No boats down.
inches and falling. The weather is clear and
| pleas nj
| PlTTsBURG, Sept. 1.-THE river Is inches
ana ailiug. Ihe weather " fair and cool.
| LOUISVILLE Sept. 1.-THE river IL feet
| inches and falling. The weather y clear ant
| peasant. Departed: Lucy Gdstrell IRON new
| Orleans. -
CAIRO, Sept 11.--Departed: Fulton for New
Orle rs, at noon The river II Is feet and fall
iDg. The weather IL clear and pleas ant.
I ST.. LOUIS, Sent. 1.-THE river is stationary
8 feet inches. The weather is clear aud warmer
| I ct inches Arrived. Natchez. at y. m.
4 rATCHEz, Sept. 10-To J. A. Stevenson, M
46 Camp street: The John Dppold passet
down at >. m: win arrive to leave Saturday
at 70 ~ for ST. Louis 49, !. a I W mS Na "A
| Common street: Anchor Line steamer City. o
Alton will arrive Friday morning and leave fo
4 st. Louis on Saturday. II. E. BfXBY. Master.