The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-16
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lnnRfi Commercial:

|nnah Commercial:
<QkMp0AT INCIDENT OF 1s54.--"people
ut think that In the oldsn times steam
~ was always profitable, for Il WASH Z.
Qne OF these days" said an old steamboat
fQ-dAy to reporter. who replied that he
wlvo an instance now. We'll" said he.
81 ssso.a l H experience was az an
&41lroad on each eide of the river. In
Dter OF 1861 she was goins up with AGO
ler9. Tor Ut. Louis. When she reached
I'D the river was full Of Ice. and there
RAILROAD convenient to transfer them to.
1aptAip, to make the boat still more popu.
u8ht he would take them ut all hazards
q. and 10 did 80. II took. her ten days
- break her way through. and she was
&4Qe py the operation. The passengers
xouely voted the captain to be clever
md presented him with fine watch and
~ t0ken OF their appreciation. The
wood the cost OF repairs. and IL took the
oeons running to pay for them."-tEx-
rox.rs, Jan. l2.--In the confusion caused
kpAkfng w OF the Ice last night 1t was
10 10 learn full particulars OF the dam
4f ~ now ascertained that Nevins,
N DunbAr's upper wharfboat and the
MharfRoat were both cut down BY the
~ u no Immediate rise In the river,
14ods All other craft escaped without
<oe damage.
III. Ky, Jan. 1a.--A heavy rise in the
md and Tennessee rivers. The gorge
tho Cumberland river yesterday, The
b. Htahlman is q total loss. Rats
0ko1000 were lost at kuttawa. The gorEes
49, {fom here, leaving the river open to
without any damage to boats here. The
e Silver Cloud arrived this morning
&4e Tennessee river. on her way TO Gin
and reports heavy rise coming out OF
9nnessee. The Ohio. has risen feet In
u g hours. and still rising.
loading for he es South. The es John ana L.
- went to Mound .Olty to-day to lay UP
the. river opens The T. F. Eckert has
rs 70 the Q. v. r. II. incline. to recover
4 ~ ~ ma got away from them this noon.
rived from the South at noon with 400
Gede OF sugar. A broad field or heavy
1ce. extending. from shore to shore. |
t1e Y Y Y. wharfboat to break loose, |
80 told Dust and two barges attached. |
(&ere caught opposite the city bv the Grand
anQ Raven, and towed back to their |
no damage was sustained by them. |
me- held OF Ice stopped at Columbus N II |
ana was still there nj last accounts
zk19ing fast The Ice in the MISSISSIPPI V i.
sid. Business lively. Arrived: II q |
&Qs New. Orleans. on. m. River 10 feet |
and rising: Clear. Thermometer 30 de-
a heavy field Of lee tore the Vincennes
80 wharfboat from ITS moorings this
(InR. 1t was towed back by the raven and
u Tower. No damage. Ohio about claar
The Commonwealth and Raven. for |
Orleans. and Grand Tower. for Vicksburg.
1xding.
110nis Republican:
following circular, issued from the
~ Department at Washington, contains
OF impcrtancet to both steamboat owners
41ppers:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.. !
& Washington. December ~, 1878.
T.. 1ooeors Of Customs and others:
"a 5000 Revised Statutes is as follows,
merchandise. duly entered for ware
may be Withdrawn. under bond, With
nent OF the duties. from bonded ware
my collection district. and be trans
pended warehouse In any other col
strict, and rewarehoused thereat and
merchandise may be so transported
nation wholly BY land or wholly BY
4axtiaiiy by land and partially BY wa
E4cn routes as the Secretary OF the |
10y prescribe. and may likewise be |
Ss9E any foreign territory, the gov J