The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-12
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,,.o Feet e Inch. Feet so Inch.
Cincinnati ............... IS 70
Louisville ...-...... -. II 70 10
Memphis. ............-.. III 10
Nashville. ........ 10 10
sNew Orleans. o
PittSburR. .......-. 1S y
Shreveport. ........... 10 o
st Louis. 10 Il
sBeow high water mark OF 1874. Indicates
rise. Indicates fall.
The weather yesterday was cloudy and
threatening; several attempts at ram were
made during the day, but they proved laiiures.
Business amongst the local packets was naru-
ly up to the average. though the Hanna Tor me
Ouaohita had good trip. The Eldorado iet
400 barrels molasses. The Centennial had 80
passengers bs4 bales iute. 424 hogsneads sugar,
$50 barrels rice. 80 barrels molasses, 90 poses
freight. and for Memoirs 100 barrels hour and
800 barrels cement whereat Frank Cakes was
happy The Golden Grown had 30 passengers
s5O barrels rosn, 300 bales clippings, So bales
paper stock. 1000 barrels molasses and 400 hogs
n1 4 latter to the st. Louis Timea journal. from
Memphis, says: Capt Glenn. the we'll known
wharfboat proprietor. Is putting up an elevator
which promises to reyolutionlze the shipping
business by starting all the cotton South via the
THE TIE Carrie Hognn. Capt. T. g. Ledbetter, ar
rived Monday night from Grenada the first
arrival from that point in many years. She
con,Js here for repairs. and will return as soon
Gapt. Tim Matthews. Of the Tombigbee river
trade. Ia negotiating for the purchase of the
City Of Augusta, and the'sale will most proba-
The marshai's sale Of one half interest In the
Jimmie Baker was postponed yesterday to
Capt. E. B. Cryer arrived by rail yesterday
from Trenton. Capt Cryer is here on business.
and may remain week.
VIM. 1nslee, the well known passenger agent,
who has been North since September last and
for three months in New York. working for the
Piedmont Air Line has returned to this city.
and was working Yesterday Tor the =. Colorado
z. Dupuis WAS still seriously III. and that but
slight hopes are entertained for his recovery.
Captains +. A. and J. w. Blanks in the death Of
their sister Mrs. w. l.. Wooten. which occurred
yesterdyy morning The remains were sent
Wooten was the wife Of Mr.. W. L. Wooten, cf
the firm Of Nolan y Wooten, stock dealers. and
who enjoyed the privilege OF her acquaintance:
Altar &c concourse OF sorrowing friends escorted
her remains to the boat. whose colors were at
See telegram below from the Commonwe alth
The Emma Irvine has changed her hours OF
departures on Saturdays from II a. %. 70 2 ..
The magnificent and fieetJ. M. White Is re-
ceiving to leave Tomorrow as usual Tor Green
The White takes freight for Natchez as well
na- all points above.
Ara j. O Bergeron has succeeded Capt. j. 4.
Eotvin the effice Of the Belle. Mr.. bergeron
hEs jbeen q clerk In the trade for many years.
and is known to every body from here TO Baton
Rouge as most deserving young man. cOmpe-
The Lucy e. Gastrell arrived Monday night
from Natchez. she had light trip.
Mohn clerk, leaves to-day at 2. M, without
fail for Beaf river, through to Eason's Ferry
Rm Er rv aS neope this season as no boat has
ever done before: she has made quick trips,
has always left as advertised. and has managed.
h.Hr ha1at hnH Ena OF hnd 70
to please everybody, rs the result proves In the
uniform good trips she IL carrying both ways.
The great Anchor line steamer Tao q q6tas
clerk. Is receiving to leave TO- morrow at p. m
The Kountz Line steamer J. B. NJ Kehlor. d.
M. Brady master G, A. Norris clerk. will arrive
tonight from St. Louis and return Saturday.
The regular through Tensas and Macon
Sullivan and II. Molaison clerks, leaves to-day
at D. M. without fall for al landings through
to Floyd. The Tensas is the only boat in this
trade. a fact that should BIO remembered by
The following telegram was received yester-
BATON ROUGE, March Ito River Editor
Democrat The Corona passed up at ar u r oei8ek.
T6e i CORONA ON LETT Monday evening with
heavy freight-guard5 nearly Ia the water
which makes the run an unusually fast one. \.
Mr.. John Janney has been appointed one Of
the agents of the Henry Frank.
The New Orleans and Uuachita River Trans
portation Company's steamer John Howard, j..
W Carleton master. Y. 4, Perry CLERK, arrived
Monday night from Camden and Is receiving to
return Saturday -
E.The Henry Frank. Captain J. F. Hicks, Clerk
Alt. Grissom, arrived yesterday morning from
Memphis with one of her usual big trips, and
will return to-day Mt y. m. he Frank, be-
sides being an immense carrier. has line pas.
senger accommodations, under the control OF
clever officers.
The great Ed. Richardson, Capt. John W.
Cannon. Will arrive to leave Saturday for Mem
The Southern Transportation Company's
steamer .. I, schenck, Lawrence Carter mas
ter. Richard Burns clerk, is receiving to leave
tomorrow at .. m. for Cincinnati.
The new cosst packet Whisper, ]. A. Com
stock master, Geo Nj Woods, clerk. leaves to-
The ri-weekly upper coast packet Eva. Chas.
DeBouehel master, Sep. Toca clerk, leaves to-
day at IL a. m. for Bonnet Carre
The peerless John ". Cannon, J. G. Libano
master, j. III. MoSsop clerk leaves to day at S o.
ma. as usual. for all coast landings through to
The New Orleans and Red River Transporta-
ton Company,s United States mail steamer
clerk leaves to- day at D. m. for Shreveport
REGULAR PACKETS FOR TOMORROW.
Belle Upper Coast. 10 a. m
J. M, White .......-- Greenvllle- ..-..... .. IN.
i ST Mary. -Lafourche. D. M,
The fri-yeekly lower coast packet Emma
Irvine, Jos. Sharp master. i. M. Valete clerk,
leaves to-morroY q Il a, ~ G l9r arrange Farm
: Bastrop, Gus Hodge master. /. ?. Delahoussaye
clerk, leaves to morrow at D. m. for Bayou
Bartholomew.
exchange CIippings. March 0.
Cincinnati Commercial:
NJ Mr.. George Bowers. aged thirty.tw years
#son OF Capt. f. Eugene Bowers. died at the
*residence of his father, In Newport. KY. yes.
erday morning Of eonsumR, ho after lin
|freieht clerk with his father on the Nick Long,
worth, two seasons aud was clerk on the Lou
|isville In the New Orleans trade. With Capt
Alexander f, Power. He was one OF the clerks
in the Campbell county clerks office when
taken seriously i'll. The deceased was an ex-
emplary young man, and highly respected by
all who knew him. His father is still confined
10 his residence by severe Illness. 80
Capt. Pickles new ferry for New Orleans VIII
be launched from the Marine Ways on tues
day.
Capt Lew Hates, of the Thos. Sherlock. is.fg-
uring with our boat builders for q nne stern
wheel passenger steamer for the New Orleans
trade. The st. Mary's engines will be used 10
The new boat. She will be similar to the Golden
Grown and Golden Rule.
CAIRO, March s-A suit against the toWboa1
Goal Hill to recover for the loss OF the sn6l