The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-11

uasfk J0I9grAD01C report OF the BhHRe vi .WbtvA
j various points, with changes. In the ~ hours
A'''-" Above low Change.
SUMMONS Fes SA Inch, Feet. Inch
Csiro ....,.........,...... u !. 10
d1HinDat ...............' ~
louisville .......... A. !
Hemphis. ......... ..-... u tx j
E8yhville. ..-........ ~
New Orleans. '....-..... y
fttgburg. ..-s.-..., y IA K
shreveport. -. ..........' d
1k. Louis. .......,.......- ~ n
VtCkSbuTE. ....... .-.s,-.. 70 y -. fTndiaates
sBelow high water marx % io's'
RISE Indicates fall.
M ,raa,har Yesterday was cloudy md show
business rather dull except with the u, Eye ana
John Wilson. Both OF these pache's 'ol' "''n
mi Th !, Gold Dust arrived Tuesday might from
nj Louis and returned yesterday. nc YOU ~
tons and making eighty five landings between
Tirksbrlrg aud this city,.
iThe Kountz Liner Il. u Jaeger lett yesterday
MI Tb to renowned City of Alton will be the st.
rouis boat for Saturday. ,
D liant. Frank Beck, Jr,. was to have left yester.
aeC ayening for Louisville. Tor the purpose OF
hhrrlnoing out the new City Of Yazoo.
There will be some big doings on the arrival
~ Capt. Leathers's last and greatest effort Ia
in 9. M,rI notify our steamboat friends
that in addition to the. cancslation OF the
stamps the revenue authorities REQUIRE that
fhe gauge marks shall also be .defaced on all
amnty packages. The penalty Is the same In
el The regular Cincinnati and New Orleans pas
sanger steamer Golden Grown. Eug. Shin kle
master. Chant shinkle. clerk. will be found at
Ia landing this morning from Cincinnati re-
oeving To return to-day at p. ~.
The Fnir Play leaves Saturday for Grand Isle.
Part of the Evas cargo Tuesday evening was
trenty eight bales hay. She brings about the
same quantity every trip almost Upon y n n,
INV was raised on tbs E. Quinetta plantation.
Al Nine mile Point. and that Mr. Qninette .ex-
meets to ship alto ether 1000 bales. Such enter
mise Is to be- commended. aud We hope that u
fhe account sales Mr.. Quinette may find en-
CourAgement.
'Y Th 3, Isabel resumed her trips to the lower
The lower coast packet Emma Irvine J.. A.
M II o'clock q, m. fol. orange Farm.
The ri-WaeklY packet Henry Tete, Cant. j. II.
Aneoin. H. H Landry clerk. leaves at II M to-
day FOR Donal,sonvllle and Goa landin4s:
The favorite United Sta,es mail PACKET T y frank
clerk, leaves for Greenville and bend landings
HE Eva, Charles DeBouchel in command.
leaves Tomorrow. as usual. at Ii a. m. for the
The Bayou Sara United States mail packet st.
Mary In place Of the L. ]. Gay, John J. Brown
master. leaves TO- morrow as usual. ct =. M
Correspondence.
ST. LOUIS. Septembers 8. 1879
10 the Editor Of the Democrat:
The Mississippi being very low from Cafroup
staamers leaving for Southern ports are com
there being scant Ave feet Freights have been
plenty the past week. The City of Alton. Of the
Anchor Line, leaving Wednesday, had all che
Ave cabin passengers and eighty deckers., The
latter were nearly all cotton pickers for planta-
tons below Msmph1 The he, Annie = silver ~
S %he Konnz ~ Liner J. NJ Kshlsr iait aso
Saturday with all she could carry, The Gen u
d, Rucker also OF the Kountz Line. will load
Monday with freight for the Kehlor. 70 be trans.
ierred at Cairo. Capt. John NJ Skunk VIII
command the Rueker. Com. J ). A. Scudder and
to the East. The Port Eads. Of the Mississippi
Valley Transportation Company arrived from
Cairo this morning with three barges which she
loads with bulk corn and wheat and leaves
barges loaded for her Of Cairo. We call this
quick work. The loss that this, company sus-
ferfere with their operations In tue lea t. The
Tags OF all the steamers in porE We're placed az
half-mast on heating of the drowning Of Pilot
Vim. Bust; of the John Gilmore, TIE J, Mem
phis and Cincinnati packets Jas. W; Calf. J. D.
Parker and the Cons Milar are making regu-
lar trips from here to Cincinnati; Large guam
tties of iron ore are awaiting shipment from
here to Pittsburg and ether points. The Mol
lie Moore Is the Kountz Line steamer for New
Orleans this week. The Anchor, Line steamer
Centennial leaves Wednesday. also the M. v T..
Company's Future City and tow. Twenty five
feet Of water In the jetties is appreciated and
felt more and more as the business season ap-
proaches. Producers find that the low rate OF
freight IT, the seaboard has created an unusual
demand for their products. and proportionately
enhance the value Of prices At home. giving
them greater encouragement t. raise bigger
crops the coming season. The Western farmsr
ts willing to pay literally for anything that con-
tributes TO his welfare, and prosperity. not for
getting the whole. Mr.. ID. Ct. Morey, the very
efficient and popular contracting agent OF the
Jackson road, ut New Orleans, after visit to
patrons and friends 81 the road left for Chicago
cinnatl, Evansville and other points. in Sc arch
OF business for the road. Capt james Good.
one Of the most popular and efficient men IN
Ing and repairing burgess belonging t2 the Mis-
sissippi Valley Transporrattnn Company.
Thousands OF the citizans OF Memphis are In
~ Louis anxonsly Wa,tng the q
spared the dread pe-tilence. The grand st;
q this month, ana the railroads. steam-
ed Mr.. W. O. Wilmot. the prominent c,al
G dealer Of your city was ohangf 2an H.
tory. He confirmed the news Of the loss II
coal and other property by thn storm Rates to
New Orleans have been advanced to go cents per
hundred The receipts Of wheat and -four at
soma of our leading grain marts TO day are
almost unpraced" ed-Toledo. New York and
this city among them. The Diamond 10 Line,
Keokuk Northern Line and the railroads On
both sides OF TIE river ate having u ivaly time
on the upper Mississippi. SEQ by tho democrat
ofthe fifth that the steamer Alabama sailed iron,
your city with 1915. 900 bushels bulk Wheat and
corn. drawing 23la feet, and that another steam.
e was loading &c % feet What further evidence
wish to satisfy them Of the success of the Jet
ties5 II 1t was not for these letttes cur Western
p cents bushal to get their grain TO the sea
board while now It costs them but or cents.
The weather Is cool and very. pleasant; last
night It was almost cool enough for frost:
Yours. HAYMAhEK
Exchange Clippings, september =.
~. Louis Post Dispatch:
The P.-D. river reporter has now three tow;
poas, a sidewheel boat AMI two sternWnee
boats. for sale. Also. several letters from the
South inauiring for boat to carry 500 bales
ete.
Natchez Democrat:
There were shipped from the port OF Natche.
curing the month Of August. 1879 l41 bales. 0
cotton. against 34I bales for the corresponding
month last year. The receipts from ~ source