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

lava Frank Pargoud Greenvilie.
stage Of the Rivers. z =M
DAIRY celsgraphic report OF the. stage OF water
" various points. with changes. In the IA h0urs
1ndipg yesterday at p. 10.
Above low Change.
Feet Inch. Feet Inch.
Cairo .............---..... IS T. !
Cincinnati ........-.--.. IL
Y louisville. .........,.-... ~ N
Memphis ......... n IT,
New Orleans. .-,...... IL n
gittsburg. ..... ........' !. tn
6hreveport.... .-...-.'.'' 10
81. Louis ....'....'....t'. 10
Vicksburg T. ~ ,a7a tIndieates
sBelow high water mark OF 1884, 'Anoio'''s''
rise. Indicates fall. =.
Tha zgaathar vesterday was very warm. 1T
] was considered by many tho warmest Gay q
b the summer. vi, a ~, iaraip,. Ear
Monday THE w. r. Halliday arrived sunday
avenfne from IT. Louis and returned yester-
day. taxing witb her the barge hlils cog ~ Dast
i Hays between Cairo and Memphis on account
~ XII low water- besides which she put out large
vi HE i. NJ. Norton. with FIVE barges, from st.
4 Tnnis arrived yesterday morning; also the H.
b Yaeger. The Yaeger laid at the Elevator the
x1TThh, TIE chimneys IF the John Gilmore we're
raised yesterday. and she had up steam ready
Ii leave when We left the landing. She tows
HE barges. containing the following freight
III. 1880 boxes tin, 252 bundles steel, 10 casks
ink. $50 fire bricks 400 bags cement. 269 tierees
soda ash and l54 packages earthenWare
The Robt. e. Lee was brought to the landing
Sunday evening. and was 10 have left to- day
for Vicks burg, bat owing to the fact that the
quarantine i still mainfaipsd at many places -
Delta yesterday temporarily re-esablshed her
nuarantine against the city. Capt. Campbell
concluded to postpone her departure until next
Tuesday, and to make one more trip with the
81. John, which steamer VIII leave to-day as
usual.
John A. Wood with her big tow of thirty or
more packages Of coal fifty miles below Mem
! phs, coming along nicely.
The captain reports himself quite sufferer by
thestorm Of Monday the first. The roof Of his
house was blown of. as was 80 the tops Of the
chimneys. His family were all In the house at
lifetime, but fortunately escaped injury,
The beautiful Edward J Gay will most prob
ably be ready to resume her trips to Bayou
The YaToo will leave for the Atchafalaya TO-
day. Capt. Crawford has been very liberal IN
the repairs made to this steamer, and she Is In
perfect order. Every spot about her. both in
Side and out. has been painted. and she is look
ing very pretty.
last Monday and Tuesday will be found In
another part OF to- Gays Democrat.
The Kountz Line steamer hs Henry ~ g; Yaeger,
leaves tomorrow at .. m. for st. Louis.
Capt, W. D. Weaver having delivered the
Jimmie Baker 70 her owners On Pearl river.
ID our notice Of the death Of Capt. Thomas
Baldwin. we mentioned that his brother Robert
1ad died long since The New Albany Ledger I,
Robert Baldwin still lives. resident OF that
The Fair Play. j. T.. Kranz master Frank
Kranz clerk, leaves this a. m. for Grand Isle.
The Anchor Line steamer Gold Dust. J 7.
McCord master. will arrive TO. night from st.
Louis and return o-morroW at 8 b. m.
The Golden Grown. Capt. Eug Shinkle,. from
ClncinnaM, will also arrive Tonight and will re-
turn Tomorrow.
The regular tri-w weekly lower coast packet
Emma Irvine. J. A. Raiz master. u. M. vallete
clerk. leaves to-day ut II u. n. for Orange
Farm.
The regular tri- weekly sidewheel coast DON
aldsonviile aud Bayou Lafourche packet Henry
Tete. ]. +. Aucoin master, M. III. Landry clerk.
leaves to- day, as usual, at 10 a. m.
The New Orleans ana Opslousas Packet Com
panys United States mail steamer Big sun
HOVER In place OF Fanehon. A. T. Tronsdaie
master. Il. Quatreyaux clerk, leaves to-day ct
The Yazoo. WIN. Crawford master. Fl. Molai-
son clerk, leaves day at .. M. for the Atcha-
falaya. through to Washington.
The United States mail packet st. John. In
place Of The h. y. Lee. Capt. William Campbell.
VIII Cannon clerk, leaves to-day at D. N. for
Vieksburg and way landings,
The tri We ky upper coast packet Eva. Chas.
DeBouchel master. leaves to- morrow ut IL d. IL.
Tor the new Vacherte road.
The tri- weekly Bayou Houla packet Whisper
Y. A. Comstock master. leaves to-morroW at IL
an
IH6 JODn w. CHnDOQ. u. ". AlDAuO uHSDhT,
leaves to-nor at D. m. as usual, for Bayou
bara.
The United States mail steamer John Wilson.
Joseph Holmes master. leaves tomorrow at s
.. m. for Ouaehita
correspondence.
LOUISVILLE. Ky, Saturday. Sept. s. 1879.
TO the Editor of the Democrat:
The weather has shot wide Of the mark since
my last letter to you: instead Of The expecta-
IONS u.o 81 Wiseaeres; It has been quite cool and
Dlustering, coupled with, superabundance Of
rain Yesterday and to-day have been the only
cleaE sunny days for the week. Work at all the
Doat-yards has been suspended on account
Capt. Gus Hodge has finally made his appear
ance. much to the satisfaction of his friends
h heIe. He has been spending his time near his
yak. walked I'VE miles 70 drink ont OF the spring
nat is On the place he was raised on; II he did,
sae weather must certainly hive been very cv OIL
,eaellghted with his boat. the WIN. Pagan, and |
ieels satisfied she is going to b. a racer. Dur
ilg me past week her roof has been covered
wlth az bestos. ard with the recommendations |
q parties who have ed 1t. 1t seems to he the |
nmsslred article wanted for steamboat roofs. Mr.. |
~. Howard informs me that to-day week Is the
Tine set Tor launching her.
YazOo.
Capt. scovell's boat Is progressing finely the
eaDln stanchianS ali up aud the string /
pieces are ready for the earlns: she could be |
punched in ten days II the necessity existed |
p me cabin Will be after the same pattern as the
karisot boat.
The Jesse K Bell has her wheel houses mn
and tainted the boiler deck is COMPLETE but
We cabin frame. owtag to the bad weather has
n1tsbeen set up. In q week she Will Dr. sent an
entire change. as all OF he cabin material is Oh
Board " her orl lying handy. so that Is easily
reached. Capt SinnottSs headquarters are al
the Gait House.
Captains Jack Brinker Charley Truslow and
MATT scovell have departed for Shreveport. Il.
Capt Jack De Hart is ut Madison. Ind re-
days. -"
NJ Yesterday was shown q postal card from
1.apt., Baldwin Of the fat line. In which he
stated very positively that the contracts for the /
new boats have been made There appears to /
Pei Pc good Geal Of reticenee on the part Of both
tpuilners and company. II is next to impossible
" W learn anything about the boats The pur-
e eni Of the foundry over id New Albany y q
sMeted fact the senior parteer OF the firm being
p 81 Billings. formerly Of tbs nrm OF Hawley.
nsnilngs " Co. of this city. Steam has been