The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-15

Feet. Inch. Feet, Inch
Cairo .............+,..... w
Cincinnati t4.t.....+.....
Louisville .,....,......-t !
Mamphts.....s..ss +.t*+. y
NaHhvilet.t.4 .t.....s.t. ~
New nrlaana4.......t..+ ~ ~
pittshnrE ..........t !
shreveport, +......... q
skt. luniH4st....t.s...ts... "
s. .nslow hiah winter mark et 1871. snelow
bench mark f1ndieataa rjse. iIndleatea fall.
Yesterday was clear md pleasant. " was Inc
pleasantaaf day we've had III come time :,
!. Business was very .fair on the lnndins,, The
EsEs p N bs s ssae F anS 10 on
AVER ysry large freight, part Of which WINS lot 81
f9E TO Asnton aaxa n
The Lucy II. aaatreII arrived Monday night
with full loud. and mid oyer until I Y. "a w.
nnpt, j. Il Aust In command, q; II. Keim clerk.
Her owner. Mr. II, H. aastrell came down "a
Tha III. john passed Baton Rouge yesterday
noon, and Uupt Meliltpy telegraphed TINT ahe
would return to VlckaburE day, Instead "
he Il n vi u oa rve al and
VII uapt. ksnison 1eleeraphed yesterday TINT the
Bertha had broke her capafnn. AL ihnt thar.
WINS hut little water IN Old river. Thn 3ig sun.
lover. leaving yesterday. will holp her
the Henry Frank. photographed 10 arrive last
night will leave to-day again fpr Memphis.
without fall. ~, ..s...
fTn Il month Ii a#kea aud paid for rnvstah fntE
Nv the packets. and trouble IL Ind getting crews
Tha nneotnh handled 100 tons of freight this
friu, ard eHma here inside of twelve dare from
/ Ht. Louis This lii remarkable when the uraHent
laW ataEs and haa CO. cnnn,t,nn M Y - Eye ~
Whe MATHEMATICIAN Valley Transportation Com
panYa tnwbnat John Gilmore AMI htrgrs ~ "
rymmee III command will arrive to-day 'foh'
rhs fa,Sss NV M ,S Ss, ssssYsd Il, Ms 9
Ia TINT point. aud returns from there :,
The Yn1oo. VIM. Crawford MASTER Y, Mola'-
aon, clerk, u raeerrg " lenve To-Day faf ''ta
AtnhnfAlnrH. Hhn was due laat night.
Capt A. u. Garter II again III command 81 the
John 4. Heudier
the John Wilson was hrousht g IN !, nn ,.n,,
yesterday, will Nal oft ta day for the .OunsAin
Tho III Richardson vii arrive 70 i"ave fF'-
the iri-weeEly nnper cons' packet ,ClRra ~.
til place III tha Eva. Uhas. De3nuohel muster
Sort Toea clerk, leaves to-day az II w. ~. tnt
N fbe ns Ii III IL s paea II Il liz Whsper y Com
stock In command, a, MI Woods clerk eates
today ah Y Y n ao ~ nag2g y o fano master
II. Moaaop clerk, leaves to-day IT . \. ~. hs
usua for MI coast landings through to Bayou
Tha Anchor Line steamer Daeotah. I. g. Van
Hook master, w. J.! Evans clerk leavsa to,,.day
TIT II. m far IT. Louis. The Annie l. Silver
Tha Nav Orleans and Onachita River Trans
portation Company uuitad States mail !, steam
oil John Wilaon. Joe Holmes master. y. Y, Corn
well clerk, leaves to-day ut y. ~. ior the QUA
Thn Memrhls and Bend packet Henry Frank,
j. n, Hicks master. All Grissom clerk, - reeeiF-
HE 10 . raaular fri.waesiy lower coast packet
Emma Irvine, ]. a, Ruiz muster, Leaves 60
The regular coast and Lafourche packet
Henry Tete, D, il. Aucon master. leavesto-mar-
Ths regular Hreenvlle. yinkaburg md y ND
United States mail ta,ket J. NJ. white. p W,
Tohin muster, leaves tomorrow ~ usual NJ
The regular Viekshurg packet 8. John. 2; 7.
nfpElroy master Ii receiving. 70 leave o-day
at D. nj. taking freight for all way points
Exchange Clippings, October H..
NM unannat AID New Orleans steamboat
men. orEanisad fnr the season yes1ef,uayr ~
sentnE Cunt H Jones' fhtss s bosslne - n.
rectora. Cart IL A, Jones VA, afterwaId elect.
al, president hy acolamaion. Tan steamers out
of the twelve that Will ply ~ Inc Now orleans
trade this season have entered tha argauiz II,
ton. The name q the new organization Will
he Tie "Auuthern TRANSPORTATION Liue.'
The Rosa y. raised steam Yesterday, ana u, maze
ahipyard. She performed, worry satisfactorily;
After her trial she dropped down AsonEsiae %
the New Orleans Whaffhuat III take On II biz let
If freight received frr her She has nargn III
tow. She will not pet VI tor NeW orleans 40 ha.
fore spma time this morning. wash Ianay
III The Florsn ps Meyer left for New Orleans nt
noon yesterday with all the freight shs could
carry on tn watar ana saeln nas
1t TonIsviIlg Wheeler Collier aud John Clay
were hel pilots.
decided To build a couple of light hnrEes Ter the
Bette Gilbert, and run her from NirkshuIg ~
Ganr. John WATTS ii bringing w the. satle
Carney which he bought few days ut Evans
Vile. and will send her South with fleet Of pro-
dule boats In tow, Mr.. Humphrey y her pilot
Last night between 10 and u o'clock the Ma
rine Railway, situated ut Eastern Avenue tl
Ore. Involving loss If from sSs.ooo " $1,000
=, oe 9o y van askad a.
and tbe nv NO n catered the ofiee which Is 4 brick
building standing hy itself In the northeastern
part Of the yard After getting w wa'er w o.
INK no from the western side VI the mil WINCH
stood In the central norton of tue yard, Tho
two years af age. fastened out, and running 50
the mill, rang the bell which was used 90 notify
tle hands to eommense ans snneK a ~ wpTs n
from the nearest box. No. l2s. followed by 4
second alarm. By this time the flames md
ganed s , heaaway ,ln W r. nrn heir
tention to the lumber surrounding tha mil 10
prevent the fire from spreading GO me stsa =.
scarcity I'd the supply Of water, AMI this. also
contributed to the holocaust that followed
new steamboat. tho Hastnna. which was 70 ftif
completed A. 10 have her texas On her. lies ~
the. ways with her bow twenty feet from tne mt!l
and she nearly took hre III the forward part.
The eitizans who were attracted ~ the scene
CALAMITY turned TO- and with right sosd t WI wili
III dousinE her with water passed III bueke,s.
Her loss would have been re- Marine n ,,ax han
tually own her until she passes from theii
hands g her owners The escape z q TIC e fa
tunate thing FOR the already suffering company
The suggestion as plight n Tha M re
4 miit was loo fact SQUARE and two stories high
q wsod aba being enss ysTy dI
Tha rarfi fronts loa feet On Eastern Avenue. ia
/ tween Brooklyn and Waldroa streets. and ~
] feet on the river, and there were thonsanas Q
stances as high dc the mill itself. Such was ~
! case on the west side Of the mill and the 1lre
men mounted this and used IL as q breas.Worl
Is light the IRE raging on the east Of the pile