The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-10

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81. Louis. = . ~ .
Wehk sn1g bich water mark Of 1914 Indicates
The only change noticeable IN the e.o weather 70
ystrag insfead of at on as for days past.
strong southeast wind preceded the rain.
during which ha Wssps5 CO. b haey aas5fe
Busin As yesterday was very fair, The Silver
CITY left nearly flat 10 the water. The Whisper
did not fare % we'll leaving with the lightest
'it Th s' Lncy aastre did not laave for Cincin.
NATL Late In the day Capt. Frank Oakes re-
signed command, and her owner being In
Natchez with NO one to represent him here,
nothing could be done She bad very fair
freight 10 START with. some Of which has heen
aboard for ten days or more. and i is uufortu-
nate for all parties concerned that she did not
60. Capt Oakes however, ae1ults ii. himself en- On.
OF trouble. and worked hard to have nor ready
and mad shipped his crew. but kilograms came
from Natchez directing him as 70 whom a. TO en-
Tidiculousfy low figures that he threw up the
command In disgust. feeling, IN justice TO him
self and thoss under him. thu that was the only
course, and ono III which he was pretty geuer
ally sustained. What will BE- done with the
Gastrel and her freight was not known at this
Particulars 81 the killing OF Capt. Boyle. Of
the Heroine. will be found in our local QUINN.
snagbo 9 A. &. wagner had ii ked 10 a snag in
Q manner not laid down in the regulations and
that when they, passe down her head had b. en-
pulled out on Experiment bar for repairs. Ben
Burch is mating The Wagner.
Capt. Geo. KOnns hls been washing out the
channel at the barge landing, from, dtrod 70
Julia street. with the Goutinent 81, and has auc-
ceeded in getting q uniform depth Of nine feet,
where before there was from one faot up.
The Natchez's hogchain be-, been repaired BY
putting the boilers and D her heavy weights
amtdships. BY which The bow wa tised up.
The Lsfiore has De6n taken from Vlcksburg
to Mound CitV fer repairs. M
The W. r. Halliday. J. A. Scudder. Port Eads
and tow, E. NJ. Norton and tow and J. B. M.
Kehlor, all from st. Louis, and the Laura Lee
from Cincinnati are I'LL due and will arrive this
coming week. Tie Halliday will return Wednes-
The Gold Dust from st. Louis. and the Chero-
kee from Cincinnati, both for his city. We're to
have left last eysning.
outrageous seizure of the Thompson Dean on
o frivolous suit By one Of the roustabouts em-
ployed on her. Many just such outrages are
PERFORATED under color of-the law which If
given In detail would more than fill this whole
paper and the manner In which the steamboat
velous- almost passing bill I. We give a case
In Illustration: Lust winter tn y. = Lee WAS
Campbell ana his officers appeared and testified
as to the facts and the case was certified 70 The
United States District Court. bonas being given.
The case was tried and decided az inst the Lee.
and cost her. beside the SO and the boats attor-
Dey fees sl42. Twenty dollars OF this went to 9
ho ado wfs asa e % tef essa
The balance-ss2 WIS for commissioners.
marshals and clerks fees. All Of Ibis was al
lowed by law and in The name Of justice.
Capt Ed Flood left here Friday evening for
St. Louis. for the purpo-e OF receiving instruc-
tions to proceed to the F.,lrche de Fays. q trib-
utary Of the Arkansas. forty miles above Little
kock, and clean 1t ont for navigable purposes.
ThsSt John ii place Of the John W. Cannon.
leaves as usual Wednesday for Bayou Sara, and
the John Wilson for he Ouaci ita.
The Fair Play leaves Tuesday at o. m. from
the head Of Harveys canal for Grand I-le -,
The trf- Heekly upper coast packet Belle, Hill
ing the place Of the Whi- Dr., leaves to morrow
at II a N. for Bayou Goula. j A. Comstock In
command.
The tri- weekly upper coast packet Eva Chas.
Deb yuchel master leaves tomorrow. as usual,
at II a. m. for the nov Vacheris road
The new and elegant Bayou Sara United
States mail packet II. j. Gay, John J. Brown
master. s 8. streck clerk. leaves tomorrow. as
usual. at 5 b. m.