The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-03
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Feet inch. Feet. Inch
Cincinnati ...-............ u 20
Louisville. ...-.-.-.-..-. 5 10
Memphis. ......... Is 20 10
NASHVILLE. s @ rs .
.sN New Orleans. s &
Shreveport. ........--.... 9 9 TO
H vi uT e........ 81 70 10
below high water mark Of 1874. Indicates
rise. Indicates fall.
The weather yesterday WAS disagreeabe. q
light rain falling the creator part Of the. day.
Business was dull. though the John A. scud-
Ger had far fregh d paff Of ahieh was 400
The Yazoo Valley brought down the doctor.
two heaters; one engine and lot OF truck be-
CAPT Leathers Intends TO leave here with the
grand old Natehez for Cincinnati On Saturday
the thirty first of this month.
A private letter received here yesterday from
Cincinnati says that the Charles Morgan has
been laid up and will not come ont again e. ~ until
business justifes three boats a week. The Thos
The stock Of coal on hand April so amounted
to Ito boats and barges; eonsu n during
considerably within the next few days.
The Golden Crown had an excellent trip down
and had fair start yesterday 70 return with to-
day. whereat her clever young captain was
The famous United States mail packet Nat
chez arrived on time. and will leave to-day for
Vieksbnrg as usual.
DonaldsonviIe and Bayou Sara United States
mail packet Katydid In another column.
Valuable Letters.
The stringent enforcement Of the Post-offfce
n ax regard s mails TO the hss mass The Of asa
Rrs I parscuary Careful u What n na ss
tances both from and to the city have been re-
fused Ia many instances. unless put up like any
other package OF merchandise. the custom
hnrnt hQx ri nr hGnT n NM In ny
velope. Considerable doubt existing as to the
application Of the law In such matters. and at the
Friday on Gen. Mcmillan. Postmaster, to eet bis
opinion 10 the premises and which is substan-
TALLY as follows:
Remittances can be made. as has been the
custom, In an envelope. without Infringing the
laws; provided that 1t has been handed to the
clerk unsealed, that he may see that nothing Is
contained in it but the remittance; and provid-
sd. further that 1t is sent as freight. receipt
or bin Of lading being signed therefor. II such
cases no postage is required.
Gen. Mcmillan also says that advices Of re-
mittances can be sent In o separate envelope.
sead and the .sb as e.. TIE
must relate exclusively to the remittance
Mr.. Sam Hammond. who died Thursday
many years with Capt Cheney Johnson. on the
Louis Dor and other boats. and at one time
was captain Of the Lady Grace,
Mr. j. A. Moffett is We are happy to state,
rapidly improving. and Ia able to walk about
the house. His estimable wife is also much
DeLLor.
a grand excursion, delightful In every essen
tial will BE- made, By the peerless 7. ". Cannon
to the yetties pext Tuesday; See the adyertis s
object being a good one and the means en-
ployed to attain 1t being both pleasant and IN
!sTesting there L hardly doubt bat that every
The southern Transportation, Company's
steamer golden Crown a. Eugene shinkle mas
m. Tor Cincinnati The Grown has excellent
accommod ations-there are none better In the
line-cerrtes band Of music. and offers gu
perior inducements for pleasant trip.
The new. elegant and very fast steamer City
Of GreenviIle Of the Anchor Line. A. J. Garter
nna a 4enFn Mondsk s Bss Es
Belle. Frank Bergeron master. j. 9. Bel geron
Ben Tursaud's.
The regular semi ,weeklg Bayou Lafourche
packet Assumption. P A. Charlet master. N. u.
Dupuis clerk, leaves to- day at - m:
Emma Irvine. r. A., Ruiz master, E. NJ. Va
lette clerk, leaves to-day at2 D. M. for Grange
The regular semi weekly Bayou Sara and
coast and United States mail packet John W.
osFk ct without fall
NatcheZ, T. 2. feathers master. James h. Muse
clerk, leaves to-day promptly, at D. M. for
the Yazoo Valley. In place OF the Bart Able.
is receiving to leave to-day at D: m; for Grand
man clerk
The New Orleans and Red River Transports
ton Companys steamer Alexandria. Geo. E.
Wilkinson master. Ell. H. McChesney clerk,
leaves to day at D. M for Minden direct.
The Silver City, also Of the New Orleans and
Red River TRANSPORTATION Company. G. w.
Stinde master. VIM. Quicksall clerk. leaves to-
day at D. m. for Shreveport
The N. o. and 0. r. L. Company's steamer
John Wilson, Joe Holmes master. w. B. Clark
clerk. leaves to-day at b. m for Camden.
Exchange Clippings.
WHAT PAUL BoYToN IS At.
Nautical Gazette New York; April 26
Thousands have wondered why Paul Boyton
y swimming or padding from place to place.
first in the British channel, then on Continental
streams. and now on our Western rivers. strain
Ing every nerve running needless risks. appa
rently for his own amusement, for he pays his
own way. refusing to exhibit himself or dress
for money. We think We have the solution to
the so-calted mystery. Paul Boyton IL simply
the agent or exhibitor of Merriman's life-sav-
ing dress. Possibly he may have a peeuniary
interest in the sale Of the dress 50 far. so |
good Now Mr.. Merriman has a bill before
Congress. In which it ~ proposed to compel |
every ship owner to purchase one of these |
suits at about $50 each for each vessel of so tons
and one for each additional 300 tons until seven |
suits are put on board vessels Of d tonnage |
specified by Mr.. Merriman, the inventor who is |
great philanthroptst a. far a. his dress" il !
concerned. a man can afford to bt very humane |
In his feelings. when he count unOn a rpysrua