The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-25
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Daily teegraphie report Of the. stage OF water
al various points, with changes. In the "a hours
s...,on. Above owe low Change.
''a''OA9' Feet. Inch. Feet. Inch.
louisville '......'..' 70
Siamphis. .........- Is to
New Orleans ........... IL 10
piltsburg. ....- .......-.. 0
Shreveport. ........... "a Q o
Il Louis ;,.......-...-." : to 70
.Below high water mark of 1874. Indicates
rise Indicates fall
The weather yesterday was beautiful.
Notwithstanding the grand doings conse-
Guent upon the arrival Of Rex there was very
fair amount of business doing. There We're
four departures The Whisper Henry Te ct
Be- i've departures to-day.the Emma Irvine,
Assumption, Belle, e. J. Gay and Gold Dust.
The Gen. ii. ID. Rucker. from the Arkansas.
and the Port l. IDS. with three barges from Cairo,
The Robert Mitchell. announced to leave to-
day. lays over to Saturday, and the Charles
Morgan, announced to leave Thursday. will go
tomorrow instead.
The regular Tensas and Macon packet Ten
sas, L. v. Cooley mas or. Ia receiving to leave
tomorrow at D m. positively. going through
to Floyd Capt. Jerry Sullivan. rate Of the ".
hopes that his OLD friends, as well as those Of
Capt. Cooley, will remember the Tensas.
The Emma Irvine leaves to day ut IL a, m,
on her first trip under the new schedule Of
three trips week to the lower coast as far as
Orange farm. The Irvine Is a stauncb, good
and fast boat and her new, captain, Joe Sharp,
Is known to be clever. reliable and accoInmo-
dating gentleman. Capt Ed. Vallette. will be
found In the OIL -.
The Lucy u. Gastrell arrived yesterday, from
NHtchez. and will return Tomorrow. She re-
mains ia the trade, and will make weekly trips
The work Of putting on guards has bten post
poned till later In the season. She Is having a
The New Orleans and ouaehita River Trans
portation C0mpany's steamer Corona not being
ready to leave yesterday. laid over until p.
m. tomorrow. when she will leave positively
for Camden. Capt Jack DeHart in command.
One tn ousand Ave hundred and ninety eight
visitors arrived By steamboats, SUNDAY and yes
terday. This number will be- swelled by the ar
rival Of the Bastrop J. A. Scudder, the lower
coast boats. the Henry Frank and the Yazoo
Valley, all of them due last night.
The Bastrop has met with an, accident to
engine. 30 we heard yesterday.
The splendid passenger steamer John A.
Scudder, of the Anchor Line. A. j. Carter
master, leaves Thursday for st. Louis.
The Trenton has changed her days Of depar-
ture, Hereafter she leaves every Wednesday.
The J. NJ. White Capt. J. W. Tobin. will be re-
eeiving to- morrow to leave Thursday. as usual.
for Greenville.
The Silver City left yesterday for Shreveport.
The regular tri-weekly upper coast packet
Belle In place Of the Mary Idu); J: A. auiz mas.
IL.
all landings to b IN Tureaud's.
The fleet and fine coast and Lafourche packet
Assumption. p. A. Charlet master. N. z. Dupuis
clerk leaves to day at .. m.
The new and fleet Bayou Sara and coast
United States mail packet Edward J. Gay, John
]. Brown. master, S. s. streck and b. s. Leath-
ers clerks, leaves to- day at .. m.
The Anchor Line steamer Gold Dust J.. L.
McCord master. III. DIETRICH clerk. leaves to-day
at .. m. for st Louis.
The regular semi. weekly Bayou Lafourche
packet Henry Tete, J. f. Aucoin D aster, NJ II.
Landy, clerk. leaves to- morrow at s H. IN. for
The coast aud Bayou Lafourche packet Tren-
ton. q. ID. Terrebonne master, Thos. Knee
clerk, leaves tomorrow at 10 q. In. for Laurel
The new coast packet Whisper. J. A. Comstock
master Geo. NJ Woods clerk. leaves tomorrow
at II a. M. for Bayou Goula.
The weekly upper coast packet Eva, CnaS.
morrow at ii d: m. Tor Bonnst Carte,
The Robert Il Lee, VIM. Cam bell master. A.
McVay and W. Cannon in charge Of the office,
leaves to- morrow at .. m. for Vicksburg and
all way landings.
ri. Broad master, Theo. JOHN and j. M. Sner-
rouse clerks leaves Tomorrow at D. m. Tor the
The regular weekly Atchafalaya packet Yazoo
VIM. Crawford master. j. 4. Schmit clerk, leaves
tomorrow at p.m
The new. staunch and good passenger steamer
Bedford. A. w. Williamson master Messrs. Has
kel and Gilruth clerks. leaves to morrow at
p. m. sure, for the Bayou Teche, through to st.
The great United States mail steamer J ohm Fl.
Hanna, of the New Orleans and Ouach1ta River
Transportation Company. }. W. Blanks master.
B. g. Cornwell clerk, leaves tomorrow, sure, at
p. m. for Uuachita City
The new large and very fine pass ua ger
steamer laura Lee q the New orleahs ahd The
United States mail packet for Shreveport to-
morrow at D. m. Capt. 81. l.. Lee Ia command.
The Jewel. also Of the above company. O. P.
Trusiow master. O. W. Drown clerk. is receiving
to Leave morrow at 2. n for Mind i direct
master, J. II. Mossop clerk. leaves tomorrow
at D. m. as usual for all coast landings through
The mammoth Memphis and bend packet
Henry Frank. J. F. Hicks master. All. Grissom
clerk, leaves to- morrow at .. M. without faii
Morgan. Of the Southern Trans portation Com
pany. ALT Stein master Harry w. Stein Adam
Weyland and Lou. Branham clerks. leaves 70
morrow at p. m. sure. Tor Cincinnati.
Especial to the DemocratI
ST. LOUIS. Feb 24.-The weather is clear and
mild. The river is rising slowly with feet
6inches of water out to Cairo. Arrivals since
leans, Belle Of Memphis from Vicks burg
Cherokee from the Ohio River. st. Genevieve
from Cairo; E. c. Elliott from Grand Tower,
Helena for Vicksburg, st. Genevieve for Cairo.
Spread Eagle for Alton.
The stanard left yesterday morning with a
light trip. The Centennial has not yet arrived.
The Elliott reports her aground at Platen Rock
this morning Business IS improving. The CITY
of Alton leaves to morrow evening. She will
have fair trip from here. W. K. A.
Especial to the Democrat
MEMPHIS. Feb. 23.-Business is fair. Arrived |:
Houston up SUNDAY, Chouteau arrived Til ia
morning and the Yeager arrived this evening
loaded fiat. She adds cotton here and leaves
Tomorrow The Guiding Star will b. down at
midnight. The weather is cool and clear. The
Osceoia Belle brought her freight back from the
Harrison barge. fh1CE.
FROM THE PASSES.