The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-16

lotte clerk, leaves to-day at 2 p. m. for Orange
Farm.
coast United States mail packet Ste John, In
place Ut the John w. Cannon. D. o. Llbano
master. John IT, Mossop clerk, leaves to-day
| 3 %. IN. ,,4 49,
ia receiving To leave today ut y. M for
f;rand ,Ecore, Ben Kay in command, VIM.
| Duieksnl clerk.
s, Ths whisper, n place " the Natchez, p. $.
derdoss Enttleken and Wilson clerk, leaves
to-day, as usual, for Vicksburg.
Exchange Clippings. August II.
Cincinnati Commercial.
The Will Kyle, this new boat being built for
Capt LEV. Rates and Mr.. Jas. Alexander Is
getting along finely. Workmen commenced
pIauking her yesterday,
Monday tho City Or Portsmouth completed
her fifteen hundredth trip III the Ohio and
Cincinnati daily packet trade, being more trips
than any other boat ever made In the same
trade Two hundred and forty of the above
trips were made to Higginsport. In that
time she has travelled over 10000 miles. With
the exception OF the engineer, the same crew
Of officers have been on board all the time.
Capt. W. j. Miller, Of the Guiding Star, ar
rived from the lakes yesterday. He reports
excellent fishing and fine sport there.
1T. Louis Post Dispatch.
The Future City and five barges, Capt. Coll,
Townsend and Dawson pilots, leave to-mor-
row morning for New Orleans. The barges
are loading to seven feet, and contain l40, 900
bushels wheat and large quantity OF pack-
age freight.
The new barge of our Valley Barge Compa-
ny, brought to Cairo by the Laura Lee, has
been loaded there for New Orleans to it's ca
' The Join Means leaves on Saturday for
New Orleans with four barges, containing
about 100 900 bushels wheat and many pack
ages. The owners have been refusing pack
age freight for three days.
Capt Oby Robrds, coming down on the
street cars this morning, said that the White
Cloud carried only 45O tons. She used to make
each round trip that IS to New Orleans and
back-in twenty-one days, at an expense. of
$21OO. Tho Eliza, on which he also ran In the
same trade, made twenty round trips in ten
months, and says he, "Snch thing was never
done before nor since." The profits OF the ten
months business was $4,000. This boat Was
ridiculously small for n st. Louis and Now
Orleans steamer, viz: 14D feet long, 30 feet
beam, 81 feet hold. one cylinder 2S inches in
diameter, 8 feet stroke: wheels % feet in
diameter, buckets, - feet long. The Eliza
could convey 23n tons down stream but then
her nOsng was ont Of sight. For her $50 tons
was o good cargo.
st. Louis Times journal:
1t Is said that the owners OF the Charles I.
ChOuteau contemplate building several new
iron steamers; lhe chouteau has proved
that iron boats with water-tight compari-
ments are just the thing for the Mississippi.
Capt M. N. Wood. of the Ashland, return
ed yesterday from Chicago. lie will soon load
his boat for some point.
Especial u the Democrat
ST.. Lotus. Aug. Il. The river Is falling; y
feet on the gauge Arrived: Belle Of Shreve
port aud H. O. Stanard from New Orleans.
Departed: City of Greenville for Nicksburg.
The Silver leaves tomorrow and the Com
monwealth on Wednesday.
CAIRO, Aug. 15.-lhe steamer Aradne lost
her wheel overheard yesterday near Cape
Girardeau.
tBy Telegraph
CINCINNATI, Aug Is 1t Is warm and rain
ing. River 10 feet inch and slowly rising.
PTrTsBuRG, Aug l5.-It is cool and cloudy.
River foot and stationary
CAIRO, Aug. TO- 1t Is warm and rained In
the forenoon. @
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 1.-The river is rising;
5 feet inches in the channel, 5 feet inches
on the falls.
VIcKsBuRa, Aug. 14.-To j. B. Woods, No.
104 Common street: The Anchor Line steamer
Gold Dust will arrive Sunday and leave on
time Wednesday, twentieth instant, for st.
Louis. J. ]. McCORD, Master.