The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-11
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Cairo ..................... IT "
Cincinnati ................ 70 ~ ~ !
Louisville. .......... l0 "
Memphis. .......... ID ~
Nashville. ....s- .......... ~ ~
New Orleans. .......... ~ ~
PtttSbuTR. ..... ..........
shreveport. ........... ~
W VII E an y, = ....'...... % 10
sBeiow high water mark Of 1874. Indicates
rise. Indicates fall.
Especial to the Democrat.1
sr. Iours. July 1o-The river is falling slow
". The weather is clear and warm. me ther-
rnorleter shows 81 degrees In !, ne fhade. AZ
lived John Msua e rom 1om HaW 1la r.
lDeparted: Port Eads with two barges In tow.
conlaining 10000 bushels q buk 1 Wm n b II
ness 10 ia'i' lBy Telegraph ~
ftnfuNNATI July 1o.-The river Is 6 feet and
stationary. Business y dull. No arrivals Or
degarrs e1s ap ryar is loot inch
and about stationary. The weather 1s clear ana
Warfn ~,,,, g nr
phis Little Eagle from thetOhio, DeSmet from
Paducah. Belle Of Memphis. from Memphis
CAT tom Cneanat, Dspata Mary ara H2 }a
Rgle for st. Louis. Belle Of Memphis for st
Lonis, The weather e clear and ho, ,,
Helena for at Louis. Golden Grown for Cincin-
natl The weather Is clear I and YET, warm; taa+
inches. Arrived: Maggie, Harper from Madi-
SON. John g. Brarsf I'd from Greensboro. Ben
Evansville. Matte Hays from the coast. De-
parted: Maggie Harper for Madison John 8
f,rarsford for 1owensboro. Dora, Cobler and Ben
Franklin for Cincinnati.
We had hopes that yesterday would have be-
d pleasant day, but was d eeiyet. II was as
warm MS usual. with little mir stirring,
Business was not active IN The front.
Tho United Htates soop- Of war Wachnsett
like several marines Of the taxing district. spent
the Fourth IF July al the bar
By Il late Vicksburg Herald we SEQ that 1t has
fallen into ths same error as other payer, IN
lar hns but one con and he Is clerk OF one Of
the Memphis and Cincinnati boats, and his
The Id. j. Gay Capt J. J. Brown, left yester-
day morning on her annual trip, taking 81 large
number of ORPHANS to enjoy q fsw hours ride de
on the river. The orphans seemed TO % much
pleased III anticipation Of their "trip.
The Henry Frank does not make q trip on
SatuI day, evening. although Capt. O'Keilly
made up to go every, night during the week.
Hesa,s that he is teady With ha Henry r Frank
Sunday a,nd q at $50 to oaklana Grove
The John Gilmore and burgess leaving yes
terday, had as freight % packages en1th an1
ware, LIS drums e. soda, 139 tisrces soda ash 227
packages steel. 324 anvils ano 300 bundles sheet
ir M ! , NJ rah,or har;no hsan dat,,nea
from leaving yesterday Is rYeaivlng and will
leave this evening for oil points on tho run uD
PEhsonAI.-Capt, q. E. Harper leaves us to-
morrow to spend tho heated term in Kentucky.
Cant. II. has entirely recovered, but ts little
The Bonnie Lee i. the Saturday packet for
Shreveport and way landings On Rcd river.
Passengers bound up the Ohio river do not
day. ID d new and light draft steamer. having
fine rooms aud all tho modern improvements to
make MI comfortable
The Henry Tete is now making three trips
week to Dona dsonvilie. She left yesterday
and will be- back to leave tomorrow at 10 m
The BAYOU between Donal'ssonv,ie and Thibo-
dark In connection with tn, Tete.
The Fair Play leaves the head Of Harvey's
canal TO- morrow at d. m. See advertisement.
The regular tri weekly upper coast packet
Eva. Chas. DeBouchel master. Sept. Toca G ERIK,
leaves to-day at II a. II. for the new Vacherie
road.
The independent coast and Lafourche packet
Bertha. Frank Bergeron master, j. g. BergerOn
CLERK, leaves to- day at 10 a. m.
The fleet United States mail packet q. J. Gay,
John D. Brown master, s. .. streck clerk. leaves
to-day at y. m. for Bayou Sara and all coast
The Belle. In place Of tho Whisper. leaves to-
morrow ~ at Il r. M f m.d Bayou W ao1a j. a Com
Dean clerks.
Tho regular -tri-waekly lower coast packet
Emma Irvine. ]. A. Ruiz master. leaves to-mor-
roy ct p. "; ter Orarg Farm.
The Yazoo Valley, In place Of the Bart Able,
j. recsiylng to Leave tn. morrow at ?: "a TOR
Bowman clerk.
The John W Cannon, J. G. Libano master,
John IT, Mossop clerk. leaves tomorrow at
s 3. m. promptly for Bayou Sara.
The fleet and pretty Whisper. B. s. Leathers
IN command, leaves f. morrow 2; % for
% The ~ BIZ J. .. NJ kehlor. CAPT; ?. N Brady.
Memphis, Cairo and st. Louis.
The light. draft steamer Laura Lee is the
packet lowing next Saturday, for the Ohio
river. Secure, your passage at once. She is
f1Ist- cas packet In every particular
!, Ihe large and complete packet Henry Frank
is now ready TO make excursions Clubs or
Inv n nt
0heilly on very favorable terms. Every
Sunday gu ga she will make her regular excursion up
The fast and complete passenger steamer
My OF Alton, aapt B,xby in command and Mr..
The Anchor Line for Memphis. Cairo and St
Louis. 70 all that want tn enjoy q splendid
trip up the river, take the City OF Alton on Sat
The llght. draft steamer Bonnia Lee, Capt. o.
H. houDs, Is receiving, and leaves tomorrow
or all landings on Red river UP the Shreve-
A Good Chance.
Tho steamer Whisper leaving here every
e the CITY. arriving here sunday evening TO
hose that enjoy q short trip to get fine breeze.
good bed and q tine suprer. breat fast ard
Rinner this win be their chanee; price. s..
The Gay will also take passengers to Carroll.
on at ten cents, the fund to be given 10 tho
prphans. Sec advertisement under special
"Reminiscences.
The fact may not be generally known, but
here was q Natchez fifty-faur years ago. the
GLOWING advertisements appearing in the Lou
siana Gazet 9 Of January / 1926:
The steamboat Natchez. Capt. Robert Davis.
F1ll leaVe for Natchez. on M tndav. the eleventh
instant. VIII take any freight offered for inter-
nediate landings.
T.. MILLANDER. Agent.
Report Of cargo OF steamboat Natchez, from
atchez. January II. 1875:
Us bales cotton. M Benoist l. Co.; 115 do,
Lawre Toledano; 80 do. Pennox & Rivander;
do. VIM, ,Brannan. Total. 273 bales. Beef
ldes, peltries etc.
The receipts were not accurately or regularly
ept. / g., by boats. in Those days. One OF the
ergoes Of the Orleans. In 1872 amounted to
10 ba es. and the following arrivals that year
fa given as $50 hatboa.s. $50 barges and 16
ffs. Total receipts Of cotton the same ear.
SAT bales.
THE FIRST STEAMBOAT LAWSUIT.
hoosvelt, Livingston and Fulton when they
Ill the Orleans. secured from the Territory
louisiana the sole right to navigate the wa
Es 81 the Mississippi for a number years, and