The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-03
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Nashville ..............- 10 4
New Orleans o TO
fitsDurg :---.- .--.-'..'. II
shreveport. ........ Is to
St Louis. 10 3 10
VickSburg- -..-........s. 81 10 3
.*Below high water mark OF 1874. Indicates
rise. Indicates fall.
There is more trouble brewing In regard to
the wharyes. The first of last week the receipts
OF sugar and molasses were very heavy. and
| owing to the fact that the sugar sheds are
crowded to their fullest capacity. the lower
landing was blocked for several days. and the
Bastrop. Poitevr Mt and Laura Lee had to land
at the upper landiag-the Bastrop above La
| fayette street. While landing the wharfmaster.
or some one else In authority. ordered her out
from there and further down. uuder the Lee. AS
there was barge lying near the Lee, O lpt.
reason that he had attempted once before TO
land alongside OF a barge and 1t had cost
old 500 he ps1ssS in fera hS Ss
would bs reported. He landed there neverthe-
less. Wednesday morning the John Wilson was
the same day. For want Of room below. and
from the fact that she had occupied the same
landing on many previous occasions as had
given to. receive freight for her by the
Poitevent at the head of Gravier street.
This was objected to by. the wharf au-
space between the heads Of Canal and Gravier
streets had been set aside by ordinance" for
the vleksburs boats and the Me9ph packets.
and when she arrived she landed and put out
her cargo. What will be the result Of these
Wh ssh 5o 81 IN
always brought out conspicuousy; first,
that there Il not sufficient room on the
system Of managing the wharves needs to
be- changed. the lower landing Is used by both
sugar and cotton boats; the latter from the
and occasionally from the Arkansas.
The, sugar landing proper is from Gus
tomhouse street down, the. cotton above to
anal street. But 1t very often happens that
for want OF room sugar boats land between
these two streets and the cotton boats are
obliged to go above Canal street. By so doing
they encroach upon someb )dy else's bailiw
and order is reduced to chaos. They meet will
q cold reception. and are told that they are la
me the, way; Inat riies them, and they answer
portion as does anybody else and that no one
should be accorded any privileges at their ex-
that such an accommodation should be extend
ed to the Vicksburg and Memphis boats, for
several reasons The Vicksburg boats have
many years. aud, as custom makes right. they
are titled to 1t be- ides they and the Memphis
boats as we'll, pay large wharfage bills. make
Of cotton and seed. and immense hsye 05 5ut
limited time to discharge in. and 1t Is but
right thst they. should have such a privilege;
but at the same time the rights OF others should
not be completely ignored. he cotton landing
should be made larger, say from Customhouse
70 Poydras streets and allow none but cotton
boat to land there from November to February.
Our western and coast steam boatmen will |
doubtless object to this but we have remedy
TO suggest. First. the removal of the two sugar
sheds fronting on the river, between Custom
house and Cont streets. The right to build |
them there should never have been given. and |
as It Is aHgrant wrong and an actual impedi- |
ment to commerce to. allow them to remain |
they should be removed. There Is not a day in |
the business season that the space they occupy |
IL not needed. and We doubt IL there Is another |
gttV in the world that wDnId give legal ri rhf
to a few to use its wharves for q warehouse |
when II so manifesly wrongs the many. Be-
aud Bienvie streets, ia built on ninety fact of /
the levee tn does not belong to It. and which
ne com pany have no authority whatever under
their charter to occupy. RENE We these two sheds
and there will be no more complaints about
room on the lower landing Now for the upper
1ne large portion of this landing, aggrexa-
the Mobile. and the New Orleans and Texas
10, depots, etc. In a name or to make
amends to the stsamboatmen, wharf is set
been taken from them an given to steamships.
and the narrowed wharf from Calliope TO
4 q ravier street is all the room. there is for
enough by great deal. Morgans road has a
square OF ground opposite the Cathedral with
racks along the landing to Poydras street,
where 1t has two more squares for depots Yet
ne sugar and molasses brought by this road is
lauled to the steamboat LANDING to be sold.
The Mobile road has passenger depot front
o Glrod street. where 1t has also three squares |
or. depot. etc., The New Orleans and Texas
Jalliope and Erato streets. fronting ON the
liver. and besides has a transfer boat the at
francis Belle. which lands regularly twice a
lay at the sugar landing to receive and dis
'harge freight and cargoes OF sugar.
All OF this valuable SO zee has been taken from
ne steamboatmen and not one foot given them
n return. There Is not one OF our readers who
will for one moment think that there ia anv
omparison In the amount of freight brought to
MS city by these two means of trans portatioo
ret the interest Of the lesser Ia protected and
ostered to the cetriment of the greater In
december last. when there was such blockade
md steamboats, were losing SO much valuable
line ana money In consequence, this fenced in
pace OF the New Orleans and Texas Railroad
vas not In use. not pound OF freight was In it,
mo S, not q steamboat was allowed to land at it
liver Interests demands the same protection
nd foste ing care that has been given to rail-
Dads. Take from the New Orleans and Texas
toad this unused wharf give the STEAMBOATS,
nd barges all OF the landing from Erato to 81.
1ouis s.rees; they are entitled to it, to every
hey are an inca culable benefit to it, and
hey expect and ask nothing In return. except
g2od landing and plenty OF room.
The excellent and fast passenger steamer
lara s., Thos; X. MugRah master, leaves
Wednesday, without fail. for the Bayou Teche
brouRh to st. Martinsville.
The kountz line steamer E O. Stanard Chaa |
|. seaman master. leaves tomorrow at o. no.
DR. ST. Louis. " N
Inc Anchor Line steamer James Howard and |
ne Imperial Thompson Dean are both dine tn
rive. and will have immediate dispatch the |
primer for St. Louis and the latter for Mem.
his 'A AV1 AAou-
The new and handsome Guiding Star. Of the
ouihefn Transportation Company, W. b MIL
II In command. John &. Jones clerk will ha
ave to morrow at D. M Tor Cincinnati W
me 6olden Rule. Que to arrive. will follow the
THEME Memphis 2 (, and bend packet Charles P.
w. I
liitenberger clerk. will arrive to leave again
thursday. -'"'o again
The fleet Corona. Of the New Orleans and
u a1aL Il. River Transportation Company ].
ny at D. m. for Camden, n ioa'es To- .
d f9T pt depaTt e. IL the New Orleans and
The through Bayou des Glaizes packet R 10
lnno n1ar a +. Irousdale master, j. T, Tru
ivertised az v M.' as
The new Whisper leaves to-day at lis m for
e upper coast to Bayou Gonls a. ~ H Ior
ock In command. Messrs. Wood and Dean
The Merchants and Planters independent
a Sa trenton. " ID. Terrebonne master. r
nos. Knee clerk, leaves TO-DAY A-SNO1' II