The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-08
stage Of tho Rivers.
Ib ,.,N.sI low Change.


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shreveport. 0 70
IT. Louis 70 !
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"Below high water mark of 1874. sBelow
bench marks Indicates rise Indicates fall.
Tho. weather continues clear and pleasant.
though yesterday 1t WAS d trifie warm
,Business. never very brisk on Friday, WAS
about up 10 tho average yesterday. The Gnas.
T. Chouteau Jared very we'll however, and re-
eesved II very nice freight Tho receipts BY
river for the week ending Inst evening are In
exoess OF those OF Inst week and amount to a.
SIT bnles cotton. Ci357 sacks colt n seed, 1854
hogshends sugar and $685. barrels molasses.
against "a 1856 b.lea. ~ s79 sacka 1888 hOgsheade
and 1850 barrels for the corresponding week
the injury Ida and bargen, which steamer, under
tho command Of Capt. W. r. Wrigfey. arrived
YESTERDAY morning from Black Hawk with COO
The Golden Rule. J. b. M. Kehlor and Bonnie
Leo were al reported as having passed Baton
morning Tho Bonnie has 800 bnes cotton.
Tho Martha left yesterday for the lower coast.
ttead Of the Isabel.
charged OF her immense load In time to return
yhhGseraay VIII i.nyo 70 day at y m for Mem
command. Geo. Milenberger clerk.
Quite n number Of people visited the Chou
teau Yesterday to take y look at her, and The
pished big thing In bringing on his gallant
steamer sucn load The Chouteau, 5 trip cor
h Te wth ~ fhs ore ias year was ss
The Ed Richardson will be readv gpafn hv
the last OF this month.
!, M Y Simpson Hornor and Jas Faucet OF
a1ttebnrg ara in Tho city. Mr.. Hornor ID Of the
firm of Simpson Hornor Il Sons, Plttsburg. aud
q. Coyo y o.. q this city, and Mr.. Faucett
Of Faucett Sons. PlttAbHrg, and w, G. Wilmor
& Co Of this city, coal dealers,
Of the Kehlor. which steamer Is up to ieaye
to, day FOR " Lou's. The vt. Louis CORES pond-
ont 81 tho Marine Journal shyR: Capt, John B..
Davies. Of the broadway foundry, completed
his contrort with thsJ. j. M. Kshlor Ga the re-
m p 81 the Hartupes machinery and replacing
which alteration has greatly improved her
speed, She is now ono Of the best freighters
The new City of Yazoo arrived at st. Louis
yesterday
The attention Of shippers vim the VicksburR.
Shreveport md Texas Railroad Id called to n
special notice In another column.
.Capt. Frank Bergeron Is second clerk OF the
The Iight-draught steamer 10 Bryarly, M. l..
Seovell master. NAT Pnckette. Jr.. clerk leaves
o-day Mt y. M. without fail. for Red river
through to Alexandria.
arrived Thursday night from Caryflis with O.
fine trip, and lis receiving at the head Of Custom-
aud will go az high as Davis Bend Mr.. Il.
Drummer is clerk Of the Rosa.
mnilecoFd,ng C ne monty statement Of g A.
coal. md boats and barges of st. Bernard
Coal Company coal. From the ID boats sunk
on September 1. 25os47 barfels have been re-
covered. and II is estimated that $4,000 barrels
ln addition will 30 recovered, During the past
month considerable quantity OF Alabama coal
has been consumed.
The White Star Line steamer Belle. Louis
hanson IN command. j. @. BerReron clerk.
rehnd. The Belle does all of her business In
daylight.
The tri-weekly coast and Donaldsonville pack.
j III Tan
dry clerk le 4ves to-day Mt 70 m.
The regular trt. weekly lower eoast packet
Emma Irvine. j. A. hulz master. T. H. ValIette
clerk, eayes to-day al 2 D. IN. for Orange Farm
The daily packet to Bonnet Carre Church, the
CITY OF Augusta, j. Il. brou master. Arthur l..
Freret clerk. leaves to-day. as usual, promptly
at D. m.
Tue regular semi weekly Bayou Sara and
cohst and United States mail packet John W
Cannon, J. O Libnno master John II. Mossop
clolk. ieaves to day at 8 p. m.
tn The United States mail packet, Natchez, T. P.
day At 0. m rs usual. for Vicksburg.
:, The Anchor Line tea,ner Golden Kule. O. r
shinkle master, Albert shinkle clerk. leaves to-
day at o. m for st. Lous.
:, Ihe konhz Line sfeamnr J; B M kehlor, p
III. Brady In COMMAND. W. @. Kimber clerk.
leaves also to day n .. m. for st. Louis
correspondence.
ST. Louis. November 2. 1879.
River Editor Of the Democrat: =
The Mississippi river still ramaina very low,
with feet inches to s feet out to Cairo, and
30 inches TO feet to st. Paul; yet business still
goes on, although limited aud cut down By high
rates and limited tonnage Suitable for The
present stage) to q min imum amount COM
pared with the magnitude Of the business X q
10 or II foot stage existed. calling into use this
large number Of barges and etermboats that
line the shores from Carondeet 70 the st. Louis
elevator. There are large quantities OF wheat
In elevator here awaiting TRANSFORMATION for ex-
port via the lefty route. The Anchor Line.
Mis,si,ssippi Valley TRANSPORTATION Company
and the kOuMI Limo have during this long
very
having boas ahd barges always on berth. ready
to receive al freight offered at rate ag near pc
Ohio river boats-the Golden Rule Capt. @. ?;
5hinke: Paris O. Brown. Capt. Halliday and
Golden Oily, CAPT HeelerIh4ys loaded from
they got Al they could carry. and their very su-
perior cabin acc9mmod atlons invited good
Wa,. The Rule had on her t,af &c aoo bales cot;
ION and the Golden City b ID several hundred
1ales for the New Orleans market 1t was re.
'eived here by rail from interior points OIL
Arkanans and Louisiana. the tributaries to
he Mississippi (White. Ark ausas. and Qua
This n'n city 50 has rs nsy spa 40 to hs
aree quantities Of cotton that would under or
tinary circumstances 20 to Memphis and New
Even At this low atago Of water tho diamond 10
Line Of light barges and b9h's continue TO &C.
.ept freight through to st. Pau and all way
nondaple. from tie fact that after you. divert
reight rom is regular and accnstomed channel
t Ii difficult u reclaim 1t azHt u. The railroads
4nterin N this point have been overstocked
With bu-ln. 81; ia fact, tbs leading officials state
rane port thu freight offered. All Of these facts
imply sub Antiate the generally conceded
pinl@n that when our ma gaberive are I'M
teded by e4treme low wa er. Ice or other
anse4. such is iacR Of tonnage, that railroads
re wholly inadequate to carry on the internal
0 . m.r,5 Of TOE country even at an enhanced
ate. Our Western rivers. com prising the three
rsat arteries If inland commerce. the Missis-
tppi Mi4ronrI AMI Ohio rivers, are lover 10