The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-24
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st Louis. IA 10
*Delow high water mark Of 1874 sBe!ow
bench mark Indicates rise. Indicates TALL
The Centennial was delayed on account Of
peted, mud did not gel. Of till yesterday, To
facilitate the hauling Of Il from the stea,msh,p
t he heaii ii bienville street 49, -
The Ohas, r Obouteau left yesterday for
Helena, She was detainsd by low water bad
weather and fog. and but for these causes
| would have brought q larger cargo As the
| river ia rising Gaut. Thorwegan expects TO
make ~ IL lost Tine thls tsln, and to return
rreeldeat II he n No D and To Tompae a
| On n matter OF the greatest Interest to the psO-
pie Of New Orleans will be found In another
part Of The DEMOCRAT.
The John Howard, Oapt J ,u Y Carlton, ar,
| rived Yesterday morning from White river. and
will return to- morrow at =. 10.
We have heard OF 9 conversation that oe-
CURED few lays age between PLANTER and .
setioualy to paying one dollar and ~ half for
sugar and seventy. 1--WE cents for molasses. say
| ing that III was TOO muah and among other
thugs, that bis sugar was. carried last year for
a dollar andH quarter. aud even for q dollar to
the apparent satisfaction Of the hoaInan. The
eteamboatman answered that he did not think
the rate too high, and that be tthe planter
would be lucky If he did not pay more before
tne season YES over that expenses were more
about the same condition of affairs that existed
| last year be would gladly return to the old
| rates While staamboamen know that the
Only concern The average shipper has il his af
| fairs Ia The amount Of freight he may have to
pay; he thinks II only. from spirit of fair
| dealing. some allowance should BIO made for
| the extraordinary condition of things rs they
1 now exist
stesmboatmen run their boats FOR Tho Same
| reason that 81 planter nultlpates bis land. or a
merchant conducts his business, for The profit
| there IL In 1t. and when the necessities Of a
ease require an advance in the rates he doesn't
| like to be regarded ne an eytortionar any more
| than is the planter or merchant who sells or
| holds according to the market. The steamboat
men ,h hfe anolne nnder mpun IT., , OF dnu'
| known II does not seem TO be appreciated. Last
| year ronatabouts we're paid s5b a month. while
year $50 to $40 to paid for roustahous aud labor
has been as high as 400 an hour. Last year coal
was t9s hIs YER 1t Is g. tEyary I, else al
| OF Turning have increased over 1nn per cent
and yet rates have only been advanced about 30
Steamboatman ask no favora from anybody
and expect none. and yet their good nature
| their time and their means has been SO con
| their hands Is NO longer looked upon as a favor
but as right. For instance. empty hpgsheads
are carried free Of charge but fin lot, say of
| 100 one Ia short staye broken, the boat liz
the ninety niue for nothing; and II the captain
more patronage would he ever receive from that
planter. Though he has 10 pay cash FOR every
| thing he buys his freight bills must stand over
| sometimes Tor months. OF else give percentage
| of for each.
| The present low stage of water makes 1t very
bants Ths so Is faa
the planter aggravates 1t by the fact, except in n
few Instances. that he never keeps his roadway
down these banks In order, all Of which results
III q loss Of time. which, II these days u big
money to n steamboat. We have mentonad
only d part VI the troubles that the steamboat
| rfnI hal hntr Halo
| we think. 10 convince any fair minded man
that Ia asking 90 Increase IA the rates the
he s4ps as met K eS9ps BY sys1
day from The A'chafalsya, aud will return to-
morrow, The Bertha lost AZ hours 10 Old RI ver.
The water from the rains did no good. as It oil
| passed down the Atehafalaya She found the
h, q stnr AGROUND and helped h IF, Of The
| turned to the Atohafalaya.
Capt. Horace o. Bfshy's famous Oty Of Alton
or the Anchor Line will be found at the landing
this morning receiving TO leave to morrow at
| The Henry Frank. Cant. J.. 7. Hicks. will ar
rive 10 leave Thursday for Memphis and the
| bends.
The City Of Augusta. Oapt. J, Brou in com
mand A. T. Freret eerk. having changed from
a daily to a weekly packet. will leave this 10
o. n. for the npner eoast, as advertised,
| The Chouteau reports tho st. John off ana all
right. She will BE- II to leave to day rs usual,
The trf-weekly upper coast packet Clara s.
VIM, Wen9el master, O.. y. Packard clerk
| Leaves to dry. as usual. ut II a. IN, for We'll
/ ham g, 1T. James parish.
The White Star Line ateamer Whisper, J. A.
Comstook master G., NJ. Woods clerk leaves
this II y. N. for Bayou Gonla..
| The Thompson Dean J. III. Pepper master
Frank Beck Jr.. clerk, leaves to-day at D. m
for Gteenyilie and the bends
United States mali paoket Edward J. CIV, John
| J. Brown master, b. s. Streck clerk. leaves to-
day at y. ~.
Rouge packet St. John J. T. MoElroy muster
w. Greenhouse and Frank Bergeron Clerks
The tri We XIV coast. Donaldsonville and La
fonrche packet Henry Teta. ]. II. Aueoin mas
ter, eaves 10 morrow at 10 q. ~.
Assumption. r. 4. Charlet master, leaves to-
morrow at II III.
:. The regular tri,weekly lower coast packet
Emma Irvine. J. A. Ruiz master leaves to-
morrow ut Il .. m. for Orange Farm.
The White Star Line steamer Belle. L. RIM
son master, leaves tomorrow al u Il, m. for
The United States mail packet II. L. Lee
Gapt. WIN. Campbell. leaves tomorrow for
Tia John W. Cannon loaves Wednesday for
The fleet and pretty Laura Leo leayes to-day
at s o. m. for all bond landings through to Ar
kapolis. Capt H. l., Lee in command w b.
Tho Memphis and bend racket Cherokee
Tho ' Ronn 4. Line steamer Fl. O. Yasger. Davo
l1HteY ulHSIeI, VIII arrive 10 IeHVe WeuHoeahS
for ut. Louis.
Exchange Clippings.
ST. LOUIS Nov. 2D-The general revival Of
business has brought the Mississippi Valley
and Brazil Steamship Company TO the front
again. and new board of directors has been
elected and thorough organiz cation effected.
Among the now directors arc james b. Eads.
Esq, Gov, Washurn Of Minnesota. Gen. " m.
Preston If Kentucky. Hon. Joseph H. Oglesby
of New Orleans. d. L. Rowland. President of
the st. Louis Cotton Exchange. The board Of
directors to-day elected cen. Preston esf-
dent d. T. Rowland. vice president. Col. Sam
9. Reid secretary, and the enterprise will pe
vigorously pushed by Its new officers. The
struction Of Iron barges and the establishments
Of barge lines 70 run from st. Louis. louisville
Minneapolis via st. Louis to New Orleans. In
connection with the steamships from the later
city. It Is also contemplated to ran these ves,
seis In connection with the Illinois and Central
Railroad from New Orleans and the Gould
combination Of roads centeriEg In st. Louis.