The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-16
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Memphis ...... % 10
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New Orleans 10
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sBeiow high water mark of 1874. Indicates
rise. Indicates fall.
The weather continues warm. cloudy and
threatening. Every Indication at this writing
business was fairly active on the landing rs.
terday. particularly 80 with the Lee, l nal
steamer leaving with very fine trip. me City
Of Greenyile had very fair start. . fact We are
glad to note, for she Is cert1lnly very i me
boat and deserves success Inc 4 fair 0y
mart M which was some heavy timbers tboller
beams) for the new Natchez and a lot OF lumber
III The he john Il. Hanna was brought to the land
ing yesterday. at the head OF Common street tire.
and will leave tot day for the Ouachita. While
In dock she received O coat Of paint and Is
boxing her .pretisst
The b anube had not arrived whom we left the
landing. She will be at the wharf this morning
receiving to leave this y. m-
cut This Out.
This trip the steamboat Yazoo WAS reported
10 the postofflee authorities for carrying tiers
IN other than government stamped envelopes osa
intend to enforce IT, tor the benefit of our steam
boat friends: we publish the following:
"SEC. 800. That al letters enclosed in govern
mentl stamped envelopes. he postage in every
ease being of n denomi nation sufficient to cover
the postage that would be charged thereon ii
v ,py and delivered otherwise than By the
mail provided such envelope shall be duly
directed and properly sealed so that the le ter
cannot be taken therefrom without defacfng
the envelope. and the date Of the letter, or Of
the transmission or receipt thereof. shall be
written or stamped upon the envelope.
cargo, or articles, at the same time conveyed as
freight by such steam boat may be lawfully car
livery and those prepaid BY postage stamp,
cannot b. carried outside OF The mail by any con-
The first part Of section $50. as construed BY
the Postmaster OF this city. Gen. McMillen.
means that If the postage on letter Is over
scents, say for instance cents. q 8 cent stamp
cannot Be- added, bit 1t must be enclosed in sir
cent gopernHent stamped envelope instead and
further. that i5 is also the duty of the person
having charge OF all such letters to properly
cancel the stamp thereon.
SEC. ISL. All letters placed on a mail steam
boat on which the mais are In charge OF
route agent. should go into the hands OF such
agent, and on these letters the master OF the
vessel is not entitled to receive any compensa-
ton. None but prenatd letters should b !, re- e.
duly mailed. But should any chance to be un-
paid, they should be deposited BY the route
Which they are received. where the postmaster
will treat them in all respects as other unpaid
letters. -
a receptacle under lock and kew. and under
the sole charge Of the route agent should he
provided on all mail boats. and into this deposit
yided for In the first part OF section 1872. Or 10
other words, the Letter Basket SO common
on steamboats,, should be done away wit b. and
NJ no mailing facilities be provided. except the
route agents box. which 10 actually postoffice.
The penalty. for violation of any OF these
laws Is fine from $50 to $3.50. .
The attention Of the friends and patrons. OF
the John W. Cannon IL called to special notice
In another column. 1t isa posti1e eontrad1c-
was to quit the Bayou Sara trade for the purpose
OF taking the Lees place in the Vicksburg trade,
Capt Cannon wishes It understood that ne pu,t
The Mis- issippi Valley Transportation Com !,
pany's towboat Future City and tow, W. a. Coll
master. will be found at the landing this morn
ing ready to leave this .. m for vt. Louis
Capt j. NJ Rabun. iaIe OF the Bertha Brun-
that boat in the Bayou D'Arbonne trade. and
notifies shippers through the medium OF spe.
cial notice that all freigh Tor that section mus,
boats to Trenton, care Of the Tom Parker.
The D. Stein. Capt. w. Wenzel In command
is az the landing head OF ~ yeIte s,reet, ~
Don't forget that the Yazoo leaves to-day for
The magnificent and feet J. NJ. White Is re-
ceiving to leave to morrow, as usual. for dreen-
Vile. oar,r,
during the storm Monday night. sustained nc
damage whatever, and Was safely landed "a Int
Algiers side below the salt warehouse: etefL
dock was under her at the time. 1t also re
manned intact.
The Southern Transportation Company's
steamer Thomas Sherlock. Lew Rates master
NJ. L. Virden clerk. leaves TO- morrow. sure at
p. m. for Cincinnati. The Sherlock Is the larg
est boat In the line, and has first class accom-
modations, under the control OF clever anu at
The famous Charles Morgan arrived Monda!
night, and will follow the Sherlock Saturday.
port, James ae Coghill master. W. +. Fitzgerald
clerk, II. receiving to leave tomorrow. als'
without fail. at .. m. for st: Louis.
st Louis. and will follow the Belle Saturday
See advertisement in another column:
See advertisement of the Baton Rouge an!
Donaldsonyille packet katydid In another col
The tri- wee ky upper coast packet Eva, Chas
u DeBouchel master. Sept Toca clerk. leaves to
\ daY at II a. m. for Bonnet Care.
The peerless John W. Cannon, J. G. Liban
master, J. =. Mossop clerk, leaves to-da
through to Bayou Sara.
The United States mail steamer John a. Han
3D. 2. ans COMPANY " banks mas s
B. G. Cornwell clerk, leaves to-day at 5 D. m fo
ma regular weekly opelousas packet Yazo,
VIM. Crawford master. j. b.. schmit clerl
leaves to-day at p. NJ Wtha y 4, fail
tion Company's United States mail steam,
Danube. Ghas Thorn master, J; G. - Mechesn =
clerk. is receiving to leave to-day st o. N. Il
The Regular tri-weekly upper coast 3 + pack
Belle, Frank Bergeron master, ) y; berger'
clerk leaves to morrow, as usual, az ~ a. "a.
The tri.weekiy lower coast packet Emma !
Vine T. Sharp master E. ~ NJ yaaetse f fler
The regular Greenviile. Vicksburg and bel
United States mail packet J. NJ Wh 1aea ..
White master. Curt. Holmes CLERK, leaves
morrow at p. m.
Exchange Clippings, April Is.
Cincinnati Commercial: ..,, -,
Capt. Ed. Hart q Memphis; is II MS mam q q
He reports 10000 bales Of cotton at Memp
waiting to come UP the river, and 5000 more
come in from the country. 49, =
MADISON, April l2.-Rolla MCKAY, WHO VIC n, "
pilot on the Queen of the West during the W
Is entitled to some prize money for eapt !
made. Mckay, when last heard o.. was ~