The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1879-05-01
. s..l low Change.

SBelOw high water mark OF 1874. Indicates
! From the weather OF the past two days II be-
Edns to look as II summer had set IN. which !
moves us to say just at this time. look out Tor
busiDess was only moderately active yester-
asy. None OF the departures except the upper
acke Eva bed trips fo o boast o ran rarf or q
t.seHs H NV H. D. W Yaeaer. The Paris brown had 800
srres OF soap stock, She went to the oil works
aTh Ths John A. Scudder arrived yesterday after
scnn from st. Louis. Her new commander,
Mpt Fem Calvert won his SPURS u she ID "a UPPER ,
The Hope, that left here on a drumming tour
week or two ago. was at Natchez Monday
,Wst Fred Blanks has again auccumbed to his
olS eneIny, the rheumatism. and had to stop off
iHs Hanna this trip. Capt Gus Hodge has gone
" Pant ~ nJ !. W. Blanks, who has been on visit
Isst and West. telegrapheed that he would ar
IN On thls mer9inEs s1ih Wbe the king bee Of
stesnboats, arrived on time from vickeburg
and tho bends, and will return to-day 10 i as nsual,
pepper u p sraHn hast " oaimes nae
lativey fine in every respect, take the White,
y from 70 n The war Department Chronicle, April
Sbnring the past week the Red river at shreve-
port fell six inches from Friday tths eighteenth
tobunday. rose eleyen Monday, fell twenty two
N Wednesday,. and rose twenty-eight by Fri
Ssy The twenty fifth The Missouri has fallen
sirht Inches at Omaha and sixteen at Leaven-
worth. The Mississippi has fallen eight inches
H Dubuque and Davenport. eleven at Keokuk,
ikifty at 1T. Louis. fifty Ave at Cairo and
twenty. six at Memphis; remained stationary
al VickshurR. and risen five Inches ut New Or
ieaps The Tennessee has fallen twenty eight
Inches at Chattanooga. The Cumberland has
isiell six feet at Nashville. The Ohio. h 10
allen forty two inches M at Pt,sbq5g, rose three
has changed but little at Louisvlle.
The NJ Y. T.. .Company's steamer John Dip
pod. with ave barges \. A. Toms in command.
Mn be found at the landing this morning from
E Louis and will return today at 2. N.
The Tensas Capt. l.. Y. Cooley. clerk J. b.
Bulliyan, arrived yesterday from the Tensas
next week, until which time she will rest
quietly on the other side Of the river.
v The Evening Netrs OF yesterday had the fol-
Nwing:
VAST TIME-THE ANNIE r. sILvER-TWENTy. FIVE
HOURS TO viCKsBURa.
According to the associate kilograms to the
Hcayune and Times, the above named steamer
has made extraordinary time up, the river.
q the telegram in both Of the above named
papers she arrived at Vicksburg on Tuesday
evening. Either the boat or the agent tof the
Associated Press at Vicksburg is entitled to the
IN See advertisement OF the Baton Rouge and
Donadsonville packet Katydid in another
The Eva. having changed back to her former
n dAys of departure will leave Tomorrow. at Il
n. for the upper coast to the Helvetia planta-
The N. O. and r.. r. Transportation Company
viii send out Saturday the Silver City. Capt. @
NHtinde, to Shreveport, and the Alexandria
Oapt Geo. II. Wilkinson, the same day to Min
den. Both beHts are now receiving.
The N. q. and O. r. Transportation Company
announce the John Wilson, Capt Joe Holmes.
II ma Gaidan Grown CANT. Eur Shinkle. Ia
hlegraphed to arrive tonight from Cincinnati
With a good trip, and TO return Saturday
ases 81 sgh pg and BY
Cart g. q. Wayne. agent. No. 81 Gravier street
The large and we'll known Anchor Line
%eG nsnd aTref Ans ee Is
tomorrow at .. m. for 81 Louis.
The tri weekly lower coast EaeKkett, Emma ,l r.
leaves leave ii to- I'd day at ii a. m. for Orange Farm.
The regular tri- weekly upper coast packet
Belle Frank Bergeron master. j. @. Bergeron
clerk, leaves to-day at 10 a. m. forfBen Tu-
The regular semi i-weekly coast and Baton
Rouge packet Whisper. j. A. Comstock master,
George nj. Woods clerk, leaves Tomorrow at 10
The fleet and regular coast Donaldsonville
and Bayou Lafourche packet Henry Tete. j. f.
Aueoin master M. II. Landry clerk, leaves TO-
The new and elegant Bayou Sara United
States mail packet u. ]. Gay. John J. Brown
master. " 3, Streck clerk, leaves Tomorrow. as
usual at p. m.
Exchange Clippings, April -.
Cincinnati Commercial:
CINc1NNAT1, April 2s.-The plain unvarnish-
ed statement" OF Capt Horace E. Bixby, Of the
IT. Louis racer. steamer City Of Alton, published
eighth instant needs another coat OF varnfsh
TO bring 1t out In its true light. Keep your
powder dry and do not fire too high. Is an ola
command. His excuse about coal: STEAMBOATS,
cannot run without fuel. and 1t. is the CAPTAIN g
business to know. where and how his boat
ought to be coaled.. the quality and at what
Will cali his attention: The Rattier left New Or
leans 35 minutes bahind the racer. ac-
cording to watches Of dtsinterested parties.
ference. the Alton being the same distance
ahead. At Vieksburg there was not over twenty
minutes. the City Of Alton taking coal fiat In
tieulars. referring him to Ticksburg papers per
how he went By. The City Of Alton was. one
hour and twenty minutes ahead when the Nor
Longwood Miss: detained thirty-ive minutes
waiting for passenger. On the home stretch
between Terrene and White river. the City Of
Terrene. According to Capt. Bixby's own state
the same number the Morgan made; the Altor
phis, according to watches on shore. The Nor
gan's was business trip. asking or giving nc
ba,ntering p, for race. The Mississippi river i
any boat in the Cincinnati trade, to pass or lea
'she Morgan ii she can. ALBERT STEIN,
Steamer Charles Morgan.
Ceurier-J Journal:
Hon. Joseph Brown. representing the Fast
Mail Company, visited Barmore Sunday to re
celve an estimate for a number OF propellers e
carry passengeIs and mail exclusively between
St Louis and New Orleans and way points
should they be awarded to him we know II vii
pe well done, as he is a practical man. and has
An The facilities to do the work on time.
!, good band of music on board OF each ol
Sne Cincinnati mail boats this summer woulc
oe the best investment they could make. Music
attracts people: people bring money; .ant
honeywell. t is money that takes the kinks
OF despondency out Of us In this country. anC
nnakes US feel as happy as If we owned bank;
1tve people music. sweet music. and they II
walk ten miles, do without bed. and ge
nungry TO travel on boat that carries a band or
! & Fine boats and good music On them be.
.@een here and Cincinnati. would give rail
roads wind to carry. while the boats would have
sach emo of the line crowded with people. The
ffeeret OF the immense success of the Fall River
Aane oI steamers ia music"
SI Louis Post DISPATCH:
spe carpenter came from New Orleans by
al. sal He leaves for Louisville to morrow, ano
SAYS MS ob.ect in going there is to negotiate q
\ Fawn, 0sa civ nnneAsoo 6'oAA0
MEMPHIS. April G.-Part of the crew Of the
An Ssamer Fi2renee Meyer left for Little Rock TO-