The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-29
hooNo iVW Change.
'Below high water mark OF 1874. Indicates
rise. fTndieatas fall.

UvtoLahnr, 81 N IN q
'Below high water mark OF 1874. Indicates
rise. Indicates fall.
The weather yesterday was clear and warm,
Lee received considerable freight. and haye
promise of good trips out today. The Katie
DAY morning took on board the freight re-
ceived by the j ID. Seully. and left last evening
for the Arkansas yer. with 0apt roe IN com,
m and, Mr.. Aiken clerk. Tho Scuily Will remain
The water IL getting pretty low In both the
OnIte a nnmber OF people were registered on
the Guiding Star yesterday. and her prospects
for fine passenger iist out to-day are very nat
will be a very proper thing.
The Assumpion has changed her hour OF de-
parture on Saturday from 10 to IL M. and the
Emma Irvine from ~ e. .. m;
Don't forget that the Bart Able leaves to-day
for Grand feore.
arrived on time with fine trip, aud will leave
to-day for VicksburE, NJ usual.
Attention Is called To- the advertisement OF
States mail packet katvdid In another column.
Az the time for the departure Of Southerners
In seach OF pleasure aud u cooler cline la near
at hand the famous Anchor Line Is preparing
to put it's best foot forward by way of inducing
travel over Its line Of boats. as will b. seen by
the excursion ad. In our steamboat columns.
The famous City OF Alton, OF this line, leaves
to-day at u. IN. Tor st Louis. The Alton rs a
passenger packet ts Justly held IN high esti-
boat sets a better table. aud few boats ever get
along sideo her when she ia in running tri IN.
Her cabin aud staerooms are large and ioomy.
aiIordlng every convenience to passengers. to
enjoy the trip. while her courteous commander,
Horace Il. BtXby. never allows an opportunity
WIN. WATSON has charge of the Atoms Office.
The Commonwealth, also Of the above line,
will arrive Tomorrow from st Louis.
The ii. q. Yaeger of the Kounlz Line. passed
Memphis Thursday, en- route from st. Louis
The James Howard left the latter place Tues
day and the Annie ?. Silver Thursday. The
new W. 7. Halliday leaves there to- day
Mr.. George ID. Hite has removed his steam
boat agency Office from 81 Gravier to 142 Ora
vis5, where he viii be BE- found to-day
steamer Guiding Star W. b. Miller master. J. +.
Jones clerk. leaves to day Mt .. m. for tincin-
afoat, and u pufer OF the first class. and there
fore needs no putting from w. Her perform
ances have stablished her reputation as II fast
un. and all the, world and his wife knows that
Capt. Miller and his accomplished chief clerk
are unsurpassed for polite attention to passen-
gers. and unceasing watchfulness Tor their COM
The regular tri-weekly upper coast packet
Belle Tin place OF the Mary, Ida). J. A. Ruiz
@ or Bn at 10
The regular tri weekly packet Eva. Charles
DeBouchel master, Sept Toca clerk. leaves to-
day at II a. m. for the upper coast to
ThdD regular semi weekly bayou Lafourche
wv Il ASSUMPTION, p A. Uharlet master N. u.
N
hns de regular lower coast tri-weekly packet
Ne "a Irvine. Joe Sharp master. Il. Nj. Val
lethu} Jerk. leaves to-day at y. IN. fer Orange
Farm.
The regular semi weekly Bayou Sara and
coast and United States natl packet } ". Can
leaves to- day at .. m. without fail.
The regular United States mail packet Nat
chez L. L. Leathers master. j. +. Muse clerk,
leaves to-day. promptly at .. N. Tor Nicss-
The regular weekly Grand Ecore and Alex
andria packet Bart Able Richard SinnOu mas
ter. George q, Hamilton clerk, leaves to-day.
as usual. al p. m
:, The New Orleans and Rcd River Transporta-
ton Company's steamer Bonnie Lee. Noah
Scoyell master. VIM. Dillon clork. leaves to- day
AT D. IN for Shreveport.
The New Orleans aud Ouachlta RIVER Trans
w. Carlton master, Il. H. Perry clerk. IL receiv-
Ing to leave to-day n y. IN. Tor Camden.
Exchange Clippings, March 70.
st. Louis Republican:
The great James Howard was the Anchor
Line departure for New Orleans yesterday.
She left early last evening with a fair freight
showing and many orders between here and
Cairo. and with about fifty passengers. many
Of whom will make the round trip on her.
Amongst the passengers noticed were Edward
Brediel and family. Mrs. W. A. ,Thornburg.
y Miss julia smith and Th RI Ring u ali i Of
~. Louis: Nathaniel Tucker. ESQ, nephew and
niece. of Boston, aud l. q. sprague and family
Of Jerseyville. The Howard VIII reach New
Orleans the evening of Wednesday. April O. and
Laying there On her return on Saturday the
ntIh VIII be due in st. Louis on Friday. April IL.
lost Dispatch:
The Valley Barge Line has two towboats and
WE'VE oarges LAID up. When al their barges
lauoehed at Jacksonville are completed, the
nuhoet lne company has afiOat will be As. The
cause OF ire falling of in their business Is re-
ported 20 DC lack Of ocean tonnage and a
want q margin on shipments. The Gilmore
got in this morning. and viii return To- morrow
or saturday. The Dippold left Cairo for New
prleans ms m9rning. New large No 81 will
ne launchsd "a SATURDAY, and No. So next week
Sife 0oou q me 0arSe line is at Jefferson
1t is stated by the parties holding the contract
Tor q last mall pas et line hence TO New Orleans
that the huls. engines and general ontft ara r.
be furnished by the Quincy Ironworks Of New
York. or an equal reliable Philadslphia nartV
As an erroneous impression has gone ahrnad
"a to their dimensions, wa give these flpnres as
furnished fud1 * me ha anal CONTRACTOR Length
Three boilers, 40 inches in diameter and "a fat
long: two compound engines; side whaels
with "a feet length OF buckets; The steamers
and eighteen miles down; TO have aec1mmoda.
tons for SO passengers draw 50 feet Light and
8 feet with 400 tons on board. 1t il comnutad |
that the daily running expenses Of each boat
will be about $500 aud il is intended to establish
coaling stations at certain mail landings. with
bulk. expeditiously.
Courier. Journal:
We predicted that the new Anchor Line
steamer City of Greenville. Just completed here
by the Towards, would be fast and our pradir-
ton proved true. She went into the canal sun
day left the, foot of It Monday a. noon, bound
for Cairo and St. Louis She arrived at Cairo
but the following dispatch tells the story:
CAIRO, Ill, March 25.-Rlver Editor Courier
run from Louisville to Cairo against strong
mead and night wind in twentY-three hours. and
We didn't crowd her either. ]. H."
= DUBUQUE. March 25.-The Tidal Wave from
81 Louis, arrived Saturday. and returned VII b
400 sacks GA ;, at the rate Of twelve and q half
cents. to st. Louis. large quantity Of oats
Will be shipped South from Dubuque as soon as
navigation is fully open. and rates will be much
lower than they are now.
Especial to the Democrat
:, ST LOUIS. March 2S.-The river is at stand.
Eleven feet on the gauge. The weather is pleas
ant Arriyals-Belle of Mem phis. Vicksburg.
Departed-Gald Dust from Vicksburg with a
good trip. The E. .. Stanard is reshipping her
freight on the W. P. Halliday, and wifgo to the
oank All kountz' boats will follow. Business
by Telegraph
n SSAIRo, March 2s. -Arrived: Lioness from the
S Snlo river. Thos. Sherlock from New Orleans.