The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-05
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Glow high water mark of 1874. Indicates
Tn4f toll

ri II arld 900 cedar logs.
Il f L. 10 10 Bryariy came here for, repairs and
aEsnE es nesg & n the Ety.
fIae boiler deck Of the fsrryboat Hsttie has
ia extended &c nearly her full length.
e ne Wn nau1s Il g t. RI
n mads. will not enlist the cooperation Of
.sssmboatmen.. Make IT 50 per cent and 1t will
q nearer the thing.
t1-Teskly trip to, BAYOU GouIa. to. make II
assIY with the Belle, as It were. and that the
in.ssnlmptfon will take the Tete's place In Bayou
ialourche to hoop up the Bertha. as It were,
RE Clara 8. will not go to Grand Isle, and
LEUt Uttendorfer has gone to Vicksburg to buy
shher the Fair Play or the Josephine Speng-
Isnention is called 70 the exeur- ion advertise
nsnt q The Henry Frank In another column.
n slsr Natehez papers didn't come to hand yes
rtrdsy. therefore VS. can give no particulars
Nj HE reception given to the Natehez, Sunday.
iii Ne heard the people turned out en masse
" ssy yob sf sfma ossS Spa rha Howard r.
In BgrRsron and John d. Wilbanks are the
elsieal team Of the John W. Cannon. and,
lks the boat, they are hard 10 beat.
A Chaper on whistles.
Having read several articles lately about the
Feamers plying the Mississippi and tribn-
artes, We state what We know OF their early use
% Lake PonteharTain. About the year 1875,
y s a es 1s sas an aan nas
inring that summer to Biloxi. etc. On her was
sNhlstle placed right over the starboard boiler.
IN iest mac saek ei Ell the T1s
ysssn ID port with steam up or about
d Ieaye the wharf. but It was as much
ir amusement he blew II as for SIGNALS. The
1 Mi liz whistle. The frst boat We remember
IL mfkfng use OF q whistle as signals, was the
california about the year 1s49. The California
~ yhiss'IIe fully as large as ten,gallon keg.
Igsn the fish would stop biting for hours after
NIT whistle was blown. About 1857 near all the
prominent boats on the lake had whistles.
Iosd used whistles time OUT OF mind. ana their
engineers were In the habit Of giving the whis-
% good. long and strong blow every morning
1le nn-not that the aforesaid people were in
ordinate slsepers. yet they believed, with San
eho Panza. that blessed be The man who first
lpysnted sleep: Once upon z time gnele
D1cs vas popular resort. A stranger stopped
Nd Flood one night. and next morning was
tMakened By the. whistle Of ths locomotive,
be Angel Gabriel had blown bis horn Of warn
tng. the gentleman JumI ed ont OF bed, grabbed
hB clothing and In his haste tumblsd down a
NE landlord appeared and asked what was the
rseket. AZ well as he could. from fright and
kuises. the stranger stated what he had heard.
as belief etc, Pooh; pooh!p sald AZ Flood: 70
sns9r0 man We have here. who goes about every
morning 70 awaken I'D the folks"
90 the a advertisement of the Baton Rouge
Va Donaidsvills packet Kstydid ii another
The elegant New Mary Houston, Charlie
Mller In command. leaves Saturday for Gin
The Guiding Star 10 announced to leave Gin
aanAh Tor this city Saturday.
ING great James Howard. Of the Anch or Line.
y. ONeal in command. will leave here satur-
sshs boss j. NJ White, Jas. q. Pepper Ia com
@aHd, Vim. Gaines clerk. arrived ON time from
leksbnrg and the bends. and will return to-
lVs 6 usual. PROMPTLY at .. m. For speed,
teEsncs and high living the White 10 unsur-
rAssd hy any craft all 1at.
Ine Jimmie Baker, not being able u leave
mtarday. laid over until to-day, when she Will
~ al intermediate points. Capt. b. y. Marble
Capt ]. q. Burdeau will make moonlight
ssarslon to Garroliton Saturday night with his
and large ferry-boat Aglia.
ne Tensas. L. V. Cooley in command. Capt.
sullivan clerk. fs recei Wing to Leave Satur1
II I0r the Tensas and Mac q. Shippers VIII
w. " postscript to her advertisement. TO which
III attention fs called.
,Ihe n o. and r. X. T. Company'g steamer
ssissl, Capt Charlie Truslow,. arrived Tuesday
N Mn Saturday. From her. Off cers We learn
! " mere bias been no rain above Raptdes par-
- mat the crops. particularly corn, Is suffer-
M Imncn Tor want OF rain. and that the river Is
TIE lower coast racket Emma Irvine. J. "A.
saz master, 3. NJ. Falletre clerk. leaves to-day
~ q %. for Orange Farm.
xae Eva Charles DeBouehel in command.
TTsaseS To- morrow as usual at IL a. N. Tor Inc
nssgetia Plantation.
Ias coast Donaidsonville and Bayou La
NJ. Y. II. Landry clerk leaves tomorrow as
Ihs Independent coast a-d Bayou Lafourehe
SeI 1st Bertha, Frank Bsrgeron master. J.. G.
loekport.
The new and elegant Bayou Sara United
@a.as mail packet e. J. Gay. John J. Brown
~ a.sr y: .. streck clerk. leaves Tomorrow. as
The Belle viii arrive this evening from Bayou
sVaia and return Saturday morning.
Exchange clippings. June 2.
Louis Post Dispatch:
grain shipped at tnis DOT 1oa t tpe bs
Seorn. 5000 do oats. Rail and Jake rates TO the
49, 49, remain ruinonsly low. and hence the river
i ss Q the ocean is not sought by oyerwneim-
49, earRDes OF grain AleactlOn will doubtless
HIT e e Dla e. me signs Of II are aireAas
lines ourna:
hINo FHIRTY- NINERs.-Two old WORKOUT
Mestnen were obseI we'd sitting on pile OF skids
saefday. opposite the barge line wharfboat.
@aEed In conversation. They spoke In con-
ssas1tial undertone. and emphasiz a their
I'D M1ids with many significant chances and mods.
ssas.ulated TO Impress the behoider With the Idea
No. ny llneT were la possession OF secrets OF me
So 4. yeighty importance. and which were not
~ g nad for the asking. One OF them, VINO
40 smoking cob ptpe. cas- wise and pa,,
;SeS,aalzing look about the landing. and then said
,ss other: II say. jim. there's no boats on the
VIZ VI low as Their used to be-"
W. Should say not" returned Jim. with froWn
- plainly revealed his disgust OF the SIT
i 70 boats now like the old Sultana and Duke
u -Nytleans, and old Hickory and them uns.
10. aSot much. - RroWled jim.
4, AM no captain like old Converse and SWon
~ W feraeon,..
NE; Their amt" returned the other:
A. Al when it Comes to mates, where'll you
III 40 sane likes OF Bill Middleton 2.
auannseey don't make 'em now" Was the re-
e. ses, 3tn was good man. = continued Jim.
En- i'm p nss dead-aied broken-fiearted; Ion
a. y Dill Kept his private graveyard ooWn al
~ M0Qth Of the Arkansas md he used to plant