The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-12
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Yesterday was another CLOUDY wv w 80 snab
BUSINESS was rather duist on the iandlng e;i,
The Golden t Gr9Yn G is5 as pTe5y as
rived yesterday morning. rom " rh ramn
will return TO- morrow m t y 1paI dawn on ma
nonnt of fog and bad weather. beside which she
had one Of the largest way frefghts ever put out
from these causes she would have been here In
fine to have left Wednesday. as at tlrst adver-
tised, The two Shinkles We're as much pleased
In meeting their OLD frlends yesterday az Il Iuey
MI MI Pster Ffenger. engineer Of the J.. NJ.
White Or as the roustanoats cal ne5i s IG Ws
on line White is about finished. and in looks she
IL the perfection of beauty.
The Edward j.. Gay is also about ready for
busineas and looks very handsome.
Work Is also progressing on the Henry
Frank. and she. too, is nearly ready for some
and Lew Moan, two OF the best pilots on the
r.ver. have been engaged BY Capt. Hicks.
The Fanchon was let out OF the GOOD intent
uI Zee telegram below from the City Of Alton.
The biz IDJnn is Coming.
Our speeias in Yesterdays Democrat stated
that the Natehez had raised steam and lett New
Albany Wednesday evening. Yesterday After
noon Mr. john Hawkins received the following
dispatch from Evansville:
Steamer Natchez arrived here at .. M
Everything working to cnarm Al d,1 WI j,
The Natchez will receive all the freight that
offers and will arrive the latter part OF the COM
Ing week. grand reception will be gwen The
new boat and her grand old captain. Il part OF
which will be the presentation OF sol or colors
The following local, which appeared In yes
terday's evening Times. Is news to steamboat
men for It is the first Information they nayere
over whft 1t has been for the last month or
m .,rho st,. nhoa.ro, ara ~ anond,rv what 10
do for fuel. since tho wreck Of the goal boats.
tue prices have risen 50 that coal Is beyond the
reach Of the steamboatmen. Ia the meanwhile;
the John w. Cannon has burned every Suck 81
the cry is still. More fuel!'
writer from this city to the Pfttsburg DIE
patch says the cotton crop Vt Red river this
year will reach 100000 bales. We wish this est
mate was correct Que. instead " being great
" Exaggerated, rs We are perfectly certain i -.
In our annual statement. Of the 1rat q Sep
tember, the receipts Of cotton from fsed river
for the season OF 1873 70 amounted TO 1f5,ll9
bales and for the season Of 77B 1893 800 bates.
The differences IN the receipts Of these Two sea,
sons was largely, attributed to the quarantine OF
seek an outlet by rail from shreveport 70 other
points The same condition OF afairs exists
this y, ar; not bale VI cotton mas been received
from above the raft. Jefferson. Shreveport, Or
from the stretch OF river below revepOrt 70
Coushatta, n distance OF 14o miles. since the
middle Of July and from ss,a y ara n
look as II the receipts Tor the coming season;
unless quarantine Is raised very soon. VIII
greatly exceed those of the last season Ger.
tainly they will not run over the receipts q
l3T7.T8.
pairs. Among other WORK new water wheel
beams and cross bridge trees and side houses
are being put in. Her hull has been inspected
and found peftect. enc Will % painted all over
and will soon b. at the landing. ready Tor busi-
The work Of repairing the Belle has also been
Nick Donahue, steamboat agent. has removed
his Office back to his former old quarters No. 2
Tchoupitouas street.
Washington. Issaquena. Warren. Claiborne
and Adams counties, ia Mississippi. are quar-,
antined against New Orleans. Adams and
Claiborne allow boats upward bound to land
ana put off certain goods. but the other three
will not hDugh they allow the, packets 20 lann
coming down for cotton and seed. ,n 90 !, the n
Is but one point Vtdalia-da .ranttned, and
that plaeo allows the landing for malls both
ways Vicksbutg j. auarantiped against Della
but the county, arren.in which 1t is located
III not. The Vteksburg ferry boat p still run
ming to Delta. landing above tue Vicksbnrg city
limits. The consistency OF snen auara .a ees
testing We're they not 50 serious 70 our general
Interests.
panys steamer John Dippold: Capt. =. a; + ms
with five baFses. from Sc. Louis. passed Natchez
yesterday. She will arrive to-day and return
The Anchor Line steamer City Of Alton. Capt.
Horace e. Blxby Clerk VIM. Mason. IL recelv-
dng to leave r. "a GROW for St Louis
The Fair Play leaves as usual TOMORROW Tor
Grand Isle ut 3 a. M, from the head II Harveys
canal, J. +. Kranz Ia command, Frank Rranz
The regular tri-weekly upper coast packet
Eva Chas. DeBouche master. Sept. Toca clerk.
leaves to- day it Ii d. n. for Weham's, St James
The fleet United St ties mail packet ST, Mary.
In place ofthe T. J. Gay John J. Brown mas
ter, $. y. Streck clerk leaves to-day ut 5 D. Ii.
for Bayou Sara and all coast landings.
The Whisper leaves 70 morrow at II a. %. for
Bayou Goula. J. A., GomstTk In command.
The Henry Tete.tJ +. Aucoin In command.
leaves to- morrow a. Il N. FIR Donaldsonvlle.
The regular tri-weekly lower coast packet
row at o, m. for angs Farm.
The John ". Cannon J. G. Libano master.
leaves tomorrow at p. LII. promptly for Bayou
The John Fl Hanna B. s. Leathers In com
mand, leaves tomorrow at D. m. for Vickburg
The Silver City. G pt. Ben Mckay leaves to-
morrow. as usual. for Alexandria and Grand
Lcore. "
FoURcHE LIE FAYE RIVER. Ark. Sept. 6. 1879
To the Editor of the Democrat:
nm here all safe and commenced cutting
down timber Friday, August 20. 80 Tar. have
cut down the timber for q distance Of three
miles. IL number about l2oq trees. After cut
empt empty. IL into the Arkansas about thirty five
miles above Little, Rock 1t Is IN, navlgable 70
Perryyille about thirty-flve miles above Is
mouth, II is 500 f+et wide during high water
running alongside range Of mountains OF the
same name. The Aunt Sally. ~ small boat
makes two trIps week from Little Rock, dur
Ing low water During high water other boats
run in it. The valley IL said to be the 1nest ID
Arkansas. The Arkansas river. IRON Littls
Rock to Fort Smith, h In Il very Dad condltlon
from snags aud shoals There is building "
Carondelet. for Major Benyanrd. powerff!!
snag boat. which he will put to work u tnis
stretch Of river AS soon as com Dleted. AT pres
ent no boats are running between these two
points. but there Is soma talk OF putting II the
DC; Fletcher as weekly packet FIfte1n thon