The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-09
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Pltfeburg. ....--...t..... IL 7 10
Shreveport ,....-.......,.t q
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.*Below high water mark Of 1874. tIndicates
rise. Indicates fall.
The weather, yesterday WINS clear and very
southeast, kept The dust moving in clouds and
The lapdiug was anything but pleasant place
Business has boon good MI Tho weet md
yesterday was ono Of The busiest days or me
week; oil Of the departures had good trips,
pptntrlIs9t!arty the cannon, Nntchez Able aud
last nnmed bring cfowdea with people. The
Ctty Of AHon for 81. Louis, had 30 passengers,
nolasses. 400 barrels rice. and IS tons sundry
freight iue uslng 80 sacks oats for Memphis.
The II. o. Yaeger had 400 hogsheads sugar. 400
agee sundry freight.
SOC kilograms, below from the City Of Augusta
j. II Hanna npd Basir0p.
The A J. pnker, with five barges. left yester-
day for St. Louie,
NJ. W. A. McFarlin. who left here on the Bed
that the Bsdford entered The Miss sipp on her
way to Cincinnati wednesday. with 6l2 hogs
heads sngnr and 3t5 b rrels molasses
the Aexandra Capt W. r Be osp9an Gefe
John II. McChesney, to leave t0-rnorrow for
Mlnden., and tho Jewel. Capt. G, ?. Truslow.
a. Capt De Hart. Of the Corona says she was
only days and IS hours making her last trip to
Camden not 3 days and 16 hours, as we had II
yesterday. We are happy to make The corree.
tion.
The good steamer John D. scully Of the
KOuntz Line. JacOb Poe master, Miles Carpen-
ra i've bs ans
through boat on berth for that section q fact
that shippers will please note.
Our thanks ars tandmed to the Chas r. Chou
team for fhVors by mall. May her shadow and
those Of her officers as well, never grow less.
s,. The CLARA s. has = been seized BY the United
Tuesday next n one-haf interest In the Tim
mic Baker, now lying at Trenton. In eQnnee
lowing little bit Of history. thinking It may
prove interesting 10 our readers:
10 the year 1869 the Lulu d. was on her way
down from Red river with full load Of cotton.
q sbort distance above Now Texas Landing on
the Mississippi; she was disc ,yered to be on
fire; she was nearly In the middle OF the river
nearest shore. In the meantime all Of ihe cot.
ton on fire. together with a tarpanlin was
heayed overheard. and by the time she reached
the bank the fire had been gxtlnguished, The
Grand Era. passing no at the time. rounded to.
came alongside aud turned her hose on the cot.
ton. and ln. u sa1Ft while afterwards, seeing
Lulu D. picked up ali the cotton m"t thrown own
.verboard, and continued on her way down
On arrival here protest was made bnt the dam
ags 10 me cargo proving 50 slight 9e Board Of
would bear her loss in time-ab ut eight hours
which being agreed 70 no ave rage wss entered
signees. On the return Of the Or nd Era her
own r. nnde claim for salvage, and as the
cargo had been delivered they be d the. Lnlu D.
trial was had, and judgment was given In favor
Of the Grand Era. The Lulu D. In the mean.
time. had bsen sold, and taken to Mobile. and
master. Capt. W. #. GIlham. who had been
made party 10 the suit. l. the owner to-day Of
III ihndest - me BakHr apd 70
seized and ordered to be sold as above.
Bee the advertisement Of the En- Irvine in
another column.
>, Don't forget that the John Hanna leaves
Tues day, instead OF Wednesday,
The HenrX, Frank will arrive to leave Wed
nesday for Memphis.
The Anchor Line steamer Centennial. Thos
j.. Davidson master. Frank Cakes clerk, will
arrive tonight from st. Louis, and will return
The II. 0. 4 o. n. II. Company's steamer
Corona. J. De Hart master Il. G.. Pine. ps clerk
not being ready to leave yesterday laid over
until to morrow. when she leaves at D. m. for
Candsn.
The new and fine passenger steamer E!dora-
do, W. W. Little muster. w. Fl. Little clerk,
leaves tomorrow at 8 .. N. for Pittsburg d.
rect.
The handsome Golden Crown OF the Southern
IrannspoTrfatlon q, C,Tnpany Eng. l.. Shinkle
mias'er: Chant shinkle clerk. leaves Tuesday
without fail FOL Cincinnati.
The new and fast upper coast packet Whisper
]; A. Comstock master, George M. Woods and
Charles Dean clerks. leaves to-rnorrow at II
e M for the Ashland plantation and Bayou
The trt weekly upper coast packet Eva Chas
UeBouchei master Sep Toca and Ed. Barry
clerks. leaves to morrow. as usual at IL a. m.
for Bonnet Care.
The semi weekly coast. Donalsonvllle and
Lafourche packet r. Mary, Joe Dalferes mas
ter leaves to- morrow at D. m for Lockport
The new and feet Bayou Sara and coast
United States mail packet Edward J. Cay. John
y. Brown master. =. 3. 5treck, clerk, leaves to-
at D. m.
The regular semi-weekly Bayou Lafour che
packet Henry Tete. J. 4. Aucoin master leaves
to- morrow AT 5 .. M
The new and handsome ST. John, J. P. MeEl-
roy In command. Will arrive this o. m and
Baton Rouge.