The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-03
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sBelow high water mark OF 1874. AAbove
benoh- mark. Indicates rise. Indicates fBii.
There waa considerable of n rainfall yoater,
day, notwithstanding which very fsir AMOUNT
OF bualneAe WAS done ON the landing The Nan-
uba for Minden. had Hli tho freight she wanted,
parl of which were 2bpo sacks corn. 1850 bundles
Ties and 800 rolls hnEging.
The jesse X Bell brought barge from the
Maria Louiae containing ito bhles cotton, we
guess the next news from the Louise will be
YGE1o passed her Thursduy morning the star
board bulkbeao had been lnished aud the lnr-
board ono nearly done I'm" ,o pnmps nm ea ." ,nv tne
The Guiding star, Capt. W: Il, Miller. had an
other splendid peseenser trip doTp d ana from nda
clerk abe will return Tuesday next full Some
peouie wonder why It is Tint the, Star carries 80
many people I they sr you'd y try her themselves
1he U. 2. Schenok returned Yesterday morn
Ing, having taken on tbo tons railroad Iron. 1t
give M up tho Job but MIR, Frank Oaraher her dis.
charging clerk. succeeded after dark In raising
agnng Y men, and took them , uo to her nnd
Hhe got the iron on without further interter~
ence from the bulldugers.
The sohenck is one Of the Southern Trans.
portation Line steamers, is nice. comfortable
boat 10 travel on, and will lenve to-day ut y.
m. for Cincinnati, J. H. Carter Ia command
Richard Burns clerk. .,, .
Baton Rouge TINT the Alexandria had been de-
tained by the bad weather Of Thursday night
again aga ito TO. day day for Minden Mr.. Geo. Drown is
tho clever genius who piesides over the desti-
mics of the Alexandria's office,
yesterday tho river had risen foot inches ut
Cinsinnati. feet u inches at IT. Louis, . inches
om a0 oaro H wes TO
and i8 inches az New Orleans. a heavy rain
The new boat contracted for by Captains Au-
coin and Oharet will be of the exact dimensloue
of the famous Lafourohe. so we'll remembered
in tho bayou.
We again return thanks to the clorks of tho
The Protector wants salvage from tho Cha7P.
Chouteau and has gone to the United States
Uoi. N. Nj. Jones' and Capt. Tom Darraeh ar
rived yesterday from Memphis. and Mr.. Tbos.
Fawcet' from Plttsburg Thursday;
Capt. Geo, II. hoa, president of tho M.VT. Co..
returned home yesterday
The David Hostetter Ia making tri-weokly
trips to Grand lrle ms Il mail paeket, Ohpt .. 5.
Burdetto In command See advertisement.
See special notice to Mndsu shippers In an
other part of the DEMOCRAT
The John Howard. Onpt j. W Carlton. Clerk
The Yaz zoo. Oapt. W. q. Harrison, Theo Jobln
clerk. leaves aIso to- day for the Atohafalaya,
The departures In the \. L. Line for Cincln-
natl to the twontv-seventh OF ths month will be
found announced In the Advertising column.
The pilots meet to- day nc the rooms of the
marine engineers 80 st. Charles street for the
purpose OF organizing themselves into an as-
ISOLATION. Every pilot In the city to-day Is in
Tho Whisper has changed her schedule. Her
Wednesday uips have been discontinued. and
hereafter che will leave every Monday Mt ..
m. and Friday at 10 u. M. and goes as high ns
Oapt. z; A, oharlet. who visited Jeirorsonvllle
and Cincinnati to contract for the building OF
boat to replace the Henry Tste In tho coast and
Lafourohe trade. returned yesterday; We men
TONED In Thursday'e paper, that the captain
he had closed with Perry Tharp. Dumont and
Eahler Capt, Charlet has given us the follow
Ing additional partteulars Like the Tete, she
beam and IN feet depth OF hold; cylinders
tthose now la the Tetel 81, inches J. foot stroke.
she will be feet longer tnan the Tete. with ls
Inches more beam and inches more hold. She
will have the same number Of boilers tD, but
they win be feet longer, and INCHES more Ia
diameter aud will be OF steel. She Will have
also new bafta. II inches In the journals. The
cabin wiI.be entirely new and finely finished.
business by the first OF October Perry Tharp
built the i. J Gay and the Natcheg, therefore
when he promised Oapt, Charet rs he did. that
strength model, beauty and busineas capacity,
he made u promise that he Is certainly nble TO
The Union LaborIpg Mems Benevolent Asso-
citation. otherwise known rs the forty.cent
strikers. proposo TO parade the levee next Mon
day from Thhlia to CONT street. or course no
one objects to their paradtnR to their hearts
content, or, for that matter. to their demanding
forty cents an hour tor their labor. Their right
to do either or both lie unouestioned. But there
are laboring men on the landing not In gym
pathy with the U. L. NJ. B. A., who are willing
to work for less. and are doing It, and their
right to do so Ia as unuueRttOnahle u one rs are
the rights Of the U. l., NJ, b. A.; and the objec-
and are either driven Into tho association with
Its many initials or Off tho landing. rs In the
case Of the U. ?. sehenek on THURSDAY; Now.
Sitrant. would It not be we'll to checkmate them
by strong display Of police on that dag 1t
would not only be proper, hut It Is absolutely
nee ,ssary. The men who work need protection.
and must have. it: the steamboats, who hire
them. need and are entitled to It: and be-
sides. in tho absence of that protection.
more harm can bo done In five minutes than
can be rlghted In days. We suggest therefore
matter In charge look to their forces and see
II they ere prepared to protect their interests
lacS 81 sas Is srons II they
the Mayor powerless In this matter they can
appeal to the Governor. The troubles on the
Ievee and those In the parishes are Of the same
nature. and If i was proper to send the militia
to the one 1t Will be to the other.
Capt; James Hamilton telegraphed Messrs.
Era No. 10 would arrive last night from Beuf
river snd return to-day ut p. IN.
The regular mt-weeky coast and BAYOU
Lafourche packet Assumption 2. A. Charlet
master. Edw Nicolle clerk, leaves to-day at 10
a. m. for Laurel Valley.
The re tguiar tri-weekly lower coast packet
Emma irvine. ]. A. Ruiz master, Z. NJ. Val
lette clerk, leaves to-day at u. m. for Orange
Farm.
The regular semi weekly Bayou Sara coast
packet John w. Cannon. J. @, Libano master.
John Il. Mossop clerk, leaves to- day at Q. IN.
The United States mail packet Natchez 7. P.
Leathers master. j. +. Muse clerk. leaves to-
day at y. m. as usual, for Vickshurg.
The new and handsome Jesse X Bell. Rich
ard Sinnott master George G. Hamilton clerk.
leaves to-day a. D. N. for Grand kcore.
The independent Bayou Bartholomew packet
Clara &: Cant. VIM. Wenzel. Clerks T. II. Pack
ard and Ed. Price leaves to-day at p. m with
out fail. connecting with the Ollie B. for points
on the upper part of ths bayou.
The regular Tensas and Macon packet Ten
sas leaves TO- day positively at 5 .. m;;- for