The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-03

Mt tho will OF CORPORAL lon. Ot ooufee, ,hs
their posseepions ut once. They VIII be Simply
he'd down to point where the oorporatiso,n,, r., csh
Tho her not profits OF their labor will bs swallowed
up and the corporation would take mote II II
were not for killing the goose that laws the
golden egg. The railroad combinations pro
pose to exercise greater than imperial powers
Tho latest ukase Of tho manager OF the tqur
trunk lines ts to tho eff ct thatali ocean ,r"gn,s
5s port fh"SSSsG he G Tbo c9%e
ronte ma nor rn nG will i" to esroy oy he
foreien export trade of the West. The ,trado
| that the Wost loses tho East gains. and th's Is
doubtese the objsct of tho adoption of that rnle.
| IA tho trunk lines are run In the interest OF the
Eastern ciiies Tho adoption Of this rule, and
fur,her tho utter Impotence, OF tho NOR,
fa1P's a"'Sve. ""a TH"y "T''s "te Ob2uaa hanS s%%
corporations that have no souls. The wholn
people are nj tho mercy OF machines thnt gre
| ono voice. md 80 loudly that Congress- may be
able 10 hear md to heed. And II the PROS nj
| check the growth Of the railroad anneondn,
which - ruthlpsaiy ,orua4hing ont indlvidnai
themselves take heed. and eloct mon to Q?n,
| gress who onn neither be bought nor bulied
into eurrendering tho peoples rights and llber'
ties no to u monstrOua monopoly.
pormanont grain and package elevator Mt
| Center landing. II Ia said that the Memrhis
and Charleston Railroad have agreed to FUR
| nish $40 900 toward the erection Of the same. 1T
ID expected thnt the tit Louis Packet Compnny
m Hs % Msasr hg g. Sesy
w. Goyer-two OF our most prominent and on
tarprIsing business mon-and no doubt our
| merchants and busInoas mon generally will
contribute to this enterprise. tho necessity and
ueefulnesa of which are apparent to all,
| Natohez Democrat. March III:
MAJ nt,, hnr luut ri
run from Ellis' Gifts to Natoh' 2. u distance OF
about seventeen miles. In 0fty five minutes. or
ThIa. considering that she was heavily ladon
and on business trip. was remarkably QUICK
| run. -
Tho following are tho particulars OF the burn
Ing of the independent coast packet Trout. hs
given by her captain. George l.. White:
yards below Oadwelrs landing, coming M.
about / 80 IL, m. Sunday when the .watehmen
s" he sSs Mss ns IN a o
the engines and by tho timo the alarm
could be sounded and the crow put to
work moving the cargo tho forward part of the
boat WIS In flames She was Immediately
| acuttled, and within ten minutes after he fire
was disdoverod sho wns sunk ,da IN ten ten tSet q
| ton consigned to Shreveport morchnnta, nnt
quantity. Of cotton seed all OF which whs
| covered by ineurnuco. A yet It Ia not known
how much Of tho cargo waa destroyed. The
| boat was burned to the waters odge aftnr sink
Ing and Is . toral toss. Tho amount Of her tn, In
| Rurunce R barely enough to cover outstanding
| liabilities. Meesrs. Ketcbum and White Cxpert
to hhve the place OF tho Trout supplied In due
| time with another good boat.
special TslesramE.
ST. LOUIS. April --Thore is big grain
barge stage of winter to Cairo, II not further
Hoavy ra'ns. Tho present rise Will probnbly
Uho"te"u Oh, ] an, ana kehlor to-mofrow night. Grand
Lake and NY Choice tomorrow morning.
Means md R9yon on Sunday, and Common Z,
! closed at noon to-day In tho .oHse Of Gray Vs.
Keokuk Northern Line. tho Judge taking time
KopNE1, Miss. April a Down: Bello of
Shreveport nj last n'ghtA J. Baker anu barges
Mt .. ~. Weather showory: heavy rain last
| OA1Ro. April Tho Dippold and barges
cleared to day. Tho City of Alton. faly laden.
sailed last night. Tho s. Mcdonald with coal.
General TeIcxrama.
PrrTsBuRa. April 2.-River 9 feet Inches and
| falling. Weather cloudy and mild.
o,Nc1NSAr1, ,yl April River % feet feet inches
| and stationary. Weather rainy. Arrived;
ohas. Morgan from New 9rl ans,
and Kyle for New orleans.
CAIRo April 2.-River 80 feet inches and
| falling. Weather cloudy. Arrived: Lily and
Commonwealth from New Orleans. Departed:
MS 9 n Ma1s Aon m and ddaab DHd LIZ I5 S9T
Commonwealth for III. Louis.
| Sr. LOUIS, April 2.River IA feet inches.
| Weather ehowery Arrived: City of Greenvihe
| from Vlcksburg.
MEMPHIS April q. Noon.-The river ls nlIng.
Arrived: City of Vicksburg from V!cksburg.
Departed Golden Rulo ana l.. o etanard for
| New Orleans. City of Helena for Vicksburg. 1t
is raining.
MEMPHIS, April .. Evening.-The river has
| fallen inches. Departed: City Of Vicksburg
and Iron Mountain and barges for St. Louis.
| Oakland and bhrges for New Orleans. Vlnt
| BhtnkIe for Cincinnati Raining.
| VICKsBuRG April 2.-Weather raining. Their
| memeter n. Tho river has risen inch. Down:
| Robert Mitchell! Mt .. M. H. Il. Lee at IL to-
night. No boats no.
| SHREVEPORT. April l.-Atrived Yazoo Valley
| from New Orleans. Cornie Brandon from C)u-
shatta. No departures. The river rose inch
during the last twenty-four hours; now on
gauge % feet inches. Heavy rain last night.
| The weather Is still cloudy.
SHREVEPORT. April 2.-Arrlved: 10 Brynrly
| from Fulton. No departures. The river is sta
tionary on tho gauge. with ~ feet inches.
| Heavy rain last night and to-day.