The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-19

Yesterday was n dlRagreaabe day on. the
nRs ma az, 9ne ha y ,s we Tse VI
80 sugar. brought by the steamship Texas.
slxAt. She had n2 New York freight, Tire he
eEuss soda aah, ~ Of bleaching powder, 1921
D6xOs TIN and 10 crates earthenware.
! Tho DE Hmet. detained for come cause had
HIM sss r assttes ~ u 81 W la ~
zs Jiv d 4 Alton arrived ri Wednesday night
e. MI Louis with one Of her usual fine trips,
40 command. WIN. Maason clerk.
ESe. John Howard from Camden. arrived
3sW eihesday night. aud returns to- morrow
- Gen. p. y. Rncker left for st. Louis
q v 4, asst.sa apd Can't g ~, Wood ysr r.
M r rcse q t ass e ys e w e or 'es
lpt Charles Ca!n left. also. by rail for vicks-
III The Carrie Hogan is not coming
M U nlted States mali packet Natchez. from
eetqnre, arrived last evening with n fair
Ia. 10 her. .Rentlemanly officers We return
|AAkH fur He Ok late papers.
The Maria Louise SUNK.
rhe following was received yesterday after
6ITou BAaA March is.--Uapt. jos. A. Aiken.
kFiA lOuleH sunk In Old river: water up TO
q q 9its Forward. top OF wheel aft boat lays
80 II. j. BnlNKER, Master.
70 further particulars than the above have
~ received. she had 500 bales Of the silver
tlE at Jeffereonvllle, Ind, ia 1871. Her value
"a insurance We. were unable 10 learn.
IA Ashland win take. the trip d. the Maria
es Sesh se sessf IN ee%m"s of sa'ev'
hW laura Davis r. still ~ tho Atchafalaya
ds " rn independent packet and Capt YIN.
MI csrs sse raeeeas sR to Ms Il May
,. fil. and don't you forget II.
Ehe LILY left yesterday morning.
Hhc Ohae. y, Chonteau had not been heard
t9 to leave tomorrow for Memphis aud the
CHste VA rain yesterday ii Memphis, Little
re hatcher will b. found at the landing this
Afnlnf. AZ usual,
lA9 jesse X. Bell Ia receiving to leave TO NOR
~ Biz. sinno IL, Ii commaas sa0 ''aa' aeofe
Aayoast and Bayou Ilaiourche packet Belle.
= blanchard master Joe Webre clerk. leaves
v 4 4, r lp' ts r. usual Yshn pravn m...ar
&0ek clerk, leaves to. day Mt 8 y. m. for Bayou
{tA and all coaet landings.
~ regular g,ast packet to Bayou goula
1leper. u A. QomHtock master. q. M. Woods
II. leaves To-day ut . y. ID.
GU4 n9et bayou Lafourrhe packet Aasump-
T.. "a q. Onarlet master leaves at 10 a. m. to-
ny lower eoast packet Emma Irvine. ]. A.
(la master. leaves Tomorrow at y, IN. for |
~ John v. Cannon ]. O. Libano master.
No new Natehes. Il Il Leather st ii command sn
" RsaSS HSs q Ne y p IAN p Com;
ghS 3. 4. Line steamer Golden drown. Rug.
(Akle master. Chant Bhinkle clerk. leaves TO-
sae F Ri ,ss o aad sson packet Ten
y kAV, Cooley master. Thomas Knee clerk.
" y. morrow At y. m. for all intermediate
nxoMangs Clsppinss.
p41csnnau Enaptreg. March 10:
Me nditor OF the Enquirer.
elsase rive place In your columns to repub-
n the following from tho edition of Hatur.
m 1nonirer. with the accompanying propo-
1Qn fpuA pilots III this city.
(Lhe Wheelinx Regtster Gays: A rumor ie
kfeNt here that All the Ohio river pilots Will
|lkN on the fifteenth Of April and refuse to
Zbln9 medical examinations In color blind
II v r11cinded, and the nonsense done away
several river man when we eateehised
" oae ooa n e. oSna g hn
The pittsburs and Wheeling pilots will. In
tS0te to the above. appotnt day. say some
Will meet them aud take action In regard
leAse plying their vocation until the Oh
oue law u repealed we not believing II to
all requisite for men In our business to
bls % distinguish every shade Of color.
helnnati Times. March ,s:
don't think much Of the proposed stimuli
q obtain . repeal OF the color blind test
subject is not properly understood by
The new rule was adopted on precau.
~ frcunds. which apply TO ocean naviVa.
nd has through some bad overnight been
"a 20 pilots on Western rivers. lnvestiga-
(nto the cause Of numerous accidents at
wing % q meconception 81 signal lights.
= sailors color blind, These conditions sd do
xat en our rivers. nor are our signal lights
anolid exist. 10 a serious objection In q (
western steamboat owners and under
lrs. the persons post vitality interested In .
noetion regard the rule ~ useless and al !
Anr UNNECESSARY 40 far as they are CON i
=. u the pilots want the rule repealed !
LIQUID nret gain the co-operation Of own
sseamhyAt stock and unaerwriters.. and y
present me matter to the Secretary Of the t
.atsd ~ the facts 4 present. e' = |
qphie Avalanche. March II: j
furnishes the Avalanche with the fol-
news In reference to the food below: 4
Arksneas side the country is overaewed .
isin low water bluff bank Of forty feet i
- now no dry spot to ba seem The town h
Da6tely under water. Or White river for 4
Ill., the case is the same. The Red Cloud y
small boat ran through all the chutes v
NO. and Mr.. Lyle says the scenes Wit d
On the Arkansas side were gloomy In q
Il presented houses aud farms under a
poople moving out III Hats, skifYs and l,
n9 else they could secure; cattle stand i,
20 their celliee In water. slowly starving &
q. their only eustenancs being cotton b
caves and branches cut down and fur. Il
them By their owners. n
foc otnccrs OF the steamer Hard Cash 4,
that the resident portion of the town
"a Bay. on White river. la under water. q.
xsonport no damage has been done so 81
me country Just back Of there fs under s.
md should the river continue to rise 6.
o0tons OF the town will be flooded. The n
C4arondon. on the same stream ts sur- | v
by water, and should the river come q
1lgn0r fears are entertained that the II
I'm will be flooded ~ ~
xe letter from St. Francis river saws ~ ~
~ damage has been done there ana q q
upper st. Francis is rising very fast A.
~ ieveo AZ Apparson's built about two "
A4o. broke last Monday night 70 an IN IL
xiY feet. No effort has been made 80 =,
eck the water. and should the river o.
10 rise the DAMAGE will be very great M
more water will give the Mississippi a =,
over almost every levee between Mem 10
9reenyille. With all the upper rivars N
Re prospect for such q disaster seems | h.
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