The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-23

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SBelow high water mark OF 1874. sAbove
nch-mark. Indicates rise Indicates fall.
The James Howard loft Yesterday morning
for Bt. Louie. She had ine trip pf people and
good freight consisting In part Of 900 hogs
heads sugar. 30 barrels oi molassas. $50 tons pig
was 40 bales Jute and 1900 coils rOUe, md q inir
lot OF miscellaneous freight for wal. points.
Capt. John A, Scu der returned on tho Howard.
Capt. JAS. II. Pepper was also among her pas
d On the arrival 81 the James Howard at st.
Louis Capt Pepper will assume COMMAND o n nd
Anchor Line. Oapr. ONeIl during the brief
sacc e MI In hi manas"msnt Of The Howard.
and the fine executive ability shown has won
him promotion, which We are sure al who
Iepper will prove a worthy successor to Capt.
aO'Neil. for he 10 . snfe. experienced and accom-
Clisned captain. ard has friends ~ along INC
The y. Q. Yaeger leaving Saturday evening
Wa III hogshesds sugar. $50 car wheels ,D5 hogs
heads. and q lot Of scrap iron.
The Corona arrived Saturday night from
d receiving to return. From the Corona We
have the following items: Capt. Il. d. Dryer is
Sns III say ron r., Ien,on hnynE
NO. The BODY Of the wachman OF tho Katie ?.
January 10. was found near there BY Capt.
John u. Staples. Bruises about the head and
face were discovered indicating foul play. We
learn also from another source that Capt Dryer
during his visit hero may purchase q small
boat.
Capt W. J. Koun'n left for St. Louis Saturday
The ErR No. 10 Ia due and will arrive to leave
y Weaneeday for Pouf river.
The Henry Frank will alao arrive. to leave
Tiers win be- three departures In the Anchor
Line TO St. Louis this coming week he Belle
Thursday and The CITY OF Alton on Saturday.
The Belle Of Shreveport arrived yesterday
in the i. r. Line to the Ohio there viii also be
three departures-the great Golden Oily to.
INV Hn liz GbsrIss o Moraao on SATURDAY. "a
The Springer arrived Saturday night. Tho
The CARA & ia re"sivine to leave Tomorrow
tor Bayou Bartholomew and oil landings on the
OuRchita river AZ high NJ the mouth OF the
bayou CRpt, VIM Wenze In command.
The VIM Pagan 10 also announced to leave to-
morrow for Bayou Bartholomew.
purchase for the 1ensas and Macon trade, will
Arrive to. night ana return "Wednesday.
The White Star Line steamer Whisper. ], A.
Qomstock master. 3. M: Woods clerk. leaves to-
The semi weekly Bayou Lafourche packet
BELLE. MAX blanchard master. Joe Webre clerk,
leaves to-day At "a m.
The new and fleet bayou Sara and coast
packet Edward J. Gay. John }. Brown master.
The regu coast and Lafourche packet
Henri, Tete, J. II Aucon master. n n. Landry
clerk. leaves today mt D. N. Tor Thibodaux.
Inc ElOvU pNJkNt IenHAR, IL. v. cooley mas
tor. Thos kne. clerk lenves today az . 2. NJ.
~ Anove. anu ior all Intermediate landings on
The tri -weekly upper coaat packet st. Francis
Belle Ohas Dean IN command. y. y Brpu
1'nrs Leaves a0morrow at 10 a. H. Tor the
. The lower coast packet Emma Irvine. J. A.
Ruiz master leaves tomorrow at u a. m. for
The eoast and Bayou Goula packet De smet;
Frank Ottendorfer master. leaves tomorrow ut
~ n y %: a.. ~ 1a,o,r,ha 49,. II A.surnt,on
\. A. Charlet master. leaves tomorrow AT D
.. ~. pa,a.r,
The unlted States mai pncket hobert H. zee,
Vieksburg.
Inc lnaepenaent opeousas phekM haura J., -.
leave to-morrew at >. n. ior washington 4
The Anchor Line steamer BelIs q IT,, shreve,
port. James Ooghill master. ". Il. FitaReraid
Louis. ,,. - Y
The great aolden g,ty, o. tine .. \. Line. y.
". he9ler MASTER. W. +. MelnIyre clerA' leaVeS
tomorrow at =. IN. lor Oinclnnhtl.
Exchange Clippings.
Cincinnati Commercial. February 40:
Capt. James Good is now trying to raise tho
fuel barge sunk BY the Gilmore. near Lake
Providence. a few days ago. 1t contains 5000
bushels OF coal.
Oincinnsti Enquirer: 5.-...
WARRINGTON. Feb. l9.-Gen. Herman Haupt.
whose proposed method OF improving the Ohio
river was described several weeks ngo In the
Enquirer. has been granted q patent. and is
about to push hls idea into public notice. This
week he presented 4 memorial! 10 Congress
containing description OF his method OF i'm.
proyenent. and asked to have It considered. II
was referred 10 the Commerce Committee OF
the House. before which Hanpt VIII appear
Monday to explain and argue It's merits The
description of the patent that has been
Braces three principles. Two Of these
that OF narrowing the channel In wide.
shallow places and that th OF r, changing me
known to engineers: The thtvd. that OF retard-
Ing the current OF the river. is not 40 well un.
derst0od and the process for doing this Is what
Gen. Hanpt has patented. Hanpt claims that