The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-16

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''''''a" 'e7'e'' Above low Change.
siaslons' rest. Ssinaih Inch. Feet tnc0
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Shreveport ..tsss .,..ts"' ~ "
Rt Louis. .,....'..a*'''...' 10 10 % tto
bensbs,,,arh. Indicates rise. tIndloates fall,
The Paris O, Brown for Cincinnati had ag pas.
snss,s NJ gns rssoad oa and erees p
Dotafoes DoH 1ss The ohaflss = ohoutsa had I'll the
fused several. Bhe had 400 hoasheads sugar,
eo barrels moasses, and fair ". ies qa q ens Way
burg. The John Gilmore got on az z nqon ~ VII
empty burgess, the Ha ~ Brown left Wednes. hsst
daE might and a p s9os af,es n9sen e Tefene % dapt
one sa tn,e % ntendeti to do He couldn't tear him
sei naas aHa hiaI ssnnotf telealaphed rerterday
from Baton Rouge. that The Jessie II. BEL
would arrive Ct peloSk Mnen frrs hss aHsf aba was was
ianiei alonseide the White, putting of her
passepgefs oapt., Geo. Klrs, who Ins made the ne
heaith .aturnea much benefited thet efrom.
The Laura L, Davis is lying at the head OF
III The e Golden Grown goes to the iron pile to.
day alter 400 tona. she leaves n clerk, pear the
head on popdras etreet. to receive freight.
IL was concluded Yesterday to send the \ kats .1
Danube, and the freight taken aboard OF the
latter was transferred tp the former during fne
day The Kinney Ti aIse tase ~ iress, toI ma
CAPT, Jce Dodd. commands the Kate. Mr.. An.
drew. CLARK clerk. p ,, T.,
MAD that the Tenaaa leaves tomorrow. ,Oapt
Lev. Cooley, her commander, and Tom Knee.
her clerk, are TWO gentlemen worthy Oh conn,
denee aud patronage, and they nave az Gooa
boat as was ever In the trade,
Capt, ]. W. Carlton, OF the John T. Howeer,a IN;
formed a yestei that bstweea o9lamnla ena as
been done BY the water. Harrlsonburg end
Trinity ,are both uader W ter. and several low
down twenty mies no damage of .any eense.
uuenee has been done. but from there down
tncat Of the places on both sides of Black river
river WAS 90 n si iaud from Monroe down,
The j. M. White had her colors. at half mest
yesterday ns mark af respect to her late chief
sse see tse adyer.sement ne 81 the Grand Isle mail
packet David Hoetetter
leave AVE- to-day a b. H., for st Louis, ]. Y;
REYNOLDS Ia command Messrs, Reynolds ana
Tfh The az . ,ast and Bayou Lafourche packet Belle
Max blanchard mas er, J., q. Bergeron clerk.
leaves this 10 a. M. IA usual.
The regular coast packet to plaauemina.
Whieper. j. A. Oomstock master, u. NJ WOODS
me b. j, Gay, John j. Brown master. 8 8
Htreok clerk, leaves to-day at ., M, for Bayou
Sara and all coHst landings
The Rene Macready. Ia place Of the De Smet
leayee tomorrow AZ 10 a. m. for Donaldsonville.
s Ths tleet ta Bayou "a haionrche packet Assump.
tion, Z. A. Chariet master. leaves at 10 a. m. to-
mnfrow, as usual; ,... r Y..,.
Ruiz master, leaves tomorrow at .. IN. for
otshss Ths john si W. oannon,J O. Lieano master.
Tae new Watcher, i. =. Leaihers In command.
leaves 10 morrow OF ). D. m, for vlckeburs.
Ena nv shinsie % In commsnd. ,s % Chant Y. shinsie
Neles8. leaves to- morrow ats ., m. Tor oincin-
The Kounts Line steamer J. B, M. Kehlor. J.
8, Patterson muster, was due last might from
81. LouiH, and will return TO. morrow ats p. m,
The John Howard. j. w, Carlton master, II
4. Perry clerk. leaves Tomorrow at .. m. for
Tho Merchants and Planters, independent
Weansa WsaSa nartep q II pessard clesk ssa leaves to-
morrow at 8 b. m, and will take freight for all
Eotple on the ouaehi.s as hish as The mo mouth tho. Of
b. for points on the Upper bayou.
w. Bryan master. Garrett +. Huls clerk. leaves
ns new esse T. . Bs snSo SG Il
mend. leaves tomorrow at p m. for Alexan
dria and Grand Ecore.
Exchange Clippings.
Cincinnati Commercial, April 13:
In the year 1898 we were clerk Of the steam
boat Peoria. q larse. eternwhetl boat built at
Brownsville, Pa, and owned Ia PlttsburH. Her
that time was considered immense for a BOAT of
her class. Her dransht of water, water, light. was
about set she had sa sh tu lsngta cabin, Sa5inal
stead Of being numbered rs now. We were
caushtat Louisvilei In the fall byow water. That
With 90
lin places frozen to the bottom. 1 here was
about two and a half feet In the
aaaAs Sape Thomss @ Hart m sencuded conc ' to make saa
passenger trip to New Orleans, as the city was
full ofsoutheIn ners returning home from their
vile by. stage. but had to depend on the river
for the balance Of the trip home. We started
at head for cabin and
having to light the bottom hard at Flint, Island
leans Ia good time, and were chartered by the
gov vrnment 70 20 9pthe Arkansas river with g
river, and we had to lie 10 every night; usually
We selected wood. yard 40 as TO take on wood
Sous se nsss ay asnS Wood ss BITS
per cord. We landed bel low Pine Bluff just be-
fore dark at wood, yard. and built large fire
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and down the gang plank. as well "a to enable
the old coon-skin cap woodman and family to
he a oe ef ogsss to o as ssF which 81 hm
After the. wood was all on board
and we had paid the old man for 1t
he bantered the barkeeper. Mike Powers to
play a game of old sledge by the nre on the
bank. Mike aece pied the challenge and after
loading the old man and his son with whisky
they all took their seats at the Are and opened
the game at 81 ante. The game was lively, and
Mike seemed to loose heavily. The old COON
cess. and at the end Of each game would keep
their. spirits up by pouring spirits down. Mike
required the old lnan to change five or ten
dollar bill every game and stuffed away the
change In an extra pocket When the game was
over. and the old man started reelipg toward
his log cabin, Mike invited all the bys'anders
up TO the tar and treated. How much did you
. lose. Mixer asked one. Loser said Mike.
about ffty dollars ahead" How SOP" Well.
me old man was playing one game and an
other; Yon see, every game got him to change
ma a hill /" "Nps - 'Wau han was 81