The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-04

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bench mark. Indicates rice. Indicates IAN.
Weather yesterday clear cool and very pleas
ant.
Business fair. The VIM. Pagan, for the Qua
The Ashland. Capt. 9. w. Htinde. Clerk ktnnie
Smith arrived Monday night from Red river,
and is receiving to return to-day at o .. m. 10
The large fine and fast passenger steamer ";
?. Halliday. Of the Anchor Line. .. ". Gonla
menday nehs from S2u g. L. G end
to-day at s .. m. The Halliday had big
freight and large passenger trip. trip. number OF
whom are maging the rou nd trip.
The Mississippi Valley TRANSPORTATION Com
pany's Towboat John Gilmore. Capt. H. H.
Aymmes. arrived yesterday afternoon from St;
Louis with her tow. Owing to her late arIiya
her departure has been postponed to this u a.
Capt GreenouRh expects to get on With tho
Iron Mountain TO. morrow She VII vi have hl lot
The United States signal service reports snow
yesterday at Dubuque. La Crosse. st. Louis ana
Eight feet Is reported at Camden and the river
rising.
The staunch and sure q. 2. schenck. Of the 8.
T. Line. J. Lawrence Garter II command ,nht
from Cincinnati and will return Tomorrow at
O. m. The Bchenck had a big trip down. and
did = large way business. both In freight and
The Thos. Sherlock was let out of the dock
yesterday: will be- brought to tho landing to-
morrow and leave Saturday for Cincinnati.
Sec telegram below from the famed City Of
petition was being signed by the steam-
boatmen yesterday to have Capt Manning IN
charge OF the harbor police, retained in his
present position. The zsal aud efficiency with
which 10 has discharged his duties has given
satisfaction.
Permission. on their arplication, has been
given Messrs; 2. Wood. } T. Burdeau. Frank
platform. Is feet long. In Lafayette Square, Tor
The use Of the, visitors by the Guiding star
Robert Mitchell and Colder, Rule on Mardi
dras. The forethought and liberality OF These
gentlemen In thus providing for the strangers
Is highly commeudable. and will surely be ap-
Capt. James Hamlltons regular Black and
Bnuf river packet Era No 10 arrived yester
day with Il full load. and will return to-day,
v weather r and rains all'tho way down Mr.. Sam
Gwartney has charge Of the los office.
The champion Cnares T. Chou ,h Was q, ave
big trip. and is receiving to return to-day at s
,. M Cant W. 81. Thorwegan Is In command
George MIltenberger clerk.
four he up to the time we left the landing. AS
to- morrow Is her regular day, we presume she
The Laura i. Davis did not leave for the At
chafalaya yesterday, owing 70 Injuries sns-
tanned from the Ashland while that boat was
making the landing. She will get of this
morning: II not Capt Crawford will got some
other boat Ia her place,
Col 4 rank BAKER. editor ana proprietor OF Inc
Marine Journal arrived in this city yesterday
morning and is stopping Of the ~ James Coi.
Baker is on his annual trip south In the inter-
est OF his paper. and has met with warm re-
caption and success beyond his expectations
all along the route. He will remain with us
several weeks and viii solicit adver,is ements.
bic medium to advertisers. for 1t Is established
on a firm basis. and circulates wherever steam
The prospects for all the packets coming In
Sunday and Monday next crowded with Mardi
Gras visitors is most flAttering; The |, i4
ardson will be full: three steamers from Gin
cinnati. with total Of $50 passengers, are en-
route: two steamers OF the Anchor Line are
coast and Lafourche packets will have all the
people they can find room for to cay nothing OF
boats from the hed 0naehlta and Aehaay
an extra number Of people.
The Assumption. leaving Saturday at her
grand grand Merdi dras trip, aud viii lay over Tues.
day and leave here Wednesday morning. at
O'clock sharp. returning as usual on her regu-
The Henry Tete wheels also into the line
having completed the repairs to her machinery.
and will leave Friday. She will commence re-
ceivlng freight to morrow morning.
The De Smet. In order to accommodate her
Mardi Gras patrons. will not leave Tuesday. but
will lay over to Thgrfaay. r,ver nochet
PECK John NJ. Gilman master. will be found at
the landing this morning receiving to leave to-
The Natiopal Convention Of Marine Engi-
neers of the United States. assembled recently
In Washington. passed q vote OF thanks to the
Marine Journal for services rendered. ana
elected that paper the official journal Of the
organization.
The tri- weekly Bayou Goula White Star Line
packet Whisper, j. A. Comstock master. Geo.
NJ Woods clerk leaves TO- day at II a. IN.
The John w. Cannon. j. G. LibHnO master. }.
II. Moseop clerk. leaves to-day at y. M. as
usual. for all mail landings through to Bayou
Sara.
The ST. Francis Belle. Chas. Dean master.
leaves tomorrow at 10 q. M as usual. for We'll
hams.
The regular trI-weaky upper coast packet De
Smet Capt Frank Ottendorfer. leaves to-mor-
row at IL a. m. for Bayou Goula.
The regular tri- weekly lower coast packet
Emma Irvine. ]. A. Ruiz master. leaves to-
morrow at ii a. m. for Orange Farm.
The regular Greenville. Vicksbnrg and bend
United States mail packet j. M. White. j.
w. TObin master, leaves to- morrow, as usual. at
.. m.
Exchange Clippings.
Cincinnati Enquirer. February l.:
The Golden Rule left for New Orleans last
night on her grand Mardi Gras excursion with
over one hundred parties registered for the
round trip. Every preparation has been made
by the steamers gallant officers to entertain
thoir guests In liberal manner. The follow
Ing is a list OF her excursionists: From Cinctn-
nati-A Gelz, w w Snodgrass. P . Butler. w ii
Hargraves. George Huber, Mr.. Miller. Ed