The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-24

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sT:' LOUIS, March ao-aen. r. II. Simpson. Of
seven or eight years has been In charge OF all
Mississippl river improvements w @ fr1m ron ohin the
to retire to private life.. He entered West Point
afty-two years ago. and has been IN active scr
southwestern exploratlons n ls4e. and later
from hie revisi 81 Fremonts Rocky mountain
route. His retirement is q matter oi interest TO
charge Of the river Improvement must pass
into new hands: uen, Simpson has bnen mod
nd n hs sa py pn bn
showing as well ~ some Of the conseryatism
and laok Of eppreciation of non scientific but
practical methods which active river men favor.
He Ia. In short. an army offloer Of the better
class in his methods. He retires from. service
to take up his residence ~ St. Paul and WILL. It
is rnmored. be succeeded here by Capt. Ernst.
of the engineer CORPS who has been his assls-
tRnt.
We have been furnished with the speciflca-
tions OF new mammoth sidewheel steamer
which is TO BE- completed in time for the open
she she W viii i be- hum hummer. aa the d msnscns speak
for themselves. Capt, w. G. Mccoy, one OF tho
owners Of the model and successful steamer
oontpsc or pWhs will Sc e IL dap
She will be 92o feet long. Ae feet beam, ~ feet
depth q hold. and have engines with cylinders M
boilers will be OF the best make of steel, and six
III number. She will have q full length cabin.
with nfty,seven . capacous state, rooms. fnr. ah
and prove card the merchants OF Cincinnati
capacity 81 1000 ions. II Ii calculated she will
not draw moro than thirty-two Inches.
5m% special Telcgrams.
Hr. LOUIS. March 23.-The Gsneyleve has ar
riued. and will! make one more trip before re-
report rs a feet to Oairo The Future Oity leaves
early To: morrow. and viii take five barses from
coy eu3 o NJ he e
cloud the first boat OF the senson, leaves for the
mountains on Thursday. Tho Belle Of Shreye-
6tannrd on Friday. Merchants and boatmen
arc petitiontng newspaper proprietors to FUR
nisl special M river tesErams Sa ms: :, !. -, -,
evening fully laden. The Belle or Shreveport
and John D!ppold passed up,
ana senasr Ly as aodsa Down Sna
at a. m. Down: J. M. White ut a. M, Mary
Houston at 4'3o .. m Garrett and barges at 8
p. m. The weather IL clear and pleasant
General kilograms.
CINCINNATI. March %. s.-River q feet 8 inches
and falling, Weather clear and windy. De-
parted: Guiding Star for New Orleans.
PIrTsnuBa. March @.-kiver feet inches
LOUISVILLE. March 23.-Rlver II feet inches
IN the canal, foot inches In the chute aud
falling slowly. Weather clear and windy. Up:
CAIRo. March 2s.IRIver u feet inches and
Gsa5 ,9am Ns o. Ar
D. m. last night. Panther from New Orleans at
a. m. John Dippold from New Orleans at 3
parted: Sherlock for New Orleans ut p. m.
last night, DIppold for st. Louis at Ap. m.
1ar March New So feet fall
81. LOUIS. March 2s-Riyer . feet ! inch.
Weather clear and warm. Arrived: Stanard
Baker ana barges for New Orleans. Vickburg
'on MsMrn1s. s,sepafM March as-Tbe river Is rising
ow ArHsd dx a. y5ss LH from o9
MEMPHIS. March 2s, Evening. River rose. 2
Inches. Departed: Bedford for Cincinnati.
Thomas Sherlock for New Orleans. Weather
clear and pleasant
VIcKsDuRa, March as.-The weather is fair
and pleasant ~ IhsrmomGeter on G q. The river , ts
Of Helena at .. m. Down: Natchez at y. m.
Mary Houston at 2 .: m.
sHREvEPoRr. March 2s.-Weather clear. mild
last twenty. four hours. and Is now 81 feet .
inches on the gauge. Arrived: Trout from
upper coast. No departures.
Grayier street: New Mary Houston will arrive
wednesday n'xn'' A0Ave 81 cHAs. 5iMs MILLER.
NATcHEz. March 22--To J. B. Woods. No. lo4
monwealth will arrive Wednesday evening and
'e"Se 'of o. 1ou's geo. n GyARvELL. Master.