The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-02

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III The n aset and pretty bayou LafosrcheIacket
Assum ption. 4. tlharlet master. leaydat 10
The tri weekly ooast and bayou Laf1rehs
packet Laura L. DRvis. Max Blanchard mister.
The ane I'D wneei steamer Desmst. papt.
| Frank attendorfer. leaves to morrow Hthi o.
IN. for the upper ooast to Pla1uemins al.
/ The trl weekly upper coast packet lflle.
Chas, Dean master, leaves to- morrow at %
m for Ben Tureaud.
The lower coast packet Emma irvine. q.
| RuIz msster. leaves Tomorrow at =. nj for
The john W. Cannon. J. O Llbane ma tier.
The new Natehez, L. r Laathefs 10 command,
leaves to.morros q .. m. for Vicksburg,
mort me aheh aa e eeey Wing 2, eavs TO-
morrow at ., IN. for 81. Louis.
Exchange Clippings.
Cincinnati Commercial. December so:
The Southern Transportation nave changed
their prog ramma, for this week and Will send
out but two boats. The Robt Mitchell will leave
Wednesday. followed BY the Golden Rule satur-
noou has large. airy cabins and coy stats-i
rooms and Offers, great Inducements to frav-
e Tsa Y nd e ars ss hss bio
trip OF freight. She discharges considerable
b. 70 and takes. the remainderto Huntington.
1t is rumored that the Beberts will bring her
barges here TO load for New Orleans ms soon as
che is discharged.
Dubuque Times:
Big Pste.'.a st. Louis darkey we'll known
along the river as retailer of wonderful
yarns. was stuffng crowd of colored rousta-
"reminiscences. "speakin' oh hot wedder." said
Pete, yer ought ter. hin on de ribber in
an no one % n9 pseks
was runnin' on as de cooks clerk rad stopped
to fgtoh on some wood st Il town on dc Iilonoy
she,' and ,whar OAR war q ,feler as had Ice ter
sell. which weren't much known In dem days
'cept In de winter time when us niggars used
ter mos froze ter DIR. unless wa skinned out do
ha fla Wall oil
man. which war as good eaun' rs ever frew o
bucket at niger TUX big tin pall an went
meat. and some inyuns and some taters.
and on top OBJ de pile, 10 ,pnt big. chung
on m sbay ps o de- boat @ ae g
hot as TOT you bef'. m de nisgers went roun'
wid de lungs hangin' out ike dawgs Blmeby
5 ream, when oh course dey turn de boat
clear ioun Pc eap'n be done forgit all bout
sbont il dar war nuffln left IN dat pail but SOUP
De sun war so hot dat he had billed de- meat an
DO inguns an de taers an de Ice right up to-
q bin iur do tater peelin's an ilyun skins 10
w9d han bin as good soup as | eber got out
AS Pete concluded bis yarn be looked around ).
and seeing one OF his hearers laughing. he tdfsE4
him. dat " he sed dat stowy wasn't treW he
wud bust his he'd wu-s,n watermi Ion"
MEMPHIS. Dec. % Tho Port Eads and tow
passed ny The L. motni.g. leaving an, empty
Mcdonald. with coal fleets. wsnt South at noon,
The Coahomo came In with q broken engine.
y I'D ~ loses trip. The Katie konntz leaves
With 5000 bales o. cotton for New Orleans at 81 rs
per bale. The Joe Kinney for Cairo, takes 1000
lales 81 cotton TO night.
The Memphis Appeal says:
An old Memphis river man. sometimes cap
ain. often eierk. occasionally agent-aIways In
be rive busness-and noted for his enthusi-
4s1n on the Christian theory" OF salvation was
monR the few who saw the SprinRer's eleettic
light as she passed down Since that time he I
rarBfuJ rBHIAr n tba " fpF pf
IONS triumphaI discoveries Yesterday he APP
'roached certain river agent. the one only OF
lis lies experience IN whom hR ranoses his
onhdenee. looking very sad. T he usual Invita-
lon TO take comforter was tn lbs ttonlsh-
hitch Inspired exeamatoriy tna nYsdea
oDvarsation: MY God man. what's the mat 4
,r e Captain. dam L ! know. / wns d bad q
ons never remembered but one sentence. aud
lat was. While tho lamp holds out to burn the A
dis on keeps on he Is going 10 Invent 4 concern
|, lamp that will let every one oil these dam
nasImasers Steamboat agents and United
ilow,sship with us fellows In the great here
Especial to the Democrat 1T
CAIRo Jan. 1.-The Gold Dust. Rhoads. WyoE
Ing and Champion have gone TO st. LouisE
rs river t. supposed to be clear Of leo, but thd
own passed up. The Nv Choice ~ with iifbbidGSa
lrges. has cleared for st. Louis, and ths Mollf
oorg goes I'D In the morning. Fog and rail-
MogRoE La, Jan. 1.-The weather Is war
q cloudy. The river Is rising slowly. Pass1
}: Corona at D. m.
by Telegraph
MEMPHIS, Jan. 1.-The river is afationaF
sparted: Halliday for New Orleans. Ib
3atDer 10 threatening.
SHREVEPORT. Jan. 1.-The river rose incH
no gauge measures fest Incl en- abnva
" water mark OF 1879 and feet inches nH
Q lowest water OF this season. The weatB
nt,nues cloudy aud warm There were M
yals or departures ''o
Bayou CARA, Dec. 31.-Tr George ID. ri
10 j. nj. Chambers will aIrive TONED
ornina and leave Saturd y for Bayot srsx
7. IL. MUGGAH. MasfF
sAToHEz. Jan. i-John Janney. agenf:f
'amer Natchez l4ft at / u. M with ss5D
ton and $500 sacks saad
RUMBLE & WFN5EL. AoeA