The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-24
Above low ryh.ro,,

8t Louis. 0 10
:Beiow hisn water mark Of 1874. sAbove
tbench.mark. Indicates rise. tIndioatee foil.
ns the soathern s satss
have produced heavy floods. resulting IN i'm
mense damage 70 property in nearly all the
named: the Mississip pi ID feet Inches above
4 nst q Ssw o9sans q 5 ana
s1 feet inohes ab5ve at Nashville. and tho
Tennesse feet incnss at Chattanoova., Dur
bhreveport: the Mississippl has risen 30 inches
d Cairo. 10 inches at Memphis, 10 inches at
Xioksburg Z ana , inches 60: At !, New Orleans The
Ehe OHIO: MISSOURI and Upper Mississippi have have
Business was very fair on the landing yester-
DAY. The Lee. Fanchon and Era No. 10 all left
Tue ]. A. Bcudder. after leaving the landing.
stopped at Thalia street to take on 10000 feet
car lumber for St Louis.
The Henry O. Yaeger. not being ready. laid
Louis. Qapt. III Davis In command.
The Iron Mountain was to have left last
Tue John d. Scully. with barge arrived yes-
terday afternoon from the Maria Louise with
about 40 bales Of her cotton. From Mr.. Nor
that the chancss for raising her are considered
favorable. she has 27o bales cotton and 400 sacks
could 6e raised without taking any of 1t out.
The balvor No was alongside, lot OF lum-
BY the Fanchon last evening.
A private telegram has been received from
WashinRton, L.. stating that the City 2f Az
gustA would leave there to-day with full load.
John y. Hanna will be found on the local page.
Tho Lucy aastrelI % + awaiting falr weather
EYtAt OH
The Chouteau was above yesterday taking on
lot OF nre brick and other stuff for st. Louis.
as Memphis and shreveport, falling at oinein.
natt. Nashville. St. Louis Little Rock and New
Orleans. and stationary ut Cairo and Vicks-
Capt. Geo. H. kea. president OF the NJ. v. T.
90, arrived In the city yesterday
turning home Monday night found that a sad
chahge had % come over M ths bright rig su I'D haRpy @
and set the seal Of death upon his little daugh-
tor. aged twelve, and son aged eight years. Ap-
lore another sun they lay rigid IN death. The
funeral takes place day.
Thanks 70 Felix Ber9er9n and Walter Mears.
~ manifest Of the little champions big trip;
The Fred A. Blanks leaves to- day as usual for
The unsurpassed y. NJ. White leaves as usual
tomorrow for Greenville She has a clerk on
z the landing every Wednesday morning to re-
With the De smets crew in charge the Reve
Nacready is running to the upper coast. and
There were twenty six boats at the landing
yesterday morning.
The Kittie Nye e n the Good Intent Dock:
Florence Meyer have all been taken from the
The John H. Hanna is announced to leave for
Camden Tomorrow. and The VIM. Pagan to
TEE OnAMPIoN.- In Twelve trips this season to
has Brought u $40 bales Of cotton. "a bags seed
cotton "a 90l sacks cotton seed. II 4a7 sacks oil
MA coton st % seed iii. equal ID Cotton 10 ss
bales. or each trip 70 1921 bales cotton. 81 bags
seed cotton. At7b sacks cotton seed. 1885 sacks
oll cake, s47 sacks meal and u barrels oil. Her
tbs last season Il Gas bales, and of the season
before 1870 bales OF cotton alone Ion ~ shs
le3.CT2 bales. Remarkable for having brought
the largest load last season. to wit: 1918 bales.
by bringing the largest ever carried BY any
crait-ssA bales: and as y still not satisfied.
s anT bae In re
consecutive trips she brought q; ;oeA bales cot,
ton, 2e4s sacks cotton, seed and A2s sacks oil
stern wheel boat With an iron huh. and when We
state further that she is pretty fast and handles
easy. Il is easy to account ior the iact that she
boat STOCK aHoat.. TO the experience and good
management OF her captain. W. Il. Thorwegan.
Geo. Miltsnbersxer. peter Wirts and m I Geo se
bert, as we'll as TO the skill and attention to duty
OF her other officers. all Of whom. with but few
exceptions have been on her since she f1rst
came out. much OF her success is due. She hils
the bill to the letter. and her patrons from here
to Memphis are as sorry to see her leave them
rs the season closes as they are glad TO have her
day In the Anchor Line for St. Louis. and her
proved value IL In itself guarantee that she
will continue In the line Rs long as there is
water; q fact that will be taken advantage OF
bv her many patrons when the travelling sea-
son sets In, who during the winter have found
her cosy cabin as abundant In real comfort as
ts great her fame as 9 carrier. Success to the
crew. say we.
The Mississippi v. T. ,Company's towboat
John Gilmore and seven bar9es. Capt. III. 81.
Nymmes In CHARGE arrived Monday night from
st. Louis and returned last evening.
Last year the ChOuteau closed her cotton sea-
son and started for g. Louis On the twenty
ten trips. this season twelve.
The tri.weekly Bayou Goula White Star Line
packet Whisper. j. A. OomstooR master. Geo.
II Woods clerk. leaves to day at II a. NJ.
The John w. Cannon. j. q. LbanO master. j..
81. Moesop. clerk, leaves to-day at p. m. as
usual. Tor al landings through Bi. to Bayou sara
ton Company's steamer Silver City. NJ. n.
Wood master. Messrs. Quicksall and Kirk
clerks, leaves to-day at .. m. for Shreveport.
The regular through Atchafataya river and
Bayou Teche packet John NJ Chambers, ~ r.
Iuggah In commando 4. VoOrhies and Willie
Jones clerks. leaves to-day at p. m. for st.
The upper coast packet Rene Macready. In
r1ooo ~ tho IA SmAt Cant Frank OttendOrfer