The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-22

whole or In part. There are pow, three trlan.
soa s
Geld ut work. These parties comprise q total
working force IN the neikhborhood OF two nun.
drsd men, OF whom about twenty are assistant
engineers. Tho triansulation has covered
length OF 125 miles between Cairo md Meningitis
The t9pogra9hy hss reaahad 1--we baow IN, na
ri the observation parties II stationed at FIJI,
ton. Tenn, another " Lake Providenoe ana
another Mt Carrollton. Inc boring parV ~
below Memphis Mt work.
Cincinnati Commercial. January ip
The new 9ro oGeh spnsi 70 s%va
nah, Ga. via New Orleans, with 200 TONS. ln-
Guiding 500 plows aud large amount pun o. gss
cylinders with foot stroke, and IL heated by
steam. she WIS Waited by many people while
here and cabin shs wss b
BY The veteran James hees. of pittahurg, papt.
DENIES Bees III, co,n.manded tne aaoriaa a aers.
Hnmed command. Thu Florida will ply between
Jacksonville and Savannah. and belongs 70 the
Ocean STEAMSHIP, Company !
the Arkansas river. loading for New Orleans.
MemphH Ledger. January l6:
For the past week there has been anchored In
our waters near the mouth of Wolf river. a real
sea.going vessel. fore and Mt rtsRed sehoon;;
or, OF staupeh build and rim shape m a,1drs
under command OF Capt. Howard. The veese,
Of 100 tons burden End her two ma 7, extend nsrS
respect n craft that will ID 70 sail upon over
tho waters or tho deep blue Rop" The name Of
yese ] he sk apq servs @
the past four years. w 10 within ,eW m3 m,
back he Brisk Icy " anshor 10 sow baIbs MI
i progreps 81 tho Eads ietty Improvement, The
Bfisk will set sail for the South to-day, and car-
Tes party q un9n sa thraaab rom hare to-
New Orleans with view of meas'iring the
length Of. tho river and for other PURPOSES
week or 80 back by the steamer John Dippod.
nnu she has been havl lug her risg Ing over
Vss. aa sSsrsS Ssnf nss say II port
With Tremendous trip. she Eil have good ,.ol
bales cotton from tho compress. sts bales cotton
hnd so5 sacks sced from the Carrie Hogan. nnd
nsss 9 mi oaa i baes Son
Especial TO tho Democrat
Sr LOUIS Jan. 2l.-John Jackson. merchant
snd elevator mansger informs me me- lnat the
elevator, with ptp ssa faet vii, be-
ba iho In Carondelet on Ills land, which ia I'M
derlaid With solid rock, running into the chan
6arges Ia the New Orleans trade, ,excusiyoly
Steamer pittsburg took tho first lot, one barge
+ Huntington and Richmond. The Sam Roberts
leaves hero this week With y 90 hnshsls ~ Ne
naturally consider this movement - NJ limo
walton. Departed; ProuelIer, All; Stevens.
I'D WITH cargo Tor DyFrA NHEGs up tuB SAAp. pNlie
! Memphis for Memphu with good trip: Jae.
Howard for New Orleans. with about tho beet
j trip of the season.
Business lair. The Bedford LEI, left for New Or.
leans with 800 tons freight Tho schenok has
a aS Sa snSGa ss ss Rshor the sE"s
her Pittsburg freight on the Danotah and loads
back fol. New Orleans. Capt. Simpson Horner
passed south. The T. n springer, and John Oh
s' MosHo s jan 1Weaher cloudy ana threat
ening rain. The, river IL on stand. Passed
up: John Hanna this evening.
CAMDEN. Ark. Jan. 2l.-No arrivals, or de-
partures, Six aud n half feet on board. Weather
clear and warm.
by Telegraph
vroKsggad. Jan. 2l.-The weather L. fair and
warm. Thermometer "a. The river has risen
yinches Arrived: City of vioksburg at .. m.
"a a REM n jan THE weather is cloudy
and warm. The river rose INCHES Ia the lp9t
aty-iouS hours Down: nd Riqhardfsop It
Houdder NJ A. M Golden Rule NJ y. m. John
ID. Maude ut D. M
paaed Uiy q Alton For f IT, L e Belle Of
sahreveport and Fred Wilson for New Orleans,
nnos, Brown for Pittsburg. The weather Is
oINo1NNarr. Jan. 2l,-The river is "a feet 8
inches, and falling. I is raining. Arrived:
Bedford Tor New orieans ~
PITTsBuRG, Jan 2.The river is 8 feet
inches and rising The weather is fair.
LOUISVILLE. Jan. 3i,-Tbe river Ia 10 feet
Inches In the canal and falling. Tho weather Ia
clear. Arrived Charles Morgan from Cin-
cinnat Guiding Star from New Orleans.
The Williams aud tow leaves for New Orleans
Tonight.
1 EVANSVILLE. Jan. 1.-The river IL 2s7-lo feet
end falling II y running. Arrived: Nellie
Spear and Robert Mitchell from New Orleans.
CAIRO, Jan. 2l,-The river Ia ~ feet Inches
and falling, The weather Ia fogRY. II rained
during the day, Arrived to day: John Gilmore
from New Orleans, Future City from 81. Louis.
Harry Brown from Louisville. r. r. Springer
Ae-om Cincinnati. ], w Garrett from the Ohio.
City OF Greenville from yieksburg. Departed:
Colorado for Vicksburg Gilmore for st. Louis.
Harry Brown forNew Orleans.
ST. LOUIS Jan. q1-Tha river IL II feet inches
and falling The weather Ia clear. IL rained
during the day. Arrived: Gold Dust from
Yipksburg Departed james Howard for New
Orleans.
MEMPHIS. Jan. 21.--The river roao inch. Ar
rived. Molie Moore from 1T Louis. Departed:
&JRmes ID. Parker for Cincinnati. Florida for
! New Orleans, j. 3. Mcdonald for tho Ohio river.
A heavy hail storm swept over this city at
o'clock to- night The Thomas Sherlock, en-
route from Cincinnati to New Orleans. is re-
ported aground seventy miles below hero, hav
Ing grounded during the prevalence of . fog.
NATcHEg, JAN Alto J. b. Woods. No. 104
Common street: Anchor Line steamer Centen
A'"4 wa 'i''' 7. l.. DAVIDSON. Master.