The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-07
stage Of tho sgivSs
Above low Chang,

sBeow high water mark of 1874. sAbove
bench mark. Indicates rise. Indicates fall.
The weather continues warm and alternately
Burmese was pretty fair on the landing. The
new Mary Hou ton had good trip out and
will be- fiat In the water by tho time she leaves
The Yazoo Valley, Capt Geo. ". Rea. left yes
terday evening Tor It'd river. She started from
The laufa /. Davis, having some repairs to
lea, Q for Bayou Lafourchs. I a this connection
we have, been requested by Capt. Max
Blanchard, who owns the Belle. and who has
that he is ia the bayou to stay. and that he will
keep The DAVIS or Belle In the trade as long aa
The e
noon aud will return today. Feom one OF her
officers we learned that the J. 3. Neal. with a lot
the mouth Of Red river Monday: Her engineer
came down on the Gastrell with the broken
pieces Of machinery.
The John Gilmore and barges and the W. p.
Haday Boots and shoes
i irom 81. Louis, Tor dozen or more parties up
The building for the vIcksburg boats ID about
completed. II is an open question as to who. La
getting the most praise. the architect who
planned or the artist who painted 1t.
Don't forget that the fleet and superb J. M.
White Is at the landing. and that she leaves to-
The James Howard. JAS. o'Neal master,
Archie Woods clerk. leaves to-day at D. m. for
Vicksburg the bends, Memphis and st, Louis.
and q "a, vii be followed Saturday by the w. 2.
The s. r. Line steamer U. P. schenck. J. L.
Carter In command. Richard Burns clerk, Ia
rreceiving TO leave tomorrow, without fail, for
Capt. charlie Thorn's pretty N O. and b. .T.
Com pany's steamer Danube leaves to. day sure
at .. m. for Shreveport. Mr.. john @. Me-
Chesney does the agreeable in the office.
Look out for the. Jesse K. Bell Saturday. II
delighted with her, then liberal Dick Sinnotf
has spent fortune In vain.
The Charmer will be found at the landing
The John Il. Hanna is receiving to leave to-
day for the 0n .
Vile.
The Frank Pargoud will arrive to leave FRI
We, mentioned In Mondays DEaooRAr that
frivolous suits and for the most trivial amounts
we're egtertained against steamboats, by the
United States commissioners. We give case
IN Joint. On the fast trip down Of the Belle of
shreveport she had among her roustabouts one
ing he mad 10 be hunted up. aud was always
found In hiding; The patience Of the mats
aain saa became exhaust d and at point short
this thing, and that he had either to work or
quit, ne didn't care which. The. negro promptly
office. got his money and left the boat ' Wills lie
laying here notice was sent to the cap
tain ia !, requiring E, his presence at the COM
brought against the boat. Accom- panied
by MIS- mate. clerk and a deckhand he Repaired
this ronstab0ut had entered suit agai nst him
Tor one days pay, 81 33h. The oral statement.
M oatn, OF ali the parties was tax on and
tne caSe taken under consideration. The next
morning the captain. mate, clerk and de ok hand
were were. ordered 70 again appear before the COM
missioner MISS ne having concluded to reopen the
ease They did So ana their testimony was
again taken, but this time by short hand re-
porter. and again taken u Dder consideration By
"a .n :, commissioner. This Il sample case, and
comment Is unnecessary. The uHinitfated NAV
ask. however, why did not the captain pay such
a trih ding claim and b.. done with 1t. Things srf,
no. dods that way In these courts. The shyster
his man In advance. and as his fee under this
last ~ law appears In the costs as prators fees
the case is made against the boat before the
captain has any Say whatever in the matter
Can It be other wise than that the steam oatnen
s shoatd nave Decoms FESTIVE and that they
have said above this Is q mple case. and we
II fend 70 give more OF them. We're we Id pub-
i aaIl al OF them though. We could fill this
eoInmn twenty times over and more
. we were panied TO hear yesterday that an In.
fant enild OF Caps. P. A. Charle6 died Mondav.
Gaps gharlst remained at his home on the LIZ
this trip. osa - eno Doal
,od Ihs Ma Mary Ida. with two barges containing
Little rivers arrived Monday Capt, VIM WIZ rio.
icy. VINO mas been In command Of the Mary ida
u ntsgotla1pg Tor the purchase Of Boat. and
cotton seed business on his own hook, 40
me M Y 4. Company's towboat John en-
tni1I ea ana Darges r. H. Symmes Ia command.
VIII ", leaVe To-Day at II m for st. Louis
The regular upper coast packet Civ of An.
pilahtatlon. y. Il. Brou In command. 4. L. Frsref
The trta weekly Bayou aoula White Star TIRE
N 49, " per, j. a. Comstoek master Gee
The o JoSn ois ~ K. Leaves to-day at II a. m.
u. MosaoD clerk leaves TO-DAY af master y ~ =.