The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-11

or OuaChtta rivers. coneeQuently the danger
/ = 10 signal service station at any point On the
Ouachita river. and no news except Of 9 private
nature M Y ever giysn Of OF thls river. Monroe roe Is
4 would without doubt De established there were
|ssns proper steps taken. From theisignal service
"a N6icS appear . as the head Of this Column.
{e Will be found by comparison that at st. Louis
I,sr # s essw Il r. aanSss
. ilinches above the danger line. at this point
I reported Il most every point. But there was no
Y 8 KeoIpk. From the tenor Of our exchanges
III no fears are felt from the recent rainS A6 the
Y swamDs were very dry from the long drouth.
and 4 p thought would absorb all the water
terday, reported bad landings at many places.
N some Of her cotton was taken out OF the water.
thn landines being srfiowed. w,,.,
The DEMOCRAT has been frequently asked for
dsstH 81 Gap' J. NJ White. and Il ihe edition % CON. on
4 oder H Sae al Rfsa who wish may have
Capt. J. N. white.
HIS LAST TRIP.
Mate, get ready down On deck
IA Nm rns beading sSa ns fof 81 thf %s, snore; land
This boat, forevermOre.
Say. pilot. can you see that Light
do where angels stand2
Well. hold her jackstaff hard on that.
For there I'm going to land.
-.That looks like Death a hailing me,
ri toll the beli-I must 60 In.
never passed hall.
stop her; let her come In slow:
~ There! that will do,no more:
The lines are fast and angels walt
To welcome me ashore
Say. pilot. am going with them
Up yonder-through that gate:
I'll not come back-you ring the bell
And back her out-don't walt.
For have made the trip 81 life.
And found my landing place; "@
I'll take my soul and anchor that
Fast to the throne Of grace"
The John II. Hanna Is announced to leave to-
-day for the Ouachita.
% .sv nshs neat
turn Saturday. Without faii. e " -
Ds snet Frank otendorer use master sf T. T. 1o GOOD
yyn clerk. leaves to-day. as usual. at 10 a. M for
The lower coast packet Emma Irvine, J.. "A,
Ruiz master. E. NJ. Vallette clerk. leaves to day
- u q. m. for Orange farm.
White. Curt Holmes master. VIM Calmes clerk.
leaves to day at p. m. as usual. Tor VicksburR.
0Esenyille and the bends
Thos. Z Davidson. Clerk n. B. Fowler. leaves
to-daY at o. m. without fall. TOR st. Louis.
The renowned Ohio river passenger steamer
robert Mitchell. Dan Moore master. Frank
ktetn CLERK. leaves also to-day. positively. at
3. %. for Cincinnati.
The regular semi-weekly Bayou Lafourche
packet Belle, Max Blanchard master. Jos Webre
clerk. leaves TO- morrow at 10 q M, and will 20
through to Lockport.
The tri. weekly Bayou Goula White Star Line
pasket Whisper. j. A. Comstock master. leaves
to.lnorrOw at Or
The Bayou Sara packet e. J. Gay, john j.
Brown master. leaves tomorrow. as usual at
SNm.
Exchange Clippings.
MEMPHIS. March 7.-Much anxiety Is mani
f0Seed bg the valley planters and residents, also
meechants, at the prospect OF an overflow. By
oQats up to-day 1t is ascertained that the water
u now here over the levees this side OF White
liver. The Arkansas is running out full, and
Do1ow Napoleon a few breaks are reported but as
yeethe damage is slight. Raining and bad roads
n1e checked cotton movements. ana prevented
ft1t yet unmarkesed from bsing sent forward.
Memphis Avalanche. March g..
The following statement of the stage Of the
river below will be OF interest: At the Mound
place, above the mouth OF St. Francis river. the
hank has caved and carried trees with 1t. which
SDpQtrude outward. and should q steamer try to
mike landing there she would have hole
punched into her Boats cannot land wi hin a
haa mile Of the usual landing place there. At
MAe0nhe. Blues Point and Polk's the landings
4r9sAll over flowed. and platforms have been
n1@ from the bank Int, the river so that
}seeners en- land and put on g freight freight. A