The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-26
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'BeloW high water mark OF 1874. gAbove
Haer IN co% osn F. M Mel clsek
rived SATURDAY. night from Cine nnati, with her
guards fiat In tho water. and /. receiving tn
relurn &. morrow Mt y. m. Her large and
pretty cabin lis enlvened thia trip by the pres.
cnGe OF quito u number OF ladies'. making the
round trip. who. SO far ma ap p6Hranc ea GO have
enjoyed their trip thus far very much.
:, The Thos. Sherlock. due last Night, will go In
thu Nhllst dock M soon M unloaded, and, III
out In time. will follow tho Golden City Thurs
day otherwise thu Reuben Springer will 20.
The Floreace Meyer, Capt Jnm~s Nichols. ar
Ing gone M high as DardaneIle Ohpt Nichols
hadn't decided last evening when she would re-
Tho old reliable John Howard. Opt. ]. w.
Carlton leaves to-day for the Ouachta
Tho Laura L. Davis. that left Thursday for
the tn Atchafalaya, will return to leave again
Wednesday. Alter this trip she will be the
regular Tuesday packet.
The Smoky City. with tow OF coal. arrived
Judging from tho following letter and the
kilograms at the bottom Of this column. yester-
day was not as pleasant O day to Capt. Aiken as
1t might have been.
Cart. jog. A Aiken:
Dear SG-The prospect, for US ever to 500 n
steamboat, up, here again looks decidedly
gloomy. Tho river Is summer low and clear IA
spring; Weather clear. pleasant ard spring
Ike: Veg -tation begins to shoot up. the little
birds are egtnning to mate. and we have many
bulk OF the cotton has boon marketed. prices
having been good. and roads never better
Having ss had good Wsather for gathng cotton It
than usual. viii telegraph you first prospects
for water. Yours truly.
Mound City ia on upper Rcd river. ffLe N
miles from Clarksvi, and twenty-five miles
below the mouth OF the Kiamitia river. Editor
Tho n: Q. and r. r T oompany'ss steamer
Drown. and the pretty Onarmer. Cap. Moan
TO leave to morrow, ut D. m. the Alexeadrta
for Shreveport and the Oharmer for Grand
Ec0re.
The work of casting new cylinder for the
Henry Tete Is progressing as raniiy IS posi-
bic. and she Will In all probability be ready to
leave Friday.
Tae Anchor Line steamer Centennial. T. L.
to-morrow's boat to s.. Louis. and will be fol-
lowed Thursday by the Belle Of Shreveport.
City of Augusta, J. E Brou muster. A. l. Freret
clerk. leaves to-day at 10 a. n. for the Rapidan
The White Star Line steamer, Whisper. J. A.
Comstock master G. NJ. Woods clerk. leaves to-
day at Ii a. m. for Bayou Goula.
The new and f13et b tyou Sara and coast
United states mail pack Edward j. Gay. john
J. Brown master. s. y. Streck clerk. leaves to-
The regular seml-weekly coast and Baton
Rouge packet st. Jonn. ]. p MeEifo7 ma5ter,
w. Il. Gteathouse and Frank Bergeron clerks,
leaves to- lay al Q D. H.
The lower coast packet Emma Irvine, J. A.
Ruiz master. leaves tomorrow at II a. M for
0 ange Farm
The coast and Bayou Goula packet De smet.
Frank Ottendol fer master. leaves tomorrow at
IL II. N.
The coast and Lafourche packet Assumption.
P. a. Charlet master. leaves tomorrow az
.. m.
The Untted States mail packet R. e. Lee.
Capt Vim. Campbell. leaves tomorrow for
The Belle Capt Max Blanchard. leaves to-
morrow. as u ual at D. n. tor the Lafourche
Exchange Clippings.
Cincinnati Gazette. January %:
The directors Of the Southern Transportation
Line tender to King Rex the use OF three mag
ntdeenJ steamers. to convey his loyal subjects to
New Orleans. The grand display of Mardi
Gras will take plaza on the 10th OF next month.
and 1t matters not which Of these ste tmers i5
chosen for the trip down the river. If excursion
tickets are purchased here for the round trip
they will be honored On any steamer OF the line
for the up trio These round trip excursion
tick ets only cost s40-a sum not sum lent to pay
second class hotel boarding during during the
time necessary to MAKE The tfzze. ThaaEak ef RI