The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-17
ssu'As 'e Above low fyhanga

~,
might from Cincinnati and will return Tuesday
The VIM. Fsgan arrived yesterday afternoon On
%reports heavy rain and wind storm hursday
<nisht. which detained the Fagan. a,l night be-
the mouth of ked yr ban ana bayoa sff as
three times Capt, d. also reports the Ouaehita
falling. except In the, lower part OF the river,
"Yes, sir" said a captain to us Yesterday.
the man who picks up the Jesse Z. Bell for q
low boat will get fooled Ny boat sto, was fast
ng us. though she tried and actually plew her
Whistle to do u. yet the next trip the Jesse
Rnother before and stood out tair and square
In the river to do It, She Is improving In speed
very trip. and IS going to MAKE G nef marx
will be happy to hear. for she possesses every
pther attraction and only needs that of speed to
The ]. B. n. Kehlor had not arrived when we
left the landing. She was looked for every mo-
ment however. and will be found at her land
Ing 70 day receiving to leave this p ~ m for st.
Louis. J. 8. Patterson In command. W. y. Kim
The Anchor Line departures to St; Louis are
nnnounsad week ahead, and those In the 3. I.
Line to Cincinnati to the twenty seventh OF this
month The steamers OF both these. lines Can
bonT forget he Naches With the
Bame certainty that the sun rises and sets this
noble craft is always on hand TO leave on time.
break Cd tie Lafnnre as a serinns one. ~ and
unless quickly closed its forces. Joined with that
The snps yee
on. the left hand side going down. about fifty
miles from the Mississiypi river, and the leyee
vicinity are two plantations. producing between
Them 1900 ho9eheads OF sugar and not less than
1000 barrels molasses, apd besides g number of
rice places. Mor9an's Railroad will also be II
rom last Monday Of p. m. up to the same
fIlr yesterday the river had fallen feet
nt inRhaE
Louie, 4 feet inches at Cairo. inches at Mem
Rhis. feet inches at Little Rock, inches at
Vicksburr, foot Q inches at Shr. veport. snd
3nches at New Orleans II is below the dangerNne
Everywhere except at VicksburR. where 1t is
loot 10 inches above. and at New 0rlE ans. where
Il Is 20 inches above. At o'clock yesterday 1t
vas reported falling at Cairo. Memphis, Little
&aock and Shreveport: rising at Cincinnati,
at g. ho1s
The Danube has been laid up and taken from
Z The David .Hostetter is making tri-weekly
Erfps to Grand Isle as mail packet. Capt o. s..
Burdette In command ~ zee , ,advesrtisemsnt s -,
other part OF the DEMOCRAT.
The Rene Maoready. In place Of the De Smet,
Fsank Ottendorfer master. leaves to-day at 10
The regular semi. weekly coast and Bayou
4 Lafourche packet Assumption. P. A. Chariot
master. Edw. Nfrolle clerk, leaves to-day at 10
The regular tri-weskly lower coast packet
EnmAa Ar Irvine: J. A. Ruiz master, e E n.a n: Val
"A The regular semi-weekly Bayou Sara coast
packet John w. Cannon, j. q. Llbano master.
John Fl. Mossop clerk. leaves to-day at p. %.
Leathers master J. F. Muse clerk. leaves TO- day
The new and handsome jesse K. Bell Rich
ard sinnott master. George Q Hamtlton clerk.
s ST aoore
CLARA g.. Capt. VIM. Wenzel. Clerk c. H, Pack
ard: leaves to-day KAT at s 2. M. without fail. IN
part of the bayou. taking freight for all points
Dn the Ouachita as high as the mouth OF the
The regular Tensas and Macon packet Tensas
leaves to-day at p. m. for Floyd. L. Y. Cooley
d command. Thomas Knee clerk.
Kinney, Joe. Dodd master, Andrew CLARK clerk,
leaves to, day at .. m. for Shreveport The
Kinney will also take freight for Minden. as per
The John Howard. Capt, ]. w. Carlton Clerk
Z. 3. Perry. leaves to. day at .. N. for Camden.
The 7, zoo, Capt. W. O. Harrison, Theo. Jobn
cierk. leaves also to-day at p. N. for the Atcha-
The s. T. Line steamer Golden Grown, Eug.
master r. vhan5 SniaSie clerS leaves TO-
The Anchor Line steamer Commonwealth. J.
w. Bryan master Garrett F. Huls clerk. leaves
to-day at p. m. tor st. Louis.
The New TOwb0at Iron Age.
i 81 Louis Post. Dispatch. April is:
This new vessel of Gray's Iron Line Is now at
this port or close by. and deserves special men
3 tion. An exchange thus describes her: She is
OF easy model and great power, having high
pressure boilers double riveted. made of the
best black diamond steel; they are 26 feet long.
40 inches In diameter. 10 hues each Engines
~ inch cylinder. feet stroke. with all the mod
ern improvements, nigger engines. steam cap-
STAINS. Niger boiler, steam pumps and is COM
pletely fitted out in all the machinery depart.
Il ment She is also supplied with an electric
light. being the first introduced In a Pltsburg
boat. Her cabin for officers and crew Is decd-
edlv the handsomest On any towboat afi oat and
right here we must take occasion to saw
Tor the comfort and convenienee Of those emu. anu.
ployed on his boats; the rooms are fitted ont
equal to the best passenger steamers with every
convenience for the crew. The state room
doors have correct paintings of a number of
our largest iron mills, which make very hand.
u some appearance. She has, as might be ex.
pected. been much admired by the many tow
Il boa men who have visited her for the complete
ness of her outfit. ana she is supplied With
n everything necessary to make her one OF the
Il best. Certainly she has no superior. and Cap
Gray invites the inspection and criticism Of
Western b0atmen.
The Iron Age was built nnder the supariD
Il TEN denes OF Mr.. james Elliott. McOas fey A
kKerr. Of Freedom. Pa. built the hull. which Ii
ITS feet long, 80 feet beam, and sh test hold. En