The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-13

Chambers. Robt Mitchell. City Of Yazoo.4
stage ri the Rivers.
Daily telegrnpho report OF the stage Of water
| Al various points. with changes. Ia Enc - hours
Above low Change.
''''''on7' Feet. Inch. Feet. Inch,
Qfna1nhhh .........--.... 10
louisville. .....,.... ~
Memphis 1890. - ~ "a
Nashville. ..... al w W
New Orleans ,........... "
PtttanurR. ........-. ~
Shreveport .......s...s, g ~
". Louis .'......--..,.... "
'' .bsow hsh water mark OF 1874 sAbove
bench mark. ttndioH'es rise. ttnttcates full
Yesterday was another gala day on The la9d nd
70 refuse freight. Tho NJ White had also 4
occupied 1 BY ladies', and her large and magnifl-
cent cabin was taxed to lts utmost Just before
friends who e" came to sec them Ill Tue Wits IS
boat that commands travel and from first to
n as' eh ee" does sVs The Mhe also efs
with a big crowd chuck fun. la fact.
The Golden hnle tos her passsnsers on an
ehe,t ride % Tie u. N Jones,
The Port ERda leaving Wednesday, took with
her elk barges. containing raj tiercts bleaching
powder 15i tierees sotn ash. 2ts drums soda,
l4o anvils. 1914 boxes tin and 900 tons scrap
The Henry Frank DELAYED In unloading on
account cf the searcity, of labor, was unable TO
6 D. m. positively for Memphls and the bends.
~; Frank Hicks in command, All, Grissom
clerk. She lays at the head Of Common street.
The flags OF several Of the steamers were at
half-mast yesterday as token Of RESPECT to Mr..
George Robinson, very prominent and wealthy
Red river pauter. news of whose death was re-
A telegram was also received from shreveport.
stating that M. II. Hill, barkeeper OF the Ash-
land, had committed suicide on that boat yes
terdav at Shreveport
Geo. Coleman. mate Of the Tensna, had trouble
wi h ono Of his laborera Yesterday. and paid
him of, The man continuing 70 bother him;
bs knocked him down. Hs then went of and
threatening Demonstrations, when Mr.. gole-
man fired and shot him In the leg. Mr.. Cole
Il was raining yesterday at Louisville. Cairo
an News " was recGved yesterday from Upper He'd
river that the water at Fulton was only loot
aud eight tenthe above the lowest water Of last
season Not very epeoa, q nays ave- that
The bad William Pagan arrived Yesterday,
The Alexandria leaves to-day at .. m. with
VI VT Boardman in command George Drown
The Goal Bnfr No left yesterday for above
Nobody enjoys q joke more than WIN HAYS;
sfs e hbSy i an nts of as does
| them. and every time he secs one he rises up
and ea!ls the man blessed who orig mated It.
| ton OF Hex and the ball OF Uomus. and thought,
that. arrayed Ia MS ulster. none would appear
% and wsa h
them and saw the 9mlnous words In the lower
IF. hand corner COSTUME de w rEen s IN haags q
1 Capt Dan Moores opera glasses search WAS
made IN bic trunk hoping Rsr99hanee In s9 ,a1
| m ftQ Guu@bum n prinnA AIb0rt. hut NlAJf
they were safely enseonoed at home, doubtless
laughing in M, tbe!r seeyes at the dilemma q
the lid Of bis trunk down; Was heard to NUT
ter: This does beat h-,Il sure enough; d-n
ter down 10 rs below zsro; where's hamburger.
a NIX b25F nss s9G y as
tired to rest. pleading that he was too tired to
take In the reception and tebleaux. having been
appeared as content cd and happy as II he had
never heard Of COSTUME de rigeger"
Don't forget that the Golden Rule leaves 70 TT
the incest and best managed boats running, and
trip on her e one Of the events oi Lifetime.
| Capt. O. p Shlnkie commands. and his son, Al~
bert ahinkle. .prss!d. = IN the office.
Apropos Of VIII Hays, visit. captain SAID
advertised as extensively as has been Hays ON
his trip to New Orleans. he would consider the
0apt. Jerry snllivan's fast and regular Tensas
and Macon packet Big sunHower is receiving 70
Lave, tomorrow. without fail. at .. m. Tor
The Anchor Line staamer Commonwealth.
g. I. Carvell master. ts receiving to leave to-
morrow nns a. e. m r.. st louis: ...,, xom,,.
The Henry Tete. J. F. Aucoin master. M. b.
coast and Bayou Lafourehe 10 Thibod la K s''
| The Belle also leaves to-d day at D. M for
ysq a4aa 9 Monsy e / Ssp Hsa t.
ard Is The master OF the Bale. JOS Webr0 clerk.
=. The :. Gay. John J; Brown master 9. 8:
Sara and MI coast landings.
,,,Th The regular >coast packet to Bayou goula
a Whisper, a J. A. o9mstoek master. G. NJ. Woods
The til. weekly upper coast packet st. Francis
| Belle. Chas. Dean master. leaves tomorrow at
10 Q. M. as advertised. for tho Weham Dlanta-
| The fine eidewheel steamer Dc smet Capt.
Frank OttendOrfer. leaves to- morrow at IL a. IN.
| for the upper coast to Bayou Goua
otto mp csars9 master eves at =
The lower coast packet Emma Irvine. J. A.
Isatz master, leaves tomorrow at 2 D. m. for.
The John w. Cannon. J. O. Libano master,
The new Natchez, +. I. Leathers in Ia Z COM
hmand. leaves Tomorrow at .. IN. Tor Vicks-
The mammoth, feet and elegant Ed. Richards
son; Frank Beck. Dr.. master, Capt. A. McVay
clerk. leaves Tomorrow at D. M. as usual. for
Annapolis.
The n @. and 4. Il. T. Compnny's steamer
Jewel. q. 7. Truslow master. Ed. Burk clerk IL
| at the landing receiving to leave Tomorrow at s
p. m. for Shreveport.
The elegant Jesse K B Ill Capt. Dick sinnottg
new Alexandria anc Grand Eeore packet will
| leave Tomorrow. as usual. at D. m.
Exchange Clippings.
WHY BAD REGULATION SHOULD BIZ Drscog-
TlNUED.
Tothe Editor OF the Cincinnati Gazette:
CINCINNATI Feb 81 ohserve with great ra
Rret movement In opposition to the proposed
new law for the meeting OF river steamboats,
The new law reads as follows
When steam rs are approaching each other
the signals for passing shall be- one sound Of
the steam whistle to pass to the right and two
sounds OF the steam whistle to pass to the left
Theee si9naLs to be made frat By the deseend.