The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-18
Above s low Change,
stations.

HtQ.dAy ~ IA ~. Tor Ut Louis.
sns.s CAPT Y; y Cooley; le ~; oyer also
Esnrs bsvi f arrived arrived Tuesday night from
hatAlaya. Her next move was undeter-
Silver City arrived Tuesday night from
31xer. and was taken out on the Good In
6pok yost0rday. OF her cotton sos bales
1sit behind. None Of her freight here was
y Danube was brought to the landing YES
u. and viii Be the Saturday boat for Min
Tho Maria Louise Is the Saturday boat
q Sohn Howard was due last night from
- 4. <. Bisn ts is in command of the Fred.
links. Capt. J. w. Blanks stopping on this
w. Boyle vas passenger on the Laura
4. 4. Tones. Ia the city since Sunday. left
- Lacy =. Gastrell leaves for Mobile to-
beIle arriyed Yesterday from Bayou La
- 8 clerk at the head of Bienville street.
Uhee. p. Ohoute&u. for Memphis and the
y. Will leave tomorrow ut D o.. m... w. ii.
IkWoxan In command. George Miltenberger
Aset Natchez viii arrive tonight and
= - peual Saturday.
y. 4. White is the packet boat to vicks::
: end the bends today. For Pie. speed
sssr plisd Ia Tie e s bends. s "'' '' ''"''
|9d tho following: by the steamboat Bran
(lno We have the confirmation Of the long
cat.o M ne river = hs T YELL kn2T ga
m burAt across this neck of land by the
y Capt. II. n: Shreye, and has made chan.
|Dey4rde wide and 4 fathoms deep. Flat
end Rats have descended through It with
6AV1a vQlfNffv Tho RranAvyUAuo vUoY11d
R0one the same. but had business on the
~otA, The distances between New Orleans
reCheE II thus shortened 30 miles, and
ne sams thing Occur occur Ct II. THnica bsnd
Aee Will b shortened 90 miles. The Tuni-
& out-on. or Racourci. was made In 1s4S.
D1MocRAT
Bssd T css Q, NJ T. J. 5 Johnson dis
ring Illness. and and will BE- buried this
ks4rfm her late residence, No. 330k Baronne
No tender our coincidence to Mr.. john
ID lqss Of . lovable vile and most de-
. regular tri.weekly upper coast packet
[4st. Frank Ottsndorter master, q. 7. Good
{sleek. leaves to-day. Is usual. at 10 q. m.
= lower coast packet Emma Irvine, J. A.
] master. Il N. Val!ette clerk. leaves to day
!. N. for Orange Farm.
'ategulnr Unltod States mail packet ]. N.
=. OArt Holmes master. VIM. Gaines clerk.
0as "a a sbpp b ~; n usual Tor Vicksourz
t0AQohor Line steamer W. P. Halliday. q.
I0nN master. 4 w. Gould. Jr:, o!erk, leaves
N - p. M. without fail. for st. Louis. She
Ill has run in this trade IN years.
IeEenpWned City OF Alton is due this morn
..l tOlEcM ,ns \, Halliday HI Saturday y
& kSna e TSs brown eszsi sc ooniosa
Wsli managed boat to travel on. snd 10 run
! cievor = set OF men % there Ii to be found
be river.
Sss c Ss Br s,y ssta Tuesday evening
~ regular eemt-waekly Bayou LafQurche
g.. Belle. Max Blanchard master. Jos. Webre
ii lsAyee 70. morrow at 10 q. N. and will 20
y tfi.wcekiy Bayou Goula White star Line
e Whisper. J. A. Oomstock master. leaves
= a6ayoM sara packet E. J. Gay. John J.
"a master, leaves tomorrow. a. usual. ut
gxnAangs Clippings.
n0lnhati Times. March Is:
Nj Harrison. OF Indtanapolis. and Gen.
l1t0Ck ok Detroit, OF the Mississippi River
r0yrm4nt Commission. have filed minor
scptt. holding that ievees are Of little value
~. They claim that bad navigation arises |
ox0eeetve low water width at certain |
~ and must be cured by contracting such |
gaker width to about 5000 feet This con-
Ay0f. and not by ievees on top OF It's banks |
v 0QntAct with the low water river. They |
i No necessity 81 levees IN protecting |
Giallsnds a9ainst destructive foods. and to |
Is saps d now exist. Owing to the lack
Ipertence In improvements. according to |
motheds recommended. they suggest that |
work during the FIRST year be undertaken at |
ne Or two points.
JUEknhfn AWA1nndhA March H.
70 Lem Gray and Ed SuRgs. Of the steamer /
Dust. furnish the following list Of land
oplOy Helena. where the high water makes
Ipoesthlu f,r the boats to land:
kensas- Cures. on Island o. Henrico
gladys. Montgomery. Point. White river.
Mod. 7. Wtltams's. Knowlton's. Cypress
n 0ieora, Ohlcot City. Eunice. Ltnwood.
49, Pafria, Latrobe. Rose Bank. Bar
siopi1 acNelll or Lake. Charles, D. An.
Hes = McGehes's. waxhaw. Pride's
ssntiss. Mslrose, Storm's. Bucks. Buck
3sllommr. Tyrone. Utopia. Shady side. or
4shland. Salona, Merchants. Tallala.
Tooner. foot Of Island No. lO2.
Ra- Ashton. Pittman's, Bnnche's cut.
lsl or Bass. Eldorado or Arcadia. Mel
>esKylaWArra Or Oak Grove, Morancey's.
yAter Ii over the banks ut the following
IN platforms have been erected against
kne1s-Fort Penny, J. Malone's, Island u.
Andtn9 Llowellyn's, Luna.
@elppi-Dyer'e. Floryville. Riverton. Nib
Jaw or Leroy Martins. Greenwood.
~ Carolina. Skipwith. Bavaria or Alex i,
.elloh Or Col. Christmas. Ingomar. Pur-
1isns. -Railley's.
1xTwEEN HELENA AND MEMPHIS.
Leonard. second mate OF the James
patches the Avalanche with the follow !
g landings. where boats cannot land:
4arce OF hogers's. Hardin. Sterling's.
.lppl-De Mumbril. Mhoon, Irwin.
Handing water Is over the banks. but G
a naG been erected at which boats
- water is over the front street at He
New Hope plantation In Walnut
levee ie eaving fast. and people are
In planks and sacks of cotton seed to .
feak. e> " .
special kilograms.
ms. March 17.-Sixteen steamers have 8
from New Orleans. and the Clifton. I
UuRchtta. hav5 arrived. The freight \
- Ouachita has ceased. Departed: ST. G
-. with full cargo. and NJ Choice Tor l S
eastng: Gold Dust. Annie P. Silver d
Esdo. The upper rivers are falling. b
March H. The John Gilmore and d
Jared for New Orleans last evening,
y passed up last night. w
March IE-No1 arrivals or depart st
river y ~ feet and rising. 1t Is q
Hsrca ll.-Wsather cloudy and cold. Ii
rising rapidly. Passed up: John =
MIS-. March lss-Up: Golden Rulsl 4