The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-21
stage Of .hs Rivers.
Above low fybanga.

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Louisville. ,,.......'' .-"' In
Memphis. -,...t..,- '''''' % Ia
Nashville. ..........t II ~
sNsw Orleans. ........s'- n
pittabnrg .t..-.t.-. w
shreveport ~ NJ
st. Louis .........''.'.''' IL ~ m
.Beow hlgh weter mark Of 1s7s sA69ve
beneh-mark Indicates rise tinnteafsss jail
Tho weather yesterday was cieuop aa" '"'
'1 BUSINESS stlll continues fair. The y n Lee 20
bad ao ILL., wit VIII Z T,n "a ar the OH oho s aso
with ilne trip. part of which was tons naarpio
and 400 tons pig Iron. 49, n n yaeoer.
botb rom H. L,nis. arrived yesterday morn
ipg, Tho Silver returns Saturday ...
The y" ost being Ins laid
Louis. iii Davis Ia command. I'D. hoPhsfson
The J. M. Chambers arrived yesterday from
Bayou Teche and will return tomorrow.
A Lsaaed Cannon.
Tho John w. Cannon arrived yestoInav hLIo.
noon from Bayou Sara. hat In ths water wi snks
col tonsosd. sos hogshsads sugar and ggs par-
rolls molasses There was o bu9en OF pins Eiss
bon attached e her manifest b9aeasn W angar
and molassss trip brought to this city since the
war. is probably he large largest i iFIp bs sIyes
oqgh b nsTe snsssn oa ft
sid g ua5 1"b ess "n oIassss Besides this big
freight the Cannon was CROWDED VIII passsggIn
pera but that IL no news, for her CABIN. Whlou
many think is the hundsomest ever put ~. hnu
the hne table she Hets, are attractions InaL nOno
can rssist, and We doubt II any boat ever rsn
TO this city that carried more people thah sho
does. ..4 r.hx n,x.
pold and hargsa 3. A. Toms In command. nav.
Ing passed VlcksburR on MONDAY, was aus lhst
plight. and will leave to-day again for ut. LOUIS
Tho N. 9, and RI IT. Oompsny'ss e. steamer q ZEE
Dnnnbs Charles Thorn. master, Jonn .. nc
Cheapsy elerk. will BE- found at inc Ianai9g
this morning, from shreveport. recelVth9 W
| return to-day MT .. IN. g. n a.La..
We erred In stating that Mr.. Geo, y. ssbgs-
n had a tr Whs tho essr d Mr.
Tho j b. scully laid over to leave day for
Capt. ottsadorfer has changed tho schedule
N Tho Desmet. Her semi-veekiy trips 70
Is now u trl- weekly packet TO Bayou, goula.
leaving every ThuradnY saturday and Tues
dry At il ., m. See adv9rlsement; r
Tho indie prhleat 0pelousas packet Laura IL
Davis. Vim. Crawford master. a. msynisr. pr.
clerk, leaves TO day Mt p M Ior Masningti,n:
sHa WV - , gnha and T. can an hs dsnsndsd npon 10
Tha O. K. Peek. also nm independent boat, is
receiving 10 leave to morrow al D: m Ior I'll
landings on He'd river TO Shreveport. John III
dilham in command, W. r ailham clerk. ~
Halliday master. q. @. Young elerk. leaves to-
day at .. IN. for the Ohio through TO Uineln~
The J. NJ. White leaves tomorrow for Green
The regular Attakapas packetJ N. Cham
| bers. r. Il. MugRah maater, IL receiving 70
leave tomorrow. without fall. at 8 D. m. Tor bt.
Tne iron steamer Chas. P. Chouteau.. the
champion cotton carrier. mt being ready TO
leave yesterday laid oyer t9 2 2. NJ today is,
when she VII le9ye HosTItSsly ter Memphis noa
mand Geo Mlltenberger clerk The Chou
tesu 10 a fast steamboat and has excellent pas-
V Tie regular upper coast packet City Of Au-
gpsfa leaves to-day. 40 usual, for the Eapidan
nnantasl9n. J. Il. Brou In command. A. L.
The tri- weekly Bayou Goula White Star Line
packet Whisper. j. A. Comstoek master. Geo.
g1 join s % asy 4 l6and master
J. Fl. Mossop clerk. leaves to-day NJ .. M. as
usual. for all mail landings. through to Bayou
The N. o. Il o r. r. Company's United States
mall steamer Fred A. Blanks, Ia place 81 the
=. Holmes cterK. leaves to-day at 5. D. M for
The Anchor Line steamer Commonwealth.
to- day Mt 8 .. m. for Bt. Louis
The regular fsg,n rwe9ky lower coass packet
morrow at II a. n. for Orange Farm
The regular Greenvile Yieksbure and bend
United States mail packet J. M. White. j. NJ.
White master, leaves to.morrow.l as usual. at
The semi weekly coast and Lafourehe packet
Obs MARY, JOB DhlE5Tb3 master, leaves
row at D. m.
Il Exchange Clippings.
Cincinnati Commercial January 10:
| To the Editor OF the Commercial:
- s ran - e. n she
years has been very notable At the present
time ships q $50 feet In length navigate the
short time. In view OF past Developments II
you'd BE- , absurd e sey That ahip5 longer than
nearly 100 feBt In length eXiafB frafa
the possibility Of building ships OF even greater
length Although not success. .fnancfallJ
with improved machinery, to operate Vessels 81
Ler size with profit The amount Or 81 Tue j
consumed edsald PER horse power has been greatly
, In machinery. The earlier steamsilips Were
not profitable 70 their owners. and required
duced have changed all that The economiss q
me present day are due largely to the increased
dimensions % o. The vessels The limit will not
this earth shall be circing In space a deaf
Fast + MAJ q fhas shps q 1000 Or 200
present steamers do In eight or nine DAYS bnt
10 10 three reg Experience and. theory both teact
ma. tne larger the vessel the less power pro
portlonately does IL take to drive her through
I ttas water. It does not seem impossible. pro
glasd the vessel is large enough and Furnished
forty mn 9 m s power to attain speed
We nave not been altogether idle. We have No
Ihcreased the speed Of our boats. but We haye
| - S12AA SaphItLJ as ChEEi6ES.
II goes not appear possible to navigate on,
Evers With boats OF 1000 feet In length, 100 fes
DEAN and 40 70 50 boilers. Shoal water and ma =
row channels. mo- to speak Of the wanf u
Irfeii,Rht and passengers to load such monsters
WIZ forever prevent the constr aetion Of bosts
so large. Therefore It would eeem thar ,,nIaas
some far more powerful but less expensive m a
Lor than steam should b. discovered thar MI
never be any great Increase 10 thu snsag y
river boats. II conditions insu perabv exisf n
hey the building Of boats Of such szs tha
I.y bi!gu[ attain srtas speed. YET IL may b.
Wasf..by mucn greater speed might Be aftaIna1
man tnat OF our boats CT this day. s''-AAoS
we cannot build one boat Of ION Feat In Ian Oh
ont can Dul q two or three of $50 or 400 feat ~ Oh
with IRON 20 to 40 feet BEAM each boat witp IL
t J@a poiie.s, engines and wheels. the ends d
pc Joined together so as Is form. in ii et an
} long. narrow hull. These boats shonla - Is
easily detach able. so that they might ha nnito
or separated at pleasure. Ting Wonld go