The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-02-29
nCQVLAn PACKETS TOR TUEsDAY.
COrrcs ~ Dnd cnce.
RULE I.
he River Editor Of the Democrat:

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pq RULEI.
the River Editor Of the Democrat:
Inch has been already said aud written upon
Conten plated change Of Pilot kule NO. l,
~ the subject 10 now open for discussion
Oner few REMARKS. In the first place the
Amboat law OF 1882 was intended to pro-
y 10 promote the interests of marine m ev,,I. an.
c8 az we'll W to protect the several officers
&6Amers who were required to take out q
zbe under the law. But instead OF 1t being
eft TO good men " has worked an injury
em; In other words. the license puts infe.
men Or m equality with superior men.
Because persons have obtained license
~ becNuse they were clever fellows, and
~ y steamboat. Now hold that II compe.
and worthy persons nre licensed. and none
ets; that th.Te wiIl be no necessity fox
perm collisions or the destruction of life
nroperty which the law was in,ended to
ttnt. whether the exact rules are observed
lot. huie No. I. while y is defective. has. no
\. say defective. for the reason that 1t
wires the ascending steamer to make
arst signal: yet 10 subsequent
Eay. or entities her to the channel Now. II
blot on the descending boat concludes that
the ascending boat IL crowding on to his
Descending noats, tss channel. then .H. he
dlng boat. and by doing this 1t Is almost
nfs under su 81 ctrcumstan ,es. the pilot who
~ III ~ ss saknMa 49, - n1n Irspons,nle s .u nahe
-eCtive. X the descending boat has the right
Kay: why was not the law made to suit the
5of, now. since It has been almost a life. time
hfom Tor the ascending boat TO give the first
sael. let II remain 70. for to make a change at
ssnt will certaiuly endanRer life end prop
- r,rt,s r.hr,,aa, faLum. u .1ao
p. .uois, feoiu".y 90 laSo'
&c weather In this vicinity Ia warm and pleas
#rSsembiIn9 MAY more than February. The
& q at good boating stage. ton feet out to
as besn totally inadsnnate q pa.e AZ tm tSe
ont ths oommonweaith, N non vh a. r % 81 YER and and
SSn ni ial this week. The Kouniz Line sfeam-
Io1rev and Res and ths Mound % tlity
rsnortatinn uOmnanv zach sand ont for
03tY d tow az blk and package Freight bs-
6orn. Reynolds sends the Imperial out
Mi Iii comblned dionki makina m ana aaprraae v,s ot 81
s 900 tons, four fitths OF which Is Tor New
W.. There was also sent forward during
In bulk. And vet the eleyators at this
Were Crowded 10 their mtmnst canncitv
hsinc "a 1 100 oO1 hnsheIs III corn ana
Loco ooo bushels OF wheat ia the elevator
"a knoWn. hsinr 32b. ODD bushels.
M. with the execution OF bulk. are very
Ssble. and really ara not above the marx
~ efaamers shonld have III remmnarata
~ their labor. Twenty cents ner hundred
cka0e freirht ia NOT n hi0h figure consid-
fhe hirh Prices Maid for fuel m II labor
~ ehore and On board. For Instance, il
IA Xnrie p. Silver on her last trin nj Nav
n $500 to djscharoe her cargo. and near
Sut aboard 7po hOrs eads sugar An some
freight E,eyen and tweIve cents per
and even higher firnres, have been 81. |
iOr transnnrfinr hnik Grain 10 Nav Or. |
INA even ~ This hirh ratssorain from this
m Nav OrInana and tina great lefty
kn Tia Ola Wnrid cnnld ~ iaitf dnwn ar i |
ynre than frnm anv nthar mort in tha
Mates. We ask, What is the cause II |