The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-05
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, MONDAY, JANUARY 1880.

D, 1850.
establishment that such s law exists. and wonder
| at our forbearance In Its exsouffcn. CAPT
| Afkeu. the president. and Capt Geo. III kirs
| the secretary OF this association. hare made
| the right move In this matter AID II they re-
ceiye ne aid promised BY our oongrsssmeIn !
getting their Representatives to aid ours. one
I0f the most tyrannieaI Laws on the statutes
| OF any civilized and enlightened government
VII Be .aed ha use1 may D. nssd
| sponsinie person. without being, .reanired t.
deposit so much as one cent security. can onter
| suit against a steam boat for an amount
matter how trivial, aud the commissioner must
| tax o coRnizanee. isaue libel against the boat
and sqbifs sacurity.
| from u Is requirement he CON missioner gets no
pay from the government. bu5 1s allowed 10
chsrg- certain amount OIL fees as costs. As In
mt one instance out of q Thousand Is the plain
tiff able to pay there costs ana the defendant
always ts. and az the com MISSIONER must I'VE.
T. cay tp see how BIZ Judgment may T. % In
blockhead by any msaas he anows that " costs
him nothing vita 81! the changes IN hts favor.
aud on account of this knowledge the Custom
House Il the paoaeea for al Of his lis imagip-
airy or real, and ma an evidence Of this fact the
DEMOCRAT published Saturday, q. statement Of
the eapboat cases bron.. ht before Commits
stoners Lane. Quintsro and Chestar. during the
year 1872 amounting In number 70 1850. and
before the United States District Court s54
the annoy ance and ofttimes detention. these
suits are to the steamboatmen. may 10 had
when. we state that tbs costs alone are neveT.
lsss than rs &c. and nineteen tilnee out OF
twenty are more. Formerly faint show OF
op position was made ard thea compromise
or q settlement Il full f.l!owed. but sipoe the
organic ton OF the captains, every suit bss
bsen fought and the conclusion To-. backed by
the opinion OF . Unit"d ates Judge. that 'hare
The mada, o viii b. the AnoRor Iae
g ipt Charlie Millers pretty and popular Ohio
arrived yesterday from Cincinnati and i re-
eeiving TO rsturn to- morrow. Mr.. A. Elliot
Mil or Is the accomplished clerk Of the Hous-
The Harry Brown, with big tow of coal con-
signed to Brown Jones. arrived Saturday
night She IL said to be the largest and most
visit.
The cabin of the Houston Is always heautifled
wi b flowers In bloom. and canary birds, but
tbis time it II fsstoonei with evsrgreens. Evil
DENLY the Miller brothers have been nayfng
due observance tn Christmas and New Year's
The mann 10th James Howard,o OF the New Or
leans and M 'mphs Packet Oompany. James
O'N-al In command, Archie Woods clerk. leaves
to- m rnorrow row =. m 1,f Memnhs. .,as o,so
with tow OF cou
The regular trt. weekly upper coast packet
oity OF Augusta - d. B.o "a master. T. a. Il ARE Ere
dan plantation.
The White Star Line steamer Whisper. J. A.
VI. IL
this II u. IN. for you q ,ula
The new and fset BAYOU Sara md coast
United Stairs mai paekat Edward j. Gay. John
J. Brown master, g. s. Sreek clerk. leaves to-
The regular semi weekly coast and Baton
Rouge pack Ut. John. j. T. McElroy master.
w. X. Great house and Frank BJrgeron clerks
Oapt. Joe. Dalfere's coast and Lafourehe
NJ VI, hr Neo Is to s dsg as usual at
The coast. Dona isoavtle and L1fourehs
nacket Hanry Tpte. J +. Aucoin master. NJ III.
Landry clerk. leaves TO. day at y. m. for Thib-
odaug.
The lower coast packet Emma Irvine. J. A.
Ruiz m tstsr. leaves tomorrow at IL b. m. Tor
The regular upper coast racket Belle. Charles
Dean n ster leaves to morrow at IL Q. m. for
The CA and Plaauemine packet Do smet
Frank Ottendorfer master, leaves tomorrow at
The coast and Lafouroha packet Assumption.
p A. Chariot master leaves Tomorrow ut IL
The Unitet States mail parket r. d. Lee.
Gapt. VIM. Campbell. leaves tomorrow for
The o. K. Peck. Capt. L. Ransom. leaves to.
morrow at }. N. for Bayou Lafourche.
leaves to morrow. as usual. at 5 .. N. for the
The N o and r. T. Company's steamer
The N. 8. aud X. r. r. oompany's steamer
Cnarmer. Noah seovell master. leaves Wednes-
Tbs Natehez and Davis Bend packet Lucy e.
Gastrell. J. G. Anst master. leaves Wednesday.
Exchange Clippings.
Memphis Avalanche January3:
The Posfoffics Department have Instructed
their superintendent. Major M. j. Waidron, OF
this city. to the effect that the owners masters
or clerks of steamboats, plying on m all routes
as established by law. who carry fetters ut
such IA have passed through the posfoffice. or
are inclosed Ia government slammed envt loDes.
properly seated ana addressed are ilao,s 10
ine OF $3.50 for each letter so carried. and cos
OF court.
Half the fine goes tn rha proc eeutor except ma
provided Ia section 3o7 and 1898 OF the United
Superintendent Walaron has positive orders
to prosecute TO- the fuilaat extent per-ons VIC
vlcssburg Herald Januarys
The Bedford arrived ahou, p o'clock last even.
hogshaads of sugar. 40l barrels Of molaases. 80
barrels OF sugar and 40 tons old iron from this
The r. e Lee left last night. having got 635
bales Of G ton from the Lef )re, 54s from the
Hogan, AIS irom the Deer Geek and $50 from
b lies OF co'tpn at Delta.
Nat,hez Demoe at:
The cotton .hlpmsnts from this port during
the month OF December. 1879. foot up 59te bales.
against $3.50 bales for the spond ng no onth
In 1873 Total shipmeuta from September l.
1879. t. Jannary 1880 ~ 95s bale. against 1925
bales for the corresponding months OF 1873.
Especial to the Democrat
CAIRO Jan 4-The Blanks cleared this morn
ing III. Ironsi ies arrived from Pittsburg
The Buckham cleared to-day. There ID rain
and fog.
MONROE Jan. 4-Weather warm and cloudy.
River falling slowly. Passed down: John
Hanna at d. m.
by Telegraph
MEMPHIS, Jan. 4-The river is stationary.
Arrive,: Andy Baum from Cincinnati; Henry
Frank from New Orleans. Departed: Guiding
Star and City Of Alton for New Orleans. The
weather Ia eInndy.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 4-There was n slight rain
and warm winds: II Ia now north: The river
on the gauge is / 0 feet o inches and rising. No
arrivals. The g ymmo wealth, M r. and An
ME Silver arrived at Grand Tower. There is
dense fog on the river. The scudder ia pre-
pairing to leave. drawing feet. She has 30
cabin passengers aud engagements TO fill out.
ERDM FINE RAssK1.
Port EAps. Jan 4. 8 .. m.-Barometer 80 10:
Wind east southeast. light. Weather thick and
a At, al -