New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-10

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. exclusively by Jews. This exasperated sew
, eral ROumanians, who had hitherto re
manned simply spectators, and they jOinet
. in the conflict, which extended all over til,
Jews quarter and ended to their disadvan
!, tage. But it is entirely false that there wa.
any of them killed. r.--,.- , .....-.. 49,.
STRAY LEAVES. FROM THE DIARY
OF AN Ex-STEAMB0ATAIAN.
The Great Boat Race Of the Missouri and
Aleck Scott in February. 1S49-Note
the Time.
| 7-~ NEw ORLEANS I
Monday, February S, 1919. :
Steamboat Missouri, Captain George Taylor, Master
1 The steamboat Aleck Scott, Captain John
G.. SwOn. was advertised to leave for St
Louis this day; the Missouri to leave to
morrow, but the Scott is not going to-day,
but chooses to lay over until tomorrow and
90 out with the Missouri. Well, is she does
she will have warm time of it.
I do not say that Captain Swon is afraid
to go out with the Louisville, Alex. Scott,
and the AutOcrat, both leaving this evening,
but it looks like it, as he rarely, if ever. lays
over his advertised day for departure. At
ter night, went ON board the Scott to see
her clerk, Duncan s. Carter; had a look at
4 his books; took some items. and put him
1 down as one among the best clerks ON the
| river.
Tuesday, sixth-Some preparations are
being made for good running by the Scott
| and the Missouri, in the way Of coal and
pine wood. A good deal of talk in the city
4 about race between these two boats. At
! half past five p M. the Missouri backed out
| from the landing, with quite a number of
! passengers and a moderate load Of freight.
| A crowd of people is on the landing to wit
ness the departure Of the Missouri She
Loft ctx-1a
| Lafayette, and there took on board thirty
six cords Of wood. Time lost, two hours;
| the Scott not vet in sight. In the early
| part Of the night passed steamers EagliOna.
Rio Grande, and another boat. name not
seen. Afterward, passed the William No
bic, Nanleer, MOuntaineer and Chalmette.
During the night met the st. Paul and
Highlander g.. s..
Wednesday, seventh-At sunrise hove in
sight of Baton Rouge. Passed Kansas
head of Morgan's Bend. The Missouri is
running like a wild horse to-day. At p.
NJ. met the Andrew Fulton at Racourci
Cutoff. Passed Charles Hammond same
place. and the Union aground in the eddy
above. Landed at ROuth's Point and took
Metcalf-s. below Ellis cliff Landed at
Natchez precisely at 8 =. NJ. Landed at
General Taylor's plantation aud at Grand
Gulf to put ont freight and passengers.
Thursday, eighth.-Arrived at Vicksburg
halfpast six A. NJ; Convoy laying there
with heavy load of cotton. Took ON wood
above Island 100: landed afterward to re-
pair wheel; detained three-guarters of an
hour. Landed, and put out Hon. William
Nj. Gwinn. of Mississippi. at his plantation.
Passed town of Lake Providence at dinner
hour. Met st. Louis in Stack Island reach
wooded in chute above, Bunch's cutoff and
afterward landed for passengers. Here the
Aleck Scott came up in sight, the first fair
view had of her since leaving New Orleans.
Night sets III dark. rainy and smoky.
Landed at Eggs Point and put out freight
and passengers; while doing so, the Scott
came up and made feint to stop for wood,
below us, but evidently with the intention
TO let the Missouri go ahead to
pass her under way. The Scott did not
land: the Missouri went ahead and left
the Scott in the distance. Night-black,
dark and rain: landed at Gaines Landing
at ii p. NJ. and put out freight and passen
gers the water over the bank, the landing
effected with some difficulty, and the Scott
passed on ahead. The Missouri was held
back little to let the Scott 20 on. In an
hours time afterwards the Missouri came up
to her. Then came ''the tug Of war The
Scott wriggled about fired up, raised her
black smoke still more, dense, yet all would
not do; the Missouri would and did pass the
!, IL
doing it either. The shouts of the crew of
the Missouri were deafening, and the yells
of black Charley Pritclard, the barber,
were stopped by the clerk. The Scott is
now long ways behind. 49,.
'''Tis distance lends enchantment to the VIEW
Friday, ninth.-Met the Iowa above 67
and 68; took q wOOslbOat at same place;
Aleck not in sight; wooded off shore behind
MOntezuma Bar: landed at Helena to put
al A n
Lamartine ut foot of Walnut Bend landed |
at Memphis, 8 A. NJ, just three days out
from the woodward opposite Lafayette;
wooded out of a boat. and was detained fix |
ing the doctor at Paddy's Hen and Chick |
ems; met the Grand Turk during the night |
at Randolph.
Saturday. tenth.-Weather fine, clear and |
cold. The whole country is entirely inun-
dated. Great distress prevails, scarcely a |
dry spot for either man or beast to stand |
upon. Ran behind the island mt HEX |
man, and while drawing close to |
Columbus the smoke of the Scott is dis |
covered far below in the distance. Captain |
Taylor then ran to the fires, and shouted |
out: ''ShOve her up. boys; by the Lord, she |
she is c0ming" Then, sure enough. the |
Missouri became hot, and from that time to |
Cairo she Ottran a scared dog. Met the Hi |
nOis six miles below Cairo. Landed at Cairo |
twenty minutes before p. NJ, being a little !
less than four days out. Discharged cargo |
there, and took on fifty-twO boxes of coal.
Below Dog Tooth Bend passed the Mary
and the Buena Vista, both close together.
Landed at Cape Girardeau and put out |
freight and passengers. Time from Cairo
to the Cape, three and il half hours. Passed |
the White Cloud below Chester
Sunday. eleventh.-MOrning bright and /
cold. Scott not in sight. Met Josiah Law
renee at head OF Turkey Island. Wooded /
Oh sand-bar, below Perrys. After leaving
the wood yard the smoke of the Scott was
seen in the distance. All is now hurry:
everybody getting their best clothes on.
preparatory to going Oh shore, on arrival at |
st. Louis.
Above Carondelet, looking back, the Scott
is in sight. coming in furious style. The
Missouri beat the Scott, and it was freely |
predicted that Captain SwOn would not |
again lie over to come out on Captain Tay-
lor's day of departure.
Perhaps Captain SwOn was never before
passed under way. The Missouri is now an
old boat, and the Scott is a new one, and
has reputation to gain.
Landed at St. Louis wharf little before
three p. NJ. Time out from port to port,
four days nineteea hours.
Monday, twelfth. What a fuss and talk
the trip of the Missouri and the Sect is
making IN steamboat circles Both boats
have friends Excuses are being made by
the friends of the Scott as to her being
paesed. No use. The Scott was fairly passed |
under way. Some iE-feeling is being en-
genderd. All foOlis,ness; and to add to
the righteousness Of the matter. Captain
Swon complains ard quarrels with the RE-
portcrs for putting down the SCOTS time at |
four days and twenty-five hours, he claim