New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-08

eter. and guard chains one and a-half inch
The hog chains alone cost $1,000. Her car
rying capacity is about 1900 tons, and the
great width of her lower guards will give
her large advantages in carrying cotton.
The cabin is one of the most pleasing and
elegant of any steamer we have yet seen.
It = furnished in luxurious style, no ex-
pcnse having been spared to render it per
feet in every respect The rooms are nu-
merous. large and well furnished, and, what
is most desirable we'll ventilated. There are
275 wards of double width English velvet
CARPET in the main cabin. The staterOOms
are well furnished with Brussels and tapes
try carpets The furniture OF the cabin Is
peculiarly rich and tasty.
A new fancy. said to be the rage IN Paris
and New York. is elaborated by having the
initial of the name OF tine vessel in the up
per carvings of the tete-a-tetes, chairs, ETC.
The carvings are very elegant, and are
crowned by suitable designs. The parlor
set is the richest ever made in this city,
being made out of solid rosewood, and COW
cred with rich crimson coteline, with large
gold bouquets. This magnificent furniture
is in the Marie AntOinette style. All the
other furniture is OF the same sumptuOus
sort. In one table there is 500 worth of
rosewood lumber and fifty dollars worth of
statuarv marble. The set of furniture in
the ladies' cabin cost $500. The elegance
of the carving the beauty of the furniture,
the briliancy of the whole arrangements,
surpass neutrality-suspicious. seen. Think of
fourteen bridal bedroom sets, each contain
ing a large oval panel bedstead, full mar
BILE bureau washstand. card table. ward
robe, toilet box, glass, etc.
To make long story short, the Katie is
one of the most complete vessels at1oat. and
Judging from all appearances, she will be
one Of the fastest.
Her officers are Captain James NJ. White,
owner and commanding, and one OF the
most popular steamboatlnen that ever com
manded IA steamer in the Eieksburg. Bend
and New Orleans trade the clerks are Mr..
Thomas j. Howard an efficient and popular
gentleman, first clerk; Mr.. w. G. Porter,
second clerk: Mr.. II. s. Crindle, bill clerk:
Messrs. Librett and Clayton are the pilots:
Mr.. James Powell is chief mate; Mr.. Henry
Carnahan, "a famous caterer, Is steward.
This fine steamer, which we have Just de-
scribed as far as lay in our power. will leave
on her first regular trip to Greenville, Eicks-
burg and the Bends. tomorrow, at 5 p. NJ.
Passengers should secure their staterOOms
early in the day, as the rush. no doubt, will
be great
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. - Captain Ed. F..
Devans, the great torwarder OF railroad
iron, will send out the steamers FOntenelle
and Viola Belle to-day with seven hundred
Captain Dcvans is pushing the Little Rock
and Fort Smith railroad through rapidly.
The Post Boy ia receiving a new pair of
chimneys. She will look prettier than ever
when they are put up.
Captain John A. Williams will back ont
his popular and ever reliable steamer I'm
porter today for Arkansas river. Captain
John Bird is chief clerk of this punctual
steamer.
Cptain James Mellon, formerly clerk on
the steamer Glendale. will accept tho posi-
ton of clerk on the Henry c. Jaeger.
passenger on the Pauline Carroll.
which arrived yesterday from st. Louis.
was swindled out of two hundred dollars in
gold at Memphis, while the boat was lying
at that port. He attempted to cash an
eighteen hundred dollar check for some
good Hooking gentlemen. but the check
turned out to be a worthless piece of paper.
The Pat Cleburne took up twenty bales
of cotton floating around loose in the low
lands of the Arkansas which had been over
flowed The officers of the Cleburne and
Walt report that the present rise will be
disastrous to the cotton already baled and
awaiting shipment along the banks, as
well as that which remains unpicked in the
lowands. SO SAYS the Memphis Sun of the
fourth instant.
Tie reliable and stallnch steamer Ban
mock City continues to ply in the lower
coast trade. in place of the Bradish John
son. with great regularity. She came IN
Yesterday on good time with full trip, and
leaves today at l. NJ. ON return trip. Cap
tain jeff Posey is the popular commander.
and Mr.. o. Canton. Jr., is the attentive
chief clerk
For CINcINN,TI AND LOUIsvILLE.-The
Charles Bodmann, Captain o. =. Shinkle,
master, A. Byer-. clerk departs to-day at
:, 7. NJ for Cincinnati, Louisville and way
Landings