New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-03

Red river. c. H. Durfee r. NJ
Red river...................T Thirteenth Era P NJ
1az0o Ilver Zig SunnoweT . T. NJ
Baton Rouge ..................B. L. Hodge, 10 4.
Lower Empire 10 A.
Lower Goa E. Bens-ly 10 4. VI
OpelOusas Peerless, p NJ
Business Tor Yesterday wound up pretty
fair, giving US several departures with COCO
trlps. Among those which left, particularly
noticeable were the Sabine, FOR OuachlTa;
Carrie A. Thorn, for Red river; and the
iron age man, Boardman, was AS happy
as ii he had belonged to the winning boats
crew. The katie-as usual with her while
that quartette of officers. Campbell, Mos
sop, L,bano and Bel manage atalrs-haC
splendid trip of freight and people, and j.
was well deserved.
The weather was 20 some extent unfaVor-
able for shipping. There was one heavy
shower, ard a few Threatening clouCs hen'
owners OF dry goods and other combustlbieS
watching for tear few drops might 90
some damage 10 the contents OF their
packages.
Belle Rowland, from Red river; Glencoe,
from S. Louis; Charles Bodmann, from
Cincinnati; Bart Able, from GreenYIile.
Arrivals.
Crescent City and barges and MoIlle
Moore. from ST. Louis; II. 5. Turner, from
Cincinnati, and 3. L. Hodge, from Baton
Rouge.
Boats Leaving To-day.
That magnificent light draft freight and
passenger steamer Thirteenth Era, under
command of Captain Charles 7. Truslow,
leaves to-day at ) p. NJ. for Shreveport,
jefferson and all other immediate landings
on Red river. Mr.. Charles w Drown has
charge Of the office.
G. ii. DURFEE, FOR RED RIvER.-Thls
fast freight and passenger steamer leaves
today at 5 P. NJ, under command Of Cap
tain Joseph A. Aiken, with Mr.. II. w. Nc
Chesney III the Office.
Z. L. HODGE No. ,, FOR BATON ROUGE
This regular Wednesday and Saturday
packet leaves at 10 A. NJ, for Baton Rouge
aud all coast landings, under command OF
Captain v 3. BarancO. Mr.. j. p. McElroy ie
her chief clerk.
EMPIRE. FOR LOWER CoAsT-This COM
plete freight and passenger steamer leaves
today at 10 A. NJ. for the lower coast, IN
der command Of Captain Jeantreau.
PEERLESS, FOR OPELOUSAS-This light
draft passenger packet, under command
of Captain H. H. Broad, leaves to-day at 5
P. N. for Opelousas. Mr.. j. B. Schmidt
will be found in the Office
H. S. TURNER, FOR CINcISNAT1.-Th fast |
and splendid passenger packet, in command |
OF Captain W. J. Rusk, leaves to-day at ) |
p. NJ. for Cincinnati, Louisville, Cairo and |
Memphis. Mr. A. D. Croxall has charge of |
the Office
The Crescent City and barges, Of the i
Mississippi Valley Transportation CON-
pany, will leave for st. Louis, Cairo and |
Memphis to-day at 2. NJ. under command |
OF Captain James Dawson.
MOLLIE MOORE, FOR ST. LOUIs.-This |
large freight steamer leaves to-day AZ p, |
N. for st. Louis, Cairo and Memphis, IN
der command Of Captain Dave Hanev Mr..
Tom A. Hutchins has charge Of the freight
department.
JOHN B. MAUDE, FOR ST. Louls.--This
large and magnificent freight and passen-
ger steamer leaves to-day at p. Nj,
for st. Louis, Cairo and Memphis, under
command Of Captain John T. Noel, an old
and reliable steamboatman. Mr.. A. Girls
som, sociable gentleman, has charge Of !
the office.
The Big Sunfower, under command Of
Commodore Parrisot, is up for the YazOo
and Tallahatchie rivers. Captain Parrisot
needs 10 words of praise from US, as actions
speak louder than words. He deserves
from our city bumper every time, for, in
stead OF doing as great many do, going
North or elsewhere, he conner here and |
spends his money. A look at the Suntlower
will prove to any person that no pains OF
expense has been spared to make her az fat
N every respect. The Big SunhOwer goes ,
at five o'clock this evening, and we hope to
see a good trip Of freight and people. Good
bye, Captain Parrisot: we are always glad
% see you, or our genial friend, w. C.
Jones, who so ably represents you. May ;
success attend you both.
From Above.
Prom the st. Louis Times August 3I.1
Yesterday was very warm, with the mer-
Jury standing at noon on one OF the wharf | ,
,oats in the shade at 99o. The past week !
las been anything but brisk in the way of !
hipments, and but two steamers and tow ,
# barges got away for New Orleans. The !
leeline in the river at this point for the
Iast week has been an ayera re Of about !
wO inches per day. The water on the bars Z
rom here out to Cairo maintains the same
epth-that is six feet. Osceola bar is said ]
o be the most troublesome place between {
;airo and Memphis.
At Memphis, Wednesday, the officers and L
nen who are here with the wreck OF the a
george G. Wolff were summoned before the
ocal inspectors, but nothing was elected a
turing their examination that has not al 9
eady been made public.
The following Memphis companies held 7
argo risks on the Belle Vernon: The Mem ]
1000; Mississippi Valley, $500, and Home,
500
The Storm No. sunk a barge Of salt at a
'ooper's bar, below Madison, Wednesday, 3
he barge was No. SO, belonged to Val T.
olins, ard was valued at $500. It may +
g raised. The salt was destined for Pa
ucah, Kentucky. j
The steamer Ruby, sunk at Shreveport, :
AS a small sternwheel steamer, owned IN
by Captain 3rinley, her com- II
lander, and others She was insured in
incinnati. and valued at $1,000. She for :
erly piled in the Kentucky river, trade, s
nd left for the upper Red river trade
bout six months since. al
An adjourned meeting of the commission
n the Improvement OF the Ohio liver a,
eets in Louisville October |.
IFros the st. Louis Globe of August 81 W
The Tom Jasper will follow the John pr
yle in the Carroll-Baker line. Walter Z. Il
Ill and Hark Terrill, Esqs., will do the 9,
erking D,
Jesse. Hiram and James McHaffie three u
rothers, all hail from Georgetown, Beaver "a
,unty, Pennsylvania, have all been EN- al
Dyed on three unlucky boats, yet they are 70
lte. Jesse was carpenter on the steamer et
7. b. Carter when she blew up on the pi
over Mississippi river; he was blown out at
the texas into the river, where he did
service in the way of saving dc
e lives of some ladies. James was on the Il.
-fated steamboat Nick Wall, as steward, at
hen she sunk, and now we read of Hiram W
ing on the George c. Wolff. as steward. &c
Id rendering good service in the way of u
wing lives, etc. /,
bu
The Late e Hon. PhIietus sawyer. mr.