The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-04
River News.
OFFICE New ORLEANS DEMoCnA'
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Tue5day, january 4, 1876
Tho undersigned in assuming charge Of thu
River Department of the DAILY DEMoCRAT re
! spectfuy Solicits from his steamboat friends
continuance Of the PATRONAGE ~ Literally Gx
$3.50 = 'e''' ''' '' GEO J. DUNCAN.
! N B.-Any communications relating to steam
| boat matters left at the DEMOCRAT Office, No. 2
Commercial Place. will meet with prompt atten
ton from the river reporter.
| The WEATIER-Ye yesterday was lovely
and we trust that IL may continue fol
many days.
| BUsINEss-Openedu up brisk, as VIC had
anticipated, and may it continue SO fol-
many months to come, is our sincere
wish.
| For list of arrivals and manifests, see
marine column, where they will be
found carefully reported.
Our old-time friend, Capt. Abe Hutch
inson, arrived yesterday in command OF
the City of Quincy.
| Overcoats were comfortable on the
landing early yesterday morning.
The following named steamers left
port yesterday, some with good trips,
but many of them rather light: Katie
for Argyle, Golden Rule with splen-
did trip for Cincinnati, Henry Tete,
B. J.. Hodge and st. John for Upper
OOtiSts -. l. IdTtI, JUtIHt anu OIcOIt
for Lower Coast, and Tensas for Macon
and Tensas.
The attention of the wharfingcr of the
First District is called to the cotton
seed on the wharf at the Vicksburg
packet landing.
The pretty Lessie Taylor will be re-
ceiving to-day to leave tomorrow, IL m,
for Plaquemine, Baton Rouge and in
termediate coast landings.
The CARoNDELET.-Duri the past
twenty years we have, either in private
capacity or as q representative OF the
Press, boarded and inspected every new
steamer that landed at our wharf, Tex
cept during an interval not necessary
here to MENTION and we can truthfully
say that never have we seen the equal
Of the steamer whose name heads this
notice. About six months ago Captains
Dick Love, Hy. Switzer, Messrs. Geo. w.
Purdy and Robert r. Kirkpatrick, the
owners Of the new boat, purchased
at Government sale the hull Of the iron
monitor Kickapoo, and instead of hav-
ing it towed to st. Louis or some points
on the Ohio river, there to be trans
formed into a first class freight boat,
they recognized the merits of our home
artisans and to them gave the contract
OF remOdeling this warlike craft into
one OF the finest freight boats afioat.
The following are the dimensions of
the new candidate for public favor, and
that she may receive her full share of it
Is the wish of the writer: Length, 225
feet; beam, 81 feet; depth Of hold, 10
feet. Her hull is divided into twelve
separate compartments by iron bulk
heads running fore and aft and athwart-
ships, which render it almost fire or
water proof. Her motive power consists
OF two high-pressure engines, Ni-inch
cylinders, feet stroke, which are sup
piled by boilers A inches in diameter.
% feet long. In addition she has an
extra boiler to work her capstans, freight
holsters, etc. The boiler work and ma
chinery were furnished by our fellow
citizen, Mr.. John Clark, from his we'll
known foundry and iron works, whilst
the steam pipes, smoke stack, etc, are
from Messrs. Hennessy 4 Bro, the well
known manufacturers Of such articles, |
and it Is needless to say that every par
ticle Of work is first class. The wood |
md joiner work was done by Vim. Han
non, assisted by a corps of Louisiana |
and reflects credit upon
hem.
The Carondelet has only cabin
enough to accommodate her officers.
1eing specially intended as freighter.
Her officers are: w. ID. Love, master;
leo. W. Purdy, clerk; Len Carlin, en-
,ineer, and Robert r. Kirkpatrick.
blot. She is intended for the trade be-
ween this city and st. Louis, but owing
0 the present obstruction of ice in the
Ipper Mississippi, will leave on her
maiden trip Thursday, 9Th instant, for
'incinnati and all way landings. She
) receiving at the head of Gravier
treet, and is well worthy of visit.
The Jno. B. Maude arrived Yesterday
18th the lightest Memphis trip of the
eason. This was owing no doubt to the !
olidays.
The champion Lee arrived on time
nth the best trip we have ever seen s
ONE in from Vicksburg at this time of
ne year, consisting of 1903 bales cotton, S
s23 sacks cotton seed, 2O6 sacks cotton
sed meal, 10 sacks seed cotton and
lndries. I
by Telegraph T
SHREVEPORT, Jan. 2, 1S76.-To JOS. A.
iken, President New Orleans and
ed River Transportation Company. i
o III Gravier street, New Orleans:
he Dawn arrived; leaves for Jefferson
might. River on stand.
j. Il. JORDAN. q
MINDES, La, Jan. 2, 1s7e.-To Jos. A, T.