The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-06-22
River N ews.
OrrrCr NEw ORLEANS DEMooRAT.
Thursday, June ~. 1s76--12 m.

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OrrrCr NEw ORLEANS DEMooRAr. |
Thursday. June a. 1s7s-17 m. /
river Department Of the DAILY DEMOCRAT. re-
spee lily solicts from his steamboat friends
continuance OF the patronage SO liberally ex-
ended during his connection with the New Or
leans ''es'e''' anu D''' GEO. J. DUNCAN.
The WEATHER present we have
no change to note. 1t is still warm and
dusty on the front.
BUSINESS. We are pleased to be able
to note marked increase in shipments
since Monday.
DEPARTURES. s.-The Bertha and Robert
Young for Opelousas, the j. +. Frazer,
Carrie A. Thorn and Wawenock for
Lower Coast, Willie for Ouachita City,
for Baton Rouge. and Atlantic and
barges for st. Louis, were the depar-
lures yesterday.
The FRANK PARGoup.- - This fine
steamer leaves every Thursday at 8
%. m. for Vicksburg and the Bends.
Capt. Burd Paris commands, and Mr.
Curt Holmes has charge OF the Office.
The New Bart Able, II. Sinnott, mas
ter, will arrive this evening, and leave
Saturday, the Gath inst, at p. m, for
Grand Ecore, Alexandria, and all way
landings.
The NATCHEz.-This renowned steam
er. under command of Captain Tom
Leathers, leaves every Saturday at
D. M. from the head Of Canal street, for
Vicksburg and all way landings.
The Lotus No. left Shreveport yes
terday for this city.
The line packet @. III. Durfee, W. i.
Boardman, master, Messrs. McChess-
new and Mat Scovell, clerks, is receiving
! D. Cat, n n.
for jefferson, Shreveport and all way
landings.
| For list of arrivals see marine column.
At last advices the Mississippi and its
! tributaries were falling fast.
'Tis terribly dull along the river front
at present. True, the few steamers run
ming are doing pretty well, but. then
there are but few OF them employed
Then again it's awful hot-too much so
for any kind of excitement. The negro
roustabouts lay languishing under the
| Second clerks, solicitors, newspaper re-
porters and "sich like" take refuge un-
der awnings put up especially for the
! first named individuals, much to their
discontinue. When will our levee be
put under cover by line OF sheds ex-
tending from the elevator to the con-
vent? This ought to be done, but 1t will
probably be about one hundred years
hence.
There are large quantities of heavy tim
Der being shipped up Red River at pres
ent.
We cheerfully give space to the fol.
lowing from the Times of this morning
Coming up this trip the Golden Rule
lost nearly two hours pulling at and re.
lieving the Frank Pargoud, aground al
Thirty-two Point. The PargouC
offered Capt. Shinkle $125 for the ser
vice, which he declined. The same boat
charged the Bodmann 800 for similar
service"
The above paragraph is from the
Louisville Courier journal Of the 18th
and is unjust in every particular, excep
the time employed by the Golden Rule
which is near correct; but in perform
J ing the service required she merely usee
the power of the boat in doing so, tht
Pargoud furnishing all the lines, equip
ments, etc., and Captain Tobin Offered
what he thought was q liberal price fol
such slight service, and we are in
formed that that amount was $50. Tht
} charge that the Pargoud charged thu
Bodman 800 for q similar service is un
warranted, for the Pargoud never dir
such alleged service for the Bodman. l
was the Henry Tete that did that work
! by which she lost twelve hours time
, and was paid for it accordingly. Capt
Tobin has never charged any steamboa
one cent for any service he could rende
;; them, provided it did not interfere will
the regular trip movements Of his boat
and the only boat he ever did charge.
cent was the w. J. Poitevent, and II
pulling her off he used all his own boat
, lines, iightened the boat off with hi
own crew, tore up the bits, guards, AM
{ bulwarks of his boat, lost six and a. hal
) hours time, and only charged the liber
/ al and reasonable price of $500. Henc
) we think the paragraph is both unjus
and ungenerous in every particular
and we hope the C.-J. will take occasion
to correct 1t.