The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-27

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BUSINESS Promises to be good on the
river front to- day.
STEAMERS LEAVING THIS DAY.
Fon GRAND EcoRE Weekly Packet -
Tho elegant passenger packet Bart
Able, Dick Slnnott, master, Geo. G.
Hamilton, clerk, leaves every Saturday
at .. m. for Grand Ecore, Alexandria
FoR VrcKsBURa. Every Saturday at
p. m. Capt. H'om Lcathers backs oht bis
superior passenger packet. the great
Natchez, for the above and intcrmedi-
ate landings.
Fon RED RIVER Line Packet. The
fine passenger packet Bonnie Lee. Noah
Scovll. master. NJ. j.. ScoviI, clerk,
ieaves at 3 y. IN. for Jefferson, Shreve-
port and oil landings intermediate.
FoR BATON RoUaE. The St. John. j..
Borgcron, master, J. 9. Bergeron,
clerk, leaves at 6 y. m.
FoR CAMDEN Tho Bastrop, Gus
Saturday.
The WEATHER. 10 q. m. a heavy
rain commenced to fall and the shower
continued until noon, at which hour the
rain ceased, and the indications are ia
vorable for fair weather.
The sale Of the Martha and Texas, at
IL m. to-day, drew quite large. number
OF river men to the granite building on
Canal street. known as the United States
Customhouse, and sometimes alluded to
as kellogg's house of refuge. The Mar
tha was purchased by Capt. Geo. ID.
Hite for $5OOO-a remarkably low figure
for such n fine steamer The Texas WAS
bought, after a spirited contest, by Capt.
J. B. Wood for Capt. Geo. w. Rea mt
$4,000. which Is considered by those
W no pretend to know the value or steam
boats. us n very fair figure.
MISCELLANEOUS. The g. II. Dugfee
has laid up for repairs. and her place In
the line filed by the Bonnie Lee, which
fine steamer leaves to-day at s p. m. for
Jefferson. Shreveport and all way land
ings. :,
The Tcnsas has retired from the
Opelousas trade. We are not advised
Us to her future movements.
The easiest way to get to the Hot
Springs Is via Shreveport. All neces-
calling at the Office OF the New Orleans
and Red River Transportation Com
pany, No. III Gravier street.
The st Louis Democrat 0of the oath
inst says:
Capt. David Campbell redivivus He
leaves for New Orleans on Saturday
next, where he will establish great
wrecking concern in connection with
the chief establishment here. David
never gives it up, and us his relative,
Don Cameron, is now Secretary OF War,
he will have the inside track on Gov
ernmcnt wrecks"
ing Company down here at present, and
we think our river friends will let Capt
Campbell and Don Cameron make all
they can out OF Government wrecking
in this locality; they will certainly
patronize II home concern In preference.
The Glencoe has laid over. She leaves
at p. IN. Monday, 29th inst.
DEPARTURES YEsTERDAY.- Allen
for Bayou Sara, Grand Republic for st.
Louis, Henry Tete for Lafourche,
Wawenock. Waloon and Frazer for
Lower Coast.
.9 FROM OUR EXCHANGES. ~ +
A liberal reward will be paid by Mr..
Thomas Robertson, OF Ashport, Ark, for
bodies OF his two daughters, Mrs. Wood,
and Mary, her sister, grown lady,
drowned near Ashport, on Sunday week,
by the upsetting OF u dugout In which
they were crossing the chute to Island
No. 26. Mr.. Robertson requests those
living along the river to keep lookout
for the bodies.-[ Vicksburg Herald, 25th
The Southern Belle, building at Louis
vile for the New Orleans and Baton
Rouge trade, is OF the following dimen-
sions Length 215 feet, beam 3s feet,
hold u feet deep, kelson . by l6 inches,
plank 4 inches, floor timbers 4a by
beams and outriggers by inches.
The machinery Is being built by Ainslie,
Cochran IL CO., OF Louisville, and will
be entirely new. including two wrought
iron shafts 10 feet long and 13k inches
square, for a IL foot bucket: cylinders
22k, 7-foot stroke, steel boilers 30 feet
long, AZ inches In diameter with an al
lowance OF 1870 pounds steam to the
square inch. The cabin will contain
thirty-six staterooms.-(St. Louis Re-
publican, oath.
Fifteen years ago $14 900 gold per an
nun was paid to carry the mails by
point and Vicksburg The Anchor Line
has been doing the work for a couple Of
years past at $35,OOO per annum. Now
parties offer to do it for 600, less than
half the former rate and but little more
than halr the price recently paid. The
people and postoffices in the valley are
increasing all the time. There is more
work to do, but folks are willing to labor
cheaper than they used to- Memphis
Avalanche, 25th.
Capt. Frank Hicks, late of the Mary
Bell, was introduced on Change yester-
day, by Capt. Jas. Fl. Pepper. He is
here looking after the insurance on the
burned Mary Bell. -ICincinnati Com
mercial, oath.
The Consequences.
IBackburn's Homer Iiliad.l
The Louisiana Mteliigencer denOunces
the appointment Of T. Morris Chester