The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-02
rsMrns LEAVING THIS DAY.

9TEAMEHS bEAFtN6 THls DAY.
Fop OuAoHfTA RIvER-.rbe lightning Willie.
Fred A. Blanks master. y. B. Trinidad clerk,
eayes every Wednesday ,at p. m. Tor ouaehita
i'y Trenton N nroe and n landings inter
mediate IN Ouachita and Black rivers she she fep-
neat Il summer packet as QUO could wish for.
FoB OPeLousAs-i be Eoht. Young, VIII Dan
tpls ,nastet J Is schmidt clerk leaves ns above
every W.dnttsday nj y. M taking freight f.
all landing sson fayou %as Glhize-, making close
connections Tor thai stream with steamer oallie
ut siimmsp1tse .
rvn o. .lodsAs The pretty Bertha. Hec
3road Isaetssre 4. Joliln. ~ rk. leavas " aboye
every "Wednesday at y. M. The Bertha con
~ o. at HiuAnanot with the steamer iliunie iol
THr h, b .ptalu W. r. seovell will back
aur his Hnelov water packet, tho IS. 1. Bryarly
4 p n, to-day for JtTB son. Shrevep TT ana
all way laudn ~ A better boat and more
,mpetenl corps Of Officers ooeJ not navigate
Yar WsA1nlR. .-warm days and cool nights
uaya the mosnntoes enigrated to the sea
sborei There has not been one around lhe
domiele Of tb reporter Tor several nights
tttatupss.-Has improved considerably since
our last report and we eXiiect TO see the boats
advertised Ret OF tots evening with full trips
Tns tiRoP5. -lieports from Rod. Oaaehlta and
other tributaries of the Mississippl ARE encphr-
aging. ana the pros petls Ter busy season
amongst staalnbpatIuen are Hat6flhG,
! he superb Frank Pilrgoud is receiving W
leave tC,4mor sOw nj y. m Tor breeHyile, s!tks-
n
commands and Mr. Cnimes has charge ol the
oiIiee. :,
ror I,i,f of arrivals soc marine column.
VIII tho city have the steamboat WbdrYes re
pairodf - So
Drown cierk, is tbe next line bout IOr hed
River. . he leaves ON saturday next ~ y. N;
1t is tho intention VI our cltiz'hs 70 tlFe INC
new Les "A rousiuG reception.
The Billy Collins lett last evening Tor tftlhd
Isl. via Bayou iHfuurchs. She Will return VIA
uarveys Canal. and during tho summer 81, season
leave tbe head Gf tina; stream eyory TUESDAY
Thursday aad ) iturday at ~. III. Capt he-
Sweenoy, her commander, IL a veteran navigator
GATOR from Hnrvey's TO Fort Livingstone. Egen
some Of the old Qars in Bafraariu will come up
and wHg their tails Mt him A. no passes by.
i,EpA arGD yHSTERDAY.-tarrie 4 IhOln ana
]. h. FIaz4ri or Iower Upast. Mary Ida lor Uppei
Coast. aud Katie for Vicksburs.
he La Bell proposes ~ exeurse' again
next sunday. -,
trhe GDu,.ipr- Journal says: II ts n we'll known
and acknowledged fact tnat tho old Bob Lee
made the fast at tune on record, Whoh hhe
nads her famous uulek run from Calro " fadu
cah she had a ue stage oil water, good fool and
pine wood, was Uaied TO n llne trim Tor run
ming, carried $50 pounds oi steam. tuthsd nor
wheels III revolutions per minute. and made
the run of 80 miles thsn in throe hours ana elghl
mnuleo. Last sunday morning inc ne" BOD
Loe l,slt Cairo With IL wprkmen on her, hotnibg
in her TO mold her down. sfronk Wlhd a9alts
her a snaow river. had to follow tho channe
n the way run seven miles under slow belis." ="
had nothing but slack coal for fuel, vt no time
HAVING over i35 D tunds OF steam. her Whenis
making IL revolutions per minute, ana win IA
these disadvantages she ran to Padueah IN TWO
hours and atty three minutes. beatlng the old
boats bust tune fifteen minutes. This teat ~
onc, st amps her the champion ot tho waters,
The Mississippi and all Its tributaries at last
reports were falling last -
Red biver fell four inches a Shreveport on
the ist Inst
The Commonweal b., hen1e for st. Louis,
passed Iicksburg yesterday at n. M.
The Bee ahd barges lelt Cairo yesterday.
Work upon Capt. JACK Blanks new boat ~
Madison. Ind, is progressing rapidly. Shs wll
he a beauty and will be able to show her heels
TO some Of the fastest stern vheelers.
Tho new Isabel Is rapidly assuming comelv
appearance. She will be one of tho stauncnost
IA well as neatest packets ever Ia the Lover
Coast trade.