The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-02

NELSON GOROM,
Sergeant Signal Service, u. s. A.
Arrivals.
Martha, Mary Ida, Henry Tete, Golden Crown.
Gov Allen, j. Il: Hanna. james Howard Frank
Pargoud, Isabel.
Departures.
Martha, Alvin, Mary Ida. Henry Tete. Frank
To Arrive.
Eva. Martha. ,Alyin, lower coast; Blue Wing
No. Henry Tete Mary Iaa upper coast Lotus
B ohS 8ass sgs HyS saP
Natchez. yleksburg; Bertha. opeousas.
Cloudy and warm yesterday.
Business was not brisk by any means In the
way of shipments,
| terday. She leaves o-day, sure for Camden.
| The Danube from Red River and the Lotus
No, from the Ohio will be found ct the landing
The Tensas was unable to leave yesterday on
account of the suspension. OF business in the
and Macon in which trade she will make regu
lar through trips, and leave to-day at .. NJ;
The Cooley Brothers who own the Iensas. VIII
ing to their patrons uninterrupted communlea-
ton.
| AS long pole reaches the persimmon 50 does
the James Howard reach the cotton and seed
piles when she goes for them, as will be seen by
examining her manifest In another column. She
pays pays particular attention to ali bend landings
The Howard has superior cabin accommoda,,
aen iu oeers with e Uapt r. Pegram in
office.
The City of Alton leaves st. Louis tomorrow
The Commonwealth leaves here for st. Louis
tomorrow.
The Golden Crown.
This new and very handsome steamer arrived
Wednesday night from Cincin natl with q splen-
did trip. and was visited yesterday by many
friends of her officers. all of whom are well
known here as well as by others who came am to
terprise and skill of the Western boatmen and
mechanics. The Cincinnati Gazette, in a very
elaborate account of the Crown says:
"As she sets on the water with steam up. she
is drawing scant two feet. At the same time
her builders claim for her earn wing capacity
Of 1900 tons when fully loaded. Her custom;
house measurement is as follows: Registered
: length, PSI feet tonnage length 1924 feet
hull tonnage. 6Osss tons deck room tonnage
277.s9 tons; total tonnage, ssl.27 tons. Accord.
ing to the measurement of the underwriters
Length, 2s1I feet. breadth Of beam, i feet ;
breadth OF floor. SO feet; depth OF hold, ga feet
tonnage, 662 tons; CARRYING capacity 1900 tons s.
, 265 feet long, Al feet 8 inches BEAM and
feet inches depth Of hold, and her capacity
48 inches in diameter, with s 1o-ineh flues,
make steam for two lever engines with cylIn-
ders 10 inches, in diameter and feet stroke,
to drive a wheel "a feet inches in dl-
ameter. with buckets % feet long; Passing, for
ward to the forecastle, we reach the boiler deck.
DO IeGJ long, ny Oh u DFOSI easy SthI
way and thence pass into the cabin which; for
elegance OF appointments and the general air
of comfort that appears, causes US to forget
that we are on board sternwheel steamboat.
Two hundred and fifty-eight yards Of the 1nest
body Brussels carpet cover the floor OF the
saloon which is I'll feet long and IA feet wide:
There are twelve rooms in the ladies' cabin that
are 11x8 in size, and each requires fourteen
yards OF carpes. Eighteen rooms forward are
s, feet square, and are suitably furnished d.
rooms an on the boat are j provided for eolored
lady passengers. The office and bar are for
ward. one on either side of the cabin, and each
feet Lighted by feet Dome ong
and comprises the captains room. Is
feet square and elegantly furnished, a store
ROOM q SOCIAL hall for officers OF the boat, SIX
rooms for the grew, and four rooms to spare for
piiot-house desire has been manifested to
meet the wants OF passengers. LII is tnlrteen
feet square, shaded with damask curtains,
handsomely carpeted., with cushioned seats
uation of the Golden Crown is $4,000 For the
amount it Is surprising how much has been ae-
| complished. That she will prove a prontable
investment nobody doubts The following FL is
Eugene Shinkle and Chancellor Shinkle, clerks :;
| Josh Harrison, first mate: jos. Purcell and
Wash. Tenley. pilots; Fred. Helntz and Burt
Marsh. engineers; Jos. Dodson, steward.
offers extra inducements for very pleasant
trip up the river.
The St John, for Baton Rouge and the coast.
leaves next Wednesday.
at the landing to-day. receiving to leave NOR
| row, as usual, for VickSburg.
The new and elegant john wilson Tor the
! Ouachita tomorrow, as far as Ouachita City.
at the landing with the veteran g. B. Trinidad