The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-07
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NELSON GOROM. Berg't. Big. Ser. .. 3. A.
AnnryALs -Isabel, Emma. Eureka. Blue Wing
No. 3, John +. Tole, Tensas, Mary Ida. Tn.
To ARRrvE--Henry Tete, Assumption, In %.
fourche Robt Young Upper Coast Mary Houston ho'1s d,
Robt. Mitchell, Thompson Dean, ohiei bele =.
Shreveport, st. Louis; Sandy No. Q, 0pelonsas;
n. b. Lee, vicksburg; j. H. Hanna SSn. n Ta,
srd op %oons ss q L. i pnrse Maria Red
River: Gov. Alien, Bara Sara; Ut. John, Baton
Rouge. .na .hro.t
e IA ,.as mentioned, few days ago, that boat
1osdaI WITH GOAL had broken loose from planta-
fion above and had drifted into the Bonnet Care
Sireyasse Capt. Nick Theodore, with his Painter
No. and bsrge were sent rom . mere dou ~ Tho
boat was three miles from the river; he lowed 1t
aome distance nearer, transferred the greater
mart of The coal to his model barges, and with
Els powerful towboat brought the whole out, not
leaving 30 much as q lump behind.
The John L. Toe arrived from st. Louis Sat-
urdav night, and s receiving TO return tomorrow.
The Emma leaves to-day for the Lower Coast;
don't forget II.
Saturday without fail for the Ohio The Dean
will make an exclusion Friday to the jetties. As
the Dean is renowned for the regal manner in
which her guests are entertained, a very line
time may with certainty be expected. Full In
formation can be had upon inquiry OF her agents,
Messrs. Wayne and Williams, LOG Gravier street.
The Red River Transportation Company send
three boats this week to lied river. The Col A.
p. Kouns, Capt. Isaao kouns, Wednesday TO
Shreveport and Jefferson; the O. =: p t nee,
den, and the Maria Louise, Capt. Il. }. Brinker,
Saturday to Shreveport.
The Robert Young, in place Of the Eva, Louis
Ransom master, Norbert Ransom and A. A. Gen.
- AI,sn ,&tsSv a. nrNfn1
for the Upper Coast to the Ben Tureaud Planta-
ton and Donaldsonville.
The tri-weekly Coast, Donaldsonville and Ash
land Plantation, Ascension parish, side-wheel
steamer Blue Wing No: 8, leaves today promptly
Woods, Heno and Dean clerks. The Blue Wing
puts out all freight In the day time.
The regular tri-weekly Lower Coast packet
Emma, O. Canton, Jr., master, j. J. Donovan
The semi-weekiy Coast and Baton Rouge packet
st. John, It. Bergeron master, j. u Bergeron,
clerk. leaves to-day At p. m.
The Gov. Allen will leave to-day at s p. m. for
Bayou Sara and all mail landings. J. y. Brown
master, y. 8. Streck clerk.
The Eureka, in place of the Trenton, arrived
Yesterday from the Lafourche aud returns to-day,
as usual, going through to Thibodaux. Uapt. U.
ID. Terrebonne commands, II. ID. Terrebonne
clerk.
The semi-weekly Bayou Lafourche packet
Henry Tete, J. I. Aucoin master, M. Ii. Landry
clerk, leaves to-day at 8 p. m.
The Robt. il. Lee will leave tomorrow for
yicksburg and all mail landings: Capt: VIM.
Office, assisted by Capt. John MossQp.
The Mary Houston will be at the landing to-
day receiving to leave tomorrow at p. m. for
Memphis, Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati. The
Houston ia one Of the best boats on the river, 4
and her clever officers know how to keep up
her reputation. Charlie Miller commands, Ell
lott Miller has charge OF the Office.
The light-draught Basrop, of the New Or
leans and ouachita Transportation Company,
leaves tomorrow at p. m, without fail, for
Black and Ouachita rivers through to Camden.
Gus Hodge In command, J. P. Mohr clerk.
The regular semi-weekly coast and Bayou La
fourche packet Assumption, p. A. Charlet mas
ter: N. z, Dupuis and Joe LaSroue clerks, leaves
The New Orleaus and Ouachita Transportation
Company's steamer John H. Hanna lin place of
the Ouachita Belle), j. w. Blanks master, Joe
Homes clerk, leaves Wednesday. as usual, for
Ouachita City.
Capt Hec. Broads Sandy No. 2 leaves Wednes-
day al 5 p. m. for the Atchafalaya. A clerk lis
on the landing receiving freight
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.
P1rTsBuRa, May 1.-The case of Capt. John
owners Of the steamer Geo. Roberts, for in
fringement OF his patent steam capstan, IL to be
called up on the 14th. As it Is test case there
is considerable interest felt among steamboat
men in regard to the result. II is said that new
and important evidence will be adduced on the |
part OF the defense in regard to the validity OF
the patent.
EVANSVILLE, May g. Capts. Lon Ross and Eli |
Davis are here making engagements for a full |
load for their respective steamers-the Raven |
and barges and the Joe means and bafges. They |
leave here next week.
Capt. Julius Voerhoff arrived here to-day. He |
has sold to parties in New Orleans the barges |
Shallcross and McOallem. His other barge, |
In n Nnlt 70 hair hnr IA
stone.
ST. LOUIS May 4.-River rose inches yester- |
day. Space under the bridge &C feet 3 inches.
Heavy rains all yesterday and the previous night,
shipments, and the river roads gen.
orally are in a deplorabls condition. Rivers and |
weather are in a condition to mystify. The pros
pect was recently for continuance of the rapid |
iecline that had set in. Now there is only trust;
\ very week reed to lean upon.
The telegraph has been extended to Greenvil;e,
No important point on the Lower Mississippi. 2S6
miles below Memphis and 11s miles below Yicks-
burg. The following is the first telegram sent
over the new wire to the outside world
GREENvIRLE, Miles,, May 8, 1S77.-John E.
10 this point. The river il very high and rising.
JAMES Z. NEaUs.
Steamers will leave for New Orleans az here
written: Grand Republic, E. Q. stanard, Gen.
ennial, Glencoe, Commonwealth, III. @. Yaeger.
Howard, Alton, Silver, Bismarck.
Capt Poe's Baker and barges and the new
grain elevator leave tomorrow for New Orleans.
Capt. j. L. Carter, Of the U. P. Schenck, writes:
.Fifty-two hours to Vicksburg against big and
Using river full of driftwood, and mean weather
III the way"
The little yigo' and barge have been sold to
parties up White river, to ply in that stream.
Richard King, OF Texas, the largest cattle
owner in the world, is a New Yorker. In 1S43 he
was second cook on a steamboat on the Chstts.
aoochee river. In 1916 he was pilot on the Rio
irande. His wealth is estimated at from "a, 00O,-
100 TO 81 600, and his stock is counted by the
hundreds OF thousands.
The new Long Island Sound steamer Msssa-
husetts began her trip between New York and
FALL River last Monday. She is said to be the
NEST boat Of her class In the world, and cost
600,O
The Memphis Acdldache says: "Young's 1lst-
oat from Indiana is selling out its ear corn at
ixty-five cents per bushel, sacked up. sThe
Workman fat has been cold in lump. 1.-THE
ON her recent trip down the Arkars.as.
arried 1873 bales cotton to the mouth, takeR ont
the sunken steamer Fannie Moore. Wreeler
re at work getting the machinery out o. the
Ioore, also about one hundred bales Of cotton
nat yet remain in the boats hold. When this