The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-21
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Friday. September IL. 1877.

Arrivals.
Alvin, Martha. Era No. 10. Blue Wing No. g.
w. y, Behan. Eva. Gov. Allen. Grand Lake No.
Departures.
Alvin, Martha. Era No. 10 Henry rete Bertha.
Frank Pargoud. James Howard
To Arrive.
Era No 70. upper coast; Alvin. Martha, lower q
coast: John I'm Il In. Han r.. Baton Rouge; & f.
andria. Danube. Ohio river: Henry Tete, Ella
Hughes, Donadsonville.
The weather was cloudy Yesterday. with q
strong wind from the northwest Business not
The Tom Parker and tugs, Ida and Belle OAR
aueceeded in washing out the channel in the
but stz feet when they reached there ten DAYS
ago.. Owing to o rise OF feet tmaking total
depth Of 10 feet. they were unable TO work to
further advantage and returned home.
Mr.. Hepb Whitmore, who has been clerking
the Frank Willard, came down on the W. j. De,
han. The Willard and Jimmie Baker are laid
f The Alvin and Martha. from the lower coast
aarriysd "a time and left yesterday, as usual
her officers we learn that the storm has been
very destructive TO the cane and rice. The rice
am as tbe sa left ro ssnf 4 sbe BY Essr
Standing rlce was blown flat. stacks aud shocks
Fl y we're seatered BY the NV, winds and was noat
severely, particularly on the right bank. In
some OF the fields hardly stalk was standing
NJ The e The sa Wng No ad ARA
eonsideraby behind time. arrived In time to
leave Mt her regular hour yesterday.
The Blue Wing was not 50 fortunate she lost
SO much time Monday, that she was unable to
get back until Wednesday night. Capt. Com
The Eva, that should have been here to leave
"Wednesday morning was blown on stump in
Jesuits' bend. and though pulled off by the
Martha, lost sc, much time that she did not get
here until late Wednesday night; She went on
dock yesterday to have some slight repairs DONE
and will certainly be at the landing to leave
this q. m; for the lower coast;
the use Of Capt. Joe Dalferes' bpiiding at The
head Of Cont street, where Mr.. Jimmie. Child,
ress, the levee clerk of The Martha and Eva, will
The Natches from vicksburg, will be found
a ct he sa oday rssssyns to leave
Eoore = and n; the VI. J. Bshan, Tor Shreveport Sire i
The Era No 10. in place of the Mary Ida will
arrive this, evening and leave tomorrow at 10
a. m for the upper coast.
The Martha leayes tomorrow at .. M for
the lower coast to Port Eads.
The ri-weekly, coast. DonaldsonyiIle, and La
Ing. and return. Tomorrow. as usual.
The Grand Lake. with four hargeH, was due
last night from st. Louis. Part OF her freight
cake. 9''. N''''> ''''' '''' ''''SA'' ''i
For. the burning of the Carondelet and Grand
Republic see another part Of the DEMOCRAT.
The John II, Hanna. delayed by the storm,
had not arrived when we left the landing.
The James Howard, leaving yesterday. will
turn back from Cairo. and inaugurate the cot
ton season by leaving Memphis Oh the 10th of
OCTOBER.
Louis to-day with cargo OF 5000 boxes and
30 hhds sugar.
Capt. Trinidad has postponed the departure
leaves positively for the. Atehafaayn and Bayou
T,eehe, through to vt Martiin,yi!le. Mr.. H. Mo
Tbs n ss s ssss Of db he M Haana f James
MeElroy in command. leaves to-day ut "a m,
r. place q NE s. }ohn for the east and
v.Sellos are her attentive clerks.
:, The lower coast United States mil packet
Eva, John Taylor master, Ernest Reinhardt
The coast and Bayou Sara United states mail
packet Gov. Allen, John j. Brown master. s. s.
fse owsr eoss pseEs AVN scove
master, Henry kouns clerk. will arrive this
evening and return Tomorrow MS usual, at
The Blue Wing No. 3. ]. A. Comstock master,
Geo, Wood and CHARLES, Dean clerks, leaves to.
The DIG sunilower 81. Aleet III Trousd Ia master
]. b.. Schmit clerk leaves tomorrow at .. m.
for IT the AtchaIalaya, through TO Washington.
ton Oompanys steamer w. j. Behan. Geo. Will
kinson master. i. A. Ames clerk leaves to-
s The G. Fl. Durfee Richard sinnott master,
John G. McChesney clerk. leaves tomorrow at
go. M without fail, for Alexandria and Grand
The Bayou Iafourche, Donaldsonville and
coast packet Ella Hughes, Joe Dalferes master,
y. Nicolle clerk, leaves, as usual tomorrow at
Exch ange Clippings.
st. Louis Republican,. Sept. Ia:
Ct the sSs ss s2 pr S tna bar Ct Sun
Horsetaii where she had Just grounded t The two.
ro roll ISLAND Snd At Jim Reow foa
barges. and cargo includes $4,000 bushels bulk
corn for England.
week.
of her Office, He was last on the Centennial
and was on the, Susie Silver nearly two years,
second clerk of the Fannie Lewis. has nuit that
boat and goes on the Susie
Sept hsGap. Tho Alexander
rels of potatoes taken South this fall from the
r E Yt Miller has returned from Louis-
vile, and says Barmore. will have the n. w Mary
Houston completed and ready for business by
the middle OF Noyember;
men will be held tomorrow afternoon. at Sem
pie Il Cassidys boat store to make arrange
D1eutS LOT tne ensuing season.
Capt. John Cowden of Memphis. leaves for
Pittsburg to-day. in the interest Of the Bara-
taria Canal the outlet from New Orleans to the
gulf. Capt Oowden commenced his career on
the river on the steamer Nautilus, Capt. VIM.
Smith, in 1912.
Mr.. r. G. Burns, clerk of the U. p Schenck,
left for Cairo last night, by rail, to join the
The hull of Capt Frank Cakes new pro-
peller IS completed and awaiting her ma
chnery.
The Storm No. 3 changed hands Thursday
last Capt. CUNNINGHAM and Engineer Sher-
wood selling their interest in the boat and her
two barges. Blair and Hart. to Capt. Alex Balli-
day. formerly of the Ohio No, 4. We understand
the barges and running the boat and barges In
the Cincinnati and New. Orleans trade this
winter. Com. Val p. Collins and John Blair.
Ese. s&sfil retain their interest.
&Nht Aern that a party of gentlemen, through
which AaSnown steamboat captain, intend build
~, 80 Is fall a stern-wheel steamer for the st.
AetdYa<an New Orleans trade She is to be $50
feet lo&. 46 feet floor, so feet beam, feet hold:
cylinders. "a inches diameter. feet stroke: five
steel boilers, ANS feet She is to be finished and
r.. Al Il.