The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-29

NELSON aORoM. sergt. Big. Ser. U. 3. a.
Arrivals.
Departures.
Alvin, Martha Mary Ida, Henry Tete, II. Il.
Lee, Belle Of Shreveport.
To Arrive.
Blue Wing No. 8, Mary Ida, upper coast; Alvin.
Eva Martha, lower coast; Texas, Col. A. I.
Kouns, Dawn, Red river; E. O. 5tanard, Centen-
NAL, st. Louis; st. John, Baton Rouge; Gov.
Allen, Bayou Sara; Bastrop. 0uachita; Frank
Frank Pargoud, Arkopolis: Henry Tete, Stella
Block, Donaldsonville.
Warm and showery yesterday.
Business more actce than it was Monday; the
Lee in particular having fine trip OUT
THE Assumption was let out OF the dock yes
terday, and together with the Bertha drummer,
was towed to quarters in the upper part OF the
First District.
in loading boat with 3 large amount Of lumber
for Donaldsonville, which he will tow there with
the Reliance.
On account of low water in Bayou Lafonrche,
Capt. Terrebonne has withdrawn the hobt. Young
for d few weeks, or until matters improve, when
she will resume her days in this trade. The
Young's orders were turned over to the Stella
Block. ;
The Blue Wing No. 8, leaving this 10 a. NJ. is
the only departure to-day for the upper coast as
far as Donaldsonville and the Ashland planta-
ton.
The Trenton will be here to leave Saturday for
the Opelousas.
To- morrop nj 10 q. m. She has excellent passen-
ger accommodations, and runs on schedule time.
Capt Joe Dalferes advertises the Ella Hughes
to leave for Red river tomorrow at b p M, as
high rs Grand Ecore. The Hughes Is light
boat, drawing only fifteen inches light, and in
The Henry Tete, making tri-weekly trips to
Donaldsonville, will arrive this evening and re.
- Thn nj IN
makes all coast landings, each way, in daylight.
Don't forget the Bayou Teche packet Willie to-
day. She 10 sure to CO..
The d. O. stanard is due this morning and the
Centennial the last Of this week-both from st.
Louis. :,
The Big sunfower, from the Atchafalsya, will
arrive to leave Saturday, her regular day.
The Col. A. P. Kouns, Dawn and Texas are all
due from Red river. The Kouns returns satur'
day.
SEVENTY -FOUR YEARS AGO.
In the year 1903 the amount OF products of
Louisiana was supposed to consist OF 300G ID In
digo, 10000 bales cotton. 300 pounds each; 5000
hogshead sugar, 1000 pounds each; 5000 casks
molasses, 80 gallons each. The estimate damount
OF produce shipped from New Orleans in 1903, in
Guiding the settlements on the Mississippi and
Ohio did not exceed 10000 tons. The exports
amounted to $2,15s,000, imports s2.5O0 600.
contained 5000 inhabitants; 10 years after the
population had increased TO $4,000.
THE FIRST BOAT TO KNOXVILLE, TENN.
The Alias was the first boat to ascend the
Muscle Shoals Tennessee river. She arrived a.
Knoxville in May, 1928, and was built for the Hol-
In 1897 the Huntress made the run from New
Orleans to Louisville in s days and II hours,
though she lost 10 hours BY. fog and tho current
OF the Mississippi very rapid. Twelve years be-
fore that lime rs days was the time occupied in
The game year the William Tell averaged 10
miles an hour on trip from Pittsburg to Cincin-
nati.--[Niles' Register.
THE ouAcH1TA BELL.
The sale Of the Ouachita Bell has been consum-
mated aud she is now 10 the possession OF Cap.
tains John q. Lbano and John II. Mossop, who
are getting her ready as speedily as possible to
enter the Bayou Sara and coast trade as We'd
nesday and Saturday packet, representing the
new clipper building by the Towards for this
trade. The Ouacta Belle is already well known
ON the coast rs a fast and very elegant passenger
boat, and with Capt. Libano in command and
John Mossop to guide the affairs of the Office,
she cannot fail but prove star with paying
house.
yallette and Ernest Reinhardt clerks, leaves to-
day at 10 q. m. for the lower coast, through to
& Port Eads. The Eva, in connection with the
Wartha carries the mail daily and runs on sched-
ule time.
The Blue Wing No. 8, J. A. Comstock master,
leaves this 10 q. n. for Ben threads Donaldson
vile and the Ashland plantation, Ascension par
ish. Messre. Wood and Dean clerks.
The Bastrop, in place OF the John Il; Hanna
leaves to-day at p. m. for the Ouachita,
through to Ouachita City. carrying the United
States mail. j. w. Blanks commands, Ben Corn.
we'll clerk
The fine and regular steamer Bertha, Il. q.
Broad master, Theo. John clerk, leaves to-
day, at 5 p. M. for the Atchafalaya, through to
The Bertha, from Washington, arrived last