The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-08
rHr new ORLEANS DEMooRAT, SATURDAY, DFoFMBER 5
RIVER NEWS.

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RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Saturday. Dec. 8. 1871 )
4 Arrivals.
\ Isabel, Alvin, Belle, Blue Wing No.. g. Texas,
/ Bart Able Natchez, Florence Meyer. St. John. :.
/ Departures.
Isabel. Alvin. Belle. J. FL, Hanna Gov, Allen,
Assumption.
To Arrive.
Martha Isabel. Alvin, lower coast; Mary Ida,
Belle Henry Tet9 upper coast Assumption nm
monwealth st.. Louis; Gov Allen. Ouachita
Belle. Bayou Sara !, shannon. Fanchon. Qua
lor, Opelousas; Willie. Era No. 10, BGuf, river
The weather remains clear. cool and very
pleasant
Business moderately active;
The Bart Able arrived with a splendid trip
She ret urns to-day as usual.
| The steamer st. John, from Baton Rouge, ar
rived last evening with good trip. -,
The Sam Roberts barge Perry Tharp was
S 6ass q e asEn soagS TO IKE he
hadn't it all on board when we left the landing.
The Col. 4. ?. Kouns was towed across the
Opposition between steamboats,, lively as it
may be at times. like everything else. has an
proof OF holy writ can be had Of this fact, and
: before another moon one more instance OF 1t
will be added to the record.
) The Belle has changed her hour OF departure
on Sundays to 7 o'clock other days she goes at
} 9 o'clock.
The Kate Kinney has 500 tons for Red river.
The new Mary Houston leaves Louisville for
, Cincinnati to-day or to morrow. and will leave
later city fer New 2sn and
the famous . Charles 1. Morgan g. Thur raa so
; The Port Eads, with % tow OF barges, arrived
The recent destruction of the Lotus BY. fire
presents rare instance where the loss of life Is
confined entirely to the crew Her passengers
. numbered Is and crew 60; as, stated by us
Wednesday. Is of the latter were lost. The value
If the boat and cargo has been fixed at SLOT 900.
+ Capt. Dannals has been suffering considerably
t from his burns r., and had to keep his bed
u The Willie, from Boeuf river, will arrive to-
T The Ouachita Belle for the coast to Bayou
. The W. j. Poitevent will arrive tomorrow
4 from the Lafourche. and return Monday at 10
i, The John Dippold, from pittsburg. with sew
boats coal arrived Thur ssh night
Capt j. A. Carter. OF the John A. scudder, was
e in the city Yesterday; G.. s., ,,,
It Golden, Rule. from the Ohio. passed Cairo
| Thursday.
d The Golden City leaves the first Of the coming
Those roadways at the Customhouse, Canal
and Graver street crossings have been opened.
|
j! square from the landing; steamboats, have no
"a right to have. so much room anyway; they don't
u pay for 1t; why should they?
q Regular as time ITSELF the great, Natehez ar
le rived from Vicksburg with big trip. and re-
The BEAUTIFUL sd Golden Crown the last new ad
= dition to the splendid steamers composing the
4 Cincinnati. Louisville and New Orleans packet
4 line. leaves to-day, positively for the Ohio
4 The Belle lays over to-day, as usual. AS a
4 daily packet to Bonnet Carre the Belle is sue
n cess and a fixture. She makes her time with
and Cant. HArppr. aSSiSteH by his capable
4 and attentive chief clerk, Capt. Brou, are kept
q up to their eyes in business. 81
90 desire on the part Of Capt Ruiz to. give his
patrons daylight time with the Ida is the reason
Sc Mrs. Massey injured in, escaping. from the
burning Lotus. Is lyipg at her home in this CITY
At The st. Francis Belle leaves daily at 7:45 a. m.
from Bienville street fsy Westwego. running In
i'd connection with the New Orleans and Texas
6. Railroad to Donadsonville;
The upper coast daily Line packet get MARY Ia y
G: O'clock, going as high as Welham's.
Ths B%e w VIM u Nc T. A Gemst9ek RsstsE
* at 10 a, m. for Donaldsonville and the Ashland
~ The splendid steamer st. Mary, Joe. Dalferes
8 master u. Nicoe clerk, leaves to-day at 10 q
m. for the coast and Bayou Lafourche through
s. The regular tr-weekly coast and Donaldson
NJ. II. Landry clerk, leaves to- day at y m. max
M Rhe si duaeSit az Bee john G. Ebano master
IL John r. Mossop clerk. leaves to-day prompt,
s GF s BasPn as sdFa Baton Rouge
at at The '' semi weekly coast plaquemnev and
l. Baton Rouge packet st. John, j. P. McElros
m The Natchez. T. p: feathers master, J; T
e., Muse clerk, leaves to-day at .. m. for Vcks
0q Te a Bar II Abe e Riehard sinno master Geo
9; Hamilton clerk. leaves to-day at .. IN. 10
Comp mp 1lys steamer Martha ". s Bassstt mas
ter, leaves this .. n. for Pilot Town and Por
&c, The New Orleans and Ouachita Transportaa;
ton Companys steamer Cotton Valley, j; "
let Carlton master, MeSsrs. GIlruth ana HaSRel
clerks, leaves to-day at D. m. for Camden Oil
or The Bastrop. also of the above company
leaves to-day at s D. m. for Bayou Bartholo
10 NEW. Gus Hodge In command, ). L. GoodWyl
te. The New Orleans and Red River Transports
e. ton Company's steamer Texas, Geo. W. Re
in master, II. G. Boazman clerk, leaves to-da
for Shreveport at s p. M o-,oa.
packet Golden Grown. II. Fl. Drown master
Eug; shinkle. clerk. leaves to-day at D. n
ne The regular Tensas and Macon packet Tren
$40 ton, j. B. Sullivan master }. l.. Robbins clerK
1856 leaves to-day at p. m. sure.
ut; fBy Telegraph
pr BATON ROUGE Dec ITO Capt f. A. Blanks
III The Fanchon will arrive at g; 70; GOOD trip.
m GIRARD, La, Dec. 7.-ToF. J. W1nburn. agen
~ ~ IS Natchez street, Steamer Era No. 10 will al
~, or rive Monday evening and leave Wednesda.
u 18th inst, for all landings on the gceuf an
,+o Black rivers. T.. l.. TAYLOR. Master
ket i ~, Sto.mer Go,dan 1fitv has hoe
lor detained by high wind and fog. Leave here
nv daylight this morning, j. d. HEdLEh.
80 Exchange CHpplnss.
9A ST. Touis Republican. Dec s:
M Cant Kinney wants il understood by the Ne
Orleans people that the Kate is not going In,
% the Ouachita, but will enter Bed river to sta,
-u- Cant Kinney will leave in few days by rail fC
m New Orleans
~; Cap 10 Kinney, sr., says that when Poop
for talk about old boats there are sometimes one