The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-27
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NELSON GoRoM. serRt. Big. Ser. U. 3. a.
Apn,yAts-Isabel, J. II. Hanna, Lessie Taylor,
Ella Hughes, Assumption, Texas, Blue Wing No.
DEpAaruREs Isabel, Mary Ida, II. e. Lee, As
sumption, Tensas.
Tp ARaivg-Eureka, Henry Tete, Lafourche;
q. q. Yaeger, st. LOUIS Tom Parker, Bnuf
river Golden CITY. Cincinnati; Katie, Greenville.
The Texas arrived yesterday from Red river
with fine trip.
\ The Blue Wing No. 8 arrived yesterday from
the upper coast, and will leave on advertised
time promptly.
Tbe Golden Rule leaves to-day for the Ohio,
going through to Cincinnati. The Rule is an ex'
ceent passenger steamer has large ana COM
Portable staterooms, and provides tne pest D., Oh
fare. Capt. q. z. shinhle commands, w. H.
The United States mail steamer Martha, W. g.
Bassett master, Messrs. Legier and Barrels
clerks, leaves to-day at IL m, for the lower coast
OF the carpenters, upholsterer's and painter .
hapts. and stands to-day without q superior In
the lower coast trade. After this week the
Martha runs under q new schedule, due an
nouncement of which will be made IN the DEMO-
GRAFT
Tnd Lotus No. 8, leaving to-day for Shreveport
and jefferson, will be followed Saturday by Capt.
Noah hcovell's fine packet Bonnie Lee.
The Billy Collins leaves Saturday at p. M, by
way Of Harvey's Canal, for Grand Isle.
The Eureka, leaving at p. M, is the ohly boat
for the Lafourche Tomorrow.
The John H. Hanna Ia the United States mail
and passenger steamer for the Ouachita to-day.
This Ia The day, and 10 o'clock is tine hour, for
the Blue Wing to leave for the upper coast.
dispatch to the Cincinnati Enquirer from
Memphis dated the asa, says the U. 2. schenck
had run through herself and was proceeding on
her way with one engine,
The Ella Hughes, on the way down broke her
shaft. Capt Dalteres secured the Tensas to fill
her place and left last evening Tor the Lafourche
and the Gull. As soon az the shaft can be re-
paired the Hughes will resume her place.
The Blue Wing No. 0, ]. A. Oomstock master,
leaves this 10 q. m. for Ben Tureaud's, Donald
sonville and the Ashland plantation, Ascension
parish. Meesrs. Wood. Dean and Heno clerks.
The New Orleans and Red River Trapsporta-
ton Company steamer Lotus No. 3, d. d. Dan
mails master, Joe Dodd clerk, leaves to-day at
5p. m. for Shreveport and Jefferson.
The John H. Hanna, of the New Orleans and
0uachits Transportation Company, leaves to-
day at 8 p. m. lin place of the Ouchita BELIEF,
FOR Ouachita City. Capt. J. w. Blanks com
n1anda, Capt Joe Holmes clerk.
The Lessie Taylor, in place Of the Sandy No. ..
II, II. Broad master, Eug. Quatrev~ux and ]. D.
Schmidt clerks. leaves to-day at p. m. for the
Atcbafalaya.
Capt. q. d. Terrebonne's regular coast and
Lafourche packet Eureka leaves tomorrow at 8
p. M. II x. Darling has charge OF the Office. A
clera Is on the landing receiving freight.
The splendid passenger and United States mail
steamer Katie lin place OF the Frank Pargond), J.
nj. White master, W. N. Games clerk. is receiv-
ing to-day TO leave tomorrow at 8 p. IN. for
Vicksburg. Greenville and all Bend landings.
IBy Telegraph
FRANKLIN June 25 To Hite Il Carlin: Steam or
George Spangler left here at o'clock this morn
80 ". Q. SMITH, Master.
GrRAnp. June 25.--To Capt. +. A. Blanks, No. 2
Canal street. corner Delta Steamer Tom Parker
will arrive Thursday morning, and leaves on Sat-
trday for Dpuf river.
Up. DELAHoUssAYE.
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS. .aA
CINCINNATI June "a. --Thos. kennen, the well
known sheet iron worker, is making "A sugar
tanks, valued at $4,000 for sugar planters on the
Louisiana coaat.
A few years ago the Underwriters Of st. Louis
would not insure on q stern wheel boat for the
Missouri, Arkansas or Red rivers In fact, they
were not considered safe, az, in their opinion
they could not be handled Some OF these same
parties have lived to see the day that the Mis-
souri,, and In fact the principal portion of our
Western rivers, are navigated almost exclusively
by boats of the .hind-wheel" persuasion.
The O. ID. Church leaves for New Orleans
Wednesday, to be followed Saturday by the Robt
furnished before loading for the South.
CAIRO, June 23.-The Belle Memphis has
good cargo for Vicksburg ana way points. and
prominent among her items Of cargo are agri-
cultural implements, of which che has quite a
large number The demand for these Implements
10 the South is increasing each year, but this
season the demand has been unusually large
Mowers, threshers. reapers and all modern i'm
provements in labor-saving machines for plant
ing, cultivating, harvesting and preparing for
market the products OF the soil are being largely
patronized by the people Of the South, who are
finding them more profitable servants than were
those Of old. IL IL possible the John w. Garrett
may follow the John Means to Paduoah for re-
pairs. Capt. Booth says that next to Capt. Jules
Verhoetf he prefers Capt. Hi Davis above all
fAr 4. 8
Capt. Davis opinion. The A. J. Baker started
south with her three barges, yesterday, to meet
and swap tows with the Warner and return to
this port.
sr. LOUIS, June 2i,-Rates by the Howard to
New Orleans: 800 for -four, 15c per 100. This
steamer leaves on Wednesday. A Valley Barge
company advertisement will appear in the papers
on wednesday morning. In the meantime the
but bulk grain.
Gen. Boynton, the Washington correspondent
oil the Cincinnati Gazette, puts Supervisor Feb
renbatch, the successor Of Capt. Devinney,
though q civil service examination, as follows:
river steamboats,
A. No. But If can at any time have my vay.
~ make them all like lake stea ners. know a
lake steamer when sec it. These river steam
ers are all too fiat. Their holds amt deen
enough, and so they can't carry half a load. If
me water amt high enough for such holds, then
ia EN- only half the time, and then make more
thsn any dozen OF these flat-bottomed things
e. what is your opinion about the present
construction of steamboat boilers
A; have long been convinced that they would
be stronger and safer If they were built like bsr
rels and were we'll hoped. This would cave ali
the rivets, and the use of these is dangerous. he
cause If they break the jig is up.
Q. How would you arrange the plates?
A. would have them cast like slaves. but about
foot thick, and iron-hooped, like the best be-
troleum barrels. think they would be stronger
IL they bulgei out ab )ut the safety valve that il
to say about the bung, and my present notion il
that all boilers should be set up on end with the
upper end open like smoke pipe. The fire would
then have smaller surface to play on, and the
danger of explosio would be materially lessened
/ have never yet heard Of a smoke pipe exploding
as long as the top was kept open.
9. Can you make any suggestion in regard to
the improvement of life-saving apparatus?
A. would have two empty barrels, with hand
ropes, attacked to each state-room, one under
each pillow. No one could 60 down if they stuck
to them.
@. Do you approve Of quick fires under boil
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