The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-22
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Arrivals.
Isabel, Bonnie Lee J. II. Hanna, Bertha.
Departures.
Alvin. Martha, Mary Ida, II. Il. Leo. Robert
Young. ,-
Assumption, Robert Young, Lafourcbe: Blue
Eva, lower ooast; Tsxa, Red river; J. L. Tollo,
nj. Louis. Gov. Allen, Bayou Sara; ut. John,
Baton Rouge; Frank fargoud, Arkopos. :,
A heavy shower Of rain yesterday cooled the
atmosphere and mad II pleasant.
Business dull.
The Reliance made considerable Roadway yes
terday In washing away the mud. She 10 nj the
lower end working up.
Cant. Mart. Fisher. Of The towboat Warner diod
MT Cincinnati Saturday night.
Tho Isabel will have new cylinders two inches
larger than the old ones; they we're made for her
some time ago, and are ready TO be put in. sey.
erai stateroomy will be added to her cabin, and
she will BIO well panied.
Capt. Wallace Mcghesney takes charge, to-day,
OF the Bonnie Lees office. Capt. Mat. hcoveli
leaves tosday or tomorrow for Madison, TO look
after his new boat.
The Alvin went out In the Isabels place yestor.
day. The Isabel was taken from the wharf, will
be repaired, and 40 soon as ready will wheel into
line again.
The coast and Lafourche packet Robt. Young,
having changed days and hour, will leave Friday,
NJ Ii m, instead OF Tomorrow At p m, as here
toforo.
The Big suptlower. Alex. Trousdale master, J.
D. bohmit clerk, leaves Saturday positively, Tor
the Atotafalaya. The Sunhower 10 one OF the
lightest boats aioat, and has Just been put in the
See advertisement of u steamboat for salo in
another column.
Monday night from Red river and returns to-day.
the W. J. Bohan having been changed over to
The Red River Transportation Company have
announced IL 40 their intention to start out d
Tuesday packet to Grand Eeore. Rich In re-.
sources they are determined that there shall BIO
no want Of tonnage to move the crops 10 rapidly
as desired, and the only thing that can interfere
with their intentions will DO tho river running
rho Martha will arrive this evening, and leave
tomorrow ut 10 q. m. The Martina 10 . low
pressure steamer, ID very fast, and has elegant
passenger accommodations.
The Blue Wing No. ., leaving this 10 a. M. il
the only departure to-day for the upper coast as
far ~ Donaldsonvile and tho Ashland plantation.
The Trenton will DO here TO leave Saturday for
the OpeIousas.
The Port Eads, with six barges, 1.-TWO Of ice)
was due to arrive last night, from b. Louis; part
aud q, 600 bnshel bulk wheat. She has besides
25,40t packages miscellaneous freight.
The attraction OF Saturday will DO the depar-
ture OF the Matches for Vicksburg. She LOOKS
HH'khy hosuo"aao "Se AZ bSaaH w P"y WINNING
hand this season.
On account Of low water. the Hanna did not
get within 80 miles Of Monroe this trip, and after
very prosperous season she has been retired in
fpvor the lighter draught Bastrop. The Bastrop
leaves to-day. Cspt Jack Blanks, who arrived
from Louisville Monday. will 70 up Ia command
with the Hanns,s crew presiding ovor the other
departments. The Basrop Ia In good order and
will go where any other light boat can 20. The
Hanna has proved an excellent steamboat and IL
her builder, Capt. Jack Blanks, has turned out ~
a J-t... I...,z
established for himself an enviable name as
builder Capt Blanks will leave for Louisville on
tho return OF tho Bastrop from the Ouachita.
Capt. Joe Dalfores abandoned the trip to the
Latourche yesterday with tho st. Mary, and
turned her over to Ospt Fred Probsl, who in
tends TO paint her and get her ready for business
Capt. Dalferes will have the Ella Hughes ready
ments for reshipping by data from the mouth,
shippers can depend on their freight going
through without delay.
The Eureka Is filling the place OF tho st. Fran
cis Belle.
The Eva, Tom Taylor master, Capt John o.
Vallette and Ernest Reiphardt clerks, leaves TO.
day at 10 u. ~. for the lower coast, through to
Port Eads. Tho Eva, in connection with the
Martha, carries the mail daily and runs on sched-
ule time.
The Blue Wing No. g. J. A. Comstock master
leaves this 10a m. for Ben Tureauds, Donald
sonvilla and the Ashland plantation, Ascension
parish. Messrs. Wood and Dean clerks.
The Bastrop, in place of the John II. Hanna
leaves to-day at 6 p. m. for the Ouachita
through to Ouaohia City, carrying the United
State mail j. w. Blanks commands. Ben Corn
well clerk.
The fine and regular steamer Bertha. II. II.
Broad master, Theo. John clerk, leaves to-
day at p. m. for the Atchafaays through to
The splendid passenger and United States mail
steamer Frank Pargoud, J. M. White master, W.
N. Gaines clerk, is receiving to leave tomorrow
at s p. m. for Vicksburg, Greenville, Arkopolis
and all mail landings
Exchange Clippings.
Cincinnati Commercial, Aug. 10:
Recently we have received letter from our
ancient and valued friend, Capt. Ben. +. Egan,
who now has pint OF hay seed in his hair, and
lives on farm way out in Iowa, at the terminus
OF the Burlington Railroad. In speaking Of Capt.
jesse X Bells visit to his boyhoods home,
the Mouth OF Smithland, ''Buz' says: The old
Tennessee river war horse never came down from
The graveyard hill Into the town, where he would
have been welcomed by those old timers, J. W.
Drewry, J. V. Scyster, r. G. Ferguson, Crib. F.
Johnson, 7. G. Leech, E. p. Haynes and D. Cas-
par Mantz. His visit was paid to the silent city
me Of b a an fr nodr among
Of whom were prominent boatmen in their
day. On that hill lie buried the remains of Capt.
S. NJ. Barner, who commanded the first steam
boat which landed at Nashville; J. W. Mills, the
famous Red Revenger of the Cumberland the
Fowler boys-Dick, Why:e and Willie: Elrod
Fishmore. old self and canoe; ]. V. rhroop the
most popular steamboat captain OF his tlme Nat.
Drew. an ancient mariner; Blount Hodge, the
father OF Capt. Gus Hodge, OF New Orleans; Lit
tie Old Jofeld, the daring navigator who first
discovered the state of McCracken; and that
Christian gentleman, a. F. Gwen, who was al
ways the generous patron and steadfast friend OF
the boat hands who hailed from that good old
town down at the Mouth of Smithand; and like
wise the neglected grave Of poor Bill DeBske, as
good n mate as ever trod the forecastle Of any
steamboat
LETTER FROM THE CHEROKEE.
CAIRO, Aug. III zee by special from Hele-
ns in the Commercial of August Is, that your
correspondent makes complaint OF the treatment
of John Shannon, deck-hand on the Cherokee,
who died on the trip up. We have deck crew
of twenty-five men, and none were affected by
tie odor OF badly cured hides. He was not
wrapped in filthy tarpaulin or old sacks, but. on
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