The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-15
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Howard.
DEPARTURES. Emma. Eva, Mary Ida,
Blue Wing No. o. Assumption, Netehtz, MARY
Houston. Bertha, John Howard, Cotton Valley,
Tom Parker stella Block, Maria Louise, Bart
Able, Q. II. Burfee, Teusas. GAINESVILLE, osronde-
lot.
10 AnRtrn--1sabol, Emma, Lower Coast; John
Means and bsrges, Hobt. Mitchell, Ohio; Eva.
Bluo Wing No. d. Mary Ida, Upper Coast; Eureka,
Henry Tots, Assumptions. Lafouiche; st John,
Baton Rouge; Gov. Allen, Bayou hara; y. y.
Lee, vioksburg; Sandy No. 2, Opelotsas; W. !.
Beban, Texas, Lotus No..9 bed River; John i.
Hanna. shannon. ouaohit"; City OF Alton d.
Louis.
Tho past week has been remarkable ono both
~ regards the woather and business. The former
has been unreasonable and at times very dis
has been very dull. We are glad II has come TO
an end and hope the coming week may DO abet-
tor one, There were nineteen departures yester.
day; the larger number had fair trips; Few oil
them left with elm showing.
The Carondeet drutnmed up n little freight
and put out for Evansville. Capt. Hicks stopped
off and will 20 by rail
Tho He'd River Transportation Company an
nounoe the Lotus No. .. Capt. Dave Dannalss Tor
Wednesday, and tho Texas Capt. Geo. Hoa, for
The Golden Rue leaves Cincinnati Tuesday.
Charlie aresulee, we'll known here. late OF the
John b. Rhodes. IL clerk OF the Moliie Moore.
The Thompson Dean leaves Cincinnati TO-DAY.
and will srrive 10 leave here Tuesday, the 4th
inst. Her departure ss above can BIO depended
upon. 500 advertisement in another column.
The Charles Is. Church, ono Of tho most nn-
pretending, yet comfortable passenger poa.s
to-day, and will leave for Cincinnati Tuesday. !.
q. Patterson commands, Jno. D. Hambioton olerk.
The w. ]. Poitevent arrived yesterday morning
from the Tensas and Macon Besides goodly
number OF orders tho Poitevent brought some
buyers who. not being ready to return yesterday,
prevailed upon Capt. Sullivan TO wait until To-
morrow, when she will leave at B p. IN. MIR. J. l..
Robbins has charge OF the Office.
Attention is called to the grand excursion adj
yer sissment Of the II. E. Lee In another part OF
this q Der.
This 0 o. m. the James Howard leaves on hsr
excursion TO the jetties, returning early to-mor"
row morning. Capt Pegram and Mr.. Chassaipg.
her well known clerk. nave left nothing undone 10
make this trip al agreeable one. and they are
moplwho never fail In anything they undertake. II
you don't want TO get left, DO on board by O'clock
sharp. The Howard leaves for bt. Louis Tues
dav.
The regular tri.weekly daylight Upper Coast
packet IVA, Louis Ransom master, Norbert Ran
son and Geo. O. Hepo clerks, leaves tomorrow ut
10 y. M, promptly, for tho Ben Turoaad Planta-
tion.
Tho regular tri.weoltiy Lower Coast packet
Emma, o. Canton, Jr., master. J. j. Donovan
clerk, leaves tomorrow nj p. M. promptly.
The semi- weekly Coast and Baton Rouge
packet W, John. i. Bergeron master, J. @. Ber-
geron clerk leaves tomorrow ut p, M.
The ". Allen will leave tomorrow at B ?. m.
for Bayou Sara and all mail landings. J. j.
Brown master. Il. =. streok clerk.
Tho Coast and Bayou Lafourche packet En-
reks In place Of the Trenton, leaves tomorrow
at p. m. U. u. Terrebonpe master. II. d. Terre-
bonue Gtsrk.
The s,mi. weekly Bayou Lefouro ep scket Henry
Tote, J. i. Auc, In master. L. A. Charlet oleik X.
The The o. superb Robt IL. Lee, VIM: Campbell
master, Messrs. MoVay and Mossop clerks.
leaves Tuesday. as usual, for VickSbnrg and all
mail landings.
The new, heet and handsome Now Orleans and
Onachia Transportation Company's steamer
John II. Hanna, j. W. Blanks master, Joe
Holmes c'e,k, leaves Wednesday, as usual for
Ouaol ita Cty. Fee her advertisement In another
column.
The Blue Wing No. 8 will arrive this evening,
and leave Wednesday at IL m, for the coast rs
high al Plaguemipe. Arthur Comstock COM
mands, Geo. Wo d, clerk.
The regular Wednesday Ope1ousas packet
Sandy No. 2. Capt. II. II. Broad, will arrive to
leave on time.
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.
[Courier-J Journal
Howard h Go. have received eight contracts
since January l. They are now engaged in the
following work: Towboat and bargeB for the Lou
isville and Henderson Packet Company each 100
feet long and 20 feet wide, the towboat to be Of
the same dimensions RS the barges, one boat for
Capt. Moore, OF Florida, 1876 feet long, 2b feet
beam, 3l% feet hold They arc also preparing TO
set up q regular schooner, with two masts, ITO
feet long, &c feet beam, IA feet hold. This Will
BIO new feature In bodybuilding in this section.
Room No. $50" 10 where we roost now. The
polite urchip who manipulates the elevator will
convey you free OF charge, from the first floor to
the fifth. He will show you where we sit beside
the festive fiend who gets up tho base ball read
ing for this paper. The "hash" column and the
base ball items are written In the same room,
and, although we don't speak to each other, we
are on friendly terms. Now, girls. send on your
roses and your creeping vines, your bouquets OF
our new quarters. It is our little garden-spot;
make 1t our paradise, and we will be happy as two
blly-goats In IT,. We will be AZ
Two youths with each single thought,
He writes the base bAll-De DO not;
His face all smiles, while ours is solemn,
In "hashing' up this river column.
Capt. Harry X. Reynolds, an old Steamboat
man, died ut his home in Btenbenville, Ohio, on
Tuesday, after lingering II ness. He began
steamboating with Capt. Alex. Devenny, on she
North Carolina, in 1s45, and was also with Capt.
John s. Devenny on the Dewitt Clinton, Arctic
and other boats. Capt. Reynolds retired from
the river In 1868, and has since been engaged in
the coal business In Steubenvilie.
"Lake Aubrey" ia the name for the sheet Of
water which fringes the shore In front OF Vicks-
burg. 1t is in honor of a popular colonel who
fell in front of Murfreesboro In 1862.
The Memphis Avalanche says: Captain John
Harpham, in behalf Of the Underwriters, re-
turned from the wreck Of the Ella on Sunday
He reports the cargo and machinery all eaved
and forwarded The IS bales OF New Orleans
cotton were sill ped out to Terrene on the Maui
mele, also the IL bales for this port, and IS bar
rels oil were sent to Cincinnati by the Baum,