The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-01
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NELSON GOROM. serg't. Sig. Ser. q. 8. A.
ARRrvALs--Isabel Thompson Dean, Gov Allen
Centennial, Bart Able, Assumption, Blue Win,
No. 8, Yazoo Valley, Robert Young.
DEpARTuREs-Issbel, Mary ida, Katie, Eureka
Golden Rule.
To ARR1vE-Eureka, Ella Hughes. Lafourche
Golden City, Cincinnati; Natchez, vioksburg.
est OF the week, with the prospects of rain con
eiderably leseened. a heavy shower would be
very acceptable just now. particularly in the
country, where crops OF all kinds need rain
sadly.
Business was very dull; to-day being the first
OF the month, revival ia looked for.
WHARFAGE. There is city ordinance which
says that steamboats, or other craft built within
the limits of the State shall be exempt from
wharfage dues. The Martha Was built acrossthe
Lake, and her owners fattered themselves that
under that provision they would save her cost in
q few years. But they reckoned without their
her machinery (the Beaufort's) was not built
here, she is liable for wharfage.
The Isabel was built across the river, and has
the Boosters machinery; for the same reason she
is also called upon to pay. La each instance pay
ment has been refused, and the matter IL before
the courts. 1t would seem thst we greet with
one hand, and at the same time present bill
with the other.
trade, has made Gil trips for which she has paid
over $4,000 for wharfage, and yet we are not
happy RPPs ste.m.oatms0 ,re eating tbo,on.,,v
reused on the question of wharfage, and prepa-
rations are being made to bring their case before
the authorities in such q manner as will demand
notice.
The last news from the wreck of the Sandy was
that nothing of any value had been recovered.
The diver was still at work. The safe has not
been found
The THOMPSON DEAN.-Travelers who had
made their arrangements to travel on the
Thompson Dean this summer, will be greatly
disappointed to hear that this peerless steamer
has been laii up at this port, Capt. Miller re-
questing us to say that in view OF the steady
decline In the Ohio and OF the TACT that she is to
enter the lists at the earliest commencement of
the cotton season. the above course was thought
the most prudent.
Shippers to the Tensas and Macen had better
be ready for the Poitevent tomorrow, as Capt.
Sullivan says she 10 surely going.
The receipts OF cotton, cotton seed, sugar and
molasses, by the river for the month Of May,
amounts to S,621 bales, 5l.31 sacks, 3l76 hogs
heads and 1882 barrels. For the same month
last year there we're received 26 500 bales, 49, 673
sacks, 2707 hogsheads and 1903 barrels. Same
time year before 1892 bales, 81 1853 Sacks 1549
hogshsads and 1897 barrels.
From the War Department Chronicle:
During the past week the Red river has fallen
9feet at Little Rock. The Missouri has risen
feet at Fort Sully, 20 inches at Yankton and from
to IL inches between st. Joseph's and Her.
mann. The Mississippi has fallen inches at
Dubuque, 1 foot at Davenport, feet at Keokuk,
az at Warsaw, A at Cairo and inches at vicks.
burg. where the water is now on level with the
danger-line; it has risen 3 feet at st. Paul and
foot at ct. Louis. The Tennessee. Cumberland
and Ohio have generally fallen slowly, except a
slight rise in the last named at Pittsburg
Attention is called to the Grand Isle Hotel and
Billy Collins advertisements in another column.
Capt. Hegler telegraphed from vicksburg yes
terdRy morning that the Golden City would arrive
this evening, and leave tomorrow for Memphis
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati. The Golden
City Is very fine steamboat, and fitted out in the
best OF style for the accommodation Of passengers
mr. T s.erng mS!ntyre mas charge OF the office:
the Oriole and Emma disasters, and had before
them yesterday Capt. O'Pry and Pilot Arroyo; to-
day they will examine Capts. Canton and Carrick.
1t will be remembered that the Oriole blew M
about year ago, killing, among others, her en-
gineer and fireman. The explosion was fully in.
vestigated almost Immediately after by the United
States inspectors, and report made. What the
Grand Jury expect to elucidate at this late day is
hard to divine.
Mr.. Curt Holmes, Of the Frank Pargoud, left
yesterday on his usual summer trip to the North
The Golden Rule, leaving yesterday, had quo
Tons and thirty passengers !S portion Of the
The Billy Collins leaves the head Of Harvey's
Canal tomorrow evening for Grand Isle.
The "Big Injun" Natchez lays up for fresh
coat Of war paint, and will have her place filled
in the Ricksburg trade by the steamer Cotton
Valley. The Cotton Valley will leave tomorrow
at 5 p. M, and will be under the command OF
Capt +. R. Smith, With Mr.. Frank Beck and
William Wilson IN charge of the office.
The steamer Martha makes an excursion to the
jetties, leaving next Monday. See advertisement
IN another part Of this paper.
The John Dippold was laying at the landing
yesterday.
at the landing this morning, receiving to leave
tomorrow, without fail, for Minden.
Capt. Terrebonne has extended the trips of the
Eureka to Lockport. She will 60 there every
trip, leaving every Monday and Thursday, as
usual.
The fine side-whee coast and Bayou Lafourche
packet Henry Tete, j. F. Aucoin master, nj. Il. |
Landry clerk, leaves this 10 a. m. for Thibodaux
The semi-weeky coast and Baton Rouge packet |
st. John, Frank Bergeron master, j. @. Bergeron
clerk, leaves to-day at IL M, punctually.
The Coast and Bayou Sara United b ates mail |
packet Gov. Allen, j. j. Brown master, s. y. |
Streck clerk, leaves to-day at 5p. m.
The Blue Wing No. 8, J. A. Comstock master, |
Messrs. Wood, Heno and Dean clerks, leaves to-
morrow at 10 q. M, promptly, for the coast,
Donaldsonville and the Ashland plantation, AS
cension parish
The semi-weekly BAYOU LAT, urche packet As.
P. A. Charlet master, N T. Dupuis
and Joe Lagroue clerks, leaves to- morrow at s D.
m. for Laurel Valley.
Inc Meet Bart Able leaves tomorrow at 5 d. m.
for Alexandra and Grand Eeore Richard Snnott
master, George Hamilton clerk.
Capt. Joe Daferes' regular semi-weekly Bayou
Lafourche packet Ella Hughes leaves tomorrow
at p. m. for Lockport; Mr.. II. E. Alba has
charge Of the office.
The New Orleans and Red River Transporta-
lion Company's steamer Texas. Geo. W. Rea mas
Ter, FL. @. Boazman clerk, leaves tomorrow with
out fail, at p. M, for Shreveport.
The W. j. Poitevent is at the landing receiving
20 leave tomorrow for the Tensas and Macon.
!. B. Sullivan master, J. L. Robbins clerk
The Era No. 10, Tom Taylor master, leaves to-
morrow at p. IN. for Easou's Ferry, Point Jeffer-
ION and way points on Beuf and Black rivers.
nr. Tom Knee has charge of the office.
The steamer Bart Able, from Grand Ecore, ar
iyed yesterday with fair trip.
The steamer Assumption, from Bayou La
ourche. and Blue Wing No. 8, from Red River
landing, arrived on time last evening.
The steamer Yazoo Valley, from Vicksburg,
rived yesterday. She has been placed in tip
op order, and is now ready for business.
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