The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-09
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shallow high water mark Of 1874.
NELSON GOtsOM. serg't. Big. Ser. o. 8. A.
ApsrvArs-Isabel, Assumption, Yasoo Valley,
Blue wing No. 8, Robert Young, Glencoe.
DEPARTURES Isabel, Henry Tete, 81. John,
va M AanivE-ISls Hughes. Lafourche: Mary
IDA. upper coast; Willie, Attakapas.
The weather was not 80 warm yesterday, .
pleasant wind prevailing meet Of the day. But
was II dusty7 II was for certainty. Rains have
fallen st a. Louis and on the Ohio, and as low
down ~ Memphis. II has fresbened things mp,
and given vegetation fresh start. DOVE mere
we are both drying up and burning up for the
want OF 1t.
Cnr stessnbost friends having orders for Job
work can have 1t done at the DHMocRAr Office. at
the lowest OF prces, In the neatest style. and at
the shortest notice. Give lla trial
Attention Ia called to the Grand Isle Hotel and
Billy Collins advertisements In another column.
The Bart Able, leaving every Saturday for Red
river, will make coast landings and answer all
halls between here and the mouth OF He'd river,
either on her up or down trips. Bee advertise
ment.
The new, ine and fast Yszoo Valley, is the
regular mail packet Tor Vicksburg, to-day, In
place of the Matches.
The robert Mitchell is announced to leave Gin
ciunati to-day
Marsh Woods, Of the Due Wing, took us to
task YESTERDAY for publishing Will Hays notice
oil HE arrival here. He says Hays is crazy; that
on the occasion Of his last visit TO Louisville he
met Hays, for whom he entettains q friendly re-
gard. and that be greeted him in his choicest
French, that Hayes, not understanding the lam
guage, seught his friends for the meaning. For
three DAYS and nights he trudged the streets,
questioning every one he met. and that the last
be cav OF him be was in charge Of Capt. Law
renee Garter, who was in doubt whether to take
him home or to an ssylum. Hays MIR. Woods,
he's daft, sir, gone clean daft.
For reasons given in special notice, 10 another
l.sr hnuv ~
the Cotton Valley from the Ouacbta trade and
turned her orders and freight over TO the Bas-
trop.
taken over the river to-day, where Hhe will be
kept la readiness for anything that Offers
Don'e forget that the Mary Houston leaves for
the Ohio to-day. She is nrst-class In all that
makes q fine steamboat, and there are no cleverer
men or more vigilant officers on the river than
Capt. Charlie and Clerk Elliott Miller.
MIR. J. z. Mohr has given up his position IN the
Office of the Bastrop to 60 as purser on the
United States enagboat Q. q. Wagner. Mr. Val.
Entriken, late Of the John Howard, has charge
of the Bastrop's office.
Major John d. Adams. arrived here Thursday
and leaves again to-day.
Capts. Miller was having everything put away
on the Dean yesterday, and was looking for a
place for her TO summer at The ssle has EVIL
Capt. Miller, J. w. Osnnos, J. w. Blanks aud
possibly Capt. Jones, will leave for Kentucky to-
fhe Times yesterday evening published the
following dispatch "The City of Augusta was
aground twenty-tbree houts on Rob Roy bar; had
90 throw ovei board about 1900 sacks oil cake to
save the boat; will arrive Monday:
The Billy Collins leaves at q. m. every Satur-
day and Iuesday, from the head of Harvey's
Canal, for Grand Isle. NJ. Mcsweeney commands,
j. Wise clerk.
,Au t..~ NJ. q 4 -.
mand. Meesre. Wood, Heno and Dean clerks,
leaves this 10 a. M, promptly. for the coast.
Donaldsopyille and the Ashland plantation, Az.
cension parish.
Alexandria and Grand Ecore, Richard Binnott
master, George Hamilton clerk.
The New Orleans and Ouachtta Transportation
Company steamer Bastrop leaves to-day for the
Black and ouaehita rivers through TO Camden.
Gus Hodge In command, Val Entfiken clerk.
The Ys8oo Valley, In place OF the Nstchez, T.
II. Smith master, Frank Beck. Jr., clerk, leaves
to-day al p. M, Tor Vlcaaburg and all mail
landings.
The Mary Houston, Charles Miller, master,
Elliott Miller clerk, leaves today at p. M, for
Memphis Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati.
The semi. weekly coast and Bayou Lafourche
packet Ella Hughes, Joe Dalferes master, II. e.
Abs clerk, leaves to-day at p. M, going
The New Orleans aud Red River Transporta-
lion Company steamer O. II, Durtee, W. Ii. No
Chesney master, John Meuhesney clerk, leaves
to-day sure at p. m for shreveport.
The regular eemi.weekiy coast and Bayou
Lafourche packet Assumption. +. A. Challet
nasser. N. J. Dupuis aud Joe Lsgroue clerks,
leaves to-day ct p m.
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.
CINCINNATI, June THE following list of
old boats is compiled by Capt. Handlan for
the Enquirer from log kept by Capt.
spectors for this city. and dates back TO 1871,
The list will be published in alphabetical order,
and gives the place and date Of building. ton
mage and where lost, and whether high or low
pressure:
United States, Jacksonville, 1919, tonnage 644
low pressure, slid in with tho levee at New Or
leans, 1924: Uncle Sam, Pittsburg, 1919, tonnage
500; Uncas or Columbus, Pittsburg, 1880, tonnage
80; Union, wiliiamsport. 1881, tonnage 1884,
Utility, Pittsburg, 1881, tonnage SO.
LETTER v.
Fesuviue. pittsburg, 1874 tonnage 400, worn
out, 1898; vesta, Cincinnati, 1916. tonnage 100,
worn out. 1891; Volcano, New Albany, 1918, ton.
mage 2l7, worn out, 1922; Virginia, Wheeling,
lSlS, tonnage $50, sunk near st. Genevieve, 1922:
Vulcan, Cincinnati. 1919. tonnage 25S, worn ont;
Velocipede, Louisville, 1919, tonnage 100, low
pressure, 1924; Velocipede, Cincinnati, 1924, tom
mage 109, low pressure, struck bar and sunk;
Virgins, Cincinnati, 1896, tonnage 1872; Venture
CINCINNATI, no date; Volunteer, Steubenville,
$50: vermihon, Cincinnati, 1850, tonnage 100;
Versailles, Cincinnati, 1881, tonnage so; Vim
.cennes Vincennes. 1881, tonnage 100; Veteran,
Mason county. KY, 1888, tonnage Sc; Van Buren,
Pittsburg, 1888, tonnage 90.
ST. LOUIS, June 6-As an evidence of the dull
times il may be stated that the Barge Line last
evening had but one twobeat, the Bee, out, ali
the others were here, together with the 40 or so
bargee.
The steamboat landing is tbronged with
iaborers, and wages are low. Harvest hands,
however, will soon be wanted snd then many OF
the idlers will leave for The country.
The Grand Republic is announced to go on
Thursday, but will probably not leave till Saiur-
day, as she Wants 5000 tons yet.
The Future City is announced to leave for New
Orleans on SATURDAY.
The Port Eads left with barges No. %. 81 and
"a; average ersa az ieea; cargo SuoU IONS s nn NM
bushels of corn. Geo. Il. Rea, Esq, President
of the Valley Barge Company, left with her, aud
makes the trip to New Orleans. Nelson Davis is
master. Mess Townsend and Hsccusler pilots,
W. W. Corey engineer. On Monday evening the