The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-29

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RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMO Graf. !
Saturday. Dec. 20. 1877. J
Arrivals.
Isabel, Silver City, Belle. Blue Wing No. 3. G.
K. Peck, Coy, Alien. Texas. Tensas, Florence
Meyer, Bart Able, Natchez.
Departures.
Isabel. Belle, G.. X. Peck, Assumption, J. Fl.
To Arrive.
I Martha. Isabel, Alvin. lower coast Silver City.
Mary Ida, 9; X. Peek, Belle, Henry Tete. upper
faass aov Alien Bse Bayou
Sara; J. II. Hanna, st. John, Baton Rouge; G.
B. Church, Thomas shHe a,o Ghnennati 70
i LOUIS; willis, opelousas '' u 'ni '''''''' '''
A, strong wind from the northeast blew yes
tsrday on p RAIL- which o fe
on the landing. The, Howard and Florence
Meyer had, not finished unloading and tn the
Mary Houston and Gold Dust were both unable
to get their freight down and had to lay over
the Houston until 10 a. IN. to-day. and the Gold
His Honor the Mayor was out on the landing
| yesterday. He. saved his dignity by not. visit
| two ago he would have found several boats lay
ing there with their cargoes aboard. waiting for
freight to be hauled away that there might be
| room for them to discharge in, but to see this
| he would have had to climb over piles OF cotton
seed, and for that matter cotton bales, as room
was too much in demand to leave gangways
for any purpose. all of which would have been
very nnseemly in a Mayor of this great city.
His Honor came out Of time when the results
of the Christmas holidays are being felt, for the
receipts have fallen OFT in the last few days.
consequently he found though crowded land
d th's; past. We nope be did not fail to notice
the vessel at the lower landing loading with
cotton; everybody except those los interested e. in
should be given her t2 occupy, the steamboat
x Correspondent Of the Cincinnati CONNER
| ca (of the 26th) has this to say of the mail SER
vice above Trenton. the point to which the John
| ence. and of Major Adams in particular. We
| give it for what 1t is worth:
River Mail Service.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 22.--Permit me to give
you pointer" on the mail service in the river.
called the rsft wa se5yGs
Camden, Arkansas. a distance OF 200 miles, they
To-day Tod va at one postoffice. Moro Bay, Arkan-
sas. the mail was one postal card. two news
papers and one circular. With nothing to tak ,
Adams. Chidister & Co 100000 per year for. E.
| b. Cryer a sub" for the CONF any, gets s125 per
get o the pay increased. SO that they can make
the mail tri weekly-go up one week and try to
get back the other. suppose, As you had a
time "a ago. which touched Col Adams 3 GO. up
some, give you my information. which you
can rest assured is true. Don't fail TO show how
the government contractors are bleeding our
poor country, and doing the people no good.
All the people along the river look on On it as 2
swindie-that is, the Arkansas part. The mail
service from Trenton down is carried promptly
The elegant new VI M ns7 Houston to-day at 10
The Gold Dust, In place of the James Howard,
leaves to-day at p. m, for Memphis and the
The renowned Thos. Sherlock will arrive to-
night from the Ohio. and return Monday next,
The New Orleans end Gulf TRANSPORTATION
ter. leaves this p. m. for Pilot Town and Port
The Ouachita Belle for the coast to Bayou
r The W. ". ]. Poitevent will arrive tomorrow
from the Lafourche. and return Monday at 10
The Rapid Transit bound down. passed Cairo
The Centennial leaves st. Louis to-day.
cond clerk of the John Wilson. Mr.. J. V. Jor-
Capt. John Reichard is the second clerk OF the
The 8. X Peck left again for the upper coast
The Texas, finding no room to land below
discharged her cargo at Thalia street.
| The Ark with boats coal arrived yesterday
Also the Iron Mountain. with heavily laden
't Tie st. Francis Belle eayes daily at 745 a. M
from Bienvile street for Westwego. running in
connection with the New Orleans and Texas
Railroad to DonaldsonviIle.,
: Ida J. A. Ruiz in command, leaves to day al
) 10 o'clock going as high as Welhams. Edward
Nicolle has charge Of the office
Messrs. Wood aud Dean clerks leaves to day al
; 10 a. m. for Donaldsonville and the Ashland
The splendid steamer st. Mary, Joe Dalferes
master, E. Nicolle clerk leaves to-day at 10 a
m. for the coast and Bayou Lafourcne through
', The regular tri.wes1kly coast and Donaldson
M. Il. Landry clerk, leaves to-day at II m.
. The Blue Wing line steamer Belle. J. e
Harper master. Capt. J. E. Brou clerk leaves to
as 0 down e tRe ooas
and leaving Monday again as usual at 8 a. m.
The Ouachita Belle, John G. Libano master
at 5 .. IN. for Bayou Sara. Baton Rouge, Plaque
,, mine and all coast landings. ..u,,
Rouge eaeke * yoRa j. Mroy maser
The N S2e + r Leahers master j. F. Mus
: clerk, leaves day at D. m. for Vieksburg an
a. The Bart Abe Richard sinnott master, Gee
: 6. Hamilton clerk. leaves to-day at D. n
: The New Orleans and Red River Transports
: ton Company's steamer Texas, Geo. W. Re
y master, Fl. g. Boazman clerk, leaves to-da
at s D. m for Shreveport.
Q The ". J. Behan, of the aboye company, GEE
!; leaves to-day at p M for Minden.
!, The 10 Bryarly, also Of the above COMPANY
Z leaves this p. M for upper Red river. M. ]
J. Scovel q command.
II The New Orle MS and Ouachita Transports
/; ton Company's steamer Fanehon, T. G. Sweene
master alex. Mcconnell clerk, leaves to- day
Is S D. M. for Camden direct.
D. The regular Black river. Tensas and Maco
l. mack ct Tensas L, " Cooley m,ster e. Mola