The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-29
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Monday. October 90 1877.
Arrivals.
Eva, Isabel e. o. Stannard.
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Eva, Isabel. E. 0. Stannard.
To Arrive.
Alvin. Martha, lower coast: Mary Ida up
per coast; Golden Crown, Lotus No. 4, Ohio
river; Ouachita Belle, Gov. Allen, Bayou
Sara; Katie. ,Arkapolis; henry Tete, Donald
Lee, Yazoo Valley, Vicksburg: Big Sunnower,
Opelousas: w. J. Behan. Dawn, Alexandria,
Red river; John Howard. ouaehita; Cen
The Robert T. Lee leaving tomorrow. con-
meets at Vicksburg with the Anchor Line. for
The Ouchita Belle making semi weekly trips
to Bayou Sara will arrive this evening. and re-
The st. John starts out Wednesday for Baton
Rouge. with Frank Bergeron on the roof. J. G.
Bergeron In the office.
punctually Mt .. m. for the bends to Arkap-
A dispatch from Memphis to the Cincinnati
emigrants for Louisiana. Glad to hear it.
Two new boats. and both very fine ones, the
Lotus No and and Golden Grown, will arrive by
Wednesday. They are both first class boats in
build and outfit, and their owners have sought
to make them. for their respective trades. par
The renowned passenger steamer Thompson
Dean, James II. Pepper in command is receiv
ing to leave Wednesday. positively. for Mem
phis and the bends. Capt. Frank Beck. Jr.. has
The james Howard, due tomorrow from
Memphis, returns Thursday.
to Chat M Burr Wood f hs
coal merchant of this city. had bought the
James Howard.
Louis, and Is announced to return to-day. 10
also was the Centennial due last night. The
stanard was over a days out from Eicksburg
with barges and the Commonwealth are also on
from Bienville street for Westwego. running in
connection with the New Orleans and Texas
Railroad to Donaldsonville.
The lower coast and Port Eads United States
mail and passenger packet Eva leaves to day at
IL. O'clock, promptly. John Taylor in command:
The tri-weeklly coast. Donaldsonyille and
leaves to-day at 10 Ii. NJ, j. A. Comstock In COM
mand. Messrs. Wood and Dean clerks.
Tae r. aah Ron aad #
landings, J. P McElroY in command, L. P.
Delahoussaye clerk.
r, The United States mail and passenger packet
clerk. leaves to-day at D. m. for Bayou Sara.
The Katie, J. W. Tobin master. W. N. Gaines
m. for yicksburg and all bend landings to Arka-
The NJ l. line steamer Mary Ida is receiving
to leave tomorrow at 10 a m. for the coast
through to Ben Tureaud's. J. A. Ruiz in com
maud.
The Henry Tete. J. r. Aucoin master, M. Fl.
Landry clerk, leaves tomorrow at 10 a. M for
the coast and Donadsonvlle.
The new steamer Alvin, W: T. scovell master
IL. III.
lower coast to the Quarantine Station.
The lower coast United States mail packet
Martha. w. s Bassett master. leaves tomorrow
The Robert E. Lee will leave tomorrow for
Vicksburg and all mail landings, Capt VIM.
Campbell In command a. McVay in the Office.
NJ Lyle clerk, will arrive to leave tomorrow for
Alexandria and Grand Ecore.
The Big Sunflower leaves tomorrow at s .. m.
for the Atchafalaya through to Washington, A.
2. Trousdale in commend. J. B: Schmidt clerk.
The New Orleans and Ouachita Transporta-
9n nc John in n place
mand, will arrive to leave on Wednesday for
h Be Sps o the s Nsw orans nss Ed Rr
Transportation Company, leaves Wednesday at
5,p., m. for Shreveport Messrs. Ed. Groves and
The fleet and fine Yazoo Valley, L. Il. Parisot
master. John T. Hall clerk. will arrive to leave
Wednesday for Vicksburg and the Yazoo.
Exchange Clippings.
st. Louis Times dispatch from Cairo, Oct, %:
The Cherokee at Paducah is looking for barge
with the expectation of starting up the Ohio
soon.
The John Means and barges arrived from Pa
| Two dredgeboats are at work at Cumberland
dam making the, gap deeper and wider by re-
| moving the pile Of rocks near Dog Island. 1t is
| the intention to make it a broad deep channel
| that will be safe to navigate at all times.
The Lotus made additions here. She has the
| nun OF the OLD Lotus NO IN tow.
Cincinnati Commercial. Oct. 26. st. Louis cor
respondence: Capt. VIM. Dryer, of the NJ v
I. Company, met with painful accident Mon
| day.. He fell into the hold of the barge Wicks-
at what time is not known-but was found in
sensible about p, m. Hewas taken home, and
Is now confined there. He fell on his breast,
and no 40 bones were broken. and it is hoped that
he will be out in few days; Capt Dan H. Nor
ton. of the Madison Railway Boat Building
Company. was on SChange yesterday. He will
| make specifications for a new boat for the Mis-
sissippi Valley Transportation Company to
replace the Atlantic. Other bids will be in to-
day, and contracts will be made for powerful
towboat to be finished in a short time.
| EVANSVILLE, Oct. 25.-There is more freight
| for the South waiting for the Golden City than
she can carry out. The wharf-boats have en-
furnitnra she can STOW with from 400 To a00 TON