The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-07
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Sergeant Signal Service. u s. A.
Arrivals.
Alvin, Era No. 10. st, John. Gov. Allen. Ella
Hughes. Bonnie Lee.
Departures.
Alvin. Martha. Era No TO- Henry Tete, Frank
Pargoud
To Arrive.
Era No. 10 and Blue Wing No. 8, upper coast;
Alvin. Martha and Eva, lower coast; Dawn. Red
river; Com monwealth and GLENCOE. vt. Louis.
Henry Tete, Donaldsonville, Willie, Attakapas !;
Trenton and Big Snnfiower, Opelousas; Nalchez.
Vfcksburg
Business tolerahly fair. She Frank Pargoua In
he arrsa q h y ann Zee have
.aa as asws ~ those a q he buee spor
rains from Alexandria down.
The W. ]. Behan did not leave yesterday. She
fs announced TO leaye to-day.
The Big Sunfower, one Of, the lightest draft
and best boats ever In the trade, leaves to~mor-
wv whoa tS o nd peba have special no.
tice IN another column, to which attention Ii
The Tho Red River Transportation Company have
also special notice in the same column that IL
OF interest to Red river shippers.
The Ouachita Belle will certainly start Of an
sarly day as semi-weelsly packet to Bayou
Sara. See advertisement.
The Isabel will be ready to resume her trips
in the lower coast trade next Monday. t. ,..,.
The rainy weather we are having is inter-
fering very seriously with the outside work on
the. boats undergoing repairs. Nobody COM ON,
plains though. ats 1t seems to be general ana
promises to give everywhere the great need
The fine steamer John H. Hanna, James r.
mp for repairs. which will be made under the
Of opp viii Franz bs nehs %
rapidly as possible after which she will wheel
into line again. taking Wednesdays aud satur,,
rrldaiy w. The two oo forming line to Batpn
Rouge that shippers and passengers can depend
upon. Mr.. J. G. Bergeron Of the St; John. AMI
The hatcher. from vicksburg. will be found
at the landing day receiving to leave to-mor-
The shaft Of the La Belle is in it's PLACE; the
cylinder will be ready II, q few days; the bal
ance Of the work IL well up, and she will be
ready in y short time to join the Gov. Alien In u
semi weekly line to Bayou Sara.
The Trenton, leaving to-morrow, for the At
Devil delivers her freight without unnecessary
delay. and has 1t covered by insurance through.
steamboats IN need &, q steam and water lltt II
line of work. and do 1t as quick and as cheap MS
1t can be- done anywhere.
the Ocean Docks. She will be out Today and at
the landing. ready to leave tomorrow at D. m.
for Alexandria and Grand Ecore. Capt. Dick
The Bonnie Lee arrived yesterday from
Shreveport, and is receiving to return to-mor-
row at 2. m. Noah scovell in command, Wal
The Willie. Capt. H. b.. Trinidad, Clerk H.
Molaison. arrived yesterday from the Bayou
Can't Waksr q Mobs y IN bs city, and
viii probably close with Messrs. Menge Il Co.
for the purchase Of the Eureka to day.
The Ira No TO- in place of the Mary Ida, will
arrive this evening and leave Tomorrow at 10 a.
:, The Martha leaves tomorrow at y. m. for
the lower coast to Port Ends.
The tri-weekly coast, Donaldsonville and La
fourche packet Henry Tete will arrive this even
E dwer eoost Uns sass mail packet
Eva, John Taylor master. John .. Vallette clerk.
leaves to-day ut 10 a. m. for the coast, through
The coast and Bayou Sara United States mail
packet Gov. Allen. John J. Brown MASTER 5. s..
sreek fler leaves today a asr a,ne
Block clerk, leaves Tomorrow ut p, M posi-
lively. for the Atchafalaya, through to Washing
: The Blue Wing :, No; 3 ! A:,oomst t master,
morrow at 10 n n: for the he, upper coast:
for the Atchafalaya, through to Washington.
y. m. for the coast and Donaldsonville. con-
Meeting with lighters for points ON the La
~ ' Exchange Clippings.
St. Louis Times Sept a:
Cloudy and cool. River II feet by the gauge
and rising. The swell amounted to foot dur
There is light swell in the Illinois but the full
extent of 1t has not yet fully developed. 1t will
probably not amount M t9 much Business opened
Howard received literally and clears for the
South on Wednesday, to be followed in turn by
Bismarck and John A. Sandder
Capt John Cowden. the protector of the Bara-
taria Ship Canal. is spending few days in the
The Warner leaves o.day. taking three barges
and 1000 tons. including 10000 bushels of grain
in bulk Capt Henry LoWery the e. boats owner y;
recruiting his shattered health. John Poe is
the Warmers clerk.
The Kate Kinney has not yet decided where
Capt Frank Hicks. of the Carondelet. arrived
from Memphis yesterday and held conference
Capt Hicks says that but little picking has been
done yet. and estimates that the cotton season
season sea will open two weeks later than usual:
The Carondelet will leave for the South about
the middle of this month to enter the Memphis
and New Orleans trade,
Joseph Wangler will have the Grand Repub-
lies boilers and sheet-iron work completed by
Tomorrow evening. when the Peiseh Bros. will
give her few coats Of paint.
The James Howard came to the landing yes
terday from retirement and is loading to leave
for New Orleans tomorrow evening. This ele-
giant steamer has been mostthoroughly repaired
since she laid up, as we'll as handsomely
painted.
Louisville Courier: An effort should be made
to do away with compelling our steamboat Off
GERS TO get out special licenses every year. Why
doesn't Uncle Sam license railroad superin-
tendents. eond uctors. engineers. baggage mas
ters and brakemen2 Let Congress either
license railroad men or do away with compell-
ing steamboatmen to pay license for the prvi-
lege of earning a livelihood.
Cincinnati Commercial September 4:
Capt. Charlie Thorn Is hurrying his new Red
river packet Danube to completion, in order to
leave by the 18th and arrive at the foot of the
canal before it is closed for repairs.
In the summer of 1912. Capt L. s. Butler was
chief clerk of the bully steamer Fulton, Capt
Billy Forsyth; On account of fog. she lay ur
one night at the foot Of Burlington island Nexi
morning the fog still held on. He (Butlerl went
on shore, and discovered an old chap engaged al
what he thought at first was gathering drift
wood. but on inquiry found he was fishing. He
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he arose from !. his seat on the bank, and mod
Where are they?' said Butler. Just look
over in that bail" said he, Butler looked; the