The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-25
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c.. Nelson eoR2qM,,
Sergeant Signal Service. U. s. A.
4 Arrivals.
4. Hanna. Il. e. Lee j. +. Tolle. Clarksville,
Departures.
g Eva. Isabel. J. H. Hanna. Gov. Allen.
y Blue Wing No. 9, upper coast; Isabel Eva.
g Alvin lower coast; Danube, Ohio river Ber-
river City Of Alton, ST. Louis; q, =. Schenck.
Cairo; Frank Pargoud. Arkopolis Gov. Allen.
Cloudy and warm yesterday, with every ap-
Fpearance OF rain.
business moderately active.
, sTolle. Capt. VOORHEES, comes here as the bust
mess Representative Of Com. Kountz.
syestorday. where she lew Will remain for The pres
The st. John comes out on the 10th October as
Rouge She Is being placed in fine order .''''01'
BY arrangement the Era No. 10 will represent
taking Bayou Lafourche freight and forward
ling II Through from Donaldsonville by lighters
J. Capt. ALI. Grissom arrived here Sunday morn
ing.
Bgo o he BE s S id t TIE Rive
Until MOON Yesterday. She left in the evening
and will T. turn to leave "Wednesday, as usual
Il The Mary Ida will n OF be ready to leave to-
fln her place. Acide Albert n command, Arthur
The Lee. brought 1897 bales cotton and se1
Backs seed. 40 For the corresponding trip last
The Memphis papers r OF Of the ADD have dis
pitch from st. Louis which states that Capt.
Th19lrwsgan had purchased On iron hull innate
tothe Carondelet. and towed from here couple
Of years ago. and that he had contracted to
have It ready, machinery and all In thirty days.
writes as follows from Memphis TO Mr.. Frank
| n
and low water win moi be as early as usual; laid
up two nights from Cairo here. Owing to. low
viii ltd a. pa as aF sgh We a wse
ried o. one trip down the Mississippi; d large
us Wednesday, or Thursday"
The Lee leaves as usual 1-day, and connects
Cairo aud &C. Louis '''''''
]. The lower coast mail packet Eva will arrive
After thirty hours work the Reliance sue
ceeded In getting the Hanna off. and both. with
head and tail up, came into port Sunday night
and ieft as usual Yesterday for baton Rouge
Capt e Wallace ELL Meoh.sney informed 4, US yester
boat Is Joe Brgarly," not "Bryarly.' as we had
like d well fed alderman.
We published ls.a an article IN this paper Sep
ventor Of the first steamboat writer in the
St Louis Times of the 10th says there is error
and truth mixed in this tour, statement. Now
this extract was made from Niles Register one
of the oldest and most reliable papers In this
\ Country, d. to whom we refer for proof. 1t
nffords ns pleasure to see that we have, by pub
fishing these extracts. aroused spirit OF emu
laMon. and hope TO see many other interesting
articles. on kindred subjects. Readers want
something more entertaining than is usually
presented in river columns, which Is generally
snsome notices OF crews and copies of adver-
Of John Fitch Noah Webster wrote to the
EDITOR of Giaham's Magazine that he was born
"A flfntSn hat In nVIx ffn hal
was apprenticed to elockmaker nam. d |
CLANCY. and that he conceived the project of
1857. In my diary have noted that visited |
is a b9as lying ct the wharf in III the Delaware
onnc were 50 much graed With his sue
that they presented Mr.. Fitch with q superb |
lag About this time the conn any aiding Mr..
lime when France began to be agitated by the |
and nothing M was be
papers Of Mr.. Fitch containing his scheme Of |
oh he letter To ref Rep q
I'm which he predicted that in time the Atlantic |
would be crossed by steam; and urged Mr. Bit |
tenhouse TO buy his lands In entucky that he |
obtained no oifcIens aid and 'v went emit to Bards
d Norristown Herald says: :" was pleased TO see |
81 b a saes 9% 9adgs h
,redit for his improvements but the credit Of
ne invention ls uuquestfonably due to Fitch
Inc hs invented his boat 4A lived within
light of my fathers house. near the line diyid-
ng Montgomery and Buck counties. Isaw him
llm2st daily; Judge Hall is mistaken in say
p oSs h' ase e a he
lis first bout was on the Delaware he showed
aea draught or model of wheels. and employ
4 me to cut out of wood small water wheels
/ propel, his boat but why be did not apply
Embarrassed in circumstances: his scheme was
Pnssiidered by, most people visionary aud he
hly matchmaker but silversmith: all the
toceeds Of his work he devoted to his scheme
navigation. He also learned the art of sur
sying. and went to Kentucky. and made many
trveys in that State, made map of the State,
sgrayed the plate himself. struck off number
s3copies OF the map by the use of machinery of
y own construction. sold them about the eoun-
and used the proceeds on his boat. I have a
srt of his surveyors staff in my possession
aese facts, as above stated, are within my own
srsonal knowledge"
The Henry Tete J. r. Aucoin master, M. H.
andry clerk, leaves tomorrow at 10 q IN. for
II coast and Donaldsonville. Tue Tete con
cts with flats for points on the bayou sending
light through without delay.
the new steamer Alyin leaves to-day promptly
1870 q. m: for all passenger and freight
Irtion w. y. Seovell in command; Henry
Moalnad.aJy John an. Est2pinal clerks clerks
VS. Basset. master S leaves "i t.! SyA at
lis. for Port Eads; Messrs. Legier and Shat
TX clerks,
The superb and fleet Robert z Lee. VIM.
smpbell master. Mr. A. Mcvay In charge Of
office, leaves this, 8 p. M as usual. for
eksburg and all mail landings.
afeN New Orleans and Ouaebita Trans porta-
NJ CAlhpany steamer Tom Parker L. p. Della
hssaye In command leaves to-day at p. M
the Black and Ouachita rivers, through to
Anden.
The light-draft Bertha Drummer J. NJ Ra-
IN master. H. G. Meyer clerk, leaves to- day
p. m. for the Black and Ouachita rivers.
Tough to Camden.
'he Bastrop lin place of the John II. HANNAH
ives Tomorrow at p. M. for the Ouachita,
cough to Ouachita City. carrying the United
ties mail f. A. Blanks. commands. Ben Corn
Il clerk. $
The steamer Bertha. H. r.. Broad master.
go. JOHN clerk, leaves tomorrow at %. IN.
the Atchafalaya. through to Washington. ,
he New Orleans and Red River Transporta- /
q Company. steamer Bonnie Lee. Noah SEQ