The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-11
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NELSON GOROM. serg't. Sig. Scr. q. 3. A.
AnRtvAhs--1sabeI. Eva. Eureka, Trenton, va
ZOO Valley, Texas, Martha.
DEPARTURES Eva, st. John, Assump.
ton, Gov Alien.
TO AnRrvE-Ella Hughes, Robert Young, As
sumption, Lafourche, Mary Ida, upper coast;
Isabel, Eva, lower coast; y. 7. Bchenck, DIN.
cinnati.
Clear and hot yesterday business dull.
The Suntower Belle was LEI out the docks yes
terday. She leaves here to-day.
The Commonwealth leaves for st. Louis to-day.
We hope our friends on the river will bear In
mind that we do job work OF all kinds in the
DEMOCRAT Office. For neatness, dispatch and
low prices we can't be beat. Try us.
The Martha, leaving to-day, makes run
through the jetties and out into the Gulf Tor
short distance She ia a fine steamer, q very fast
and safe one. and her officers are polite andat-
tentive.
The Ella Hughes will be the only departure for
the Lafourche to-day.
The fine steamer Texas. in place of the Bart
Able, leaves for Alexandria and Grand Eoore
to-day
We thank MIR. Tom Dowty, Of the Texas, for
late paper.
The Blue Wing came to the wharf yesterday
and leaves to-day for the upper coast The Blue
Wing Is in fine order. and lisa good and %
stannch q boat as was ever in the trade. Marsh
Woods, who has supervised her repairs, has had
her texas extended 2e feet, fitted up in IL q neat
and comfortable saloon for colored passengers,
has had the pilot.bouse put on tor. OF the texas,
and has given her new chinneys. the same pat
tern ss The old ones. but five feet taller. These
changes have added very much to her appear
ance. she lie good steamboat from top TO bot
tom, and her numerous patrons will lind her rs
worthy ever.
The United States mail packet Martha, from
Port Eads, arrived with her usual regularity
yesterday. And by the by that reminds US OF .
very interesting conversation we overheard the
other day between two very pretty young ladies
in the car. II seems one Of them had been on
an excursion to the Gulf on the Martha and had
splendid time. She praised the boat and OFF,
cers 80 much that her companion vowed she
would 20 on the Martha to-day. This being her
birthday aud her father having promised her
present she would get pa to purchase two exour-
sion tickets on the Martha and make the trip to
the Gulf and back. sc you will see Capt. Bas-
setts boat Is not only popular with the male sex,
but with the ladies also. Her hour FOR departure
10 p. NJ.
D5n't forget tho Trenton to-day. Capt Rob-
bins says there is no foolishness about either
him or his boat they mean business, and ship
pers, both here and on the Atchafalaya, can de-
pend upon them.
The Tom Parker under the command of Capt.
J. NJ. Muir, leaves to-day positively at p. M for
The Memphis Avalanche Of the 7th says that
the Charles Morgan would lay up on arrival at
Cincinnati If the Ohio continued to fall.
IHE FOURTH STEAMBOAT BUILT IN THE w EST
In Tuesdays and Thursdays DEMOCRAT We pub
iehed sketches from Niles Register OF the Or
leans Comet and Vesuvus, the first three boats
built. To-day we give from the same source .
sketch Of the Enterprise, the fourth boat to ply
the Western waters.
The Enterprise was built at Brownsville, Pa,
in 1914. by D. French. under his patent, and was
owned by residents OF that place. She was a
small boat OF seventy.hve tous burthen. Her
first two voyages were made in the summer Of
that year to Louisville. under the command OF
Capt. l. Gregg. In December she conveyed
cargo of ordnance stores from pittsburg TO New
Orleans. and upon arrival was pressed into ser
vice by Gen. jackson, and was OF very great SER
vice in the transportation OF troops, etc.
A Brownsville paper of MAY, 1916, says: BY
letter from an officer OF the Enterprise. we learn
that she was at Na,chtz In March, having subse-
quently to the 14th January made five trips from
New Orleans to the Balize towing vessels. she
is the first steamer ever engaged in the towing
business. She also made one trip to the rapids
on Red river. Her last trip was made from New
Orleans TO Natchez, q distance Of BIB miles,
against strong current, in four days, without
sails, her rigging having been laid aside.
From the Brownsville Telegraph, Aug. IL, 1916:
Arrived ~ this port, Monday last. the steam
boat Enterprise, Capt. shreve, from New Orleans
in ballast, having discharged her cargo at Pitts
burg. She is the first steamer that ever made
the voyage to the mouth of the Mississippi and
back; she made the run from New Orleans
to this port in 81 days. She employed 20
days in loading and unloading. 80 that
she was only "a days, actual running time,
in making the "trip, distance OF $500 miles,
against powerful current Her time from New
Orleans to Louisville was 25 days.
IThe Enterprise was the first boat to go to Red
river. Her commander, Capt. Fl. M. Shreve, is
the one after whom Shreveport was named, and
VINO contracted, in 1884, with the United states
government to clean out the great Red river raft,
q history OF which work we will give in due time.
Ed. DEMOCRAT.
Mr.. John Janney, considerably benefited by
his visit to Virginia, will arrive here Monday.
The famous freight steamer U. p S,henck
will arrive to-day and leave for the Ohio Tues
The Blue Wing No. 8, J. A. Comstock master,
Messrs. Woods and Dean clerks, leaves to-day At
1oa m. for Donaldsonville and the Ashland plan
tation.
The lower coast United States mail and pas
senger steamer Martha, W. s. Bassett master,
Messrs Leger and Barrels clerks, leave to-day
at 5 p. m. for Port Eads.
day st 8 p. m. for alexandria and Grand Ecore.
Richard Sinnott master, Geo. Hamilton clerk.
The Yazoo Valley. in place Of the Natchez, I.
r. Smith master. Frank Beck, Jr., clerk, leaves
to-day at p. m. for Vicksburg and all mail
landings.
The semi-weekly coast and Bayou Lafourche
packet Ella Hughes. Joe Dalferes master, leaves
to-day at .. M, going through to Lockport.
The Trenton, J. L. Robbins master, Gabe
Block clerk, leaves to-day at p. M, posi-
lively, for the Atchafalaya, through to Washing
ton.
The New Orleans and Red River Transports
ton Company steamer Col. A. P. Kouns, M. X.
Kouns MASTER Isaac Fl. Kouns clerk, leaves to-
day at p. m. for Shreveport.
(By Telegraph
v1cKsBuRe, Aug. 80 Wayne & Williams.
New Orleans: Steamer U. P. Schenck will arrive
on Saturday and leave on Tuesday, the 14tn inst.
for Cincinnati. J. L. CARTER Master.
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.
CINCINNATI, Aug. S.-Capt. Charlie Thorn's
new Red river steamer, built under the superin-
tendsnce of Capt. Geo. A. Ditton, was launched
from James Mack's yard last evening, and will be
hurried to completion. She gided into her
watery home only drawing inches aft and 314
forward.
Capt. Dan Moore has contracted with G. T. Du-
mont for a new steamboat cylinder, water wheel
fisnge and T-head for the Robert Mitchell. Mr..
Thomas Henry, who was on the Mitchell during
Capt. Paul's administration, still continues chief
engineer. He was formerly on the Thompson
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