The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-06
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NELSON aOROM, Serg't. Zig. Der. y. Hf

,, Hobt, Young, Era No. III, Assumption. NatsheS,
Charles Morgan, Bart Abe, Texas and BertlA.,
To Acknowledgements, Henry Tete, Assumphon.
I.afourehe; Mary Ida, Blue Wing No. 8, Mbt.
Young Upper Coasi; Mary Houston Ratt
Mitchell, Thompson Dean, Ohio: John q. Tale.
Belle of Shreveport, g. Louie; Isabel, Emas.
Lower Coast: Sandy No. g. Opelousas: Il. E
Lee, vichsburg; J. H. Hanna, John Howard, Oet-
ton Valley Tom Parker, Ouachita; Col. A. r.
Kouns. q. Il. Duifee. Maria Louise, Red Rivsr.
Gov. Allen, Bars Sara: 1T. John, Baton Rouge.
Yesterday was clear and warm day-waftn
enough for July.
Business was anything but brisk, and pod
trips out yesterday were In order.
The Osrondelet leaves the fret OF the coming
week for ct. Louis. 4
Much agai at his wishes, aud contrary to hill
custom, Capt. Gus Hodge laid the Bastrop ovef
TO Tuesday She will leave then sure for Black
and Ouaehta rivers through to Camden. MIR. u.
D. Mobr has charge OF the Office.
Passengers for the Ohio this week have two
very fine boats to choose from, the Houston tor
Tuesday and the Dean Tor Saturday.
The Robert Mitchell is due to arrive from Gin
cinnati.
Robert g. Kirk died Friday in this city At the
residence. of biz brother, Capt Geo. =. Kirk. and
his remains were sent to Vaudeville yesterday
for interment. Mr.. Kirk was well known through.
out the Southwest. Before the war he resided In
this city, and was the proprietor of what is now
known as Golding's Foundry. Subsequent TO the
war he owned foundry in Louisville, and built
the engines Of the saminole. Travis Wright, vt.
John, Henry Tete. Fleta and W. 4. Pike. For
the past three years he has been located at Pales
tine, Texas, having opened there q machine
shop. He arrived here few DAYS ago pros
trated with disease, only to die. Years before
the war Viz. Kirk was on the river, captain Of the
Jennie Kirk.
The Rid River Transportation Company an
nounce the following departures for the coming
week.
Col. A. r. Koups. Wednesday, for Shreveport
and Jefferson; O. II. Dutfee, Wednesday, for
Minden: Marie Louise, Saturday, for Shreveport.
Capt. Joe Dalferes gave up the Trenton yester.
day. and turned over her freight TO the ASSUME
ton. Mr.. aabe Block, who came down on her
from The Lafourche, took charge and had her
towed over the river. Capt. Joe will have another
boat shortly.
The John W. Garrett and bsrges arrived yes
terday from the Wabash river.
from the Ohio The Dean will make an exour-
sion TO the Jetties Friday next and preparations
are being made to make 1t the grandest yet For
full particulars inquire of her agents, Wayne &
Williams, LOG Gravier street.
Capt. Beatty, who, in connection with Capt.
Wise has leased tho hotel at Grand Isle, notifies
the public in another part OF the Democrat, that
this famous resort will be opened on the goth.
Capt. Beatty will run the Billy Collins to the ho-
| tel, putting her in chargeof Capt. MoSweenev.
Mr.. w. A. MacFarlin, a we'll known Ouachita
river cletk, will have charge ef HE hotel efoe.
Visitors can rest assured that they will find in
MscFsrlin most obiging and attentive clerk.
The Blue Wing No. 3, ]. A. Oomstock master,
Woods, Heno and Deau CLERKS leaves to morrow
at 10 a. M, for Donaldsonvlle and the Ashland
Plantation, Ascension parrish.
The Robert Young, in place Of the Eva, leaves
tomorrow, as usual, at 10 q. m. for the Ben Tu-
reaud Plantation and Donaldsonville Louis Ram
son In command, Norbert Ransom and A. Gener.
ally clerks.
The regular tri.weekly Lower Coast packet
Emma, o. Canton, Jr., master, j. j. Donovan
clerk, leaves tomorrow Att p: m. promptly.
The semi weekly Coast and Baton Rouge packet
~. John, +. Bergeron master, j. q. Bergeron,
clerk. leaves to- morrow At p. M.
The Gov. Allen will leave tomorrow at s p. m.
Tor Bayou Sara and all mail landings. J. J..
Brown master, 8. .. Streck clerk.
The Coast and Bayou Lafourche packet Eureka,
in place OF the Trenton leaves tomorrow at p.
clerk.
The semi-weekly Bayou Lsfourche packet
Henry Tete, ). +. Auooin master, NJ. II. Landry
clerk, leaves tomorrow at D. M
The superb Robert f. Lee. VIM. Campbell mas
ter. Messrs. Mcvay and Mossop clerks. leaves
Tuesday, as usual, for Vicksburg, and oil mail
landings.
The New Orleans and ouachita Transportation
Compan,s steamer John h. Hanna, J. w. Blanks
master, Joe Holmes clerk leaves Wednesday, as
usual, for Ouschita City. See her advertisement
in another column.
The regular Wednesday opelousas packet
NhAuy NV. b ohPe. II. hs DIoAus VIII dFElN6 10
leave on time.
The Assumption, Capt. p. A. Charlet, leaves
Tuesday at p. m. for the Lafourche.
The elegant Ohio river passenger steamer
May Houston. Charley Miller in command,
Elliott Miller clerk, will arrive to-day and leave
Tuesday for Cincinnati
The steamer Future City, with six barges, from
St. Louis, will arrive to-day Her tow consists as
follows: One barge Of ice and five barges OF pro-
duce, containing 27,44O packages. also 1912
bushels corn in bulk. Part OF the above packages
re 1855 barrels flour, 1907 sacks corn and 1855
sacks bran.
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.
EVANSVILLE, May Capt. Ross, of the Raven
| and barges arrived to-day, and viii load her for
New Orleans to leave some time next week.
Southern freights, outside Of cheap rate co. n, is
very scarce and accumulates slowly.
ST.. LOUIS, May 3.-Grain is moving. It is
bound by large majority to take the wster-path
to the East. The number OF tows OF grain from
this port to New Orleans are increasing, and like
wise the quantity in the tow. The Valley barge
line has on two occasions taken 105 900 bushels
of corn in one tow. Now there is another tow
boat line, at the head Of which is Capt Henry
Lourey. His towboat, A. ]. Baker, leaves st.
Louis this week with five barges loaded with .