The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-05
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Wednesday. Dec. +, 1877.

OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT. !
Wednesday. Dec +. 1871 |
Arrivals.
Martin. Belle. W. J. Behan, st. John, Cuachita |
Belle. st. Mary, Il q. Stnnard. Golden crown.
Departures.
Marsha. Isabel, Belle Mary Ida Henry Tets;
G. IT, Durfec II. L. Lee. Bertha. Tensas' "o'o
Dust. .u,u.
Martha. Isabel, Alvin, lower, coast; Mary Ida:
Relic Henry Tete, Blue Wing No: 3, upper
coast: Assumption. W j. Poltevent. Latourene;
sara: Marin Louise Red river; Bastropt J0 mn
Wilson, Cotton Valley, Ouaehita; Yazo3 valley
yicksburg j. seuddar. mem pp 'o araen.
The rain of Monday continued up to noon
| Yesterday when the wind changed 70 the s0utl-
S Wssdd for a' fair air wpenher Monday night was
xxx nigIRt Pee bein 19G delayed la ed in
Business was not very lively on the lahang'
the st. Mary from ne aeha fse 81 from bayou
sara oil arrived with fine trips; the latter was
NJ The he onachiia Belle brought four passengers
three of whom wore ladies'. saved IRON, inc
Lotus and landed in skiffs mt COOK ianolne.
a II s9 sids from the Lotus her wheel and after
hog chains were all that was visible from tha'
The Bastrop. from Bartholomew. and the Cot
ton Valley, from Camden, were both due last
w, D..
Minden and will lay up for awhile: IT.. e..
Mr. Gabe Block who has been travelling LOT
the last several weeks i2r me oI'op Po lite
'lc clerk is on the landing to-day receiving Tor
Mr., Darling will probably &c, on the Trenton =;
The st. Mary. Capt. Joe Daiferes me c .}aae
and Lafosrche packet failing 70 arr'H e on bihn
to leave yesterday, leaves this IL M lor Ihioo-
of The renowned John A. scudder with cargo
| hal tag
- landing this morning, and will return 10 MEM
a The rain preventing the discharge OF the Cen
tennial, she laid over until to-day
p The L. 0. stanard arrived Yesterday. .o,
mo otI " the Mary ida's trips to the Homestead
Plantation. She is popular packet hohe
:; II not lnterfered with In her repairs by me
z bad weather the Bertha Drummer Will De 1ounu
q mt the landing to-day, receiving for Bayou
The steamer Golden Crown. from Cincinnati
10 arrived last evening with fine cargo, consist
ing of 1867 packages freight, q. M.rv mr.
The Bayou Lafourche packet ST. MARY ar
rg Tbe' JJe john f. Hanna leaves Friday at 70 g. m
for Gay2 ob sar Wsen leaving today d tn
4 ouachi'a. carries the United States mail. onx
The Ouachita Belle for all coast ana .o 10Y !
n landings on Bayou Sara. is the regular paeke
II In another column will be found the nantes
tc u The he Texas will arrive to leave Saturday.
&c Owing to the bad weather and the delay i
in putting ad oa5 nsf tbg even
~ ing. when she leaves positively for Memphis
ny The Choteau has an iron hull, Is large cat
DE- rier is very safe and fast. and has most excei
"a lent passenger accommodations.
ag The Robert Mitchell. one of the finest passen
ger steamers i po the omnanv ieiVss
q positiyely for the Ohio at p: m., under tn
n Command Command Of Capt. Dan Moore, Mr.. Frank stei
IT. eig Tbe Golden Crown follows the Mitchell. an
n The new fast and powerful towboat Fam Rof
IN with her barges. for the ONO through 10 oii
A late Shreveport Times has this to say Of tn
we always thought the steamer Maria Louis
fhs heT reward eva merit On Fer arry
here yesterday Capt Brnker r &c ell ee b
Ut ance rudder' of the Maria Louise nag pee
picked up floating in the river some as dls, ,
cee the way from Alexandria to this point Wltho!
a. a. that rudder and no one on board LAD mIsse1
a. AS soon as the boat learns 10 read CAPT brinKs
IN a wi b ql beerself. YIN D'i''7 ' '' ~
le, The st. Francis Belle leaves daily at 7:45 a.
Die connection with the New Orleans and Texs
"a. Railroad to ponaldsonville. oro ,o.
"a day at . a. m for the upper coast to Bonn
y Care The Belle is a daylight boat bot. both way
81. E.. Harper commands. j. Z. Brou clerk,
The Blue Wing NO 8, J. A. Comstoek maste
iet leaves this 10 am. for Ben Iureauds, Donal
ok. sonville and the Ashland plantation. Ascensie
$40 parish. Messrs. Wool and Dean clerks.
it'll The regular Baton Rouge and coast packet
{ to John. }. L. McElroy MASTER leaves oo-morio
ssrd a. The New Orleans and Gulf Transportatit
sh- Company's steamer Alvin. W. I. Scoven ma
in ter leaves tomorrow at u M, for Port Eads
The Ouachita Belle John G. Libano mastt
de- John Il. Mossop and John Reichsrd eeri
ga leaves to-day at D. M, LOT Bayou SARA Dat
ard Rouge. and al coast Ianqi1gs.
red The Yazo0 valley p, fhl an 70 =,
leat Vieksburg and the Iazoo, taxing Helgnt Ior
Nv The New Orleans and Ouachita Transport
~: hon Company's United States mail steam