The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-17
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT TUESDAY, JULY IT, 1877.

The Blue Wing No. will arrive this evening
and return to. morrow, as usual, for the uppe
coast.
The United States mail and passenger steamer
Martha, W. b. Bassett master, Messrs. Legie
and Barrois clerks, leaves to-day at 10 a. m Yol
Port Bads and all plantation landings on tbs
lower coast. On her Saturday trip the Martins
wiz go through the jetties, out into the gulf, re-
turning by the way OF Southwest Pass.
The United States mail packet Eva. John Tay
lor master, running in connection with the
Martha, viii arrive this evening and leave I'd.
morrow at 10 q. m. for Port Eads.
letter was received here yesterday from
Louisville in which it was stated that Capt. Tally
sooyells new lower ooast packet Alvin would be
ready to leave on the 2Sth, and If ready she
would tow TO this city the four new barges fol-
me New Orleans and Red River Transportation
Company.
The clock for the Canal street ferry building
viii have illuminated dials, and the tower will be
built higher.
The John II. Hanna will not be able to leave
tor the Ouschita, but will be represented this trip
by the fine steamer John Hownrd. The Howard
Will be at the landing this morning under the
charge OF the officers Of the Hanna.
:. Capt. IL. I. DeVeard. formerly OF the Kountz
line and other boats, is running paper mill on
the New Basin.
The fine sidewheel Ohio river passenger steamer
Thos. Sherlock, Lew Hates in command, M. l..
vitden clerk, is receiving to-day to leave Thurs
day, without fail, for Cincinnati.
The regular semi-veeky coast and Bayou La.
fourche packet Assumption, 2. A. Oharlet mas
ter. N. q Dupuis and Joe Legroue clerks, leaves
to-day at s p. IN.
The superb and fleet Robert Il. Lee, VIM
Campbell master. Messrs McVay and Mossop
clerks, leaves this p. M. az usual. for Baton
Rouge. Bayou Sara, Natchez, Vicksburg and all
mai landings.
Capt. Joe Dalferes' light draft steamer Ella
Hughes leaves to-day at s p. m. for the La
fourche, through to Lockport. MFR. r. T.. Alba
has charge Of the Office.
The Jessie Taylor lin place Of Sandy No. 81,
Il. Il. Broad master, Eug. Quatrevaux and J.
b. sohtaidtt clerks, leaves Wednesday for the
Atchsfalaya.
Greig clerk, leaves to-day, at 8 p. M, for the
Atehafassa and Bayou Teche.
The New Orleans and Red River Trsnsporta-
ton Company steamer Dawn, Ohas. Truslow
master, q. W. Drown clerk, leaves tomorrow
positively, ut p. IN, for Shreveport End Jefferson.
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.
PIrTsBURs, July f3.-Cspt. Thos. 8. Calhoun,
OF the ut. Louis and New Orleans steamer Glen.
eoe, WAS in the city to-day. He has been at
Georgetown. Pa, for some two months, In deli
cate condition of health. Capt. Calhoun will 10
on CaIt. Btockdsle's new steamer, now being
built TO- rs cincinnati trade. The new stes mer
Kate Nosland is advertised To depart for Mem
phis and the Arkansas river on the 26th inst.
Capt. Z. J. Darragh will depart for Memphis to-
morrow to assume command of the Maunelle,
CINCINNATI, July 4.--Dumont will raise steam
on the y. p. bchenck's new cylinder next Satur-
day, when she will commence loading for New
Orleans.
River editors are requested to make a note of
the disappearance Of Paris Browns IL year old
son from Newport, Ky, to the end that he may
BIO returned 10 bis anxious parents.
sF. Lours. July 14.--The pool line to New Or
leans is stu IN operation. The new line is
leans are zoe per 100 and 400 for -four
The Anchor Line boats in from below to. day
brought Is 900 sacks wheat.
The Grand Republic was towed to the docks.
where she will rest till September Is when sbe
will enter the hlemphis and New Orjeaps trade.
In the meantime she will have her upper guards
cut away, and be transformed into q oomp lete
cotton boat. She will be supplied with an addi-
tional boiler, and have her present battery of
crease her spsed. She will also be painted aud
put in frstclaes contition. Her officers will be
the same as last year.
II ia said by knowing ones here thu. certain
wealthy parties are contemplating putting two
additional boats in the New Orleans and Vioks.
burg trad, md that they will make an offer for
the Grand Republic. The object ia to make ,,p
company and buy the Robert E. Lee out, and
keep her in the trade Who the parties are has
not yet tranepired, but 10 10 limited that Brown
and Jones have nothing to do with It,
EvANsvILLE.-We have accidentally learned of
an act OF genuine benevoeDoe and commepds-
BILE humanity illustrative OF the large heartedness
OF many OF our Western stesmboatmen that VIC
cannot dismiss with merely passing notice. On
the aet trip up Of the Charles Morgan Capt Albert
stein discovered, when above Henderson, deck
passenger named Henry Bessel, OF Lexington,
KY. who was seriously sick. Capt. Stein was OK
oeedingly annoyed that he bad not bet n sooner
appraised of the mans condition, but at once
adopted measures for bis relief. Capt John Sin
zeh CHANGED to be on board, and to Capt Stein.
inquiry, suggested sending him to st. Mary's
Hospital. The suggestion YVES adopted, and he
was cent to the hospital at Capt. Stems expense.
who also gave Capt. Sinzich five dollars to aid the
man in reaching nome II he got well. BY the as
siduous ate ntioH of the Sisters and the especia
attention OF the attending physician, Bessel,
after three weeks, has recovered, and is now
ready to 70 home. with his heart full of gratitude
to the noble commander whose humane aud gen.
erous conduct doubtless saved his life. He is
anxious everybody should know that humanity
still exists in this unchsritabe world.
The Memphis Avalanche says: ''5ome Of the
folks down about Vicksburg think the Thompson
Dean and her new owners are not likely to have |
walk over in their proposed trade between that |
port and New Orleans. II is not likely that they
expect to; but the owners OF the Dean are thor. |
ough business men. wit an abundance of capital
and they know full well what they are doing |
Their last Success 10 evidence of this fact II il
not likely that all Of their enterprises will prove
paying ones, but then IL pays like forty some-
times not to let them all pay"
cincinnati Commercial, July 1871
Capt. Thos. F. Fckert president of the West
ern Insurance Company of Cincinnati, was
warmly greeted on Change yesterday, it being
The sixty-eighth anniversary of his birth. He
was born over the river in Campbell county,
on his parents farm. The house was |
torn down last summer He has resided In Gin |
cinnaM fifty years. He followed engineering on |
the river four years, and commanded steamers |
eighteen years on the Ohio and Mississippi riv-
srs. He has built thirteen houses in Cincinnati |
and several in Hamilton county. He has also
built and commanded nine steamers, and owned |
and had charge OF several others. He built |
he first Andrew Jackson IN Wheeling,
n 1888, and Florentne in 1885 -
the first steamer built at Cincinnati by
The late Alex. Temple, who died lie Madison sew
oral years since. He next built the Hyperion at |
Jeffersonville, the work being done by the late
Jas. Howard. Howard was carpenter on this
boat with Capt. Eckert. Capt. Eckert also built |
Two steamers called Paul Jones, one the "July
itb, and the underwater" and wrecking steam
sr Thos. +. Eckert. He says he was never sued I
or proteated and never coat the in. [