The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-07-03
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AHHIvAIs-A. o. Donnsliy, Martha,
pEpARronns-Isabel, Blue Wing. Henry Tete
Rpbt. Young, Bt. John, Gov. Allen.
10 AaniyH.Ella Hughes. Assumption, La
fourehe. Lessie Taylor, Atchafalaya; ]. H. Han.
na, Ouschita; q, n, Durfee, Red river; Robt
Mitchell, Charles Morgan, Oincinnsti james
Howard, g. Louis: Katie, areenville, Hobt
Young, Blue Wing, upper coast.
Yesterday the weather was clear and warm
breeze e'ewing the greater part Of the day
made the heat besrsbe.
business was more active than II usually Ia on
The billy Collins leaves this morning at 8
o'clock on grand 4 h Of July excursion TO
Grand Isle. Grand Isle is one of the finest
Of the best managed hotels, and everybody
knows that the bathing, nsh and oysters there
are par excellence.
Cspt Tally scovell leaves for Louisville to-day,
where he will remain until his new lower coast
packet Alvin IL ready. Capt. Tally will also CON
tract for light draft boat for the He'd river trade
for his brother Mat l.. Bcovell. Capt Geo. w.
Ilea accompanies Capt. Hcovell, and will build =
light a. fsss for sd =. tsss y 10
company are being built by the Hewards, under
the supervision Of Capt. John Koune.
The Katie will arrive tonight and leave Thurs
day, 40 usual, for aieenville.
The Eureka will certainly leave Thursday on
q grand excursion TO the Gull, by the way OF
Bayou Lsfonrche. Capt. Terrebonne says she
win leave here ~ Up. m, Donaldsonville Friday
morning st 0, and Thibodaux at 10 D. nj, arriving
at the Gull at . p. m. She will remain there
three days, returning TO leave on her next regu-
lar day, Thursday. July II. The Eureka IL
No.. | steamboat, and everything has been ar
ranged Tor the comfort and pleasure Of guests.
The fine aud large side wheel Ohio river pas.
senger steamer A. q. Donnally arrived su iday
night with fne trip. Capt Hart has changed
her day OF departure to Thursday. To those
who want TO make delightful trip up the river
tbe Donnally il the boat to make IL on,
1'ha ItnIt Mtlpbcit in drn IN urrivn Frntt
Ohio and will be here to leave Saturday. without
fail
The splendid passenger steamer st. Mary.
Fred Probst in command aud the veteran sam
Ayes In the office. leaves to-day at 8 p. M, on
fourth OF july excursion to Dopaldsonsille, re-
turning leaves there on the morning Of ,be iirth.
Bee advertisement In another part of the DEMO-
uHAT.
Martha, W. 4. Dassett master. Messrs. Legiar
aud Barrois clerks leaves TO-DAY ut 10 a. m. for
Port Eads and all plantation landings on the
lower coast. Uapt. Bassett u running The Martha
under new schedule. making three trips week
instead OF two, AZ heretofore. A daily limo ,s TO
be formed. aud the name OF her sister packet
will be announced In few days. Ga her astur.
day trip the Martha viii GO through the istties,
out into the gulf, returning by the way of Bouth-
west Pass. Bhe has the beat Of accommodations.
and 10 one OF the safest steamers atioat.
The Blue Wing No. will arrive this evening,
and return to-morrow. as usual, for the upper
coast.
Mr.. George M. Woods, of the Blue Wing. will
leave for the land "o'Will Hays- In a few DAYS.
The LsBelle leaves tomorrow morning on her
Donaldsonville exeursion. Zee advertisement
The regular gemi.wsekly coast and Bayou La.
fonrohe packet ASSUMPTION, r. A. Ubarlet mas
ter. N. Y. Dupuis and Joe Lagroue clerks. leaves
to-day at ., IN.
Tbs superb aud fleet Robert q. Lee, WIN. Camp.
bell master, Messrs. McVay and Moasop clerks,
leaves this 4 y. M, 40 natal, for Baton Rouge.
Bayou Sara. NatcheE vcksburg and all mail
landings ....
Capt. Joe Dslferes' light draft steamer Ella
Hughes leaves to-day NJ p. IN. for the Lafonrche,
through to Lvekport Nj. Il. d. Alba has charge
The W. j. Poitevent. j. B. Sullivan master, J.
L. Robbins clerk, leaves this evening at o'clock
for Black river. Tepsas and Macon, Capt Sulli-
van eays this 10 positively the last trip Of the
season. q fact that shippers had better take ad-
vantage OF.
The New Orleans and Red River Transports.
tion Company steamer Dawn. Uapt Ohas. Trus-
low, Clerk Uhas. Drown, Ia receiving to leave
son.
The John II. Hanna, OF the New Orleans and
0uachita Transportation Company, leaves to-
morrow al p. m. Tin place OF The Ouachita
commands, Capt. Joe Holmes clerk
The Leesie TAYLOR In place Of ssndy No. 2,
II. III. Broad master. Eug. Quatrevaux aud y. b.
Schmidt clerks, leaves tomorrow at p. m. for
Capt. ii. i. Trinidads fast Atchafalaya and
Bayou Teche peoples independent packet leaves
tomorrow at 8 p. m. Mr.. Frank areig has
charge Of the Office.
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.
CINCINNATI June 3U--The keel of Capt. Thorn's
new Red river boat win be laid at Mack's snip
yardso.day by Ospt. Alexander Perry. The keel
OF Capt. b. q. Rookout's new Vicksburg and Sun
flower river packet will be laid next week by Capt.
Perry.
We are sorry to learn that Capt. B. @. Bookout's
brother 10 quite i'll at the hotel
LOUISVILLE, June 30.--The shaft Of Capt
kouns' boat was placed aboard yesterday
ST. LOUIS, June 30.-The high water Is not do.
ing any damage to speak OF between here and |
Cairo. The farmers can STAND four feet yet. The
Missouri is falling all the way down.
IL liz seldom that the Mississippi river reaches |
such stage "a the present NJ this season Of the
year. But 1t seems to be characteristic OF the |
''0ld Father OF Waters" to be always on a high |
when there is nothing for him to do. To say the
least, he is very unreliah'T. Ten chances to one,
after the crops are matured. and ready to go for
ward, he will all OF a sudden make up his mind |
to go visiting, and slipping out into the gulf
jeer at the managers OF great steamboat lines as
they tussle with the sand bars and vainly pray
for rain.
towards its accomplishment is slow. It is an
movement and owners Of steamboat
stock are naturally sverse to signing away the
direct control Of their property. But some of
tHo UWAeTb say tHe uoVement must go On, as the
trade cannot be recovered unless more steam
boats run, leaving port promptly twice week.
In the meantime the barge company, the steam
boat companies and everybody feel interested IS
to what will be done.
Capt. d, d. Merriam, Superintendent Of the
Mississippi Company, returned from New Or
leans yesterday. While in the Crescent City he
disposed OF large quantity Of ice which will be
taken South BY the company's towboat, s. O.
Baker. The boat left for Quincy last night.
CAIRO, June 40 The Robert Mitchell will get
about 400 tens here. Capt. j. Thornton Wash
nston has purchased the hull OF the old r. E.
Lee. for wharfooat at Memphis. Capts. Csn-
non and Washington are here, but return in the
The Memphis Appeal says: "Col. Greed Tay-
or, of New Gascony, Ark, fifteen miles below
Pine Bluff writes June ~. as follows: This is
he biggest water ever / saw in Arkansas. The
9Th OF the mon was in Arkansas sixty years
have seen very high water in the alternat. Of
'leven years, beginning with 1888, "A, '55. 56,
nut " caps the climax. 1t WAS Blk inches higher
han in Az, was here then and selected the
pot for my residence. 1t was then is inches
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