The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-20


full length on the Eva. in order to accommodate
his friends on the Coast.
Particular attention is cslled to the advertise
ment in another column Of the fast and very fine
stsamers Onachita Belle and John I'll. Hanna.
The arrangement has been perfected with view
TO accommodate their numerous friends, and the
departures as announced can be depended upon.
The New Orleans and Red River transportation
John ID. Lyle clerk, leaves this p. m. for Shreve-
port and Jefferson.
The COL A. Kouns, also OF this line, M. Fl.
Kouns, master, Issac Kouns, clerk, leaves to.
Thursday by the st. Mary, Fred Probst in COM
mand. Ed. Groves clerk.
The regular weekly packst o. Fl. Durfee, Jim
Heinz, master, Wallace Mc0hesney clerk, leaves
to-day ct p. M, for Alexandria, Grand Ecore
and all intermediate points.
The fleet Kate Kinney, OF the Planters Reform
Line, Joe Kinney in command, Florance Findren,
clerk. leaves positively at p. m. to-day for Alex
andria, Grand Ecore and Shreveport.
The semi-weesly Lever Coast packet Waloon,
P. u. Barry master, Ed r. Barry clerk, leaves for
the LIE Plantation to-day at Ia m.
The fleet and elegant Ouachita Belle, J. w.
Blanks masters B. G.. Cornwell clerk, leaves
Wednesday, positively, for the Ouachita at o. m.
The large and new freight steamer y. p.
schenck, ]. L. Carter master, Dick Burns clerk,
leaves to-day at p. M, for Memphis Cairo,
Louisville and Cincinnati.
The regular Ouaehita and Bayou Bartholomew
packet Ella Hughes, Lew Rice master, leaves
The Hughes has been purchased expressly for
this trade, has recently been put In thorough
order and insures AL.
The Robt. Young was to have left last night for
Red River: She goes to run in the Little River,
In place OF the Clifford. recently sunk.
The Martina. from below, brought Jew fish
weighing las pounds The man who caught 1t
might have hauled out larger one.
Relative to the death OF the father OF Capt. Jas.
?. McElroy we clip the following from the
Courier Journal:
The Washington county Herald, in eferring to
the death OF MIR. Hugh McEiroy Dr., who died in
that county on the 9th inst, at the age OF 81,
says; "He was the Oldest Mason in the state OF
Kentucky, having been member OF that order
for Hixty.tWO years; he Was the oldest member
of the Presbyterian char IN at this place, having
been identified in membership with that church
for fifty years; he WAS probably the Oldest Sum
day school superin enGent in the State, having
acted in that capacity for the last twenty-four
years, and during sixteen consecutive years OF
that time failed but one Sunday in attending the
school. His funeral sermon was preached ON
last Sunday by Rev Miles Saunders at the Meth
odist church In this place. The building faile 10
hold the great number OF people who assembled
at his funeral from this and adjoining. counties
where he has been 80 long and 30 fsyorably
known. Fifteen hundred or two Thousand people,
it liz estimated, followed his remains to the place
OF interment at the Springfield cemetery, where
in burial his body received the rights OF the an
Gent order of Masonry, OF which he was wor-
thy and honored member. or him we can truth
fully say that he was an honorable,a knd-hearted,
q charitable aud useful Christian man, one whose
loss will be seriously felt and deeply deplored by
all who knew him, and whose virtues will be re-
membered long after the marble shaft that now
rises above his grave shall have crumbled into
dust"
The renowned passenger steamer Charles Mor-
gan arrived Sunday night from the Ohio, and is
A<
Cincinnati; Capt. Albert Stein in command, with
the genial and handsome Harry Stein in the
office.
The ttri-weekly Lower Coast packet Emma
leaves tomorrow ut p. M, for the Franklin
Rice Mills. Oliver Canon, Jr., master, J. J.
Donovan, clerk.
The bertha will leave tomorrow az usual
for the Atchafalaya through4to Washington. Fl.
H. Broad master, Theo. John clerk.
The Era No. 10, James Hamilton master, ].
B. Schmidt clerk, leaves tomorrow at 5 p. 70.
for the Atchafalaya, through 10 Washington.
The Shannon, OF the New Orleans and Ouaehita
Transportation Company, John DeHart master,
" A. MacFarlin clerk, leaves TO- morrow at p.
M, for all landings on the Black ard OuAchita,
through to Camden.
The Bastrop, also of the above company, due
last night. leaves tomorrow for Bayou Barthplo-
NEW. through to Poplar Bluff, Gus Hoage in
command, j. P. Mohr clerk.
The new and very fine passenger steamer A. O.
Donnally. Henry U. Hart master, arrived yester
day from Cincinnati, and returns tom orrow at B
p. m. Mr.. Ed. Donnally has charge OF the Office,
and is q proficient in the art OF making his pas
sengers comfortable. Capt. Hart reports the
Donnaly as being full all the way down.
The james Howard, Que OF the largest and
finest passenger steamers on the Mississippi,
will be found ut the landing to-day and viii
command, Mr.. J. FL Chassaing clerk.
The Assumption, Capt. jos Dalferes, leaves
this D. m. for Basou Lafourche.
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.
CINCINNATI, Feb. T.--Gas Eorvel, Of the Vir-
character in the loss OF his steamboat Surprise
in Elk River, which was run off on Wednes lay
last by four darkies, commanded by one Captain
Postum tcolored), who raised steam, and at last
reports, was climbing toward the head waters oil
Ek River, in Braxton county. Gas says Captain
Postum will have another surprise on his return
trip.
in thunder pool line ISL" Well, twelve boats
consolidate into partnership. They put 30
much capital into the pool Tor bank) they agree
to stand by each other in keeping mp such rates
OF freight as will sustain their business and
boats, and load in turn at the part at each end OF
the line; they share in each others losses and
Profits, and, in short. become some concern
The boat that refuses to go into the pool and
undertakes to 'scut rates" and work against the
interests OF pool line boats, is called goose
bite "Pools are the only salvation for the
success of steamboats, on our Western waters.
When men "cut each others throats in order to
compete, they ruin themselves az we'll as thoee
whom they try to ruin. When they are in .
.'.pool they work successfully and help each
MEMpHrs. Feb. 16.-The Carondelet, from New
Orleans and return, took South 600 bales Of cot
ton and 5000 sacks meal, and will leave Helena
tomorrow night with full 5000 bales, and has all
she can carry in sight at points lower down.
The towboat Alice Brown, up to-day, reports
f1,a Tn n finn 2igh md aft