The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-17
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
Monday, September ". 1877.
Arrivals.
Isabel. Eva. Willie'
Tn Arrive.


Isabel Eva willie.
To Arrive.
ATT, nfa Martha Me lower coast. Ella fges. Henry
sfata. Dsi,aidaonville. |. Gov Alien Bayou Sara
nerh n,r oSS ston Moaae gYp Lee. Veksbura
names Howard, At. Louis -, s..
MOI being ready, the Acme did not get away
tl h set u y aefepet has been laid up at Cairo
and her crew lett for home. ........ .-....,...u
hs hgn y ts sansh ps ot Msps
Wee The Tie Id belle and GOV. Allen advertise
The 0uaehita Belle for bayou Sara. See ad-
The New Orleans and Red River Transpotta-
inr Rhrevspnrt and Jefferson Wednesday. and
the Dehah tor shreveport aat,,tdaay' ..vss
wednes 10y for Alexandria and Grand Ecors;
The Opry line steamer lsatnl JAS. T,UPry
master, 70. Canton. .Jt.. clerk, leaves to.uiav
al lplso q. m. for the lower coast to Quarantine
HE lower coast and Port Eads United States
mail anI passenger poke nss eayes toaa IA A.
Cart John b, Yalietle In the Office 81,
The tri1weekly coast, Dona,l l, IpyY and
ieavaa to-day AT 10 a. m. j. A. Comstock In com
The John i. Hanna, in place q he y: John,
i,afan Rouge and ali coast landings. j. i. Nc,
Iiroy II command j. @. Beresron and =. v.
' Tfihe upiiea States mail and passenger packet
cle,l, Leaves. to-day al q, N. for Bayoa cara,
The Era ~. 10 In place Of the mary ~ .aa =,
Ben ,,Tureaud Aicide Albert master Artber
rhs Henry Tete. J.. 2. Aueoin master NJ r,
the coast and Donsldsonville., The Tete con
neets With fats for points on the bayou send
INC e' new aud ieet opry line steamer Alvin,
W. 7. bcosell master, Henry kouns and John
m. promptly. for the Lower Coast to the Quar-
The Lever Coast United states mail packet
at IA m, for Port Eads.
The large and splendid passenger, steamer
James Howard due last night from st. Louis.
leaves tomorrow at b. ID. y. II. pegram In
commend !; n Chassaing clerk,
the coast end Donnldsopvlle. having connee-
tgns with lighters for points on the iafoufehe.
THE Robert 4. Lee will leaye Tomorrow for
Gsampbell In command, Capt. John Mosssp in
the United statpe mail steamer l p,,astEop, lln
Tor. D, g. Cornwall clerk. leaves Wednesday at
6 p. IN. for 0uaehita City.
The reliable bertha leaves without fail We'd
TheoSJobip, clerk. 49,
The regular and reliable Willie. II. D. Trini-
dad master, II. lMolaison clerk. leayes Wsdnes-
day without fail top. M. for the Bayou Teehe.
Exchange Clippings.
Chicago has some queer stewards, according
70 the Inter Ocean, which says: The steward of
the propeller CITY of Concord, acting az clerk
Inst evening when the boat was leaying was
drunk aud insulted every one who EN- cred the
cabin. The most langhahle phase Of the fellow
when In hia CUPS II requesting ladies whom
smoke would choke to put out their cigars or
they'll be thrown overheard"
Louisville CONVERSATIONAL. Office Il, and
=. Canal, September II, Is77,@On account of
mn,er ,,, appllcations trnm s,ea,iuhoasmen
morning, September IL. The canal will close
then positively, provided there ia less than eight
feet OF water by lower canal gauge. The read
ing liz now 8 feet inches. or course II, a the
time act for closing, the river should be rising
rapidly, and II there were certain indications
thnt high water would Interfere with our work.
\, further ,postponement would be necessary.
We close the canal for the purpose Of repair
ing the miter all Of the middle gates OF the
new locks II is necessary to replace seven
large atoneH, The placing of these stones IL
comparatively short operation, but as they
must be act In hydraulic cement some time
must. be allowed for the cement to harden be-
fore bringing strains upon the new ellis ea-
innate that Il will take two weeks 70 Go the work
properly. but we may finish IL In less time.
During the time the new locks are closed we
can make no use of the old locks as they are
three 9on-feet chambers into two 9pO-feet cham
A. MACKENZIE
Captain of Engineers.
by Telegraph
:, CINCINNATI Sept. is;-Jos. A. Aiken-The new
Red river steamer Danube left this evening:
A''' ''s'' ''''' '''' VI R RoSfs / 'MossET.