The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-03
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NELSON GOROM. serg't. Gig. Scr. q. g. A.
AnnIvAIs-4Isabel. Assumption, Henry Tete,
st. John, Mary Ida, Robt. Young.
DEPARTURES. Isabel, Martha, Mary Ida, Robt.
Young, Katie.
To ARRrvE-Ella Hughes, Robert Young, La
fourche; Mary Ida, Eureka, upper coast; q. H.
Durfee Bart Able, Red river; Isabel, Eva, lower
COAST Centennial, Glencoe, ut. Louis; Cherokee,
u Z. Schenos, Cincinnati.
Cloudy and warm yesterday.
Business not very active. The Robt. Young,
however, had good trip out.
The Frank PargOnd was tOwed from the dock
yesterday to the wharf head Of Lafayette street,
where she will remain until next week, when she
will relieve the Katie.
The prospects for the Stella Block leaving
with FILL trip to @ are very good
-canlking done, and will be ready for busifess
within the next three weeks.
Capt. Johnson, Of Mobile. has bought the Era
No. from Capt. Charlie Arthur. We heard that
The painting Of the Gov. Allen has certainly
been very artistically done. She fairly glistens,
and VIC have no doubt Capt. Brown is proud oil
the very fine appearance and condition of his
favorite. The Allen leaves to-day for Bayou
Sara.
See the Allen and La Belle advertisement in
another column.
The Ella Hughes will be the only departure for
the Lafonrohe tomorrow. clerk will be found
to-day at the head of Bienville street receiving
freight.
The Yazoo Valley is the regular mail packet
for Vicksburg tomorrow, in place OF the Natchez.
The lower coast United States mail and pas.
senger steamer Martha will arrive to-day and
leave tomorrow at p. m. FOR Port Eads. Capt.
W. g. Bassett commands
The Bart Able lays up for repairs. Capt. Dick
Sinnott has the Texas to fill her place, and will
start her out tomorrow. Mr.. Geo. Hamilton
will be in charge Of the Office.
Henry Holzner and Gus Brill have sold the
Gus House to W. Nj. Surls, and will give their
attention to their bars on the river Mr.. Surls is
an old steamboat agent. and will be pleased TO
see his friends at his new headquarters.
The lower coast United States mail packet Eva,
John Taylor master, John .. Vallette clerk,
Eads.
The fine steamer Assumption lin place of the
Henry Tete). leaves this 10 q. m. Tor the coast
and Lafourche, through to Thibodaux. p. A.
Charlet commands, N. y. Dupus clerk.
The semi-weekly coast and Baton Rouge packet
st. John, Frank Bergeron master, J. O. Bergeron
clerk, leaves to-day at IL m. puoctually.
The coast and BAYOU Sara United States mail
packet Gov. Allen, J. j. Brown master, q. 8.
streck clerk, leaves to day at p. m.
Capt. Joe Dalferes regular semi-weekly Bayou
Lafourche pachet Ella Hughes leaves tomorrow
at 5 p. m. for Lockport.
The Yazoo Valley, in place of the Nstchez, T..
r. Smith master, Frank Beck, Jr, clerk, leaves
tomorrow at 5 p. m. for Vicksburg and all mail
landings
The Charlie Durfee, of the New Orleans and
Chesney master. John McChesney clerk leaves
tomorrow at p. m. for Shire veport.
The Trenton, J. l.. Robbins master, Gaba
Block clerk, leaves tomorrow at p. m. posi-.
lively, for the Atchafalaya, through to Washing.
ton
The Stella. Block, J. B. Sullivan in command
leaves tomorrow at D. m. for Black river, Ten.
sas ana Macon. through to Warsaw.
By telegraph
NAToHEz, Aug. /, 1877.-To J. B. Woods d Co.,.
104 Common street: Steamer Centennial will ar.
rive Friday morning and leave for st. Louis Sat.
.urday. +. l.. DAVIDSON, Master.
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.
ISt Louis Times, July 31.l
One of the most successful steamboatmen that
has ever been connected with Mississippi River
commerce is Capt. William Campbell, command
or and part owner Of the famous Il. E. Lee.
Capt. Campbell is yet in the prime Of life, being
but little pact forty. and enjoys large fortune
which he has accumulated by bis own unaided
efforts. He has been with Capt. Cannon for
nearly quarter of century, and the two are
warmly attached to each other. Personally Capt
Cannon is very popular, and is known to almost
every man, woman and chIld living between New
Orleans and Nicksburg.
Mr.. Ed. Brown, the prince Of stewards, has
been notified by Capt. James II. Pepper that his
services will be required on The Thompson Dean
this season again. He will leave early in Sep
TENDER to right things in his department, pre-.
yious to her entering the Memphis and New Or
leans trade.
The Commonwealth will leave for New Orleans
on Wednesday, and the Bee and barges and III. O.
Jaeger on Saturday. The Grand Tower in from
vyicksburg reports eight feet out to Cairo, and
boats in trouble.
Rousters were shipped up to-day at $25 per
month. and firemen at $50. All OF the upper
streams are falling. Rates to New Orleans are
40 cents per Dbl for -four and 20 cents per 100.
[Courier-Journal, JULY 81 i
Capt. ) ohm Cannon is building fine, fast side
wheel boat at Howsra's shpyard, for the New
Orleans and Bayou Sara trade. She will be al
that can be found and admired in fine, fast
boat and, feeling that when loaded, she will "ge
Off quicker than lightning, we propose that enc
be named "Cannon" Again, az modesty for
steamer after himself, we ask him to build The
boat, stand aside, give us the brush ana paint
and we will put upon each wheel-house the name
OF g John W. Cannon" That will settle 1t.
Capt. John Cannon ia in the city looking aftel
the interests Of his new boat
Capt. Scoville will command Capt. konnz's new
steamer Alvin, just built here. She will leave fol
New Orleans in few days, and will tow the new
schooner and four model barges just built by the
Towards. The schooner goes to New Orleans ant
Galveston, and the barges to the mouth OF Rec
river.
The Alvin had up steam yesterday. All right
Capt. Rea went up to Madison 10 look after hi
new boat, Alexander, yesterday. New Alban,
furnishes her cabin outfit.
TCncinnaM Commercial, July 81
Capt. o. P. Shinkle arrived from the wreck Of
the Golden Rule yesterday morning. having come
to Memphis by river and the remainder OF the
way by rail. He is in cheerful spirits, notwith.
standing his heavy loss, and is looking forward
with pleasure to the completion Of his new boat
which will be larger, finer and faster than the
Golden Rule. 1t will be ready for business about
Nov. /. j. l. Sha|lcross, OF Louisville, Capt. Geo
w Neare, OF Cincinnati, aud Capt Cooper, OF
New Orleans, agents for the underwriters, were
all at the wreck when Capt Shinkle left. The
Charlie Hill is assisting the Eckert at the wreck
The Thomas Sherlock has laid up to receive
recaulking, repainting and other repairs.