The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-27
Above low

Above low Change.
Feet. Inch. Inch. Inch.
Cairo. ........... Y Q
Cincinnati .......s.
LguiHvie. ......... a
Memphis ..s.......
Asyew Orleans. Id
pittHbnrg ......... Q
Shreveport ........ 2 =
81 Louis ......t..s -
Vicleb1rR ........ ID
*Below high water mark OF 1874.
NELSON GOROM. Serg't. Sig. Ser. q. q. A.
Arrivals.
Alvin, Eva, Robert Young, Henry Tete, Belle
OF Shreveport.
Mary Ida, Blue Wing No. 8, upper coast; Mar
tina. lower coast; Texas, Col. A. Z. Kouns, Dawn,
Red river; =. o. 6tanard, Ut. Louis; Steils Block,
Lafourche; Il. q. Lee, vcksburg; St. John, Baton
Rouge; Gov. Allen, Bayou Sara; Bertha, Opelou-
sas; Bastrop. Ouschita.
During the wind and rain storm OF Saturday
afternoon the Eureka, on her way to Westwego,
was caught in . squat Of wind, and before she
could get out OF ~ was blown into shore on this
side breaking her larboard cylinder timber The
Reliance went to her assistance, towed her up
ana back. and, unless the st. Francis Belle 10
ready, the Reliance will perform the same SER
vice for her to-day. The Belle had steam up
yesterday
The Belle OF shreveport came into port yester-
day with her oolors at half-mast, out OF respect
to her second mate, George r. Rae, son Of the
late Capt Thos. Rea. who died AT Nstchez Friday
last OF brain fever. Mr.. Rea was taken sick on
the boat between Cairo and Memphis, and was
left at Natchez Thursday, at the residence OF Mr.
Davis, dying the next day as above stated. Mr.
Rea's mother WAS telegraphed fur, arrived here
Saturday and left for Natchez on the Natohez.
Poor woman knew not OF his death, and has
gone TO meet the saddest of all surprises.
The shaft OF the Ella Hughes was placed in po-
sition yesterday. and the wheel arms put In. she
will be ready TO leave tomorrow.
The Tom Parker has been brought back from
the Ouaohita and laid up here.
The Era No. loft for Mobile Saturday night:
The III. Louis Times says the Carondelet will
leave St. Louis on the 10Th OK September.
Capt Trousdale has put new engines In the Dig
Bunfower ono OF them was not hauled TO her Till
saturday evening, and II was afier midnight be.
fore she got away for the Atchafalaya. i.
The fne spassenger steamer .. d. DurIee,
Richard Sirinott. master. Is receiving to-day 10
leave tomorrow at p. m, without fail, for
Grand Ecore and Shreveport.
Capt. e. B. rrinidads fast and favorte Bayou
Tecbe packet Willie is receiving to leave Wednes
day without fail. Mr.. II. Molaison has charge
OF the Office.
The Robt. Il. Lee, leaving tomorrow. connects
ut vicksburg with the Anchor line for Memphis,
Csro and St. Louis.
me Gov, Allen and In Belle will form semi
weekly line TO Bayou Sara, commencing shortly.
The Ouachita Belle and John I'll Hanna will
also form line to Bayou Sara starting early In
September.
Attention 10 called TO the advertisement in an
other column OF Capt. Bassetts mail, passenger
and transportation steamers Eva and Martha.
The Martina aud Eva run on schedule time, have
fine passenger accommodations and 70 through
each trip to Port Eads. The Eva leaves to-day
ut 10 O'Clock, promptly, John Taylor in command,
Capt. john q. Vallette in the office.
The tri-weekly coast, Donaldsonville and Ash
land plantation steamer Blue Wing No. leaves
to-day at 10 q. M, ]. a. Oomstock in command,
Messrs. Wood and Dean clerks.
The semi.weekly coast ard Baton kouge packet
81. John, +. Bergeron master, j. O. Bergeron
clerk, leaves to-day at p. m.
The United States mail and passenger steamer
Gov. Allen. John J. Brown master, b. 8. Streck
clerk. leaves to-day at 8 p. IA. for Bayou Sara.
The Robert IL. Lee will leave tomorrow FOR
Vicksburg and all mail landings. Capt, VIM
Campbell in command. Capt. John Mossop in the
office.
The United States mail steamer Bastrop lin
place Of the John II. Hanna), J. W. Blanks mas.
Ter. b. g. Cornwell clerk, leaves Wednesday at 5
p. m. for Ouachita City. -.
The pretty and reliable Bertha leaves without
fail Wednesday for OpelousaB. FL. Fl. Broad In
command, Theo John clerk.
The Ella Hughes. Joe Dslferes master. d.
Nicolle clerk, leaves tomorrow at p. m. for the
cosst and Donsldsonville, connecting with Hats
for points on the Lafourche.
Landry, clerk, leaves to-day at 10 q. m, the first
trip under the new schedule, to the coast and
Donaldsonville. of three trips week: The Tete
connects with flats for points on the bayou, send.
ing freight through without delay, and makes
all coast landings up and down in daylight.
The Robert Young leaves also tomorrow at
II M, for the coast and DoDaldsonville, havir x
sure connection at the mouth for landings on the
Lafourche. U. d. Terrebonne commands, I. A.
Darling clerk.
We received letter yesterday from Capt.
Charlie Thorn. The captain writes that his
beautiful new Danube" Is progressing towards
completion as rapidly as possible, aud ere many
moons, will show her graceful proportions IN old
Red. Capt. Charlie will visit Cleveland and wit.
ness the Knights Tempar parade.
Exchange Clippings.
st. Louis Republican: Capt Litte's tug W. F
Gaylord, running between Portsmouth and Ash
land, burns only two dollars worth Of slack c Ja
per day OF twenty -four hours. Her engines we're
made from the same pattern rs those Of the ALI
Stevens. From Portsmouth to Ashland and back
she burns l25 bushels of coal; distance between
these places, thirty three miles. The tow amounts
to 1900 tons. From Portsmouth to Louisville
Whole expense, crew, oil and fuel, sl2 per day
Three men run her, one man acting as captain
and pilot one as engineer and deckhsnd, and
the boat runs day and night.
[Cincnnat Enquirer
NEW POWER TO sUpERsEDE STEAM.
The London Builder sage: "rhe death is an
nounced OF Mr.. William Wallw0rk, who was en-
gagged in maturing an invention which he styled
"a new motive power to supersede steam, and
which, il 10 stated, he completed about six day,
before his death took place. 1t is stated positive
ly that the machine has been worked by Mr.
Parr, aud fully jnstides what Mr.. Wallwork hat
stated to him It would do. It's power, he stated
was unllmited--of course increasing the strength
of the material-and at trial it blew off air at
pressure of forty pounds, as tested by paten
steam gauge. Mr. Mason, says the Pendebur.
Times, is patenting the invention-whioh Ia ex
tremely simple In construction, and it is a won
der TO those who have witnessed 1t how 1t ha
been kept 30 many years in abeyance-at con
side able cost in all countries. 1t will be put 4
q large engine this week, and tried practically i
the place Of steam. Having no fire, OF course
tmits no smoke, works without noise, and tn
first machine, it is eaid, will DO the work OF fit
horse power engine, yet it takes up 80 littl
room that. on Wednesday morning, light car
and one horse carried it all away, including til
patterns. II all this turns out to be correct W
may look for o revolution in the engineering an,