The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-24
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*Below high water mark OF 1874.
NELSON aOROM. Serg't. Sig. Ser. q. 8. A.


*Below high water mark OF 1874.
NELSON aOROM. serg't. Sig. Ser. .. 8. A.
ARRIVALS Isabel, Robters Young. W. J. Poite-
vent, Frank Pargoud, Henry rete.
DEPARTURES Isabel, Blue Wing No. 3, Robert
Young, Lessie Taylor, ]. Fl. Hanna, Col. A. T.
Koune, Thos. Sherlock.
To ARR1yE--Assumption Eurtk, Ella Hughes,
Lafourche; Charles Morgan. zine nnatl; Robert
Young, Mary Ida, Blue Wing No. 3, upper coast;
St. John, Baton Rouge; Gov. Allen, bayou Sara;
Carrie A. Thorn, Red River; City OF Augusta,
Arkansas
Yesterday was warm day, but notwithstand--
ing the heat there was very fair amount OF
business done. The Lesse Taylor had very
large trip, the Col. Kouns aud Sher ock very fair
ones; the Sherlock also had about CD passengers.
WHARFAGE. steamboat men think their
time has come for some ct the good things That
they enjoy not Our city authorities allow the
m. fchants to use the levee for warehouse pur-
poses. They have allowed railroads to build
tracks along the already too narrow strip OF land
ing. Schoouers and barks are allowed to occupy
the uharf popularity suppose to b reserved ex-
clusively for steamboats, aud ia their llberally
they allow everybody to do pretty much as they
please. But the sieamboatmen alone are held up
TO the rack. Their interests are passed over.
Favors to them, with one honorable exception,
are dealt cut with niggard Dahd. MIR. Charles
Cavanac is the exception He has done much to
improve the conaitiOn OF the landlngs-every-
thing, in fact, that could be expected But there
ia greater duty vet to pei foIm-the duty Oh re-
ducing the wharf Charge. Ii MIR. Cavanae VIII
take this in hand he will do service that be will
find properly appreciated.
Capt. Scoyell informed us yesterday that work
was progressing rapidly on fis new lower cast
packet She Was contiaite d for to be ready by
the 1st Of August, but from the way the work is
being pushed II is very probable that she will be
ready by tho 1st OF July
The famous Charles Morgan liz due and posi-
lively leaves Saturday for Cincinnati. Albert
Stein commands the Morgan, Harry Stein clerk
The attention Of shippers to Bayou Lafourche
ia particularly called to the fact that the Eureka
is the only departure to-day for the bayou. She
leaves regularly every thursday and Monday at
8 p. IN.
The Cotton Valley, J. W. Carlton master.
Messrs, GiIruth aud Reeder clerks, leaves Satur-
day, without fail, for the Black and Ouachita
through to Camden.
The W. j. Polteyent arrived from the Tensas
and Macon Tuesday night. We are requested to
say by Capt. Sullivan that the Poltevent will
urday week, June O. She will be taken over to
Algiers, whefs she will remain until Wednesday
next, when she will be brought to the wharf.
ready to receive freight.
The City OF Augusta will be found at the land
ing to-day, from the Arkansas River receiving to
return Saturday without fail The Augusta is
the only boat running through, and as she car
ries freight cheap as the next one, our rchants
should give her the preference. Capt. John Ell
lott commands, Mr. Joe Eli tt clerk.
The Natchez is due tonight from Vicksburg,
and will return, as usual, Saturday.
The Bart Able leaves Saturday, as usual, for
Aexandria and Grand Eeore.
One Of the finest and best managed packets in
the coast trade, the Gov. Alien, leaves to-mor
row, az usual, for Bayou Sara.
The daylight tr-weehly upper coast packet
Blue Wing No. 3, will arrive this evening and rs-
turn Saturday as usual
The New Orleans and Red River Transporta-
ton Company steamer Charles H. Dntfee leaves
Saturday, without fail, for shreveport and Jeffer-
Wullo mo in and IN nm
MeChesney clerk.
The Bertha has been taken over to Algiers.
The Bonnie Lee Was let in the water yesterday.
Theo. JOHN has gone to the Atchafalaya on
the Taylor.
The Il. O. Stanard, due to arrive, will be the
next departure for Vt. Louis.
ssThe steamer Merle Was ii last week at PEN
sacola, Fa., by The United states Marshal for
s400. MIR. J. Dennis Wolfe was the buyer"
This ia the Marie run in the lower coast trade
by Capt. Bassett. She was built originally for
MIR. Onas. T. Howard, Of this city, for q pleasure
boat, and cost til her outfit $l7, 0OO
The TnUmpsUu DB*u fBavBB f5I1 fUT GiuCiu-
natl, Saturday June 81. Rooms on this magnifi-
cent ste mer can be secured in advance upon Up
plication to Wayne Il Williams, agents, LOG GRAY
ier street.
Isle engagements and go to the Hot Springs ill.,
stead.
The steamer Henry Tete, from Thibobaux, ar
rived last evening.
Messrs. Holmes and Gaines clerke, leaves to-day
at 5 p. m. Tor Yicksburg, Greenville aud all Bend
landings.
The semi weekly coast and Bayou Lafourche
packet Eureka leaves to-day at p M for Thibo-
daux. y. D. TeIrebopne Commands, r. A. OAR
ling and Fl. d. Terreboune clerks.
The New Orleans and OuachDs Transportation
Companys steamer bastrop, Gus Hodge master,
+. p. Mohr clerk, leaves to-day 81 p. m. for the
Black and Ouachlta ivers through to Camden.
The reguisr Monday and Friday coast and
Bayou Latonr he Jacket Henry Tete, J. Au.
coin master, NJ. II. Landry clerk. leaves to-mor-
The semi-week'y coast and Baton Rouge packet
st. John, Frank Bergeron master, ]. G. Bergeron
clerk. leaves tomorrow at u M, punctuaily.
The coast and Bay ou Sara Unite States mail
packet Gov. Allen, j. J. Brown mast-r, s. 8.
streck clerk, leaves tomorrow at p. m.
[By Telegraph
CoUsHATrA May %. To Jos. A. Aiken, New
Orleans: Will arrive Friday evening ", with 800
bales of cotton. O. THORN,
Master of Steamer @. A. Thorn.
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.
CINCINNATI, May 21.-The following list of old
boats is compiled b, Capt. Hsndan for the En-
quirer from log lie pt by Capt. Joseph Fierce and
sons, underwriters inspectors for this city, and
dates back to 1911. Tue list will be published in
alphabetical order, and gives the place and date
of building, tonnage and where lost, and whether
high or low pressure:
LETTER +.
Franklin, Pittsburg, 1917, tonnage $50, high
pressure, snagged and sunk nesr st. Genevieve
ain 1922; Frankfort Kentucky river, 1918, tonnage
$50, high press ure, worn cut; Fayette, Louisv Q,
! 1919, tonnage 3l4, high pr ssure, worn out; FL
deity. New York, 1884, tonnage $50, low pres
sure, destroyed; Florence, Olarksvile, 1922, tom
mage go, destroNed; FREELY, Louisville, no date,
tonnage 10; Florida, P,ttsburg, 1920, tonnage
27s, low pressure, destroyed; For. Adams, Gin
cinnati, no date, tonnage 125, high pressure,
burnt at Mobile; Florida, Cincinnati, 1890,
tonnage $50, low pressure. burnt at Mo-
bile; Feliciana, Philadelphia, 1920, tonnage
405, high pressure; Favorite, Nashville, 1921,
tonnage 165, sunk 10 FavoTite Chute, sixty miles
below Memphis, and robbed aud burnt by the ma
tives; Florence. Silver Greek, 1922 tonnage 60,
high pressure; Fanny, New York, 1928. tonnage
I20, low pres ure Fsvorite. Pittsburg, 1892, tom
1886, tonnage 200. high pressure. worn out; Fame,
Pittsburg, 1896. to mage Ito, high pressure,
worn cut, in use for wood about fifty miles
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