The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-22
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NELSON GOROM. Serg't. Big. Ser. U. 8. A.
ARRIVALS Isabel, Gov. Allen, Blue Wing No.
g. Robert Young, Bart Able.
DEPARTURES Isabel, Mary Ida, Kstie, Eureka.
To. ARRIvE-Ells Hughes, Assumption, La
ger, st. Louis; Era No. 10, Lower Coast; Blue
Wing No. 3, Robt. Young Upper Coast; Yazoo
Valley, .vicksburg; Bart Able, Red river.
The landing was hot resort yesterday. and
with but little business doing on 1t.
The Norton and three barges arrived yesterday
with as 600 bushels in bulk and IA. $40 sacks corn,
Che largest single shipment ever made from the
Ohio.
has been appointed contracting freight agent for
the Mobile Railroad, with headquarters in this
city. We are glad TO see our friend ON deck
again, and congratulate the road In it's selection,
for Mr.. Dentzel, besides possessing excellent
business capacity, is widely known smongleur
Tho Bart Able, leaving every Saturday for Red
river will make coast landings, and answer all
halls between here and The mouth OF Red river,
either on her up or down trips. See advertise
ment.
The new, fine and fast Yazoo Valley is the reg
ular mail packet for Vicksburg tomorrow, in
place OF the Natchez.
The Gov. Allen, leaving tomorrow at s p. M,
will land passengers at Oarrollton. charging ten
cents for fare, the proceeds to be donated to the
orphan asyums.
row.
The La Belle makes an excursion, as per adver-
tisement, to Red Church, Sunday. The LaBelle
liz one OF the best excursion boats on the Missis-
sippi, and is perfectly safe.
The Assumption, Capt. P. A. Charlet, leaving
here next Tuesday for Bayou Lafourche, will
make an excursion to the Gulf OF Mexico, where
she will remain three days, returning TO Lock-
port Sunday, and to this city Monday night. Her
officers are making every effort to make the trip
pleasant one. aud none know better how to do
Tom McPeake says IL we put him in our paper
let you alone, for fear that you may be as success
full in reaching FOR them as You were for Hamil-
toms dog.
The tug Myrtle, late mail boat to the lower
coast, is in the Marshals hands.
Capt. Rea spoke to the point yesterday when
he stated that steamboats, brought forty tons OF
freight to this city to the railroads one. Still
that don't prevent us from putting obstacles in
the t steambostmsns way and Of removing them
closer business relations With the steamboat and
the sooner the better.
The Keystone and barges are to be sold at
Marshal.s sale at Memphis, next Monday.
Capt. Terrebonne will also make an excursion
with the Eureka to the Gnlf by the way Of Bayou /
Lafourche, going down and coming up the BAY on
N daylight. Capt. Terrebonne will lay four DAYS
at the mouth that his friends may enjoy bathing
in the waters, and will take large net along for
fishing purposes. Bee advertisement.
The excellent passenger steamer Thos gher-
look, Lew Hates master, NJ. L. Virden clerk, /
leaves tomorrow without fail. at p. M, for
Memphis Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati
The fine slde-wheel coast and Bayou Lafourche
packet Henry Tete, J. +. Aucoin master, NJ. a. |
Landry clerk, leaves this 10 q. m. for Thibodaux
The semi. weekly coast and Baton Rouge packet |
st. John, Frank Bergeron master, J. @. Bergeron |
clerk, leaves to-day at IL M, punotually. |
The coast and Bayou Sara United States mail |
packet Gov. Allen, J. J. Brown master, q. 8.
streck clerk, leaves to-day Of p. m.
The Blue Wing No. 3, ia Cemstock master, |
Messrs. Wood, Heno and Dean clerks, leaves TO- |
morrow at 10 q. M, promptly, for the coast, Don
jacksonville and the Ashland plantation, Ascen- |
sion parish.
The semi-weekly Bayou Lafourche packet As |
sumption, P. A. Chariot master, N. q. Dupuis |
and Joe Lagroue clerks, leaves tomorrow At s /
p. m. for Laurel Valley
The fleet Bart Able leaves tomorrow at S D. m. |
for Alexandra and Grand Ecore. Richard Sin |
mott master, Geo. Hamilton clerk.
Capt Joe Dalferes, regular semi-weekly Bayou |
Lafourche packet Ella Hughes leaves tomorrow |
OF p. m. Tor Lockport. Mr.. II. Il. Alba has |
charge OF the Office.
The Yazoo Valley, in place of the Natchez. T. R. |
Smith master, Frank Beck, Jr., clerk, leaves to- |
morrow at p. m. for ycksburg and ali mail |
landings.
The Era No. TO- in place of tho Martha.
leaves tomorrow at p. m. for the lower coast |
through to Port Eads. Capt. Tom Taylor COM |
mands; Messrs. Legier and narrois clerks.
The Billy Collins leaves tomorrow at 8 q. M,
by way OF Harvey's Canal, for Grand Isle.
The New Orleans and Red River Transporta-
ton Company's steamer 9. H. Durfee, w. II. |
McChesney master, John McChesney clerk leaves |
tomorrow for Shreveport.
The Willie is receiving to leave tomorrow
for the Bayou Teche.
TBy Telegraph
BAYOU SARA, June ALTO r. W. Adams, |
Agent: Steamer Bart Able will arrive at S D. m. |
Leave on time as usual
R. s1NNoTT, Master.
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.
ST.. Louis, June 19.-From the present out |
from all sections OF the West and Northwest give
assurance that no such yield OF produce of every
variety has blessed the iabors of the tilers OF |
the SOL Tor many years as is promised in the har
vest near ~ hand. AS matter of course much |
OF this stuff must find market outside of The |
valley OF the mississippi and the question arises.
by what route is it to go forward? It is generally
conceded that cheap freghs can be moved by
fortunately the history Of the past few
years does not give proof of this pro-
position; at least the evidence is of a charac-
ter that admits OF doubt. 1t is not sweep
ing enough. Steamboat owners have been
satisfied to compete with railroads, when they
should have struggled to excel them. Simple
competition is not sufficient when time and In |
surance are against them. The water routes are
amays ehe longest and slowest, and to succeed
must DC mace the cheapest. There is no get.
ting around this fact. 1t requires longer De-
Rod to put grain in New York, or most Of the
European markets. by the way OF the Mississippi
man py ran 10 tne Eastern seaboard and IL those
Interested in our water route would compete suo-
cessfully for the trade they must offer induce.
mens sufficient to attract the attention OF buyers
and shippers. They must mean business. A
we said before, they must not only compete
hey must excel. 1t is evident the resources Of
The Mississippi as means of trans
portaton have never been fully ,
taxed. They are absolutely without limit
and il utilized with skill and backed by liberal
means, would prove more Than q match for all I
he artificial means ever devised by man. Then !,
70 think Of the source of wealth our river might
70 made. Contemplate the millions of dollars -,
hat would be Invested in commerce-in floating Z
rats OF every description, in vast elevators, j
warehouses;, etc, giving employment to tens OF q
OF hands that are now waiting idly
or something to do. The growing of the pro-
luce to feed the Old World would enrich the (