The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-04
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Tuesday. Dec. 4. 1877.
Arrivals.


Katie j. H. Hanna, Robt Young. Dan'l Boone
Sam. Roberts.
Departures.
Alvin. Belle Blue Wing No. 3. W. J. Potevent
J. II. Hanna, Gov. Allen, Katie, Danube.
To Arrive.
Martha Alvin. lower coast; Blue Wing No. g.
upper coast st. Mary, Assumption. Lafourche;
E, o. Stanard, st. Louis Ouachta Belle, Coy,
A Aapa Bose rJ Bee Baarop
John Wilson, Cotton Valley, Ouachita; YazOo
Valley, .Vicksburg:; J. A. scudder, Memphis; ST.
John. John y II. Hanna, Baton Rouge; Frank
The wind changed to the east yesterday and
brought with the change light rain. which
lasted throughout the afternoon.
The landing presented q busy appearance;
the arrivals were numerous. shipments fair and
The Frank Pargoud. for the bends to Green
vie leaves Thursday as usual.
The w. J. Poitevent left yesterday for the La
fourche. She will return to leave again Thurs
The Bertha Drummer will be let off the docks
to-day, and leaves for Bayou D'Arbonne to-
Elsewhere will be found the particulars of the
burning of the Lotus. The Trenton and the
wrecking boat Usage left Sunday evening for
The John Howard goes to the Arkansas.
The Danube left yesterday for shreveport;
the. Maria Louise. carrying the United States
The Choteau, as a freighter, is simply great
Her cabin. though small, is elegant and com
~1 The & & G Il. 6urfee for Minden to-day.
Andy Swain. pilot of the Lotus, came down on
cotton bale. The bale drifted close by the burn
ing boat and caught fire from the sparks.
Andy's head was scorched from the Y. intense heat
the boat by a man in skif from Waterloo. who
proved to be an old college chum. Andy Joins
had it not been for the timely and efficient aid of
the Willie very few would have been saved. The
mate Of the Lotus, Henry Lopez. came from Gin
Hates, and was married to his adopted daugh-.
ter. Mrs. Lopez is, on the way here. but alas!
The Centennial and Gold Dust arrived yes
terday morning from St: Louis. The Centen-
NAL returns to-day. She is q fine passenger
For rates of passage see the advertisement of
| her agents. Messrs. ]. B. Woods & Co.. in an
other column.
yesterday with her big tow, consisting of eight
barges and fiatboats three OF which. loaded
with potatoes she LETT near Carroltton and
| lished in another column. The Roberts will ply
| regularly to the Ohio as an independent tow
boat, and will leave tomorrow at p. m. on her
return. she is a new boat, possessed of great
power, and will go through with dispatch.
The Daniel Boone, with four barges arrived
also from the Ohio.
The Isabel for the lower coast. overlaid yes
terday.
columns to a notice of the Golden Rule.
The favorite Robt. Mitchell. Dan Moore in
| command, Frank Stein clerk; arrived Sunday
night and is the G., l.. and N. o. packet steamer
for to. morrow to Cincinnati. leaving positively
Information was received here yesterday that
the Bastrop had caught fire at Monroe. The
fire was extinguished with the loss of a few
bales cotton and sacks seed.
The receipts by river yesterday amounted to
1908 bales cotton, IT. sacks seed. 1415 hogs
heads sugar and 4191 barrels molasses.
The st. Francis Belle leaves daily at 7:45 a. m.
WITH the New oeaGs nd
| Railroad to Donaldsonville.
The Blue Wing line steamer Belle leaves to-
Care Car e. The Belle is daylight boat both ways.
| H. E. Harper commands, J. E. Brou clerk.
The NJ. I. upper coast daily line packet Mary
Ida, j. A. Ruiz in command leaves to-day at 10
| a. M, going as high as Ben Tureaud's.
The Henry, Tete. J. +. Aucoin master, M. Fl.
d of e ana f L. g % for
| The New Orleans and Gulf Transportation
Company's steamer Martha, W. s. Bassett mas
ter, Q. Legier clerk. leaves this u m. promptly
The superb and fleet Robert E. Lee, VIM;
Campbell master, Mr.. A. Mcvay in charge, OF
Vicksburg and all mail landings.
| The st. Mary. Joe Dalferes in command, e.
Ne0 e.s clerk eayes 4df at fo5
The Tensas and Macon packet Tensas, W. W
d ay at i' d. m, positively, taking freight 10
ali landings on Black River.
The New Orleans and Red River. Transports
Stinde master, W. Fl. McChesney clerk leaves
to, day At pa5 Pm P m for Minden and way land
nj fhe Bertha Il. q. Broad master, Theo. John
clerk. leaves to-day for the Atchafalaya
through to Washington.
The Chas. P; Choteau. W. Fl. Thorwegan mas
| ter George Miltenberger clerk, leaves to-day
| at o'clock for Memphis and the bends.
The regular Baton Rouge and coast packet St
John. J. P. McElroy master. leaves tomorrow
The New Orleans and Gulf Transportation
| Company's steamer Alvin, W. T. Scovell mas
The Blue Wing Will arrive this evening, and
| leave as usual to- morrow at 10 a. m:
| The Onachita Belle, due last night from Bayou
| Sara, will leave again Tomorrow at p. No. her
regular day. without fail John c. Libano com
mands; John q. Mossop clerk.
ton Company's United States mail steamer
John Wilson, Joe Holmes master B. G. Corn
well clerk. leaves tomorrow promptly. for
The New Orleans and Red River Transports
ton Company's steamer Maria Louise, 81: !
Brinker master. leaves tomorrow without fail
The regular weekly Vicksburg, and Yazoo
packet Yazoo Valley. w. B. Phillips master.
John T. Hall clerk. leaves tomorrow. as usual.
| The fine passenger steamer John A. Scudder,
J: F. Hicks master Chas. A. Dix clerk. will ar
| rive to leave tomorrow. without fail. for Mem
phis and the bends.
| by Telegraph
! VICKsBURG, Dec. 3.-To J. K. Bell: The john
| A. Scudder will arrive Tuesday evening with
$500 bales ID 900 sacks and 1000 barrels oil, and
| will leave Wednesday for Memphis.
| J. f. HICKS.
| v1cKsBuRG, Dec &C. G.. Wayne, 1os Gravier
| street: Steamer Golden Crown will arrive
N' e'e ii. ID. DROWN, Master.
| Exchange Clippings.
/ st. Louis Times Dec. /:
| Owen Finegan got at New Orleans telegram
| from r o. Foster of Mobile to bring the iron
steamer John e. Moore back to Mobile. The
/ Moore was to enter Red river INDEPENDENT.