The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-12
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NELSON GORCM. Bergt. Big. Ber. u. y. A.
ARRIVALS. Isabel, Katie, Martha, Mary Ida.
DEPARTURES Isabel, Blue Wing, Lotus No.
%, j. n. Hanna. Tom Parker. Lessie Taylor.
Dhas. Morgan.
10 ARRIVE. Ella Hughes, Henry Tete, Eureka.
Assumption, Lalourche; Isabel, lower coast;
La Belle. Bayou Sara IT, John, Baton Rouge,
Willie, Attakapas; Yazoo Valley, yicksburg; Bart
Able, Bed river; Thos. Sherlock. Cincinnati.
Warm and sultry yesterday.
Business fair. The Blue Wing, Tom Parker.
Hanna, Morgan and Lotus oil had good trips.
The Morgan had 12b cabin passengers and 100
on deck Among her passengers were Capt.
The Thss. sherlock will be the next arrival from
the Ohio. she will arrive Monday next and re-
turn Thursday.
The Eureka leaves to-day 81 . p. IN. promptly
on an excursion 10 the Gulf shore, by the way OF
Bayou Lafourohe. Alligator shooting, fishing,
bathing and fine time generally await those
who make this trip. The officers u the Eureka
are very clever set, and will leave nothing I'M
done for the comfort OF their guests.
The steamer Martha, from the lower coast, ar
rived last evening, and will leave to-day. ny ad-
vertised.
The Katie, commencing this trip, will run
through TO Arkopolis. She 10 one of tho fastest
as 40 well as one Of The finest steamboats, atloat,
aud will make her time with ease.
The daylight tr-weekly upper coast packet
Blue Wing No. will arrive this evening and re-
The Yasoo Valley, In place Of the Natches, will
be at the landing Tomorrow. receiving TO leave
Saturday.
The 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. Bee ADVERTISE
ment.
The Bonnie Lse, Noah Scovell In command,
leaves Saturday, without fail, for Shreveport
al ntnS all
steamer Martha, w. \. Bassett master, leaves to-
day at 10 u. IN. for the lower coast, through TO
Port Eads. Since her repair, the Martha has
improved very much in handling and In speed,
and on her last trip down ran from the forts TO
South Pass, distance OF 40 miles, against q
strong head wind, III two and half hours. Capt.
Bassett 10 running the Martha on schedule time,
and II Ia said that she 10 SO punotual that the
ments. On the Saturday trip the Martha goes
through the jetties out into the gall short dis
tanoe, returning by way of Southwest Pass. For
these trips excursion tickets are issued for tho
low sum OF five dollars.
The Willie. Il. b. Trinidad master, will arrive
tonight from the Bayou Teche and return Sat-
urday, positively.
Capt. Dave Dsnnals and Mr.. Joe Dodd, have
concluded to build for tho machinery of the
Lotus No. 3. The new boat will DO $50 feet In
length, a5 foot beam and feet clear in the hold,
which will make her 20 feet longer than the
Lotus with 20 inches moro depth OF hold. Her
cabin will be neat and with an eye single to com.
fort. Az neither OF these gentlemen can leave
service the skiful aid OF Capt. M. N. Wood, who
will leave this evening for Madison Ind, for the
purpose OF contracting for them. The Lotus now
on her way to Red river with big freight will
make one more trip, after which Capt. Dannals
will take her to Madison and remain there to
snperntend In person the construction Of the
new boat. The Lotus has been money making
boat. and greater favorite never ran anywhere
n nh vHn hnun tn tpio hnr Ia
that the new boat may earn % good record.
The Billy Collins leaves Saturday at 8 q. m.
from the head OF Harvey's Canal, for Grand Isle.
The Katie Tin place OF the Frank Pargoud), J.
NJ. White master, w. N. Gaines clerk, leaves to.
day at s p. m. for vlcksburg, Greenville, Arka.
polls and all landings.
The semi weekly coast and Bayou Lafourche
packet Eureka leaves to-day at p. M, for Lock-
port. U. ID. Terrebonne commands, T. A. Dar-
The regular Monday and Friday coast and
Bayou Lsfoufche packet Henry Tete, ]. +. Au-
coin master, M. Il. Landry clerk, leaves to-mof-
row at 10 q. m.
The semiw weekly coast and Baton Rouge
packet 81. John, Frank Bergoron master, J. b.
Bergeron clerk, leaves tomorrow at IL m. pune
tuaiy.
packet LaBelle, in place Of the Gov. Allen, J. j.
Brown master, 3. B. streck clerk, leaves to.mor-
row at 5p. m.
[By Telegraph
FRANKLIN, July Ito Hite & Carlin: Steamer
Willie will arrive on Friday morning and leave
Z. d. TRINIDAD, Master.
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.
CINCINNATI, July 9.-The Golden City arrived
from New Orleans at 5l5 p. m. yesterday, q little
over seven and half days out from New Orleans,
az she left there at 4 q. m. Sunday. The time
made by the Golden City IL no discredit to side
wheel boat, and is the fastest ever made by q
stern-wheel boat, and when the fact is known
that the Golden City is the largest stern-wheel
boat ever built, the time is the more remarkable.
She leaves on return trip Wednesday.
The Golden Rule arrived from New Orleans at
10 .. m. yesterday, nine and q half days out from
New Orleans. AZ the Rule left New Orleans
with 800 tons freight and added considerable on
the coast. the time OF the Rule Is remarkably
good. Capt. shinkle ia firm In the opinion that
the Golden Rule can come here from New Or
leans as quick as any stern-wheel boat on the
river when che is loaded in trim to run. As the
Rule brought over 500 tons to this CITY from New
Orleans, she made no effort at fast time
Barmore, whose mill was destroyed by fire at
Jacksonville, will secure the services Of float
ing saw mill to help him out with his contracts
for building the new Mary Houston and other
steamers.
PrrrspuRa.-Capt. VIM. Evans says:
Commodore W. j. kountz has been spending
most OF his leisure time 10 making ont the plans
and drawings for an engine on an entire new de.
sign Having worked the plan up to his entire
satisfaction, the next movement was to have the
engine built and tested. There will be only
two cylinders on the compound principles; frs,
cylinder Is inches in diameter, feet stroke: Sec
ond cylinder, A inches in diameter, feet stroke.
This is all we can give just now. There will be
two batteries OF boilers OF two boilers each sepa-
rate and distinct, making four boilers, SO inches
in demeter "a feet long. The machinery is now
under way ut the engine shops Of A. Hartupee &
Co., and will be placed in the mammoth hull
building for the Commodore at Belle Vernon. As
the hull is in forward state, we will not have to
wait long to see it tested. The Commodore has
unlimited confidence in his project, and thinks it
will be far in advance of anything yet invented in
the engine line.
ICincinnsti Gszette.l
The visit OF Mr.. Charles Nathan, of New Or
leans. to Cincinnati is one of some importance to
our merchants and manufacturers, inasmuch as
lhas reference to the establishment Of a new
line OF transportation which will tend to stimuli
ate both manufactures and general business. He
proposes to start q semi-monthly line Of steam-
ships from New Orleans to South America, con-
Meeting directly Of course, with the Missis ,ippi.
and thus atfording direct communication with