The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-22
RIVER NEWS.


RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW o asEIlAsx BB PEI 9 Is7a
Arrivals.
Isabel G. K Peck. Belle Blue Wing No, g. AS
sumption. GOV Allen, J. +. HANNA Natcbe5, q g;
II I'd purfee, GAINESVILLE b"strop' Willie Bart
Isabel. Assumption. J. e. Hanna, Gov. Allan
Cotton Valley, Belle
To Arrive.
Alvin, Isabel. Martha lower , eoa,st' Mary ary
aaat Henny pass j Poiteveat Mary
Iafouirch che GOV. Alien Ouaehita Belle, Bayou
R ed river susie Siiyor, 81. Louis; Era No: 10.
Bpuf river: Trenton. Tensas Clara S. Bar
Yesterday was clear and just little warm.
Business not very brisk; ,-a
though ' she was not discharged when we left
Tia landing She had upwards Of 400 tons. to
take on, and has engagements on the coast Tor
1.-The The Fletcher left yesterday morning.
The Storm lays over until IL to-day. n
The The Susie Silver. from st. Louis. will arrive
to-day with the Silver City In tow. ,u..
day with good trip, part of which was 4o1 bales
cotton. $500 sacks cotton seed and JOB head stock
Th 5 gvsp Bes WIZ r2m line cargo er sSy
bales cotton and 39l sacks cotton seed.
The towboat Oakland with 10 coal boats from
pittsburg, arrived yesterday. They had about
100000 bushels coal consigned to W. G Wtlmot
& Go, She left number Of boats at different
Capt. j. W Booth, Of the Garrett and barges
writes frcm Memphis to his agent. Bud Win
b Pe a + Boqs rt dSe dnsg snde
clerk w. III. McChesney. arrived yesterday from
Minden with q cargo OF 1906 bales cotton. and
will return to-day, going through to shreve-
The G. K. Peck returns to the upper coast to-
The Jessie Taylor was lowed across the river
There was nothing further in regard t2 the
not be- The Peck The Silver City wants ants io
and. II she is not too long. will answer.
m a dro Is ar
commencing to day. She will leaye hereafter at
81 ID. Saturdays instead Of Sunday mornings,
will be found at the landing this morning
The 6. I. and N. o, Packet Co.'s steamer
h nn Af Ss Mo 9sye' Is one q 21 Own
boats ahoat. She Is fine and fast unusually reg
ular IN her trips, + well managed. highly sue
slippers and passengers. CAPT Albert Stein,
who, from bis close attention TO his boat and
her business, has received the soubriquet of
1.-THE man who never sleeps. commands.
Harry Stein, genial and accomplished young
bs 1snh haSp Ye ag Sp Of ha the c 9G9 70
The W ;. Poitevent will arrive to- morrow
from the Lafourche. and return Monday at 10
The Natchez arrived on time from vicksburg
with biz lead ga La, and will return to-day. as
and passenger accommodations, no less than
for the efficiency and poiteness of her officers,
who have been In the trade for 10! these many
years, and for the promptness and regularity
OF her movements. In which respect she stands
The st. Francis Belle leaves daily at 7:45 a. M
from Bienville street for Westwego. running In
connection with the New Orleans and Texas
The N. I. upper coast daily line packet Mary
la ai u A. hnlz IN command leaves to-day at l9
The Blue Wing No. 8. J. A. Comstook master.
Messrs. Wood and Dean clerks. leaves to day
az 10 e. M for Donaldsonville and the Ashland
The splendid steamer, st; Mary, Joe, Dalferes
r Nete ed cl eoxo aeaSes To-Day at 10
The regular ri weekly coast and Donaldson
M. n. Landry clerk. leaves to. day at u M, MAX
ina oil plantation att bl landings in daylight
John IL Mossop clerk. leaves to day promptly seal
ut 8 p. m. for Bayou Sara, Baton Rouge. Plaque
mine IN !, and al coast landings. -.,n.
Rouge packet st. john Jas Mcso ann aseen
is IKE N S1iesss At Feathers master Muse
clerk, leaves TO- day at D. m. for Vicksburg and
all mail landings.
T Hsm nHF Able 6s RGhSFd sano master Geo
!. The New Orleans and Red RIVER Transperta-
master, John NJ ,Tysle clerk leaves We J. day day
tats D. a. for Red river, through TO Shreveport.
The New Orleans and Wfs
houssaye IN eom manu. Y jordan and Tom
Knee clerks. leaves to-day. at 6 D. m. for BBuf
The Black and Boeuf river packet Era No. TO-
Ton Tayl9r master. Chas Freese clerk will be
e. gon s sroash e %sa ~ er return
Companys steamer Martha, Y; $. Bassett mas,
ter, leaves this p. M for Pilot Town and Port
.Eads. carrying the United States mails.
by Telegraph
BATON RoueE. Dec. 2l-The Era No. 10 will
arrive Lays for g|f ye
Io Paee 0' The Abe vii arr2 a1
p m If not k asjfRfd p1ss YRs Master
a Sseans Steamer oh' ShS W VIZ LfFf Hss sun
Exchange Clippings.
Cincinnati Commercial. December 10:
PITTsBURe, Dec. 1s.-John A. Wood and other
owners Of the towboat Venture have brought
son for slosoo,, 1t is alleged that jackson made
contract for the use Of the boat in April last
while in Jackson's service she was aground at
Nicholson, where she remained aground for
one hundred and eighty days. and suit Is
brought to recover for the time at $50 per day.
Capt. Cannon's new, steamer. in process Of
completion at Louisville, will be ready to launch
January IL,
CAIRO, Dec. 1s-Tonnage for the South ia
/ largely In excess of freight supply. and some
boats are going down the river hungry The
Mollie Moore Yesterday was one Of them. having
only about 800 tons on board. and was drawings
feet forward and 26 inches aft. It is probable.
however, that she would strike corn pile below
here and fill MP. The Gold Dust from st. Louis,
here. and received perhaps 200 tons. The Chero-
kee, down yesterday morning, was well laden
and made no additions to speak OF here.
The upper Tennessee river people expect to
ship immense quantities of coal to st.. Louis
Memphis. Vicksburg and New Orleans when the
improvements OF the Tennessee are Completed
MIR. BoWron OF South Pttsburg now largely in
terested In Tennessee coal lands. SAYS: The adj