The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-02

molssses, cleaned rice and rough rice by the
river for the month of June we're 6435 bales,
15,775 sacks, 1854 hogsheads, ss7 barrels, 406
barrels and 1888 sacks; same time last yesr,
barrels, GS8 barrels and 2f04 sacks: same time
year before, 46Ae bales, 81, 793 sacks, sS2 hogs
heads, 1874 barrels, ga barrels aud 1851 sacks.
Capt. y. b. Trinidad's Independent regular and
reliable Bayou Teche and Atchafalaya packet,
The effort Of Msssrs. beatty and Wise to keep
good hotel At Grand Isle is being appreciated,
- IL shown by the almost daily increasing patron
age. The Collins, leaving here Saturday event. r
for that delightful resort, was crowded. Not to
sion has been fixed for the Collins, leaving to-
morrow at 8 q. m, the advertisement OF which
will be found In smother part OF the DEMOCRAT
One OF the best hotels and the finest fish, oysters
and bathing In the Southern country are the
chief attraction at Grand Isle.
The New Orleans and Bed River Transports
ton Company steamer Dawn, Capt. Ohas. Trus-
low. Clerk Chss. Drown, is receiving TO leave
Wednesday for Shreveport and jefferson.
Capt. Geo. w. Res will probably leave this
week for the West to build light. draught boat
for Red River.
Capt. Jerry sullivan brought the W. J. Poite-
vent to the landing yesterday, and lie loading her
to leave tomorrow, on positively the last trip OF
the season, te the Tepsas and Macon. The
pleasant c0untenance OF Jim Robbins Will be
found as usual in the Office.
Capt. Henry Harts fine and very fast Ohio
River passenger, packet A. Q. Donnally, viii De
found at the landing this morning receiving to
leave this p. m. for Cincinnati. MIR. Ed. Dom
nally has charge of the Office.
The tri.weekly coast, Donaldsonville and ASH
land plantation sde-whee steamer Blue Wing
Oomstook in command, Messrs Woods and Dean
clerks.
The seni-weeky coast and Baton Rouge packet
St. John, +. Bergeron master, J. O. Bergeron
clerk, leaves to-day at 8 p. m.
The Gov. Allen will leave to-day at 5 p. m.
for Bayou Sara and all mail landings J. J. Brown
master, 4. 8. Btreck clerk.
The Eureka leaves for the Lafourche to-day at
5 p M, going through to Lockport. Capt. U. D.
Terrebonne commands, II. A. Darling clerk.
The semi.weekly Bayou Lafturche packet
Henry Tete J. +. Aucoin master, M. II. Landry
clerk, leaves to-day at p. m.
The Robert e. Lee will leave to. morrow for
Vicksburg and all mail landings, Capt. VIM.
Campbell In command. Capt. John Mossop in the
Office.
The regular semi weekly coast and Bayou La
fourche packet Assumption, p A. Charet mas
ter leaves tomorrow at p. m.
Capt. Joe Dalferes' light draft steamer Ella
Hughes leaves tomorrow st p. m. for the La
fourcbe, through to Ii export.
The New Orleans and Ouaohita Transports
ton Company's United States mail steamer John
Il. Hanna, J. W. Blanks master, Joe Holmes
clerk, leaves Wednesday, as usual, for Ouaohita
City.
The Lessie TAYLOR Tin place of Sandy No. q,
II. I'll. Broad master, Eug. Quatrevaux clerk,
leaves Wednesday for the Atohafaaya.
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.
eT. LOUIS, June 29.-Business IL fair, but ton
mage is largely In excess OF freights. The John
=. rolle and Port Eads and barges are receiving
to leave for New Orleans on Saturday. but they
will not get away. The stuff is not here to load
them inside of week or ten DAYS. The Gold
Dusts crew jumped her lset night and she laid
over till this morning. Rousters were getting
$25, and struck for $40. The demand for harvest
hands was the cause. The A. J. Baker will be
rebuilt at Paducah.
There is some talk among steamboat owners |
OF starting new line to ply between this CITY |
and New Orleans, the steamers OF which shall be |
run on schedule time and leave punctually as adj
vertised, freight or no freight. This enterprise |
is headed by several very prominent gentlemen, |
whose names are familiar In transportation cir |
cles, and who have had much experience in /
managing corporations heretofore. rome seven
Or eight Of the fourteen of the Pool Line boats
have agreed to go into the new concern, which is
to operate under q charter similar to that |
formerly held by the Carter Red River Line.
Should the arranRemf mt be effected it will be in
In augmenting lively competition,
several outside packets will hardly be satisfied by
BY being mere spectators. On the other hand IL |
g said the that the Barge Company Is already on
the defensive, and is prepared to checkmate any
Innovation which has for its object the breaking
Up Of the pool system Commodore Kountz il
quietly watching affairs from his Pennsylvania
.esidence, and talks daily through the wires to
lis General Superintendent, John W. King
Commodore John A. scudder is reticent, but is
,utting his fleet in frst-class condition to be |
eady for any emergency. Commodore Davidson
9 Indifferent, having little interest south Of st.
ouis. The Grand Republic and some four other
ind boats are maintaining neutral position, and
re ready, however, to form an ALTA ice which
viii protect their interests. In conversation with
weil-known steamboatman on this subject yes
erday, be remarked rs he wrote on q slip Of
sper How would this look?" "Barges will
cave the mississippi Valley Transportation Com
any's wharfboat every Wednesday evening, and
passenger boasts. consisting OF such palaces as
he Grand Republic, John A. Scudder, Belle Of
shreveport, and others, every Saturday"
LOUISVILLE, June 29--The Magnolia towed
)apt. Kouns' new boat over to this side yester.
lay, to be finished.
MEMPHIS, June 30.-Brown IL JONES' the coal
ealers, were the sole purchasers OF the Thomp-
on Dean, and they are the sole owners. She
will ba II undpr THAR ali