The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-12
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NELSON GOROM. sergt. Sig. Ser. u. 8. A.
ARRIVALS - Isabel, Ella Hughes, Mary Ida
U. 7. Schencs, Eva.
DEpARTuREs-Isabel, Martha, Mary Ida, BLU
monwealth, Texas, Col. A. P Kouns, Tom Par
Eer, Sunf1ower Belle, Geo. HpangIer.
10 ARRIvE-Ella Hughes, Robert Young, As
sumption, Lafourche; Mary Ida. Blue Wing No
B. upper lcoas; Isabel, Martha, lower coast
Dawn, W. J. Bshan, Red River; J. H. Hanna
Ouachita; Lessie Taylor Opelousss; Gov. Allen,
Bayou Sara; st. John, Baton Rouge; r, E, Lee
Vicksburg; Willie, Attakapas.
The weather yesterday was very warm.
Business active, especially with the COL A. p
Kouns, Yazoo Valley and Texas.
Wallace McUhesney went up in charge of the
| Office Of the Texas.
| Capt. Bassett, OF the Martha, ID frustrating
| across the lake.
| for spell OF FIVE weeks: the Acme will come
| here for repairs.
The Red River Transportation Company an
nounce the following departures for the coming
| week: Dawn, Wednesday, to Shreveport and JEFF
ferson; w. j. Behsn, Saturday, to Shreveport.
The boats of this line can be depended apon,
as they never lay over.
Eugene Dowty died Friday, and was buried
Yesterday. his funeral being largely attended.
Eugene Dowty was the owner OF several bars on
the river, the last one that OF the Blue Wing, and
was several years ago a discharging clerk on the
isvee. He was very much admired Tor many
good qualities, both OF tho head and heart. and
his untin ely taking off is sincerely regretted.
The Robt E. Lee. leaving Tuesday, connects
at vicksburg with the Anchor Line for Memphis
and 81. Louis
The Port Eads broke piston head on her way
up at I-land No. so.
The Fanchop, Ashland and Florence Meyer are
on the way from Bismarck to st. Louis.
The splendid passenger steamer John EEL. Han
ma leaves on Wednesday for the Ouachita, carry
ing the United States mail.
6tn - Al MI
to enjoy q few days rest. Charlie Drown is also
there.
Labor strikes among the boats on the Ohio
and the stoniDg of the boats and those who per-
sist in working, are OF almost daily occurrence
There we're in port yesterday 8 steamships
ships, barks and 8 schooners.
There are rs steamboats, lying idle here.
Capts. John j. Brown, of the Gov. Allen, and
John w. Tobin, of the Katie aud Frank Pargoud.
left yesterday for Louisville.
The great Natchez will have her repairs COM
pleted ready to take her place in the Vlcksburg
trade Saturday, August rs.
The splendid Gov. Allen leaves, as usual to-
morrow for Bayou Sara. For that trade she is
without superior.
Andy Roland writes to yolney Brown that he
is improving, though he has chill occasionally.
He says also that Capt. Perry returns with Mr..
Janney.
Eager, Ellerman & Co.. wharf lessees, intend to
extend the wharf forty feet out, reaching from
Canal down to Bienviile or Cont streets. Work
will be commenced shortly.
The Bertha, one OF the most regular and re-
liable packets that ever went to the Atchafalaya,
leaves Wednesday.
The new, fast and fine freight steamer U. P.
Schenck arrived yesterday from the Ohio, with
large trip, and will return Wednesday, going
through 10 Cincinnati. Capt. J. Lawrence Carter
commands, Mr.. Dick Burns clerk.
The Eva, John Taylor, maeter, Capt, John O.
Vallette and Ernest Relnhardt clerks leaves to-
morrow at III q. m. for the lower coast The
Eva runs in connection with the Martha, leaves
on alternate days and carries the United s ates
mail.
Attention is called to the advertisement in an
other column Of the Painter No. 2.
The Blue Wing No. 8, J. A. Comstock master,
Messrs. Woods and Dean clerks, leaves to. NOR
row at 10 .. m. for the upper coast to the Ash
land plantation.
The Robt. Young, in place Of the Eureka, leaves
tomorrow at p. m. for the Lafourche Capt. U.
d. Terrebonne commands.
The semiweekIy Baton Rouge packet st. John,
T. Bergeron master, j. q. Bergeron clerk, leaves
Tomorrow at p. IN.
The Gov. Allen will leave tomorrow at p. m.
for Bayou sara. J.J. Brown master, S. y. streck
clerk.
The superb Robert E. Lee, VIM. Campbell
master. Messrs. Mcvay and Mossop clerks, leaves
tuesday, as usual, for Vicksburg.
The Ella Hughes, Joe Dalferes master, leaves
for the Lafourcne Tuesday.
The Assumption, in place OF the Henry Tete,
. a. Onariet master, N. II. lupus clerk, leaves
to- morrow at p. m. for the Lafourche.
The United States mail packet Eva, from Port
Eads, arrived on time yesterday.
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. S.-Boats just up report eight
leet above Cairo. Heavy grain receipts from
above. but low water delays boats. The Pool
Line to New Orleans is mixed; the difficulty is to
decide what boat shall load and what ones lie up.
The recent accident to the barge Alpha, in tow
OF the Norton, at the chalk banks, below Column.
bus, was singular. The pow, rfu current swept
the hull out of sight, leaving the deck with
portion of the cargo of logs under it.
Courier Journal August 8: Capt J. W. Blanks.
Capt Joe Holmes and Capt. Jack De Hart Ieays
for Cincinnati on the Ben Franklin to-day.
Capt. J. W. Blanks will launch his new boat at
Barmore's shipyard next Wednesday. He has
concluded to name her ''John Wilson," after a
very prominent business man and clever % nile
man OF New Orleans. She will be the LADY who
wears the big breastpin and trizzes her hair.
Wniie the Robert Mitchell was aground at o.
ceola last winter, and the Mary Houston was pull.
ing her off. a negro man named Wash HAYS, by
some accident on the Mitchell, had his leg
bi oxen. Last week Wash brought suit against
Capt. Paul and hate Dan Barr, OF the Mitchell.
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