The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-07
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NELSON GOROM. Sergt. Big. Ser. q. g. A.
ARRIVALS - Isabel, Blue Wing No. 8, Ella
Hughes, Assumption, Bertha, Era No. 10.
DEpARTuREs-Taabel, Blue Wing No. 8, AS
sumption, Katie, Utah. Robt. Mitchell.
TO ARRIvE-HeLry Tete, Assumption, Trenton,
Lafourche; Col. A. P. Kouns, II. W. Dugan, La
Belle, Red River; john IT, Hanna, Willie. Qua
chita; Eva Blue Wing No. 3, Upper Coast
Gov. Allen, Bayou Sara; st. John, Baton Rouge;
Isabel, Emma, Lower Coast: Frank Pargoud,
Greenvills; Cherokee, Cincinnati.
The weather yesterday was quite COOL Busi.
ness fair.
Wawenock acme time ago, wants to sell her en-
gines-two 15-inch cylinders, five feet stroke.
They are OF very fine make and finish, and are
in complete order. They are suited for either
sugar-house or draining machine, and will be
sold very cheap,
Ine Era No. 10 arrived yesterday in tow Of the
Bertha, and was landed at the head OF Girod
street. While under way, just below the Con-
vent landing, she broke her shaft close to the
Journal The engineer on watch % the ls time
prevent further damage. Capt. Hamilton had
the shaft taken out yesterday evening and car
ried to foundry, where it viii be welded. The
Era will be dropped to the lower landing and be
receiving to-day, to leave tomorrow at p. m.
for the Atchafalaya.
The Cairo CORES pondent OF the Commercial OF
the 4th says:
"The steam yacht Myrtle was the principal at
traction IVA Droagas ners I Re
road, and was first observed yesterday morning,
standing quietly upon side track In front OF the
telegraph Office. As the news announcing the
fpal work of Congress upon the presidential
question arrived shout the same time, 1T was
cruelty suggested by some one that this was the
s'salt River packet" sent down for the benefit OF
the defeated. The Myrtle belongs 20 Kirby Bros.
OF the Wyandotte Iron Ship Building Works, OF
She has been chartered to carry the mail between
New Orleans and Port Eads. She Ia 10 feet long,
feet beam, and draws 26 inches forward aad
feet ait; Is or composite buud, having IN iron
frame. but wooden hull. Her wheel Is ~ inches
in diameter, and is driven by two 9 by 13-ioch
engines. She is said to be able tn make % miles
per hour on the lakes. She will be Launched here
to-day and taken hence by river"
We are sorry to see that there r Is TO be another
addition TO the "Dinkes" OF the Lower Coast.
We actually thought there were too MANY now,
out it seems not. The people OF the Lower
Cost ara heartily tired OF this mail service, and
we doubt very much il there Is another route in
the country that has suffered to the Same extent.
For the past several years this contract has been
in the hands ofspecuators, men who had neither
steamboats, nor money, and we might add
friends, and as a natural result the delivery OF
the malls on time ia an exception, ther irregular
ington would acauaint themselves with the char
acter OF the bidders, and only consider the BIDS
of those who able to fulfil the contract to the
letter, they would save themselves much annoy.
ance and due Justice to those directly interested
the people. There are steamboats, running to
the Lower Coast on regular days, the year round.
They and they only lshouId be chosen for this ser
vice.
The Kate Kinney and Seminole, for Red River;
Bastrop, for Bartholomew, ard Golden Rule, for
the Ohio, LAID over from yesterday to p m. to-
day, not being ready Q leave.
The Il. w. Dugan OF the Planters Reform
line, follows the Kate KINNEY to Shreveport and
jefferson, and will leave sa,urday;
The Col. A. p. Kouns, ct the New Orleans and
Red River Transportation Company, Mart Kouns
In command, leaves for Shreveport and Jefferson
tomorrow, to be followed in turn by the La
Belle Saturday.
The Ella Hughes, Capt Lew Rice in command,
arrived Monday night with a full load from Bayou
She ia receiving to return at p.
m. tomorrow, positively, taking freight for all
way landings on the Black and Ouachlta.
The Upper Coast packet Eva, Louis Ransom,
master, Norbert Ransom and Geo. @. Heno,
clerks, leaves to. day promptly at 10 am. for the
Ben Tureaud plantation. The Eva is tri-
weekly packet, makes the run each way in day.
light, and pays prompt attention to business.
The tri-weekly Lower Coast packet Emma
leaves tomorrow OF p. No., FOR the Franklin
Rice Mills. Oliver Canton, Jr., master, ]. J.
Donovan, clerk.
The splendid and very fast John a. Hanna, of
the New Orleans and Ouachita Transportation
Company, leaves to-day at 5 p. m, lin place
of the Ouachta Belle), as regular weekly
packet to Ouachita City. Capt. j. w. Blanks
commands, Capt. Joe Holmes, clerk.
The Bertha will leave to-day, as usual, at S
ton.s n. Fl. Broad, master, Theo. John, clerk.
The Stella Block. Captain Tom Taylor's light
draft Black and Beuf River packet, leaves to- |
day at p. m. for Point j ferson.
The well-kno IN steamer Golden Rule, y. T.
Shinkle, master, W. r. shaw, clerk, leaves this
p. m. for the Ohio through to Cincinnati, taking |
freight and passengers for d.. Points
on the Mississippi.
The New Orleans and Bed River Transporta- |
ton Company steamer Seminole, O. W. Stinde. |
MASTER Ed. Groves and J. III. Lyle, clerk, leaves |
to-day at D. m. for Shreveport and Jefferson.
The New Orleans and Ouachita Transporta- |
lion Company steamer Bastrop, Gus Hodge, |
master. J. P: Mohr. clerk, leaves to-day at p m.
Bluffs and all way landings on the ouachlta and
Black rivers.
The Planters Reform line Kate Kinney, Tho n
Ton Jacobs, master, Florance Findren,. clerk,
leaves to-day at p. m. for Shreveport and Jefsr- |
son. Special attention ia Gale to the advertise
ment in another column.
The Coast and Lafourche semi-weekly packet /
Trenton, in place Ct the w. j.. Poitevent, .. D.
Terrebonne master, Gabe Block clerk, leaves to-
morrow, as usual. at p. m
The Frank Pargoud, J. NJ. White master, Curt |
Holmes clerk, is receiving to-day 10 leave to
morrow, as usual, for Greenvllle and all Bend
andings
The Cherokee, Capt. Geo. Wolf, will be at the |
anding this morning with q large trip from the |
Ohio, receiving to leave tomorrow at p N: for |
Cincinnati. mr.. A. Byers has charge of the office.
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.
CINCINNATI, March 5.-The Florence Meyer |
mas passed above Little Rock to get as far as khe
IAN and will then aWait rise to carry out load |
of cotton. This is her second trip in the Arksn.
sas river. The City Of Augusta continues laid up /
before Fouche bar, short distance from Little
Book, and the Fannie Moore watches and waits T
for water at Fort Smith.
The wreck Of the steamer Gasconade. lying on
he bank above the bayou, Was purchased at auc-
ion 81 Vicksburs. Wednesday, BIZ Mr. spenglers I