The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-28
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, |
Monday, May 2S, 1877. J

coast: Gov. Allen, Bayou Sara; II; y. Lee,
Vicksburg; Lessie Taylor, Opelousas; .. q: Ham
me-, Ouacbita; Texas, Red river; Tom fafRer'
aThe New Orleans, 81. Louis and Chicago
Railroad Company has applied to the New Or
leans City Council for. the right to extend their
road along the river 'front.' 70 the elevator aha
Council will probably grant this right much more
readily than reduction OF wharf charges 70
steamboats," ,,,..n
and is about correct. New Orleans 10 ready o. a 81
times to do the bidding OF her railroads. even 20
closing up streets, or giving the right OIL way Oh
nm already too much restricted landing. she nus
no sympathy for her steamboats, or shlPp,nsi;
Her charges are the highest In the country, anu
take the matter In hand and Insist on reauc-
y The Cincinnati Enquirer. Of the goth inst''
sas NNr f,oraon WAYNE hs1 deceived letter from
~ fs;h w Cant. VliffordG Wayne, Of New Or
leans atstlng that Capt. John Cannon, OF the II.
n leo. has purchased the Thompson Dean Ior
4Q7 mn, and intends placing her In the rev VI
leans and vicksburg trade. Il was rumored mere
~ nwner Of the Dean, had offered s25 600 cash
sn~ bar, and also that Capt. John Cnnnon had
bid sa7. 600 cash for the Thompson Dean, u -
nroper. to state, however, that Capt. W: b; NH
Ter had no knowledge OF the sale OF the Deah
he received kilograms the same day from Com.
,,,odore Thompson Dean, In New York, who is
t,e principal owner OF the Dean.
we heard. Saturday, that telegram had been
received here from Major Adams, who 10 also on
owner In the Dean, ordering that she be laid up
The John Means, with three barges, left for
AZ. Touis Yesterday morning with cargo OK SUI
gar. 600 hogsheads and 1890 boxes.
A gentleman In this city, the representative or
-. .~la thar int
Cincinnati short time ago for bids Tor the
making and delivery Of ten boilers. Cincinnati
got the Job. The future great city was out OF the
"i Eon't forget that the Blue Wing No. 8 is the
regular 10 4. m. sidewheel, daylight packet Tor
the upper coast to-day. ,.....
The Lee makes her last excursion to the jetties
to-day. ..
The Tho mpson Dear, AFTER the Golden Rule and
M;teheli. will be the next arrival from the Ohio,
followed by the Golden City and A. @. Dom
nally. A..
The Era No. 10, Tom Taylor master, arrived
Yesterday from Bnuf river, and is receiving to
return Wednesday. going through to Easons
Ferry.
one OF the ieetest and finest passenger steam
ers that goes to the Ohio ths Thompson Dean, IL
advertised to leave here Saturday.
The Golden Rule leaves tomorrow for Oincin-
matt. There are few boats on the river that carry
as many passengers and as large freights each
way as she does.
The tri-weekly coast, Donaldsonville and Ash
land Plantation, Ascension parish. side-wheel
steamer Blue Wing No. leaves to-day promptly
at 10 a. M, j. A. Oomstoek In command, Messrs
Woods. Heno and Dean clerks. The Blue Wing
nuts out all freight la the day time.
The semi-weeky coast and Baton Rouge packet
sc. John, Frank Bergeron master, j. O. Bergeron
clerk, leaves to-day az 8 p. m.
The Gov. Allen will leave to-day at p. m. for
Bayou Sara aud all mail landings. j. j. Brown
master, g. 8. Streck clerk.
The Eureka, in place Of the Trenton, arrived
yesterday from the Lafourche, and returns to-
day a. usual, going through to Thibodsux. Capt
III. ID. Terrebonne clerks.
The semi.weekly Bayou Lafourohe packet
Henry Tete, j. f. Aucoin master, M. a. Landry
clerk. leaves to-day at p. m.
vicksburg and all mail landings. Capt. VIM.
Campbell In command, Mr.. A. Mcvay in the Of
fee, assisted by Capt. John Mossop.
The regular semi-weekly coast and Bayou La
fourche packet Assumption, p. A. Oharlet mas
ter, N. z. Dupuis aud Joe Lagroue. clerks, leaves
Capt Jee Dslferes' light draft steamer Ella
Hughes leaves tomorrow at 5 p. m. for the La
fourche through TO Lockport. MIR. II. Il. Alba
has charge Of the off,e.
Shaw clerk leaves tomorrow at p m. for Men,
phis, Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati.
The New Orleans and Ouachita Transportation
Oompany's United States mail steamer John Fl.
Hanna lin place OF the Ouachita Belle1, !; ".
nesday, as usual for 0uachita City.
The Lessie Taylor, in place Of the Sandy No. 2,
II. H. Broad master, Eug. Quatrevaux clerk,
leaves Wednesday for the Atohafalaya. A clerk
will be found at the head Of Benville street. re-
ceiving freight.
The New Orleans and Red River Transporta-
ton Company's steamer Lotus No. g. ID. ID. Dam
nails master. Joe Dodd clerk, leaves Wednesday
without fail at p. M, for Shreveport and Jefer-
son.
Capt. L. P. Delahoussaye's regular Black and
Bnuf rivers packet Tom Parker. leaves Wednes-
day for Point Jefferson aud Easton's Ferry.
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.
CINCINNATI, May 25.-The following list of old
boats il compiled by Capt. Handlan for the En-
quirer from log kept by Capt. Joseph Pierce &
dates back to 1911. The list will be published il
alphabetical order, and gives the place and date
of building, tonnage and where lost, and whether
high or low pressure
LETTER L.
Leopard, Louisville, 1870, tonnage 60, sunk at
Point Ohicot in 1926; Louisiana, New Orleans.
1918, tonnage 30S, low pressure. worn out; Lafay-
cite, Pittsburg, 1895, tonnage $50, worn out;
Lberator, Pttsburg, 1926, tonnage 200, worn out;
Louisville, Louisville, 1898, tonnage 60, worn
out at New Orleans in 1877; Lawrence, Oincin-
matt, 1924, tonnage l22, worn out at Cincinnati
and sunk where the Ohio pier of Newport bridge
stands; Lexington, Frankfort, 1926, tonnage $50;
Lady Washington, Pittsburg. 1926, tonnage LAT,
sunk by ice at Cincinnati in 1882; Lady OF the
Lake, New Albany, 1926. tonnage 40, sunk at the
foot Of Island in 1882; Lady Washington, Silver
Greek, 1885, tonnage s66, lost by ice in 1882; Liv
ingston, Smithland 1895. tonnage 200, worn out;
La Grange, Wheeling, 1928, tonnage 1856, sunk al
the head OF Browns Island, above Steubenville,
1882; Lady Lafayette. Wheeling, 1928, tonnage go,
Lady Franklin, Portsmouth, 1929, tonnage
200; Lafourche, New Albany, 1893, tonnage
200; LAX, Pittsburg. 1899, tonnage 100. name
changed to Uncas, the first steamboat that
passed through The Louisville canal, in command
OF Capt. Joseph Wolf; Louisiana, Cincinnati,
1880, tonnage So7, run out on rocks above Union
town and smashed herself in 1884; Laurel, Gin
cinnati, 1880; Lady Byron, Steubenville, 1880,
tonnage 100; Louisville, Pittsburg, 1881, tonnage