The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-19

and John FL. Hams. Both are exceptionally fine
steamers, sre first caes in all 81 their appoint
men,s. and arrive and depart punotually ss adj
1 veftised.
another part OF our paper OF the Bayou OAR.
bonnie packet Bertha Brunner. The Drummer
leaves to-day positively, and will take freight for
all points Oh the Uuachita and Black Rivers.
The James Howard. enc of the largest and
finest passenger steamers on TIE Mississippi,
will be found at the landing to-day, and viii
leave Wednesday for st. Louie, b. II. Pegfam In
command. Mr.. j. II. Chasing. clerk.
The Wild Gsgelie, Capt. j. w. Griffith, leaves
this 10 a. m. for the Lower Coast .ys
The daisy Of the He'd River Transportation
Company, the Carrie A. Thfrn. Charlie Thorn
master, Gee. Dillon clerk, leaves to-day ct
b. m. for shreveport and Jefferson.
The Thofns will be followed by the Seminole.
Capt. G. w. Htinde, tomorrow, Col. A.. p. Kouns,
Capt. Mart Kouns Wednesday; et. Mary, Capt.
Fred prebst, Thursday, and LaBelle, Capt. NJ
N Wood Saturday. The Minden boat for next
Saturday will be the bonnie Lee.
The regular tfi-weekly daylight Upper Coast
paeket Eva. Louis Hanson, master, n. HANSON
and Geo. q. Heno, clerks, leaves to-day ct 10
| q. IN. for the Ben Tufea1d plantation.
The regular iri-weekly Lower Coast packet
Emma, Q. Canton, Jr, master, ]. ], Donovan,
clerk. leaves to-day st D. M, promptly.
| The semiweekly Coast and Baton Rouge pack
q 81 Inhn. Y nsrgarnn4 master. ]. @. BerRsros,.
clerk, leaves to-day at 8 p. m.
The Gov. Allen will leave to-day Of P: M.
| for Bayou Sara and sll mail landings. j. j..
Brown, master. 8. 3, stteck, clerk.
The semi-weetly Lower Coast packet Waloon.
?. d. Barry MASTER Bid r. Barry clerk, leaves for
| the Lee Plantation tu-marrow vi "a m.
! The great Robett u. Lee leaves Tuesday for
| vekHburg. VIM. Campbell master, Mcvey
clerk
The feet and elegant ouscfi'a Belle. j. W.
Blanks master. D. q. Cornwe clerk, leaves
Wednesday. positively, for the Ouscbita.
The steamer Trenton, In place OF the W. j.
Potevent, having changed her days from Tues
| DAY and Saturday to Monday and Thursday
| leaves to-day OF p. in. y, u. Teffebonhe mas
| ter. Gabe block clerks The Trenton Is regular
packet, has tibe passenger accommodations. and
| Ia fixture In the trade
+! The Florence Myer, laying ever from yester-
| DAY, leaves to-day for the Arkansas River.
| through TO Fort Smith, Capt. James Nicholls In
| command.
The Bayou des Gaizes packet R3bt. Young,
NJ. III. Dufour, master, Messrs. Daniels and Law
son. clerks, deferred her departure Tomorrow
| at 8 p. N.
The large and new freight STEAMER q. P.
achenek, j. i. Garter master, Dick Burns, clerk,
leaves tomorrow at p. M. for Memphis, Cairo,
| Louisville ard Cincinnati.
The fleet Kate Kinney, Of the Planters Reform
Line, Joe Kinney In command, F1orance Findren,
clerk leaves positively at p. m. for Alexandria,
| Grand Ecors and shreveport.
The fine steamer Ella Hughes, Lew Rice mas
ter arrived Sunday with good trip.from Bayou
Bartholomew, and will return tomorrow sure at
0 p IN. tahiug freight for oil points on the Qua
chta and Black Rivers.
Ecore packet O. II. Durfee, John Helm master,
W. II. MoChesney clerk, leaves tomorrow at p.
The Era No. 10, James Hamilton master, J.
b. Schmidt clerk, leaves Wednesday at p. m.
for the Atchafalaya, through TO Washington.
The Bertha will leave Wednesday, as tisual,
for the Atctafalays through to Washington, I'll.
Il. Broad master, Theo. John clerk.
The renowned passenger steamer Ohas. Nor
gan. Albert Stein master, leaves Wednesday for
Cincinnati.
Wednesday, Capt. Henry Harris new and eie-
giant A. q. Donnalls lie slso announced TO leave
for Cincinnati.
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.
PIrrsBuRe, Feb. 15.-The Molle Moore vii
load for Sc. Louie. Com. s. D. Ooulaon got back
from Washington last night, and will start West
tonight He cenfims he report that the Mis-
souri, River transportation contract has been
awarded to DR.. Terry, OF St. Louie. The gov.
eminent will furnish it's own transportation for
the Yellowstone business, which will be large
this season.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 16,--Hon. Hiram McElroy,
the father OF Cant j. 2. MeElroy, OF New Or
lean7, died on the 7th met. at Morganheld, Ky.
The United States Commissioner yesterday
ruled that Eesmans wages could not be gar
nisheed for debt.
An automatic water gauge has been put up ut
the pumping. house of the Newport Wsterworks
by Col. w. u. Merrill United States Engineer
for the benefit of descending boats, The gauge
lie numbered in plain figures and illuminated at
night, sn that boats can ascertain the amount OF
space under the Newport railroad bridge fifteen
minutes before etming In sight OF It.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. L. - stesmnbating on the
Ohio river la improving oonsi erably. Boatmen
now begin 10 see the necessity OF standing by
each other, instead OF "autting rates " aud act
ing guerrias In business matters. The boat
that plays the "goose-bite" should BIO made to
k.<,h haze,
petition, and then If shs gees to the bank and
| "bursts" her owners, let them ait down and
nurae the resulta of their own folly while the
sheriff or the United States marshal attends TO
the balance of the business. tick to the pool,
and" damned be he who fret cries, Say,
I've got enough of-poel'"
We are glad to ace that s'ea nboatmen are be-
ginning 10 open their eyes TO their own interests
BY advertising their boats Literally. Il there are
boats to come here and want our merchants and
shippers TO know II, aud they want their patron.
age, let them advertise the fact, and they will
realize q ten.fold benefit therefrom.
that steamboat captains wondrous wise
Who amt afraid 10 advertise.
ST, LOUIS, Feb. l5.~-The river has fallen two
inches sinoe last night. and marks II feet
inches by the gsugo. Business ia all that could
BIO expected Mt this season OF the year. The Bee
left for New Orleans, towing Eve loaded barges
She has over 40,0 tons, including 100000 bushels
Of corn in bulk. Folly I2,Ooo tons Of produce
will leave here for points yoath during this week.
The viokaburg Herald gives the following par
ticulars OF the sinking OF the Vieksburg: "rhe
officers OF the Sunfover River packet Vicksburg
arrived by the suntower Belle, and report that
their boat sunk on Wednesday night. near
Leigh's Landing. She struck log which knock.
ed q hole in her hull, and abe west down in q
short time, with twenty bales OF cotton on board.
Captain Charles Pare, her clerk is OF the opinion
she can be easily raised. Parties have already
gone up to see about her condition. Mr.. VIM.
Muitsr oau Of her owntft, HAD hhe Interest IL
sured for $3.50, but Captain Kauth, the ether
owner, had nome"