The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-11
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, I
Monday. June IL, 1877.

OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Monday, June II, 1877.
ARR1vA1s-Isabel, Eureka, Lotus No. 8, Ten
sas Robert Young, Era No. 10, Gov. Allen, Mary
Ida.
TO Ann1vE-Ella Hughes, Henry Tete, As
sumption, Lafourche; Blue Wing, upper coast;
H. H. Lee. Vicksburg; LESSEE Taylor, Atchafalaya;
Texas, Red river; J. II. Hanna, Ouachits; City
Of Augusta, Arkansas; b. Jehn, Baton Rouge.
occurred on the lakes alb I'VE Shreveport, Cypress
Bayou and at Jefferson, last Tuesday. At Jeffer.
son the compress was unrOofed ana the chimney
blown down. Several other buildings we're un-
roofed On the bayou o number OF stock were
killed by falling limbs. Al one place on the
bayou wheel was wrenched from loaded wagon,
the spokes blown In thirty seven directions, the
tire Strengthened out, and the hub landed at AL
bany. Our informant, who v0uches for the
above, is q reliable gentleman, and can be found
on the Lotus. The Lotus WAS Ia the storm, but
her vglant captain had scented the breezs from
afar and was prepared for ii, consequently she
sustained no damage.
The q. b. Church, due to arrive from the Ohio,
is followed by the U. p. Schenck and Charles
Morgan. The Golden Rule leaves Cincinnati
Wednesday.
The Grand Republic is en- route and will be
here TO leave for ~. Louis Tuesday, the 10Th.
The Red RIVER Transportation Company an
nounce the following departures for the coming
week: Lo.us No. 3, ID. ID. Dannals master, We'd
nesdsy, and the Texas. Geo. W. Res master, Sat
urday.
The Lotus arrived Saturday night, and is ready
for business. She lie q Bed river favorite and Ia
oficered by an exceedingly clever set OF gcntle-
men.
Wise clerk, leaves tomorrow at .. IN. from the
head OF H4rvey's Canal, for Grand Isle. return
ing rhursdsy and leaving again Saturday.
The Collins IL good boat, and what her cap
tain can't tell you about Grand Isle and its pleas
A. .--AL a.. -
passed into new hands, and first-class reception
awaits those who visit ID.
The rain that fell Saturday was simply splendid.
Everybody and everything wore arefreshed look
yesterday, the result Of the benefcent but long
delayed action OF the rain god
The steamer Gov. Allen from, Bayou Sara ar
rived last evening on time with fair trip.
The trl.weekly coast, Donaldsonville and ASH
land plantation, Ascension parish, side-wheel
steamer Blue Wing No. 3 leaves to-day promptly
at 10 9. M, ]. A. Oomstock in command, Messrs.
Woods, Heno and Dean clerk. The Blue Wing
puts out oil freight in the day time.
The semi weekly coast aud Baton Rouge
PACKET 81. John. Frank Bergeron master, J. q.
Bergeron clerk, leaves to-day ct 8 p. m.
The Gov. Allen will leave to-day ct 5 p. m.
for Bayou Sara aud all mail landings, J. J.
Brown master, 8. 8. Streck clerk. :.
The Eureka, In place Of tine Trenton. arrived
yesterday from the Lafourche, and returns to-
day, ae usual, going through to Lockpoft Capt.
Y. D. Terrebonne commands, 7. A. Darling and
II. ID. Terrebonne clerks.
The semi-weekly Bayou Lafourchs packet
Henry Tese, j. +. Aucon master, N. H. Landry
clerk, leaves to-day at 8 p. Iii.
The Robert u. Lee will leave tomorrow for
vicksburg and all mail landings. Capt. VIM.
assisted by Capt. John Mossop.
The regular semi-weekly coast and Bayou La
fourche packet Assumption, p. A.. Uharlet master,
N. q. Dupuis and Joe Lsgroue clerks, leaves to-
Uapt. Joe Dalieves' light draft steamer Ella
Hughes leaves to morrow at 8 p. m. for the La
fourohe through to Lockport. Mr.. r. e. Alba
has charge OF the Office.
The New Orleans and Ouachita Transportation
Companys United States mail steamer John II.
Blanks master, Joe Holmes clerk leaves Wednes-
day, ne usual, for Ouachita City.
The Lessie Taylor, in place Of the Sandy No. 2,
Il. II. broad master, Eug. Quatrevaux clerk,
will be found ut the head OF Bienville street, re-
ceiving freight.
The following list Of old boats is compiled by
Captain Handlan for the Enquirer, from log
kept by Captain Joseph Pierce and Sona, Under.
writer's Inspectors for this oily, and dates back
to 1911. The list will be published in alphabetical
order, and gives the place and date OF building,
tonnage, and where lost, and whether high or
low pressure:
LETTER w.
Washington,r Wheeling, 1915, tonnage 212,
worn out in 1922; Western Engineer, Pittsburg,
1919, tonnage 30, worn out in 1879; Wheeling
packet, Wheeling, 1919, tonnage 100 worn out in
1928; VIM. Penn, Pittsburg, 1926. tonnage $50,
sunk; VIM. Tell, New Richmond, 1926, tonnage
80, worn out At Cincinnati 1879; Waiver. Marietta,
1926. tonnage l50; Wak-in-the. Water. New YORK.,
1896. tonnage AIS; VIM. b. Duncan, low pressure,
Pittsburg, 1927. tonnage 100, worn out; Waverly,
Cincinnati, 1873, tonnage 100, low pressure;
Western Virgins, 1929, tonnage 80, sunk by ice
in 1881; Wing, Cincinnati 1880, tonnage 80, sunk
by Joe above Petersburg, 1881; Waterman,
Brownsville, 1929. tonnage not known; Wanderer,
hsrbor 1885; Webster, Daniel, New Albany, 1875
tonnage 80; VIM: Wallace. Portland, 1881,
tonnage 90; Winnebago, Beaver, 1880, tonnage
81; Woodsman, Pittsburg, 1881, tonnage not
known; Warrior and passenger-barge, pittsburg,
mage 3l5, towed vessels f,om the Ballse; william
T. barry, Ci cinnati, 1881, tonnage 1855; WAIVER,
Pittsburg. 1882, tonnage not known; Water
Witch, Nashville, 1881, tOnnsge 100; VIM. Par
sons, RiDley 1881, tonnage no sunk in Arkansas
river; Wyoming, AuRusta, 1882, tonnage 105;
Warsaw, Wheeling, 1882, tonnage lao; Wabash,
New Albany, 1897, tonnage 100; Waterloo Jeffsr-
sonville. 1888, tonnage 100, sunk at foot of Blue
River leland; William Penn, Beaver, 1888, tom
mage 80; Warren, Cincinnati, 1888, tonnage 80,
worn ont in the cotton trade between Vicksburg
ana New Orleans; Washington. Bridgeport,
fenn., 1888, tonnage 145; Wacousta, Sten ben
viile. 1888, tonnage 49, This was the boat that
brought the news of James X. Folks election
no te.egrams at that date,
LETTER Y.
Yankee. Louisville, 1910. tonnage 81, low-pres-
cure; Yankee; Silver creek, 1896, tonnage 100;
Yellowstone, Louisville, 1886, tonnage 1S9: Yeat-
man, Cincinnati, 1880, tonnage I2S: Yszoo. Jef.
fersonville. 1884. tonnage 1870; Yslabushs, Gin
cinnati, 1885, tonnage 104.
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