The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-07
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DEPARTURES = isabel. Henry Tete. Hobt.
Young, Ht. John, La Belle.
10 ARRIVE Ella hughes. Lafourche: Hcbt
Mitchell, Charles Morgan, Cincinnati; Mary Ida,
upper coast; Martha, Isabel, lover coast Tom
Parker, Bteuf river.
Hot again yesterday.
Business WAS quite active on the landing yes.
terdny morning, but dull In the afternoon. The
&c. John, Tete and La Belle all had good trips
out
The James Howard leaving to-day for st.
Louis, gives round trip tickets to Bt. Paul, good
to the 18th of October.
The Martha, leaving to-day for Port lads, goes
through the ietties out into the gull and around
TO Southwest Pass For this trip excursion
tickets are issued at reduced price. The
Martha is an elegant passenger steamer, and
besides her elegance. possesses great strength,
speed and safety. Capt. Bassett is an experienced
commander. aud knows how to run steamboat
Zee her excursion Ad. ia another part OF the
Democrat.
Az the lsobt Young was making The landing
Thursday evening, Capt. DANIELS, curious 10
know why the Eureka had not left, called Quito
sponse "Broke whst9s aueried Uspt+ Daniels
s'The handle of her wheel, busted the head OF
her churB, and crooked the rsinrod, was the
answer. Capts Daniels curiosity was satisfied.
Capt. March Woods has q parrot named ''Wll
Hays and which, in his leisure, he is teaching
French.
The Eureka will be ready 10 leave Monday for
the Lafourche; and will on Thursday next make
nef EXCURSION 10 the eeAah0fe, pO9bpoHeu Oh hc-
count of the accident 10 her machinery,
The renowned Charles Morgan will be here to
leave for Cincinnati next Wednesday.
Attention is called to the Grand Isle Hotel and
Billy Collins advertisement In another column.
The Bart Able, leaving every Saturday for Red
river. will make coast landings, and answer all
halls between here and the mouth OF Red river,
either on her up Or down trips. Bee advertise.
nent
The new. fine and fast Yssoo Valley lie the reg.
ular mail packet for yicksburg to-day, Id
place Of the Natches.
The Nellie Hpeer with tow OF seven boats
coal, consigned to d. b d. Wood, arrived yester-
day.
The Ann q. did not get away yesterday. She
WAS TO hare left early this morning.
The Robert Mitchell. James Paul 10 command.
Frank Etein clerk, is advertised to leave to-day
for the Ohio through to Cincinnati.
The Billy Collins leaves to-day at 8 q. m, by
way of Harvey's Canal for Grand Isle.
:. The Blue Wing No, 3. ]. A. Qomstock master.
Messrs. Wood and Dean clerks. leaves to day
ct 10 q. M. promptly, for the coast, Donaldson
vile and the Ashland plantation, Ascension
parish.
The lower coast United States mali aud pas.
eenger steamer Martha, w. 3. Dassett master,
Messrs. Leegier and Barrels clerks. leaves to-day
at 5 p. III. for Port Eads.
The fleet Bart Able leaves to-day at p. m.
Tor Alexandria and Grand Eeore. Richard Sim
mott master, Geo. Hamilton clerk.
The Yagpo Valley, In place Of the Natehez. L.
to-day ut o p. ~, for Vicksburg and all mail
landings.
The semi.weehly coast and Bayou Lafourche
packet Ella Hughes Joe Dalferes master, II. IL.
Alba clerk, leaves to-day at p. M. going
through to Loekport.
( The regular Tuesday and Saturday Bayou La
fourche packet Assumption. ?. A. Chariot master.
n. u, pupuis and Joe Lagroue clerks, leaves to-
day at p. m.
The James Howard leaves to-day as p. m. for
Memphs, Cairo aud st. Louis, d. H. Pegram in
command, ]. II. uhsssaing clerk The Howard
offers unusual facilities fer pleasant trip: her
cabin ie large and airy, with plenty OF guard |
room, and her staterooms besides being very |
large, open into each other, being especially |
adapted for families. she lives well, and is fast
and safe. |
The United States mail steamer Martha. from
Port Eads, arrived yesterday and will leave on
her advertised time this day. Her cabin was
full OF passengers, which proves her popularity |
among the residents of our lower coast The |
accommodations, and, above oil, her officers are
always prompt to attend the wants of ali.
by Telegraph
FRANKLIN, july 6-To Hite & osrlin Steamer
Geo. spangler passed yesterday; will arrive on
time. w. o, Smith, master.
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS,
CINCINNATI, July 1. - The frame of Capt.
Charlie Thofns new He'd river steamer is get up |
and in shape at Mach's yard. Capt. g. A. Dit
ton Ia here observing her progress, and says abe |
will be ready 10 launch in three weeks and
ready for business by the 10Th of September.
Capt. Jack w. Blanks writes hia new Ouachi- /
ia packet, building at Jeiiersonvie, will BIO COM
pleted by the 10th Of August. She will be quite |
light Tor boat OF her siEe, and will not draw |
over eighteen inches In the deepest place. She |
will carry and store near $500 bales Of cotton, |
and II the machinery, which looks far all well,
comes mp TO my expectation, she will be the |
greatest low water boat afoat. and one that will |
come as near burning no fuel as any boat you
ever saw, and she viii prove treasure wherever
she goes"
ST.. Loufs. July a.--During The past three weeks
about $500 hide Of tobacco have been shipped
from Southern Kentucky, via the East Tennessee
and Virginia Airline Railroad, to Norfolk, and
thence by steamer TO Liverpool, and to this ex-
tent the problem of direct trade with Europe has
been solved.
A Galena correspondent writes: Our grain mer-
chants have their warehouses filled TO OVERLOOKING
with grain, and are waiting patiently for that
June rise prophesied by old river men; and az
Congress has failed TO make any appropriation
for the Improvement Of Gaena river, they may
content themselves with singing. "Waiting, fond
ly waiting"
EVANSVILLE, July 3.--Harry @. Teeter, clerk Of
the Il. M. Norton and bargea, arrived here yes
terdAy by rail from New Orleans and is slightly
indisposed. He has already engaged 5000 sacks
of corn from Capt. Jules Q. Verhoetf. and 200
hogsheads of tobacco from Capt. W, b. Piersel.
r MEnrurs, July 3.-The Coal Hill was arranging
70 give bond today and will start up the river az
soon as It Is done. The libel was for sinking the
small steamer BERTHE some months ago, while the
latter was coming up in tow ofthe Goal Hill The
suit has flimsy foundation, and will hardly re-
salt in more than annoyance to the Coal Hills
captain.
New York Journal of Commerce:
:. There is a steady tendency toward the asser-
lion OF the rights of the general government
over many things which the States have long
been regulating for themselves. This Is especisl-
sy observable in the Supreme Court decisions on
questions growing ont OF State laws relating to
commerce. That tribunal il gradually taking
away from the States, and restoring to the Fed
ara government, the pewers OF supervising and
taxing commerce. One Of the most striking Of
these decisions was that declaring unconstitution-
VI the emigrant head-tax which New York, Cali
fornia and some other States had imposed and
collected for many years. The came court
mas now upset Louisiana statute under
which the master and wardens OF the port
of New Orleans made surveys of the matches of l.
all sesgoing vessels and charged them roundly
for the superfiuous work. Commerce having