The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-29

the Tensas and Macon, as high as Warsaw. Capt
Sullivan says this will certainly be the last oppor.
| tuuity OF the season for shippers.
| The tonnage in the Atohafalaya will be in-
creased this week by two more boats. One ofthem
will be an independent packet and will leave every
| Saturday.
Capt. Charlie Arthur is due here day. Capts
DeHart, Blanks and Holmes leave for the West
Tuesday.
The Robt. E. Lee. leaving Tuesday. connects
az Vicksburg with the Anchor Line for Memphis,
Cairo and 1t. Louie. The connection is sure
one, aud the time railroad time. There is no
finer passenger steamer afioat than the Lee.
The CHARLES MoRGAN.-This very great H.
vorite is announced to leave for Cincinnati on
Wednesday. Albert Stein is her popular con-
mander, Harry stein her efficient clerk.
"REMINISCENCES.
Eighteen steamers left Louisville for New Or
leans during five days ending the 7th INST. me
Louisville Courier says it was supposed they took
upwards of 500 tons OF produce aud would
average IT'S passengers, which il equal to small
army Cf $3.50 persons, oil out OF she ONO river III
less than q week. November, 1853.
STRIKE Ar ST. LOUIS The steamboat captains
in the 1t. Louis and New OrleaDe trade have
agreed not to carry the mail after the 1st OF May
unless the department raise the compensation to
$50 for each trip.-April, 1854.
VALUABLE CARGO. The Henry Chouteau,
ult., brought up thiry-two boxes specie,
containing s2OO,OOO, from the mint at
at New Orleans, consigned to Adams Cos Ex-
press. Besides the specie on freight, the same
boat brought up near one hundred passengers
lust returned from California, among whom was
full 5000, 900 more, as near as could be ascer-
tanned.
The Eva, John Taylor master, Capt. John O..
Vallette and Ernest Riuehardt clerks, leaves to-
morrow at 10 q. m. for the lower coast. The Eva
runs in connection with the Martha. leaves on
alternate days and carries the United States
mail.
Attention is called to the advertisement in an
other column OF the Painter No. 2.
The Eureka, leaving at 10 q. m. in place OF the
Blue Wing No. 8, will be the only departure to-
morrow for the upper coast.
The Robt Young, in place of the Eureka, leaves
Tomorrow at p. m. for the Lafourche. Capt.
u. ID. TerreboDne commands.
The semi-weekly Baton Rouge packet st.
John, f. Bergeron master, J. @. Bergeron clerk,
leaves tomorrow at B p. m.
The Henry T'ete, in pace OF the Gov. Allen,
will leave Tomorrow at 5 p. IN. n Bayou Sara.
J. j. Brown master, s. S. btreck clerk.
The superb Robert E. Lee, VIM. Campbell
master, Messrs. McVsy and Mossop clerks,
leaves Tuesday, as ueual, for Vicksburg.
The Ella HUI khes, Joe Dalferes4naster, leaves
for the Lafourclie Tuesday.
The Assumption, in plaos OF the Henry Tete,
P. A. Charet master, N. 2. Dupuis clerk, leaves
tomorrow at p. m. for the Lafourche.
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.
CINCINNATI, July 26.-The U. P. Schenck for
New Orleans is loading and will depart on Satur-
day. The Thos. Sherlock returns to New Or.
leans next Wednesday. The schenck is loading
for New Orleans ut Zoo per hundred for bacon,
75c TOR whisky, Coo for pork and 400 Tor -four.
The rates are the same to the South and all
points by river, Notwithstanding the railroad
blockade.
The plankipg of the hull Of the new Golden
Grown is about completed and Mr.. Elias Ehler
has commenced putting up the cabin. MIR. Q. L.
Dumont has the new engine for the Golden
Grown about completed The machinery is the
best piece OF work ever turned ont in Cincinnati,
and when in place on the Golden Crown will
drive her up the river fat, IL not faster, than
any stern-wheeler that ever came from New Or
leans. Capt. Drown is very proud Of his new
boat. He has ordered the furniture from Mitch
ell Il Rammelsberg.
laid up at West Louisville, and not up at New AL
bany as our exchanges have it.
st. Louis Times, July 26: Business yesterday
was moderately active, but should the strike con
tinue there will be nothing doing in shipping
after to-day, as merchants are refusing to fill or
ders sell goods until the difficulties settled.
The Pool Line will send the Glencoe out for New
Orleans at 10 a. m. FRIDAY, the 26th portion
OF her cargo goes through TO Now York and Bos-
ton via the old reliable water route.
Delega ions of the strikers visited the different
packet companies yesterday, and demanded an
advance OF wages. Their wishes were readily
acoeded to, when the men retired apparently
satisfied. The wages derlanded were $50 for
stewards, $50 for cabin boys, $40 for the cook
house, s75 for the pastry cooks, s45 for hremen
and $40 for rousters. The Anchor line, which
has been paying good salaries all the time, was
not interfered with. The Centennial was de-
tanned q short time in shipping up crew, but
loft for New Orleans at noon all right. Rates to
way points have been advanced to 65 cents per
barrelIfor -four. and 371s cents pr cwt. To New
Orleans they are the same 40 cents for -four and
20 cents per cwt The b,rge and pool lines are
receipting -four through to Boston for 81 IT, and
80 cents to New York.
The Capitol City is announced to leave for
Vicksburg to-day, but Com. John A. Scudder re-
marked to the reporter last evening that her dc.
parture would depend on the state Of affairs to-
day. He was inclined to believe that business
would be suspended entirely. unless the pending
difficulties were adjusted and confidence re-
stored. 1t proper here to state that the strike
has not extended to the steamers OF the Anchor
Line. The salaries W ich this company have been
paying are much higher than those Of any other
which terminates at this city, and both The en-
poyes and tho strikers are satisfied with them
And it should DO recorded to the honor Of Presi-
dent Bcudder that, while his steamers come in
competition with all the boats which navigate
the Lower Mississippi between Cairo and
Vicksburg, he has persistentiy refused to reduce
rates below what he considered fair living
price, believing that the laborer is worthy of his
hire. His course has been one that challenges
the admiration Of all conversant with 1t.