The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-17
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT. /
Monday. Dec. II. 1877. J

Isabel Alexandria. WI. Poitevcnt. A. G. Don
Departures.
Belle.
Alvin, Martha, lower coast; Mary Ida. Henry
Tete. Blue Wing No >, upper coast: ~. mary
Assumption, Lafourebe; Ouachita Belle. GOV
Allen. Bayou Sara; st. John, J. II. Hanna, Baton
natl: q. Il: Darfee. led river; l. q Yaeger, Sity
Of Alton, st. Louis; +. +. Lee. Yazoo Valley.
Siehsburg Katie Arkapostt he vssI Taylor
ohita; City of Augusta. White river: Texas
Danube, He'd river; Big Sunlower Bayou DIES
Glaizes; J. A. Scudder. O. r Chouteau, Men,
The Alexandria arrived yesterday from Alex.
andria with cargo. equal in weight TO 1900, and
who has Just made his first trip on her. says she
Is o great boat. She is light carries well, runs
well, and Is the cheapest boat on the river. She
to stGi and not all used at that. Capt. B. says
the rush is over in Red river: that part Of his
trip he picked up on the coast; The Alexandria
had to lay up on account of the dense fog Of
Saturday night end yesterday. All of the Sat
urday departures were behind In consequence
O'clock at College Point and md the baiance Of
them below there TO Kennervile where the
Golden Rule was met.
The steamer W. j. Poitevent, from Bayou La
fourche. arrived at dark last evening with q
full trip-1oe hhds. sugar. 1893 bbls. molasses and
81 sacks rough e, rice. : - mi, .,., .,
cotton seed Trip from Vidala. She may go to
Bayou des Glaizes as a weekly packet. .,
The probabilities are that the G. X. Peck will
have company on her trip to Donaldsonville
Capt. Alex. Trousdale teegraphed yesterday
from Bage s ng h the g ap Bayern wo% e
Glaizes tomorrow.
The Thos. Sherlock leaves Cincinnati to mor
row.
The Charles Morgan. U. j. Schepck Chero-
kee and Mary Houston, In the order named are
all en- route from the Ohio.
The O. L. and N. U. Packet Company certainly
deserves success for the punctual manner In
which they are sending out their boats. One OF
the best In this company. the A. O. DonnalIy. is
receiving to leave here to morrow Capt Henry
Hart, her commander, is thorough steamboat
man and good business man. has on his boat
efficient and S s;,b as Gonss
and is the right man in the right place.
The Belle OF Shreveport commences to load
The famous City of Alton, H. u. Bixby in
command. leaves to morroy for It Louis, ,
See great reduction card of Messrs. j. b.
Woods g. Co., agents. ~ another column.
The n. @. yaeger will be the next departure
for st. Louis after the Alton. to be followed in
turn by the Susie Silver. due the latter part of
The j. A. scudder will arrive to leave Wednes-
day for Memphis and the bends
We hope shippers to the Arkansas and White
rivers win not forget the fact that the City OF
Augusta leaves for the latter river to-day. and
the Ashland Tor the Arkansas to- morrow: bOth
are through boats carry freight as low as by
any other means of transportation. and for
nsay other reasons, equally as good, are en-
eeiye. The Ashland IL receiving at the head of
Lafayette street.
The Rob, Z. Lee, leaving to morrow, connects
at Vicsss,hturg with the Anchor line Tor Memphis
and st. LOUIS.
The Ouaehita Belle, making semi weekly
trips to Bayou Sara, will arrive this evening
and return Wednesday at D. m.
The Baties leaves to-day for Vicksburg and
The following are the departures in the Red
River Transportation Company announced tor
to day; Danube. Capt, Charlie Thorn,
Wednesday, and the LaBeile, Capt. M. N Wool.
Saturday. gil to Shreveport and jefferson
The st. Francis Belle leaves daily Mt 7:45 q. m.
from Bienville street for Westwego, running In
connection with the New Orleans and Texas
Railroad to Donaldsonvile MT ,
Care: The Belle is a daylight boat both ways.
r6e Hs ue wnR No. j. sFo aso the
per coast st to Ashland plantation j. A. Com
stock In command. Wood clerks.
The side wheel passenger steamer "; J. P9ite-
vent. y. ID. TerrebOnne master. Gabe Block
clerk. leaves to-day at 10 O. m. for the coast,
Donaldsonvile and the Lafourcho, through to
The New Orleans and Gulf Transportation
Company's steamer Alvin. W, L. Scoyell master
s. Bassett master. Tuesday at IL m.: both boats
20 through to Port Eads and carry the United
States mail
the coast and Lafourche. through to Thibodaux.
?. A. Chariot commands. N. q. Dupuis and Joe
Lagroue clerks.
The John II. Hanna leaves to- morrow at s ..
m for Paauemine, Baton Rouge and gill coast
landings. L. Bergeron In command Il. b.
The United States mail and passenger packet
Gov. Allen, John J. Brown master, s. s. Streck
clerk. leaves TO-DAY at .. M for bayou sara
and All Grissom clerks, leaves to-day at s
p m. fol. Vicksburg and all bend landings to
The New Orleans and Ouachita Transports
ton Companys steamer Fanchon, r. 9. Sweeney
master. Alex. Mcconnell clerk. leaves to-
day at D. m. for the Ouachita through to Cam
The Big SunGower. M. M. Dufour. master. A.
P. TrousdaIe clerk. leaves tomorrow at =. m.
for Bayou des Glaizes.
gusta J. d. Elliott master. Joe Elliott clerk.
eayes at p m for Cry W per river
lion Compang's steamer Texas. Geo. ". Rea
master, H. 9. Boazman clerk. leaves to-day. at
3 p. M, for Shreveport.
The M. l, daily line steamer Mary Ida; j. A.
Ruiz in command, Edward Nicolle. clerk. leaves
TO morrow at 10 a. m. promptly for the upper
The Henry Tete, J. F. Aucoin master. M. H.
Landry clerk leaves to-morrow at 10 a. m. for
the coast and Donaldsonville.
The Robert t. Lee Will leave Tomorrow Tor
Vicksburg and all mail landings. Capt. VIM.
Campbell in command, A. McVay in the Office,
The st. Mary. Joe Dalferes in command +.
Nicolle clerk. leaves tomorrow ut D. m. for
the coast and Lafourehe through to Laurel
Valley.
The Ashland, J. A. Williams master. J. 7.
Alexander clerk, leaves tomorrow at .. IN.
for the Arkansas through to Fort Smith.
The st. John leaves Wednesday at 10 m. for
Baton Rouge, J. P. McElroy in command.
The John Wilson. T. A. Blanks master, leaves
WpIp fpr0 I'm tn
The Yazoo Valley. W. B; Phillips master. will
leave Wednesday for the Yazoo.
The regular Bayou Macon and Tensas packet
Tensas. l.. V. Cooley in command, leaves We'd
nesday at 6 D. M. without fail.
The regular Atchafalaya packet Lessie, Tay-
lor, M. Kenisnn master, leaves Wednesday as
usual. Capt. Eug. Quatrevaux has charge OF
the office
by Telegraph
VIcKsBURG. Dec. 16.-To j. B. Woods K Co.:
Steamer G. P. Chouteau will arrive Monday.
with 1900 bales and COCO sacks. and leave Tues
day, 18th inst
VIM. Fl. THORW EGAN. Master.
MEMPHIS Dec Ito c. G. Wayne. LOG
Graver street: Steamer Chas. Morgan will arrive
morning. ALBEIT STEIN.
yrcKspIrRa Dec Into Brockett q Carter 80