The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-20
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT. !
Thursday. Dec, 20. 1877.

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OFFICE NEW. ORLEANS DEMO oRAT.
Thursday. Dec. 20. 1877. }
Arrivals.
Isabel. Martha. c. X. Peck. John Wilson Blue
"AAs A'o' = Departures.
Martha. Isabel, ST. John, st. Mary, Danube
g. 4. Peck. Blue Wing, No. .. G. T. Chouteau'
To Arrive.
Alvin. Isabel, Martha, lower weir, coast pI Mary Mary
No npRsr coast; As sum Har Allen qua Qua
Rouge f S gSas. Morgan. T; + sqbenck Cinqjn
n rvei H Yaessr t. Louis Yszeo Valley
Natchez. Vieksburg; Cotton Valley. ouachita;
4 stiff Wind Blew from the northeast yester-
day, and 1t looked as II rain was very near ;,
business fair in the way of shipments, Re
cslvsdd 10 the utmost with freight is busy
The John Wilson had splendid trip in and
9 IL was thought some time ago that the Wilson
hadn't bottom enough to make weekly trips to
Wne the Dean and Howard wore Stirring up
things in Memphis. Yesterday, the scudder and
Choteau were making IL liyely t ,S eaeh Other
A p pity that there is no other gay in the "e7k
day to take The Lessie Taylor's place. the G, X.
Peck for one, but they are hard to reach Just at
this particular time. He will however. have
the landing to-day, as soon as her freight Is
transferred to the Bertha. leaving this evening
ana will be repaired as rapidly as gossible The
unusually fine steamboat in every particular. is
10 her prime and has always been great fay-
orite. Much genuine sympathy is felt at the
The Sehenck will be at the landing this morn
ing, and will leave SURF, to-day for the Ohio,
and the regular Ohio river boats will most pro
badly try OF the same tiIae, to give her warm
Mr. ii. Molaison went out In tho office of the
Tensas. Vice Capt. Sam Entriken.
Peter Pepper. late Of the Natchez is mate of
The Ashland came to The landing yesterday
evening. and alter taking on her freight left for
Che salt warehouse to take on 200 sacks Ct salt
being unavoidably detained. She leaves this
q NJ. positively, and being an unusually light
Fletcher is at the head of Lafayette street
The Alvin. delayed by fog. will leave this q. m.
the Danube. ON her last trip made forty five
freight and passenger landi ngs. and went to
Shreveport in three days and nine hours. For
d boat Of her inches and power the time is very
The G. b. Church leaves Cincinnati to-day.
The City of Alton leaves for st. Louis to-day.
The H. g. Jaeger follows the Alton.
The famous Charles Morgan is due tonight
from the Ohio and will return Saturday.
The G. K Peck left yesterday on another trip
Tho Natehez will arrive tonight from vicks-
burg and return Saturday as usual.
The John Ell. Hanna. for Baton Rouge to-
morrow, leaves at 10 a. m.
The w, J. Poitevent for the Lafourche to-day
at D. m:
and r. Il. L. Company's boat for Saturday to
The Belle will leave for Bonnet Carre here
aftn Gatt Inv In nf SIp law
morning as heretofore.
The Martha. detained by fog. did not arrive in
e sa eSNs morning Port Sads gay
The Blue Wing line steamer Belle leaves to-
day at 9 9. m; tor the upper coast to Bonnet
Il. d. Harper commands. j. i. Bro S clerk. "''''
The Vt. Francis Belle leaves ayes daily at 7:45 a: M.
S Wiz Se New ana Tsxa a
The NJ. I. line packet Mary Ida, J. A. Ruiz
tne upper coast to the Welham plantation. Mr..
Edw Nioolle has charge OF the Office
vile pscfe Henry Tee a &acon masr
ing all plantation landings in daylight. !,
mali seP@er Frank Parsoud NJ White
ter. Curt Holmes clerk. leaves to day at S p. m.
for 'Vicksburg. Greenville and mail landings.
The sidewheel steamer W. J. Poitevent, U. ID.
Terrebonne master. .Gabe Block clerk. leaves
to-day OF p. m. for the Lafourche through to
The New Orleans and ouachita ,Transpqrttaa,-
Carlton In command Messrs Gilruth and Has
kell clerks. leaves to-day at p. M. for ouachita
The Ya z; Valley. W. B. Phillips in command
John T. Hall clerk leaves to day at 8 ?. m. for
Vicksburg and the Yazoo. taking freight for all
The Bertha. H. H. Broad master, Theo; John
iaya ~ through fHsns to Washington. ''i " '''
The o. L. and N o. Packet Company steamer
u. p Schenck. j. Lawrence Carter master.
Richard Burns clerk. leaves to-day at p. m. for
The semi-weekly Bayou Lafourche and coast
packet ASSUMPTION. T. A. Charlet master N. r.
The cuff Transportation oompanys steamer
Alvin. Y. scovell master. leaves to-day at u
The fine steamer John f. Hanna, Frank Ber-
geron In command. leaves tomorrow at 10 g. m.
E B. Trinidad has charge of the office.
The United States mail and passenger packet
Gov, Allen, John J. Brown master. S; s. Streck
clerk, leaves tomorrow at D. m. for Bayou
Exchange Clippings.
Cincinnati Commercial. December Il;
Yesterday. he T Easbye Hm ws
Gap It was born IL Baltimore
near seventy-four years old. His first expe
Renee as asieamboatman was in 1898, when he
ran the Phpbus on the Western rivers. With
lhpJ 0uTeye, IL HdulS tdiuiIltI W TlE6E m60,
he assisted In the work on the Red river raft
Among the boats commanded by Capt. Harrison
nian and Harry Tompkins, and several others,
each Of which fills a prominent place in river
annals In 1s sS during ths MEXICAN war he
Chase. which he built himself at Cincinnati. The
steamer had an eventful career, operating on
the Mexican coast and between New Orlean and
Vera Cruz and points below the latter city. The
Ann Chase while off Sabine river. exploded her
boilers, resulting in the death Of several men
During his operations in the Mexican waters
Capt. Harrison was twice wrecked. The first
time was on Brazos Bar. The second was in
the Gulf of Mexico. fifty miles south of Mexico.
In the latter the Ann Chase was lost. Capt.
Harrison then returned to Nashville and en-
gagged In the steamboat agency business, as
Stunning at the same time the Office. of local
United States Steamboat Inspector These pur-
suits he followed from 1853 to 1861. He was one
OF the Oldest and most prominent captains on
experience having been ON that stream The
first stern wheeler OF any size, the Rio came up
hnndrad tons burden and in thosa avs ono IF