The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-12

MSmDflS u
New Orleans. u Q
PfttSburg ..........
Shreveport ........ 2
0e'0" n'sn WAFER n1 NE Il 9ss, eoRoM,
Sergeant Signal Service. U. b. A.
Arrivals.
Alvin Martha, Mary Ida Ella Hughes, Henry
Tete, j. H. Hanna. Frank Pargoud, Gov. Allen.
Departures.
Alvin. Martha Mary Ida Henry Tete. Frank
Pargoud.
Mary Ida. Blue Wing No. 8. upper coast; Eva,
shreveport, Gold Dust. ST. Louis: ouachita
Belle, Bayou Sara; Natchez, vicksburg; Yazoo,
Weather clear and pleasant.
business. except about the Pargoud and coast
packets. was ra her quiet yesterday.
until % sh ne
trip, and left with good freight.
y. Or account oil low water the wharfboat at
o. ess private dispatch to that effe t has been
The Parisct. line steamer .Yazoo on her, way
Monday positively for the Yazoo.
The popular Frank Bsrgeron with his favor
ite. St., John will leave next Wednesday for
The orr7e Brandon arrived at Shreveport
last Wednesday. The Times says, that while
might make few trips below Shreveport -
There is strong probability that within the
next two da, the Tom Parker and tugs will go
out Capt. nrs. VIII most keIy
Capt. jos Daiferes has again been obliged to
water In the Lafourche. From tapt Joe we
learn that the men engaged in fiatboating on
the bayou. about 100 in number, will dam the
bayou above the shOaltst places and dig 1t out.
hoping thereby to improve the navigation.
Capt Joe It last evening for the scene of work.
to render any and al the assistance within his
longer time than usual this year. and has been
the cause of no ineonsiderable loss to boatmen
engaged in the trade
nesday for Vicksburg, on his way to BDuf river,
charged with the task OF clearing the. way be-
P9nt and md snsos ePr for
Jim Wilson's factotum. Capt Billy Evans. Is
in receipt Of letter from 70 Capt Wenzel in
new boats for the onaeRita Clara i. and n ID D.
Wise. will be ready to leave BY the 18th. One OF
the boats will 1a99 bales the other 70
Hanna. has special notice in another rart OF
the DEMoCRAT. TO which sttention is called.
Gait. Joe Dalferes also has special notice In
the same column
Selected for the N. o. Democrat
The NatcheZ Trail.
Among the incidents Of the early history OF
the Mississippi was the violent. death OF Mason
in 1902. This bandit had become the terror OF
through the Indian Nation. By this route
through the wilderness the traders and boat
men returned to the settlements with the pro-
parties on foot and horse. and often carried
with them rich treasures.
It was in this year. when all travel and inter-
ascending keel boat, that Mason made his ap-
pearanee in the Mississippi Territory. Long
accustomed to, robbery and murder upon the
and pressed by the rapid approach of the
American population, he deserted the cave in
the rock On the Ohio and began to infest thu.
the river trade was the tempting brize, and he
soon became the terror OF every traveller
through the wilderness. The outrages Of Mason
became so frequent and sanguinary that Gov.
Claiborne offered large, reward for Mason
dead or alive. Two OF his band, tempted by this
reward, concerted a plan by which they might
obtain it, An opportunity soon occurred, and
while Mason. In company with the two conspi-
rators, was counting out some i'll gotten plum
der, tomahaW s was e., buried 10 his brain. his
OF government. Masons band being deprived
s sna asRRstssa an ae sa as f2gey
the route known as the Natchez and Nashville
INoTE.-The Cave in the Rock is we'll known
to Quo boatmen. as well as the fact that in
early days it was infested by robbers.-Editor
In 1928 the French established Fort Rosaie
upon the bluffs and commenced trading with
the Natchez Indians.
In 1888 the Standards took possession of Lou
In 1906 Natchez received its charter as city.
1t had already become an important CONNER
cial point. It was large village, consisting Of
larry and with but little regard for system or
cleanliness. Impressed with its growing i'm
portance the Legislature. in March, 1903 ineor-
ntaIt Ia vrf0 itnnl nh
was the number of lawless adventures and
bpatmen from the OHIO region who annually
infested the city and defied the authorities that
no man was safe from them until the .authori-
ties were clothed with amnle power for their
pnnishmept.,!F From Monette's History of the
Valley OF the ! MISSISSIPPI p =. .,,oo, -.
Able's chimneys. on Wednesday, we thought
Capt. sinnott had made new style of tops, and
are the oak leaf style, and certainly very very
handsome ne at that.
Capt. James Phelps, travelling agent for the
Red River Transportation Company. arrived on
The Alvin had big trip from the lower coast
and left again yesterday.
from Bi nville street for Wesw ego. running in
connection with the New Orleans and Texas
Railroat to Donaldsonvile.
The lower coast United States mail packet
Eva John TAYLOR master, N. Barrois md Ernest
r inhardt clerks, leaves o-day promptly at 10
a. N.
Inc me steamer JOIN II. danna. shIDeS n.
McElroy in command, leaves to day at ~ m, for
the coast and Bayou Sara. Capt. L. P. Della
houssaye has charge of the office.
The coast and Bayou Sara Un ted States mail
packet Gov; Alien. John J. Brown master. y. B.
Streck clerk. leaves to-day ut D. m.
The atchez, from Vickt burg, will be found at
the landing to-day, receiving to leave to-mor-
row. as usual, for Vieksburg.
The q. II. Durfee. for Alexandria and Grand
Ecore, and the Bonnie Lee. for Shreveport.
leave to morrow.
Thu Martha leaves tomorrow at %. m, for
the lower coast to Port Eads.
The tri-weekly coast, Donadspnville and
La ourche packet Henry Tete will arrive this
evening, and return tomorrow az usual.
The NJ. /. daily line s Gamer Mary Ida will
arr.ve this evening and return to- morrow
The lower coast packet Alvin. W. T. Scovel
evening. and return tomorrow. as usual, a