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

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RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMO CRAT.
Ass Wednesday. Dec. II. 1877.
.ae.s ArrIvaIs. ..,...,
Martha Belle. =, n. Hanne, Era No, u. Z, noide,
Rule. La Belle. Alvin, ~. MARY. John wilson
st. John, Seminole. Ouachita Belle.
Departures.
Belle, Mary Ida. Bastrop. !; Fl. Hanna. 4, =
Lee. COMMONWEALTH. Henry Tete, 1T. Mary, Col
a. r. Kouns.
Isabel, lower coast; Mary Ida. Henry Tete
Blue Wing No. Belle, upper o 9,esss; f hs
foapsSss; Kate s MIN Kinney y Gesls: COY
Alien. bayou sara: Clara 8. 0uaoh,ita; I, E
n na Ya ssoR yasy vefsSue fess
D. Ii. balfss bed FLYER; james, Heward. Mem
phis: Frank Pargoud, Greenviile; 1'ensas, Ma
Weather clear and pleasant Yesterday. !,
Business fair. The l,nding Is very much
gsewasd with freight a and T. the ~ hya al
Alvin and st. Mary came In loaded flat In tue
wafer. r,,.a. r.s.a...,
Point Pleasant and ali WAY laadings on Bayou
Bartholomew. She leaves this evening at
O'Clock with Capt. VIM. Wenzeii in charge and
Ley Rice ths office; u.,,,, t.,,. t,.ooo, -,
landing arrived last essn s.a With q fine rp
sacks cotton seed, al sacks seed cotton $50 hogs
heads sugar and 1854 barrels noasses.
nelsa fsssiY ss sa a p amounted e is
hogsheads and 6t1l barrels, .,.-i..,
There was no aepstirs for The lever Svn 2. coast s
Isesay nne anna a taa AVN mi esriy
until Ia . in the evening The Isabel and Alvin
VIII botn Leave sn 3 morning. anu 'ne af'l"
Fhs s ham Viii leave for the opachta Sat
urday The Eanchon goes next week ls....s.,, -
os Kinney tat Us kate Knasy Would
arrive THIS morning eariy. ahe leave 'o-norfo"
p9sitiyely Tor He'd river: b, IA. sua,t,,, ,r.,,
me Iensas wa que l s ngs @ s went nm
on Der Ia charge qf the office.
1he Willie for Bsuf rive. and the Trenton
T6 es GLOBE snsis moe Gss Il SUNDAY says
Tne susie silver. now i1alng Io r,i view M NJ
leans 20 save Inesaay wa sPw 't ea nyer ,s I
her az barge fQr the trip" =, ...-,,...,
Capt. Frsu Blanks. identined rom m. M Doy
he'd r wh es eas + fa h ogeh
clever gentleman and a business man.
cha sonR M ts Hs s aa the
HE O onaebita Belle. Tor ali coast and town
landings on Bayon Sara. liz the regular packet
"A elerk liz on tho landing to-day receiving Tor
the POitevent.
Mr.. Ben n, Covert erstwhile steward of
the Danube, left Saturday for Pittsburg. to go
on Capt. Adams new boat.
The gilt edge Maria Louise. Cart. q. J. Bria-
ke fGE ,as and the
Minden. A...5... 2, .1.s.... zs......,z,
The Golden City. the largest end certainly one
day for the The Ohio i positively '''' ''' ~
The new Golden Rule, now on her first trip,
arrived Monday night and will follow the
feone S g tRe i se not . 'oe
highly drawn. for she is certainly very beau
tigI steamer. Is = visit 70 9, her M vii prove.
ger and freight carrier Of hat name will be here
OF an early hour this morning on her fret voy
aago from Cincinnati p ,I new us cans; she r
2e1 feet long. Ih feet beam and 6k feet hold.
built OF heavier timber than is usually put In
mixer saat bas oil cut as a well
is excellent in all her business departments.
She has q Ispler did. cabin, costly in structure
room, and containing everything that could add
70 the convenience oftrayelefs. The rooms. %
n are ~ fsf IN t
100 books. - part 81 the luxaries OF The stylish
and beautiful cabin. Adescripdor ofthe latter.
ss Y appears ,,t n one ~ me Journals where the
spectator becomes almost lost. In the beauty
luHt buETouuus Hllu anu US tHe eye WBn0pfS
back into the spacious area. the gorgeousness
that is depicted everywhere, from the floor.
covered with elegant Brussels. TO the ceiling,
trimmed with gilt, In which Ia nestled
myriads Of apparently natural flowers, that
massive black and gilt chandeliers illuminate
as o fairy grotto. 1t is then that the mind won.
ders at the genius and def hand of man in
producing such works Of rare beauty. The
large landseare paintings that extend the entire
the clustered gilt mounted columns, the round
cornered gangways, richly frescoed, the large
plate-glass mirrors fore and oft. the costly |
lambreQuins over the windows aft of the ladies' |
cabin Oh harmonizng wi b lie unique and COST
ly furniture, make UP a view Of lovelness and |
grandeur that one cannot realize as floating on
the bosom OF river. It Is a gilded pagoda
fnteriorly; an arbor and labyrinth OF entwin- |
Ing vines from which, overhead, hang odorous
flowers and luscious fruits II tie skill OF the |
artist and his brush can be construed to make |
them 80; an art gallery. the walls of which are
covered with lam scapes. the masterpieces of |
we'll known talent-and what more IN way OF |
illustration. why. much that would convey
splendor and royal magnihcenAe as far as the |