The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-10
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nlue wing No. D, Uarondelet, j, II. Hanna. rom
Parker. SANDY No. y, Dol. A. r. kouns. Willie.
To ARRIVE Henry Tete, Eureka, Assump-
tion. Lafourcbe: Mary Ida, Blue Wing No. 3,
Robert Young, upper coast, Thompson Dean.
A. q. Donnally, ohe; Belle q Shreveport, 81.
Bars. ID. John, Baton houge; Isabel. Emma,
lower coes,; Shannon, Arkansas; Nstches,
Vicksburg; Bertha, Opelousas.
The weather. yesterday was very pleasant.
The Robert Mitchell, for the Ohio, and Carons
sIelet for 81. Louis both got away yesterday. The
former had 900 tons freight and 10 passengers;
che latter had b04 hhds and 600 boxes eugsr.
The John r. Tolle laid over Until 10 day.
The City Of Augusta lays over 10 saturday.
when she surely leaves for the Arkansas. Capt.
Elliott SAYS abe Ia 4 through boat, carries freight
very lvw, and that he wants both facts remen-
befed.
Capt. Rice tried the Ella Hughes yesterday.
taking her UP the river apiece. she leaves for
the Ouachite next week.
CAPT. Jack Blanks went out on the Hanna this
trip, uapt. Fred stopping of.
Capt Delahoussaye says the Tom Parker will
be here to leave again for Bout river Saturday,
the 1gtb inst.
The W. j. reitevent arrived Tuesday night
from the Tensas, and 10 receiving to return BAT
urday, positively, ut p. M, and when Capt. Bull
Ivan says positively he means IT, MIR. J. t. Rob-
bins and Andy Roland are her attentive clerks.
TIE Carrie A. Thorn ~ announced to leave for
Minden On Wednesday. the l6tb inst.
In another part OF the DEMOCRAT will be found
the particulars Of the WELDON explosion.
We published In the Democrat. last week. an
account OF tapt. Tally Hcovells new lower coast
packet. work upon which has been commenced.
hhe dimensions sound well, and supplemented
withe the fact that Capt. Scovell possesses the
necessary practical knowledge. there s no doubt
but that the boat viii be good one. Az name
for her IL new In order, We have one 10 suggest
that IF Ben kout a--the name of man known
r. 1t. heat Ls.n
though dead Ior years or more, IL almost ne wei,
remembered and aa often spoken of, NJ though
he died but Last week. A steamboatman of rare
skill, captain among captains, an honor to his
profession. A etaunch Fl lend, 4 brave and honor
able man. his meme would q ACE the boat.
The season for her being over, the Maria Lou
ise. arriving Tuesday night from Shreveport, has
been ordered into retirement. and her place filed
by the Charles H. nurfee, Capt. Wallace Mo.
Cheney. The Dutfee will leave Saturday, and
no through to Jefferson.
The great Thompson Dean. w. D. Miller in
command, leaves Saturday for the Ohio. Ro ma
can be engaged to-day Mt Wayne h Williams
the katchez IL due tonight fron, vicksburg
ana will return AZ usual saturday.
The Dart Able leaves Saturday az usual for
Alexandria aud Grand Ecore.
The Bertha will arrive tonight from the At
chafaaya. and will return SATURDAY.
The Hpe Wing No. B, from the Ashland Plan
tation, Ascension pafish, will arrive this evening
and return Saturday at 10 am.
The Robert Young, from Donaldsonville, will
arrive also this evening, returning Saturday at
10 q. m.
The New Orleans and Ouachita Transportation
Companys steamer John Howard, 7. U. Mont
aomety in command, Ia receiving to leave hatur-
day for Camden and all intermediate landings on
The Merchants and j : 'ers independent
packet. Cotton Valley, ]. y Carlton master,
leaves Saturday for all landings on the Black and
.btto nh M IN M
The Frank Pargoud, J. NJ. White master,
Meesra. Holmessand Oslu,es clerks, leaves to-day
Mt 3 y, m. for vicksburg. areenvllle and all Bend
landings.
packet Eureka leaves to-day at p. m. for Thibo.
aaux. U. u. Terrebonne commands. II. d. Ter
rebonne clerk.
The regular Monday and Friday coast and
Bayou Lafourche packet Henry Tete, j. i. Au-
coin master, NJ. II. Landry clerk, leaves to-mor
row ut 10 a, IN,
The tri.weekly lower coast packet Emma leaves
tomorrow at p. m. for the Franklin Rice Mill.
Oliver Canton, Jr., master; j. J. Donovan clerk.
The eemi-weekly coast and Baton Rouge packet
80. John, F,ank BerReron master, ]. u. Berge'
ron clerk, leaves Tomorrow nj Ia M. punctually.
The coast and Bayou Sara United States mail
packet Gov. Allen, J. J. Brown master. 3. 3.
streek clerk, leaves tomorrow at s y. IN.
The steamer Henry Tete. from Thbodaux, ar
rived last evening on her usual good time.
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS
rittsburg Commercials
It's true we have nothing like the number Of |
boats now that we had years ago but it should |
be borne In mind that boats are of much greater |
capacity now than then. The John l.. khoads or |
Mollie Moore Of the present day will carry al |
most as much rs half q dozen steamboats, thirty |
years ago In the palmy days OF steamboating
long before the iron horse was within many |
miles Of plttsbnrg-there were but few boats
with capacity exceeding 400 or 500 tons,
ffnr tsv,Yni
foA one OF Capt. Grays fine towboats to leave |
here with 1000 to 25o0 tons. We hear good deal |
said about the railroads monopolizing the carry
ing trade and that steamboating was = thing OF
that the shinments both South aud West have |
been much larger from Pittsburg this spring by |
river than by rail.
1t liz not reasonable to expect that in these
cents per cwt. to st. Louie by rail when they can |
chip BY rive at 1917 TO 15 cents, as the diff renee
in the cost OF transportation Ia good margin |
for proft, and there il about the same difference
to all points accessible by river.
The Pittsbnrg Dispatch reminds its readers
that the steamer Hawkeye state, built and
BY Commodore II. @. Gray, made the
run from g. Louis to st. Paul. $40 miles up
stream, in days, 81 houra, 40 inmates. in July,
1867. his was tall running and has never been
beaten. The Hswkeye also made the round trip,
l64o miles, and did her regular business, inside
OF q week
CINCINNATI, May THE keokuk Northern
Line Packet Company sold at auction. at Daven-
port. on Thursday. property for sl5600 which
cost the company $50. 900 in 1866. The property
il $50 feet frontage, and extends from Front
street to high water mark. The buildings are
four stories high, and about 25 years old.
man named Flynt is building at Duluth
sailtoat on the double hull principe, with which
he proposes to take the shine out of all his COM
pettors. 1t consists OF ordinary boat cut in
Two lengthwise, the inner sides boarded up, and
tyr, hYriI fh,a al MIA nf,n
apart, with . strong decking over all. This Will
be novelty on the lake, and all interested in fast
boats are watch ng for its appearance.
Capt. Parisot, the veteran steamboatman OF the
Yszoo, has purchased the large and commodious
cot on-s shed the river near the center of Green
wood, and intenos making it free storehouse
for cotton, freight, etc. He int nds, also, max
ing rood landing there for boate, with an eleva-
tor foroarrying f.eigntfrom low water mark into
the warehouse.
I Mr. John W. Murphy, engineer Of the steam
boafsEsrly Bird, takes the ground that Pearl
river can be made navigable the year round by