The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-04
Above low

st. Louis ......r... 10
vicksburg ......... 81 . o
*Below high water mark OF 1874.
NELSON GOROM. serg't. Sig. Ser. q. 8. A.
ARR1vALs.-Isabel, Eva, Eureka, @. II. Durfee,
Bar. Able, Centennial, Martha.
DEPARTUREs.-Isabe, Assumption, st. John,
Gov. Allen.
TO ARn1vE-Ella Hughes, Robert Young, La
coast; Glencoe, st. Louis; Cherokee, U. r.
Schenck, Cincinnati; Willie, Attakapas.
Clear and warm yesterday
Business not very active.
We hope our frienps on the river will bear in
mind that we do job work of all kinds in the
DEMOCRAT Office. When a neat and cheap job is
wanted, and at the shortest notice, try us.
Tom Langdon has shipped as second clerk of
the W. j. Bshan. Tom has not steamboated for
several years.
Tom Knee has charge of the Stella Block Is
Office.
The Yazoo Valley had fine trip in Thursday
night. She is the packet to-day for Vicksburg in
place OF the Natohez. She is fine steamboat
and very fast one besides.
The Centennial arrived from st. Louis yester-
day morning and will return to-day.
The repairs on the Blue Wing not being COM
pleted in time for her to leave to-day, her de-
parture has been deferred to next Saturday. The
Eureka in the meantime will continue to fill her
place.
The Ella Hughes will bs the only departure for
the Lafourche to-day.
JUSTICE. Wednesday. evening, on the way
down, the Assumption landed at Harvey's brick
yard to take lot OF bricks, to be delivered on
the trip up. To this eight or ten of the rousta-
bouts objected. and despite coaxing and remon-
stance on the part of the mate and captain, gath
cred their buds and left the boat. Thursday
morning thsy put in an appearance and asked fof
their wages. This was refused, Capt. Chariot
claiming that they we're not entitled to any, be-
cause they had refused to work and left his boat
in distress. They then went before United States
Commissioner Southworth and entered suit.
Judge Southworth, after hearing both sides, dis
missed the suit, holding that as they had shipped
for the round trip they were under obligations to
make il. AMI that having quit the boat without
sufficient cause they had forfeited their right to
moneys due them. Thinking their claims would
fare better elsewhere, they went before Commits
sioner Halliday. That gentleman, upon learning
all the facts. told them to clear out, saying fur
Their that he wouldn't entertaina case passed upon
by brother commissioner, and that If they had
come before him in the first place, he, too would
have dismissed the suit.
From Messrs. Britton q Eppler, agents, we
learn that the Sunfower Belle, Dick Dent in
command, wi leave Vlcksburg to-day for New
Orleans. The Belle comes here for repairs, and
when finished she will load for the Sunfower
river, leaving here next Saturday.
The fine steamer Texas leaves for Alexandria
and Grand Ecore to-day.
The Red River Transportation Company have
Withdrawn the O. II. Durfee, for the purpose of
repairing her, and will send out to-day instead
the W. J. Behan. Capt. Geo. E. Wilkinson will
command the Behan. Nc. F. A. Ames clerk. The
company take great pride in keeping their boats
in tip.top order. and the moment there is work 10
be done on one, another is selected to fill her
place.
The Lotus No. 8 being on her last trip, the
Col. A. 2. Kouns will take her day, leaving here
next Wednet day.
e. Conery IL Son have three boilers, with mud
and steam drum complete, for sale. See adver.
tissment
The John a. Hanna, being ready, leaves next
for ri
will be Withdrawn.
Capt. Woods has contracted with Dave McOan
IL Son for new cylinder complete, and q new
shaft, for the La Belle
In connection with the departure OF the Tren-
ton to-day for the Atchafalaya there are three
,certainties that shippers can depend upon That
she will leave every Saturday; that she will re-
main in the trade and that she will give sstisfac-
ton to those who have business with her. Rob-
bins and Block are good fellows, both of them
they have lots of friends here, and they will make
them there
The Trenton will connect with the Ann s.. rum
ming in Old river.
living a sheet to put in her boiler, the Eva
did )t leave for the lower coast yesterday, lay
irg over to her next regular day, Monday. The
freight received by the Eva goes on the Martha
to-day.
We had the pleasure of call yesterday from
Lon mcfarland. Lon is the very head clerk OF
the hotel at Grand Isle, and says us the best
place he's struck yet.
through the jetties and out into the Gulf for a
short distance. She is fine steamer and the
trip pleasant one, worth the making.
John w. Ong, who has been spending several
weeks in the city, returned home on the Dawn.
Rousters on the upper Mississippi packets now
get $25 per month and fremen $50.
The Stella Block, FIR the Tensas and Macon
to-day, is the last chance shippers will have this
season.
The Assumption, for the Lafourche, not only
had fine freight yesterday, but she had her
cabin full of people.
The Willie will arrive to-day from the Teche
and return next Wednesday. See telegram be-
low. ~
The Eureka, in place of the Blue Wing No. 8,
J. A. Comstock master, Messrs. Woods and Dean
clerks, leaves to-day at 10 q. m. for Donaldson
vile and the Ashland plantation.
The lower coast United States mail and pas
senger steamer Martha, W. 8. Bassett master,
Messrs. Legier and Barros clerks, leaves to-day
at p. m. FOR Port Eads.
The Texas, in place of the Bart Able, leaves
to-day at p. m. for Alexandra and Grand Ecore.
Richard Sinnott MASTER Geo. Hamilton clerk.
The Yazoo Valley. in place of the Natchez, T..
r. Smith master, Frank Beck, Jr., clerk, leaves
to-day at p. m. for Yicksburg and all mail
lls,ssRdsngs.
SSssSSsnhe semi-weekly coast and Bayou Lafourche
packet Ella Hughes. Joe Dalferes master, leaves
to-day at p. M, going through to Lockport
The Trenton, j. l.. Robbins master, Gabe
Block clerk, leaves to-day at p. M, posi-
lively. for the Atchafalaya. through to Washing
Con.
The Stella Block, ]. B. Sullivan in command,
leaves to-day at p. m. for Black river, Ten
sas and Macon, through to Warsaw.
[By Telegraph
FRANKLIN, Ls., Aug. ITO Hite & Carlin:
Capt. Trinidad is improving slowly. Steamer
vii lie will arrive on Saturday morning and leave
Wednesday. FRANK GREIG, Clerk.
v1cKsBURa, Aug. 2.-To J. B.lWoods & Co., 1O4
Common street: Steamer Glencoe will arrive Sat-
urday night and leave for st. Louis Monday.
J. T. McCORD, Clerk.
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.
st. Louis Republican, Aug 1:
The river is falling at the rate OF inches day
and marks l6 feet by the gauge this evening.
Business is fair. The Commonwealth is filling
up steadily, and will leave for New Orleans to.
morrow. The barge company will dispatch a
tow on Saturday.
The city authorities Of Keokuk have agreed to
lease to the Ketkuk Northern Line Packet Com
pany 900 feet of the levee, and the boats OF the
line will here's fter Ia nd there The price is to be