The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-15
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, |
Monday. Octoberf5, 1877.
Arrivals,

OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, |
Monday. October.f5, 1877.
Arrivals.
Isabel, Eva, G. H. Durfee, Col. A. +. Kouns
To Arrive.
Mary Ida, Blue Wing No. upper coast al.
| yin, Martha, lower coast; Belle of Shreveport
Gold Dust. St. Louis: Ouachita Belle, Gov
Tete, Donaldsonyile: Bertha opelousas Bas,
| troR, Ouaehitai John Il. Hanna. Baton Rouge
r, p Lee, Vicksburg;; James Howard. Memphis
Howard. 3. r. Pegram in command, J. Fl. Chas-
saing clerk. will arrive to leave Thursday for
| Memphis and the bends.
The Roht L. Lee, leaving tomorrow. connects
at sieksburg with the Anchor line for Memphis
Capt james ?. McElroy, of the John Fl. Han
DEMOCRAT, to which attention is called,
The uqachita Belle, making semi weekly
| trips to Bayou Sara will arrive this evening
and return Wednesday at b. m. 'iii' o'1'n7
The Bertha. for the Atchafalaya, and the Bas-
trop,, for the Oqachlta, will arrive to leave We'd
| The fleet and unsurpassed Katie leaves to-
day, punctually at p. m. for the be nds to Arka-
The Ohio river as shown in Fridays dis
| patches to the Cincinnati Commercial:
Ne,o Albany. River rose inches. The Fletcher
was aground twenty-five hours ON Portland Bar
ana bgot over ms afternoon Twenty one inches
teSnssi a oft falling slowly. with s-1o
fest large on the gauge The Fair Play and Dick
Elizabeth got over. Walkers Bar. The Rapidan
has been at Henderson all day lighting over,
bat Feet at at The sbs nond
get, over, and Is on her way back. The Cotton
palley is stu On ON Puppy Greek this morning
on Cottonwood. 30 inches at the head of Gumber-
land Island feet at Pryor's Island walkers
Bar and Caseyvflle, 3 feet at Shawneetowrl, feet
T<ln RI Il
Shdlrneeto,sH-Thre feet on the bar No
packets down last night or to-day. they having
trouble at Henderson Bar which Is getting very
The Mary Elizabeth. Fair Play. John Wilson.
Joe Joe, Bryarly and Golden Crown, in the order
VIII on h1 down from The 9o
Warner, Bee and Future City from ST. Louis
PVT when they will get here is just. what no
fellow can tell Just now. The Belle, Of Shreye-
Louis and Memphis. and seventeen DAYS ont TO
THIS port. She Is announced to return Thurs
: The Fannie Tatum, on the way from st. Louis.
ls making trip TO Vicksburg in place of the
Anchor line steamer City of Vicksburg.
Capt. JAS Phelps left yesterday by rail.
Capt, John steyensonis expected here to-day.
Charles Dix. Glenn Eolte and Henry Seaman
r. run the of1ice 81 the Seudder The scudder is
me fazoo Valley il announced in another
Go vnl az regular through packet from here
Tbe ya 1hs fano eayng every
and a fine one but she is fast, and will make
her time with ease.
T6H fo IF bs boats wsre lying At the various
Howard, Yazoo Valley. ". j. Poitevent' semi semi
ton. Painter No. 2. Stella clock, Robert Young
Danube. st. Mary, George Spangler. S.. John
Ella blla Hughes; Thompson Dean, Assumption. La
Dawn, Yazoo, Col. A. P. Keuns and c. H' Dnrfee
me Dqrfee, leaving to-day will most proba-
Sy 1fn eaek from rom Alexandra SO as to get
Ihe movements of the Kouns are vet in abey-
anee IL ''os
The Thompson Dean will come to the wharf
to-day, and leave Wednesday. without" Vail fail.
for Vicksbnrg aud bend landings to Argyle
Capt. Jas. II. Pepper in command, Capt Frank
Beck. Jr, in the office.
:, The St. John starts out Wednesday for Baton
Rouge. with Frank Bergeron on The roof ] 9.
Begr, ;s e !, in the office.
Is ANNOUNCED to return to- day.
The st Francis Belle leaves daily at 80 a. m.
from d Bienvie street for Westwego running IN
Railroad to Donaldsonville.
ne lower coast and Port Eads United States |
mail and passenger packet Eva leaves to day at
The tri-weekly coast, Donaldsonvile and
ashland plantation steamer Blue Wing No. 5 |
e leaves to-day sssy at 1o a. m Comstock In COM
The John Fl. Hanna leaves to-day at i n |
M fer Plaqqemine, Baton Rouge and all coast asst
D saIahngs e Il MEeEroy in command L.
J, The United States mail and passenger packet
10Y; Allen. J. J. Brown master. s. s. Streck
KAYE Tobnp Master a. fer RMHySp Sara
md A., all bend landings to Arkapolis.
I ber Aexapdsa and Grani Eeore packet G.
i1 m cierk. leaves to- day. positively at p. m.
u, Inc e. steamer Iazoo arrived Saturday night
III points. on the Yazoo and Tailahatche rivers e
). Il. Parisot in command, Jesse Mclean clerk
Inc NJ. |. line steamer Mary Ida is receiving
hrough to Ben Tureaud's. J. A. Ruiz in com
The Henry Tete, J. F. Aucoin master, M. H.
ne coast and Dona dsonyille. -0-
me new steamer Alvin. W. T. Scovel
master, leaves o-morrow at 1890 a. m. promptly
or the lower coast to the Quarantine Station.
me loWer coast United States mail packet
iartha. W Bassett master, leaves tomorrow
t u m. for Port Eads
The Robert =. Lee will leave tomorrow for
!, lcKspurg and all mail landings, Capt, VIM,
'anmIpbell in command. A, McVay in the Office.
ION mew Urieans and Red River
MASTER. Charles Drown clerk, is receiving to
aye FAYE wednesday at p. m. for Shreveport and
u. A. P. writes as follows from St. Louis to the
lnc1nnati Enquirer: Before the smoke had
e "a to issue from the burning wreck. or
norwegian busted himself in an effort 70 i'm
lediately rebuild her, but upon examination it
as found nothing remained of the steamer but
worthless hull hidden beneath The dark |
alters. and much damaged machinery. Learn {
lg these facts. he turned his attention toward t
ecuring a new boat. Purchasing the immense
on hun belonging, to the Western Iron Boat
!. u,Iiding Company, he had it towed to the foot
,t to work with orders to have the new boat
eady to receive cargo within thirty DAYS. He
as secured the powerful machinery of the once :
lmous Mississippi Valley Transportation Com /
anys towboat Mary Alice. which will be placed
! his new venture. The cylinder iimbers are
ready in place. much of the deck frame in Do.
alon and the work no OF setting up machinery
very detail of the construction. From the ,
sing OF the sun to the going down thereof he
LAY pe seen actively engaged about the vessel
Nc before the loss of his former steamer will
fully realized he will be sailing toward The
lnny South with an immense cargo on his new o
outhern packet, thesIron World RI is not vet
lly determined that the new boat will bear the
Dove name: 1t has been suggested as approo
rate ria and in all probability will be adopted.
he Captain is too thoroughly engaged to en-