The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-16
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT. l
Monday. July 10. 1877. [

Monday. July 10. 1877. I
ARRIVALS Isabel, ]. r. ,Tolle.
To ARRIvE.-Blla Hughes, Eureka, Henry
Tete, Assumption, Lafonrcbe; Martina, lower
coast Thos. Sherlock, Cincnnati Ut, John,
Baton Rouge; La Belize Bayou Bara; II. u Lse
ycksburg; Lessie Taylor, Opelousss; ]. Il.
Hanna, Ouachita; Tom Parker. Bduf liver; o.
III. Durfee Red river. %tlgM
The fleet and elegant passenger and United
States mail steamer Martha, w. y. Bassett T,ss-
ter. will be at the landing this morning receiving
TO leave tomorrow OF 10 a m. ior Port Eads.
The John Howard leaves ia the John II. Han
mas place Wednesday for Ouachits City. The
officers Of the Hanna will have charge OK the
Howard. s.f5.,.4
The Willie, gone TO the aseistance OF the Han
ma, will return In time TO leave tomorrow for the
Bayou Tecbe. A clerk Ia at the head OF Bienvlle
street receiving freight
THIS Eva leaves to-day at 10 a. m. for the lower
coast, through to Port IJads, carrying the United
States mail ON alternate days with the Martha.
Since quitting the upper coast, tile Eva has re-
oeived thorough repair, and is to-day in ss good
order as she WAS twenty months ago, when built
by the Vsllette's. Fore and aft hog chains have
been put in; she has been Thoroughly cleaned and
pabted, both inside and out; her office has been
enlarged, Bta'erooms and cabin refurnished, and
other alterations and improvements made, maxi
Ing her one OF The neatest and trimsst crafts on
the river. The Eva is very strong. safe aud fast,
aud will win favor anywhere. Capt. hn
Taylor, who is ID command, is known to every.
BODY on the lower coast, and 10 careful and safe
charge OF the Office, assisted by nir. Ernest Rein
hardt. Oapt. Bassett stopped off the Martha TO
see that the Eva got away all right, aud will 40
down on her to-day, returning on the Martha.
We hope Capt. Baseetts efforts TO establish \
daily line TO Port Eads-no small undertaking,
by the by--wl prove successful, and be prop
erly appreciated by the people OF the lower coast.
Attention s called TO the new advertisement of
the New Orleans and Red River Transportation
Company In suother column.
The fast and very fine sidewheel Ohio river pas
senger steamer Thos Sherlock will arrive to-
day and leave Thursday, without fail, for
Cincinnati. Lew Hates commands, MIR. M, l..
The Henry Tete will be the only departure for
the Lsfourche to-day, the Eureka being of on
an excursion to the Gulf.
The Robert Young having been withdrawn the
Blue Wing 10 the only departure for the Upper
Coast Monday and Wednesday mornings.
Mr. Ralph Hcbs arrived here Saturday.
The. Billy Collins leaves every Tuesday and
Saturday at 8 q. m. for Grand Isle, the finest
summer resort In the Southern country.
The tri-weekly coast, Donaldsonvls and Ash
land plantation aide-wheel steamer Blue Wing No.
leaves to-day promptly at 10 q. m, ]. A. Com
stock In command, Messrs. Wood and Dean
clerks. L}H4
81 John, II. Bergeron m ,ster, ]. q. Bergeron
clerk, leaves to-day at p. m. en- :.
The La Belle. In place OF the Coy. Allen. will
leave to-day at p. M, for Bayou Sara and
eli mail landings. j. ]. Brown master, q. u.
Btreck clerk.
The semi.weskly Bayou Lsfourc',e packet
Henry Tete, ]. Il. Aucoin master, M. FL. Landry
clerk, leaves to-day at 8 p. m.
The Robert u. Lee will leave tomorrow for
Vicksburg and ell mali landings, Capt. VIM.
Campbell in command, Capt john Mossop in
the Office t
The regular semi-weekly coast and Bayou La
fourche packet Assumption, r. A. Ohaslet mas
ter, leaves tomorrow at p. m.
Oapt. Joe Dalferes light draft steamer Ella
VrxEa tratx Al X ss, f,rk 4
fourche, through TO Lockport. iEy
The Lessie TAYLOR Tin place OF Sa ndy No. 81,
iii. II. Broad master, Eug. Qnstrevaux CLERK,
caves Wednesday ,e,1,,, for The Atohsfalsya; 49,.
Greig clerk, leaves tomorrow ~ y. M, for the
Atohafalaya and bayou Teche. e.tst + ,
The New Orleans and Red River Transports.
ton Company steamer ,,l Dawn, Oha w nrusIow
positively, at p. M, for shreveport aud Jefferson
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS. eth ga II i
CINCINNATI, July lathe staterooms Of Capt.
portable furniture and lounges for chidrep,
which, when not In use, can be folded up aud
rolled under the bedstead out Of The way.
ELI Hunt, of Nyack, New Yors, q prsstioal boat,
man, has invented novel means Of propulsion
for steamers. Hunt says q boat Of the dinien-
sions below given, can with two OF hts wheels, be
driven at the rate OF thirty miles per hour, snd
increased steadiness of the vessel will be OBJ
beam ct distance Of 100 feet frem the stern, %
feet wide at the stern, 10 feet hold, ard A. fest
draught. Propulsion Is obtained BIZ two screw
wheels 10 feet in diameter and ~ feet pitch,
with straight blades placed to dip within foot OF
the bottom OF the boat. These screws travel 10
opposite directions, and as their vanes are long
and elastic, II is believed that, despite their eige
they will jar the vessel much less than the ordi-
nary submerged screw. The inventor
proposes to drive his propellers at 100
revolutions, which, he claims, with pitch Of
"a feet, would secure speed OF 37H miles per
hour; ~ miles are deducted for clip, leaving 80
miles per hour as the effective speed OF the boat.
II allows OF steam screw propulsion Ia very shall
low water, and IL the speed mentioned is real
ICED, II might be applied in lieu Of The paddle
wheel upon steamboats, on our Western waters.
The boat will have q transom, or model stern.
Captain Frank Y. Cakes, formerly OF the Alaska;
Captain Q. Perry Tharp, superintendent of the
Marine Ways, Captain J. NJ. Chenoweth and
other distinguished bostmen and marine con-
structors and inventors have been closeted rea-
tive to Hunts new wheel
At Memphis four steamers Rre lying idle the
Illinois A. J. White, Keystone and Osceola Belle.
The latter was fixing Tuesday to go up the river
after raft, and she expects 10 tow 1t through 10
New Orleans.