The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-23
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sBelow high water mark OF 1874.
NELSON GOgOM, Bergt. Big. Ser. q. 8. A.
ARRfvAts-Isabel, Assumption, Thos. Sherlock
Yazoo Valley.
DEpAHTuREs- Isabel, Horny Tete, Gov. Allen
To ARR1vE-Ella Hughes, Lafourche; II. O
Yseger, st. Louis; Era No. 10, lower coast.
The weather was pleasant yesterday, breeze
blowing most OF the day.
Business on The landing very dull.
Capt. Charlie Thorn has returned from oincin-
natl. Capt. Charlie So, he has good steam
boat under wRy-a better one even than the Flor
,anoe Meyer, built at the same yard. he also re-
ports work progressing rapidly ON Capt. JACK
Blanks' new boat.
THE st. Lonis Times says: tone of our New
Orleans exchanges has fashion Of copying regu-
larry from the Times, without giving proper cred
It, simply heading the items I" st. Louis" This
is o small matter aud could well be borne by the
Times, were ii not that to remain silent would be
to encourage feature Of journalism which shows
alike piiful lack OF enterprise, and the appre-
citation OF that quality in Others"
The DEMOCRAT 10 the exchange referred to-
We mean the st. Louis Times, when we answer,
in it's own language One OF our ut. Louie ex-
changes has fashion of copying regularly from
the DEmooRAT, without giving credit-creditIng
instead the New orleans Pioayune generally,
and tho New Orleans Times occasionally. This 10
q small matter, and could well be borne by the
DEMOCRAT, were it not ETC., and go on. II the
Times, paper we greatly admire, and not least
among the attractions s it's River Column, will
first cast The beam out Of It's own eye, the mote
part OF the business will be attended to by the
DEMOCRAT.
Attention is called to the Grand Iss Hotel and
Billy Collins advertisement In another column
The Bart Able leaving every Saturday Tor Rcd
river will make coast landings, and answer all
halls between here and the mouth OF Red river,
either on her up or down trips. See advertise
ment.
Tba an s,,T F,rl Va Va To-
ular mail packet for vioksburg oday, in place
OF the Natohez.
Don't forget that the Thomas Sherlock leaves
to-day. She is an excellent passenger steamer,
and is differed by very clever and attentive gen.
tlemen.
To-day Is the dag named for the launching Of
Capt. scovell's new lower coast packet. It. is to
be hoped that nothing has interviewed to prevent
IL.
The large, safe and fast side-wheel excursion
steamer La Belle leaves, as per advertisement
Tomorrow for Red Church. A delightful and
very cheap manner of spending q few hours il
thus offered.
s Capt. Charlet's fine Lafourche packet Assump-
ton viii turn her next trip Tuesday into an ex-
ourson trip down the Bayou to the Gulf, where
che will remain three days, for the purpose of
aasn'ng. bathing, ETC., returning TO the city Mon
nothing ,lndene to make the trip pleasant.
:. fGapt. Bassett will have the Martha ready by
Wednesday next. She Ia being fixed up very
nicely.
We are in receipt of q postal from Andy
Swain. Andy ia captain of the Annie, between
Mobile and Point Clear, and will remain SO
gagged until the LIST of September, when, he says,
he will be back to put boat in Red river.
After going through another "bng down"
Snsg writes as follows:
Hor SPRINGS, Ark. June 10, 1877.
Hot Springs has it's attractions; some of the
boys are talking about pitching their tents here;
are about coming to anchor. They gay IL is
grand place to display ones genius, talent, ener.
BY and patience. Carnahan and Wall propose
opening first class hotel on the lunch-house
plan for unfortunate and disabled steamboat
men. Henry has already enlisted the eympa-
thies OF the commissioners, and thinks the gov
eminent Will generously come to his assistance
should he need It, Parties contemplating visit
ing these rejuvensting waters and DESTROYS or
learning more of this grand scheme, should ad-
dress the proprietors, enclosing the usual re.
tanner, one m0nths board in advance, when they
Will be promptly furnished with full particulars
Wash. Floyd's business is much more immense
WASH - organizing highly moral variety
show he has engaged two fat women
q light weight trapezist, and six end ladies', and
says the end 10 not yet Look out for Wash. One
OF our handsome coast captains arrived the other
claims. Boil him down. We enjoy ourselves
hHgely-take ride on the street cars and ther
q walk by way OF variety; visit Castle Park,
pleasant retreat in the suburbs, where gentle-
Ahdu HUN tue 6lTlGhu front Yer goes through
pugilistio tussel with large black bear and it is
very entertaining. We bear it and step into
side institution, where witness verv credit
able performance by Prof Deyere and lady.
The virtue OF the waters here is truly wonder
full Was talking with man, a resident of the
city. He says he came here about ten years
ago, perfectly helpless, on q stretcher. He fell
10 with some Irish friends, who carried him to
hahi Hole to battle every evening. The boys
took took him up one evening to give him his acsus-
mt hr,,t fka hath tod
lng 10 leave him an hour; but they got Oh
spree ana forgot all about their patient. The re-
suit was the poor man remained IN the pool all
night. lie eouldn't get out, 30 he thought; but
much to his surprise, he could walk and went
down and aroused his friends The party tells
this story himself. 1t must DO So More anon.
r nv, OLD SNAG.
way OF Harveys Canal, for Grand Isle.
The Blue Wing No. 5, j. "A. Comstock MASTER
Messrs. Wood, Heno and Dean clerks, leaves to-
day at 10 a. M. promptly, for the coast, Dom
JACKSONVILLE and the Ashland plantation, Ascen.
sion parish.
The, fleet Bart Able leaves to-dayat r. m.
Tor Alexandra and Grand Ecore. Richard sin.
mott master, Geo. Hamilton clerk.
The regular semi-weekly coast and Bayou La
IourShe packet Assumption, p. A. Charlet mas
ter, N q. Dupuis and Joe Lagroue clerks, leaves
to day At 5 p. m.
The Yazoo Valley. in place of the Natchez, T. R.
smith master, Frank Beck, Jr,, clerk, leaves to-
landings.
The s sci, coast aud Bayou Lafourcte
packet Ella Hughes, Joe Dalferef MASTER. r. II. |
Alba clerk, leaves to-day at s D. m. going |
through to Lockport. ee
The New Orleans and Red River Transporsa- |
sion Company's steamer @. H. Durfee, W. II. |
Mcohesney master, John McChesney clerk, leaves |
to-day for Shreveport.
:, ahe Willie is receiving, to leave to-day for the
Bayou Teche.
The Era, No. 10, in place of the Martha
leaves to-day at p. m. for the lower coast |
through to Port Eads Capt. Tom Taylor COM |
mands; Messrs Legier and Harrois clerks.
The excellent passenger steamer Thos Sher-
ock, Lew Hates master, NJ. L. virden clerk,
leaves to-day, without fail, at p. M, for Mem |
ohis, Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati.
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.
ST. LOUIS, June 2l.-Railroad corporations
'ontinue 70 discriminate in favor Of towns lying
long the river and that are reached BY steamers.
sor instance, on the Missouri, freghts are car
led by rail for distance of over two hundred
niles for five eanta hu ..