The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-26
River News.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Monday Morning, Feb. Do.

To AnnrvE-Henry Tote, Assumption. La
sr,rchss nary da. Eva, Blue Wing No. b. Upper
Coast: aold Dust, Cincinnati; Commonwealth.
Ht. Louis Bonnie Lee. Fannie Tatum, Lo
tus No. .. Red RIVER; Grand Hepnpnc' , mem.
nhis: st. John. Baton Rouge; Gov. Allen, Bayou
rags: Katie. vickrburp: Bertha. Era No. u, AZ.
chafalays; ouachita Belle, Stella BLOCK, Tom
parAer, Uuaehila.
Weather clear and pleasant. ..s.,
Tho landing was unusually quiet yesterday,
ihe dischargipg OF the Era No being the only
event occurring To break the stiffness Of the DAY.
the Era No, chad fine trip from the Onachita.
She will return Wednesday, and 70 receiving for
all landings through 10 Camden. Capt Ghariie
Arthur. known far and VIDE " an y, exeeeulnEV
clever gentleman, commands, MIR. Thoa. aallags
The Iom Parker and stella Block, from Eteuf
River. were both due Yesterday.
CAPT. Jerry kullivan's Tensas and Macon packet
w. j. poiteyont IL at the landing, ready 70 leave
an tha frat uess OF water from that eeotiop,
which Ii daily looked for. Mr.. J. l.. hobblns 10
her chief clerk. -, go,
The famed Grand Republic will arrive 20 leave
for Memphis and the bends Thursday next.
Our paragraph In yesterdays paper relative 10
the shannons trip should havs, read, !. Besides .
largo m lscellaneous freight she had, ETC, etc.
Az Il appeared IL read, Fully GOO tone, besides
n large miscellaneous freight !.
The splenda aud very fast John IL. Hanna, OF
the New Orleans and Ouachita Transportation
DO. leaves Wednesday In place OF the Ouachita
Belle ia regular weekly packet TO Onachite
City. Tho Hanna IL o very popular steamboat,
and Il worthy OF the large patronage she is at
tracing. Captain j. w. Blanks commands. zap
tain Jse RI line clerk
The A. I'M. ", II. Co. Towboat Dee, with Ave
barges, WAS due last night from 5t. LOUIS: ner
cargo consists of 1858 packages and los,59J
bushels OF corn In bulk. -,
packet Eva, Louis Ransom, master, NJ Hanson
and Geo O. Heno, clerks, leaves Tomorrow t III
A. m. for the Ben Tureaud plantation.
The regular tri-weekly Lower Coast packet
Emma q Canton, Jf., master, j. D. Donovan,
clerk, leaves tomorrow at y. m. promptly.
The semi.woekly Coast and Baton Rouge
packet st. john, II. Bsrgeron, master, J. q. Ber'
geron, clerk, leaves Tomorrow ut p. m.
The Coy. Allen will leave Tomorrow at ?. m.
for Bayou Sara aud all N oil landings j. j. Brown,
master, b. 4. Streek, olork,
The regular MONDAY and Thursday Coast and
Bayou Lafou che packet Trenton. In place OF the
WI. Poiteyent, leaves this p, m. U. d. Terre-
bonnie. master, aabe Block, clerk.
r. II. Barry, master, I'D. II. Barry, clerk, leaves
for the Leo plantation Tuesday at II q. m.
The fleet and superb Katie, VIM. Campbell
master, Msssrs. Mcvay and Mossop clerks. leaves
.oorroy ~ nj 10 pl. .na p inc H. w. Lee
Tho Thompson Dean, w. u. Miller master,
John B. Jones clerk, leaves to morrow ut p. IN.
for Memphis. Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati.
The Dean 10 d great boat for passengers, and has
one Of the hnsst fitted out osps On n ss
and Red River Transportation Company, leaves
tomorrow at p. m. for Bhreveport and Jeffer-
son. Geo. W. Rea In command. Ii. O. Boazman
clerk.
this line, follows Wednesday, and the gilt-edge
Maria Louise Saturday.
Tha Planters Reform Line steamer Fannie Ia
tum, Thornton jacobs, master, Capt. John W.
Ewel'. olark, leaves Wednesday for Shreveport
and Jefferson.
Inc fleet Kate Kinney, also Of this line. follows
Saturday. Special attention 10 called to their
advertisements In another column,
The Era No. 10, James Hamilton master, J. b.
Bchmidt clerk, leaves Wednesday at 6 p. IN. for
the Atohafalaya, through TO Washington.
Tho Bertha will leave Wednesday, rs usual,
for the Atchafa'aya through to Washington. IL.
III. Broad master, Theo. John clerk.
The steamer lexas, from Shrevep trt, arrived
OF 2I45 bales cotton and 1850 sacks oats. Also,
with all the passengers she could accommodate.
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.
CryctssArI, Feb. 23.--We were shown beau
tiful gold chsrm consisting OF gold coin sur
mounted by pair OF anchors which Captain Jas.
Hobson, of the tow-boat Jas. Hobson, designs
presenting TO Mr.. viii q. Haya, of the Louisville
Courier, to day. in token OF kindness extended
TO the latter by the former during the cent
trBcEe=UUs HAyB may WbH Ue pToHu Vi his
charm, coming as IL does from one Of our most
industrious and energetic steamboatmen.
Mr.. Kelley will give ths world practical test
OF the efficiency OF his motor within the next six
months. The same statement was made two
years ago. and is Just as trustworthy now as then.
The Mississippi River at New Madrid Ia inevi-
tably and perpetually encroaching upon tho real
estate which forms Its western bank, and bids
fair in few years to flank that town into falling
back into o new position.
nI.,u ,sr.ta Ia, In1 al nnufa lar twey
In the Kanawha on Thursday, and in trying to
spar of the rigging broke, letting q spar fall,
and wounding Ave men, two, IL is thought, ia
tally.
Egyptus constructing at Madison, Indiana, IL al
ready being planked. She will be model boat.
Horse marines are not such myths Hs have
been supposed, as IL shown in suit decided In
the United States District Court In admiralty ut
Ht. Louis on Wednesday. IN June, 1876, Buck
Icy u Gaylord, az managers OF Mabie's Circus,
chartered the steamer Laura l.. Davis for six
weeks TO transport the CIRCUS, menagerie and
company on tour up the Ohio and mississippi
rivers, the managers to pay the expenses Of the
was not very successful, and about the 9Th OF
July the outfit was landed in ST. Louis, when it
was seized under attachments for debt, leaving
the company principally unpaid. To save OK
and unload, etc., and not getting their pay,
brought suit against the boat for their wages
under the admiralty laws, euing as mariners.
Voluminous depositions were introduced In the
case, which was argued in the United States Dis |
trict Court Taesday Judge Treat rendered his |
decision to the effect that circus men were not |
mariners within the meaning of the law, and |
Judgment was rendered for the defendant.
An old Wabash River stesmboatman furnishes |
the following 81 suppose there arc
several men yet living, raised up Wabash River, |
who remember old Dog Brown name he OBJ |
tanned from his manner Of doing business. He /
bought eggs, butter. and, indeed, almost every |
thing that was in sight on which he thought no /
could turn an honest penny. But Dog Brown |
WAS genius. He was born in the East, and |
came West TO grow up with the country. He |
travelled up the Wabash, and commenced trading. |
He was very tali--woro q plug hat q standing |
the representations OF Uucle Sam. Whenever
! boat landed along the Wabash Dog Brown
vas the first man ashore. He wore large fob
,hain. and il he saw boy with dog he would |
,tep up to him. and, while dangling his chain
With his left hand, would say, Sonny, what will