The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-24
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
Monday, September "a. 1877.
Arrivals.
Eva, Alexandria. Bonnie Lee.
re- Arrive.

Monday, september "A. 1871. J
Arrivals.
Eva. Alexandria, Bonnie Lee.
TO Arrive.
Era No. 10 Blue Wing No. 8, upper coast;
Martha, Alvin. lower coast; Danube, Ohio
river; Henry Tete, Donaldsonville; Coy. Allen,
5 6ageb sar John Il Hanna Baton onge
i, Lee, Vicksburg: Dawn, Red river: j. y.
Tolle City of Alton. st. Louis; o.. ?. Schenck,
Cart. Geo. W. .Rea's new Red river packet
Alexandria, fresh from the bull hands,
arrived yesterday morning, and was visited
during the day by number of steamboatmen
curious to see the lightest draft boat that ever
landed at our wharf In another issue we will
give an extended description OF the Alexandria.
Mr.. II. O. Bozeman and j. M. Lyle came down
Mr.. W. N. Gaines. refreshed and re-invigor-
ated by visit to Ocean Spring like the beau
tifu Katie, of which he is CLERK is ready for the
opening Of business.
:, Capt Thornton Jacobs came down on the
If ever there is another steamboat fire at St.
Louis. it is hoped the Times and Republican of
Democrat, in order to help 1t in getting up q
more accurate account than 1t had of the Re-
public Carondelet fire.
The Robt. E. Lee, leaving tomorrow. connects
at yicksburg with the Anchor line for Memphis
See the La Belle and Gov Allen advertisement
The ouachita Belle for Bayou Sara. See ad-
vertsement.
mail and passenger packet Eva leaves to-day at
10 O'Clock promptly, John Taylor in command,
Capt. John O. ValIette in the Office.
The tri-weekly coast. Donaldsonville and
Ashland plantation steamer Blue Wing No. 8
leaves to-day at 10 a. m. J A. Comstock In COM
The John II. Hanna, In place of the st. John.
leaves tomorrow al, D.. m. for Paquemine.
Baton Rouge and all coast landings. J. ?. Nc
Elroy in command. j. y. Bergeron and f. V.
Cellos clerks.
The United States mail and passenger packet
Gov. Allen, John j. Brown master. 3. >. Streck
The Henry Tete. J. 4. Aucoin master, M. H.
Landry clerk, leaves Tomorrow at 10 o, a. M for
the coast and Donaldsonville. The Tete con-
meets with flats for points on the bayou, sending
freight through without delay.
and having been placed in the best OF order. she
the upper coast to the Ben Tureaud planta-
CLERK. The Mary Ida. with the Era No. 10, will
fern daily lime the Era eavng on
al AThnr Ncoe eei Ai0'e In
The new and fleet steamer Alvin. W. T. SEQ
veil master, Henry Kouns and John Estopinal
clerks, leaves tomorrow at 1880 a. m. prompt
ly for the lower coast to the Quarantine Station.
The lower, coast United states mail packet
Martha, W. s. Basset5 master, leaves tomorrow
Capt. J. M Raburn will have the Bertha Brun-
ner at the landing this morning. receiving
e. eaga 70 omsn Fl hi for the M 3ua
In charge OF the office.
The Robert e. Lee will leave tomorrow for
Campbell In command, A. McVay In the Office
The New Orleans and Ouachita Transporta-
ton Company steamer Bastrop, L. P. Delahous-
Saye in command, leaves Tomorrow at 5 %. M
with out fail for the Black and Ouachita rivers,
through to Camden.
city. the Bertha for the Atehafaaya. and the
3 nne Lee for Shreveport and Jefferson, leave
Wednesday, their regular day.
The Republic Car0ndelet Fire.
Al
street disclosed no change in the condition Of
ing. The smouldering hull had sunk. leaving
surrounded by the vast gilded jack staff, and,
300 feet below, the great stern post, eharred and
blackened The rest Of the magnificent hull is
a broken, twisted and useless mass. the re-
noval of which, from the bed of the river will
be a laborious task.
public will not be. 1t is said much below
$l50000
The insurance on the Grand Republic was
Capt. Thorwegan had about $4,000 of it can
celled, he ,snpposing the risk of disaster
to reinsure the $4,000 In few days, as she was
to leave this port on the 4th of next month
The machinery will be recovered, but it will
Messrs. Carroll q Powell. insurance agents,
placed the entire insurance. s5O,25O.
THE CARoNDELET. y
The wooden deck of this steamer rapidjy |
burned off, and the iron deck underne cath col |
lapsed. She is a bad wreck. The boilers fell |
with the deck. and the. machinery is almost or |
entirely ruined, During the morning a tug |
made fast to the hull, which was kept afioat BY |
pumps, and towed 1t to the Illinois shore oppo- |
and twisted so much by the action Of the in
tense heat that the hull is OF value probably |
only as 'old IRON"
Capt. Hicks is said to have been on the boat
when the fire so unaccountably and mysterious
iy started on the Grand Republic He sprang
to his great bell , and soon caused loud and
1t Is also said but for this prompt action on the
part of Capt. Hicks It is probable that one or
Republic would have burned to death. Two of
them had narrow escape as 1t was as they
were compelled to descend by sliding on spars
or tenders, in very hazardous manner.
=, Capt. Hicks and Mr., Aft. Grisson, owners of
the Carondelet. feel their loss deeply. as their
the most Economical boats on the river N Her r.
capacity. was some 1000 tons. Capt. Hicks. it is
reported, was negotiating the purchase of the
The total INSURANCE. on the Carondelet was
sl7 200. placed by Mssrs. Carroll y Powell
Fire Insurance Company. of st. Louis. which
hasgone into the hands of receiver, and is of
do Ibtful value.
Capt. Carriers fine steamer John A. Scudder
Will take the pla 9 Of the Grand Republic in the
Memphis and New Orleans trade.
;. Capt Hicks is negotiating for the Bismarck.
Ii he purchases she can be got ready for work
In ten days.-lSt. Louis Republican Sept II.
Capt. John Cannon Hurt.
We regret to announce that Capt. j. W. Can
q IN is confined to his bed at the Louisville
Il )tel. caused by injuries received last Monday
Capt. Cannon was at the Gait House.
md had hailed street car to get into 1t and
'ide down Main street to his hotel. Just as he
Under the influence of liquor aud seated in
>Jggy. drove over him, knocking him senseless
nd against the curbing. He was picked UP
nd carried to the Louisville Hotel, and DR..
ummins sent for. His right shoulder is badly
used and he received an ugly cut over the
{, ] eye. He was resting comfortably last
Fvening. and will be able to De out in a week or
en- days. 1t was a narrow escape.-[Courier-
ournal, Sept. IL.
by Telegraph.
FRANKLIN. La. Sept. 22.-To Hite Carlin
steamer GAINESVILLE will be in Monday morning
nd leave for Bayou Teche on Wednesday,.
ABE SMITH, Master.
MARINE NEWS.