The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-07

Below high water mark 81 1874. ,onou
Sergeant Signal Service. q. s. A.
Arrivals.
Ouachita Belle. Texas.
Departures.
Martha Mary Ida. Henry Tete, Dawn. W. J.
Behan. Leslie Taylor. Il. q. Lee. Common
wealth.
Martha Isabel, lower coast; Blue Wing No. g.
Mary Ida, Henry Tete. upper coast; A. @. Don
nally. shannon. Golden City, Ohio river; Gov:
rVer hwy f. e Yasger aod Dust LOUIS f
Hanna; Baton Rouge: John Howard, Ouaehita;
phs Franf pareoaa
The weather yesterday was cloudy and quite
Business only moderately active.
The Bastrop, unable to get out OF the dock
until yesterday. deferred her departure to Cam
III The John Howard from the ouachita, was
due at daylight this morning;
The Big fSS has been ade
The Isabel changes to a daily. lower coast
packet as far as Monsecour plantation.
The Bertha Drummer is up for Bayou OAR
bonnie, to leave Tomorrow.
The Ouachita Belle, for all coast and town
landings to Bayou Sara. is the regular packet
II The be Frank Fran PHrgoud, for Greenville and the
bends. leaves tomorrow, as usual;
The John Il. + Ha n e, leaves Friday for Baton
Rouge. James L. McElroy IN command.
The Blue Wing No. g. leaving this 10 q. m, is
the only departure to-day for the upper coast
as far as Donaldsonvile and the Ashland plan
The St. John leaves for Baton Rouge satur-
Messrs. Janney & Work, agents. received from
& S Wa Stated a tbe Yaao 5ay
ley would arrive at midnight with a full load
and leave to-day positively for Vicksburg and
The Henry @. Jaeger, from st. Louis. is due.
The Gold Dust follows.
The st. John leaves Saturday at D. m. for the
The large and splendid side wheel steamer
La Belle for Red River Saturday.
The John Howard is to.day's United States
The Ouachita Belle had another fine trip in
yesterday.
The price Of coal to steamboats, was advanced
The Susie Silver leaves st. Louis to-day. -
The Cincinnati Commercial says that Capt: G.
W. Stinde Is negotiating for the purchase of the
Andy Baum for Red river packet.
The Bertha will arrive to leave Saturday for
the Atchafalaya.
The fleet Bart Able, the favorite Alexandria
and Grand Ecore packet, leaves Saturday. Dick
Sinnott and George Hamilton will be found on
board. The Able has undergone thorough re;
pair and returns to her friends in splendid
condition for the seasons business.
The splendid Memphis and Bend packet John
A. Scudder, j. Frank Hicks in command, Chas.
Dix clerk. leaves Tomorrow at D. m. without
Attention is called In another column to the
advertisement Of the New Orleans and Gulf
Transportation Company steamers Alvin and
their officers are well known: With the skillful
and clear h bat Of an aon
coast can confidently rely upon them in the
transaction Of business. rhe Alvin. one OF the
best boats ever in the trade, leaves to-day at u
m. W. Il. Scovell in command, Henry hOuns
clerk.
Capt, P. A. Charlet will have his we'll known
coast and LafOurche packet Assumption at the
landing tomorrow, ready to leave Saturday
See advertisement.
The Steamer ID anube.
Check, q we'll known river correspondent.
writes as follows from on board tue Danube,
Steamer Danube. Chas. Thorn in command.
left the foot of Jackson street on Sunday, No
vember T. 1877, at IL Is D. M. with 1000 sacks OF
salt and it oas sag she was bound for shrevei
salt to make boat run, she made the time tc
Baton Rouge as follows: Time to Carrollto3n
Bharf 50 crossed t. Pnn
at 2:15 .. m. ; Red Church in hours SO minutes
crossed over to Deslands Point at Ais .. m.
passed the Convent landing at 6 :25 p. M. Hamp-
TOMS Point at 7:l5; turned Eighty-one Mile
Point at :1S p. M; passed Bayou Goula at 1920
The fog caught US at Bayou Goula bar. and run
| to Judd bar in heavy fog. Passed Piaauemlne
at 1920.
MONDAY. NOVEMBER 5,
Landed at Baton Rouge at Obs a. M. having
made the run in IA hours and 10 minutes
| wind and one and half hours thick fog. with
salt as freight. / am told that the goose" die
the beautiful Danube glides smoothly on:
CHECK.
All the circumstances considered, the Danube
| is proving herself a fast boat and will, when thu
| opportunity offers. show her heels to some O
| the fastest Of the Red River fleet.
| The Golden City, the second boat out in tn.
| G. L. and N. o. Packet Company will be herr
/ to leave Saturday for the Ohio. See the ad
vertisement
/ The steamer Texas with one barge. arrived