The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-18
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*Unlpw high water marx OF 1874.
NELSON GOROM. Berg't. Sir. Ser. u. 3. A.
AnnrvAns-Issbel, Henry Tete, st. John, Go,
Allen, Mary Ida, Eureka, Bart Able.
e DEfARruREs-1sabel,L essie Taylor, Mary Ids
Frank Pargoud, Eureka
To ARRivE-As Assumption, Eureka, Lafourche
Robt. Young, upper coast; U. F. Schemes
Ohio; Shannon, Arkansas: Tom Pa ker, Bmu
river; Grand Republic, 81. Louis; Isabel, lowe
coast; Bertha, Opelousas; NatcheS vcksburg.
The weather WAS clear and quite warm.
business was rather Gull on the landing yester
day.
For reasons good and euffi oient, Capt. Pstter
son laid the O. ID. Church over to p. M. to-day
when she surely leaves for the Ohio
The renowned Grand Republic, the largest
steamboat ahoat, will be found at the landing
other part OF this paper to make two trips to the
jettles-to- morrow aud sunday. She is mag
niicent boat In every sense OF the word. Hel
officers are experienced and attentive, and will
make every effort to please their guests. She
leaves punctually at s o'clock.
Capt. j. A. Comstock reg rests us TO cay that
the Blue Wing will certainly be ready to leave TO-
morrow as 10 q. m. for the upper coast.
The attention of shippers 10 Old river is called
to special notice in the special notice column.
The 1hos. sherlock is due to arrive from the
Ohio, and will return next Wednesday.
The Charles Morgan, enroute, leaves for Gin
oinnai Sstur lay the 26 inst.
Where can go to spend few days most pleas
antly? Grand Isle, Of course How can get
there? Why, the Billy Collins starts Saturday
from the head of st. Louis Street. che goes up the
river as FIR 40 DonalsoDville; and then down
Bayou Lafonrche through beautiful lakes and
bays to the Isle. McSweeny and MacFar'sn the
captain and clerk are both said to be clever
Fellows, and will make every body at home on
their boat. Ii that's the case Ill try 1t. The
above conversation was overheard in tha cars,
and the party who was so prompt in his answers
held DEMooRAr in his hands and had just read
the Collins advertisement.
The Bart Able, leaving to- morrow for Grand
Ecore, goea through Cane river.
The comfortable passenger steamer Charles b.
Church, j. b. Patterson master John HambletUn
clerk, is receiving to leave day at D. M,
without fail, for hIemphis, Cairo, Louisville and
Cincinnati.
Capt. Tom Tayors regular Black and Bout
river packet, Era No. TO- is receiving to leave
to-day at o D. m. for Point jefferson. MIR. Tom
Knee b AZ charge of The Office.
The fine side-wheel coast and Bayou Lafourche
packet Henry Iete, J. L, Aucoin master, Nj. III.
Landry clerk, leaves this 10 \. m for Thiboda,Ix
The sem-weekly coast and Baton Rouge packet
vt. John, Frank Bergeron master, j. @. Bergeron
clerk, leaves to-day ut IL m, punctually.
The coast and Bayou Sara United States mail
packet GOV. Allen, j. J. Brown master s. 4,
Streck clerk, leaves TO- day at p. m.
The regular upper coast trl-weekly daylight
packet Robert Young, in place OF the Eva, Louis
Ransom master, Norbert Ransom clerk, will be at
the lower landing to day. receiving to leave to.
ton and Donaldsonville.
The Blue Wing No. 3, J. A. Comstock master,
MeHsrs. Woods, Heno aud Dean clerks, leaves
to- morrow at 10 a. M. promptly. for the coast,
Donaldsonvllle and the Ashland plantation, Az
cenaion parish.
The fleet Bart Able leaves tomorrow at 5 p. m. |
FOR Alexandria and Grand Ecore. Richard Sin |
mott master, George Hamilton clerk.
The Natchtz, for vlcksbnrg aud a mail land
inga, leaves tomorrow ut 5 p. m, Capt. Thos. L. |
Leatters In command. |
Tho regular eky coast and sAtcha ialays |
racket Bertha, A. 4. Trousdale master, Iheo |
Jobin o'erk, leaves Tomorrow at p. m.
Capt. L. A. Charlets regular Tuesday and Sat- |
urday coast and Bayou Lafourchs packet As.
sumption leaves to morrow At y. IN. Mr. N. Y |
Dupuis has charge Of the Office.
The fine Red River passenger steamer Texas.
Geo. w. Rea master, II. o. Boazman clerk. leaves
TO morrow, sure, Mt p. m. for shreveport.
The through Black ana Bmuf river packet Tom
Parker, u. z. Delshousssye in command, leaves
omorrow at p. m, positively, for Point Jeffer-
son.
The fast and new freight steamer u P. schenck.
]. L. Garter master. Dick Burns cltrs, leaves TO
morrow at p. m, for the Ohio through to Gin
,innati.
The Bastrop. Gus Hodge master. J. P. Mohr
,lerk, leaves tomorrow for Black and Ouacbita
'vers through to Camden.
IBy Telegraph
BATON RouGE, La, May ITO r. w. Adams,
Agent: The steamboat Bart Able will arrive at
J. IN. to day. Leaves Saturday, going through
Jane river Il. SINNUrr, Master.
BATON RoueE, Nay Ito ]. d. Wood & Co.,,
GA Common street: The steamboat Grand
republic will arrive at 8 o'clock this evening.
w. Ii. THORWEGAN, Master.
BATON BoueE Msy Ito f. A. Blanks: The
rom Parker will arrive tonight, and leave Satur-
lay. positively, for Bout River.
il. L. DEIAHoUssAYE, Master.
SOUTHWEST PASS, May II, 1877.
o Capt. Q. W. Howell. corps of Engineers, U.
4. A.:
Depth of channel at mean low tide Tx feet.
east width for that depth, 100 feet. High tide at
0 q. m. Height above mean low tide, 90 feet
,epth of channel at high tide, 20s. feet bottom
ard. Depth OF channel, II referred to the
lane OF average food tide, 10 6j-100 feet.
Ship Frederick, drawing ID feet inches,
assed out this morning.
q. ii. ELwELL, Master McAlister.
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.
CINCINNATI May Is, ls77.-The following
Iaudlsn for the hnquirer from log kept t
y Capt. Joseph Pierce and sot 8. under writer's
Inspectors for this city, and dates back to 1911.
he list will be published in Alphabetical order,
nd gives the place aud date Of building, to mage
ad where lost. and whether high or low pressure
LETTER B.
Beaver Louisville, 1919, tonnage 1856, worn out; \
aize, Louisville. 1917, tonnage 800, burned 1876
uffslo, Pittsburg, 1919, tonnage $50, worn out 8
'2s; Belle Creole. Cincinnati, 1923, tonnage 1914 h
W pressure, lost near Alexandria, Red River
Jagged in 1899; Bolivar, Pttsburg, 1926, tonnage
10, high pressure, worn out; Bevidere, Ports
outh, 1925. tonnage 16o, low pressure, worn ont I
1881 at Portsmouth; Blakely, Portsmou b, 1925; q
en- Franklin, Cincinnati, 1896, tonna &c l65 low s.
essure, abandoned in 1883; Beaver, CINCINNATI, S
2S tonnag l46 abandoned 1884: Boone. New
bsny, 1896, tonnage 264 low pressure, sunk 81
Canadian Reach Mississippi river; Bslti-
ore, Pittsburg, 1923, tonnage 70, high c.
ss-ure; Beverly Chew, Pi,tsburg 1923, changed
II name to Pilot; Belfast Cincinnati, 1929, tn =,
ge 435, high pressure; Brsndywsne, Uincin- u
I'll, 1923, tonnage 50o high pressure, burnt 0,
enty.ti o miles above Memphis, Tenn, 1882:
amer, Ripley, 1880, tonnage s., high pressure b
10y Byron. steuhenville, 1881, tonns ge 100 high
essure: Bslize Packet, ptteburg, 1919, t,unas lu
, high pressure; Boston. Pistsburg, 1881, ton ;,
sc 15T, high pressure; Bolivar, Grave Creek, Vi
81, tonnage 46, high pressure; Baltic, Pitts In
rg, 1881. tennsge 4o7. high pressure Bonita, -
ncinnati, 1882, tonnage IA, high PRESSURE fe
ack hawk, New Albany, 1882, tonnage IGO
Oh pressure; Bravo, Wheeling, 1882, tonnage