The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-29
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE EEW oRLIsANs DEMOCRAT.
Tuea5Ay. NAV 20, 1877.

OFFICE HEW UHLEANs DbmounnA1st
Tuesday. MAY 20, 1877.
AnHIvAIs-Henry Tete, Robert Young, Robert
Mitchell, Golden Rule, \. p Lee, Tom Parker 9 \.
DnpAnTunrs-- Iaabei Robert Young, Blue Wing
No. 3, Henry Tete, Eureka, g.. John, Gov Allen
10 AHnivEH Henry Tete, Eureka. Assui nl,,aa,
City, uineini,sti; Robert Young, Blue Wing 20. y
upper coast; Gov Allen, bayou sa!a, . Msssae
TAYLOR, Opelousaa: j. III Hanna, Onagh.ita; fexas,
Red river; Frank Pargoud, areenslne' osnseh.
NAL, Et. Louis; St. John, Baton Rouge.
The weather yesterday morning wee CLOUDY,
warm and threatening. Later In the aay ~ eieafeo
busil,ess On tho landing yesterday was very
iii, Louis has been talking for wears about the
soras,inu IN fhe month OF the Mississippi river,
and the wonders that would pe accom- pisneu
when that was fact. The river ID open to the
nulf and for some time past steamers drawing
over twenty feet have been arriving and depart
ing t1aIlyfrum New Orleans, but thus far nothing
hss been done BY the merchants 81 ST.. Louis to
utilize this great work 0f Capt. Eads. Now, here
y ohscs to make WI snoeess wn' ths w, mbna
Mississippi Valley: Sir Hugh Allan. OF the Ailan
Line OF steamers, proposes 70 put on ~
fDnce five steamers suitable for the trade II ne
can seecure the corporation OF our raiiroaus
and merchants. and this can only be done by In
dividuAls or corporations forming themselves
into pool and buying grain on their own &c.
count. The Baltimore and Ohio Halroad aost
over s736. 900 before they demonstrated the fact
that Baltimore could ship corn, but ID is not
necessary for 81 Louis men TO lose one cent
They can make money from the start. All the
Allan line Of steamers ask ID to guarantee them
specified amount OF corn per week aud they VIII
take Il over to Europe. y IL estimated that
$50, 900 will move 100000 bushels OF corn pc
fore next winter, giving business to many who
are now out OF employment. Why cannot our
railroads, elevators and barge lines combine to-
Nether To carry cut this idea, when IL only re-
sluires little push FL dlobe-D Democrat.
Another move on foot in Ut. Louis is the astab-
liehrnent of grain elevator and extensive
storage facilities ut Port Eads. These and all
ether propositions OF the same nature originate
from desire to avoid the excessive charges i'm
posed upon commerce by the city OF New Or
leans. Our people have The remedy In their own
hands. VIII they use y now, or wiz they Wall
until some such move LIZ inaugurated?
OF The sale.of the Thompson Dean, the Cincin-
matt Enquirer Of Saturday says:
y Air Gordon Wayne requests us TO say that
The report In yesterdays paper about the letter
received from his father lin regard to the sale OF
che Thompson Dean was not correct. The letter
received was from his brother, and not frcm his
father, and merely gave the rnmor current 10
river circles In New orleans. Az the same rumoT
has been current here for the past two weeks, 1t
ID fair to BIO presumed that the sale OF the Thomp-
sson Dean has not been contaminated yet"
The owners of the Dean are not anxious TO sell
her at sacrifice, and contemplate building
another steamer for her machinery.
Az stated In Yesterdays DEMOCRAT negotiations
have been pending for the purchase OF the Dean,
and they atill remain omen. or her owners
Commodore lean Ia in New York and Major
Adama ID la Arkansas. The Dean Ia due Thurs
cnnati. klie is staunch and very fine steam
boat, ne well az very popular one, especially
with travellers.
goes on the Lessie Taylor as the associate In the
office of Capt. Eug. Quatrevanxs Mr.. Schmidt
has many friends who will be glad to meet him
The NE HOLT. ' mitchell arrived Sunday night from
The Ohio
The Golden Rule Is on hand from the Ohio
with one OF her usual fine trips, both OF freight
and passengers. She iss splendid steamboat,
none better, and leaves again to-day, sure.
Capt ID. b. T'rnidad's feet and reliable Attaka-
psa packet Willie leaves tomorrow at 5p m.
Tom 1rfow IL the day, and 10 o'clock the hour,
for the Blue Wing TO Leave for the upper coast.
She is a daylight boat and never dissppoints her
friends.
The Frank pargoud will be on hand to morrow,
~ usiai. from Greenvile.
The John Dppold, with 18 boats loaded with
stenA. for the jetties, passed down yesterday
morning.
The Stanard went over the river yesterday
10 take on $40 hogeheads and 200 boxes sugar. :.
Passage on the Thompson Dean can be secured
lin advance upon application to Messrs. Wayne &
Williams, 100 Gravier street.
The Golden Rule, A. p. shinkle master, W. r..
Nhaw clerk, leaves to-day, at p M. for Men,
yhis, Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati.
The regular Hemi-weekly coast and Bayou La
fcnrche packet Assumption, p. A. Oharet mas.
Ger, N. Dupuis ana Joe Lagroue. clerks, leaves
to-day at p. N.
bell MASTER Messrs. Mcvay and Mossop clerks,
leaves this p. M, Nj Usual, for Baton Rouge,
bayou Sara, Natehez. Vicksburg and all mail
landings,