The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-18
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*Below high water mark OF 1874.
NELSON GoRoM. serg't. Big. Ser. q. B. A.
Isabel, Blue Wing Mo- .. Golden City. Tren-
ton, Yazoo Valley.
Isabel, Eva, ST. John, Gov Allen, Assumption.
Bertha Drummer. II. @. Yaeger.
st. Mary Robt. Young, Lsfourche; Mary Ida,
upper coast; Martha, IVA, Isabel. lower coast
W. j. Behan, Texas, He'd river; Alvin, Ohio.
Cloudy and varm yesterday.
Business not very active.
The II. O. Yaeger, laying over from Thursday,
left yesterday. Part of her freight was le64 bbls
roHin.
Capt. Robbins lie having new set of breeching
Nothing from the w. ). Behan yesterday.
We hope our friends ON the river will bear In
mind that we do job work OF all kinds in the
DEMOCRAT office. For neatness. dispatch and
low prices we can't be beat. Try us.
The Martha, leaving to-day, makes q run
through tho iettiss and out into the Gulf for
short distance. She is q fine steamer, very fast
and safe one. and the pleasure to be enjoyed
worth the money.
The Golden City arrived yesterday morning
from the Ohio, and will return to-day.
The steamer Natchez, the most famous boat on
the Western waters. bright as the day she came
Leathers, viii be ready TO make her fret upward
trip of the season next Saturday. We hope the
Natobes and her accomplished commander Will
do as well as they deserve the coming season
make o fortune.
The system that many of our steau1boatmen
have. Of putting us under the ban. when we acci-
dentaliy or other wise get hold OF an item. s nuts
for our exchanges, We frequently have to clip
from our exchanges home news. Lees than two
weeks ago we read In an exchange an account OF
some steamboat work being done here. We (the
prese) here would not only have been glad to
have published It, but Ii was actually solicited BY
reporter. Outside OF the usual routine we are
of occasional service, which is always willingly
rendered. The only recompense we ask, or ex-
poet, is not to forget US when there s news.
The iron prope Ter lndianola, destined TO Cor
pus Christi, lie advertised TO leave ST. Louis to-
day. Also, the %. o. stanard.
The James Howard will not leave ST. Louis un
ill the cotton season ia fairly opened.
The Ht. Mary, In place OF the Ella Hughes, will
be the only departure for the Lafourche to-day.
Tho fine steamer Texas in place OF the Bart
Able. leaves for Alexandria and Grand Ecore
to-day.
One OF the certainties OF to-day ia the depar-
ture Of the Trenton, at p m for the Atchafa-
laya.
The Transportation Company will, in week or
so, start 3 Tuesday packet in the Grand Eoore
trade. Az business increases third, and il me-
ceHsary fourth packet, will be put on, go as to give
better facilities to the people TO move their crops
than they have ever had. The new boats will be.
The four barges for this company, In tow of the
Alvin, IL not loaded, will be- LET at the mouth.
The receipts of new rice yesterday were as fol.
lows: Rice Farmer 100 sacks, Ieabel 2O7 sacks
and Blue Wing No. 1873 sacks: Total 436 saoks.
New cotton Yazoo Valley 4 bales Trenton
bales and q bags.
In connection with Charlie browns vsit West,
we heard yesterday that the probabilities were
that another very light draft boat would be added
TO the feet OF the Red River Transportation
Company, which, Frank (ly) speaking, Will (be)
ard TO beat. This company seems to realiza fully
the ugly front that old Red promises to present,
and they are stopping ut nothing to meet the
trouble. They are deserving of every assistance.
Tones bayou 10 the talk now, and the right
kind Of talk Ia being done 1t. The first thing
10 knows, 1t will get head put on ii.
We heard Thursday that telegraphie inquiries
had been received here as to the chances of get
ting the Eureka tewed to Cairo. She is wanted
in the trade che left last season to come here.
Henry Kouns. clerk OF the new lower coast
packet Alvin, teegraphs from Vicksburg to the
Times that she will arrive tomorrow nighs with
full load,
MIR. Henry Molaison, q pleasant gentleman
and we'll known coast ana Atohaialaya clerk,
haze succeeded Mr. Frank Greig in the Office OF
the Willie, leaving to-day for the Bayou Teche.
We hope MIR. Gregs Law of will be brief one.
The extreme light draft OF the Jimmie Baker
will admit OF her tackling the shoaest places in
Red river with confidence. She leaves to-day at
5 p m. sure. H. j. Brinker in command, Capt.
Will Gilman in the Office.
From yesterdays Evening Times. 'Our
amiable friend and oonfrere of the Democrat
must understand that we are not, nor have not
made any explanations, except to correct state
ments he has made in his paper" Does the
Times contend that second crops OF sugar are
made in louisiana
Lew Rice leaves for Cincinnati to-day on the
Golden City.
Capt. Charlie Arthur also leaves for Cincinnati
to-day by rail.
We enjoyed the pleasure OF call Yesterday
from Lon MacF arin, clerk of the hotel at Grand
Isle. and hr. John Reichard. chief cleik OF the
Billy Collin-, running to that place. Salt air, the
beat Of bathing and fish and oyster diet is hay.
ing visible effect on these gentlemen. The rosy
god of health has touched their cheeks with his
brush and made them look as it there was nought
but happiness and good cheer at the favored spot
where they abideth.
THE TENTH STEAMBOAT BUILT AND THE FIRST TO
ASCEND THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI
was the Franklin built in 1917. writer says
the Franklin arrived at Kaskaskia September 10,
1918, from New Orleans, with full cargo OF gro
ceries the freight on which amounted to $780,
In 1919 the Franklin WAS lost by sinking near
st. Genevieve, while on her way to ST. Louis.
THE ELEVENTH BOAT.
The James Ross in IS made the passage from
New Orleans to Louisville, 1900 miles, IN IA
days. A comment on this run reads: "What
progress ia this against the current OF the mighty
AIsassppil What q field does it present to the
MUD ofthe spectator, disposed to anticipate the
future of this great Western world'
THE FIRST BOAT TO THE MISSOURI AND THE FIRST
EXPEDITION TO THE YELLOWSTONE.
ST.. LOUIS July Q. 1S19.-The United States
steamer Western Empire arrived at this port
destined for the Upper Missouri and Yellowstone,
The expedition, consisting OF 1000 men, ia under
the command of Major Long, Major Bddle and
others. The bow Of the vessel exhibits the form
of huge serpent, black and sealy, rising out of
the water from under the boat as high as the
deck, darting forward, his mouth open, vomiting
smoke and steam, and apparently carrying the
host upon his back. Three brass field pieces are
mounted on deck. The equipment is at once
calculated to attract and awe the savages; the
artillery, the Gags, the portrait Of a white man
and savage shaking hands, together with the
apparent monster on his back, the sides gaping
with port holes and bristling with guns, taken
without intelligence, it would require daring
savage to approach and accost her with Hamlet's
speech.