The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-25

ARRrvAIs--Isabel, Eureka, Mary ida, st. John
Gov. Allen, City Of Augusta, Blue Wing No. 8
Bart Able, Charles Morgan.
DEpARTunEs Isabel, Eureka, Mary Ida, Franl
Pargoud.
10 ARR1vE-Assumption Eureks, Ella Hughes
Lsfourche Robert Mitchell, Golden Rule, Uincin
matt; Robert Young, Mary Ida, upper coast; Gar
RE A. Thorn. Red river; 4. o. stanard, 1T. Louis
Nstchez, vcksburg.
Weather warm and clear. II IL just the kind oil
weather sugar and rice planters need.
Business not very active.
STEAMBOATS, VS.. RAILROADS.
While railroads are starving to death Gil over
The country and are being sold for debt, steam
boating is In its prime, aid promises to be be ter
New boats are being built, and, II war prices
Tor wharfage are reduced everywhere along the
river. steamboats, will help materially In building
mp trade and commerce OF river cities snd towns,
while railroads are begging them for aid to keep
themselves out OF bankrupt iand busted graves.
Give steamboats, q chance, and they'll make bust
mess where railroads will Iuse it. Give them a
flair count" and they'll live and prosper where
railroads will die o natural death. Rivers were
made for usefulness, 70 bene fit mankind, and
long % rivers run there will be steamboats, to ply
them. Men build railro ,ds; co porations run
'em, cities pay for them. and q few blosted bond
holders get possession Of them, and "there's an
end ont.n Stand by your steamboats,, for tims
will prove that they are the "boue and sinew" Of
commerce and trade In the South and VEST
IOourier-Journal.
The people Of this city, Just at this time are de-
voting their attention to rail oads all other inter-
ests are crowded aside. The wisdom Of reducing
or doing away with the ruinous and outrageous
charges with which the city burdens the steam
boat and shipping interests has been brought to
her notice time and time again, but greedy, or
short-sighted and very foolish policy stands in
the way. Steamboatmen won't stand 1t mu h
longer. The day Ii very near when they will kick
up such rumpus about 1t that something will be
done for their relief. Until that day our time,
and tka;rh akoi
The Ora burned mp the Uuschita Wednesday,
See telegram in another part OF this paper.
The A. 9. Donnally leaves Cincinnati to-day.
On account OF water the Bart Able has given up
her trips through Game river.
The w. j. Potevent was taken over the river
yesterday. She comes to the what next Wednes-
day to receive for the last trip Of the season to
the Tensas and Macon, leaving Saturday, June 3.
NATL Saturday, June I'd. Rooms on this mageifi-
cent ste ,mer can be secured in advance upon ap
plication to Wayne d Williams. agents, 1O6 GRAY
der street.
yesterday to 8 p. m. tomorrow. She surely
leaves then for Black aud Ouachita rivers through
20 Camden. Mr.. ]. p. Mohr has charge of the
office.
Elliott clerk, arrived with large freight and is
receiving to leave for Fort Smith and al landings
on the Arkansas tomorrow at .. m. The Al
gusta is the only boat running through, and we
hope the fact will be remembered in the way OF
shipments.
The Billy Collins leaves the head of Harveys
Canal tomorrow evening for Grand Isle, Special
Inducements are offered on this trip. Zee adver.
tisement in special notice column.
The Future City, with two barges, frOm st.
Louis was due to arrive last night. She has
$4,000 bushels corn in bulk and 9442 packages
miscellaneous freight.
The Charles Morgan arrived yesterday with a
good freight, besides doing large way business
Il b n FIR
Memphis, Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati. Al
bert stein commands, Harry Stein, No. 1 clerk,
and one OF the best fellows on the river, holds
forth in the office.
Capt. Joe Carlton, Of the Cotton Valley, will
arrive to-day, having telegra pied to that effect.
Curt Holmes stopped off the Pargoud yester-
day, and wi remain In the city week, after
which he leaves for the North.
The John Howard has taken up quarters alsng.
side the Ocean Docka.
The fine side wheel coast and Bayou Lafourche
packet Henry Tete, ]. +. Auooin master, NJ. a.
Landry clerk, leaves this 10 .. m. for Thib )daux.
The semi-wet KY coast and Baton Rouge packet
st. John, Frank Bergeron master, J. Q. Bergeron
clerk, leaves to-day at Ia M, punotually.
The coast aud Bayou Sara United States mail
packet Gov. Allen, J. J. Brown master, s. 3.
Htteck clerk, leaves to day At 5 p. m.
The Blue Wing No. 8, j. A. 6omstock master,
Messrs. Woods, Heno and Dean c,elks, leaves
t0-morrow st 10 g. m, promptly, for the coast,
Donsldsonvilie and the Ashland plantation, As.
The semi-weekly BAYOU Laf1urche packet As
sumption, p. A. Oharlet master, N. Y. Dupuis
and Joe Lagrone clerks, leaves tomorrow ut s D.
m: for Laurel Valley.
The fleet Bart Able leaves Tomorrow atB n.
m. for alexandria and Grand Heore. Richard
Sinnott master, George Hamilton clerk.
The Natchez, for Vicksburg and | mail land
ings, leaves tomorrow at p. M, Capt. Thos p. |
Leathers in command.
The New Orleans aud Red River Transports
ton Company steamer Charles Fl. Durfee, leaves
tomorrow, without fail, for Shreveport and Jeffsr-
son. Wallace McChesney in command, John
McOhesDey clerk.
Capt Joe Dalferes' re ular semi-weekly Bayou
Lafourche packet Eilo Hughes leavss to.morrow
at p. m. for Lockport; MIR. Il. Il. Alba has
charge of the office.
The Cotton Valley, J. W. Carlton master,
Messrs Gilruth and Rseder clerks. leaves to NOR.
row. without fail, for the Black and Ouachita
through to Camden.
The steamer Assumption, from Thibodaux, ar
rived last evening.
The steamer Usage, from the wreck of steamer
Emma, arrived yesterday, having on board q |
portion OF her machinery.
[By Telegraph
BATON ROUGE, May 24.-To h. W. Adams, |
Agent: Steamer Bart Able will arrive at D. M. |
and leave Saturday, as usual. Cannot 20 |
through Cane river. II. sINNOrT, Master.
Bayou SARA, May 24.-To J. b. Woods e. Co
~ Common nm street; ut amer E. o. stanard will
@. Fl. SEAMAN, Clerk.
GIRARD. La, May A.--To F. A. Blanks, corner
Canal and Delta streets: The rom Parker viii |
arrive Monday and leave Wednesday, positively,
for Rnuf River.
L. r. DELAHOUssAYE, Master.
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.
CINCINNATI, May % The following list of old
boats is compiled by Capt Hsndlan for the En-.
quirer from log kept by Capt. Joseph Pierce 4
Sons, Underwriters Inspectors for this city. and
dates back TO Is 1. The list will be published il;
alphabetical order, aud gives the place and date
Of building, tonnage aud where lost, and whethsr
high or low pressure
LETTER q.
George Madison, Pittsburg, 1917, tonnage $50,
worn ont; Gen. jackson, Pittsbu G, 1917, ton
mage $50, snaggud on CHAMBERLAIN River and
sunk; Gen. Pike. Dino ma j, 1873 tonnage 1870,
worn out; Gov. Shelby, Louisville. 1919,
homage LOG, worn out; Gen. Hanson,
Louisville, 1919, tonnage, LOG. low pr ssure,
leslroyed; Gen. Robinson, Newport. 1919, ton.
mage 23S, snagged and sunk near New Madrid;