The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-25
Above low

rBelOw high water mark or 1874.
NELSON 0OBOM. BerRt. big. Der. u. y. A.
AagtvALs.-Isabel. Ella Hughes. Lessie Tay-
:. DEpAnrgnEs Isabel. Martha, Mary Ida, Ells
Hughes. II. d. Loe.
TO- ~ Alinly ,:, -Ells Hughes, assumption. nobt
coast; Chas. Morgan. A. Q. Donnally. Cincinnati
u. O. Btanard, 1T. Louis Bonnie Loo, Bart Able
Red River; John Howard, ouachita; vt. John,
Baton Rouge; Eureka. upper coast; Henry Tote,
Bayou Sara; Katie, Arkopolis; Ut. John Baton
Rouge
More rain yesterday, and but little moro bust
ness than there was on Monday. II any.
A class OF transportation that strikes never
high or low water, In season and out OK season.
they can BIO depended upon and as q means Of
communication are more reliable than the much
Wanted railroad.
The United States mail packet Eva, from the
lower coast, arrived on time last evening with
fair trip OF freight aud passengers.
The steamer Eureka from the upper coast,
arrived yesterday.
The Billy Collins leaves for Grand Isle every
Tuesday andsSaturday at 8 u. m. Capt. III. Nc
Sweeney Is her popular commander, Mr. J. A.
Richards clerk.
Mr. J. A. Wiso has resigned tho Office Of the
Billy Collins In favor Of Mr.. J. A. Hchard
Tho Eureka, In place OF tho Blue Wing, leav-
Ing this 10 q. m, IL tho only departure to-day
for the upper coast. US far ~ Donaidsonyille and
the Ashland plantation.
machinery. which delayed her departure to
Grand Iso until p. m. yesterday. she will re-
turn In time to leave Saturday, IS usual.
The Lotus No. 3, one or the most faithful boats
that ever piled the turbid waters Of old Red,
leaves to-day for Shreveport and Jefferson. This
will probably DO the last trip OF this favorite
steamer, as Capt. Dannais viii shortly need her
machinery for tie new boat building at Madison
Dodd. For the coming season. the lied River
Transportation Co., will show up III the way or
good steamboats,. From the plans marked out by
Capt Dannals, the best in the line though, will
have to look to her laurels, when his clipper en-
ters the list.
The Bonnie Lee, Capt. Noah scovell, 70 lows
the LOTUS leaving here Saturday.
In 1862, the Reel, with barge, Capt. H. 5. Smith.
ran between tho mouth and Alexandria. She
connected with the Saxon, Capt. Estes, running
70 Princeton, that steamer signing through bills
lading at 50 for dry and 50 50 for wet barrels.
The Reindeer in 1859 made the trip to Louis
vile and return In ten days eight hours thirty
minutes, including the time she laid at Louis
time from New Orleans to Louisville was four
days twenty hours fifty minutes.
The elegant side-wheel passenger steamer
A. O. Donnally, Henry Hart commander, will Or
rive tomorrow and leave Saturday, positively,
Tor Memphis, Cairo. Louisville and Cincinnati.
Inc famous Charles Morgan, on route, leaves
here for the Ohio Wednesday next.
The pretty little Eva, Tom Taylor master, Cspt
John o. Vailette and Ernest Reinhardt clerks,
leaves to-day at ~ q. m. for the Lower Coast,
through TO Port Eads. The Eva, in come ction
with the Martha, carries the mail daily and runs
on schedule time.
The Martha will arrive this evening and leave
tomorrow at 10 a. m. The Martha has unsnr-
passed passenger accommodations, and Is very
fact.
The Painter No. 2, Capt. Nick Theodore. will
run in connection with the Martha and Eva
whenever occasion requires. Zee advertisement.
The Robert Young, in place Of the Eureka, will
pc the only departure tomorrow for the La.
fonrche. A clerk is on the landing to-day, head
OF Blenville street, receiving freight.
or the Golen Rule the Commercial of the 22d
''She filed out to her capacity-12OO tons
along the Lower Ohio, leaving Cairo loaded to
the guards. The loss on the boat and cargo will
amount to over $4,000. She was built at the
Cincinnati Marine Ways, and finished in Decem.
Der, 1875. Length 25lH feet, beam 3s1l feet.
floor 3S feet hold feet, capacity 1900 tons, and
had full cabin, with accommodations for 100
passengers; three boilers, A inches in diameter
26 feet long, containing iues each, and two on.
gines by Dumont, with 1S.Inch cylinders and Z
feet stroke valued at s40.0 900, and classed A No.
good. She was owned by her commander,
Capt. 0. ?. Shinkle, and Capt. Vint. Shinkle, OF
OF Covington, Ky. She was on her nineteenth
trip to New Orleans when she sunk. She was
one OF thh best business steamers ever con-
structed for the Cincinnati and New Orleans
srsde, and proved profitable investment, and
nao PAID for herself. The Golden Rule is insured
Ior $zo,O00-Sl6 900 in Cincinnati and 5000 in |
oinces outside of Cincinnati. There is also s15,-
U0O insurance on her cargo in Cincinnati ofices. |
Brlce and bis son, Marion Purcell, are the Gold
en- Rules pilots. They experienced and close |
pnots, always commanding irstclass positions. |
10 the event Of the Golden Rule proving total |
loss, Capt. lnt. Shink.e will Immediately con- |
tract for similar steamer, with the latest i'm
provements to take her place, and it will be COM
manded BY Capt. o. P. Shinkle.'
The Blue Wing No. 3, J. A. Comstock master.
leaves this 10 .. m. for Ben Tureaud's, Donald
sonville and the Ashland plantation, Ascension
parish; Messrs. Wood, Dean and Heno clerks.