The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-08
Above low
= Below high water mark OF 1874.
NEI,SON GOROM. Berg't. Big. Ser. q. 3.

sRajow high water mark OF 1874.
NELSON GOROM. Berg't. Big. Ser. q. 8. A.
ARn1vAIs.-1 Isabel, Ella Hughes, Geo. spsng-
Ter, Robt. Young and John Dippold aud barges.
Wing, Yazoo Valley, James Howard, Bart Able,
O. a. Durfee, Ann 4, W. ]. Behan.
TO ARRrvE--- Ella Hughes, Henry .Tets, A.
sumption, Lsfourche; Robt. Mitchell, Charles
coast; Martha, Isabel lower coast; Tom Parker,
Bsuf river; La Belle, Bayou Sara; 81. John,
Baton Rouge; H. D. Lee, Vicksburg; Lessie lay,
Tor, Atchsfalaya; Lotus No. 8, Bonnie Lee, Hed
River. ]. H. Hanna, Ouachita.
We we're blessed with q pleasant breeze yes
terday, which made the day easy to get through
"' The steamer George spsngler, from ct. Mar
tipyille, arrived last evening.
The towboat John Dippold, from Port Esds,
Say and will leave to-day for the West
business was not very brisk.
The James Howard had between 30 and DO
messengers, ameng them the Cooley Brothers, OF
the Tensas, destined to Savanna LII. Its go
seldom that st. Lonis passenger steamer is
here now. adsys that people are induced to travel
on them through novelty.
The w. j. Beban came to the landing yester-
day. and after taking on stores went TO the Salt
Warehouse where she was to take ON l6oo SACKS
Of salt for Shreveport.
Cart. Wallace NcOhesney, the popular young
captain OF the q. II. Durfee, has been oomph-
mented with "card," which will be found In On.
other part Of che DEMOCRAT IL IL the same old
story Those who travel with stesmboatmen find
them such genial wbole-snued men that they
are not content until they let every one know 1t.
The repairs TO the Eureka viii be finished IN time
for her tolsave tomorrow without iaii. on Ihurs-
day the Eureka leaves on her aeashore excursion
down the Bayou to the Gulf. In connection with
this trip Capt. Terrebonne requests us TO Say to
those contemplating making this trip that they
need not fear the mosquitoes, as the Eureka,
owing 10 her size and light draught. will be able
10 90 where they will not be troublesome.
the La Belle, running In place OF the Gov
Allen, will land at Oarrollton this evening and
bring passengers 10 the CITY Tor the sum o. ten
Attention is called TO Capt. Bassetts new
schedule, to be found In another column. In a
few days the name Of the boat to run In connec-
ton with the Martha will be announced. The
Martha will also make an excursion every batur,
day. through the ietties, out into the Gulf, and
around to Southwest Pass.
The Red River Transportation Company an
nonnce the following departures for the coming
Lotus No. 0. ID. d. Dannals master, Wednes.
day, to Shreveport and Jefferson.
Bonnie Lee, Noah scovell master, Saturday, to
The fleet and very popular passenger steamer
Charles Morgan. Albert Stein master, Harry
Stein clerk, leaves Wednesday. without fail, for
Cincinnati.
Capt. L. r. Delahoussayes regular and reliable
ten.day packet Tom Parker will arrive to-day, and
leaves Wednesday, positively. for Bguf river,
through to Eason's ferry.
The Cincinnati Commercial publishes the fol-
MrspHIs. July blow your bugle. The
fastest sternwheel time on record The Golden
City passed up, three days and twelve hours out
from New Orleans to Memphis, fighting rising
river full of drift. We have 900 tons. and are full
of people, The Golden City will leave Cincin-
natl for New Orleans on Wednesday, July Il.
j. ID. HEaLEB. Master.
The Robt. Mitchell, failing to arrive In time TO
leave Yesterday, is announced to leave to morrow
for Cincinnati james Paul commands, Frank
Stein clerk.
The Blue Wing No. 8. J. A. Comstock master,
Measrs Wood ana Dean clerks, leaves to day
at 10 a, M, for the coast, Donadsonville and
the Ashland plantation.
The semi weekly coast and Baton Rouge packet
81. John, r.. Bergeron master. j. q. Bergeron
The La Belle. in Place OF the Gov. Allen, will
leave tomorrow ut p. M, for Bayou Sara aud
all mail landings. J. J. Brown master, 8. 3.
btreck clerk.
The coast and Bayou Lafourohe packet Eureka
leaves tomorrow at p. m. U. ID. Terrebonne
master, 7. A. Darling clerk.
The semi-weekly Bayou Lafourche packet Her
nv Tete, J. r. Aueoin master, ID. I'll. Landry
clerk, leaves tomorrow at 81 m.
The superb Robert u. Lee, VIM. Campbell mas
tiers. Messrs. Mcvsy and Mossop clerks. leaves
Tuesday, as usual, for vcksburg and all mail
The Assumption, Capt.IP. A. Charlet, leaves
Tueday at p. m. for the Lafourchs, through to
Laurel Valley.
The Ella Hughes, Joe Dalferes master, leaves
for the Lafourche Tuesday, going through to
Lockport.
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.
Last Saturday, in Arkansas City, on the lower
Mississippi, Q. A. Plants, merchant, committed
suicide by shooting himself in the left breast with
pistol
TSt Louis Republican, July 81
.FuIroN's ACCOUNT or THU FIRST STEAMBOAT TRIP
BETWEEN NEW YORK AND ALBANY.
New YoRK, Aug. "a, 1807-To Joel Barlow
philadelphia: M Dear Friend-My steamboat
voyage to Albany and back has turned out rather
more favorable than had calculated. The dig
lance from New York to Albany 10 100 miles.
ran IL In thirty-two hours and down in thirty
hours. The latter is just five miles an hour. l
had o light breeze against me the whole way,
going and coming, so that no use was made OF
my sails, and the voyage has been performed
wholly by the power of the steam engine. lover
took many soops and schooners beating to wind
ward aud passing them as ii they had been at
anchor.
fully proved The morning | left New York
there were not perhaps thirty persons in the city
who believed that the boat would ever move one
mile an hour. or be OF the least utility. And
while we were putting off from the wharf, which
was crowded with spectators, heard number
of sarcastic remarks; this is the way, You know,
In which ignorant men compliment what they
call philosophers aud projectors.
Having employed much money and time and
zeal in accomplishing this work, IL gives me, as it
will you great pleasure to see 1t go fully answer
my expectations. 1t will give a quick and cheap
conveyance to merchandise on the Mississippi,
Missouri and other great rivers which are now
laying open their treasures to the enterprises OF
our countrymen. And although the prospect Of
personal emolument has been some inducement
to me, yet feel infinitely more pleasure in re.
fiecting with you on the immense advantages
that my country will derive from the invention.
However. will not admit that it is half 80 i'm
portant ss the torpedo system Of defense and at
tack; for out Of this will grow the liberty of the
seas. an object of infinite Importance to the wei
fare Of American and civilized country. But
thousands OF witnesses have not seen the steam
boat in rapid movement and they believe; but
they have not seen ship of war destroyed by
torpedo, and they do not believe. We cannot ex-
psct people in general to have knowledge OF
physics or power of reason from cause to effect;
but in case we have war, and the enemy's ships
come into our water, il the government will give