The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-28
RIVER NEWS.

RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
Tuesday. August 20, 1877.
Arrivals.
Mary Ida, Blue Wing No. 8. Stella Block. Il. H.
Lee, Bt. John, Gov Allen, Martha.
Departures.
Alvin. Eva, Blue Wing No. 8, st. John' Gov
Allen.
Blue Wing No. 8, upper coast; Alyln, Eva.
lower coast; Texas, Col. A. p. Kouns. DaWG, hed
river; b. O. stanard, st. Louis; st. John, baton
Rouge; Gov. Allen, Bayou Sara; Bertha, opelou'
sae: Bsstrop. Ouachta: Frank Willard. Cinein-
natl; Garrett and barges, Cairo; Frank Pargoud.
Arkopos.
The weather yesterday WAS moist, very moist,
and in consequence there was not much business
done.
Capt J. q. Abbott left yesterday for home. via
oapt. j. b. Elliott, Of the City of Augusta, was
due here yesterday.
The Fsnohon is undergoing repairs at Cincin-
matt.
The @. Fl. Durfee was brought to the landing
yesterday.
Since the 1st of last September the r. E. Lee
has made forty.seven trips in the Vicksburg
trade, and the following is summary of the
freights brought by her in this time to this port
Bales cotton LOG, $3.50, bags seed cotton 70, sacks
cotton seed 1O4 g97, sacks oil cake 11,75s, sacks
cotton seed meal 1860, barrels cotton seed oil
1896 sacks corn 1897, do. oats AGO, do. bran $50,
do. peas 81, barrels flour 1434, do. meal CD, do.
apples ITO, do. potatoes TO- do. sugar 60, do.
peesns 80, do. sauaages SO, do. peas 8, do. eggs
81, do. tallow Ia, do. molasses 1877. hogsheads
sugar 1893, do. tobacco "A, do. ashes 122, oasks
bacon 81, tierces lard ID, bales broom corn g. do.
hay $780, do. wool 7, do. moss 149, boxes soap 25,
kegs butter 40, bales and hogsheads 40, gin
stands B. head stock 248, slaves II, 450, packages
fruit 1893, bundles buckets 207, do. ties 1850.
The above is not only an evidence Of the i'm
mense business done by the Lee, but is an
earnest Of the great popularity Of the boat and
her officers.
The Robert e. Lee. leaving to-day for Vicks-
burg, has sure connections with the Anchor Line
for Memphis, Cairo and ST. Louis. Through
bills lading and passenger tickets are given.
The st. Francis Belle has resumed her trips TO
Westwego in connection with the Mobile and
Texas railroad, and the Eureka has been taken
across the river.
Capt. Joe Dalferes has put the Ella Hughes in
the Grand Ecore trade as a regular weekly indie.
pendent packet, and she ia receiving at the lower
landing to leave Thursday next. The Hughes 10
In good repair. and draws only 10 inches light.
MIR. N. o. Donohue, 76 Gravier street, 10 her
agent.
The Stella Block will continue in place of the
Ella Hughes in the coast, DonaldsOnville and La
fourche trade and will leave to-day at p. m.
The Red River Transportation Company have
special notice in another part of this par er, to
which attention is called This company is put
ting in their beet ticks this year, and 30 far to
advantage.
The Eva will arrive tonight from the lower
coast and return tomorrow.
The Times does not like, we knew IL
wouldn't, our statement in answer to it's asser-
ton of having constantly and FOR over two years
done more advertising than any other paper in
this time, and with fanfaronade Of glittering
generalitieE, reiterates the assertion. Our expe-
rienee in the matter Of that SECOND crop sugar"
taught us the fallaey OF an argument with the
Times therefore, we will content ourselves by
saying In answer that the files of the dates alluded
to are open to the inspection of any one curious
enough to examine the correctness OF our state
ment.
THE FIRST STEAMSHIP.
The Savannah. built in New York in 1918, with
side wheels. and propelled by steam.
The Savannah left Savannah, Ga, for st.
Petersburg and Liverpool She reached the lat
ter place In twenty-four days and returned In
safety. Although this was the first steamer that
ever crossed the Atlantic, having but small
gines, she was unsuited to such voyage, and
scarcely 9monstrated the practieability OF ocean
steam Navigation.
THE FIRST STEAMBOAT ON THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI.
A st. Louis paper, published in 1923, states the
Virginia, Capt. Pemberton, has completed this
season two successful voyages to the port OF st.
Peters, on the upper Mississippi This is the first
attempt to navigate this river by steam, aud its
SUCCESS is considered OF the greatest Importance
to the interest OF Missouri and Illinois.
The Messrs. johnson, OF Kentucky, are pre-
pairing to establish line of steamboats, to ply
direct from Louisville to Havana. We honestly
wish success to the undertaking, though We cam
not see how it s likely to render profit to those
concerned at this time.-[Nlles Register, 1921.
LIST OF STEAMBOATS, RUNNING TO NEW ORLEANS
In 1919, WITH THEIR TONNAGE:
Orleans 324. vesuvlus 800, Enterprise rs,
Washington 4O3 Etna 800, Buffalo $40, Dispatch
Gen. jackson 142, Ohio 364, Kentucky l12, Frank
lin 12l Napnenn a1b Gen. Madison 138, Cinein-
natl 157; number of boats II, tonnage 1892.
Thus il will be seen that the tonnage of those
present day, the Grand Republic. What con-
trasN
The Col. A. P. Kouns leaves Saturday for
Shreveport and Jefferson.
The New Orleans and Texas Railroad have re-
newed tueir charter of the vt. Francis Belle; this
time to the IL of February next.
The Belle of Shreveport leaves to-day for st.
Louis.
The United States mail and passenger steamer
Martha. w. g. Bassett master, Messrs Legier
and Barrels clerks, leaves to-day at 10 q. m. for
Port Eads and all plantation landings on the
lower coast. Saturday the Martha makes an e4-
cursion through the jetties out into the Gulf.
The Henry Tete, J. F. Aueoin, master, M. FL.
Landry. clerk leaves to-day at 10 q. M, the first
trip under the new schedule to the coast and
Donaldsonville, Of three trips week: The Tete
connects with flats for points on the bayou, send
ing freight through without delay, and makes
ali coast landings up and down in daylight.
The Robert Young leaves also to-day at
10 M, for the coast and Donaldsonville, having
sure connection at the mouth for landings on the
Lafourche. u. d. Terebonne commands, T. A.
Darling clerk.
The Blue Wing No. will arrive this evening
from the upper coast, and return tomorrow, as
usual.
The superb and feet Robt E. Lee, VIM. Camp
bell master, Messrs McVey and Mossop clerks,
leaves this 8 p. M, as usual, for Vicksburg and
sill mail landings.
The John Fl. Hanna leaves tomorrow at s ..
m. for the Ouachita, through to Ouaohita City,
carrying the United States mail. T. A. Blanks
commands, Ben Cornwe clerk.
The fine and regular steamer Bertha Fl. Fl.
Broad master, Theo John clerk, leaves to-mor-
Washington.
The fine passenger steamer 9. FL. Durfee,
Richard sinnott master, is receiving to leave
tomorrow at p. M. without fail, for Grand
Ecore and Shreveport
Can't. e. B. rrinidad's fast and favorite Bayou