The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-28
RIVER NEWS.

RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMO CRAT. |
Friday. Dec. 20. 1877. ! |
Arrivals.
Isabel. Henry Tete. w. j, Poitevent, J. H. |
| Hanna. Dawn, Frank Pargoud. Assumption.
Departures.
Isabel Alvin. Mary Ida, Belle, Henry Tete,
| W. j. Poitevent. Dawn Maria Louise. Thomp
son Dean. Yazoo Valley, Frank Pargoud.
To Arrive.
Martha Isabel, Alvin lower coast Silver GIty,
upper coast St. Mary. W. j. Poitevent. La
| foSurchs; Gov. Allen, Ouachita Belle, Bayou
| lock Cincinnati; Texas, Joe Bryarly, Bart Able,
| Red river; Natehez. Vicksburg. Tensas, Bayou
Beautiful day yesterday.
The new Mary Houston had to give, up yes
until to-day to finish discharging her load.
'r The q ?. Peck left Wednesday for the upper
coast after q load of sugar intending, evidently,
to help ~ the Silver CITY out with her trip, The
| Peck was advertised to leave for the Onaehita
! tomorrow, but rs her advertisement has been
ordered out. We presume the idea has been
abandoned.
the Yazoo trade, the Yazoo Valley dropped
down Yesterday to the lower landing to take on
the freight received by her.
The A. J. Baker, with seven ebarges. arrived
bushels of grain in bulk
The grain barge George Gilchrist was at the
landing yesterday receiving corn in sacks.
which was broken into bulk as 1t was taken on
At the time Of the Lessie Taylor disaster
there was s796 in the cash drawer. As the for
ward part Of the cabin on the larboard side, in
Guiding the office. was blown into splinters. the
money was scattered among the debris. and s25
. only Of it was found; Capt, Quatreveaux. the
clerk. had very p,oyidential escape. he hnd
, been engaged curing the day in paying bills
and closing UP the trip, and DESTROYS OF seeing
Capt. Troqsdale. of the Big suni9 I'VE :, with .tt
Taylor concluded to hum him up on the land
, ing. At the end of the Taylors stage he met
J Capt. Trousdale coming aboard. After, few
moments conversation they concluded to go
over to the Sunfiower and settle their bus mess,
and had hardly got aboard before the explosion
office into splinters. A providential escape
surely from either death or serious injury. veri-
flying in that incident the adage that man pro-
pA card from Capt u D. Terrebonne will be
found in another part of the DEMOCRAT in refer
2 ence to the statement made by him last Thurs
[ day, and published by US Friday.
> The Gold Dust withdrew from the ST.. Louis
or n and the bends in
3 Of the james Howard under the command Of
/ Capt: E, W, Gould, Mr.. E. W Gould, IT, clerk;
1 by the Gold Dust. was turned over to the Mollie
: Moore. The Moore leaves to-mprrow.
ing, broke her shaft fffty.five miles above the
d city. and returned yesterday In tow Of the tug
Jones' The freight on the Trenton will
It The tug Rice Farmer has also entered the
g lower coast trade.
|. The. James Howard though she will be re,
paired in couple of days. will lay over until
g I Besides side the Texas, the New Orleans and Red
= to- morrow the W. j. gehan. Capt George vii.
kinson, to Minden, and the Joe Br,arly. Capt
- M. l.. Scovell, to upper Red river. and mos,
U probably Capt. Charlie Thorn's Danube to JEFF
The New Orleans and Ouachita Transporta-
ton Company will send out to-day the Shan
3 and the ,Fanchon. T, G. Sweeney master, A. J
Z Mcconnell >, clerk. tomorrow. both going
Y The Cincinnati, Louisville and New Orleans
line ger Ne New Mary Hou HotaD
one OF the most complete. elegant and comfort.
able boats that lands here and Il under the con
Z mands, and Elliott Miller, her clerk, are known
e far and wide for their cleverness. and are ex
z ceedngly popular with both the shipper ane
Y u The he Bart Able leaves for Alexandria ant
z Grand Ecore tomorrow. She will be at the
n The Assumption leaves this morning for thu
r. Lafourche. and will go through to Thibodaux
The Ws sS s for len Phi ower
under the command ii Capt. Hamilton. Capt
" Hamilton and NJ. Uothell are her owners.
Wednesday night, and left yesterday morning
5; The Frank Pargoud could find no room else
nd had aS mhaa agb and
9. turned yesterday. The Maria Louise left als'
G. yesterday MOI n ing. ~
4. and Rousha's flatboat with $500 barrels, botl
ut arrived yesterday from the Ohio, ~,
way H down. si and had to put off 5aa bales Of he
to cargo carr at Leland's landing. in Chicot county
e which will be brought here by the, first boa
Us cargo. 1856 bales. instead of 6878 bales as re
o. ported. :. ., r,
Mol hG 'n clerk; viii be at the landing th
y morning from the Tensas and Macon, and vii
at RarT Wth ba la CHANGE
a. her days of departure to Friday. will leave to
day at D. m. FL. II. Broad in command. Thee
"a The St. Francis Belle leaves daily at 7:455 a. m
e9 from Bienvile street for Westwego, running ii
Or connection with the New Orleans and Texa
@ The Blue Wing line steamer Belle leaves to
DAY at g. n 1r the Hpperb eq ha b TO Wnr
HARPER Bee L BToa Clerk e
n The coast. DonaldsonWlle and Lafourch
packet Assumption, ?. A. Chariot master, \
z. Dupuis clerk, leaves to-day at 10 a. m. fo
The fine steamer John e. Hanna, Frank "a Be1
tn for Baton Rouge and coast landings. Cap
50 E. B. Trinidad has charge of the Office.
u The coast and Bayou Sara United States ma
ng packet Gov. Allen, John j. Brown master, .. J
,e- Streck clerk, leaves to-day at .. m.,,
n The tri-weekly coast. D4naidso1n1ylle and IL
Id fourche packet Henry Tete will arrive TN
b. evening and return tomorrow, as usual.
iy The NJ. I. daily line steamer Mary Ida wi
SIS arrive this evening and return tomorrow. &c
D@ ing as high as the Welnam plantation.
~ The Martha. leaving Wednesday Ipr 70
d, Eads. will be on hand to leave again to-day
IL m. The Alvin left yesterday,
IT'S The Blue Wing line steamer Blue Wing NO.
.et J. A. Comstock master, Messrs Wood and Dea
;0 clerks leaves tomorrow at 10 a. m. for the VI
per coast.
Ia Capt. Joe Dalferes' Bayou Lafourehe pack
rk st. Mary is receiving to leave tomorrow at 10
ry N. for Laurel Valley.
The feet Natchez, T. p feathers In comman
e5 J. F. Muse in the office, leaves usual to-mo
"; row for Vicksburg.
III The Bart Able Richard Sinnott master, Ge
IS c. Hamilton clerk, leaves to- morrow at 3 .. n
~: without fail. for Alexandria and Grand Ecore.
lsh The Ouachta Belle, John c. Lbano in cor
3b- mand viii arrive this evening and leave
morrow as usual, for Bayou Sara.