The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-18
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*Below high water mark OF 1874.
NELSON GOROM. Sergt. Sig. Ser. q. 8. A.
ARB1vALs.-Isabel, Ella Hughes, Assumption,
Thos. Sherlock, Lessie Taylor, O. Fl. Durfee,
Blue Wing, Eva.
ton, Mary Ida, r. e. Lee
To ARa1vE.-Ella Hughes, Eureka, Henry
Tate. Assumption, Lafourohe Martha. Isabel,
lower coast st. john Baton Rouge; La Belle,
Bayou Sara; J. II. Hanna, Ouaohita; Tom Parker,
Bmnf river; ". j. Behan, Bart Able' hea river'
Katie Arkopois.
For the last three days the weather has not
been so hot. II it holds out we can stand the
balance OF the summer first rate.
Business remains dull.
CANT. Jack De Hart, from Cincinnati, and Lou
MacFarland, from Grand Isle, are in the city.
The @. Fl. Durfee arrived from Red River yes
terday, and Capt. McUhesney il considerably
eated at the fine trip she brought which was a. as
sacks bran ass sacks oil cake and 4OS head cattle.
The Blue Wing, leaving this 10 a. M, is the
only departure to-day for the upper coast, as lar
as Donsldsonville and the Ashland plantation.
Geo. Diltun writes under date OF the 14th, con-
corning Capt. Charlie Thorn's new Red river
packet: "Hull full shaped and ready for her deck
beams, which are all out and ready 70 go on
Her model will be as beautiful as was Cleopatra,
when she took in that boy Marc Anthony. Capt.
the Sherlock tomorrow for Cincinnati, where he
will remain until his clipper Is finished"
The Red River Transportation Company, under
whose colors Capt. Thorn's boat Will SAL. VIII
add three other new boats to their fleet by the
fall, Capt. Reas, Capt. Mat soovells and Capt.
Dannals, besides which there wi be four new
barges, and one OF the finest passenger packets
for the Grand Ecore trade that ever stemmed the
waters OF the old Red. This company have prom
ised the people OF the Red river valley increased
facilities for the transportation Of their crops and
freight during low as well as high water. That
they will fulfill their promise to the letter there
10 no room for doubt. See their advertisement in
another column.
The Thos Sherlock leaves tomorrow for the
Ohio. She is pleasant boat to travel on, her
ststerocms are comfortably Furnished and her
cabins and guards roomy. Mr.. Virden, her chief
clerk, liz pleasant gentleman and is noted for
his attention to passengers.
The Billy Collins leaves for Grand Isle every
Tuesday and Saturday at a. m. great place is
} The pretty little Eva, Tom Taylor master, Capt.
John o. vailette and Ernest Reinhardt clerks,
leaves to-day at 10 q. m. for the Lower Coast
through to Port Esds. The Eva, in connection
with the Martha, carries the mail daily, and there
ia no such thing to be thought Of as either boat
failing to STRIVE or leave on time.
The Martha will arrive this evening and leave
tomorrow at 10 a. m. Capt. Bassett is deserving
of encouragement for placing in the trade daily
line to Port Eads, and we hope he will receive 1t.
Holmes clerk, will leave to-day at p. m. for the
Black and Ouachita rivers, in place Of the John
II. Hanna. The Hanna will resume her trips as
soon as her repairs are finished.
The q. Fl. Durfee Wallace McChesney in CON-
mand will follow the Dawn, leaving Saturday at
5 F n; civ Of Augusta !, in the hand. Of III.
sheriff, ani is advertised to be sold on the 2Sth
inst.
The Assumption is one Of the fastest stern
wheel boats on the river. The boat that tackles
her had better be sure of her speed, for she's
aa'bsd un," sure.
The Willie, detained in helping the Hanna out
Of her trouble, had not arrived up to dark. She
was expected every moment, and will leave to-
day for the Teche. She will be the first de-
parture for that section, and we hope to see her
60 with a rousing trip, for there are none more
deserving than Capt. Trinidad and his fleet
Willie.
The steamer Blue Wing No. 8, from the upper
coast. arrived last evening.
The United states mail packet Eva from the
lower coast arrived yesterday on time, and will
leave as advertised to-day.
The Eureka, Capt. U. ID. Terrebonne, was due
last night from her excursion trip down the La
fourche to the Gulf. She is receiving TO leave to-
morrow, and will be the only departure for the
Lafourche.
The Blue Wing No. 8, J. A. Comstock master,
leaves this 10 q. m. for Ben Tureaud's, Donald
sonville and the Ashland plantation, Ascension
parish. Messrs. Wood, Dean and Heno clerks.
j,
a. II. Broad master, Eug. Quatrevaux and j..
b. Schmidt clerks, leaves to-day for the
Atchafalaya
The Willie, E. B. Trinidad master, Frank
Greig clerk, leaves to-day, at 5 p. M, for the
Atohafalaya and Bayou Teche.
The New Orleans and Red River Transporta-
ton Company steamer Dawn, Chas. Truslow
master, O. w. Drown clerk, leaves to-day
positively at p. ms for Shreveport and Jefferson.
The splendid passenger and United States mail
steamer Katie lin place OF the Frank Pargoud)
J. NJ. White master, w. N. Gaines clerk, is re-
ceivins to-day, to leave tomorrow at p. NJ tor
Vicksburg, Greenville, Annapolis and all Bend
landings.
The passenger steamer Thomas Sherlock, Lew
Hates master, M. L. Virden clerk, leaves to-mor-
row at p. m. for Memphis, Cairo, Louisville and
Cincinnati.
[By Telegraph
GIRARp, July Ito Cant. F. A. Blanks, No.
Canal street, corner of Delta: Steamer Tom
Parker will arrive Thursday and leave Oh Satur-
day, the 2Ist inst. for Bout river.
Il. =. DELAHOU55AYE, Master.
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.
ST. LOUIS, July 15.-Business il steadily im-
proving. Passenger travel on the Upper Missis-
sippi is heavier than it has been for many years,
aud Commodore Davidson has concluded to put
on daily line to st. Paul. commencing next
Monday, when the hour of departure will be
changed to IL M, instead OF D. M, as hereto-
fore. The Bee left for New Orleans with a
moderate tow, but the T.. o. Stanard remains
over till next week. The Belle Of Shreveport
follows the e. o. Stsnard in the pool line, which
ia still in existence. An immense quantity of new
wheat is coming in, and it is the prevailing opn-
ion among boatmen that the coming season will
be one of the most active known for decade.
Joseph D. Taylor. for many years an enaineer
on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, died Thurs
day morning at Monongahela City.
New York Tribune: 1t costs vessel of GOO
tons burden, carrying 10000 bushels of grain,
and sailing from Detroit to Liverpool direct,
s36l2 to make the voyage out and return. With
the present uncertainty in regard to American
wooden vessels receiving return cargoes, no
ships sailing from Detroit direct can afford to
take grain at less than Cd per bushel; and at this
rate it is cheaper to forward grain by wsy of the
lakes and Erie canal, and steamers from New
York. Eli Hunt of Nyack, New York, practical
boatI1an has invented novel means Of propul-
sion for steamers.
A COMPOSITE STEAMER. a meeting of the
Detroit and Cleveland Steamboat Company, held
Tuesday night, it was fully determined to build
the new steamer which is to take the place OF the
r. n Rice upon an iron frame. This includes