The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-22
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT. /
Wednesday. May %, 1878.

OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
Wednesday. May %, 1873
Arrivals.
ouaohita Bell l.; Martha, ! F; Hanna, Golden
Departures.
Martha Mary Ida st. Mary, r. Z. Leo, Golden
Rule Fanchon. nGAa
s, Coy Ale Allen Bayou Sara St. Mary. I Eya
Rec. river; .New Mary Houston, Cincinnati; H
coast Frank Pargoud, Greenyille: Natehez,
The Steamer Golden Rule for Cincinnati, left
last evening witt fair trip part OF which was
so tons assorted merchandise: also 400 barrels
rosn. 40 bales paper stock, $50 barrels potatoes,
90 barrels molasses. "a hogsheads sugar ana 30
The towboat Panther from Pittsburg with IL
coal boats ats o arriyed yesterday The boats con
We were blessed with change In the weather
yesterday and the day was clear and fair
The Golden City, j. b. Hegler master. M. l..
yirden clerk, arrived yesterday afternoon from
the Ohio and is receiving o return tomorrow,
weather on tho way. and had to lay by two
nights and part OF day on account OF 1t. AT
Carolina landing. where she laid Sunday night,
the storm was very severe. Richardson's store,
goo a yasd Ta az s sT ns s
water was blown over the levee and flooded the
country for miles She had wind and heavy
was glad Of the change to fair weather. The
Golden City Is Q staunch, safe and fast boat and
The 9eden R R left with 9 y
She has engagements at Baton Rouge. Natchez
: and Vicksburg. and when she leaves the latter
place will have very fine trip.
Mr. John H. Hanna received a letter yester-
day from ON Gapt Sohn Cannon iii II Whig n, ne
Ga sf be 1 viii oa n1 he U "n su' at 6n
cinnati II not, she will start from Louisville.
and IN either event will arrive here not later
Capt. Aiken. who has returned from Wash
ington, reports that Capt v Blanks has been
that be viii viii ahee sayss to-
day promptly at II a m for the lower coast.
The. Danube, leaving for Red river to-day,
Willard The Danube has special notice in
another column. to which attention Is called.
The Texas is the New Orleans and Red River
Transportation boat Tor Saturday to Shreve
The independent Red river packet Assump-
ton leaves Shreveport to-day. and leaves here
s The Bart AbIte will also be here to leave Sat
The Ouachita Belle, for al coast and town
landings to Bayou Sara. issthe regular packet
to-day.
town and mail landings to Greenyille.
The Henry Tete will arrive to night and leave
Friday for the Lafourehe;
packet Iva, u. d. Terrebonpe master, will be
found at the landing this morning receiving to
to st. -Marys Church. Messrs. Tom Knee and
m Landry have charge Of the S Office e,,,
The New Mary Houston will be heIs to leave
Saturday, without fail. for the Ohio.#
The Kountz Lue steamer Fl. G. eyer. /. G.
Van Hook in command. will arrlsb to leave
The Merchants and Planters steamer D.
Stein, J. N. Tindel master. will be at the land
ing this morning receiving. to leave Saturday,
den. AS the Stein is the only through boat,
thus avoiding reshipping. shippers will do we'll
to remember this fact.
OUR FLAG AND AN APPROPRIATION.
According to the annual repurt of the super
vessels OF the North and East engaged in tho
tonnage oil over 27l .0e5 tons. The cities of the
Northwest, on the lakes, registered 557 steam
YES ssMss @ rg and o yss s
steam vessels. with tonnage OF over 200 7s5
tons. This includes passenger, freight and
and steam yachts, and does not include Mary
land. Oregon and California. Given as above,
the namr Says ss Is 6s.s
for the purpose Of showing. the value Of
the. great river of the Southwest in com
two sections above given. and to illustrate
the importance Of improving the navigation of
our great river the n9best the syn ever sh9 ba
our tonnage is nearly edual to that OF the North
and East combined, ana nearly double that Of
ployed is considerably over half Ct those of both
the two sections. The losses on the Mississippi
for the year by sinking amounted to $3.50 .o9o the
are inoontrevertibe figures and facts. yet.
singular enough the politicians at Washington
give thousand upon thousands Of dollars for
the Improvement of the waters of other sec-
tions. while they hesitate to. aid the improve
ment Of this great river. nayigated by this I'M
mense fleet.
A REMINIsCENsE OF 1915.
The steamboat Independence was one of the
first to navigate the waters of the Ohio. She.
in company with barge. ran from New Orleans
In the year 1s Gen. jackson pressed her into
service against the British, bur at The. close of
mens hsrss Rsn t Sum whsrs
stopped to take on fuel. John Jones, .he pro-
prietor OF the town, furnished her with fence
rails and agreed to take in payment for them u
passage from there to Cincinnati. but when she
arrived at North Bend he was SO disgusted with
the speed of the boat that he got off and walked
the rest of the way seventeen miles). arriving
twelve hours ahead of the Independence.
The St. Francis Belle leayes daily at 7 80 a. m
= connection With the New Orleans and Texas
Railroad to Donadsonville..
The Belle 10 place q TIE B Five ming no; 3
Ben Tureaud's. DonaIdsonvii le and the Ashland
plantation, Ascension parish. Messrs. Wood
and Dean clerks.
The daylight passenger packet Wild Gazele
J. Hamilton master, q, T. Hines clerk. leaves
through to Magnolia Store.
The Ouachita Belle. John G, Libano master
j. FL. Mossop clerk. leaves to-day promptly al s
.. m: for Bayou Sara Baton Rouge and all coast
landings.
The tri-weekly upper coast packet Mary Ida
j. A. Ruiz master. will arrive this evening and
will return tomorrow at 10 a. m. The Mary is q
daylight boat.
The passenger and United States mail steamer
Frank Pargoud J. I'll Pepper master. w. N
Gaines clerk, is receiving to leave to morrow al
s .. m. for Ylcksburg, Greenville and mail land.
ingS.
The New Orleans and Red River Transporta
ton Company's United States mail packet Dan
ube Charles Thorn master O. w. Drown clerk
leaves today at o. m. for Shreveport.
by Telegraph
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