The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-06-21
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
Friday. June 81, 1878.

OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, |
Friday, June 81, 1875 J
Arrivals.
Gov. Allen, John w Cannon. John A. Scud-
der Natchez, Belle. Bart Able, Isabel.
Departures.
Alvin, Mary Ida. Eva, Frank Pargoud. New
Mary Houston.
TIE Arrive.
ouachita Belle, Bayou Sara Eva. st. Mary.
Assumption, LafourGhe; Alvin. loger coast;
Danube Red river; Chas Morgan. Cincinnati.
Yesterday was the Warmest day of the week.
Business quiet
The Housl on left with 400 tons freight and
fifty passengers. Among them we're Capt. ]. W.
Carlton and family, Capt E. II. Perry and Capt.
ALI. Grissom and sister.
Tae john w. Cannon.
The event of yesterday was the arrival of
Capt J. w. Cannon's beautiful steamer John
w. Cannon. fresh from the builders hands.
Since the day on which w9,k was first com
menced on this grand specimen Of river arehi-
lecture up to the very moment of her arrival
here, so much has been said Of her that The
pared 10 see something superlativeiy fine in the
way of q steamboat and the unanimous verdict
was that she was all and even more than fancy
had painted her. Capt. Cannon and the skilled
Western mechanics have produced o wonder;
they, have. compared to q remarkable degree
the boat of to-day with the boats Of the past.
though then considered prodiges of mechant
cal labor, skill and taste improvements fol-
low on improvements so fast In the construc-
tion of steamboats,: so much not then
thought of has been carried out towards
the better accommodation and great
comfort Of passengers: so much has been
effected in the way of greater sped, strength
and safety-sO much in the way OF taste In their
that In the Cannon the acme of steamboat
building seems to have been reached, although
we feel that mechanical genius and enterprise
will still improve on the present models, all
perfect though they seem. In the DEMOCRAT of
the eleventh we published q detailed descrip-
tion Of this splendid boat, taken from the Cou-
which
said OF her She Is indeed a perfect boat; to
say that she Is floating. palace would not be
an exaggeratton. for she Is undoubtedly one Of
the most magnificent steamers afiOat, and will
without doubt meet vii SUCCESS. Her cabin is
most un1qHe ana striking fla tfatqre; tne
efforts. and Its. effect must be- seen to
be appreciated a thing Of beauty that she Is,
moved grandiy down mid the salvos Of artile-
ry, blowing of whistles. ringing Of bells, dip,
the cheers OF the people who lined the wharves,
to her landing place, head of Gravier street.
where she now lies, looking as beautiful In her
uuietness as she does majestic while plowtng
her way through the waters. There she will re-
main, the observed Of observers until Tuesday
F Rbsr when she bes be the place Is OF ths eabd ba
Cannons officers:
Will. I. Cannon. captain.
John II. Mnssop, first clerk.
John X. WilbaDk, second clerk.
w. j, Perkins, first engineer.
John Holmes. second engineer.
Henry 3. Uarnahan, steward.
Nose Gibbs. mate.
Nick Hooth. bar.
The st. Mary, off on an excursion 10 the
Gulf, will arrive to- lgnt and leave to- morrow,
as usual for the Lafourehe. A clerk will be
found to-day at the head of Bienville street re-
The new boat being built here for C4pts Har-
per and Woods Is to be lHunl he'd to-day.
The Robt. Young Is being dismantled. Her
machinery has been sold to D, O. McCan l. Son
and the hull. the property of the New Orleans
and Red River Transportation Company, will
The Natchez leaves TO morrow for vicksburg,
The Henry Tete will be the only departure for
See special notice In another column to Min
The John A. soudder. of the Anchor Line, ar
rived yesterday from st. Louis and will return
tomorrow. See card in another column.
A ReminIsence of IS44.
A RAMPANT STEAMBOAT. .....
In 1874 during the high food. when the whole
feet under water. the Belle Air steamer was
coming down the river under full head Of
town Of Oh Chester IN % Illinois. eeiipg her OATS
and having desire to test the solidity Of ILL
noss building, she pitched head formost into q
three-story brick building In Chester. and
knocking off the top story. proceeded onward
plepsum sed against a our-story stone mill, and
knocked 1t into a cooked hat After performing
these extraordinary exploits, the Belle Air
proceeded on her journey, with scarcely, a
scratch or mark of the affray In which she
In New Orleans. The owners of the
two damaged buildings sued for damages, of
which they recovered $4,000. The witnesses In
the case expressed some opinions which were
rather remarkable. One Of them spoke of the
buildings, Injured as being very pleasantly
located, though they were twenty feet under
water. From this opinion we may presume
what is regarded a favorable location in illinois.
The witness, in expressing this opinion. had in
view, no doubt, the fine water privileges OF this
location. Another witness very ntively thought
the Belle Air was not to blame at all, but that it
ness out in the middla, of the current.
The following ste1mb1ets are l9id itI up at m this
Thompson Dean, John Means John Fl. Hanna,
Cotton Valley. John Howard. D Stein. Era No,
70. w J: Poiteyemt, Tensa5, Trept6ni Clara +,
Durfee Alexandria, Fanchon Big Sunhower.
The gre at Charles Morgan. of the O., L. and N.
0. Packet Line. Albert Stein in command, Harry
W. Stein clerk. is receiving to leave tomorrow
without fail, f'r Memphis, Cairo, Louisville
better boat rum NJ TO he Ohio than the Nor
gan, and as she Is widely known as such and is
secrs g eary tbS cb % ice nav be had
The venerable Cdpt John W. Cannon came
down on the Cannon; the captain Is suffering
some from q severe cold contracted under way.
Now that the worry and anxiety incidental to
getting his boat out Is over. we hope he may
get well speedily and live many days to enjoy
the fruits of his great labor.
On the occasion Of the rOusing reception gwen
to the Cannon on her arrival vest rday, this
John H. Hanna for kind and thoughtful atten-
tions., Cart Hanna being warm personal
friend of Can't. Cannon and an enthusiastic
admirer of the new boat took great pains in
seeing that she was re eved in fitting man
ner end it is needless to say that his efforts in
that direction were crowned with most decided
success.
The st. Francis Belle leaves daily at 7:3O a. m.
from B'envilIe street for Weswego. running in
connection with the New Orleans and Texas
Railroad to DOnaldsonvle
The. coast DonaldsGnv'le and Lafourche
packet Henry Te'e, J. F. AucOin master, VI. H.
Landry clerk, leaves to-day at 10 a. m. for Thib-
odaux.
The fleet lower coast packet Wild Gazelle J.
Hamilton master, Geo. Koppel clerk. leaves to-
day promptly at II a. M. from the head of Cont
street for Magnolia store
The coast and Bayou Sara United States mail
} packet Gov. Allen, John J. Brown master, s. S.
Streck clerk, leaves to-day at 5 .. NJ.
The Be le in place of the Blue Wing No. g.
j. A. Comstock master. Messrs Wood and Dean
clerks. leaves tomorrow at 10 a. m. for the up
per coast.
Cant Joe Dalferes' Bayou Iafourche nacket