The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-19
oRIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Monday, February 10. 1878.

Arrivals.
Rice FNmer, Belle. Mary Ida, r. E. Lee, Katie
Coy. Allen Alvin Bertha
Departures.
Isabel Rapid Transit Rice Farmer, Belle,
Era Henry Tete. Gov Allen, Kat1.
Isabel d'ice Farmg lower coast; Belle. up
per coast: AssumptiQn. st Mary. Eva. Henry
Tete, Lafourche: G. II. Durfee. Kate, Kinney,
ard, John H. Hanna, ouachita; Clara s.. Bar
,holomew; =, THOMPSON 4 Dean, James HovWard.
ou 1R Belle Bayou Sara: Tansas, Tensas
Frank PargQud. Greenylle; f. @; Yaeger,
st. Louis; y. T. schenck, Thos Sherlock, DIN
einnatti.
Clear and pleasant weather yesterday. though
a little warm.
20 BUSINESS rather duh.
terday. Capt. Woods. will fix her up without
delay.
The price Of coal was advanced Yesterday to
The P +. Gelsse raised steam yesterday and
came over to the wharf.
The GAINESVILLE relieves the w. j. Potevent in
the Teehe trade. The Poitevent will most prob
ably take the Willie,s place.
TIE John Howard passed Trenton yesterday
morning ard will arrive here tomorrow.
Capt. Arthur is detained In Mobile sick.
The Dean was due to arrive at oclSck last
The John Wilson was brought over to the
upper landing yesterday. She is receiving
freight to-day.
yesterday She has been laid up.
Bowman dlefs, announced to leave today
for Red river, through to Shreveport lays
over until .. m TO- morrow when she win
surely leave CARRYING the United States mail.
vertised to leave Thursday, the former to
Shreveport. the latter to Jefferson.
The Eva has changed her hour Of departure
Mondays to .. M, instead OF p. m, as q here
The U P schenck, Capt. J. Lewrence Carter,
was due last night from the Ohio. and will be
and New Orleans packet line after the Houston.
The Wild Gazele is still out on the ways. but
tlfls week. Capt Hamilton is doing considera-
BILE work to her, and is improving her very
much: part of which is the raising OF her
larger shaft. with new dead wood blocks to
steady it, besides other work-a of which evil
add to her speed and usefulness as daylight
passenger pac ket in the lower coast trade.
steamer New Mary, gouston Charles Miller
fo4 oacnna H Mr. os he T her aeco %
plished chief cerke will answer with pleasure
the questions Of those contemplating aotrip on
News was received here yesterday that Capt.
Stein had abandoned the idea Of the Morgan
Eh the Goa a " w o
prevent. however, his famous boat from ar
irving here in time for Mardi Gras.
connection with the New Orleans and Texas
Railroad to Donadsonyille.
m. Us usual, for Vicksourz ana ali mail land
le Tse. St, Mary, Joe Dai {eres in command E.
Nicole clerk leaves to-day at 5.p. m. for the
coast and Lafourchee through 70 Laurel Valley
Washington. leaves, to-day at 5 .. M. f.. II
Broad in command, Theo. John clerk. The
Bertha takes Bayou DIES Glaizes freight, reship
The New Orleans and Ouachta Transporta-
ton Company,s steamer SHANNON. }; De Hart
master, G. FL. Arthur clerk, leaves to-day at ..
N. for all landings on the Ouachtta. through to
Camden.
The regular Baton Rouge and coast packet
st. John, j. Z. MeElrog muster, leaves to-mor-
The Belle, in place of ths Blue Wing, will ar
rive this evening and leave as usual tomorrow
The sem-week1y Bayou Lafourche packet
Assumption. F. A. Chariot master. N. Z. Dupuis
clerk. leaves tomorrow Mt 10 a. m.. for Thibo-
daux. a
The daylight coast and Donaldsonville paso
senger packet Rapid Transit +. J. Cakes
master. will arrive this evening and return
The Ouachita Belle, due last night from Bayou
Sara. Will leave again Tomorrow at D. N.
John Wilson, F. A. Blanks master. leaves tcs
6ap @ensa rs {hlough Bayou
Bartholomew packet Clara s. will arrive to
leave to. morrow again at p m. r
The renowned Thompson Dean. j. H. Pepper
master. Frank Beck. Jr.. clerk, leaves to- NOR
row for Memphis and the bends.
The splendid passenger steamer James How
ard. B. r. Pegram master. j. II. Chaseaing
clerk, leaves Thursday also for Mem phis and
the bends.
Exchange Clippings.
st Louis Republican, February 16:
Capt Hi. Davis says he has load engaged for
the John Means. He bought package freight
for her last trip.
Already have been shipped during February
5000 tons by steamers, 500 $40 and 4o5, to which
are to be added cargoes OF the City of Alton and
Susie Silvers The barge cargoes are largely
composed of bulk grain. while the steamers
carry no bulk.
Rooms are being engaged already on the Gold
Dust for her New Orleans Mardi- Gras trip. She
will leave st. Louis next Thursday.
CHEAP GRAIN TRANSPORTATION.
from the Keokuk Constitution
The Commodore says that II the company can
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