The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-27
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Yesterday morning was close and hot. A
heavy rain about noon cooled the atmosphere
apd let5 the balance nee OF the day more pleasant.
Capt. MAJ Scovell left for home yesterday on
The Fanehon has been taken up to the Thalia
street wharf for the purpose of receiving her
Capt, J. P. McElroy, under date of the twenty
seeondi writes as follows from Jacksonville
about his new Baton Rouge packet st. John
The planking will be completed In one day
more; ne cabin stanehions are al up. and they
maehinery, except the boilers is nearly all up,
The boilers are being made of the celebrated
Pittsburg Black Diamond steel.
ExcuRsIoN.-see poscript to Ouachita Bellies
advertisement In another column.
III aaWXlInlg some repairs to make to her ruddcr,
the Wlld GaEelle did not leave for the lower
coast yesterday. She will be ready to leave at
her usual hour tomorrow.
at White Hall at II O'clock. The James Howard
reports having met her at o'clock just above
Plaquem1ne.
The Golden Grown laid over from Yesterday.
ana Will leaye to-day without fail at o. 10. for
M MemphIst Qa1rq, Louisville and Cincinnati
CAPT sp " Ski r walker yho, commands. and Mr.
Derlenced and attentive officers and will do
everything to make their guests Comfortable.
dlspaftchf from Pittsburg to the Cincinnati
Capt. Koun,z is back from New York. aad
leaves for St. Louis in the morning. It is ru-
mQred That his visit to st. Louis Is with q view
OF bringing about q compromise between the
rival lines in the St. Louis and New Orleans
trade,
The Eva will make an excursion to the Gulf
coast on the eleventh. Capt. Terrebonne In
TENDS ms to q, makeit an enjoyable trip.
Inc Ihomas Sherlock, from Cincinnati will
arrive this evening and return Saturday
Mr.. Felix Bergeron has recovered from his
recent Illness. and resumed his position on the
The New Orleans and Red River Trapsporta-
lion OompanEs steamer Bonnie Lee Noah SEQ
yell master. VIM. Dillon clerk, leaves Saturday
The Tensas leaves next Wednesday, the third
instant, for the Tensas and Macon.
n LhlahKs TO Mr. B. b. Patten, engineer, for late
The clipper Natchez will arrive this evening
from ficksDurg, and leave again Saturday. as
The Gov. Allen, leaving every Friday and
Monday, lands at Carrollton; also on the down
Jrlp on sunday. The fare each way is only ten
cents the proceeds to be devoted to the orphan
The Bart Able viii arrive this afternoon and
leave Ieaye saturday. as usual, for Alexandria and
The Anchor Line steamer James Howard ia
receiving to leave Saturday for st. Louis. See
the card In another column,
me Gold Dust from st. Louis. and the Golden
Rule, from Cincinnati, are both announced to
leave Saturday.
A ReminIscence of Fulton.
Some years ago formed travelling acouain.
lance upon steamboat on the Mississippi with
q gentleman who, on that occasion. related to
EYb.I incidents Dc r3 9 the first voyage Of Fulton
have never met with elsewhere The gentle |
mans name have forgotten, but urged him |
at the time to publish what he related. Whether |
he has done SO or not do not know He stated !
ne CHANGED to be in Albany when Fulton arrived |
there In his unheard of craft which everybody |
felt 30 much interest In seeing. Being ready to |
leave and learning that his craft was to return |
TO New YORK and having business in that city |
Mr.. Fulton. He was directed to the cabin and
he there found plain. gentlemanly man
wholly alone and engaged ia writing.
Mr.. Fulton, presume"
DO you return to New York with this boat?o
We shall try to get back SIR
Tan have a passage DOWN."
You can take your chance with us sir"
My narrator said then he inquired the price
Of passage, and after moments hesitation a
sunni think s6-was named. This amount in
coin laid in his hand, and, with an eve fixed
upon it. he remained so long motionless that
said to him: is that right sir?" This aroused
MIN from bis reverie, and as he looked at me
Pm tear was brln9aming In his eye and his voice
Dry was busy as 1 contemplated this, the first
pecuniary reward / have ever received for ali
my exertions in adapting steam to navigation
would gladly commemorate the occasion over
/ bottle of wine with you, but really / am foo
poor even Tor that Just now. Yet l trust that
Some four years after this, when the Olermont
had been greatly improved and two new boats G
YER, made, making Futoon's feet three boats
plying regularly between Albany and New York
took passage in one of these for the latter cfty'
Phe cabin in that day was below and as / {
walked Its length to and fro saw was very
loosely observed by one I supposed to be q
trangeT Soon, however, | recalled the features
y MT; Fulton, but without disclosing this fact. .
1t length, In passing. our eyes met when he =
prang to his feet and eagerly Selling nv hand '
oatl1ag d. knew it must be you for your
'ottle OF wine now"
It was ordered, and during its discussion Mr. c
fulton rapidly but wildly ran over his exneri-
nee Of the worlds codness and sneers. and of
ne 4 hopes. the tears. the disappointments and 4
ghole career Of his discovery, up to the very
'otnt OF his browning triumph at which he
oW telt fully ne had At last arrived. And in re-
ieWing all said he: Il have again and again =
ecalled the occasion and incident of our frat :
interview at Albany, and never have done SO N
motion 1t originally caused that seemed and =
till does seem to me the turning point in INV y
sstiny the dividing line between light and
9,st actual reeognitton of my usefulness to mn u
stt0t9-gldn. Such, then, were the events :
oupled with the very, dawn of steam nayiga- .
90, and such. as Fulton then related them, y
ere the early appropriations by the world of a "
lscoyery which has invaded all waters caus-
lg q revolution In navigation. which almost
3ntact -" T
The st Francis Belle leaves daily at 80 a. m. d
ON BIenviIle street for Westwego, running in =
onnection with the New Orleans and Texas b
abroad to Donadsonville Y
Inc meet and unusually regular tri-weekly OF
pper coast packet Mary Ida, J. A. Ruiz master b,
DIV, Nicolle clerk. leaves this 10 a. m promptly :
y tne pen bureau plantation. The Mary Ida C
g daylight boat bot ways. 5
The regular semi-weekly Bayou Lafourche AZ
acket Eva; Y. u: Terrebenne master, Thomas NJ
nee and VI. III, Landry clerks leaves TO- daV at III
n. ~. promptly. going through to st. Mary's
lurch
The elegant and feet United States mail and M
-ssenger steamer Frank Pargoud. James Il. 10
'pper master. W. n. Gaines clerk leaves to. sa
" at 8 p. m. for YicksburG and the bends, j
rough TO Greenvile. ~
The Henry TAte. making semi weekly trims -
Bayou Iafourche, through to Thibodanx, M
" be at the landing this morning, and will
I've tomorrow at 10 a. m, J. H. Aucoin in A
nmand, M. IA. Landry clerk
ne feet Wild Gazelle viii arrive to leave to.