The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-06
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
Monday. May 6. 1878,
Arrivals.
Eva Wild Gazelle. Isabel. Gold Dust.

Arrivals.
Eva Wild Gazelle. Isabel. Gold Dust.
Ouachita Belle, Gov. Allen. Bayou Sara i;
ASSUME tion. st. Mary Henry Tete, La
f. f2urche Martha, lower coast: J. B. M. Kehlor.
Fanohon 0pelousas; J. H. Hanna. Bastrop
Capt Chariot Intends to replace the Assump-
ton in the Lafourche trade, with another boat.
this week. Three from which to make a choice
were offered Saturday.
The Red RIVER Trans portation Company an
nounce the following departures for this week:
Silver City. Capt M n. Wood. Wednesday. and
both to Shreveport.
The boats of this company never fail to leave
as advertised fact that shippers know and
Frank Beck left Saturday on short visit to
The j; B. M. Kehlor of tho Kounh Line.
tonight from ST. Louis. and will return Thurs
day. Captain. W. Kimber.
day. and will return Wednesday. The Morgan
Is known to be one of the finest. swifest and
best managed boats that eyer ran to the Ohio.
Stein. ably seconded by the rest OF her crew.
see to 1t that every one who travels on their
boat leaves her, with that impression. Berths
are never at a discount on the Morgan there
fore. those who propose travelling on her had
better not delay securing their rooms.
:, The IN new, stapnch and fast freight steamer q;
Barns clerk. leaves to-morrow sure. at 5 D. m.
for Memphis. Cairo. Louisvil e and Cincinnati.
Don't forget that the Assumption leaves
as an independent boat and will make ten day
trips. She is almost new boat, has fine pas
se e!,g accommodations. and is very fast Capt;
Will. Gillen, we'll known Red river pilot and
captain and for the past several years on the
Col; 4. P: Kouns. commands, while the office
n antQ IN n nd oil
The Tensas leaves to-day sure. She will take
freight for all points, on Black river.
from Bienvie street for Westwego. running in
connection with the New Orleans and Texas
Railroad to Donaldsonville..
The Belle, in place Of the Blue Wing No, 8.
land plantation. J. A. Comstock in command,
Messrs. Wood and Dean clerks.
packet Wild Gazelle. John Hamilton master.
@. D: Holmes clerk, leaves to-day at II a. M.
Tor Magnolia store.
:, The United States mail and passenger packet
Gov; Allen. j. J; Brown master, 8. s. Streck
clerk. leaves to-day at .. m. for Bayou Sara;
The Henry Tete. J. +. Aucon master; M. E.
coast. Donaldsonville and the Lafourche.
through to Thibodaux.
ease fef Eva 9nf s9n
Tom Knee and M. H. Landry clerks. leaves to-
The Tensas and Macon packet Tensas, L. V.
Cooley master. H. Molaison clerk leaves to-day
at p. m.
=, The regular tri-Teekly upper coast packet
Mary Ida. j. A. Ruiz master. Edw. Nicolle
clerk. leaves tomorrow promptly at 10 a. m.
for the Ben Tureaud plantation. The Mary Ida
returns on alternate days and does all her bus
The Fanchon, for Atchafalaya. through to
Washington. leaves tomorrow ats D. M. 81. Fl.
Broad in command, Theo. John clerk: The
Fanchon takes Bayou des Glaizes freight. re-
The Robert D. Lee will leave tomorrow for
VicksbuTg and all way landtngs Ga Gpapt VIM
The St. Mary, Joe Daferes in command. E.
Nicolle clerk, leaves tomorrow at q. m. for the
coast and Rsa to VALLEY
YER city, NJ y; Wood master, VIM. ouicksall
The ouaehita Belle. Capt John q. Libano.
leaves Wednesday as usual, for Bayou Sara:
The through Bayou Bartholomew packet D.
Stein. J. NJ Tindel master. is receiving to leave
Exchange Clippings, Mays.
Cincinnati Enquirer:
Work is progressing favorably on Capt. J. J:
her model presents a clean and neat appearance.
She Is bound to be a RATHER"
Capt. I. o. Sweeney. late of the Fanchon. has
taken command of the Fashion.
Capt. Dan N. Brady turned the J. B. NJ.
Kehlor oyer to VIM. kimber. at Cairo. and came
to sunerintend the Yellowstone business for
Capt. KountZ.
The st. Louis Post says: Brother Hays ought
not to trouble himself about the destruction of
the steamboat interests of st. Louis. If we may
Judge from the frequency and volume OF agony
portrayed by Brother Hays plants. Louisville
river interests are not in the most flourishing
condition Just at the present time. Here. at st.
Louis. they are not aourishing. but they are
instead of $4,000 having been paid for the
James Howard by the Anchor Line people, the
sale has not been, consummated at all. and that
the finishing touches have yet to be made to the
bargain. In view of the fact that the Belle of
Shreveport is put in for next Saturday. in place
of the Howard, it is claimed that it is good evil
hardly the man to run his boat losing trip for
the sake of day or two time"
The Vicksburg Herald says: The veteran of
Southern waters. Capt. Tom ?. Leathers. of the
of the most progressive of steamboatmen. Is
bothered every day with letters making eugges-
tons and proffers of advice, giving new meth
DDS and recommending the adoption of modern
to old or in building new boats. In allud-
most of the, inventions offered were
w me is we eW Of there them might n BE Said Rs
when | am shown a steamboat that com,
bines staunchness. safety. comfort. speed and
economy in greater degree. and that enjoys a
greater reputation for the above qualities, and
for promptness. punctuality and reliability
than the Natchez and when the improvements
that cause such superiority are explained to
me i will make the utmost haste to adopt them.
The fact is that the Natchez is one of the most
superb pieces of marine architecture afloat: a
wonderfully complete. fast and beautiful
steamer. and everybody who has ever travelled
on her has an opinion Of her qualities equally
as high that of Capt feathers. Steamboat
building will have to make vast strides in pro-
gress before she can be surpassed"