The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-16
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
Wednesday. October 16. 1873.
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OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
Wednesday. October 16. 1875 }
m@a. Arrivals.
J. W. Cannon. Rice Farmer Bastrop.
Departures.
Isabel. Emma Irvlny. Mary Ida, Henry Tete'
ID. Stein. II. Il. Lee, FanchOn.
To ARrfvss
Alvin, Isabel, Emma Irvine. lower coast: Ed
ward J. Gay, Bayou Sara; Belle MaaR ~ "
upper coast; Henry Tete Eva Lat1nrene p:
22hn Baton kGqss Whisper o'hc'nh"
ba waatber vefteqday was cloudy with
brisk wind from the southeast.
Business not very active
The clock at the Canal street ferry has been
out OF order for a week or more xr,
Med Phelps is second clerk OF tho 1onn Will
ri The Whisper is due from Cincinnati. ,r,.z,u
Capt. Floranee Findren writes from MISSILE S;s'-
For Yesterdays proceedings Of the Steamboat
mf fbe J. h0' ". Cannon leaves every Wednesday
and Saturday for Bayou Sara. The Cannon IS
as feet as the wind. and Cleopatras barge was
bly than her cabin is. Capt. John G. Libano
Commands; the office is under the charge of
Meearg. Howard. M ears. Bergeron and Bres.
The Rice Farmer has been laid up, b T char
ter having expired. We hear it is the intention
Of the Now Orleans and Gulf TRANSPORTATION
me- ioWer c. coas trade Capta. DeBouchel and
Toca will replace the Rice Farmer with another
and larger DObJ III Ii utty Of TWO. IlthAHs AtbhS
trips to the upper coast as heretofore. 49,
The new st. John. i. 0. Melancon master. will
arrive onght and leaye Friday nghn f at 70 a. a.
the head of Bienville street.
The Henry Tete will arrive this .. m. from
The Tete takes freight for the Lafourehe, with
the privilege of reshipping. clerk will be
found at the head of Blenville street to receive
The elegant bend packet Frank Pargoud, J.
M. White master. will be found at the landing
to-day receiving to leave tomorrow for Green
The Belle. A. J. Comstock MASTER leaves this
Il q. m. for Ben Tureaud's Donaldsonvllle ana
the Ashland plantation, Ascension parish.
Messrs. Wood and Dean clerks;
The Emma Irvine. E. M Vallette master.
leaves as usual to-day at p m: sharp f1r me
The Mary 1da will be On hand to leave TO-,
to Ben Tureaud's,
The regular semi weekly Bayou Lafourche
packet Eyb u p 4 recav w1 TO
return tomorrow, as usual. Tom hnee mas
charge Of the office.
Exchange Clippings, October LID.
Cincinnati ENQUIRER;
and are about to start, their crafts 1ortne Squth
nearly all OF. which will fill out with trips above
y eorgs Baer n
Brothers three; Loughtree & Co.; one; Espy &
Son. one H. Espy, one; DAILY 4 Co.; one
Clear and pleasant. Light frost this morning
Three feet scant on Portland bar The Wood
ruff has removed fifteen ugly and dangerous
snags to-day. Capt. Drown says this I is the
ugIiest placehe has struck In 400 miles. There
is work enough to keep him here until Wednes-
day.
white frost in the vicinity end light frost in the
city. Wind light from north and east Mercury
As to 65 deg; barometer above 293a and falling
FEET FEET la Mss' on the gauge cspt FrsnE 8 Smith
is here prosecuting suit for false 1mprlsoln1
ment and defamation of character against W. 7
Washer In the United States Court. Wnlcn II
exciting some attention.
Courier Journal:
Capt Owen Finnigan's now boat is nearly
or at an early day. She's beauty, and no mis-
take.
Steam was raised on the new Laur a., Lee a.
belle of the ball"
The new and handsome Jewel, just built BY
Barmore for Capt. TrusloW had steam up yes
ished and load for New Orleans.
Barmore will launch Capt; Gould's large
the finest and best boat ever built by Capt
Gould, and he has built some good ones.
The new and pretty little SuntloWer came
Y over from Barmore's ship yard yesterday, and
is now at the lower wharf receiving her outh
and furniture She's little beauty. and nt
Howard & Go. will launch one of the new
barges for the Red River Transportation Com
pany tomorrow and another one on Tuesday
The Little Book Gazette says: Our old FRIEND
Capt. q. II. Perry, who came into our river II
1853 On the steamer Arkansas. and late as 1877
commanded the John Howard, we are glad t!
see on our streets. in good hoalth and spirits.
by Telegraph
NATcHEz, Oct. 15.-To Capt. s. Heno. Now Or
leans: The steamer Whisper passed down this
' J. A. CoNIsTOCK. Captain.