The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-15
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
Saturday. June Is, 1878.

Wild Gazelle, Isabel. Henry Tete. Gov Allen.
1rO Arrive.
Gov. Allen. Bayou Sara: Eva, Henry Tete.
Laf0urehe; Alvin. Wild GazeIe Isabel, lower
coast; Texas. Red river; Golden Rule. New
Mary Houston. Cinelnnati:. Mary IDA, upper
coast; John W. Cannon. Louisville; Gold Dust.
no change in the weather except that there
was little more breeze yesterday than on the
Business moderately active.
A Petition numerously signed, will be pre-
scented to the Mayor and Administrators in q
few days, by some of our Representative boat
men. asking for more wharf room. Between
TT02d at faeks ap2R av a1 ba sugar sneas ne
crowded out. They want more room, and must
haYeit
Belle Of Shreveport from st. Louis, both leave
to-day.
AT the request Of planters on the Tensas and
that section with the Tensas. leaving here on
The Wild Gazelle will return from the lower
coast this evening, and leave Monday, as usual.
Don't forget that the Belle leaves this morning,
as usual for the upper coast.
The Anchor Line steamer City OF Alton leaves
to-day for st. Louis. Particular attention is
called to the advertisement in another column.
The ]. Sharp Mcdonald was to have lett yes
Tho Evana has gone TO Bayou Terrebonne
10 run In connection with Morgau's Railroad
The Bed River, Transportation Company
See election notice In another column.
Owing re- t. her deten,tio1 caused By wey bust
not leave to-day for Cincinnati as previously
advertised, but will go Monday next sure. She
will be at the landing this morning. and we adj
river. on q truly fine boat. to register their
names Without loss OF time. Mr.. ", r. Shaw,
clever and vory obllging clerk. will be only too
happy to show her cosy and comfortable rooms
and book you for the trip.
,,t The New Mary Houston, will arrive to leave
The ST. Francis Belle leaves daily at 80 O, m.
from BienvilIe street for Westwego, running In
connection with the New Orleans and Texas
Railroad to D0naldsonville.
The fleet Belle, in place Of the Blue Wing No.
q, leaves to-day at 10 O'Clock a. m. for the upper
coass to The Ashla9d plantation. ,. A. Com
The reliable, Mary Ida, J. A. Ruiz In COM
nand. leaves this 10 a. M promptly Tor the up
R9r g2a bas e ben IaFeads plantation Mr. Ed
The splendid steamer st. Mary, Joe Dalferes
master, e. Nicolle clerk, leaves to. day at 10 a.
70 ~ toT the coast and Bayou Lafourche. through
: The New Bart Able. Richard sinnott master,
Geo. Hamilton clerk, Is receiving this morning
" leave p9 Gay ~ D. ms promptly, for Aiexan-
!. The Ouaehita Belle. John @ Libano master. J.
u. Mossop clerk leaves to-day promptly at p
N. for Bayou sara, Baton Rouge, Plaquemine
The Natchsz, I. T. feathers master, J. r.
Muse clerk. leaves to-day at D. m. for ticks.
burg and ell mail landings
The regular semi weekly Bayou Lafourohe
packet Assumption r. A. Charlet master, N. H.
~ pupuls clerk leaves as usual to-day at D. m
The New Orleans and Red River Transporta-
ton Comp9ny,s steamer Texas. Geo. W. Rea in
command, Ill. q. Boazman clerk is receiving to
leave to-day at 8 p. m, for Shreveport.
Exchange Clippings, June II.
Cincinnati Commercial.
The frame Of Capt. Frank Hicks new boat is
I'D, ana the work Of planking her hull was COM
The new Paris @. Brown made a trial trip veg
terday afternoon and performed admirably.
James al1 s Mirlthlin has shipped as freight clerk
Joe is now doing duty at the Postoffioe.
COurier-JournRi:
Capt. Lev. Hates, of the Tom Sherlock, pulled
where she was aground, and didn't charge d |
cent. That's the kind of a man Lew Hates II.
Young Capt VIII Greathouse, of the st, J ohns, |
IS in the city, He remains here to look after the |
new boats being built for Capt. MeElroy by Bar. |
more. Will iB clever. good-loVking and ener- |
The Cincinnati. Louisville and New Orleans |
PQoI at Cincinnati, for the management OF |
their line of magnificent boats. is the best and
and reRulattons are strict and binding, and are |
carried out to the letter.. Hence the success of
their steamers during the past season and the |
prospect Of more successful one hereafter.
EsOAlRo. June 1.-THE great beehive ssteamer |
Frazier passed up the Mississippi yesterday. |
Mr. perrine. the owner of the bees and captain |
OF she Frazier, started from New Orleans with |
d barge In tow, but abandoned that Id a soon, |
and transferred the hives TO the steamer. As ii |
IS already Known he Is moving up the river to |
keep pace with the opening spring flowers of |
the various climates. His idea is proving a |
success and his bees are doing well. and he |
Claims bhat ne is now making over $500 q day
above his expenses. He will go as far North as |
he can during the spring time. and return dur /
Ills bees always s1ppisd with H maeri s 10 Wopk
WITH. II Is probable If this enterprise succeeds |
the river viii soon be full of stern-whe bee |
hives. on the continual hunt for pastures new. |
HELENA. The World Of Saturday, thus com
mgnts on the lower Mississippi trade:
only few years since. Cincinnati and Louis !
Cairo and New Orleans. Sc Louis controlled |
the trade. Like England. st. Louis sent
steamer stssil into every naviRable stream, loaded
and hog products. and in exchange got money /
cotton and products, Of the land. Everybody |
see3nneg sarsned and St Louis was proud. Mem
White and Arkansas rivers and the trade of the |
He'd river that has always belonged and will |
trolled by st. Louis. One by one the ST. Louis |
poets have Withdrawn before the superior
Inducements offered BY the Ohio river and Mem
phls packets and New Orleans and Memphis |
merchants. Memphis made a noble fight and |
f fast recovering the. trade of White and |
ST. Louis. The latter city has Concentrated its
marine interests into one great Southern line |
upon the grounds. no doubt. that in union |
there is strength" and 1t ig predicted by friends
Of this tAnchor) line that it will command the
entire trade from St. Louis to New Orleans,
with local packets to act as feeders out Of the /
On the other hand, Cincinnati has
sent out line OF as fine and swift steamers as
ever turned wheel, and the favor they are
m1eet4ng with guarantees the success Of the I'M
1ertaking. Our people prefer to trade at Gin
einnatt and Louisville for many reasons. and
the merchants OF those cities can control the
trade Il they make the proper efforts. Their
nIIagnin,eent line Of steamers has gained half
.he battle. With all this In view, we think ST.
Louis is rapidly losing prestige as far ms the
Southern trade Is concerned.
st. Louis Times:
Can't. H. T. Lee arrived from Louisville yes
Iefday and visited Change. His new boat in
course OF construction at the Howards' yard ia
progressing fayorably. Capt. Lee will remain
In town several days.
by Telegraph
:, NATcHEz. June 14.-To J. B. Woods. No. Iot
Common street: Anchor Line steamer Gold
Dnst will arrive Saturday noon and leave ON
Time. Wednesday, nineteenth instant for ST,
louis. r. IT McCORD Master
BHEoN RoUeE June 14-To G. g. Wayne. New
2rleaRs Steamer Golden Rule will arrive Fri
lay evaning and leave Monday, the seventeenth
Instant, Tor Louisville and Cincinnati
O, p. SHINKIE Master