The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-12
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Tuesday, March u, 1873.

Tuesday, March u, 1878
eeIsWild gsazelle, Rapid Traneit, Gov Allen.
i Anrr Tete, Bonnie Lee, H. II. Lee, Fanebon.
astrep Golden City. Centennial. Assumption,
he isapel Departures.
wild Ga7elle, Eva, Henry Tete. Gov. Allen.
A T8 Arrive.
! Alvin, Wild Gazelle, lower cnast: Gov. Allen
1aehita Belle, Bayou Sara; John Il, Hanna,
iashtta; Mary Ida, upper eoaast; Henry Irte.
Mary. Eva, Lafourehe; Trenton. Bayou
aeon G, Il. Durfee. Red river; John A. scud-
IL, g. Ohouteau. Memphis; ct. John. Baton
The weather was cloudy. warm and threaten
ii YESTERDAY.
Business fair.
The Rapid, Transit was seized Yesterday by
b United States Marshal. al the Instance of
b. Sam Coffin wing built her, hull
The Ashland was let out Of the dock yesterday
III the Martha taken on;
isterday evening and the Danube and Frank
srgoud were taken from It. the latter to the
sllette docks.
NJ The Canunicus has been removed from in
ont OF Canal street
3apts. feathers and Brown arrived yesterday.
rhe Bastrop, Capt. Gus Hodge, arrived yes
day from Bayou Bartholomew and is receiv-
outing pt th the storm Saturday night and while
Bayou Lafourche, the TOP Of one of the Henry
ties chimneYa was blown of and against The
CT, taking away the best half Of It. She is
king the trips with the stumps and will re-
se a new pair on her return.
he Trenton will arrive tomorrow from the
nsas and Macon, and return saturday.
he beautiful Golden City. j. d. Hegier mas
arrived yesterday, from the, ONO. with a
ppiid trip, and will return Thursday. Mr.
t. Virden has charge Of the office,
feleerams were sent yesterday TO Congress
sn Gibson asking his aid In having the En-
prise and Canonicus removed to some other
shorage,
fhe Eva brought 1879 bales cotton of the Shan
n's cargo, all Of which was picked up In the
er this side of the wreck. and for which she
3 paid 81 SO per bale by the Board of Under
tiers.
fhe Dispatch has quit the lower coast trade
q will return TO the Upper Mississippi.
Bapt. John Nouns has returned. fhe lower
Nst maiiii WIS mt lit, htt viii te r=tttilvet.-
The Belle having been DELAYED on account of
storm did not arrive In time to leave yes
day. her regular day. She has delayed her
hafture until 10 q. m; Tomorrow. when she
surely leave. A clerk Is on the landing re
wing freight. See special notice In another
umn.
lillian Blanks. son oil. VIM. T. Morris, died
(terday AT 1880 a, M, and will be buried this
!. MI, from his fathers residence, 3o4 Du-
inc street. We tender our resp ctful and sin
SYMPATHY to the sadly befeaved parents.
Gompany's steamer John Howard Will ar.
to-day from Camden, and will return
arsday.
ae fleet lower coast packet Wild Gazele
laa tomorrow, as usual, at II a. M, for the
~ Ii coast to Magnolia store
Ie following telegram was received vester-
NCINsATr, March 1o.-Capt J. de Hart or o.
Arthur, care of Janney h Work; Sorry you
b lost Shannon. | will contract to deliver
new boat complete, with 1, steam s : up ~, In
4. bumont built the present Natchea. the
den Rule, City and Grown, tbs, A. g. Donnal-
nd Charles Morgan. and has the contract fer
It. Browns new bayou Sara packet, and is
hout doubt fully capable Of doing what be
Voluntarily proposed to do.
he HhiDn1asterS whose vessels we're dam
I'D by the Canonicus and shannon az men
he'd by uR In yesterdays DEMOCRAT, want |
ts De Hart and Arthur to foot the bill AZ |
Shannon was abandoned at the time, every
from her being on the Canonicus 1t is |
acnlt to see wherein they are responsible
was rumored on the landing yesterday that |
raj lives were lost by the Shannon disaster |
ave authority for saying that the rumor is |
Tue, Everybody was saved.
he Liberty with her tow will get away to-
another part of to-day's DEMOCRAT will be
ad a statement relative to the Texas Hope
lister, which puts the matter in another light
tina going out Saturday instead. Cant. nj,
Aison will command the Bertha. Capt Eug
reyal u,l ha " az charge 9t the office,
1ey nowlie at the b,ttom Of the river. are
sold atauetion, Saturday, by O. Valeton
he Sharp Mcdonald with twelve boats OF
ID ST Francis Belle leaves daily at I 80 a. m, (
b Bienville street Tor Weatwego. running in
nection with the New Orleans and Texas
road to Donaldsonyille.
ID regular tri-weekly upper coast packet |
Ida. ]. A. Ruiz master. Edw. Nicolle clerk.
D to-day. promptly. at 70 q. m. for the
klternate days, and does all of Of her business
Daylight.
he Rohert e. Lee. VIM. Campbell master,
a. McNay Ia charge OF the office. leaves this
l,. as usual. for Vicksburg and all mail
dinRs.
be 81 Mary, Joe Dalferes in command, u.
ollie CLERK leaves to-day at & p. m. for
he Tanchon, for the Atchafalaya, through
IN 1 94naay John 81 p clerk H.
chon takes Bayou des Glazes freight. re-
.pping at simmsport
Parker, III, N, bufou tru master, A. Mey at
JERK leaves to-day at 8 p. m. for Bayo,o
s shS m nsste Vs t shaw sstG
As o-morrow for the Ohio. The Rule is
e boat in every sense of the word, and her {
4ars are unesceptionally clever
lie Ashland, thoroughly repaired and In tha
pill, for Che Arkansas. John K. Williams ' in
hand. j, i, Alexander clerk.
New Orleans and Red River TRANSPORTS
Kinney, ], ]. Dodd master RoIla Porter
leaves tomorrow at p. m, sure. for
Teport
Bonnie Lee, Capt Noah scovell master.
ling yesterday. follows the Kinney Thurs
|golng through to Jefferson.
|e semi weekly. Bayou Lafourche packet
1mption. p. A. Charlet master, N T. Dupnis
leaves tomorrow at 10 a. M for Thbo-
regular Baton Rouge and coast packet
I'm. J. E. MeElroy master. leaves to-mor-
Ioa, m
ouaehita Belle, due last night from
Sara, will leave again tomorrow at 5 n
ohm q. Lihano commands, ]. H. Mossop
New Orleans and Ouachita Transporta
Gompany'a United States mail steamer
n. Hanna, r.. A. Blanks master. leaves To-
ew at p. IN. for Ouachita City.
Hreat iron steamer Chas. p Chouteau W.
0fwegan master, Geo. Miltenherger clerk
rive to-day and leave tomorrow at d.
Memphis aud the bends.
iyohn A. Scudier. to arrive also to-day
Memphis and the bends, leaves Thursday m
srn., j. Frank Hicks in command. Chal les
%erk.
4steamer Centennial arrived last evening
me- down on one wheel from St Joseph !
when opposite that place broken some
machinery. or in other words, run | M
h herself. n
tinn in F3l1aa IN tba anaafal pntir, ,f ~ | 4