The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-09
RIVER NEWS.

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RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEM oCRAT.
Saturday, Febr nary .. 1878. J
Arrivals.
Isabel, Rice Farmer. Belle. Blue Wing No. D.
e. Mar nar nI hss Ton Pn1kse h nsta
Ouaehita Belle, Assump tion.
Departures.
Isabel, Rice Farmer Rapid Transit, i anchor.
Gov Allen To Arrive,
Isabel, Avn. Rice Farmer. lower coast; Rapid
Transit Mary Ida. upper. eoast. Eva. La
fourohe; st. John. Fanc9on, Baton Rouge; Coy.
Hanna. Ouaehsta; d. o. Stanard. Centennial,
weather clear and very pleasant yesterday.
Business Was more active than 1t has been
The La Belle WINS autographed to arrive last
As will be seen by advertisement IN another
column the Al passenger packet Belle. H. ID.
Harper master will leave Tuesday, February
Il. for Grand Eeote and all intermediate land
The manifest ,s Of tho steamer LESSEE Tayar,
bs ' found In our murine column All Of her
| cotton, except 10 bales. was brought to the city
| by the steamer Bertha.
crew and some OF the passengers Of the Ill fated
Lessie Taylor: also 24s bales 81 cotton OF her
cargo oil 1858 bales the balance. 10 hhles toy t1er
with her seed. sugar and other. stuff, will be u
| total loss. From ono Of her officers We learn
the following additional particulars, The boat
went down out. Of sight IN Sly minutes after
striking. Six lives were lost, four roustabouts
and eolofed woman and her child. J no We
| but she insisted on returning TO her room and
| dressing herself, and she and. her child met
their death In consequence, The current was
| miles below the scene in less than five hours
after. Ws learn that it is Capt. Kenison's ipten-
ton to replace the Taylor with another boat as
Tom Davidson, arrived By the @ Il. Durf2 e.
5oaght Tom here Rloyas bin a w
eaptiyated Tom during his brief soiourn on the
classic shores of old Red
Harry W Stein clerk eavess, to-day, positively
for Memphis. Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati
whe NORMAN y ag eR so and fhs fa
ularity with which she makes them, for her good
fare and fine e,3ommodations. for the anu
the ' popularity Of ner crew. and last but not
least. her wide-awake captain who knows
everything about q steamboat from, the top, OF
her iackstaf to the bottom end Of hsr ruddeT
stock. Particular attention is called to her I'D
vertisemnsnt in another column. 49,, ..,..,
nge With load pe q LAKE,
cotton. The Alexandria lays up.
Capt. Sam Block leaves to-day for his home ut
The John Howard Leaves to-day. sure.
The new Golden Rule. one, Of the handsomest
steamers ever built, arrived with q line Trip
from the Ohio. and will return the tlrst OF the
Tom Feeder u we'll known Red river clerk Is
now TIE rs shipping and receiving clerk oil H. d.
Capt. Lew Rice was out Yesterday. II strong
enough. he will go up on the Clara s. o-day.
The Natohez arrived on time from vicksburg
! and will return day, as usual.
L rha Igny GRIND
The Ouachta Belle for the coast to Bayou
i. The Bertha, from OpeIousas. arrived yester
. day, and will return to-day, as usual.
The In Belle, leaving to-day Tor He'd river
t takes Minden freight reshpping on the Frank
. The Eva, in place Of the W ] roitevent, an
turn to lenvs again Monday. the former ot
; M, tho latter ut D. N.
/ The Belle has been withdrawn from the upper
, coast trade, and was taken over the river yes
terday, where che will remain until the latter
part Of next week. when she will come out as
! tr-weekly, packet. in place, Of the Blue Wins
. the Ohio. While the Belle is laying up, Capt
{ Harper will have some work done on her. in
/ Guiding the lengthening Of her Texas putting
/ the pilot house on top Of 1t, and the lepgthen
9 ing OF her chiInneys.
, The truly fne., fast and safe sdewheel pas.
; md N. 0. packet liner for the Ohio. leaving pos
itively at .. m. for Cincinnati. Capt Henrj
hat. her commander II most favorably known
: many good qualities It'll Of the head and hear
. as man. on ably seconded by hls chief clerk
! Mr.. Ed, DohnalIy, and most, efficient corps q
: subordbDatss. ha4 succeeded in making tht
Dopnally extremely popular with the traveins
public,
Tom Parker laid oyer until D. N. to day. wfler
GIaizss, Giles dasseock in command, K. Mey y
njgr. Jr.. clerk.
The aged mother of Mr. j. L. Carin. OF th,
firm Of Hite q carln. died Yesterday,
, =, The Big ,Bnntlower, In place Of the Lassi1
Schmidt clerk, arriving too late to return yes
terdaay e ayes to-day positlyyelyi Of T. m fo
: Bayou des Glaizes freight and reshipping OF
the Minnie at Simmsport. f
The Vt. Francis Belle leayes daily at 1870 q. m
; connection with the New Orleans and Texas
! Railroad to Donaldsonville..
,, The Blue Wing No; ., j. A. Comstock master
!. at 1oa: m. for Donaldsonville and the Ashland
plantation.
master, E. Nicole clerk. leaves to-day at 10 y
: !. M for the coast and Bayou Lafourche. through
to Laurel Valley.
Tho Ouachita Belle. John G. Libano master
J. Fl. Mossop clerk. leaves to-day promptly at
{ D. m. for Bayou Sara Baton Rouge, Plaauenin
J Baton Rouge packet st. John, j. r. McElro!
Tbe NafaSss fAY aatbars M Master
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clerk. leaves to-day 81 D. m. for Vicksburg ant
all mail landings.
The Bart Able, Richard sinnott master, Geo
. O. Hamilton clerk, leaves to-day at .. 10
= for Alexandria and Grand Ecore.
The regular weekly Atchafalaya packet Der
tha FL. H: Broad master. Theo John clerk
leaves to-day at .. m. for Washington.
The. regular semi weekly, Bayou Lafourch,
! packet Assumption. P. A. Chariot master, N.
Dupuis and Joe Lagreue clerks, leaves to-da.
at 5 D. m. for Thibodaux.
The regular through Bayou Bartholomew
packet Clara s.. W. Wenzel in command. jun
: Dunbar clerk. is receiving to leave to-day.
Il The New Orleans and Onachita Transporta
I ton Company's steamer John Howard, P.
!: Montgomery master, E.. r. Perry clerk leave
to-day at D. m. for the OuachiLa through II
Camden.
. The N. o. and R. r. T. Co.'S steamer La Belle
M. N. Wood master. Ed. Groves clerk, leave
to-day at D. m. for Shreveport
l / The Tensas and Macon packet Tensas, L. V
Cooley master, Fl. Molaison clerk. leaves to-da,
at p. m.
The regular and through Arkansas rive
packet Ashland, J. A. Williams, master J. r
! Alexander clerk. leaves to-day at D. m