The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-06


TS Arrive.
Ouachia Boe Gov Allen Bayou Sara; St
Mary, Aseumpion, Lafourehe; wiz Ga
zele Isabel, Martha lower coast; llobt. NJ tohell
Belle upper coast. James Howard, Common
wealth. St Louis Natchcz, Vckahurg.
Weather cloudy and warm. with prospects Of
Business fair. The Tovas, OuaohiIa Belle and
w. J. PQiteyent nil had good trips
The y. T, Rchenck, not heing ready to leave
Yesterday laid over until 4 IN. to-day. when
she leaves positively for Memrhis, Cairo and
Cincinnati. J. Lawrence Garter in command,
Tar JOIN ". CANNON VT John IT, Hanna
received letter Yesterday from Onpt, J. "
Cannon, in which he writes ,h4t t4e John W.
Saturday next. the eighth. The veteran cap
tain and his magnificent steamer will meet
with a warm reception on their arrival.
The clipper Naohpz will arrive this evening
from Vicksburg, and leave again Saturday, rs
usual
Monday lands nj Carr clifton; also on the down
trip on Sunday. The faro each way Ia only ton
cents. the proceeds to he u"Nooeu 10 the orphan
asyIuma Of the CITY.
The New Orleans and Rod Nvor Tranaporta-
ton Company's steamcr Bonnie ,ee Noah SO
TO leave Saturday for Shrov@port.
The James Howard will he the Anchor Limo
The Bart Able will arrive this afternoon and
leave Saturday, as usual for Alexandria and
The splendid passenger steamer Robt. Mitch
ell. Dan Moore master, Frank St"in Clerk, will
arrive to- morrow from the Ohio and leave Sat
urday. positively, for Cincinnati.
The through Bayou Bartholomew packet, D.
Stein, J. NJ. Ttndel master, ia re""iiying to Leave
taking freight for all points on the OuHchita HR
high as Ouachita City.
"REMINISCENCES ny JIM T.
The Oregon came out In the year 1s47 and had
the name Of having. made the run from New
York to Mobile in six days without stopping
her engines Her upper ,t aHl2o4 pilot, house.
were brought ON her in pieces and put M IN
Mobile. The Oregon had the fanciest wheel
houses Of any boat built up to that time. They
were of the open work pattern, with large In
dian In the centre. surrounded Ivy several cir
Giles OF silver stars: Her laiie-' cabin was 9
perfect boudoir with large, finely furnished
stRterooms while the genuemans saloon was
everything that could be desired. Capt Il. H.
Hearn commanded the Oregon,
The California was built and began running
inAR49 or 1a4Q. She was neither as large nor az
fast "a the Oregon, yet she was good boat
Ing places In summer. G. l.. Reynolds was her
ostenelble commander. though Sam Il. Griffin
was her actual captatn. Poor Grimm was meet
dentally killed on the wharf at the lake end by
the careless handling Of tre arms in The hands
of one of the railroad employees. He was n
good man, and his death was sincerely re-
The st. Charles was built up the Ohio In 1919
for the Gilbert Bros, of Mobile. aud wa think
was the largest high pressure boat ever built
expressly for the lake trade. Tho ST. Charles
was finely furnished had large rOOmy cabins,
and was altogether pretty boat. After run
ming some time there were VIII spers Of q race
to be run between the st Charles and the Ore
gon for n big stake, but 1t did not come off to
the writer's knowledge. "a u short time after the
report was abroad the Gilbert Brothers sold out
TO the Mail Line, or it was SO reported, aud re-
tired from the business.
The Florida low pressure came out some
time in 1860. and think was the longnet boat
ever seen on the lake, TIL" main, saloon was
on the upper deck, magnifceRtly furnished
and very roOmy. She had engines Of the in
Clined marine kind.
Pilots, "a we'll as captains. In the lake trade
were paid good wages and SONS Of them had
the privilege of earning extra pay by plotting
boats from the riyGr to R m9btI" or vice v A,n
and the Burk brothers were, prominent in that
line. King was killed by the explosion of tho
Belle Creole. coming up the river from Mobile.
A great popularity in the lake Watering
places was in the class of people who Visited
them; The AmertcaPs PatrG,ntT,d , Prs Chris
mans Biloxi and Mississippi City-O onn
Springs not being Landing place at the time
how some young hlOO1s served an old codgor
stopping there Fresh oggs being scarce, ho
had a basket of Creole egg sent to him fro y
away to the Kitchen. boiled for half nm hour,
nicely wiped and retnrn.d The next morning
eggs; opening them they were found buo rs
indigo, and hard enough for target shooting;
nnsuspecting any trick. The Young 3,ood floods had
throw ava every egg in the basket. after which
he left the table and his boarding house in dis
The St. Francis Belle leaves daily at $50 a. m.
from Bienville street for Wostwego. running in
competition with the New Orleans and Texas
The feet and unusually regular tri weekly
upper coast packet Mary Ida J. A, Ruiz master,
Fdw NcOlle clerk, leaves this 10 II. m. PROMPTLY
for the Ben Turenud plantation. The Mary Ida
is q daylight boat both ways.
The regular semi-weekly Bayou Laf0Urche
packet Eva U. u. Terrebonne master Thomas
Knee aud Nj. H Landry cler ks leaves to day at
= p, m. promptly, going through to st. Mary s
The elegant and fleet United States mail and
passenger steamer Frank Pargoud James H.
Pepper master w. n. Gaines clerk leaves TO-
day al, 8 D. m. for Ntcksourg and the bends,
through to Greenvile.
The Henry rete, making semi weekly trips to
Bayou Lafourche, through TO Thibodaux. will
be at the binding this morning. and will leave
Tomorrow at 10 Il, M. j. II. Aucoin in command.
The fleet Wild Gazae will arrive to leave to-
morrow, as usual, at II a. m, Tor the lower
coast to Magnolia store.
The United States mail and passenger packet
Gov. Allen, John J. Brown master. S. S. Streck
clerk leaves tomorrow Al .. m. for Bayou
Sara.
by Telegraphl
BATON ROUGE, June 5.-TO J. r. Woods. I04
Common street: Anchor Liue steamer James
Howard leaves here at o'clock this evening
will arrive at 10 o'clock a. m. Thursday, and
JAS. OVAL. Master.
MEMPHIS, June ,5.-To j. B. Woods, 1Ot Com
mon street, Anchor Llut sue itlleE OOtuLlpH-
wealth will arrive Sunday and leave on time
Wednesday, twelfth instant. FER s. Louis.
THOS. W. SHIELDS. Master.
VICKsBURG. June TO Q. g. Wayne: The
steamer Robert Mitchell will arrive Friday
morning and leave for Louisville and Clncin-
natl on Saturday. FRANK STEIN.
Exchange Clippings, June 4.
Memphis Avalanche:
Capt VIM. ThOrw"gan left for St Louis on
Sunday. and, it is said. was quite successful In
his mission here, solid lower country planter
giving assurance of as complete a backing up
as he may want.
Capt Frank Hicks new cotton carrier is to
have a nice cabin handsomely furnished There
will be thirty-six staterOOms. including eight in
the ladies' cabin twelve feet square. She will
have passenger room for eighty in the cabin
The Henry Frank will be nice boat. will run
well and is sure to command fine business.
Paul Anderson of Helena. has sold his wharf
boat and landing privileges to Bennett Tur-
ner, said to be for $11 600.
The Upper Red is high, having swollen from
heavy rains along the upper en- of 1t.
Shreveport has received this season 101,2E