The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-02
stage or the Rivers.
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Stations.

lacrosse. ................ q 10
Leavenworth 10 10
Augusta .......s.......... TO
LOUISVILLE -.-.ss.......... 0
Memphis ........s........ ~ 10
Nashville ......s.......... 3 10
New Orleans ............ 10
Omaha. ........,.......... 16 10
PIttsbuTg ............... 20
shreveport ...........-..s "a ~
Ut. Louis ...s.,.,......... ~ U
Vicksburg ................ 81 10 10
sBeioW high water mark of 1874. Indicates
rise tIndieates fall.
The weather yesterday was cloudy. with
pleasant bret re the greater part of the day.
Business dull
Twelve boats of coal we're received at Willow
Grove during the month OF June. The con-
sumption during the same month amounted
to "a boats, 7barges and French creek. The
stock on hand Sunday consisted OF 22s boats, Il
barges and French creeks Pittsburg coal. and
boats and barges ST. Bernard coal. Messrs.
Brown d Jones head the list with so boats. For
these particulars we are indtb ted o the month
In statement Of Messrs @ A. Miltenberger& %.
The Texas is out on the Ocean DOCKS, under
The st, Francis Belle Is laid up for repairs.
which will be completed In about ten days.
Capt. Abbott, her owner, Is In tue city. The ID.
connection with the Donaidsonyiiie railroad
while the St. Francis Belle Is laid up. and com
mences her trips this morning:
sumes her place in the Atchafataya trade, re-
lfeying the Bertha, and leaves to day at o. M.
with the crew OF the Bertha IN CnAfR9. Inc
Bertha was towed aero the river yesterday.
The crops on the lower coast, below The city.
are said TO be very line; aud 1t Is estimated, on
good authority. that fully 10000 barrels rice.
$4,000 hogeheads sugar and 20 600 barrels mo-
lasses will be shipped from there the coming
season. to say nothing OF the oranges, pota-
"A PEERIEss BoAr.-The fleet traveller. the new
John W. Cannon one of The most gorgeously
furnished steamers now af1oat on tine Missis-
sippl river, Is the Vieksburg packet leaving this
evening
Cannon will land at Carol ton. on both her no
and down trips, charging passengers each way
the sum OF T. cents, he proceeds to be donated
worthy one, It Is to be hoped that the many who
have been making this delightful and e atui-
tous ride on the Lee during the past several
her officers bindgsss by railyihg in stronger
fierce than ever before on tue Cannon.
:, The Frank ;Pargoqd is due to night from
Gyeenville and the bends, and will return
Thursday, as usual
The Thompson Dean makes an excursion to
the jetties on the Fourth.
The 0uachta Bile will also take excursion
lists to. Baton, Rouge Tor the Fourth, where
grand time will be had, See notice in the spe-
eal notice column. The Uuachita Belle is q
fine and very fast boat and al who make this
trip on Der can rest assured of the best Of treat
Mr.. w r. Shaw clerk of the Golden Rule
writes US from Cincinnati under date of June
27 that his splendid ST. amer Will trriye to leave
here on the tenth, to- morrow week.
steamer Robert Mitchell, Dan Moore master
Frank Stein clerk. arrived Sunday night from
Cincinnati. and returns to-day ut D. m. The
Mitchell Is a great favorite with the travelling
public. and ls very successful boat.
The d. Stein Ia place of the St Francis Belle.
leaves daily at 80 IN from Btenville stree for
Westwego, running In connection with the New
Orleans aud Texas Railroad to Doualdn onville
The regular fri weekly upper coast packet
Mary Ida. J. A. Ruiz master, Edw. Nieole clark,
leaves to-day promptly at 10 a. m. Tor the b n
The John W. Cannon, VIM. Campbell master
Mr. John Mossop In charge of the office. leaves
this evening for Vicksburg and all mail land
The st. Mary, Joe Dalferes In command, IT,
Nieolle clerk, leaves to-ay at 8 D. III. for the
The FanGhou. for Atehafalaya. tn ough TO
washington, leaves to-day at y. M, ii. Fl.
Broad IN command, Taeo. John clerk, The
fHnehon takes Bayou des Glalzes freight. re-
shipping at Simmsport
The regular trl weekly upper cnast daylight
packet Belle will arrive this afternoon and re-
turn tomorrow as usual, at 10 a IN.
The regular semi weekly Bayou Lafourche
packet Assumption, P. A Charlet master. N. 2.
through to u export,
:, The Ouachite Belle, due. last night from
Bayou Sara, will leave again tomorrow at s
p. m. John O. Libaao commands, j. H. Mos
fhs New Orleans and Red River Transporta-
ton CompauS's United States mail steamer
Danube, Uhas. Thorn master, O. W. Drown
clerk leaves tomorrow at .. IN, without fail
FOR Shreveport,
Exchange Clippings, June 20.
Cincinnati Enuuirpr:
new boat, being built at Pittsburg for the Qua
ehita trade will bs ready for business by the
first Of August. Sue will be lau uehed In two
weeks. She is 17s fe' { long SO feet beam and 0
feet deuth of hold, with cylinders 10 inches in
diameter and feet stroke. She will have u full
cabin las feet long aud 11h ieet vide. with rs
state-ro0ms. Capt, Sweeney has not decided
upon name for hi4 new boat.
Capt. I. p. Leathers INSPECTED Capt. J. J..
HnWnFH ! nj ha
Marine Ways yesterday. He says she is one of
the best modelled aud built steamers he has ever
Esen. The Gay will 20 into the water next
VIM. Kahn, Jr.. of Evansville, shipped 1915
bags Of corn on the sherlock last Saturday.
closing up this seasons corn business, having
shipped from January %. 1877. to June "a. 1878,
1921 sacks Of corn South.
How like unto man g and to all mutable things
OF this world is the career of this mighty river.
the Mississippt L ,irty-one hundred and sixty
miles distant from the its birth, where, fret
ting In It's swaddling clothes it creeps and cries
and rises and tails and rolls End tumbles. till
hood and goes Ith 70 .onduer. Always prodt-
gal. the OLD Father Of Waters grows more reek-
1 less as he approaches dissolution, aud sprawl
ing through a thousand sAamps, bayous and
passes, he dies like q beggar, fostering In the
slime of the gutter beneath a tropical sun.
Three score aud thirteen years have rolled by
since Fulton led, ut he age of tn rty-nine
eight years after the trial trip of the Olermont
on the Hudson river. from New York to Albany
--th6 UFst DEhttlCui utIuuDstIhil'su bIHJ steam
could be applied to the propulsion Of vessels
with entire success. Generations have since
passed away. Few now live WHO have perso-
nal recollection of the inauspiciUus starting of
the first steam packet in the world from the
North river wharves. on September 10, 1907 Of
those who enjoyed the privileges of being on the
Olermonts deck before the start, during the
trip. or Just after the arrival at Albany there is
but one alive, and he was carried in bis moth
ers arms ut thr time being only two years old.
His personal remembrance OF the event, If
course, Goes not amount to UGH. but he has.
nevertheless, s ore Ot Information concerning
the trip, not Ia the posse ssion of anybody else,
for as soon as he became old enough to realize
the importance Of the matter LIE naturally
sought with more a. siduity than n person less
directly inter esed would exhibit for facts per-
tanning to the occasion. . his gentleman is the
clergyman of Illinois, now, with his wife and
children, ON a vi II to Philadelphia.
lBy Tel gravhi
CINCINNATI July 1.-Weather clear and hot,
Business dull. River IL feet inches and falling
Rlowly. Arrived: Granite state Pittsburg GEN.
! 1xytla Ifaai Guti Ia 81,