The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-20
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Friday HanfAmhar % 1878.

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Friday. September 20. 1878. ]
Arrivals.
Isabel. Emma Irvine. Mary ida. Rice Farmer,
Assumption. St. Mary, Alvin.
Departures.
Isabel, Rice Farmer Mary Ida. Emma Irvine
Eva.
Ida. upper coast: Ouaebita Belle, Bayou Sara
J. B. NJ Kehlor, st. Louis; Eva. Lafourche
Yazoo Valley, Vfcksburg.
| The weather was warm and cloudy yesterday
with every Indication OF the near approach Of
rain.
| Among the sick reported yesterday were Mr.
| Of Messra. Brown 6 Jones coal interests. and
and collector Of the Second District ferry
Nat. Pepper and Walter Parker, are both
getting along nicely. -, g.
Mary. Can't: Joe 10 here, for the purpose OF civ.
ing the st. Mary an overhauling. Just as soon as
the Gayis ready (which viii DO in about a couple
81 weeks). preparatory, to putting her baek IN
Unless the mails by the Yazo9 Valley, tb 1,
morning, bring favorable news. there Will be
no departure tomorrow for Red river.
For yesterdap's proceedings OF the Steam
boatmen's Relief Association see our local col
We have been requested to state that apnn-
Giants for relief who are unable to find the office
Of tho association can make KNOWN their needs l
oas III nspodfer a Ms give al s'h
Mr.. Mike McGraw, the generous-hearted host
of the Surprise Saloon, SIG Magazine street will
donate to- days proeseds 7. the steapbo at
friend friend IN tie eity q Mikes ana they are numer
GUS, will coll to-day ct his saloon.
Sept. Toca clerk. leaves daily Sunday, OK.
cepted. for the upper coast to Kennerviile. al
The fieet Assumption, In place of the Henry
Tste 7. 4: Charlet master, #; q. Dupuis clsrk
leaves to-day at 10 o. 70: for the coast and La.
foTrche, through to Thl,bodax; ooos+ noors,
Mary Ida. J. A. Ruiz master. leaves tomorrow
| as usual. ut 10 a. m., for the Ben Tureaud plan
The fleet and very regular lower coast daily
packet Emma Irvine. e. M. Vallette master
leaves Az usual to-day at p. m. for the Green
"1 The Coast and Bayou Sara United States mai
packet 81 Mary, ii place Of the Coy. Allen.
John ). Brown master. 8. 9. streck clerk. leaves
The The Belle si = J. A. Comstock master, Messrs
Wood and Dean clerks, leaves tomorrow at II
| a. ~. for the upper coast. =,
JAS. +. Muse MASTER. Andy Roland in charge O
the Office. leaves tomorrow at p. m. for V1cks.
burg. ,,,a c..,, e...o,.a..
| The scene on the B. H Cooke yesterday, when
| 1t was announced that. she would go through tc
GaEo bs s e ss a and sa EeSd a hs,
We will venture to assert that none Of the boys
will get left at Cairo. ON account. Of staying uD
| town too long. Most Of them will be too sick tt
20 or the boat at all. When 1t was officially an-
n1ounced Capt. viii. Oakley hove one long sigh
and rushing UP town, bought, Bible; cate
grim's Prog ess. and when the boat left was
trying TO commit them all to memory. Arthur
Miller simply bought. clean shirt and sia
boxes of pills, and taking one whole box OF thu
| pills, went to bed, muttering let her come
| (meaninR the yellow feyer). George Thomas
got big sheet OF foolscap and went bach
| 70 the plano to make his will. but when he
found he had no assets except three paper
collars, one cuff and Q brass ring, he gave ituU
| and stole o bog of Miller's pills; said he had {
| chill. and went to bed. Bill Luty remarked
You don't any So" went and bid his mockine
bird an affectionate farewell. and then takina
twelve boozes" In rapid succession ne LOCKED
himself up In his ice-nox and paid cabin boy
81 not to let him ont till the boat passed Hen
derson on her way up. Ferd Goslee sorted out
| his mail and tied piece OF Grape around each
! bag and buying q barrel Of lime poured 1t or
| his state room floor. He then stuck sponges d
carbolic acid In each ear. and then sent a boy
| all over the boat to find some one who knew
| how the Lords Prayer commenced. Jehr
Cooper said he recoflected that the first two
lines were Little d. OPS OF water, little grains
Of sand" but Ferd doubted It and was na still II
simply remarked: THE hi you say" ant
went and poured carbolin acid all over the pilots
INSTRUMENTATION boat left.