The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-05
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
Thursday. September s. 1878.
Arrivals.

OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT. |
Thursday. September 8, 1878. J
Arrivals.
Isabel, Emma Irvine Belle. Rice Farmer,
Departures.
Isabel Emma Irvine Rice. Farmer, Belle.
Ouachita Belle. Bastrop, Mary Elizabeth.
Ts Arrive.
Alvin, Isabel Emma Irvine, lower coast
Bayou Sara: Z. o. stanard, City Of Alton, st.
Louis; Eva. Assumption, Bayou bafourGhe
Yazoo Valley Vicksbure; Bonnie Lee, lied
More rnin yesterday,
Bnsiness was better than 1t has been for days.
Tho Ouacbitn Belle we were glad to notice, had
The steamer Mary Elizabeth, left lost evening.
The Jchn scudder vas delayed gt IN e Eettln;
noon yesterday. Both Of her mates Quit and left
for st.. Louis by rail. Mr.. james McNoon
See kilograms below from Capt j. A. scudder
and the Yazoo Valley.
Capt J. McElroy under date Of the tha TWEEN a
It, john are ,'U up, irebed built and all Of her
steam connections about completed and ready
for steam. which will be raised on her r. In cou,
pie of days. The painting will pc tinished ana
dry In Two weeks, when she would go to oinoin-
matt and load for New Orleans; -,..
Of The j. ". i Gannon, died Tuesday evening.
Mr.. j, Fowler. caahier of Capt, J. 7. Burdeau.
was among the sick reported yesterd9vy. a,-o,,.
landing yesterday and lost some tins, getting
of. By this token. the washing Of the mud
humps seems to have accomplished very little
good.
geston of Capts. Dick Sinnott and D. IL. Bell,
meeting of captains. pilots. clerks. engineers
mates. carpenters, agents. contractors and all
others IN sympathy, will be held to-day, at the
9ee q dsp Be over the st store Of + e.
bre '1 Hn. Death has been busy With the fra
IAcff
tion behind, and many instances ore on record
where charity. big. hearty charity. has con
~ f bury ne dead an b TeSve ne
and The better to extend the SO much needed re
lief, It Is proposed to organize. and establish
can be received and promptly attended to; md
at the came time give all DESTROYS of contribut-
ing to the, sick and needy. nnd an T assurance
that 1t will be properly applied. There ore
many steamboatmen absent from the city,
across the lake, up. the Red and Onachita
whom no appeal is necessary, but who will
quickly and gladly contribute when they know
that an ASSOCIATION such as the above has PGeh
has, been fixed for IL o'clock, numerously at
We heard yesterday that Mr.. John r. Douglas
had been appointed agent of the KountS Line.
Louis. and WIN b, followed by the J, B. NJ.
The Yazeo Valley 10 place of the Natchez will
arrive this evening from Vicksburg and return
The Bonnie Lee in place. of the Bart. Able,
will arrive to leave Saturday for Alexandria and
CAPT. Frank Hicks has written to q fricnd that
work on the Henry Frank is progressing rap
IDLY, and that steam will be raised in two weeks;
the services Of Capt Frank Cookery as stew
ard Capt Oorkery T. known to every traveller ira ef
Natchez, also the Spottswood Hotel Of Richmond
and the st. James of this, city. His engagement
pace aP that the frank viii PGb be- compee and
very fire passenger steamer: and in the second
place, that her cabin will be under the charge
Of one Of the most experienced end accom-
plished caterers of the day. The Frank Is to
run to Memphs the coming seas2p on ater
eongaed 6hss 6oaS P and een IS
called to their card In other. column;
The Rice Farmer. Ohas De Bouehei BEL, master
cepted. for the upper coast to hennerVille at
In place ,o Of the Mary Ida. j. A. Rufz master I'd
Nicolle clerk. leaves this 10 a. M promptly for
Ben Turoaud plantation. The Willie Is n day
The Emma Irvine. Il. M. vallette master.
leaves as usual TO- day, at O. m sharp. for the
lower coast. as far rs the Greenwood planta-
The. regular ,semi-weekl!y Bayou Lafourehe
packet Eva, M. n. Landry master, Thomas
Tete. ?. A. Charlet master, n. Z. 1Dupuis clerk;
leaves o-morrOw at 10 q. m. for the coast and
Lafourche, through to Thibodaux.
The United States mail and passenger packet
st. Mary in place of tho Gov. Allen. John J.
Brown master, s. s. streck clerk leaves to-mor-
row at .. IN. for Bayou Sara
Courier-Journal September2:
The Il. G. Carroll, Jr., left early yesterday
morning light, for st. Louis. to load for Yazoo
City with supplies to the yellow fever sufferers.
"-. by Telegraph
ST. LOUIS. Sept. ITO J. b. Woods general
agent Anchor Line: When nurses or doctors
want transportation to infected places you can
'O' JOHN A. SCUDDER. President.
V1CKsBuRG, Sept. 4.-To. T. ?. Leathers. New
Orleans. Leave on time with nothing; fever on
Che Increase; general depression all on board
well: weather clear and hot
SIR Louis Sept. 40 J. B Woods. general
agent Anchor Line New Orleans: st. Louis
has guaranteed against all freights from Mis-
sissippi Tennessee and Louisiana. Don't take
anything for the City of Alton a,.