The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-12
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Friday. April IL. 1878.


OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Friday, April IL. 1878.
Arrivals.
Gov. Allen. Eya, Martha. City OF Alton, Bart
Able. Ashland. Wild Gazelle.
Departures.
Martha. Mary Ida. Eva, Katie. Thos. Sherlock.
Chas. T. Chouteau.
Ouachita Belle. Bayou Sara; st. Mary; Eva.
Assumption. Lefourche: Martha Isabel; IT. Lower
Coast: wary Ida. Belle. Upper Gonst; Iepsa n
cinnati: Natchez Vicksburg: Era No 10. Beuf
river; Gold Dust. ht. Louis: -,,
Yesterday wa car ana d very a peasan' but ns
The O. B. Church Of the g., l.. and N o. packet
9 Fhe W. f'{ ssSenoa vii IT, arve eays
day. She came out Of the Ohio tull ana ID doing
T Nh T ine passenger steamer Charles Morgan
will arrive Sunday evening z, to leave Tor Cln-
cinna Tpesday APR, a IT, g. p H. owner
Of the Second District ferry, will contract very
shortly for new ferryboat-one. much larger
than the present one. and the best ever seen on
The smoky City with 10 boats Of coal. arrived
Yew he MIN E and IT, hui Of lie Old Mary
hf The Tbos Sherlock bPso bhds sugar, 800
Fss Ss5atsau had 40 sugar bb1s rice
~ ssfhs Ss1G c eaa Williams arrived
yesterday from the Ark N'sass with big load
And ! s Fol ssmb TO- ses
charge OF the office. TlS Ashland LAYS at the
upr er landing and wild leave as above. posi-
The Gov Allen. leaving every Friday and
Monday, lands at Carrollton also. on the down
trip SUNDAY The fare each a. way y e. only Ten
asylnms OF this city. irrespective OF creed The
object ID a most praisewothy and charitable
A. - ~ Nm, M
should be encouraged.
The Henry Tete leaves this morning for the
Latourehe and VIII 60 through fo 70
The Silver City. leaving tomorrow for Red
Riyer. tak s,, Mnden freight reshlpp'ns On Inc
The Bart Able leaves for Alexandria and
Billy Onicksali is second clerk Of the Silver
The Bastrop has been laid up and removed
The ". J. Potevent was brought to the land
ing, yesterday morning, r.. ,,.,
have taken place yesterday. has been postponed
until to- morrow week. the twentieth, on ae-
count Of On error IN the adverlsem ,p Mr.;
who came here to at end The sale, returned
home last evening.
The W. J. Poiteyent, pays particular attention
to all Black river business $40
Lower eoast shippers will note the fact that
the wild Gazelle leaves us usual i day. She Is
as regular as clock and pays close attention
The Kountz line steamer e. o. stanard. John
Spane in command not being ready to leave
rbap def I hsr a p C 70
The '' CITY tS Of Alton from st. Louis. arrived
The St Francis Belle leaves daily at 7 30 a. ~.
from Bienvlle street for Wes'wego. running n In
connection with the New Orleans and Texas
AuiIrcad n Donaldson Vile,
The coast. Donaldsonvlle and Lafonrenf
packet Henry Tete J, f. ,Aucoin master. f
Landry clerk, leaves to-day at 10 q. IN. Tor ThI
The fleet lower coast packet Wild Gazelle
John Hamilton master u. Il. Holmes clerk
leaves to day promptly at ii a. m. from the heac
of Cont street for Magnolia store. ~
packet Gov Aim. John j. Brown master. s. s
Streck clerk. leaves to day at p.m
The Belle, In place of he Blue Wing No. .. J
A. Comstock master. Messrs. Wood and Dear
clerks leaves tomorrow at 10 a. m. for the up
Capt. Joe Dalferes' Bayou Lafourche packet
st. Mary Is receiving to leave to- morrow at 10 a
m. for Laurel Valley.
The regular tr-weekly upper ,, coast pac =;
evening from Ben Tureaud. and return to-mor
row. IS Usual at 10 a. m The Mary u id@ rd MAJ
stree me Il essys ss1 Leathers in
mana mo yich n ne ounce 'eSV's S "S
0 the Bart A N5 Riebard sinnott master Gee
G. Hamilton clerk. leaves to- morrow at p m
without fail, for Alexandria and Grand Ecore
The Ouachita Belle. John g. Libano In com
mand. will arrive this evening and leave to
Tie coast a. 'i ponadsonviile and Lafourch
packet ASS umption will arrive this evening an
return ta-morrow at 2. M eu,,,,, J., mr.,
mand. J. l.. Robbins and T. A.. Darling clerks
will leaye tomorrow for Black river Tensa
The n. .. and r, R. T. Company steamer 81
yer City. M. N Wood master. Ed Groves clerk
is receiving to leave to- morrow for Shreveport
[By Telegraph
LITTLE Rock. April 1o.-To Capt ]. A. wi
water. one foot rise since yesIe GAY RIVER ,n ~
ing fast. NJ. HUSTON w.
v1cKsBuRa. April Ito G. G. Wayne: c. !
onur'h Will e JOHN T. s'q PAlrTERsoN Master
rived-Bele Memphis. from Memphis; jaime
Howard. from New Orleans Mo No, t thwe =. er
was wind bound at Davenport last night: y
WI. Kountz is here surveying the battlefield
aFs 5ohn Maude
western. for keokuk; Arkansas. for st. Paul.
Exchange Clippings.
Cincinnati numerical. April 9
IRON wHEELs-coMMENTs ON THE KATIE stool
Having noticed few days ago an article
the Cincinnati Comm ercal from the Pittshu'
Dispatch. discout sing upon The merits Of ire
wheels for steamboats, on the Ohio liver, al
considering it II move in thu right direction
would like to add something in the way
keeping The idea prominently before steam
boatmen. 1t is certain one practical test is be
ter than any amount of theorizing, but me
must be moved by certain amount OF faith
a proposed improvement before they will pr
coed to its adoption This faith again, C.
ing and thinking upon the subject and h
thinking and reasoning, will MT be dor
unless there is something takes p'a
to call up the subject En- occasion
reference. to, it in your river cou nj,
Imaginable method. II those for and against q
allowed equal access as they no doubt would
to a reasonable extent Conf ng to the poiI
however believe in iron wheels The Kat
Stockdale experiment I believe success p