The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-31
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT THURSDAY OCTOBER 81 1878

feet IF pine poplar, oak. ash, yellow pine,
walnut and sugar-tree lumber in building the
She Is the only Western Or Southern boat
that has wrought iron tee heads.
She has as much power as tW0-th1TdS OF tns
vessels that cross the Atlantic ocean - 34o0-
horse. . ,...1 ,,
steel boilers. We mean shells and heads.
She has ten engines on board.
The big bell weighs 1880 pounds and was
It IS ten feet from her engine throttles to the
main deck
CONCLUSION.
n 5a Y ags Wre gYedh n dsa ons al he
points concerning this magnificent structure
woud require more time and space than We Ere Ere
model steamboat Of America. For speed,
beauty, finish, outfit and elegance We are firm
| In our opinion that her equal does not float any
whore.
Her general appearance Is that Of ease and
grace. Her beautifully modelled hull , upon
| Of the handsomest and most gracefully designed
enbins We eyer feheld together with her lofty
| and beautiful chjmneys and stately wheel
Veys," thing Of beauty and proud monument
| living TO win honor, fortune and fame for the
| she looks with pride as her proud master, Capt
| John W. Tobin
| Proud monster OF the Sunny South,
60 bearing proud thy name;
| May eyery trip you make for John
| Add fortune TO his fame.
| By u special notice In another column, to
which we call attention, It will be seen that the
roe and points { on the Vieksburg and Shreveport
Railroad, except wooiens. bagging and coffee.
The M9rch4nts and P5antnrs, r. n; Independent m
place Of tho Clara s., leaves at p, M to day for
the Ouaehita,u giving through bills of lading to
'1bt The 'o 1uarantine at Columbia, Harrlsonburg
and Trinity, on the ouachita has been rais9d. n2t
Soc the Belle Whisper advertisement. The
~r,fn trim
repairs are finished
The enghened Chas. 2, Chouteau ig due to, t,,
day from st. hons The GhHn9an 6an9 Il To- asga
next Wednesday, the sixth Instant. Capt, ".
e. Thorwegan will be found inscommanod: Mr.
The new Henry Frank. Capt. J., F. Hicks,
Clerk ALI. Grissom left Cincinnati Tuesday 70 tor
this city. and will on arrival also enter bhe
i Memphis trade, leaving on alternate Wednes-
days with the Chouteau. ;, .
Capt Joe Spears arrived in tho city yesterday
from Memphis accompanied by his eldest son 50
, Joe will be second CLERK on the Chouteau this
season and better. man for the position Capt
Thorwegan couldn't find.
The Frank Pargoud, having been relieved by
tho J M. White, will remain idle until business
improves, when she will resume her trips as q
Monday packet.
The Thompson Dean leaves Memphis to- day
The daily uprer coast ITO Hhhnvllle) packet
Eva Chas De BouChel master, Sept. Toca clerk
The Bonnie Lee, in place Of the Bart Able
, leaves saturday for Red river.
| The Big Indian" Natchez, leaves Saturday
as usual, for Vieksburg.
The feet tr-weekly upper coast packet
Mary Ida. J. A. Buiz master. Edward Nicnlle
clerk, leaves this 10 o. m, promptly for Ben ~,
reaud plantation. The Mary Ida is a daylight
| boat both ways,
| The Henry Tete, making tri-weekly trips tc
+ the coast and Donadsonville. leaves to-da5
promptly at Il m, taking freight for the La
, iourche with the privilege Of reshiDD1Dg
! Capt, J. r. Aucon is her clever commander
> and Mr.. M. H. Landry her very popular clerk
, The Emma Irvine j.. NJ. Vallette master
leaves rs usual to-day at 3 p. N. sharp for tbe
: lower coast rs far as tho Greenwood planta
q tion.
: The regular semi weakly coast and Lafourcht
t packet Trenton, q. D. Terrebonne master
j Thos Knee clerk. leaves to-day ut .. m.
j The new st. John. e. .. Melancon In com
: mand. will BIS found at the landing this morn
+ ing receiving to leave tomorrow at 10 g. m.
g promptly, for Baton Rouge and all coast land
iDgs.
+ The new Edward J. Cay, John J Brown mas
q ter s. s. Streck clerk is receiving to leave to
q morrow ut 5 D. m. for Bayou Sara, Baton ROug
6 and all mail landings.
b [By Telegraph
q BATON RouaE, Oct ao,-To J. 3. Woods 10
= Common street: Anchor line steamer Common
u wealth will arrive Thursday morning and leav
!, for st. Louis Saturday.
GEO. CARVELL, Master.