The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-23
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Wednesday, October %, 1878.

OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT. |
Wednesday, October %, 1878.
Arrivals.
J. W. Cannon. John Wilson.
Departures.
Isabel Emma Irvine, Mary lido. Henry Tete
g. E. Lee, Fanchon.
Alvin, Isabel, Emma Irvine lower coast; Ed
ward j. Gay, bayou Sara; Whisper: Mary lda.
upper coast: Henry Tete. Eva. Lafourche; 81
John, Baton Rouge; Kate Kinney. Gentennial,
st. Louis; Frank Pargoud. Greenville; Bonnie
The weather yesterday was cloudy. windy and
quite cool.
Capt, ". Wenze! came down on tbs, the D; Stein
bs g. IN Old Tie H"gbe
ouaeRlta, and viii leave here next Tuesday
"{ TIE f Boss."The J. NJ White, it Is reported
will commence her trins; to Greenyillo very
shortly; also that the Thompson Dean will
soon be on hand ready for business. Capts
Pepper and Beck are expecting her the last Of
The nickel boxes" DISTRIBUTED by Mr., Frank
Green. under the direction Of Capt Allen Jn-
mel. our worthy state Auditor, OF places In the
next Monday The money already collected
from these boxes, and amour ing to the sum of
sSt 70 has been tGrn4d weekly t. the
ceipt publicly acknowledged. Both Of those
gentlemen have done woman service in behalf
this epidemic. BY their good work nre they
known, and by the same tokens will they be re-
The Chas. r Choteau, leaves st. Louis to-day.
See the, telegram b9ow. and the advertisement
The fast and beautiful John w Cannon, John
usual for Baton Rouge and Bayou Sara, curry
ing the United States mail. Messrs, Howard.
Menrs, Rergeron and Bres. are tho accom-
plshed clerical torco in charge Of the Cannon's
office.
The D. Stein. arriving Monday from the
Ouaehta will return next Tuesday the twenty
nnnth, and Til give through bills lading to
No. new cases were reported to the Steamboat
mems Relief Association yesterday. VIM.
Labar. late carpenter of the Tensas. was very
The Frank Pargoud Is due this q. m. with q
The new st. Joa1.f E. O. Meancon master. will
arrive TO- night and leave Friday again at 10 g.
N. for Baton Rouge. clerk will be found at
the head Of Bnnve street.
- The Henry, ,Tete will arrive this .. m. from
Donaldsonville nnd return tomorrow at II N.
tn The Ie9 takes freight for the Lafonrehe. With
found at the head Of bienVile street to receive
III. White master. will be found at the landing
to-day receiving to leave to morrow for Green
The Whisper, 4. J. Comstock master, leaves
this II Il, m. for Ben Turoauds. Donadsonvillo
and the Ashland plantation. Ascension parish. |
The Emma Irvine, E. NJ. Valletto master,
lenves as usual day ut D. NJ sharp for tho
lower coast as far as the Greenwood panta-
ton.
The Mary Ida will be on hand to leave to-
morrow, as usual at 10 o. IN. for the upper
The regular semi weekly Bayou Lafourche
packet Eva, U. D. Terrebonne master. will be
found OF the landing this morning receiving to
return to-morrnw. us usual. Tom Knee has
charge Of the office.
Exchange Clippings, October 20.
Cincnnatl CQmmerciaI;,
MI. Thomas Pickles, OF the Canal street ferry, |
Of New Orleans, has cont acted with the Marine
Railway and Dry Dock Company for q double |
hull ferryboat of the following dimensons
Hus 1875 feet In length. with 1G feet beam each |
with spnce # 1G fOet between bulls for wheel |
depth Of bold feet. She is to have a well fin
ished cabin with ali the conveuiencns for pas
sengers. The machinery. by G. r. Dumont, !
will consist Of two balance valve engines l5-iuch
diameter, with feet stroke of piston, water
wheel to work O 16- foot bucket. two boilers 20
feet long. AZ inches in diameter, wi h two flues.
15is inches in diamnter, IL each boiler. Every
Ting Is to be first class The boat is to be COM
Monday morn ny at 10 o'clock there will be o
general meeting OF ho oWners and CAPTAINS Of
Public Landing. 4 full attendance is desired.
as the mse9etng will b. an Important ono
River Pack et Company, who hns been spending
o few weeks In our midst, left for Lexington
LAT ngnt to visit some blue,graSs reNiyos
meriy running between st. Mary's and Pnrkers-
burg, Wa 9r SOLD for $3.50 to parties of New Or
New Orleans and Gulf Ttansp ortation Com
pany.--Et. Democrat
st; LOUIS. Oct. l9.-Clear and cool. There
will be another frost tonight. Business to- tay
was active, and Ill the packets left with good
tr n mo All LII he Lines oR2rang South WI fully
New, Orleans next Wednesday, and tho John A.
seudder r, goes SATURDAY The CITY OF vicksburg.
anda Tq mSrda n1 JOIN Maybe Woaa M me
Pittsb1rg last Tight The Hard Cash s is due to-
morrow, Withsl12obales cotton, all consigned to
Memphis firms doing business here toInpOrar-
~ except sixty bales The barge line sends a
tow neXtIuesdny; part Of 1t went to Cbiro to-
day. Rtver stationary. with 10 feet inch by the
gauge. 3 feet inches to Kansas City, 4 feet
inches to Pioneer, feet to Keoku tx, feet out TO
Cairo, No arrivals. except local packets. Do
parted Commonwealth and A. j, Baker for
New Orleans; Dubuque, for st. Paul; tho Joe
Kinney leaves in the morning for Vicksburg-
all with good trips.
g. There aro many worthy pooplo in tho city
from the South who are in very straitened cir
1umstances. and will not be able to return to
their homes unless assisted. We would Bug-
gest that the relief committee take cogni2ance
OF thls TACT. and place few dollars where they
will do excellent servlce when the time comes
lhe A. j, baker. Of the LoWery line. arrived .
from warsaw with barge colossal cargo of hay
She adds barges Lille Pierce and East. full car
goes. and leaves this evening for New Orleans
CAIRO, get. 1a:-Light frost and dense fog
1h n5t m0 trnd L9ur nHw cases tw Of them on
four hours. The Hard Cash loaded to her hur-
flcane roof with cotton. passed to st. Louis,
by Telegraph
sT. LOUIS G------To J. x. Bell 10 Delta
street: The sea1ner Charles p. Choteau will
37a' here Wednesday for New Orleans.
r-a GEO. MILTENBERGE FIX. Clerk ,
common street: Steamboat PargOud leaves
mere at q. H.. with $500 bales cotton and 500
SACKS seed, W. N. CALMES. {