The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-18
RIVER NEWS.
OTFIOE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Friday. October 10. 1878.

81 N1G Nl VSOs
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT. |
Friday. October 10. 1878.
Arrivals.
Isabel. Edward ], Gay, Mary Ida. Henry Tete
St John. Whisper. Frank Pargoud, BonnieLee
Departures.
isabel, Mary Ida, Eva. Henry Tete, Frank
pargoud, Emma Irvine.
ITO Arrive
Alvin, Emma Irvine. Isabel. lower coast: J. W
eoast Eva A' Henry S fete e Iaoarehe natehez
Vlcksburg; Bertha. Opelousas.
The rain OF Wednesday night !, wag foll Lovn
day. to the delight OF every one:
BusiReHs IL Improving slowly. but there VIII
be hardly any change OF consequence until
The crew Of tie WhispeE Ere re-, all in ha GOD
long end tedious tEip dow w. h,s o,v ann We'd.
negday Of the fever. We offer our eondolednGe e
The Emma Irvine is all right again. and left
yesterday for the lower coast.
There will be no departure for the Aa1ourcne
The Henry Tete will arrive this evening and
aldsonvile, takina freight for the Lafp{urche,
eeive ifelsht viii be found at the head Of Bien-
For yesterdays proceedings Of the Steamboat
mems Relief Association SOC our local columns.
The John W. Cannon leaves tomorrow Tor
Id. Nieoii, clerk Of the Mary Ida has been of
that boat the last two trips on account OF sick
Brother died Tuesday last,
The new steamer, Whisper arrived Wednes-
day night from Cincinnati. and Is receiving to
plantation, relieving the Belle. The Whisper
has, been built especially for the upper r. coast
These gentlemen have had IN this trade tho
Blue Wing No. 8 and the Bell TO- and their good
management has been such as to require a
larger boat for their constantly increasing busi-
ness The Whisper is really o fine steamboat
her cabin accommodations are first CLASS She
is q large carrier and Is fast. and run by the
reliable and popular. She cannot fall to give the
utmost satisfaction to her patrons and prove o
H hg Geo. H. SfR dhae bsah viii viii
run the office, and VIM. Whitow the mates de-
partment. Mr. Tom Dowty has the bar.
Mary LA. J. 4. RulS master, leaves TOMORROW
as usual at 10 o. M for the Ben Tureaud plan
tation.
p nfs 1 Em ana T. S fs"s aay
leaves IS usual to-day. at p m. for the Green
The new and fine steamer st. John, E. O.
Melancon. leaves to-day ct 10 q. m. for all plan
tatlon landings to Baton Rouge.
mhe sst and ha aa oniRd sees nal
8. 8. Strect clerk leaves to-day ct s D. m. for
Bayou Sara and all coast, landings.
abe. Richard sinnott master. George Hamilton
The 7iSksSnre United II stats z pail
Muse clerk, Is receiving to leave as usual to-
morrow at D. m.
Exchange Clippings, October Hg.
Courier journal:
ne q bas the b amoE our
OF Jenersonville built them. and launched the
moon. This one Capt. Parlsot will name Deer
Greek. The sunflower. being the third one fin
tshed. ie Pill ready to sail for Vioksburg as soon
tines are lifted. Capt. Parisot Is live man: He
has. spent many thousands Of dollars here
building boats. and no man deserves fame or
big Is shosshsad. and is II IT, rght place
bo et aho as
Samaritan from the beginning Of the terrible |
and river men he says: "Therte are very few Of
them here. many having gone away to escape
the fever. and many remaining have died, or
burn and family are In Cincinnati Capt. John
q washington, is In n, Newport Ky. Capt Net
Mem pbiss. and Arkansas River Packet Comp
dent Of the Dramatic News, but well known In
river circles. left here, went to Chicago and died.
watchman died Capt. Oummlns. a we'll known
pilot. went down on the lower coast and died
there Capt. Mat. A. Glass. an old boatman-
very low now. Capt. Frank Smith. the old stew
ard, Capt. Marsh. Miller. the best worker we've
Egot. Jim saulsberry, the levee clerk, Capt Jim
and kicking yet"
It was the case Of Capt Frank 0. Smith. late
of the Morning Star. vs.. W. T.
Washer v of Derby. The facts are substantially
Tie e seame1 aornns sar roandns
I'd bfoFe i: ~ Fhe %ats. james Masta Nc Va
n search Of piece OF timber with which to
.epair the wheel. He called upon gentleman
,sr-yard or saw mill and see II he could find a
suitable piece, of lumber, He was not success
q end vas then directed to the defendant
,ver Hogg''s creek Proceeding there with
lumber Of the crew. he found such piece as
,e d; desired END had It conveyed to the boat It
s WR osnf %ae SRe a and ssy
would pay for the lumber. Washer subse-
excrbitant v prce w Wheh cap GAP smth
lines its, real value, This Washer refused to
tsAp. WhSloE BWOCS Out I'LL ALL l.,
lavit charging Capt. Smith and his mate with ]
arceny, and they were taken to jail at Camel J
on. but were Immediately bailed out. The I
rand Jury met soon after and failed to find an
Indictment. Capt Smith then entered suit
ganst Washer for false Imprisonment and de- t
amation Of character. The, case was tried yes :
erday and q verdict for the plaintiff was OBJ
aimed In tho sum Of $500. Capt. Smith was 7
leartily congratulated by old friends. s
Shreveport Times:
The Frank Willard Capt. Thornton e. Jacobs. /
anne In from Grand Ecore Thursday evening
bout dark with 1853 bales OF cotton and some
orts about thirty inches steamboat water be- {
ween here and Grand Ecore. The Willard goes :
ut for Grand Ecore and all intermediate points
MIS- evening at 8 o'clock.
We have heard nothing from the 10. Bryarly
!nce she got off the sand bar above Coushatta
70 doubt she Is at Alexandria,
The Vicksburg will be In from Gimer to- day