The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-12
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."BelQW high water mark of 1874. Indicates
rice Indicates fall.
that ieli during the afternoon made it bat little
cooler,
The Golden Rule had a fair freight and O fine
passenger lis: among them were C&pts. p. @.
Montgomery, formerly Of the John Howard;
IN. Francis Belle. CAPT. Biinker did mot get Cd
Regular as o railroad train the feet Bart Able
arrives and departs. she arrived on time yes
tercay and will leave as ain to morrow as usual.
promptly at .. N. for Grand Ecore.
Owing to heavy rains on the lower part OF the
bayou, Capt Terrebonns has postponed his ex-
cursiQn trip to the gulf shore with the Eva to
The Natchez leaves tomorrow for vicksburg,
as usual.
The Henry Tete will be the only departure for
the Lafourche day
ExCURsIoN.-See postscript to Ouachita Bellies
advertisement in another column.
CINCINNATI PACKET -To-mOrrow one OF the
finest boats In the OHIO river trade leaves at Q.
m. punetuay. We mean the New Mary II ,us
ton, Charles Miller master. A. Elliott Miller
clerk. no boat in the trade enjoys better re-
putRtion- or Is deserving Of better. for NJ boat
possesses superior accommodations, sets q
more sumptuous table. or Is better managed.
The + r. Frazer was at st. Louis last Tues
day,
win Hays refers to this paper as that ster-
ling paper, the New Orleans DEMOCRAT We
always knew that his head WAS level, and that
he was employed on one of the best papers pub
lished. -
BACK HERl BACK HERl-The following story
EtpHmDlAtg1
years ago between this city and st. Louis. He
was 9. very vigilant officer, and at night his
mediately In front OF the fire doors. One night
after severe days toll and while occupying
which some wags cautiously and silently turn.
ed the capstan until the sleeper's face was OPP
posite the boilers. When an alarm was given
tain started up, was met by the flash Of fire. and
cried In o voice of thunder. Back heri back
heri by the Lord a seven-boler boat is right
into u.s." There was row on that boat after he
di covered the trick that bad been played.
The Gov. Allen made her annual excursion
orphans. A larger or happier crowd was never
seen on steamboat. The name of Capt John
J, Brown is a familiar and pleasant one to the
inmates Of every orphan asylum In this city.
and the good that he does them will be long re-
The ST. Francis Belle leaves daily at 1880 a. m.
from Bienvile street for Westwego. running In
connection with the New Orleans and Texas
Railroad to Donald onvile.
The coast Donaldsonvle and Lafourche
packet Henry Tete. J. f. Aucoin master. NJ. H.
Landry clerk, leaves to-day at 10 q. m. for Thib-
The coast and Bayou Sara United s ates mail
packet Gov. Allen. John j. Brown master, s. $.
Streck CLERK. leaves to- day at y. IN.
The Belle, in place of the Blue Wing No. 8,
J. A. COmstock master, Messrs. Wood and Dean
clerk, leaves tomorrow at 10 a. m. for the upper
Capt. Joe Dalferes' Bayou Lafourche packet
st. Mary is receiving to leave tomorrow tor
Lockport.
The regular tr.weekly upper coast packet
Mary Ida j. A. Ruiz master, will arrive this
evening from Ben Tureaud's,, and return to-
morrow, as usual, at 10 d. IN The Mary Ida has
always cler on the landing. head OF Cont
street, to receive freight.
The feet Assumption, Capt r Charleti VIII
to leave tomorrow at .. N. tor the Lafourche
The feet Nafchez, r. P. feathers In COM
mand, ]. T. Muse In the office. leaves, as usual,
tomorrow for ytcksburg.
The ouachita Belle. John G. Libano In com
mand, will arrive this evening and leave to-
morrow, as usual. for Bayou Sara.
The New Bart Able. Richard Sinnott master,
Geo. Hamilton clerk. is receiving this morning
to leave Tomorrow at 8 .. m. promptly for
Alexandria and Grand Ecore.
The New Orleans and Red River Transporta-
ton Companys steamer Danube, Chas. Thorn
master, @. w. Drown clerk. leaves tomorrow
at .. m for Shreveport.
Exchange Clippings, July D.
Cincinnati Commercial:
Capt. Frank Hicks is expected here to-mor-
row from the South. His new steamer will be
launched about the frat Of August
Mr. Jones is experimenting the building of
! the condensers for Capt. Browns new Edward
j. Gay. at st. Louis. and will ship them to New
Orleans, where they W Ill be placed on the Gay:
The Sherlock Is discharging over the Central
Transportation Company's wharfboat. She is
to be laid up for the balance of the season.
work q 6ap Jim oren NEE meyer
will be completed this week. She has received
Q complete new cabin. and will come out as
first-elass passenger steamer.
MANCHESTER Ohio, july 8.-Capt, John p.
shearer. noted boat builder, who has been
building great many boats at this point. was
o'clock. and at once started for his boarding.
house. q distance of 800 yards: just as he
reached the yard he spoke to his iandlady, say
ing Il am SICK" and dropped dead. Heart
disease.
Courier Journal:
leans yesterday. and left for Frankfort to see
the loved ones at home"
few days at Crab Orchard Springs. The Captain
is imuroving In health.
Capt John Howard has presented Capt. John
w. Tobin with magnificent full -cabined steam
boat. which he has named John W. Tobin +"
She goes to Paducah to go out with the J. NJ.
st. Louis Times:
Capt. Aft. Stein, of the Chas. Morgan. was on
'Ohange yesterday. He will remain in the city
Three sets of the patent Jones' condensers
are being made at G. B. Aliens foundry.
Capt. ThoIwegan and George Miltenberger
returned to the city Sunday.
The probability OF running towboats and
barges on tbs Missouri river has been pretty
ssthoroughly tested curing the past two months
and the results have been very satisfactory.
The A. j. Baker. Thomas W. Means and Storm
have gone Within forty miles of Kansas City
and brought out lows OF logs. aud the browning
feat was completed last eve ing by the arrival
of the Crane Lake from Kansas City with three
barRes of grain in bulk
Cincinnati Enquirer:
The mystery that envelopes the death of Ed
win Rusk, OF Coyington, remains as impene-
4 Arnh q ia aI xrh how
It was brought about by an accident or was the
result OF Whence. The night was very dark
when the Morgan reached Cairo and nobody
seems to hare known when Rusk fell into the
hold. but antther man 'lling In through the
I same hatchw9y, AMI calling for help. some of
the crew tooka light and Mt down and there
found two men instead of one. Rusk died In
about two hours. and never spoke after he was
found, The ,thar man was quite tdly hurt
and was put of at Louisville by Capt Stein,
Mrs. Rusk Dr. her friends have put the case
into the hand, of good lawyers ia Covington.
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