The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-28
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEM gOORAT. !
Monday. October 40. 1878. J
Arrivals.
Bertha Emma IRVINE
Departures
Bertha. Emma Irvine.


Bertha. Emma Irvine.
F@ Arrive.
Ens Irvine oEer ooRst MSya
tsau ,pmnooppwealth nop IT. Louis; g. John Baton
Nouge Fanchon, Opeousas: Il. Z; Lee. Vieks-
burg: John wilson, 0uachita: Henry Tote.
The bertha arrived Saturday night from the
AtctlafaIaya. and left again yesterday. The
cause of her detention was low water OF Little
Devil, and in Old river Al The latter place she
she wns drawing. She lost twelve hours there,
ara bed e be p pulled ), through by the CLARA s.
Ss bf be had f o1rgp sp n nat light
reoe horse. She pr3nises to prove consider.
- Mr. John Wilson. Of the firm OF Wilson &
Fagan, go widely and favoraby known among
eteafnboatmen, is thea nominee on the Citizens
~ 50 spes,H s a2eG in u en2fsr @ Ha ssn e9lqm9 a to
Monroe end points Oh the Vieksburg and
Shreveport AaiIroad. except woolens hagging
The Merchants and Planters .Ipdependent
LINE steamer ID. stein. In place OF the CLARA S..
j. M. Tinde mnstsr leaves Tomorrow ut s ., III.
70 e9 ad moroe The 8e viii f Be hs
landine This morning 4, ready for BUSINESS. M ,,
pant eaves o y % paom 5ae IN w9s the
coast and Lafourche. Capt. i, D. Terrebonne
oommands, Messrs: Knee and Hicks clerks,
Thursdsyy oS the peerless ]. N, Whjte on her
flrst trip to Greenville. She will be- found at
the landing Wednesday morning.
Capt. J. NJ. White, after whom the above great
steamer Is named. accompanied by Mr.. Lou
Broulnrd. pilot. arrived Saturday night from
veteran Capt. Cannon Ia Louisville sick and
The Blanche Porter failed to get away satur-
dHy but left yesterday morning.
49, The daily UPPER coast Ito Hahnvile) packet
Eva. Cbns. De Bouohel master. Sept. Tooa clerk,
brnrf rflt iE u M f,fnr t,ti
The new Whisper leaves to- day, ut II g. m,
for the upper coast to the Ashland plantation,
J: A. C9fnstook In command. Messrs. Wood and
The new and feet ,Bayeu Sara and eoqst
United States mail packet Edward J. Gay, John
J. Brown master, 8. g. streck clerk. leaves to-
Iho Moaday, NJ, and Friday Baton Rouge and
master. leaves to- day promptly ut e b. m.
The regular end feet tri IT. mi-weekly upper coast
Ra,ok9t M,aty n,ary ld T. hnn m"|ter " Edw@pd
Ben Turenud plantation. The Ida returns on
alternate days and does all her business in
The reliable, fleet and very popular coast and
Donalds9nvi,le i paoke Henry n Iete, j. F. Auooln
at 10 9. m. promptiy, taking freight for the H.
fourcle. with the privilege Of reshipping, Bbe
m34yes uneually at the honr' 1.ua..a a.o
leaves tomorrow at 3 p. n. for the lower coast
to The Greenwood plantation,
Ths Kebett a a m Lee '1"y9n for
Caampbell in command, J. Fl. Mossop In the
The The regular Atchafalaya United States mail
packet Fanohnn. f. Ell. Broad master. Theo
Jobln clerk. Is receiving to leave tomorrow at
The fleet United States mail paoket J. ". Oan-
non. John 9. Libnno master, lenyaB Wedues-
day. as usual. for Bayou Sara.
Exchange Clippings, October 25.
Courier Journal:
Oapt. Gouds new boat for the st. Louis and
New Orleans Anchor Line Was successfully
launched Yesterday Ts eysnlpg from Barmores
large number of lndies and gentlemen. Sow
eral prominent eteamboatmeu from st. Louis
4nd the South were among the number Con.
James A. Ekin. now Assistant Ouartermaster
steamboat builder on the Moponsahela river,
by Mr., Barmore In cutting tho lashngs, which
allowed tho splendid craft to plunge into her
native element and 'lont of like thing of life
substantial manner, without any regard to eo- |
gapcro. Capt. Gould snys Capts; Cannon nud
our artisans that he has no ambition In that
direotion, and no q, NJ ney to spend ip gratifying
benin and feet hold with full model. and en-
derived from five 47,inoh steel boilers, 30 foot |
Ing water wheels 81 feet in diameter, Ii feet |
length of bucket. This Is the ninth stenmboat |
Barmore has built for Capt. doull and his |
tho largest and finest of them all. and the first |
passenger, bout thnt has been built for tho st.
Louis and Now Orlenns trade since the James |
Howard was built. which was eight years ngo. |
There has not boon II name selected for this |
fine bont yet, The captain says he Is waiting
for some enterprising business man who phys |
largely for advertising. to suggest one II mono
hotter is suggested he may call her Bull Of the |
Woods. Gentlemen don't all speak ut once.
The officers of tho Charles P Chouteau are |
as follows: William II. ,Thorwegan. master;
George Mittenberger and Peter Wiry clerks
julie Douglass hndt ed. Fulkerson, pilots Sam. |
Morrison, mate: Samuel Hill and Hurry Waltry, |
Mcdonald, druggist. There Ia no better boat.
and the crew s equally good.