The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-07
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
Monday. October 7. 1878.
Arrivals.
Alvin. Emma Irvine, Eva Rice Farmer.
Departures.

Monday. October 7. 1878.
Arrivals.
Alvin. Emma Irvine, Eva Rice Farmer.
Departures.
Emma Irvine. ~a a.m.wn
Isabel, Emma Irvine. lower coast: Ouachits
Belle, st. Mary, Bayou Sara: Belle, Mary Ida
upper coast; Ut John. CINCINNATI; Henry Tete
LafOurche e, E. Lee, Vicksburg: Fanchon
Opelousas; Bastrop, Ouachita.
The Eva will be tue only departure for the La
fourche to-day.
For Yesterdays proceedings of the Steamboat
mems Keller Association see our local column
THE EDWARD J. GAY.--Quite q number Of
people visited yesterday this the latest new can
selves repaid for their trouble In the pleasure
enjoyed In seeing boat SO nice, comfortable
and Dlete In every, particular. This splen-
pressly for semi-weekly United States mail
packet to Bayou sara and in all OF her appoint
ments. both for freight and passengers, is un-
surpassed. Her cabin Is long, beautiful and
handsomely adorned her staterooms are large
well ventilated and furnished in the most COM
is of the finest and best, selected regardless Of
cost, and she may challenge comparison In
point Of build and convenience with any steam
er d mo- oa4T be n1r fran h
ginning to end, laboring diligently and intelli-
gently to turn out q fast. line, staunch, caDa-
not doubt in the minds of many good judges
but that he has succeeded. and that he will reap
golden harvest with her. The Gay leaves to-
leave again Friday. Her office will be under
Messrs B. $. Leathers, !Chas;, Vanderdoseg ara
and polite officers it will be a pleasure to do
business or to travel with and we hope and be-
lieve the Gay will become very popular and
have prosperous and long existence.
The new st. John had not arrived when we
left the landing yesterday evening, but she was
momentarily expected II she gets her freight
the coast and Baton Rouge. the trade for which
she has been purDoSely built, 10, take the old
st, Johns days, MONDAYS and Fridays,
Capt. j. It. Burdeau was considerably better
Geo. Roots is out all o. K.
A telegram was received Saturday conveying
the very sad intelligence that Major ". b.
Brockett, sick at Mississippi City. was dying
Mr.. John J Pension. whose remains were
was formerly clerk IN the coast trade and was
last the Lessie Taylor, under Capt. Allen
Jumel.
Sept Toca clerk, leaves to-day for the upper
coast to Kennerville. at 10 a. NJ, promptly.
The Belle, leaves to-day at II a. N. for the
Comstock in command, Messrs. Wood and Dean
clerks.
Eva, U. D. Terrebonne master, Thomas Knee
cler k, leaves to-day at p. m. promptly for
Thbodaux.
Tie regular and fleet tri-weekly upper coast
Nicolle clerk leaves tomorrow at 10 a. M for
Ben Tureaud plantation. The Ida returns on
ternate days and does all her business in day
light.
The reliable fleet and very popular coast and
DOnaldsOnvlle packet Henry Tete J. f. Aucoin
master, NJ. Ell. Landry clerk, leaves tomorrow
at 10 q. m. promptly, taking fleight for the La.
fourche, with the privilege of reshipping. She
moves nunctually at the hour.
The Emma Irvine, E. NJ. Vallette master,
leaves tomorrow at .. N. for the lower coast,
to the Greenwood plantation.
The Robert E. Lee leaves to. morrow for
Vicksburg and all way landing. Capt. William
Campbell in command. J. II. Mossop in the
office.
The fleet United States mail packet Ouachita
Belle, in place of the J. W. Cannon John G.
Libano master, leaves Wednesday. as usual. for
Bayou Sara.