The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-11-04
RIVER NEWS.

Arrivals,
Emma Irvine, Alvin. Eva.
Departures.
Emma Irvine
Martha. Emma Irvine. lower coasst; ID, J
Gay. J. W. Cannon, Bayou Sara; Mary Ida
Whisner. upper coast; Chas- +. Chonteau
God Dqs & L9us Trenton hnng1 Hepry Tets
vioksbnre: Fanohon. Opelousas: thompson
Dean, Memphis.
see the Belle Whisper advertisement. The
Belle will commence her trips as soon as her
f,be City of Alton leaves st. Louis Wednes-
III file Golden Rule left Cincinnati Saturday.
Tho A. J, Baker and tow arrived yesterday
morning from st. Louis.
The Laurn Lee, Maggie Burke. Jewel and
and are due to arrive.
The Thomson Dean laid over at Memphis
until yesterday morning.
The Frank Pargoud has been towed to the
Thalh street wharf.
Her q, hnll has been placed IN fine order.
r, The feet and handsome Ouachita Belle, A. L..
0qRR 6t Eli in o to day g. Il r.
Belle Is to be q United States mail packet be-
tween Memphis and vieksburg and as she has
est boat Of her inches on the river, the best
thgfe VII ha as to Eet out Of her way ,,, m
a; 4 he 6 Has + 65suteap FROM s. Louis is
aa1so dye and vii e! arrye to leave "Wednesday for
regular packet throughout the season. Since
last here the Chouteau has been heightened,
liver v D07 o f. TborWegan poG
Messrs. Geo. Mitenberger and Joe Spears
The Henry FRANK on a1rEiyal will leave on the
alternate Wednesday with the ghouteau. start
ing on her first trip from here November IS.
The daily coast Ito Hahnyilie) packet
Eva Ohas. De Bouchel master Sept. Toca clerk,
leaves this 10 O. M promptly.
The new Whisper leaves to-day at II q. m.
for the upper coast to the Ashland plantation,
J A; Comstoek in command. Messrs. Wood
United States mali packet Edward ]. Gay. John
J. Brown master, B. 4. btreck clerk leaves to-
The Mandy apd i Friday Rstsn Rouge and
tor, leaves to-day promptly ct .. IN.
The regular coast and Bayou Jafourche
packet Trenton. q: .; Terrebonne master
The regular and fleet trl- weekly upper coast
p1aacknt Mary lda, J. A. Ruiz master. Edward
Ben Tureaud plantation. The, Ida returns on
alternate days. and does all her business In
The reliable, fleet and very popular coast and
Donalds2nyille packet Henry Tete. j.. =. Aucoin
master, NJ Ell. Landry, clerk, leaves tomorrow
fourche, with the privilege Of reshipping. She
moves puuctually OF the hour,
The Emma Irvine, T.. M. Vallete master
leaves to. morrow at 2. n. for the lower coast
to ,t TIE Greenwo2,d plantation.
rhe hobe D. Lee leaves for
Oa,npbell In command, J. e. Mossop In the
The regular Atchafaaya United States mail
packet Fanchon, Fl. H. Broad master, Theo
Jobin clerk. Is receiving to leave tomorrow at
The fleet United States mail packet J. W. Can
non, John g. Libauo MASTER leaves Wednes- !
day, rs usual. for Bayou Sara.
Exchange Clippings. October oil.
Courier journal:
Capt, Frank Hicks new and mammoth stern
wheel boat. the Henry Frank arrived at the |
wharf yesterday and loft for New Orleans, |
largest stern wheel steamboat In the world 1t |
was thought when Capt. Hicks built her that he |
had bit off more than he could ohaw." In
other words. she WIS too much boat for the |
power and ugly to handle: BESIDES she would
Pc slower than q funeral procession. But she
natl down here she. has done good running
made mac. steam easy and handled Ike q top. LIge
crack like o whip. lash TIE fact is Established
in the minds Of Capt. Hicks and others on
Of Cinoinnati. who built her, has done good
job. She ,is plain, but strong. She is broad
a .2nf ga bn aPd Ra akns bye zee
wheel she turus, that she will prove to be the
AJAX ct the South as n carrier. Capt. Perry
means.
Cincinnati Gazette: viii y. Hays was yes
terday appointed passenger and ticket agent
Company.
ST.. Louis. Oct Robustness active River
falling. with SIX feet water to Cairo The Port
Eads clears for New Orleans ut Daylight in tho
morning With five barges Among her cargo is
5000 bushels corn. The future City and ' barges
gre announced to follow Saturday. The Bells of
shreveport, of the Anchor Line left for New
Lib
had large number Of people. The James
Howard follows on saturday; she has been re
paired and embeIlisbed to the extent of $4,000
and Is now one Of the finest boats ahoat The
Hattie Rowland arrived last night and Is ro-
Geiving to leave for the Arkansas river on
Saturday. The Kpuntz Line will dispatch tho
Kehlor for Now Orleans on Friday. Cnpt J. J.
Dodd, ono of the owners Of the Kate Kinney, Is
in the city; he says there Is no water In Rcd
river and the Kate Kinney will run In the lower
coast trade for the present. Capt D. D. Danrals
week