The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-07
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
Saturday. September 7, 1878.
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OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, |
Saturday. September 7. 1878.
Arrivals.
Alvin, Emma Irvine. Rice Farmer, Assurnp-
'''n '''' AA"l'' Departures.
Alvin, Emma Irvine, Rice Farmer, Belle,
'''''&''0 ~ Te ayrave.
ALVIN. Isabel. Emma Irvine lower coast
Willie, upper. coast: Ouachite Belle. Bayou
sara; =. o. atanard, City Of Alton. st. Louis
The st Mary vas the only departure yester'
day eyenag and she had i Art R
will be found in the special notice column
For yesterday g proceedings OF the Steam boat
Among the sick reported yesterday was Capt.
Sam Hntriken.
The Ya5oo Valley ,yeg delayed ga account At Of Of
which was for points on the coast. she returns
to Vicksburg to- day. as usual. and will take the
The OuachIta Belle having discontinued her
cara until her next regular day, Wednesday.
q be 81 G a
places on the river and Is of course only tenn
porary. ~ -.
finished and she Is In the hands of the painters,
who are nearly through with her, and che will
be ready for business by the sixteenth. when she
fourehe trade as d tri. weekly packet to DonHld-
sonvlle. Capt, Aucein has spent considerable
money In repairing this favolite packet. and he
has her In az fine order rs she was the first day
The Rice Farmer. Chas. De BouoheI master.
Sept; Tqea clerk leaves daily Tor ths upper
The fleet Belle leaves TO- day OF. II o'clock a.
m. for the upper coast to the Ash land planta-
tIpn J :, A. Comstook In command George NJ
The Willie. III place Of the Mary Ida J, A.
Ruiz In command leaves this 70 g. n promptly
lion. MI. Ia Nichols has charge Of the Office.
The staunoh Emma Irvine, q. M, vallette
master. leayes TO Day. as usual Of 2: m. for the
lower coast to the Greenwood plantation.
Abe s' hsRas Ss Rsss q }es Hay ksa'
e erop ep and drand Ecee
Frank BeoR 5o yr MASTER. Andy Holland and B. T.
feathers In charge of the office. leaves to-day at
D. IN, for VGkshurg.
Exchange Clippings, September 4.
]. A. Moffett local Inspector Of New Orleans,
wrote letter stating the necessities OF steam
boa! men Of New Orleans, and asking cid from
the letter was read before the teamboatmen on
Monday 500 was sent by telegraph, order. the
receipt of which was, acknowledged yesterday.
I he committee appointed to solicit subscrlp-
tons reported the sum OF oyer $500 subscribed
up to last. night A disbursing committee was
appointed yesterday to assist the steamboat"
men Of the South In the greatest need. Three
hundred dollars additional was sent to New
Orleans yesterday.
The owners of the New Orleans tonnage held
another meeting yesterday. A committee was
der which tho boats boats would run next season.
Capt. Il. T. Harper is here. engaging freight
for the Sou h. to 20 on the Cons. Millar. The
Whisper will take 1t from Cairo.
New ALBANY Sept Silver falling slowly,
D. 9. Hill, the noted steamboat builder died last
night after lingering illness Of two years. He
leaves wife and six children. In his death we
lose one of our most prominent and honored
citizens.
Uollrier.Journa:
fthere Ia clever man and Humanitarian
In this country THAT man Ia Capt. 8. f. Parisot.
Of the r" line Of steamers ut Viekshurg. There
spoke en- the words God bless him.