The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-07
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, 1
Sunday. July u 1875.

II .
,0uaghita Belle, Assumption. Martha. Silver
lily, Isabel.
Departures.
Il Martha. Mary Ida. Bella. st. Mary. Assump.
zion Ouaehita Belle. Natchez. City Of Alton, A.
n. D0nnally, Bart Able. Silver City, Ella Hughes.
T0 Arrive.
& Gov. Alien, Ouachita Belle, Bayou Sara: Sc.
dAfy, Eva Henry Tets. AasIImptiOn La
#ourche; Martha. lower. coasts Bonnie Lee,
Fanchon. Opelousa4; Mary Ida. Belle, upper
&oasti Golden Rule. Cincinnati; Gold Dust. 3 1.
Louis.
"a The weather remains unsettled.
81 BuHlness yesterday very fair.
II The departures yesterday included every
Qat at the landing, bob upper and lower. -,
Mr CHARLES W. Drown came down on the Bill
b Workmen we're engaged yesterday In making
preparations to dig d trench across the leyee,
Npr the purpose OF laying water pipes to lead
@ut Common street.
The handsome. fast and very popular Ohio
yer passenger steamer Golden kule, o. T:
#htuklH master. w. r. shaw clerk. Ia due and
LII leave Wednesday Without fail for Cincinnati.
The Al, q. UonnAlly had fine freight for this
8saaon qt the year. part OF which was 1890 bar
#Bls roHin and q fine passenger fist-fully flIty
The Gov. Allen, on her way down this even
AR. Will land at CarrotJn for passengers.
ring them 70 the city for ten cents. the pro-
eds 70 be devoted 10 the various orphan hsy"
Tho Red River Transportation Company will
md out this coming week the Bonnie Lee,
ipt. Noah bcov H. Wednesday. and the Dam
~. Capt, Ohas. Thorn. saturday-hoth to
The Eva. on Thursday next. will make grand
EeursiOn trip to tpe gull 9 ore. Capt Terre-
Vbnne. who ig an old hand In such matters, has
AIDE every preparation for o pleasant ip, and
ia sport, and can get OIL, to interview the cap.
81 In. The Eva Ia D stauneh and safe boat, aud
Il s comfortable accommodations.
#The peerless John w. Cannon, due this .. m.
sH3nm XfHkENf1TH will In5lu ElnrFnlItnn hiring.
Is Il people to the city for the sum OF ten cents
b proceeds tQ 90 to the. orphans. For the
me. purpose the Cannon lands there ON her
rha st Francis Belle leaves daily at 7 80 a. m.
BIN Blenvile street for Westwego, running in
qflectlon With the NV Orleans and Texas
The Belle ia place of the Blue Wing No. 8. J.
Comatock master, Messrs. Wood. and Dean
H5fks leaves Tomorrow at 10 D m. for Donald.
nville and the Ashland uantatlon.
The United States mail steamer Gov. Allen
I Leave tomorrow, AT Il, ?. N. for Bayou Sara.
j. Brown ter, 3. y. Street, clerk.
The reliable semi weekly Bayou Lafourche
gket Eva. q. y Terrebonne muster, Thomas
X lee and Nj. III Ian ny clerks. leaves to- NOR.
", Aa usual, promptly at 9 D. m.
fhs regular coast D0naldsonvile and d you
fonrehe packet Henry Tete. J. II. Aueoin
aster,, M. II. Landry clerk, leaves tomorrow,
ths regular and fleet tri- weekly upper e1ast
ekst Mary Ida. ] !. A. Ruiz master, Edward
colle clerk, leaves Tuesday at 10 a. nj. for Ben
he regular week1y Opelousas packet Fan
1n. III. III. Broad master. Theo. JOHN tlsrk.
YES Tuesday ct y. M. going through to
The 1T. Mary. Joe Dalferes In command, 4.
pole clerk, leaves Tuesday at .. III. for the
he superb ]. w. Cannon. In place of the
BIT. H. Lee, VIM. Campbell master. Messrs.
ssop and. Cannon clerks, leaves Tues day as
lal, for Viekshurg,
ne 0uachita Belle. In place Of the J w. Gan
making SEMI weekly trips to Bayou Sara,
leave "Wednesday a .. u.
he Assumption, = A. Oharlet In command,
arrive to leave as usual Wednesday at 10 m.
the Lafourehe, through to Loekport.
Exchange Clippings, July 4.
ineinnati Commercial:
THE LAUNCH OF THE EDWARD j. GAY.
the Marine Ways yesterday was a beautiful
8Shts She went into the water oil D. M. amid
tied guests on board. Capt j. j. Browns
2 daughter Efle broke, the christening bot-
~ champagne oyer the bow Of the beautiful
eel. and " shed long life and success to the
vardJ. Gay" The Gay. con raryfto univer.
Ell eotation. draws only thlrty+two inches In
deepest place. There was mlth guessing
Il ~ point previous to the launch. Capt.
,wn predicted four feet: GaDt Perry Tharp,
builder, said three feet Capi, j Z. Burdean
- feef: Q ,s Nj u miller Mile. three feet Gonr
he pools. but when che q ated off drawing
thirty two inches everybody gave IT up, and
ned out Of Ferry Tharp's hsndiWork. she
ts aH gracefully as n swan. and draws twenty
Naas forward and thirty two inches aft, She
receive her battery OF ak steel boilers at @.
)umonts wharf and will be- towsd to New
cans about the twentieth instant where she
receive her engines. The Edward j. Gay
be fitted out magniacenty in every par
lar.
emphia Avalanche:
be- anagboat q. g. Wagner Ia being prepared
voyage up Red river. on q surveying and
BIZ cleaning excursion. About $4,000 Is to
Expended in the Improvement Of the South
rivers under Major Benyaurd's direction.
RIVER AND HARBoR BILLr-sYNoPsIg or IT'S
AppRopRIAl IONS IN REFERENCE TO THE PR1N-
CIpAI4 WESTERN RIVERS.