The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-19
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
Saturday, Jan. 10. 1878.


Isabel Rice Farmer, Belle, Rapid Transit, I
Henry Tete. J. Fl. Hanna Gov. Allen.
To Arrive. II
Isabel, Martha Rice Farmer, lower coast: Belle, c
Rapid Transit Mary Ida, upper coast; ". .. z
Poitevent, Assumption. Lafourche; Gov. A!'en, | l
Bayou =! Sara; = Hanna Baton Rouge Golden
The weather continues very fine.
Business moderately active
The flags of most of the steamers in port yes
terday were at half mast, out Of respect to the
The City Of Augusta arrived yesterday with a
fine trip from White river.
The Willie arrived also from the Atchafalaya I
and will remain idle for while.
The Fanchon is receiving for another trip to
The Yazoo Valley leaves hereafter every
Thursday She had very fair trip out yester-
The Charles Morgan was unable to get off
yesterday She will have good trip out to-
The Bertha, from the Opelousas arrived yes
terday and will return to-day as usual.
The La Belle, leaving to-day for ked river,
takes Mnden freight reshipping on the FRANK
The Tensas leaves to-day for Black river.
The Trenton. also for the Tensas, will be here
to leave next Wednesday.
The Golden City. from the Ohio. will arrive
to day. and will be the next departure after ehe
The City Of Augusta the only boat running
through will leave odaE tor mfite Ilver
steam engines was read before the British asso-
citation by Mr.. Lotus Perkins. who malntalned
that an engine might be made which would
work with safety at Q pressure OF 1000 pounds.
If the tubes Of the boiler were OF small diameter
As an argument II favor Of such e fa
much as an increase In pressure Is accompa- |
| MED by an increase in the power obtained from
The W. J. Poitevent will arrive to- morrow
| from the Lafourche and will return Monday
The Ouachita Belle for the coast to Bayou
Se The ,o Bart Able from Grand Ecore arrived
| yesterday with fine trip.
| The Natchez. the most regular, as well as one
| Of the finest steamboats, that ever turned
wheel. arrived Yesterday on time, and will re-
There are two departures for the Lafourehe
to-day-.the st. Mary at e ca a. M and the AS
sqFmhg s Biz We for Bas s des eazs to-
The Bastrap, Capt. Gus Hodge, leaves to-day
The Charles Morgan leaves to-day. sure. for
the Ohio. She is first class passenger steamer.
none know better how to do it. Harry Stein,
who possesses the happy faculty Of making
friend of every one he meets has charge OF the
the Rapid Transit will arrive early this p. m.
from the upper coast. and return Monday. :,
The Silver City. from 81. Louis, and the q. b.
Church, from Cincinnati, leave to-day.
The new steamer Alice, Capt. Z. L. Adams,
~ thg OF and
Ohio river trade. She is $50. feet long, SO feet
beam and feet hold, with II inch 5h feet cylin,
ders and steel boilers, 80 inches. 26 feet and
her cabin is superb, and as adornments has
two beautiful bridal chambers.
The e. ELI az mi IN
connection with the New Orleans and Texas
Railroad to Donaldsonville..
Ida J. L. Ruiz in command. leaves to-day. at
4: 10 a. M going as high as Welham's. Edward
Ncpea has charge Of the oce omsock master
| Messrs Wood and Dean clerks, leaves to- day at
10 a, m, for Donaldsonville and the Ashland
!; II The splendid steamer st. Mary. Joe Dalferes
master E. Nicolle clerk, leaves to-day at 10 g.
!. M for the coast and Bayou Lafourche. through
The o trw Weekly lower coast packet David Hos
letter. J. G. Griffith master. John Moss clerk,
Of g. Lou IS street for The
t The Blue Wing line steamer Belle J. E.
AZ ~ "a. for The upper coast to Bonnet Care
i. returning down the coast tomorrow. and ieav-
r ing Monday again. as usual. At 8 q Inn, m. os.or
j. r. Mossop clerk. leaves to-day promptly at
: .. m. for Bayou Sara, Baton Rouge Plaquemine
aP The a'i semi semiWeeky coast Plaquemine and
: Baton Rouge packet St John. j.. P. McElroy
Saf ssss rfaY s at e. master
clerk. leaves to-day at D. m. for Vicksburg ano
y all mail landings. co.
G. Hamilton te CLERK leaves to-day at D. m, fol
6s Ny 5ssns M Sna s Basg
sad ise esrry fs the e Wnea States mails
y The New Orleans and Red River Transporta-
z mas master, Ia Groves clerk, leaves to-day at
l. .. m. for Red river. through to Shreveport y
COOLEY Ths msssr f. a aaY eFt
r day at 5 D. M for the Tensas and Macon. Do
The f f. Broad masr TRso M
e leaves to-day at p. m. for Washington.
o5as NOLAN and lbe sa ma Rs Hsnf
q Stein clerk. leaves to day At 2; NJ for Mem
phs Cairo Louisville and CINCINNATI hetnn oster
~ p Trousdale clerk. leaves to-day at D. M 10
The REGULAR White river packet ,o. City tsrs
Ths taan1 paos e m re-
fsf e.
go The James Howard left for New Orleans wit vi
u $50 bales cotton. 1oo barrels OIL lloo SACKS e.
4 Tbe Vint shinke Tor the Ohio took out i
ess eoeaa abe ABOVE co. RE m
passed South at sunset The John fean web
aFIvsa Little RISK Gtb ony baaes
at sacks seed and 80 sacks corn. She t"' e'A
The 70 Bayou Sara packet ouach Bee
sstine In part Of 1856 bales mola ssss
We, cotton seed. 40 hhdS sugar ana Baton Rouoe
The steamer st. John. fray and had a,
Il cargo bales cotton, 100 hid ''AN WV 0'A'
Dr. molasses. se. from Vicksburp
BOO The ferryboat 2 F. Gffved yesterday ant
bought good w Rass q h wh1ch a Wst
"a 1900 sacks cotton see plow beams and consid.
81 wheel spokefi anTfRskory lumber Capt Keary
81 informs us sheo thorough repairing, after
81: dock and undeeturn to Vicksburg to run be-
ess which she VIE and Delta.
sd zAchahse Chppihss.
I'd. JAN 15.-Capt Joe Kinney arrived
IAN ST. Lohville and leaves to-day for Hot
eat Sprinsameson. pilot of the John Means came
ter Jes1day. This boats barges are loaded to
err up feet She can't get out and must wait for
asst ser. Capt. Hi. Davis is in dilemma as
ere ntering or reshipping ts out OF the question.