The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-04
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, |
Saturday. May 4. 1878.

st. Mary, Isabel. Natchez. Thos. Sherlock
Assumption
wild Gazele Isabel. Henry Tete, Gov. Allen
Molle Moore.
Ouachita Belle, Gov. Allen. Bayou Sara: Eva
Henry rete Lafourrhe: Martha, Wild Gazee
Isabel lower coast Gold Dust. ST Louis Mary
Ida. upper coast; U. T. Schenck, Ohas. Morgan,
The steamer Mo'ia Moore for st. Louis. had
as cargo q 3p7 feet Of lumber 80 sacks oats. ~
bbls meal 223 bhs pitch, 81 casks pitch ten 1850 500
bhls mol $685. 10 hbds sugar. 153 empty terceS
and 80 tons sundry freight.
The weather Yesterday was cloudy but pleas-
ant accompanied during the afternoon by a
very much needed rain
Business moderately active.
The City Of Alton Is announced TO leave to-
The Era No. lows taken across. the river yes
terday. She will b" On berth again shortly for
another trip TO Buuf river.
June Dunbar did not leave on the Houston,
as stated by rs in yesterdays DEMocRAT, though
he told us Thursday that such was his inten-
ton June has something in sight that caused
him to change his mind. and which we hope he
will not be disappointed In obtaining
Capt Lew Hates stopped Off the Sherlock ut
Waterloo for the purpose Of making the neces
sary preparations to take ~ on the return Of
his boat the body gf Henry Lopez, who was lost
from the Lotus. Ctpt Hates was expected last
night on the Ouaehia Belle
The Sherlock has fine prospects for n, pas
senger trip: thirty names were registered yes
terday With what she will pick up to-day, aud
her engagements on the coast. her cabin will be
pretty well filed
The Bonnie Lee leaving to dry for Red river.
takes Minden freight reshipping on the Frank
Willard
The Natchez arrived on time from vicksburg
and Will return to -dpy, rs usual.
- The Ouaohita Belle for the coast to Bayou
Sara to-day.
The Wild Gazelle will return from tho lower
coast this evening. and Leave Monday, rs
usual.
Don't forget that the Belle leaves this morn
ing, as usual, for the upper coast,
The .. Stein, leaving to-day, tnkos freight for
all points on the Dua"hita. to Ouachita City.
The Stein is very light draft boat, bnilt OK
gressly for the trade; is the only boat ,running
through to Bartholomew, makes regular trips
and Is worthy Of patronage.
The John Wilson is also announced to leave
to-day for the Ouanhita
The Cincinnati Louisville and Now Orleans
Packet Line steamer Thomas Sherlock. Lew
Hates master. John s. jones clerk, leaves to-
day positively nj D. m, for Memphis. Cairo
Louisville and Cincinnati The sherlock is q
fast large, roomy, very comfortable and fine
captains on the river and John s. Jones, hen
clerk is inst exactly the kind OF man Will Hays
says he is
When natur' trlod to mako man,
She kinder madoa hit
For when she sOt no Col Jones
She smiled on him and quit
She felt that she could do no more
To make a perfect man.
An all the girls say natur wasn't
An inexperienced han.
The st. Francis BeIlo Iaayes daily n 7:so u m
from Bienvie street FIR Westwego. running il
connection with the Now Orleans and Texas
Railroad to Donal dsonvile
The splendid steamer st Mary, Joe Dalfore'
master, j. Nicole, clerk loves @,-day at 70 Z
M for the coast and Bayou Lafourche. through
to Laurel Valley.
The fleet Belle. in place Of The Blue Wing No
8. leaves TO-DAY ut 10 O'Clock a. IN. for the upper
In command. Gen NJ Woods clerk. 0'l''''S'
The reliable Mary Ida, !. A. Ruiz in com
per coast to Ben Turead's plantation Mr.. Ed
Nicolle has charge Of the Office.
The ,ouaehita Belle John G, Lihano master
y. m for Bayou snrn. Baton Rouge. Plaauemin'
and all coast landings,
The Natehe97. ], Ioathers master, -, ?
The Bart Able Richard sinnott master. Goo
Alexandria, Grand Ecore and Coushntta
The regular semi weekly Bayou Lafourchf
packet Assumption. j, A. Charlet muster, N. 4
Dupuis AID Joe Legroue clerks, leaves to-day
at 5 .. m. for Thibohauy.
:. The New Orleans aud Rcd River Trensporta
ton Company's new steamer Bonnie Ice i re-
Scoyell commands VIM. Dillon clerk
The regular Black river, Tensas and Macol
packet Tensas L. V. Cooley master, Fl. Moasoi
clerk. leaves to-day wit hont tail, nj y. m.
The regular through Bayou Bartholomew
packet D. Stein. J. N. Tindel master. leaves to
day at i y. M. taking freight for all points a
high MS Portland.
The new steamer Assumption will ontor th,
Red river trade as an independent packet, with
Capt. VIM. Gilen in command. and will loav
on Wednesday. May 2, at y. m, positively, 70
Shreveport and way landings on Red river
Capt. T. A.. Charlet will 60 &c chief clerk.
special notice of Capt. Charlet will be foun
in another column.
by Telegraph
v1cKsBuRa. May $40 ]. b. Woods, M. 70
Common street: Anchor Line ste inner Col
Dust here on time; will arrive Sunday, au'
leave Wednesday for ST. Louis.
JNO T. MCCORD. Master.
VrcRsBuRG. May 3.-To G. g. Wayne No
Orleans: Steamer U. T. Schenck will arrive o
Saturday afternoon, and leava Tuesday. May
J. l.. CARTER Master.
Excha nge Clippings.
Cincinnati Commercial May.1:
The new Paris Brown was successful
launched at o'clock yesterday morning. AT tn
H. lrIl. H. ~