The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-11
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
Friday October II 1878,

Ill Lib NE WD.
ORFIOE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT. !
Friday, October Ii. 1878. J
Arrivals
Esabel. Emma Irvine. Edward J. Gay Mary
J1aa, Rice Farmer. Henry Tete. Eva. Frank Par
Epgfd. s
Tsahe Emma Irvine, Rice Farmer Mary Ida,
Henry Tete, Eva, Frank Pargoud.
We Arrive.
Isabel, Emma Irvine, Alvin, lower. coast;
D. w. Cannon, Bayou Sara; Belle Rice FARMER,
Mary Ida. upper coast: Henry Tete IsVa Id
1onrche Natchez Vicksburg; Bertha. Opelou-
Yesterday was cloudy, with every Indication
ag mere rain.
The coast packets report heavy rains on the
coast Wednesday from the Ashland plantatlo ,l
INST above Donaldsonvile down Fifteen tee aus
Rar-houses are in operation ana III q low ohsS
fyngar will be coming In lively. -
Marine Bros, of Bayou Sara, young. en-
erprieDg and large business es r at That
Flace with pair Of handsomely gded horns
The b. Stein, leaving to-m MGR, f f3r the
Gsmachita, will change crows with the Olara d.
on her arrival In Old river
sTwo Brothers. writes to, know the differ
between the Cannon aPd liz aaEgond ~ s 1
THE registered tonnage OF the former Is ll44
fs,ns and of the latter 1lo5 tons.
Tbe st. John has been dropped down to Bien-
n o She ea he bsf az tRe at
Been sold to Mr.. John A. Girardi so,aun
Capt J. A. Comstock telegraphed as follows
yesterday to J. I'll. Menge u Go. from Oseola:
whisper aground for last three days on Bule-
Cart Dick slnnott Is on the sick list. Nothing
There viii be no departure for the Lafourche
sn-Any. Att, =
Iaaye tomorrow ut IL N. for the coast ana
Iapnaldsonyie. taking. freight for the La.
fonrehe, with the privilege Of reshipping. A
clerk to receive freight will be found ut the
For yesterday's proceedings of the Steamboat
mans Relief Association see our Local oou ~ ais
steamer on Monday we were unable owing 10
unavoidable circumstance 70 give as y au
description Of In her as il we We4ee m ne
seosmboat, one CONSPICUOUS among the fine ones
al she day, and IS full description 4t her has
ngf yet o been eg The Gay Is
owned by the New Orleans Baton Rouge and
Bayou Sara Packet Company ana nef hu da vas u
March, 1878 built by the Marine Hallway and
DRY Dock Company, of Cincinnati. ~ lnu nc ca
Jy left in tow of the hesolut9 tor ora plr4 od
here In tow Of the J. M. White on the twelfth OF
August for the purpose OF receiving her 1ha-
s en@ the day the rst timber was placed
Rn position to the day she made her trial
Nip Capt Brown has: except rev snort inte 9
Tsniding Of this boat. having fully deter m n
HAT she should eclipse all his previous, efforts
I'm grace, beauty speed and worm, ana anu ne n h
T,resented her to his numerous patrons on the
Gpast confident that he has sucGeedeq; me
lsngth OF the Gay is 2G5 feet over oil hold feet
sa s H feet wh snd C panR Rsr hes
Borward, inches midships and att ana .1 she u, is
extra fastened; strong, as BOAT possibly could
NO. her srengie gb tna and eapyacy None but
fsniected materials have been used. The stem
piece and sern-pest are # toH bar oor ye
CITY. Her height between decks Sla \ Is hd IL
feet from the water to the r ropa s. f 81 9 fe
s ste9 ees 9 maGe By II bumont
Co.. of Cincinnati, and are In number double
aued 50 feet long and % inches IN tha ae1
Alien liz and a,i were made il this city by p. @ Nc
Gan Son. the cylinders are q inches n , diam
Ss IL t bucket sufficient power with her easy
and graceful model. to make her very fast as as
che viii ce any pro- to pe b deep
81 Snlt p by Elias hher Of 9She %
ng y se h Lib sR ye If b ss o Tf Is d
faTont from, that OF any boat on the
Eyer and is o VERY dro front the INV tT
a xogf the "P latter 'fsRH'SA T. Stewart GS
and vie In taste richness and beauty With nu+ the
tnes The pointing YES done by ~ 1 Deht9hn v
Van ,1 D"z On, g., sky lights BY Coulter all
OF Cincinnati: glassware, etc. by III. 1. Navra.
q this city The Gay veW s6e Is dnq besv
ment 81 he sb good good taste and judgment Of
iau i The Gay carr les the United States
mails, and will leave to-day at p, m. on her
eeond trip to BH NJ s s?2 r oP ce s2hn
Wementloned Wednesday morning that Capt
W. T. Gillian had gone to IT Louis to brln 1s
down the Kate Kn W GHr bo Wnn TaS nr
The Silver City is out on the GOOD Intent
COCKS Capt Wood Ia putting the Silver in fine
order, and among other improvements, Is put.
ding on three foot guards. which will increase
her value as o cotton boat considerably e
louisville very handsome dag, about 2s feet
long. It was made by Shirley, voolfolk Co..
and Is the Gift of M p O. Meq "a b ing 81 am obn
The St. John is receiving to leave this 10 g. NJ,
ON her firsttrip to tho coast and Baton Rouge AS
Dr the, trade, and her patrons cannot but be
nleased with her. She will leave here regularly
every Monday ats .. N. and Friday at 10 o: NJ,
and will make plantation business Speciality
THE Rice Farmer. Charles De Bouehe master.
8ept. Toca clerk. leaves daily. Sunday ex. az.
oepted. for the, upper coast to Kennervilie. at
The e.: regular gn' triweek1y upper coast packet
Mary Ida, J. A. Ruiz master, leaves Tomorrow.
as usual. at 10 a. M, for the Ben Tureaud plan
The fleet and very regular lower coast daily
rsaGket Emma Irvine. Il. NJ Vallette master,
Iaayes as usual to-day, at p m, for the Green
The Belle BelIe' j. A. Comstock master. Messrs.
Wood and Dean clerks. leaves tomorrow at II
a. IN. for the upper coast;
The Bonnie Lee. IN place Of the new Fart
Able, Richard Sinnott master. George Hamilton
CORK. leaves tomorrow at s D. 10. for Egg Bend;
The famous Vicksburg United States mail
Jacket Natchez, T. p. Leathers master, J. Il.
Muse clerk. is receiving to leave as usual to-
nnorrow at 8 p. m.
The D. Stein, J. NJ. Tindel master. Is, receiv-
INN to leave tomorrow at p. m. for all points
On the Black and Ouachita rivers not prohibit
cd by quarantine.
MARINE NEWS.