The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-23
Exchange Clippings. July zO.


Cincinnati Commercial:
The Golden City has both of her new eyln-
ders In position. Her new shafts have arrived
from Cleveland. and her cranks from Buffalo.
will be ready for business in about ten days,
and load forthwith for New Orleans.
Capt. Pink Varble will leave here to-day at 4
.. m. with the ResOlute towing Capt Browns
new steamer Ed. J. Gay to Cairo. She will ar
rive gu Louisville about O'Clock on Sunday
morning. where she e. will remain long enough
natl built boat-the finest steamer built this
year for the Southern trade
Memphis Avalanche:
The City of Augusta is announced to enter
the White river trade in the fall, John D. Elliott
in command. Whether she will run from here
or from New Orleans is not yet stated.
Capt. Scudder has written sauoy sort of a
letter to several merchants of this city whom he
recognizes as liberal patrons of the Anchor
tend'to their own business. The captain thinks
heeknows how to look after his own interests
pretty well. He says freight rates to this port
from st. Louis are 15c per Cwt,, except when an
opposition boat Is at the st. Louis wharf, then
they are 10e per cWt.
DEATH OF AN ORIGINAL CHARACTER.
New York SUM-
Capt. James Andrew Emmons. for the last
thirty years engaged In the towing and lighter
ing business on the North and East rivers. died
on Thursday at his residence in Jersey City.
Ia early years he was master OF slooR plying
Gaptain Jim as be vas called vas On able bic
his quick and regular trips He would quit his
wharf at Athens regardless of threatening
weather and the protests of timid passengers.
Amusing anecdotes are told Of him. On the
way down the river on one Of his trips an old
lady who had been tntently watching the
hemsman as he turned the wheel to one side
and then to the other. complained to Captain
Jim that she was afraid they were not safe. for
the man mt the wheel did not know his own
mind: he turned the wheel first one way and
then another. The captain good naturally ex-
planned that q boat was Just like spoiled child
unless 1t was carefully directed 1t would run
wild.
told about Capt. Jim related to an incident that
occurred while beating down stream against d
head Wind. Among the many passengers was
an old maiden lady. She had heard that the
captain was great discplinarian, and that he
made the ladies go below when he was taking In
or making sail. She determined that If such q
thing occurred she would have her way and re-
main on deck. The vessel had made long leg
toward the western shore. and the order ready
about" had been given preparatory to putting
the wheel hard down. At this all the lady pas
sengers except the one in question went below.
The captain noticed this lady sitting on the
poop-deck directly in the path of the main
boom.
:. I'm going to jibe, madam" he said politely,
please go below"
answered tartly. but I'll not go below"
The vessel was nearing the rocks and time
was short. The man at the wheel saw this, and
TO save the vessel, hove the wheel over. AS he
did so the vessel turned quickly round on her
keel and the main boom came over with crash
Captain Jim had seen 1t. however. He seized
the lady In his arms and sprang to the main
deck Just In time to save her from being knocked
overheard. Almost crazed with excitement and
fear, she screamed again and again. The dan
ger she had been in through her obstinacY was
finally explained to her. Then she shook the
captains hand and apologized for her conduct