The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-30


Martha Belle Mary Ida st. Mary, Assumn
lion, Ouachita Belle. Natchez. James Howard
Thos. Sherlock Bart Able, Bonnie Lee,
tn Arrive.
Gov. Allen, 0uachits Belle. Bayou Sara: Eva,
Assumption, Henry Tete, st. Mary Lafourche;
Martha, Isabel. lower coast Danube Silver
: CITY Red river; Robt. Mitchell CINCINNATI J.
". cannon, Nlcksburg John Wilson, Ouachita;
Mary Ida. Belle, upper coast Bertha. Opelou-
If we had little less rain. there would prob
ably be q little more business done on the land
ing, for 1t raj ned in earnest Yesterday and ship
ean were Il consequence Ieft Light
Cincinnati, where he will contract for his ferry
boat. after which he will visit st. Louis. and
spend several weeks among bis old friends
post of daty yesterday,
The John Means received her stores yester-
day, and Is to Leave for st. Louis to-day.
The Gov. Allen, on her way down this even
brngng them to the e for e nor 6e
Sceeds to be devoted to the various orphan asy
The Red River Transportation Company will
send out this coming week the Danube, Capt
Chas Thorn. Wednesday, and the Silver City,
capt. d. NJ Wood Saturday. both for Shreve-
The well known passenger steamer Robert
Mitchell, Dan Moore raster Is due from the
Ohio, and will leave Tuesday for Cincinnati
GOOD Boat FOR CINCINNATI Passengers
going up the Ghio to.morrow will find nd q the
new" well furnished. very comfortable and fast
steamer Pars q Br2Tn SndeC the charge Of
clerk, has the reputation of being very at
tentiye and 0biiging officer.
The j. vi. white.
Capt. J. w, Tohin has telegraphed AZ fnllova
from Louisville June 49, to IL. COnery Son.
The J. M. White arrived at Paducah this
evening, running time twenty-one hours, in
GLIDING all time lost sounding and running
under slow bells on account of low water; made
sixteen revolutions with 100 pounds l., Of steam .
The distance run was $50 miles.-GED. DEMO
As everything concerning the White is inter.
from late Courier Journals:
Extreme length, 31 feet; beam, 80 feet depth
extreme depth of hull 171a feet at bow and Stern,
i eF extreme Spf d width a oyer guards and all is %
keel to the top of the piot,hous e she is IS feet
The main engines are each 43 inches in dia-
meter, with 4 feet stroke, working water wheels
buckets. The main shafts EACH with cranks
and fanges, weigh upwards of q tons. She has
steel boilers, each "a feet long and AZ Inches in
diameter, with two return flues in each. The
auxiliary engines. Thus it will be seen that
he Tbp power Is nne4naled by any boat aioat."
enth Is responsible for the following:
Capt j. J. Dodd. late of the steamer Kate
Kinney, and John II. M9ssop. at present chief
chased the beautiful aud rapid steamer Ouachita |
Belle. Capt Dodd will run her In the Coushat-
ia IRed river trade during the coming season"
"reminiscences,
Jonas SPAR, in the year 1906 built and srn
cessfully launched the ship Scott at a point
twenty miles above Frankfort Ky. She made |
the first trip to the falls of the Ohio and re-
NAMED there waiting rise sufficient to float |
her off. This did not occur for several months.
and during this time James Berthone & Co had
arrived at the tails, in the attempt to get over
one OF them was dashed to pieces. In 1906 a
brig. called the Dean. after its builder and pre-
Rrietor. was launched at Allegheny City near
Plttsburg. In 1907 she made a voyage from
Plttsburg to the Medterrans an, sea- and on
making her entry at the custom house at Leg
horn the officers objected to her papers as not
being regular, on the ground that no such port
convinced, however. on being shown a map,
and the location of that city pointed out. Their
astontshment was gre at thereat.
The st Mary will take the Donaldsonville
Gannoneers on an excursion to Baton Rouge on |
the Fourth. She leaves here Tue-day. her reg ~
ular day. and will be back to leave Saturday as
The St. Francis Belle leaves daily at 7.so q. m.
from Bienville street for Westwego running in
connection with the New Orleans and Texas
Railroad to Donaldsonville
no. 3, j, A. Oomstock master, Messrs. Wood ana
Dear, clerks, leaves TOMORROW at 10 a. m. for
Donaldsonvtlle and the Ashland plantation.
The United States mail steamer Gov Allen
will leave G. tomorrow at 2. m; for Bayou Sara.
The reliable semi weekly Bayou iafourche
packet Eva, Y. p. Terrebonne master. Thomas
Knee and NJ. II. Landry clerks. leaves to-mor-
row as usual, promptly at D. m
The regular coast. DonaldsOnville and Bayou
Lafourche naehet Henry Tete. ]. F. Aucoin
master, M H. Landry clerk, leaves to- morrow !
The regular and feet trt-weekly upper coast
packet Mary Ida, J. A. Ruiz master Edward
Nicolle clerk, leaves Tuesday at 10 a, m. for Ben
Tureaud plantation.
The regular weekly Opeousas packet Bertha.
Ia place OF the FanchOn, H. Fl. Broad master
Theo. John clerk. leaves Tuesday at o. m, t
going through to Washinston.
The st. Mary, Joe Daferes in command f. G
Nleolle clerk, leaves Tuesday at .. N. for the
no w
Robt. E. Lee. VIM. Campbell master, Messrs. t
Mosspp and Cannon CLERKS, leaves Tuesday, as
usual for Ntcksburg.
The 0uachita Belle making semi weekly
trips to Bayou Sara, will leave Wednesday at s I
The Assumption. P. A. Charlet in command
will arrive to leaye as usual Wednesday at II F
m; for the Lafoqrche. through to Lockport. &
Memphis Avalanche, June %: T
The towboat Little Condor. Capt Jas. Roach. j
was snaRged, sunk and totally lost at o'clock V
yesterday a y, morning The accident happened Il
near Bradley some twelve miles above here &
Inc BOAT was backing her tow around the bend -
when Il, pig snag went through her stern, tear
20 minutes. capszed and dumped her boilers J
rose to the surface bottom up drifed by here two
or tnree hours after the accident lodged In the 81
chute OF Presidents Island-east or Tennessee d.
side about, i seven miles below this portland !.
Of water, As soon as the snagging oc- F
selves selves got on the barges and drilled iH B,
at the point below this city by the aid of the tug -
Orlo!e and the transfer steamer Pearson All h,
hands We're saved aud only one got into the &
river. MIR. Newton Pel one of the best river G
pilots, was on duty at the wheel when the boat h,
struck. The tow consisted of five barges of St. lii
bernard coal from the Tennessee river des- St
tined TO this market; also. two barges or fiat pl
boats loaded with slaves also from the Tennes- E
see river Tor New Orleans, one owned by the De- CT
FORD Bros. the other by Jas. White The Condor a.
was TO have added four shellbOats loaded with az
coai at this port and destined to New Orleans. G
She was an old towboat for a long period IA
Ia their service frequently brought salt t0ws to
this market. Last January the St Bernard
Coal Company purchased the boat at a cost Of
some $4,000. put her in full repair, and she was n
worth about $4,000 when lost. The tug Night do
,, No5C uoMn " 1ne WIeck yesterday fore XII
ported that he had walked all over its bottom. Rr
lt lies in good shape and may be worth some pa
AnE Wi.u INC river 1hiIS. ne SJaN6 boats r