The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-01-16
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Wednesday, Jan. 16. 1878.

gsa Dep@fCufees
Isabel Martha. David Hostetter. Belle, Mary
ida, H. Il. Lee. Il. O. Stanard. Ella Hughes.
To Arrive.
Isabel, David Hostetter, Martha, Rice Farmer,
lower coast: Belle, Rapid Transit. Blue Wing
No. 8, Mary Ida, upper coast; st Mary. Henry
Bayou Sara: j. Fl. Hanna Baton Rouge
Golden City, Oincinnati Bastrop, John Wilson.
Quacha p seudder Ftant h9mpas pa,sns reen
Abe, Red river: Bertha. Willie. Atchafalaya.
Clear and quito cool yesterday.
Lew Rice left. yesterday for Bayou des Glafzes
VII The AZ Stanard had 1000 bags. 27o tons foreign
sugar and q fair freight besides
Tha Continental has also 1000 bags engaged.
The Lessie Taylor was brought to the landing
vaaterday, A large force of iron workers. car
penters painters and GLACIERS were at work,
getting her ready to leave t9-day one OF her
The Wawenock was cayorting up and down
the river like a frisky colt In pasture. She
has been turned into stock boat. painted white
NJ The EDO Golden Rule. not being ready to leave yes
terdny evening, gets off to-day at 8 p. M. posi-
lively for Cincinnati. and will have u fair trip.
In this respect Capt Shinkle Is q fortunate man.
His friends always have something for him. and
them @ aaod spn awas H is 70 hm on
sorts no WS. NJ Shaw has u.s. charge " Of the Rules
The Sc. Mary, arriving late and failing to get
dischareed In time to leave yesterday goes this
~. M, returning to leave Saturday again as
The La Belle is the Saturday packet for
T6s n q and oqssnta Ssn vr vTFansD9rtstion Com Com,
master. Messrs. GiIruth and Haskell clerks
leaves to morrow for Camden and all inter.
mediate points The valley lays at the head OF
The John Wilson Leaving ,5 g. today for the
~. NH IN InIl fnr nj
landings to Bayou Sara. is the regular packet
A clerk is on the landing to-day receiving for
The Lessie Taylor for the Atchafalaya to- day.
The Big bunhower for Bayou des alaizes TO-
The Tensas will be here to leave for the Ten
sag and Macon Saturday, =.
The famous M L. and N tS o. pasket ne
With fine freight trip and her cabin crowded
through % ci 70 Cincinnati. Capt Albert stein COM
mands. the accomplished Harry Stein having
M The 81. Francis Fra % Belle leaves daily at 74s a. m
from Bienville street for Westwego, run ming in
connection with the New Orleans and Texas
ssroaS Nbs se %ias na Steamer Belle leaves
Care. Ths Belle Is a daylight boat both ways
The Blue e'I Wing No. 3. j. Al Comstoek master.
leaves this 10 a. m. for Ben Tureaud's, Donald
sonville and the Ashland plantation AscenS on
The fleet and very fine daylight passenger
steainer Rapid Transit, Frank j, Oakes master.
u. H. Qenerelly clerk. leaves day at 10 a. M to
a dot for all coast landings to Plaquemtne. see
The new Orleans and Gulf Transportation
United States mail. leaves @ to-day at "a IA, for
Port Eads. John Taylor commands.
The Martha. also OF the above company. Will
arrive this evening and return tomorrow.
The Assumption, having changed her days OF
departure. due notice Of which we made yes
% e asvs assn ct II m r Saar
let commands, N. y. Dupuis and joe Lagroue
viii arrive to return Friday at 10 a. m.
Rouge s PACKET Packet s. John. j. p sf MoEroy roy master
The The New Orleans and ouachita Transporta-
tisn QSmpanys United States mail steamer te
John wilson e. A. Banss oita master leaves TO-
da New oreans and led M kver
tion Companysm T. steamer ~ 2. H. Dgrfee. g. ".
to-day at D. m. for Shreveport apd jefferson.
The Danube. Charlie Thorn master, adver-
tised to go to-day. not being ready lays over to
The etLM Lessie S Taylor. III. Renison master. Eug.
Quatreyauk clerk. leaves leaves today Q, Mhi Ct p m.
The reg ular Black and BTuf rivers packet
Era No. 10. Tom Taylor master. S. Il. Goodwyn
clerk. leaves to day, sure. at D. m.
John A. Scudder j. r. Hicks master. Charles II.
Dix clerk, leaves to-day at .. M. sure. for
Memphis and the bends;
j. H. Mossop and John Reichard clerks, leaves
to-day promptly at p. m. for Bayou Sara,
BssSa Eougs sYs and a coast z Heb master
John Moss clerk leaves to morrow at 10 a. m. as
q regular tri-weekly packet to the Magnolia
The side-wheel Bayou Lafourche packet W.
j. Poitevent. U. d. Terrebonne in command.
Gabe Block clerk. will arrive to leave to-mor-
The BIG suntiower. M. NJ. Dufour master. A.
p. Trousdale clerk, leaves tomorrow for Bayou
The passenger and United States mail steamer
Frank Pargoud, j. NJ White master. Curt
Holmes clerk, Is receiving to leave to morrow at
3 p. "a. for Vicksburg Greenville and all mail
The tri:weekly packet Mary Ida, J. A. Ruiz in
command. is receiving to leave Tomorrow for
the upper coast to Wehams.
The steamer Charles z. Chouteau! rom Mem
phis. arrived last evening with d fine cargo.
II r. pase d 1891 saeks Of 81 oil cake
barrels Of oil. and sundry merchandise.
The steamer NY Choice with six barges. from
consisting of 1881 packages Of freight. also
l2f .2eo bushels Of bulk corn and one barge OF
[By Telegraph
Bayou SARA. Jan. Ito Capt. J. W. Blanks ::
The John Wilson will arrive at daylight. and
leave this "wednesday evening. January 16,
+ Q0S1ElV0lY, OuAcnllN OUy.
F. A. BLANKS. Master.
Exchange Clippings.
st. Louis Republican. January 13:
A THOUSAND TON STEAM BARGE FOR 900.
Editor kepubiican-You having published
several extracts from Kansas City papers on
the subject OF moving grain in bulk. in barges
or otherwise viii please allow me to describe
river, In high or low water. and can be profit
ably handled: Length. 2io. feet: BEAM 80
feet: depth of hold. feet, with browning deck
with wing matches, suitable for elevator pur-
poses stern modelled or drawn in to 80 feet !;
no upper deck or cargo box, except
pilot house and place for crew; machinery to
consist OF two boilers. "a feet length, 40
inches diameter. engines IS inches diameter. s
feet diameter; machinery and boilers to oc
cupy 40 feet in the stern and in the hull. leav-
ing q clear stowage-less 10 feet model of bow
oi 100 feet length. SO feet breadth. feet depth.
about Is tons to the inch; say that she draws
when light in the. deepest place. 1s inches. to
load to is inches, which would be 80 inches at 1s
tons to the inch. She would then have on goard
$40 tons-litte over half her carrying capacity
and II loaded with corn. equal to 1000 bushels.
III cents per bushel sl4oO. viii say. to run this
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