The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-05
RIVER NEWS.

RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT. !
Saturday. October 6. 1878. !
= Arrivals.
Alvin, Emma Irvine, Belle, Rice Farmer Yazoo
Valley, Bertha. Henry Tete. John Dlppold. new
Second District ferrrboat Aglia.
Departures.
Alvin, Emma Irvine. Rice Farmer. st. Mary.
T@ AFFzves
Isabel. Emma Irvine Alvin. lower coast
Ida. Rice Farmer. upper coast; st. John, Gin
oinnati; Eva, ,Lafiourehe,
II No change In the weather.
Business moderately active.
The John Dip.Old and tow arrived yesterday.
> Jos. James will most probably leave for St.
Louis to day on the Kehlor
The. Henry Tete, from .Donaldsonville. ar
rived last evening, portion OF her cargo con-
sisted q I've hogsheads new sugar from Bayou
The new Second District ferryboat Aelia, from
CINCINNATI, built by Capt. Burdeau arrived yes
terday. ,, Hhe brought hs cargo 300 bales cotton.
day. His WIFE, who has SO faithfully nursed
him through bis illness, was stricken with the
foyer yesterday morning.
old, Ia sick with the memhranous Group. We
sincerely, hope the snrely afflicted parents may
BIO spared another af1liction
The familiar faces Of Messrs. Muse. Roland
Grice and Wilson will BE- found, as usual. In the
office Of the Natehez. They are team. Cd.
boatnens Relief Association 500 our local col
umns.
In another column
FoR VtoKspune.- Everybody bound to- day for
ee n be t. paa 3 be
Natchez, leaves TO. day for Vicksburg. Natchez
and all mail andings. and for splendid accom-
m0datiOna, the best of fare and speed she is
WITHOUT superior ON the river. .Capt. Thos. r.
Feathers commands. MIR. James T. Muse clerk.
both men of the right stamp to travel with. She
gets of at p. IN. to the moment.
new sugar from the MCCALL Brothers plantation.
The Yazoo Valley arrived yesterday with 1879
bales cotton and 17o4 sacks cotton seed. For the
corresponding trip last year the Natchez had
Thinks TO Mr.. Andy Holland for a file Of late
CAPT. J. T. Burdeau telesraphed from Bayou
Sara Yesterday that the new ferryboat Aglia
0apt "a Flood aPdsr datS e t6s AT Writes
has been 1T least four feet of rise n The MIS- MIS-
sissipp) at the mouth. which leaves seven to
eight feet OF water on the outer bar and six and
mud hole ,The, current j. running through
the. Atchafalaya to-day at the rate Of seven miles
Capt. W. Wenzel arrived on the Bertha. Capt
w. will start the D. Stein to the ouachita next
The feet tri- weekly coast and DonaIdsonyilIe
packet Henry Tete. j. II. Aucoin master M. Ell.
Landry clerk, leaves to-day at 10 m. returning
down the ooast In daylight tomorrow and leav-
n rsg Gan I'm be Of 70 a. nj ne TGG ase
reAhipping.
Tho new st. John Is telegraphed to arrive to-
The Rice Farmer. Charles De Bouchel master.
Sept. Tooa clerk. leaves daily for the upper
coast to- Kenneryil!e at 1oa M, promptly.
The fleet Belle leaves to-day at II o'clock q.
m. for the upper coast to the Ashland panta-
ton. j. A. Ooustoek In command. George M.
The Mary Ida, ia. Ruiz in command, leaves
this e o. M, promptly for ne upper. coast to
Ben Tureaud's plantation. Mr.. Ed. NicoIle has
charge OF the office.
The staunch Emma Irvine. e. M. vallette
master, leaves to- day as usual at D. m. for the
lower coasr to the Greenwood plantation.
coast Unified States mail packet Ouachita Belle,
John Q; Libano master, leaves to-day at p. M,
The Bonnie Lee In place OF the New Bart
Able, leaves to-day ut .. M, taking Height for
points as high as Egg Bend. G. W. Stinde com
mands, George Hamilton clerk.
Exchange Clippings, octoberH.
Cincinnati Commercial:
Capt III. l.; Lee. of Now Orleans, was In town
Jeffersonville. She has been named the Laura
Lee, after her owners little daughter. She will
probably come here next week and load for st.
The new Annie p. Silver was launched from
the Marine Ways yesterday morning omrara-
lively new boat. It is not certain that she will
load for the South Immediately.
Capt Ike Whitaker and family left last night
for Pittehurg.
Capt. W. B. Miller returned to the city Mon
day night His new stdewheel steamer the
Guiding Htar, Ia ready to be let into the water
and she will probably be launched Saturday
ST. LOUIS. Sept. 80 The John Means left for
New Orleans with three barges and will add
three car Of Cairo, taken out by the =. Baker.
Capt A. J. Branch arrived from CINCINNATI to-
day and visited on Change; The enlargement
OF the G, Z. ,Chouteau will be completed this
week. The Kountz line announces the Gen
Rucker to leave for Baton Rouge
1T. LOUIS, Oct, l. River pine feet by the gauge
and declining Business dull. The Gen Fucker
and Port Eads and barges are loadlpg for New
Rouge. The John M, Chambers WIS chartered
to-day by the Peace Commission and leaves for
the South Thursday. Vincent N. Yore will have
command.
CAIRO, Sept. so-Only FIVE and q half feet re-
ported to st. Louis. and the channel bad. The
night. had what naden good trip for the Gold
Dust, and 1t was all transferred to her. She
will go within nine miles of New Orleans. The
Ste. aenevieve goes back to St. Louis. The A.
J. Baker, with three bnrges Of freight la COM
Ing from 81 Louis. She was aground some
time at Kaskaskia. but was off all right when
the Genevieve passed there. The Samuel J.
Tilden. square bowed stern wheel boat OF
curious appearance. arrived from Osceola with
fifty two bales of cotton which she desired 10
sell, so that she could purchase supplies of pro-
Visions The cotton was shipped TO st. Louis.
Courier, Journal:
Capt. Nat. s. Green and wife, OF Memphis. are
dead.
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