The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-29
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
Wednesday. May 20, 1878.
Arrivals.

Martha Mary Ida. st. Mary. r. r. Lee. Fan.
chon, Kate Kinney.
Gov. Allen Bayou Sara st; Mary; Silver City
Eye Henry nete Lafonrshe rb Wd 1a1ee
|Uincinnati ASSUMPTION, Bart Ahle:, Danube.
(pRed river; Frank Pareoud. Greenyile; Belle
Sthfary Ida. upper coast
4 Weather clear and warm:
Business moderately active. - |
.n tbe john Ohm wilson Capt Block reports the
ef INF. isoS Jones the great coal is also In
the city he arrived yesterday morning 80
Mr. Jne Maver second clerk OF the Charles |
Morgan left for home yfse1day y ta E1trlxsn
"a se aas P e"ps 'u il hard to beat
Harry Stein has been presented VIII NINA |
D. ture bale of cotton, handsomely done up IN
The Kate Kinney got off for st. Louis with a
fair passenger list and $50 hhds sugar, $50 PACK
ages glassware 5000 feet lumber, 80 tons 81 mis-.
eellapeous freight and 900 sacks salt, shipped
| by Messrs Jackson & Kiipatrick
The Gold Dust left the landing last evening to
The Lee fook to- Tarrollton last evening the
! Knights of Pythias and a large number OF their
The Towards ha contracted to build the
new boat for Oapts Chas. Truslow and Drown
She viii be larger and better boat than the
"REMINISCENCES OF MIKE FINK.
q Before the era of steam navigation the only
/ conveyance for freight and passengers on the
Mississippi was the barge. The freight was
slowed IN the hulk. and toward the stern, was
What might be considered as the cabin. This
Ieneh T and Che the same sam in breadth he barge
was propelled BY means q poles with which hda,
hs ha he eqsS o % e SGe
! men. These men, being constantly In lmmi-
nent peril Of their lives. were rough and reck-
less set. When they were not In danger OF their
lives from the constant difficulties which attend
ed navigation at that period, they were in
s2asns fss SAVAGE g. S She s
pour the contents q their res into The boat as
she passed within range: 1t will not therefore
! be surprising that the class OF men who acted
as bargemen would be very apt to beeoms both
hardened in body. as vel as in mind. There
were also constant feuds between rival barges.
and when the crews Of these opposi tion boats
dn sGs n F nnse you Pas e p pe
of navigation. It was then as much as mans
life was worth to undertake voyage down the
! that those who did not have the courage to un-
dertaks snch tack wern :, n,vsr h1 81 mt to com
s a 81 were We only heard by the catfish at the
bottom of the river.
The most celebrated OF these bargemen was
the famous Mike Fink. who was noted for his
strength and courage. He was an expert
marksman. and was very seldom known to miss
his aim He had not been regularly trai ned as
boatman, but was orginall,, member Of
company Of scouts, organized by the govern
en t2 watrh The t hf the hes lnaa t rs
bring into display all the courage and presence
OF mind one possessed Mike Finks apparent
also made a little extra spending money by
little speculations Of piraieal character. IN, The
aa g , SG ~ MS Gtsa IS
ners while the rest of mankind wers solicited
for ANYTHING he might fancy and the parties q,
fuse no matter what might be the nature OF the
request. 80
rntgtpN that while out a ramblp In the
woods, he. perceived deer at no great distance,
aspleendid buck; he was about to bring 1t down
with his rifle when he obs rived an Indian about
to do the same. Mike shrank back, behind o
tree and watched the movements ct the savage:
pse fired not at the deer, but at the Indian, his
BULLET boring Its, way through the redskins
hea X. mss got the aa be %
that be could shoot off the tails Of i've ples
feeding on the bank. TIE wager was accepted
and so true was the aim Of Fink that these
ward mourned the loss Of their eapdal append
liar circumstances. It seems that be was In love
with 9 young lady, and az 1t SO ,happened
friend Of his was also IN love with her !. Mike
soon found out. from the GOODNESS manifested
and not Mike Fink was the favored one? one; Nike
perceived this, but thought he would quietly
6ide his time, and wait for revenge
or bis friend bs o This Hanp {Re
sports INDUCED by the boatmen was that of
rifle practicing. Fink's reputation rs marks
man was of such a character that hi, comrades
would permit him to place tin cup On the
bead Of one Of their number and allow him to
FIRE at It as target On one OF these ooea e q,
i to show him a specimen Of his craftsmanship,
proposed to Stevens to. place the cup on his
malice of Fink. Mike, instead, however, Of
firing at the cup. fired a few inches lower; and
upon brother b5 Of stevens red at Fink filling
him on the spot s, rassed away one who for
years was the terror Ct the Mississippi river
tLloyds Steamboat Disasters.
As the Silver City will be engaged to morrow
In making exeur~ion trips to Chalmette clerk
B Sf q street ef a =" es viii ffs
as usual Friday for the lower coast;
Don't forget that the Wild Gazee leaves to-
day promptly at il q. m, for the Lafourc g.
The Bonnie Lee. aving for Red river to day
takes Minden freight reshipping on the Frank
The Danube Ia the New Orleans and Red
River Transportation boat for Saturday to
q The Independent Red river packet Assump-
Won leaves Shreveport to day, and leaves here
The Bart Able will also be hero to leave Sat
The Ouaehta Belle for all coast and town
landings to Bayou Sara, is tho regular packet
The Frank Pargoud leaves tomorrow for all
town and mail landings 70 Gre"nyle ,
The Henry Tete will arrive to- night and leave
Friday for the Lafourchn
The, regular semi weekly Bayou Lafourrhe
packet Eva, v, II lefrebnnnb master. VIII DE
found at the landing thIs morning, rec" living tc
return tomorrow. IA usual, extending her trir
TO ST. Mary's Church. M ssrs. Tom Knee ant
nj, N. Landry have charge OF the once.
The Silver City. Can't NJ N. Wood. will arrive
this evening from the Latourche. and return
Friday morning n usual
Hol For THE pHro.-rhe splendd. safe and
very fast passenger steamer Charles Morgan
Albert Stein master leaves TO- day positively ~
So. m. for Memphis Cairo. Louisville and Gin
cinnati. The Morgan IL famous for her quick
trips and her fin anrommodaf ions. Mr.. Harry
W. Stein and Adam We, land are her polite ant
very attentive clerks.
Tho splendid passenger steamer Thos Sher
lock, Lew Hates in command. is due from TIL
Ohio. and will leave here for Cincinnati Satur
! day next.
!. The st. Francis Bale leaves daily at 7;30 a. m
from Bienville street for Westwegn running Ia
onnnnctinn with the New OrlnMns and TeXAe