The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-29
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, FRIDAY, MARCH 90 1878.
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Friday, March 20. 1878.

OFFICE NEW ORLEANs DEMOCRAT,
Friday, March 49, 1878. }
Arrivals.
Gov. Allen, Mary Ida. Alvin Martha, Wild
Gazelle.
Departures.
Alvin. Martha, Eva. Mary Ida, Chas 2. Chou
'' 100000 TO Arrive.
Gov Allen, Ouachta Belle. Bayou Sara; As
sumption, Eva. st. Mary. Lafourche; Alvin.
May fda o Bee ,1 Upper coast A. G. bopnay
Cincinnati; Bertha. Opelousas; hatchssz Vicks-
burg JAS. Howard, J. D. NJ. Kehor, St. Louis
The. weather Yesterday was clear and warm.
Business anything but active.
The John A. Scudder lays oyer until to-day at
s. .. m. when she will leave Tor Memphis ana
the bends extending her trip to ut. Louis
Capt. A. j. Carter in command. Charles IL. DIX
clerk.
isvile. While the CAPTAIN is not yet prep red
to give the full dimensions Of his new boat, just
contracted for, he says she will be ready in am,
pie time. and will be the best Baton Rouge aud
coast pack ct ever in the trade While Ct Louis
vile Capt McElroy, visited Carts. ,Cannon,,s
and Pn beats sho He the Gaaa Il
ever put together for the Bayou Sara trade.
Capt Tobln's boat, he a says, VII pc whale Co..
leaving Wednesdays from 10 a. IN. to. IL m.
The Henry Tete leaves this morning for the
Lafnurche and will go through to. Thih odaux.
The Natchez leaves tomorrow for Vieksburg,
The q. II. Durfee leaving. tomorrow for Red
river, takes Minden freight, reshipping on the
The Bart Able leaves for Alexandria and
Grand Ecore tomorrow.
Tensas and Macon, taking the orders OF the
w. j. Poitevent.
The St. Mary, leaving every Tuesday and
ways clerk on the landing. head Of BienvilIe
street. to receive freight. Capt. Joe Dalferes-
big hearted, clever Joe--stil! commands, and
hS,ll r hs, tat sat rnln hot .alF
The A. G. Donnallv will arrive tomorrow
morning from the Ohio, and will be the next
departure after the Golden Grown.
very careless Typographical error. we were made
to say, in Yesterdays DEMOCRAT, that the Golden
5w" almost 9 as plainly as It could u be writ
ten. Though the error WAS not ours. 1t Is none
the less aggrayating. and on that account We
will not suffer moments detention. but will
leave for Cincinnati tomorrow promptly at s
.. m. She is as safe as the safest, and Is very
fine and handsomely furnished steamer, every
thing about her being first-c ass, including her
officers. cleverer set than whom would be
hard to find. Those contem plating trip On
her will do we'll to interview her chief clerk
Mr. Eug. Sbinkle. early.
The s. Francis Belle Leaves daily at 1880 a. m.
connection with the New Orleans and Texas
Railroad to Donadsonvile.,,
The coast. Donaldsn {, and Lafourche
Landry clerk. leaves to-day at 10 a. M. for Thi-
bodaux
The fleet lower coast packet Wild Gazelle,
John Hamilton master g. Z. Holmes clerk
leaves to- day promptly at II a. m. from the head
OF &c Cont street for hlagn lila store.
me &C Gov sv ayo ob ea R unted saes ms
TIE Bse in place Of The i Bu {: Wing No s. J.
A. Constock master. Messrs Wood and Dean
clerks. leaves tomorrow at 10 a. M for the up
Cart. Joe Dalferes' Bayou Iafourche packet
Mar ia vii tf,I TO
III. for Lauren Valley.
u The 5ss9qr Fw z coast packet
evenne rom Ben w and rufn t
morrow as usual, OF 10 a. III. The Mary Ida
has always clerk on the landing. head OF
Cont street. to receive freight
The feet Natchez. T. p feathers in command.
J. L. Muse IN the office, leaves. as usual to-
morrow for ViGksburg.
G. Hamilton cterk, leaves TO- morrow at 5 .. M,
without fail, for Alexandria and Grand Ecore.
The Oauuehta Belle, John 9. Libano in com
mand, will arrive this evening and leave to-
Capt. ]. P. McElroys semi weekly coast and
3 ton Rouge packet St. John is receiving to
leave to-morrow at D. m.
The coast Donaltlsonville and Lafourche
packet Assum ption will arrive this evening and
return to morrow at p. m.
The Bert ha, M. Kenison master, Eug Quatre-
vvanx clerk. leaves TO- morrow At p. m. for the
through e taking
the Minnie at simmsport.
:, The Tensas and Macon packet TeDsas. L. v
Cooley master. Fl. Molaison clerk, leaves to-
morrow at .. m. Without fail. The Tensas
paws particular attention to all Black river
business.
Golden Crown, W. P. Walker master. Eugene
Shinkle. clerk. leaves to-,morrow at s D. IN. for
Memphis, Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati
nys steamer G. Fl. Durfee, c. W. stinde master,
W. FL Mcghesney clerk. leaves tomorrow at
p. M for Shreveport
Exchange Clippings.
Cincinnati Commercial, March 2e:
Competition still continues lively in New Or
leans freights between the steamers and the T.,
and N. Railroad. he rates by river are lower
ky. aud 30c per Dbl for pork. and shade less
when necessary with the usual advance on way
landings; The river holds, and will always
command, the business over the railroads, both
in travel and freight as long as the steamboat
men work together and Leave promptly on adj
vertised time. Cincinnati can send out q fast
pay-realy increase the shipments
Capt. Tharp is getting along finely with Capt.
Gov Allen. and will begin to set her up imme-
diately after, the new Paris Brown is launched.
The hull Of the Paris Brown shows fine work.
with it,. Since the contracts were first made, he
concluded to extend her cabin. aud give her
number forty The cabin nn viii be- he 1th
furnished aud the Paris Brown when completed
will prove herself 2 ere lit to Cincinnati me-
cehanism "a we'll as the energy and enterprise of
her builders.
Courier journal, March 26:
1t is probable the new Gamer j. M White
will be launched from the ways at Howard's
Saturday. Talk about your boats. she's E Plui-
bus U,a,tn1.
The new John W. Cannon will be- taken to JEFF
fersonvile shortly to receive her finishing
touches.
We understand that negotiations are pond
ing between Capt John W. Cannon and Capt
John Y. Tobin, owners of the steamer Katie
new hull for the Katies machinery These
famous boat builders will no doubt fully sustain
magnificent hull and transforming the Katie
into something substantial and splendid.
st. LOUIS. March 25-The Commonwealth had
an anchor-the tt ade mark of the New Orleans
Packet Compan placed between her chimneys
to-day, and she will lead off Wednesday even
Ing. to be followed by the Centennial Saturday.
A. scudder and John P. Keyser, with John ".
Carroll as agent. The following boats are al.