The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-07
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Leavenworth ........ ~ 20
Augusta ........+t..,..... II @
LOUISVILLE ......,.t.'..s.. II
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Nashville '.......'.'....'. . 10
TMew Orleans ,..,.,...... 10 10
Omaha. IL 40 q
Pittsburg ..,,.........-.t. 10
shreveport .....,,........ TO 70 .
bit, Louis .....-.....'-.-.. III 10 10
ut. Paul ...,.........,.-,, II 10
Wioksburg -.'''''''.'.''-' u 10
rise. fIndicntes fall.
There Ia no change to report eithor IN The
weather or business, though the Bertha had Il
Gapt, John KounF, who has, boon spending
Cant. G. G, Wayne received the following from
CHpt Ehnkle Yesterday. i Is an emphatic, and
reliable contradietiong q The rumor that there
was sickness on the Golden Grown:
MEMPHIS August q. 1878.
Capt G. q. WAYNE. New Orleans
Friday morning and will leave saturday. the
tenth instant. We met The, Golden Grown at
Garo Saturday evening They hsye had 10
who left New Orleans with. ehills and fever and
had them still at Cairo Yours, truly :,
Steamer Golden Rule.
Capt John II, Hanna. known to everybody, ms
Th"Skh Rs een
sure that all who knows him will wish him
On account of mail failures yesterday our
column has no exchange clippings pm, to-day, ut,
The Onachita Belle. for iii coast end town
landings to Bayou bnra, Is the regular packet
The Frank Pargoud leaves tomorrow for all
town and mnil landings to Greonvile.
"Reminiscences.
EARLY sTEAMnoAr1NG IN THE WEsT.-Tho
UNEMPLOYED interior of Indiana was made in
the year 1890 by tho good steamboat tlQrence.'
T h; Mplor Dunn Wn 'aPm for tnI a
With ai ths old fashioned rlEeing and maehin
yard, almost Immediately opposite Louisville
Gait. George detzingnr had charge. of her con
ar ashon Il wns his to very
little, If any, attention to the model Of the craft
he was building: indeed, he generally built
happened to ex ist for boats. would cut thntn off
the length required and put on q bow and stern
model that The Florence WIS built and rs u mat
ter of course che was not remarkable for speed
md the machinery was, nonethe loss, wonderful.
The shaft was of wood and had hole through
for the arms, across which planks Wero laid.
forming tho buckets, On her famous trip w
the Wabash the cylinder hoad blew out. and d
new one was made OF wood. Instead Of the Gu.
bles now In use grape vines were ueed. and did
tho bns b Of makqE b as IN napa stye
with corn shucks. aud the tout ensemble of tho
bully Florence was made up in this primitive
FIRST Boar ON THE LAKES. 1T was in tho
summer of 1910 that the first steamboat made
ws sd cs9 and ran u
4 mouth Of Bayou st. John to Bay st. Louis, and
the pleasant villages Of ovington and Madison
vile. OF course nm Investment III steamboats,
In those days was not Of MIXTURE to yield very
profitable return. The Monroe was forced to
to ee rot door q Now @
which che ran for some time in tho Ouaehita
trude--[Creole. 1854.
West h matchmaker. who came to Kentucky in
the year. 17ss. constructed 9 steamboat ~ II
small scale. To test her to her pructicnbility.
he damned up the town fork of the Elk horn,
and ran his boat on her with success. Expo
souNps LIKE GEo Lonp,-Years ago. u corl1
was sent to the river to find out whether or not
1t had risen. He proceeded to the loyee. and on
Of him II 1t was rising. Faith" said the indi
vidual aocosted. AN It's been n faln' instade
of risin for when that boat that you SEQ there
her guards and be jabbera now tho wather IL Il
fhoot and more below II" The young man.
returned TO the office, and gave it, but it was
afterwards discovered that the river had risen.
and that the reason tho water was below, her
guards was on account of tho boat having boon
unloaded Of her cotton -IWhig.
;, The handsome and popular new Golden
natl. and will return Saturday. Information
can 30 had about passage on inquiry at her
The B 20 Able eaves o Saturday. a as usual for
Red river. carrying the United States mail.
= The Assumption. in place Of the Henry Tote
Is receiving to-d day to leave Friday ut 10 a. N.
for the LafSourche, thropgh to Thibod ID
from Bienville street for Westwego. running in
connection with the New Orleans and Texas
Railroad to Donadsonyillo. ~
master. Sept. Tocn clerk. leaves daily. Sunday
excepted. for the upper coast to kennerville ut
The Belle. in place Of the Blue Wing No. 3, A.
]. Comstock master. leaves this n m. for Ben
Tureaud's. Donaldsonville. and tho Ashland
a The ef Un Hd' States mail packet ouochn Belle
master, Thos. Howard clerk, leaves day
promptly at D. m. for Bayou Sara Baton Rouge
and all coast landings
The tri- weekly upper coast packet Mary Ida,
j. A. Ruiz master. will arrive this evening and
will return Tomorrow at 10 a. N. The Mary is
The passenger and United States mail steamer
Frank Pargoud. }. II. Pepper master, W. N.
Gaines clerk, Is receiving to leave to, morrow
at y. M for Vicksburg, Greenville and all mail
The regular semi weekly Bayou Lafourche
found at the landing this morning receiving to
return tomorrow. as usual extending her trip
t. s. Marys Church hs Messr r Ton 9,a Knee and
by telegraph
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 6.-Arriyed Spread Eagle,
Grafton: War Eagle. Keokuk Little Eagle
Madison: Lake Superior. Hannibal: Belle of
Lacrosse, St. Paul; Belle Of St. Louis, Cam
Grand Tower, Vcksburg; Robin and barges.
Pomeroy; behind. Paducah; Belle Of st. Louis,
Cambridge: Spread Eagle. Grafton; Little
Eagle Madison; Lake superior, Hannibal.
Weather clear and warm. River 10 feet inches
and falling. Business good. with an advance
CINCINNATI, Aug 6.-Weather clear, cloudy
and warm. Business dull. River - feet
inches and falling Arrived: Telegraph, Pom
eroy; Hudson, Wheeling; Lytle, Louisville;
JAS. W. Gaff, Memphis. Leaving to-day:
Hudson, Telegraph and Lytle, on return
trips.
Norwalk really has the best of us in being
down by the sea. The wooded hills, the quiet