The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-30
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT. |
Saturday. March 40 1R7R

III
Saturday, March 80. 1878.
Arrivals.
st., Mary, Alvin, Bart, Able. Belle, Bertha
Mary Ida. ASSUMPTION t, Ha''D''' ''''' ''' ''D''
Departures.
Alvin. Wild aazele, Henry Tete, Gov. Allen,
. = 's'N'0l' To Arrive.
foarehe; Alvin 'p Martha rita Wild dssells lower
1oast a. K g bRonpMnly r. '" Howard
Weather clear and very pleasan
BUSINESS moderately active.
Inos Murphy for ,hI Inst h Yen s years e or
Wednesday night OF consumption ana was
buried Yesterday, a,. ,,, 81, H.,
Golden Crowns passengers on an excursion
The James w, Gaf1 reported sunk q few days
The gular Black and BTuf. river packet Era
No. 10, Tom Taylor master, s. 7. GOODWIN clerk
ID at the landing receiving to retul n Wednesday
The John A. scudder besides verv fair trip
Of passengers had a2G bogsht ads sugar. 626 Of
which was Havana lt5 barrels molasses. $50 bar
rela rice, and 40 sacks coffee.
The Wild Gazelle will return from the lower
e0I h Tsnso eaysa eays Mqnsy Ten
sag and Macon, taking the orders of tho W. J.
The Natcheg arrived on time from vicksburg,
and will return to day as usual.
!. The Onachita Belle Tor the coast to Bayou
os Tie ,v Asanmpton has changed her hour for
Leaving Wednesdhys from 10 m. to - N.
The Q. II; Durtee. leaving to-day Tor Ped
river takes Al +, Minden freight leshipping on the
The A. O. Uonnally will arrive to-day from
the Ohio, and will be the next departure after
thf nolaen Grown le1yng 1nesdsy n9xt o
promptly atp .. NJ, for tho Ohio. She is u new
boat with The, very best accommodations for
passengers. Her officers each and every ono
Of them. are experienced. efficient and atten
tive, and contribute MI In their power to make
trip on her exceedingly pleasant.
ton COMPANY send out to-day the Bastrop,
Capt. Gus Hodge to Bayou Bartholomew. and
the John Howard, Capt. T. q. Montgomery. TO
A private telegram received Yesterday from
vicksburg states that the j. b NJ Kehlor would
arriye tomorrow aud leave Tuesday for st.
The Natches had yesterday 1878 bales cotton
and 1906 sacks cotton seed for the correspond
ing trip last year she brought 723 bales and lac
The St Francis Belle leaves daily at 1880 n. m.
from BIenville street for Westwego running in
The splendid STEAMER st. Mary. Joe Dslferes
master. u. Nicole clerk leaves to- day ut 10 d. M
for the enast and Bayou Lafourche. through to
e nhe es Bile in place of the Blue wing No.
coast 10 the Ashland plantation j. A. lomsioet
In command. Geo. NJ. Wood clerk.
The reliable My Ida J. A. Ruiz in com
upper coast to Ben Tureaud plantation. Mr..
Ed; Nieolle has charge Ct the office,
The ouacbita Belle. John q L'bano master.
j. FL. Mossop CLERK. leaves to- day promptly at
.. m. for Bayou Sara Baton Rouge Plauuemine
and all coast landings.
The semi. we, KY copst, Plaauemipe and Ba-
e fhs si NsteSes 2satners master Muse
clerk. leaves To- day at p. IN. for Vicksburg and
The Bart Abl'. Richard sinnott master Geo.
q, Hamilton clerk leaves to-day at .. IN. for
The regular semi. weekly Bayou Lafourche
packet Assumption. Z. a. Cha, let master. N. Il.
Dupuis and joe Lagroue clerks, leaves to-day
The Bertha, NJ Kenison master Eug. Quatre-
shnx clerk Leaves today Ct r M for the A.
freight for Bayou des Gaizes. rsshipping on
the Minnie ut Simmsport.
The Teneas and Macon packet Tensas. l.. V.
at b. M, without fail, The Tensas pays par
tie MIA attenton to I'll Black river business:
Shinkle clerk. leaves to-day is .. IN. for Mem
phis, Cairo. Louisville and Cincinnnti
ny's steamer 9. b. Durfee, G. ". stinde muster,
W. n, MeChesney clerk. leaves to-day at .. IN.
- - - by Telegraph
steamer 4. g. Donnally will arrive satq1rrd ,
Crsq5s sS!. March 2s1River 1b feet and FILL
Miller hi 1 rom 81 Louis Lou G Arrived te,day Ths
hoas ths evening" The Ac cor
sT. LOUIS, March 2e.-Weather cloudy and
81 Alton from I'M New Orleans "a Is Ca Calhoun Naples
A. j. Baker United States steamer Alice, from
the Missouri river. The Theo., Stanard for
phis. Rob Roy for Keokuk. and Calhoun for Ma
piles, leave to-day.
Exchange Clippings.
Courier. Journal. March 81:
Capt. John w. Cannon and Capt. John W.
Tobfn Jointly contracted with the famous How
ards, Of Jeffersonville, yesterday to build them
fine fast sidewheel steamer, with tull cabin.
trade. Her dimension will be as follows:
Length. 32o feet: beam. 50 feet; hold. 1o1a feet;
floor. AZ feet The engines VII eae enc have SO inch
boilers, each % feet long and ~ inches IN diam
eter. She will have l7H foot bucket. She is to
be done by the first Of september. is not to draw
Of cotton. As these gentlemen are building the
two fastest and finest boats in the United States.
aaoat. The Towards viii, Of course. sustain
their reputation In building the new monster.
Cincinnati Commercial. March q:
in company with our venerable citizen and
old-time steamboatman. James +. Noble, Esq;
Capt. Thomas f. Eckert. the veteran command
or and practical eneineer; Elias Ehler. the great
went down to Louisville, Saturday night on the
Gen. Lyle, where Wa had the pleasure of meet
ing Capt. John w. Cannon and Capt. John w.
trade. and builders Ct the great and magnificent
new steamers John W. Cannon and J. NJ White,
Intended to be the finest, fastest and most pow
erful steamers plying in the Western or South
ern waters.
At Jeffersonville our party we're graclously re-
ntx,ad hot hpT arIS fha h,1tI 70
nous marine structures, who spent a few hours
In conducting us over these wonderful steam
ers. The White is still on the ways, but is
formed of her proportions when we say she
will cost over 100000. The hull is 1921 feet long.
with feet shear. so feet bear, with los feet
tween decks; boiler deck 277 feet long, and
cabin 10 feet wide. In addition to the spacious
and boilers weigh $50 tons. consisting Of ten
boilers the cylinders being A inches in diane