The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-04
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMO GRAFT. |
Friday, Jan L. 1878,

OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMO CRAT. |
Friday, Jan. 4. 1878. !
Arrivals.
vent, j. n. Hanna. La Belle Frank Pargoud
Gov. Allen. Bertha. Bastrop.
Departures.
Martha Henry Tete. Mary Ida. ". J. Poite-
vent, Frank Pargoud. j. A. Scudder, Cotton
Valley, City Of Augusta.
Martha, Isabel. Alvin. lower coast; Silver City,
Tee upper foast s. Hsry Ar. Retgss sgo
asa g. 9obn gaon kouee wn
Cincinnati; Alexandria, Bart Able Bonnie Lee,
Kate Kinney. Red river: Era. No 10. Boeuf
river: Natchea vicksburg: Tensas, Bayou
Yesterday was moist day. and in eonse-
auenee there was not great nm amqnn mt Of bust
ane La Belle both had to give up the work q g
discharging on account OF the rain. and the q.
B, Church for the same reason could not get her
shipments completed In time to. leave yester-
The United States mail packet Gov. Allen ~, ar
part OF which was $50 bales cotton, bt5 sacks cot
ton seed, sacks seed cotton. 1913 hhds sugar
and 472 bbls molasses.
The steamer Bertha. from Washington. ar
rived on time last evening with a full cargo
consisting in part Of 713 bales cotton, 4e5 sacks
cotton seed, sacks seed cotton. 30 hnds sugar
laS1tsS'SS
head cattle.
The Bastrop. from Lind Grove, arrived last
evening with good cargo part OF when vas rs
e71 bales cotton, 300 sacks cotton seed ana Al
S The Eafer and barges left Wednesday night
for st. Louis. No freight. - -
| Tho Iron Mountain goes to morrow. She Will
have q very fair freight OF cotton, sugar and
The Bart Able leaves for Alexandria and
Grand Eeore tomorrow she will be at the
landing too day. .,a
Lafourche. and will go through to Thibodaux
| We have been shown letter from Capt. Q. F.
shinke, of the Golden Rule, written from Gin
| cinnati under date of December 20, from which
we make the following extract,
I'VE arrived here at o'clock this evening.
| fourteen days out from New Orleans, In JUS
tice to our new boat want to explain the DELAY.
We lost sixty-five hours by fog between New
| Orleans and Cairo. and when we arrived there
at M @ and the river
Island, reaching Evansville BY hard pushing
and main force; there we were obliged to get
TT; Tie <. 9. bonnaliy caught and passed us at
Henderson; she. was drawing 6 feet inches.
| But for the Stage OF water in the Ohio. and our
draught. she would not have caught US. never
saw 80 much fog and bad weather before, On h one
reached Cincinnati in ten and hal! days
which would have been god time. considering sr
to to our our. cargo at Baton Rouge, and brought to
the Ohio the banner trip OF the season. re.
greet exceedingly that on our first trip. and
from the causes above stated we were so de;
| layed. People do not know oil as a general
thing. or make allowances for such delays and
are apt to Judge hastily. and my anxiety is that
they will not condemn my boat as being SLOW
for under any ordinary circumstances she will
make as good time as any boat in the trade
The Donnally / suppose had as much fog as
we did, and though we did leave three days
ahead, half Of that time, thirty-six hours was
lost between your city and Red river. Mote
The Golden Rule left here Saturday. December
Is. In our Mondays issue. the 10th, We mon
toned that the Alexandria had met the Rule
Sunday at bonneville. delayed by fog.-Editol
Democrat Her still greater advantage was
that she was light enough to come up the Ohio
on the water. without delay.
We do not think that Capt shinkle need fea,
that the good name Of his boat has suffered, Or
that due allowances will not be made for the de-
lays she met with. He has lots OF staunct
friends here who will set things right. 80
The Painter No. 3, whose departure Tor Green
vile with barges after cotton seed we men;
toned at the time, and whose arrival we notice
yesterday brought 1000 sacks cotton seed
The Golden Crown Is due from the Ohio to
day.
Capt. Kenison's Atchafaaya packet Lessit
Taylor will be ready to leave Wednesday, Jan
uary &c. positively.
The well known Ohio river passenger steamer
Robt Mitchell leaves to-morrow at p. IA, with
out fail for Cincinnati. The Mitchell 10 unde
the command OF Capt. Dan. Moore, a most 81
tentyA officer while the Office lis presided owe