The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-01
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT. |
Wednesday, MAY l. 1874

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Wednesday. May l. 1878, !
Arrivals
Ouachta Belle. Era No 10. John IT, Hanna
New Mary Houston. O. II. Durfee
Departures.
Martha. Mary Ida, Il. i. Loo. Fanchon. Golden
City. 1T. Mary.
Eva. Lafourche Martha wild Gazee. isabel
lower coast City Of Alton. 81; Louis; John
Frank Pargoud, dreenville; u. Stein, Bnyo"
Bartholomew
arrived last evening with good trip. pat Of
which was G5G bales cotton, $50 sacks oil enko
and 200 head cattle
Business better than. II was Monday; The
Texas was receiving liberalty. Part of her
freight Is 1000 bundles ties IN ono shipment for
Tho bra No. 10 arrived Monday night from
weeks In the meantime she will be taken
across the river to laying np quarters.
The Tensas viii be brought to tho landing to-
'fhe we'll known firm Of Hte b Carln. steam
boat agents, has been dissolved. Each will con
former nj the old stand, Tchoupiioulas street,
tho latter ut No. n on the snm" street, Both
rank No. in their business and we heartily
wish TO each SUCCESS In the now depnrure.
william A. Gibson who Killed Monday
night, has been u pilot in tho Atchnf ahyh trade
nalIy from Bo0nville, Mo The fiags Of tho
steamers in port were at hnf mast Yesterday IN
respect to his memory. His remains were sent
up on the Fancbon for int"rment ut Washing
ton. His sad ending. was sincerely regretted by
the officers OF TIE fnnch'n, win whom ne mas
been associated for years. aud ny whom no was
The sale of tho Cotton Valley. pending for
the last nva days. will he conanlnmaad to-day.
when We will give the names Of her purchasers.
The Konntz Line s"am ;,I M , More un-
itively ut + D. M for Memphis, Chiro and 81.
Louis. Capt. L. J. Allen in command.
Nav MARI ngT H o"a Sp ch"ras eF master A.
Elliott Miller clerk, arrived yp,t,qGrday from
Cincinnati with u lu trip. and viii return t, TO-
offers every inducemeut tor . most enjoyable
trip, as she is certainly fine bout in every pnr
ticular aud is oliicoied by sot OF exceptionally
The steamboat arrivals for April number 400,
aud the receipts Of cotton hy riyor for tho eaue
time amounts to A. 4Gh bales. cotton seed o05
sacks, seed cotton 100 bngH, sugar 1900 hogs
heads, mnassos 1923 barrels, oil cake 27.stG
sacks. cotton seed msnl pi27 sacks cotton seoh
seed sugar and molasaes for tho same month
last year were a591e bales. 44,3o6 sacks. 22oe
Tho Tansas. CAPT. H. V. Cooley, Cerk n Mo
laison. will leave n X Saturday. without iail,
Don't forge, that tho Wild Gazple leaves to-
day promptly Mt II o. III; for ihe l" yer aoas
takes Mnden freight, roshIpping on tho Frank
The steamer John H. Hanna F.A. Blanks
Tho Ouachita Belle. for all ooast and town
landings to Bayou Sara. Is the regular pnok"t
The Frank Pargoud L ayes TO morrow for NIL
town and mail landings 10 GreenviIle.
The Assumption leaves to day. ms uF Uhl, ut -
m. for the Lhtonrche,
The Henry Tete will arrive to night and leave
Friday for the LHfou che
The regular sen-we' ky Bayou Lafourrhe
packet Eva. u. j Torrnbonno muster, will be
found Mt tho landing this morning receiving
trip to st. Mary's Church Meeers Tom Knoo
and NJ n Landry hayo Th9 ,, Of h' olee
Tho Chas. Z. Chouleau viii % to ST. Louis
\ mediate points " ii. rhorwegan in com
mand. Geo. Miltenberger clerk.
Below, under the head If clippings will be
found the appropriations for Rod river now
under constipation by Cnngrnas For the little
Rod River TRAM portaiion Company, tho prcsi-
dent OF which ap'. Aiken, has been untirug
In his efforts to that end pers"nnlly soliciting
the active CO. operation Of the different CONNER
cia interests OF thus city. besides getting No full
Washington no has shown our needs ma they
never were before. and o lin and his go ahead
and CONTEMPLATING asorn,"H nm more INN 10 any
indebted for what may be given forthe improve
ment Of Red river.
gent to Shreveport by the way of the river.
contract to carry 1t having boon awarded to tho
He'd River Transportation company. ~ sum
Gent guarantee In itself for its regular de-
Visitors to the Hot Springs will find the Rcd
river route very desirable one-by boat from
hero to Shreveport and from therc by rNil to tho
springs, The fare Is low, l"4s than by nny Cher
route For particulars inuuir" W the Rod River
Transportation Companys Office, III Gravor
street.
head of Thalia street with tho boilers, mnchin-
cry and 900 barrels Hour. recovered from tho
Col; 4 2 koun ,, ,.,,, ,n....
from Benyile street for Westw' 60. running In
connection with tho Now Orleans and Texas
Railroad 10 Donaldsonville
The Belle. in place Of tho Blue Wing No. >. J.
A. Comstock master, leaves this 10 u. IN. for Bon
Tureaud'a, DonaldsonvIIle and the Ashland
and Dean clerks.
The daylight passenger packet Wild Gazell,",
# John Hamilton master. q. T., Holmes clerk.
leaves this i u. m. promptly for tho upper coHst
through to Magnolia store.
The Assumption Ionves today at - m. for
ThibodauS reforming to loHv" again Sat urdny,
!. A. Chariot commands. N H. Dnpus and joe
Tho Ouaehita Bellc. John G. Libano master. J.
II. Mossop clerk. leaves TO day promptly Mt y
m. for Bayou Sara. Baton Rouge and all coatt
The New Orleans and Red River Transportn-
ton Companny's United States mail paekot Tex
leaves to day for Shreveport.
Tho tri weekly uppnr coast pncket Mary Ida,
j. A. Ruiz master, will arrive THE evening and
VIII return Tomorrow mt 10 n III. Tho Mary Is n
daylight boat.
The passenger and United States mail steamer
Frank Pargoud. j. II. Pepper muster. w. N
Gaines clerk. is receiving to leave to morrow at
SD. m. for Vicksburg. Grsenville and mail land
tngs
Memphis Avalanche April %:
The lead ng Items OF tn" npproprla ions now
being acted on by Congress- for river improve
ments In viii h the people down this way and
farther South are most Interested AFRO ns fol 4
lows: Memphis wharf and vicinity $40 400:
Nicksburg do. si00 900. OuNchita river. $40 900;
Yazoo. s25,oeO: raft in Red river ind closing
Tones bayou. $24ooo: Cypress blypu. nonr
Jefferson. Texas $1,000: water gauges, $4,000;
mouth Of Red river 100000: snags ia Red river 1
fg5.0UD; for White and 81 Francis and building 7
iron snag boat. $4,000. Surveys are also to be |
made of the Big SUI flower, Tnllahnt"hie. Cold \
water Checkasnba. Pearl md rascngoula \
Bayou Bartholomew. Uupor Rcd. Little river,
near Trinity. La.. md Fuuche In Favre Ark /