The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-12
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Tuesday, February r. 1878.
Arrivals

OFFICE NEW OR1EANs DEMOCRAT, |
o Tuesday, February T. 1878.
Arrivals.
= Rice lFarmsr Blue Wing, No. 9 Mary Ida.
Henry Tatn Tanchon. Gov, Allen Seminole. I.
Mcdonald.
Isabel. Rice Farmer. Rapid Transit Blue
Wing No 8. Eva Henry Tete. Gov Alien Rattle.
Tensas.
Isabel, Rice Farmer, lower coast: Rapid
on Henry ' Tet Eva 81 MARY Nary c2a aourehe St
John Eaneh9n. Baton Rouee Coy. Allen, Qua
John WILSON, Bastrop. Ouaehita J. A. sseudder,
&. T. 0honteau, Memphis; Trenton, Tensas !:
7 yfT9o dasy SszSG Ftae 9Sasn CIV
Cincinnati.
The towboat ]. s. Mcdonald, from Pltsburg,
coal. arrived yesterday.
The weather continues delightful.
Business on the landing yesterday was dull.
row and re sst Hanna 9r the
Cart. Harper has Withdrawn the Bellies adver-
tsement, and will keep her on the other side of
the river for the present. ,-.,-,.
The Clarksville has been taken from the wharf
~ The Wa1p !, ara ealges ar Ar EWsseEday
The handsomest end neeest boat on the Mis-.
f ID 6aR" M d W as svs vhs At ~ oGSa
The jos. b Williams present tow consists Of
thirty-wn boats. containing epo.ooo bushels Of
taken from louisville to New Orleans or any
place In 4, IA world making 200 tons. Her
equal to sic per ton Il would take 1000 ears arse, Of
39a bushels 70 the car, TO transport this amount
e s2a iii b 81 sa Yf vo s ar a ps ,s 60 the
Be- '1 taken MIR from Psbure to New Orleans am III
trains Of eighteen ears to the train 70 transport
this coo 600 bushels Of coal and If Il makes the
ali he summer to but It Though by rail- '
sinking and Total Loss of the In Belle.
The following dispatch was received yester-
BA1on Royce Feb, 4, 1879 10 Cart; Joseph
asnpions NJ lives lost Boat tctal osa
n sbs ss Che G 1 keps
The wrecking boat should be sent immediately.
s1 EN- a Rna are on 4s FaS W HpBey
From the Rate Kinney Y, aar,E,iyne yestetday
The La Belle ct The time was rounding
point. danked in against. raft Of drift
m Bar f gn 9aG s2esnF be
wheel. She swung into the bank, whore she was
made fast 1nhins to her boiler I'D deck on the
This occurred, at a. N. Saturday. No lives
ceptions. saved their baggage Most Of the crew
and some Of the passe came down on the
Which steamer hos also 100 bales s' Of her es,ton
The kouns left here last Thursday for Jetfer-
son but turned back on account of the La Belle
disaster there being no place TO put the cotton
S ee sNG bene 20 oeowed f ep1V Of Che tie
wreeking boat Usage, aud the Alexandria were
both sent yesterday TO, the La Belle The place
mouth of Red River. Through the exertions Of
the Kouns. and The aid q the Usage and Alex
setious damage. The LIN Belle was side
wheel eteamer built # Jefferaonville, Indiana.
al Gao 200 and insured for 5000. Her season 50
far in the service Of the Red Riveo.T,ansporta-
hs ess viii prosperous
Capt; Dave pannals was passenger on the
La Belle, and came through on the Kinney
John W. Ong was also passenger on the
The Kate Kinney ID 9 splendid trip IN, and
m. Capt. Joe Dodd is In command, Mr.. Hoa
Porter clerk.
leaves for Shreveport to, morrow, earrying the
United States mail. Capt II. ]. Brinker is her
master, EYg Darcy n1 E, clerk Pr - ,,u.
eeonneetion With The Ne Y Orleans and Texas
The Robert Il. Lee VIM Campbell master
Mr. A. McVay in charge Of the office, lealS.s this
u. m, az usual, for Vickeburg and all mail land
The ST. Mary Joe Dalferes In command e.
Nicole clerk. leaves today at 8 D. m; for the
coast and Iiaiourche, through TO Laurel Valley
The bertha, FOR the Atchafalaya through to
Washington leayes 9 rhap # ohn p mI nh
bertha takes Bayou des Glases freight, reship-
ping at Rimmsport
ne O. ani banks :" ns sssaa John
at Il u. IN. for the Ouaehita through TO Cam
der: Nh AlfE; Mso2naell ], hsa charge Fl he
trade ae we'll az one Of the. nneet
The Alexandria a., and nd Grand E'9re weekly
Ss on Rahab ev gaass az mater m Geo
The Sam Roberts and barges are advertised
eavs At sba 9n Pa an1 a hF9" ow
boat and haa frst-class barges. Capt. A. j.
RnRs commands.
st John, j. 2. McEIroY master. leaves to NOR
IN The e blue Wing will arrive this evening and
leave as usual to. morrow at 10 q, m,
The semi WEE ky Bayou Lafourche packet
ASSUMPTION. r. A. Uharlet master, N. 2 Dupuia
clerk. leaves tomorrow at 10 a. M, for Thiho-
daux.
Ihe daylight e H and non,ald3onyille pas
master, viii arrive this evening and return return
the o1Schta belle due ast night from Bayou
Sara will leave again tomorrow at D. M
John 9. Libapo commands ], II. Mnssop clerk
The New Orleans and ouachita Transporta-
t0n lDmpAnNR united states mall steamer
John Wilson. T. A. Blanks master, leaves TO-
morrow at y. IN. for 0uaebita City.
Thorweg N in command, George Miltenherger
clerk. leaves tomorrow for Memphis and Che
bends.
The John A. Seudder, from Memphis and the
bends, will also arrive TO return TO morrow
]. Frank Hicks captain. Cha les H. Dix clerk
The handsome aud fast Golden Rule o. T.
Shinke master, w. r. Shaw clerk, ia the g. /.
and N Q. Packet Line steamer for tomorrow
70 the Ohio.
The regular Tensas and Macon packet Tren-
ton j, b. Sullivan master. j. l.. Robbins clerk
leaves to morrow AT 3 y. m.
tBy Telegraph
ST. LOUIS, Feb 1l.-Weather cold: ground
covered thickly with snow and frozen. River
rising very slowly early this morning. and
thought now to be stationary at Ii Y feet quar-
tcr less twain TO Cairo. City Of Chester from
Memphis and Gold Dust from New Orleans
came in about midnight, Rust, ess is dull on
;he levee. the Chester for Memphis being the