The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-29
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.sBeioy high water mark of 1874, Indicates
giHe. Indicates fall.
No change In the weather.
Tie Bastrop had her flag at half mast yester-
day out Of respect to the memory OF MRS. Capt,
Hodge. Owing most probably TO shls lae ..,,a
HAAS u Was nnu,ry we learned chat such was
not the fact; though very sick ne was slowly
nd ~ T. fs 81 e't |; s ssR e. 10 1R ss7s
The Ya.oo Valley IN PLACE pf the Natehez will
The Bonnie Lee. In place of the Bert Able.
will arrive toleave Saturday Tor alexandria ana
The Tsrrebonne- Lafourehe. line packet Eva
ieaves to-day, and the D. Stein Saturday, See
Based on Information received we announced
aBhort tire ago the death near st Louis. 81
sfonrwai and other bats. Capt. John 4.
Sspt shaw is II which Il Z satsd chat
himsslf il It'll alive ii the flesh and well in
& bid Crescent OltY, friends thia comma, winter:
II II not often that man is permitted to rean
pleasure u d reading ones obituary is SURPASSED
only BY that Or being able to exc!aim as did
N Ws Saa at r 81 Hs9n oa G s Of
t ti Baard q steam Navigation Tie time Of
the meeting will be announced to those inter-
The Ride Farmer. Chas. De Bouehel master,
Sept Toca clerk, leaves daily, Sunday ,, ex (.
cepted, for the upper coast to kennerville at
Tie eet RI ysshlzapper eoqs, packet :. Wills s
ken Fn esrHd isna os rSe Wills L ap
gThhs ~ PEI Emma NON f MSys d. vaete master
leaves as usual to-day ct z. N. sharp. for the
lower coast. as far as the Greenwood planta-
The regular semi-weekly Bayou Lafourohe
racket ava. M. N Landry master. THOMAS l
ne ee IN pSoe Of e Henry
leaves Ct 70 r. for the coast and
rho United States mail and passenger packet
May n pqse Of t tas oHy yohn
row at D D. ~. for Bayou Sara.
Exchange Clippings, August 2G.
Cincinnati Commercial:
OFFICE MEMPHIS AND ST. LOUIS PACKET 20. !
70 Cant Albert Stein. steamer Charles Morgan
am the original constructor and inventor Of
the Jonee Pauley d 90. condenser. now work
ing On the steamers Natohez. Olty OF Helena
them On board several new steamers building
1t Louisville and Cincinnati. On the boats now
satisfaction aud we're built according to my
plans specifications and personal superin'
As 10 the condensers which were placed on
the steamer Charles Morean new boat build
ing at Cincinnati In 1876, Capt, Thos, ,Leathers.
to have hem placed on his boat. the steamer
ChaA Morgan, and Arthur Moore, maehinlst
Of was ~ a as oaf age 20
same condenser we were then building IN St
Louis to be placed on board the steamer, City 9
Leathers. came to St. Louis SO, as to get 9 ful
and complete understanding as to the Workings
XII attention was particularly called to the di
yerting, chambers, which we're being cast an'
Wills these oondensers we're being con
structed / passed through Cincinnati severa
times. but Arthur Moore never called my attep
ton to look after the construction or how d
was progressing.
When they were completed and placed In 20
sltion on board understood from CAPT; Leath
ers that the condersers on the Charles Morgan
could not be made to work satisfactorily. an
urged mo to 90 on board and make Q trip. SO Q
diverting chambers we're defective and placin
in POSITION on board were different altogethe
from the original drawings ana speelt1catlon
taken OF to make alterations, and were place
on board again but all to no success as to thei
Arthur G. Moore made alterations himse
before the completion, before the boat staI te
out, and, in fact. had Gonstructed these cor
aensers on the Charles Morgan different fr9I
what my original plans. drawings and spec Il
condensers, but what had they been built az
eording to my diotations, they would have bee
. success. ~, - .
hoard ths Charles Morgan according to on
mans. and none of biz own: and as our age!
DO has violated. acting IN baq iaitn III. hot on
with the patentees. put Gapt albert sVsan AIS
q the steamer Charles morFFfHpo s. &. JONES.
The Alice, Capt. Charles r. Adams will lea,
for New. Orleans Wednesday. Alex oariSsle
~ The Se Dubuque Herald says Ed West left Il
amploy Of the Diamond 10 yesterday. becon
Ing dissatisfied with some dealings. ne lumpe
overheard and swan ashore aIsed nc nie ssy;ns
Nv telt graph. to the Keokuk Northern Line
IL, Louis. Ed Is one OF the best pilots on u
river"
William vii is, a we'll known river clerk. We
married yesterday at Warsaw. ny, 70 MISS Al;
Nav Tiller, daughter of the late Capt. benJaml
Tller an old. time steamboatmasn ~ xvoa oni
active. Tue City of Vicksburg left for Natche
with all she could take ON the water. ana , w
obliged to refuse freight Iha oFy . Oh Fs set
will leave for New Orleans. Rates are o. cen
for -four and Is cents per cTt; way ae INV ~
so to 60 cents. The L. .. stanaru Lelt LOT E !;
Orleans this evening with DIE trlp. and u
barge line sent out q heavy tow. Fiji,
Capt E. W. Gould goes oyer TO Loulsyv,11 MI
look after his new boat Commodore WIN.
Kourtz arrived from Bismarck to-day.
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