The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-17
RIVER NEWS.

RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT. |
Thursday. October II, 1878, I
Arrivals.
Alvin. Emma Irvine. Belle. Eva. Frank Par
f#Und u
Alvin, Belle, J, W. Cannon. John Wilson.
Ta Arrive.
Alvin, Isabel. lower coast: J. W. Cannon Ed
ward j. Coy, Bayou Sara; Belle, Mary Ida.
apper coast; Henry 1'ete, Lafourche; st. John,
Eaton Rouge; Whisper, Cincinnati: Frank Par
Aee, Rcd River: Bertha. ODelousas
Weather cloudy and threatening.
Business moderately active
1t is reported that the Ouachita Belle has been
sold. One report hos It to parties in Memphis.
another TO parties In louisville.
Capt. J. A. Comstock photographed yesterday
morning from Bayou Sara to Capt. +. Heno that
ahe new upper coast packet whisper would ar
rive last night and leave on her first trip Satur-
day, rel ieving the Belle, whose crew will 60 on
The Frank pnrgoud from Greenvllle, has as
cargo DAT bales OF cotton and GOO sacks OF cotton
2Bed. ,,
The Belle will without loss Of time be put In
Cine order aud again enter the trade she was In
last ssasOn daily trips to the upper coast, most
probably under the command OF Capt ). H.
Tho Bastrop has been taken to laying p
quarters.
Only one boat left at the landing last evening
The Eva.
Tho Emma Irvine met with slight accident
'o ock Eers wee bss
her out and off again by night.
It was reported Yesterday that Capt. Charlie
Fhorn Is sick with the fever ct Pass Christian
Capt. John Douglas has recovered from his
Rttaek Of The fever. and Is out attending TO bust
moss. Capt Douglas had the fever once before
For yesterdays proceedings Of the Steamboat
mons Relief Association SOC our local columns
The new fleet and handsome Edward J. Gay.
9HIVing to leave tomorrow at ., m, for Bayou
sar t b a Rouge and al mail u laatndings;;
Yss aaPday or led p r4er OF the Bart Able
See the advertisement In another column Of
abe Memphis and bend packets Obas. p OHIO
and will leave the former from st. Louis and
The latter from CINCINNATI. very shortly.
The big Indian" Natchez, lenves saturday.
The new St. John. t.. o. Meancon in COM
nand, will be found at the landing this morn.
ing receiving to leave Tomorrow at 10 -. NJ
promptly for Baton Rouge and oil coast land
The feet tri weekly upper coast packet Mary
Ida J. A. Ruiz master, ED. Nicolle clerk leaves
fion. Tho Mary Ida is q daylight boat both
The Henry Tote, making ,tri-weekly trips to
ahe coast and Donaldsonville. leaves today
promptly at y m taking freight for the La
sourche, with the privilege OF reshlpping. Capt
i :, r {, Ancoln Is hor clever comman12r, and Mr.
Tho Emma Irvine, Il. NJ Valette master.
leaves rs usual to-day, at %. m sharp, for the
tewer coast IS far 80 tie Greenwood plantl-
zion. ..-..~
The regular semi weekly Bayou Lafourche
packet Eya, U. D. Terfebonne master, Thomas
1S bo e9rh tqday e. pt2mpy
9nd bends United Suites mail packet Frank
Pargoud. J. M, White master, VIM, Gaines
Gserk. leaves to- day at .. M
Exchange Clippings, October Ia.
Can't. w. G, EIardwiek, of Lenyensworth Ind
In building seven atboats. each. l4o feet long
and "a feet wide, which be, will load with pro-
Each bont will carry $50 tons. Capt. Hardwick
alao advertines for towboat to tow four
npRded flatbonts to New Orleans from the Lower
Lew Moore, tho popular steward, and last
gBason on the Paris 9, Brown. has engaged to
louisville Tomorrow to 1T out the new Laurie
Jhee,
d. Louis Times:
Weather clear and cool. Business yesterday
lime with good trips. As soon as there is u
Frost passenger travel will be heavy; River il
9 ieet large and o. most OF stand; to Peoria 4
feet inches and swelling: to Kansas City 3
Oct inches and Par The at hls
VIM. Cribben and Sam Bowen. pilots of the
g&eamer Moore. died on tho way up and were
BARRED ut different points below Helena,
Capt. y. J. Dodd. of the Kate Kinney, leaves
Tor Shreveport Tuesday to look after the inter
asta of the boat In that section. He is pleasant
gentleman. and MI who have transacted bust |
ness with him during his brief sojourn In our
midst will boar Witness to the truth of this |
asHertion.
Capt Coghin ie progressing very we'll with
Tho repairs of the Belle of Shreveport. She will |
DO ready for the sensons work about the latter
part of next .week---,perhaps sooner. She has
bbrR0r machinery than previously. and will be
b RoatiHg beauty.
when reporter pufrs No boat and gives her
Of money, II paid for, it's all right but let him
make a mistake even Of q letter or In spelling
n name he will be told OF 1t on sight, and some-
limes even be threatened with withdrawal of
he patronage of the party. Now. Us threats arc
aot calculated to inspire love or esteem. 1t nat
aTally follows that those who use them-but we
Wall not pursue this question further.
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