The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-16
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
SudaY. June ls, 1878.


Departures.
Alvin. Belle Mary Ida. St. Mary Ounchita
Belle, ASSUMPTION. Natchez. City of Alton. Bart
Able, Silver City,
Cos. Allen. Ouachita Belle, Bayou Sara Eva.
st. Mary, Assumption, Henry Tete Lafourebe;
Alyln. Wild Gazee,, Isabol lower coqst: Bon
Cincinnati; Mary Ida, Belle upper coast; John
w. Cannon. Louisville; Gold Dust. st. Louis;
E Lee, Vicksburg: Bertha, Opelousas John
Wilson, d. Stein, Ouachita. ~
More rain yesterday. al heavy shower falling
during the afternoon.
Business only moderately active, none Of the
departures having anything to boast Of.
ws 10 as rsSgad f be M 81 he
Drown 1 When The he panube Il net ~ 0oo
Mr. Henry Boagman left on the Silver City for
his home at Shreveport :,
Mr., VIM. Hugy,. the well known bookkeeper
Of Messrs J, II. Menge Co.,, has gone to New
Sec special notice to Red river shippers In
The John Means and three barges we're sold
yesterday by the United s ates Marshal for $3.50.
Capt. Joe Kelly acting, we are informed. in the
and the bareeg Ironton and W, 7, Halliday, for
bought the barge Mary Ann for $500.
The j. SHARP Mcdonald was still at the land
The Belle leaves Tomorrow, as usual at 10 a.
IA. for the upper cOast BY reason OF her regu-
larity and good management the Belle is de-
Comstoek, deo. Woods aud Charlie Dean are
among the best In the business, and to them the
Belle owes much of her success. They are
bThe Gov Allen, on her way down this even
ing, will land at Carroton for passengers.
bringing them to the city for ten cents, the pro-
eeeds to be devoted to the various orphan asy-
The Red River TRANSPORTATION Company will
send out this coming week the Bonnie Lee,
Capt. Noah scovell. Wednesday, and the DAN
Y uRe, Capt; Chas' Thorn Saturday both to
The Texas has been laid up. and the Silver
City ptt in her place. The Texas has made a
very successful season In Red river. probably
the best Of any boat in the line.
The Fanchon minus her wheel. and In tow OF
Good Intent docks The Bertha is In her place
The Golden Rule put out thirteen boilers at
different places on the coast.
The New Mary Houston will arrive to leave
Wednesday next for the Ohio.
The new John W. Cannon is due here Tues
The event Of tomorrow will be the departure
at ., m. of Capt. O. 7. Shinkle's splendid pas
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati The Rule Il
Q. mos, excellent steamboat In every respect.
Her cabin is well ventilated and richly fur
nished: her staterooms are large and provided
with every convenience. her fare Is of tho best,
and her officers make every effort TO please their
guests and make them comfortable. Mr. w, II.
Shaw, an accomplished clerk, presides In the
Office and is the right man in the right place.
from Bienvile street for Westwego running In
connection with the New Orleans and Texas
Railroad to Donaldsonville.
The Belle, in place Of the Blue Wing No 8, j.
A. Comstock master Messrs. Wood and Dean
clerks, leavesto morrow, at 1oa NJ for Donald
sonyile and the Ashland plantation.
The United s ates mali steamer Gov Allen
YIN leave to. m9rroy q { p n; fer Bayou Sara
The regular lower coast packet Wild Gazelle,
j. Hamilton MASTER Geo Koppel clerk. leaves
Tomorrow. as usual. at Ii a. m. for Magnolia
The reliable semi weekly Bayou Lafourche
packet Eyas 2, p Terrebonne master, Thomas
Knee and a. III. Landry clerks, leaves to-mor-
4 row. as usual. prom utly at D. m,
The regular coast. Donadsonvtlle and Bayou
Lafourche packet. Henry. Tete. J. F. Aucoin
master. M Fl. Landry clerk, leaves to morrow,
The regular and feet tri-weekly upper coast
packet Mary Ida. J, A. Ruiz master, Edward
NcoIle clerk, leaves Tuesday at 10 a. m. for Ben
Tureaud plantation.
IN pieee 81 Tie FabckonD H. H. Broad master master
Theo. John clerk. leaves Tuesday at D. M GO
The 1T. Mary, Joe DaIeres In command. r.
Nicolle clerk, leaves Tuesday at .. IN. for the
S The q SUPERB Robt L. Lee. VIM. Campbell mas
ter, Messrs. Mcvay and Cannon clerks, leaves
Tuesday, as usual, for Vicksburg
trips to Bayou Sara. will leave Wednesday al
pm.
will arrive to leave IA usual Wednesday at "a m
for the Lafourche. through to Lockport
Exchange Clippings, June I3.
Cincinnati Commercial:
Capt. Owen Flnnegan, Of Mobile, has con-
tracted with the Marine Ways for the hull of a
new steamer for the Alabama river trade 175
completed In September. q T, Dumond builds
the engines, boilers and machinery. The cy-
finders Will be 16 inches In diameter with feet
Capt W. B. Miller has contracted with c. T,
Dumont for the boilers, engines and entire ma
ehineTy and outfit for his new steamer for the
New Orleans trade. The cylinders will be %
inches ln diameter with * feet stroke, work
with IA feet length Of buckets.
COurierpTourna:
We predict plenty of water In the river dur
ing the summer,
As there e rise coming It is not likely that
the new ]. M. White will go below until she is
CoAL COMING The following towboats with
coal have ieft Ptts5qrg for this city on the pres
mond. Baltic, Fred. Wilson, Enterprise, j. O.
Rishe q and lonesss with o27 OQo bushels ofcoal
and q, 600 bushels Of coke. The>James Gilmore
$4,000 bushels OF coke for Ashland Ky. Several
other toys will leave on this water. Among them
are the JOS Nixon, Grand Lake, Samuel Clark
and probably the Oakland. About 900, 900 bush
els altogether left Pittsburg
thirty bsG ro b
and will go out of the river with all she take
on the water.
Eastern capital and Eastern railroads have
done I much % bring about this decay and stag
ducts of the valley found but one outlet to either
lowed the drift Of w4ter and flowed southward
OF late years everything has followed the drift
of monopolists and washes Eastward, Coffee,
which was once leading article In up freights.
has disappeared from our steamboat manifests
and Is sent us by the Green and other lines
which reach from the East to collect double tri-
butte on everything we purchase or produce.
Memphis Avalanche:
In some of the new John w. Cannon's state
rooms the upper hunks fold up like those in a
Pullman palace sleeping car, The BOAT has
thtrty-eight staterooms, including two elegant
bridal chambers, the latter furnished ia ma
hogany. Her skylights each have the medal
lion head of some celebrated person as q cen
tral figure.
The new J. M. White has new walnut cradle
In her ladies' cabi staterooms, which winds up
Ike clock and swings until 1t runs down.
Each Of her stateroom doors cost SIT.
The hull OF the new Katie will be three feet
wider. two feet longer and twenty inches deeper
than the J. M. White.
by Telegraph
PADucAH. Ky. June Ito Capt. John H
Hanna: The John w. Cannon will get out of
the Ohio tonight. JOHN w. CANNON