The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-22
stage of Ehe Rivers.


Below high water mark Of 1874. Indicates
, he Red River Transportation Company will
send out this week the Danube, Caut. Charles
Thorn, Wednesday. and the Silver City, Capt. M.
N. Wood, Saturday. both for Shreveport.
The Eva being off on an excursion to the gulf
shore, will not be- here to leave to-morrow but
will arrive to depart on her next regular day,
The new and beautiful Golden Grown. W. P.
Walker, master, Eug. Shinkie, clerk, Is due
from the ohio, and will return Thursday going
The st. Francis Belle leaves daily at 7:3O q. m.
from Blenville street for Westwego, running IN
Railroad to Donalds onyille.
The. Belle leaves this Il 2. m, for the upper
coast to the A1hland plantation; 7 A. C9mstock
The United States mali and passenger " PICKET
Gov: Allen, J. J. Brown master, s. s. Streck
clerk, leaves to-day at s o. m. for Bayou Sara.
The Henry Tete, j. II. AuCofn master, M. FL.
Landry clerk, leaves to-day at s D. m. for the
coast, Donaldsonville and the Lafourche
through to Thibodaux.
The regular. tri,weekly upper coast packet
Mary Ida. j, A. Ruiz master. Edward Nicolle
clerk. leaves tomorrow. promptly, at 10 a. m.
for the Ben Tureaud plantation, The Mary Ida
returns on alternate days, and does all her
The Fanchon, for Atchafalaya. through to
Washington. leaves to ;morroy at D. m. q. H.
Broad in command, Theo John clerk. The
FapchOn takes Bayou des Glaizes freight, re-
shipping ct Stmmsport.
The J. ", Cannon, In place Of the Robert e.
all way landings Capt. VIM. Campbell In COM
mand, 7; H, Mossop in the office. , -
- The st., Mary. Joe Dalferes in command, E.
Nicolle CLERK. leaves tomorrow at 5 D. m. for
the coast and Lsfourche through to Lockport.
The Assumption. P. A. Cbarlet in command,
M for o the Lafourche through to Iockport ''' u
The feet United States mail packet OuaChfa
Belle, In place of the J. W, Cannon. John G..
Libano master. leaves Wednesday. as usual, for
Bayou Sara.
Exchange Clippings, July IS.
Cincinnati Commercial:
Capt. Pink Fartbi6 arrived With the towboat
Resoute which boat takes the new Ed. J. Gay
to Cairo on satp rday. The GAYS chimneys are
tops, and the boats name will be cut in the iron.
50 that it viii be visible for q couple of miles,
THE NEW EDWARD j. GAY.
built here for the New O leans and Bayou Sara
tow Of Capt Pink Va ble's Resolute for Cairo,
where che wi be finished. all except her cylin-
steamer. Her dimensions are as follows !:
Length $50 feet; beam, 40H feet; breadth of
floor. 39h feet; depth Of hold. ga feet: tonnage,
has q full AID magnificent cabin, with
large a ed elegantly es f furn shed state
from Dumont's works. each 40 inches in
diameter and 30 feet long and two fiues. The
cylinders, are 81 inches in diameter and 8 feet
plete array of sfphons. fire engines and auxil-
larry machinery, When completed her cost will
not fall short of 100000 She Ia owned by the
New Orleans, Bayou Sara and Baton Rouge
Packet Company. and Capt. j. J. Brown. who
superintended her construction will be her
commander. The Gay will be one o. the finest
and fastest. steamers plying the Mississippi.
Her cabin furniture and outfit will be shipped
from New York to. New Orleans by the ocean
cleaners The hull was built by the Cincinnati
Marine Ways, cabin by Ehler. painting by Dem
ton. blocks and rigging by Harcourt and ma
chinery by Dumont
COurier-Journal:
Capt Jas. p McElroy will have in the ST..
John, when she Ia finished. one Of the rrettiest
and best packets that leaves New Orleans for
the upper coast. He will spare neither pains
nor expense to make her all that the people
down thrre could expect Of first class, speedy
bOpt in all her appointments.
Capt. John W. Tobin arrived from Cairo yes
terday, and Is at the Gait House.
CAIRo.-The engines of the Henry Probaseo
were purchased to. day by Lowry's Line for the
towboat John Means, and are being taken by
her to st. Louis. While measuring her cylinder
timbers to-day John W. Poe lost his valuable
watch overheard In thirty feet Of water.