The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-06
RIVER NEWS.

RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, i,
Sunday. October .. 1878.
Arrivals.
Isabel. Emma Irvine. Ouaohita Belle. Mary
Ida. Rice Farmer.
Departures.
Isabel, Emma Irvine Rice Farmer. Belle.
Mary Ida, Henry Tete, Ouaehita Belle, Natchez,
Bertha J. b. M. Kelhor. Bonnie Lee.
Isabel Emma Irvine, Alvin, lower coast
0uaeh1ta Belle, St. Mary. Bayou Sara: Belle.
haa Hpnrv 4g ee acct m E.
Lee. Vicksburg: Fanchon, Opelousas' Bastrop,
The Weather Yesterday was showery and
during the afternoon Just a little cool -
Business better than it has been any day
THE new Edward J. Gay made a trial trip yes
farday Much t. onr regret we we're 81, not on
s W2ae The s < H q the Cav o1 hs
St. john due to. day. II they arrive In time she
will leave to- morrow for Bayou Sara; otherwise
Walter Parker leaves tomorrow, or Tuesday
morning for Louisville to take charge Of the
office q Capt. E. l. Lees new steamer Laura
change viii operate like charm. without q
Capt. j. L. Burdeau, WHO Whoa arrived Friday even
Ing with the Aglia, is down, with The fever. He
must have CONTRACTED It while under way.
Mr.. Huey's child was better yesterday.
Al. Gustav left yesterday In charge OF the
Natchez bar. Pete Pepper mate.
CAPT. Wonzel returned to the Clara s. on the
For yesterdays. proceedings of the Steam
boatmen's Relief Association see our local col
The Rice Farmer lays over to-day to clean out
her boiler and will leave tomorrow, rs usual,
at 10 q: m, for the upper coast.
~ u m ri nv
usual, for the lower coast.
Attention Is called to the advertisement Of the
o. Chouteau and Henry Frank In another
The new ST. John due last night from Cincin-
she, has been expressly bufft-a semi-weekly
packet to Baton Rouge taking the days Of the
ea a r Arm pn and nEdhys se WI
The, tFi-week1y coast and !Donaldsonvil1e
packet Henry Tete will arrive this evening. and
feaye again tuesday at IL q. m.
The Emma Irvine leaves to-day at 9 p. m, as
usual, for the lower coast. as far as the Green
The ouachita Belle, John O. Libano In com
Inand. leaves Wednesday; as usual. for Bayou
Sara. carrying tbs United States mail.
The Rice Farmer. Charles De Bouchel master
Sept. Toca clerk. leaves to- morrow for the upper
coast to K a,' at 10 O. M, promptly
Wood and Dean clerks. leaves tomorrow at II
q; n. for Donaldsonville and the Ashland
The regular remi weekly Bayou Lafourche
packet Eva, u. D. Terrebonne master. Thomas
Knee clerk. leaves Tomorrow at .. m. prompt
The regular TIT weekly upper coast packet
Mary Ida, J. 4; Ruiz master, Edward NicolIe
clerk leaves Tuesday at 10 a. m. for Ben Tu-
The superb Robert L. Lee Win. Campbell
master, Messrs. Mossop aud Cannon clerks,
leaves Tuesday, as usual. for Vicksburg-
Exchange Clippings, October 3.
ID atYt1tp 4ntiT ,;pJs
The Southern TranspV rtation Company yes
terday elected the following directors. to serve
9 e HsgyeS pk ne and hR
DAILY. The directors will electa president, treas
urer. secretary and SUPERINTENDENT at q future
The Wharfboat Gen. Buell. came off the docks,
and the Ajax hull went on for repairs. -,
Capt D. Fl. silver's now steamer Annie P. Sill
aft Ia conn lete order. She will leave for st.
ton held at the ofes Of tGe New Orleans Packet
Company yesterday. r. 8. Semple presiding,
and KaS 6aP6 w. Miller III secretary t W.
igation Of Cincinnati unanimously recommends
to the National Board of Steam Navigation the
Of hs mseng of the
Resolved. That the treasurer colle~t all sub
scriptlons made to the fund, and after paying
fund to be returned to each subscriber pro rata,
In regard to the above at the meeting held.
Mr.. Semple, the chairman. stated as the reason
National Board to hold Its regular annual $685.
sion this year. would By compelled to set time
when the entire steamboat interest would be in
Its most active season. and the attendance of
delegate would necessarily be thinned out
owing to this, Tact. This was the chief consid-
Grafton urged at the meeting, and it was deemed
best 70 take the above action in the interest Of
all concerned.
,A,question Of interest to steamboatmen was
decided Yesterday by Judge Swing In the Dis
triet Court, upon suit brought by Louise Lusk,
steamboat Charles Morgan. It was alleged that
her husband was, passenger on the boat from
New Orleans, and on the way up fell into the
hatch. which rs was claimed was left open by
carelessness. The suit was brought to recover.
as adminis ratrix, for the benefit Of the next Of
State OF Ohio. ?. T Dunham, ESQ., appeared
for the boat and filed exceptions to the sufff
cheney Of the libel. and argued the case at
statute law nor the common law gave the right
OF recovery in the admiralty courts. The court,
after hearing the areu ments on both sides, sus-
Attorneys: Blackburn 6 Shay and Dyer for
lib2elant; Dunham Coppic for the, steamboat,
81 i oana for is hop The 6f be
Port Eads and barges and Gen. Rucker for New
Orleans, but none Of them got much freight to-
half feet Water CAIRO lie pper Msss
geflef Steamer John n chambers eave o for The
man Of the Pitsburg reIef committee. tele-
graphed to-day to. Ward d Brady to put $1,000
worth OF stuff on her and credit II to that city.
terday was formerly citasn Of f. st. Hous and
commanded the Mary H. Forsyth. Mississippi
and Richmond, in the trade between here and
New Orleans. His wife, who Is also dead was a.
sister OF Capt. Dan. Able.
MARINE NEWS.