The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-23
! RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Sunday. June %, 1873.

Departures
Alvin yld gsssIIS MsrE Id s. Belle g Mary
Seudder, Bart Able, Danube. Clarksville.
re Arrive.
Gov Alien. Ouachita Belle, Bayou Sara; Eva
Assumption, Henry Tete, st. Mary, Lafourche;
river; Golden Grown. Cincinnati: r. q. Lee,
Yickshurg; Bette Of Shreveport st. Louis;
Bertha. Opelousas; John Wilson, Ouach!ba
Belle Mary Ids, upper coast
The weather was not 80 warm yesterday !
rather pleasant than otherwise, -.
Business was about up to the standard for
Capt. Joe Daiieres Is off the ST. Mary, at home
Capt Thernt Jacobs is in the city. he came
down on lhe Danube
Charlie Drown stopped off the Danube to At at
tend the election of directors Tuesday. Billy
M0ffet went up IN charge OF the Danubes ONCE,
VITA Sam Gwartney clerk. 50, - v,,.,.-
The Cannon may leave Tuesday Eor YlcKs-
burg or she may net1 We are undDle to say
me John Gilmore, with three barges from st.
Capt. Alt Stein has delayed the departure of
his fine Ohio river steamer CHARLES Morgan
,saye pPomntiy Tor Cncinna. This viii be-
good news TO those who were not ready TO leave
yesterday, for the Morgan is widely and most
5avorably known as q first class passenger boat,
one that is largely patronized by the travelling
public. Mr.. Harry Stein P :, most agreeable
the office, ably assisted by the genial Adam
MegsrH. WhitkBW ~ SAFELY, CONTRACTORS. ulSs
charged the Charles Morgan in 6H hours, put.
ting out in that time 140o tons, or 1900 pack
ages. .,.,
ing, viii land at Oarrollton for passengers.
bringing them to the city forSten cents the pro-
ceeds to be devoted to the various orphan asy-
The Red River Transportation Company will
send ont this coming week the Silver City! Capt.
M. N. Wood, "Wednesday, and the Bonnie Lee,
Capt. Noah scoyel Saturday, both to shreve-
port g.. ~. ,,.,a.,.
and Red River Transportation Company takes
place next Tuesday.
THE Tensag Will leave for the Tensas and
Macon next Wednesday week, July b.
The handsome Golden Crown will be here to
leave Wednesday for the Ohio.
The st Francis Belle leayes daily at 1880 q. m.
from Bienville street for Westwego. running in
connection with the New Orleans and Texas
Railroad to Donaldsonyille.
A. Comstock master, hessrs. Wood and Dean
clerks, leaves TO- morrow at 10 D. M for Donald
eonville and the Ashland plantation.
The United States mail steamer Gov Allen
j. Brown master s. y. Streck clerK.
j. Hamilton master, Geo. koppel clerk, leaves
tomorrow. as usual. at II q. m. for Magnolia
The reliable semi-weekly Bayou Lafourche
packet Eva, Q. ID. TeTrebonne master. Thomas
Knee and M. H. Landry clerks. leaves to. NOR
The regular coast. Donaldsonville and Bayou
Lafourche packet. Henry Tete, j. T. Aucoin
master M. Il. Landry clerk, leaves tomorrow,
The regular and fleet tri-weekly upper coast
packet Mary Ida. J. A. Ruiz master. Edward
Theregular weekly Opelousas packet Bertha
in place of the Fanchon. III, H. Broad master
Theo. John clerk, leayes Tuesday at .. m.
going through to Washington, :
The st, Mary. Joe nalferes In command. T.
Nicolle clerk. leaves Tuesday at 5 D. m. for the
The superb Rabf. d. Lee VIM. Campbell mas.
Tnesday. as usual. for vicksburg, oA0A A'' io"'''
The Ouachita Belle, making semi weekly
trips to Bayou Sara will leave Wednesday at
The Assumption, P A. Charlet In command
viii arriye to leave as usual Wednesday at IL M
for the Lafourche. through to Lockport.
Exchange Clippings, June 20.
Cincinnati Commercial:
Capt IT, ,. Brown. of the new Edward j. Gay
leaves for New York Saturday to purchase the
cabin furniture and outfit for his new Bayou
Sara packet. which will be furnished In magni.
fcent style. His chief engineer. Mr.. Visit
maker. will arrive to-day from New Orleans.
Capt. J. N. Williamson. superintendent of the
Pittsburg and Cincinnati Packet Line, arrived
from Pomeroy and goes South on short trip
Reynolds; .chief clerk, Chris. Young; second
The Sherlock. for New Orleans, bad fine star
WINS che shipment BY Messrs. Royse & Mosset 81
5000 bundles cotton ties for New Orleans. eaua
to 10 tons, They also shipped per same steamer
to Corpus Christi. Tex $50 heep and cashmere
goats, "A horses and jacks and lot OF imported
swine.
st. Louis Republican:
From January l. 1873. we have had the most
remarkable stages Of the river Of which wa
have any record. It has risen thirteen times
at otime has 1t been less than feet inches
by the gauge above low water mark. which was
the stage January IA: the highest mark 1t has
reached on the gauge was on the night OF june
16. when tt stood at rs $40 feet 1t is now fail
ing ct the rate OF inches In twenty four hours
and we predict q continued decline to about
or feet In the channel.
st. Lonis Times:
Capt. p. p. Manion sold the steamer Lizzie
Bayliss yesterday to Capt. J. O. Grace and asso-
eiates. 81, skipwith'ss Landing. Miss. for $45oo
days and proceed from there South to enter thu
trade between SkipWith's Landing and New
seed. The Bayliss Is q neat little side.whee
boat, with one boiler and two 14-ineh cylinders
T with Sh feet stroke; She will tow two bmaEges.
wegan both here and elsewhere. will be pleased
to learn that he has closed the contract for the
steamer Charles r. Ghouteau. which when com
Dleted, will make her the largest cotton carrier
e. gel r. one OF the f finest eat e packets
creased in length % feet, making her: 1923 feet
over ALL, Her breadth Of beam is "a feet, and
her depth of hold is Sh feet. The cabin is to be
extended and o large number of rooms, nine
feet square each, added. These apartments are
% be elegantly furnished, and will vie in splen.
work is being pushed forward with energy, anC
the boat will be completed and leave st Louis
to take her place In the Memphis and New Or
leans trade September /. Mr. Geo. Miltenber.
ger viii continue in charge Of the Chouteaus
Office
Memphis Avalanche:
River receipts Of cotton during the past sea
son at this port has been as follows: From the
mississippi river north and south of this. 81 Sol
bales: from White river. is s04 bales; from ar.
kansas river, 1S s35 bales: from St Francis
river 1903 bales. Total, 100 160 bales. The ship
Tnents by steamers south have been 81 48O bales
BY. steamers north. IS 957 bales. Total, 80 AZ
bales. The remainder of the cotton handled
here, amounting 10 306,16S bales. has beer
moved by the sayer,I railroads.
The Helena Ward says: Steamboatmen ar
asarule clever. kind hearted and chart able ant
seldom refuse to extend helping hand in cas-
q need. The writer was passenger on thu
koDt. H. Lee In 1873, as she was returning iron
Louisville to New Orleans after being repaired
She had on board all the freight she could car
~ and alarge number of passengers Amoni
the latter there was little child, very sfeK, ant
as the Lee reared Luna Landing, just abov