The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-08
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT
Saturday. June 8, 1878.
Arrivals

OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT. |
Saturday, June 8, 1878.
Arrivals.
St. Mary Isabel Robt. Mitchell, B. ellie. Natchez
Mary Ida, Assumption.
Departures.
Wild Gazelle Isabel Henry Tetp. Gov Allen
70 AFFIvI.
Gov. Allen, Ouachita Belle BAYOU Sara: Eva
Henry Tete, Lafourchs: Isabel Alvin. Wild
Gazelle, lower coast; Bonnie Lee, Red river
Commonwealth, st. Louis
The weather was clear Yesterday, with q
pleasant breeze from the river
Business rather dull.
The j. Sharp Mcdonald arrived yesterday
with tow OF seventeen boats Of coal
The Charles Mcdonald, with q tow. passed
down to the ietties Thursday 'vening.
The Wild Ga7eIle will return from the lower
coast this evening, and leave Monday. as usual.
Don't forget that the Belle leaves this morn
Ing, rs usual, for the upper coast
The new boat building for Capts. Harper and
Woods to replace the Blue Wing No. 3 will be
let into the water this coming week. BarmOre
Is doing his level best to turn out good boat
she will be the best aud fastest sternwheel boat
on the, river. The new boat will be tho same
length and beam as the YHzOO Valley with G
inches more hold. She will have - inches
larger cylinders than the YaHoo Valley, with
one foot more stroke. She Will be IA feet be
The st. Mary hereafter will extend her trips
on the Lafourche to Lockport Cap. Joe Dial
teres Is also arranging to ma Ike an excursion to
the Gulf via the LafOurche leaving here on the
eighteenth.
The Plttsburg Commercial Gazotte copied On
item from our columns and gave 30 credit. Tile
Courier, journal copied it and credited the Ga
zette. The st. LQul7 Globe Democrat used 1t
and nd, credited the \. Q, Times; Next.
Mitchell Dan Moore master, Frank Stein clerk.
arrived Thursday night from the Ohio with a
fine trip and returns day ut E,p. m. positively.
going through to Cincinnati. We commend the
Mitchell to the travelling public for a large.
fast ro9my, safe and very comfortable steamer
to travel on, and her officers for experience re-
liable. obliging end attentive boatmpn.
The Anchor Line steamer James Howard
leaves to-day for st. Louis. BY referring to the
advertisement In another column II will be seen
that special Inducements are offered to visitors
for points on The Upper Mississippi. the pleas
ATTEST In the country.
The John W. Cannon leaves Louisville for
New Orleans to-day,
The John Means and bargee are to be sold to.
day by the United States Marshal.
=, The It. Francis Belle leayes d"ily at 1880 n. m.
from Bienville street for WestwogO running in
connection with the New Orleans and Texas
Railroad to DonaldsOnville
The fleet Belle In pl',e Of the Blue Wing No.
2, leaves to-day at IL DEL a. m. the upper
coast to the Ashland plantation. J. A. Com,
The reliable Mary Ida, J. A. Ruiz in COM
~,nand. leaves thit 10 O. ~ promptly for the Mp
RePr coast TO Ben Turemud's ? antatton. Mr. Ed.
NicOlle has charge If the Office.
The splendid steamer st Mary. Joe DaIferes
master, f. Nicolle clerk, leaves to-day at b u. m.
for the coast and Bayou Lafourche, through to
= The New Bart Able Richard sinnot master.
George Hamilt' clerk, is r. ceiving this morn
ing to leave to- day ut .. m. prOmptIy for
Alexandria and Grand FcOrp.
=, The New Orle and Red River Transporta-
veil in command Wn. Dillon rIerk is receiving
to leave to dav ut 3 u. m. for Shreveport.
, The 0uaehtta feile. ohm @, l. bano master,
j. III. M ssop clerk. leaves to-day promptly ut
.. m. for Bayou Sara. Baton Rouge, Flauue-
mine and al coast landings.
- The Natchez, Y. p. feathers master. J. F.
LAM Juy, E.
burg and all mail la diugs.
The regular semi weekly Bayou LafourGhe
packet Assumption, Z. A. harlet master, N. z.
Outputs clerk, leaves rs usual to day at o. m
for LOckport.
n The he, only thr2Hgh Bayou Bartholomew, packet
2. m. for the, Black and Ouachita rivers and
Bayou Bartholomew. through to Portland.
Exchange Clippings. June :.
Cincinnati Commercial:
Capt Th0s. 7. LeHthers and Capt j. Brown
spent YESTERDAY morning at the Marine WAYS,
examining Capt. Browns now Southern packet
Capt. Leathers is de lighted with her model and
says he will be disapuotnt d if she DOM prove
fast clpUer.. Elias EhIer is building mag
nitioent and SNOWY cabin of an entirely new de
sign for the Edward J. Gay. Capt Brown
went down to Louisville last might on the United
states to meet his family, who are coming here
on the Chas Motga0.
=, BISMARCK. June 1.-The Rosebud, of the
Coulson Line, arriv' from Benton to-day.
making the round TRIP of 2i0O miles in sixteen
days the fast st time on record The govern
ment steamer sherman arrived to-day from
Fort Custer, the first steamer up the How
Stone and Big Horn this season. A good stage
of water Is reported with mountains full of
snow. o. Tuesday and Thursday the Sher-
man passed through snow storms.
by Telegraph
ST. LOUIS, June 7.-Arrivas: J. M. Kerr. Hi
nois river Exchange Pittsburg: Spread Eagle
Grafton; Golden Eagle Keokuk; f. g. Elliott
Grand Tower; Belle Memphis. Memphis: Cal
houn, Naples; Port Eads and barR S. New Or
leans. Departed: Golden Eagle, Kookuk
Spread Eagle. Grafton; E. G. Elliott, Grand
Tower: Calhoun, Naples; Alex Mitchell St.
Paul; Belle Memphis, Memphis, Weather
cloudy: business good.