The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-18

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Ebrsveport '"........." TO 4
vleksburg. .;............ % ! 70 /
pe2E hga wf is mark q IT, Indicates
The weather Yesterday was cloudy lib To
noon when 1t cleared off The day was win
terlsh one.
business vas ratbes5lnll on the landing, OK.
good trip out
The Centennial arrived during ths afternoon.
The PiaRa returned yesterday to the jstties
With barge loaded with cement,
The harkeeper OF the sherlock has this trip
some tpothR0ine merses for bis patrons, 70 VIII:
q lot " green turtles. one OIL which weighs sl4
There was no news from the John a. Wood
Yesterday except that everything waH ready for
tho pumps To be started this morning. II
everything holds taut she can be pumped out la
three or four hours
70 ANYTHING the Bart Able will resume her trips
NJ Zee ,advertisament ot me Baton Rouge And
Donaidaonville packet 1atydid III another col
Attention ls called TO the Anchor Line adver-
tipement In another column.
We heard the hall storm discussed yesterday
and We give 1t as seen by three men, A captain
eBid the stones wers tbs size Of q bantam egg
while d we'll known eat man said they were IL
big IA his fist A steamboat agent joined the
party at that moment aud we left Without hear
lug his opinion az 10 Size, for VIZ were getting
Tfhe Katie 4. Kountz has been laid M and
taken across tho river: also the corona and d.
Tfe Danube wa delayed taking aboard her
freight on account OF the storm and did not get
away till yesterday morning.
The Emma Irvtne had her stage and der
rick carried overheard by the wind Wednesday,
evening Of Sugar House Point She sustained
no other damaRe and left ~, time yesterday
morning with one Of her usual big freights.
The Future City aud tow left yesterday even.
The great Natchez will be on hand this morn
inR receiving to leave Tomorrow rs usual for
VirkEhurg
Oapt., James Hamilton. or the steamer IRA
No. 10. has received the following from Eason's
Receive for Eason's Ferry, ....-.....
The Era No. 10 will be at the landing this day.
and leave positively on Saturday April 10, for
Ill points on BRuf river.
"reminiscences.
tSeected for the Democrat
REMOVAL OF THE RED RIVER RAFT.
The appropriations for this great work we're
maze by the Congress Of the United States In
1882. The SUPERINTENDENT appointed was Capt.
"A, IA. hhreve. who commanded the United
the Hsipols ba snesedei IN rleapnp a aWav
seventy five miles Of the raft In two years, end
ing In 1888, He continued the work until he
completed the opening Of the. raft. His official
report To thB chief engineer. June l. 1893. says:
have the honor to state 10 the department that
on December.9. 1897. Inc steam snagboat Eradi-
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raft in He'd river for the purpose OF completing
its removal. The steam Pearl / # on the
twenty-seyenth Of January and the Laurel on
February 3. The work was resumed by the re- |
Rpective boats. On the seventh ot March the
Arst steamboat was enabled to force her way |
through the upper section OF the raft, and up to
the twenty-Dtnth live merchant boats had
passed np through the raft. On the first OF
May nRvigat on thfoe VII the whole extent Of
by the largest u ,4s Of bats trading Ill TINT
river with full cargoea.. There were two boats
lost near TIE heaa q. # the taft by striking
accidents happened b fore the Eradieator had
worked her way through That part Of the river.
have sine removed the-e obstrnattons. The
former location OF tha raft occupied 165 miles
TIL removal has extended the navigation by
steamboats, 1850 miles. IL that part of he river
where the raj, was located there was not truce
OF a man to be seen from s foot up To Rush Is
land. near the Caddo agency. When the work
WAS commencel Ia 1883, aud low t1s3s) II ,is nj.
noat u ~, n paaf ~ u ~
The expenditure for the removal III the rat.
Including the building Of tho Era deator. has
some slb 900 a year TO work the Eradicator, for
the purpose OF keeping the raft open, ms tho
spring foods bring down immense quantities
of logs and trees. The advantages W be de-
rived from the removal OF this raft cannot now
be calculated. The government land on the
river has been enhanced tn salu. to an tai-
mease n amount; not less should Judge than
Capt. j. M. Rahun, late OF the Bertha Drummer.
In the Bayou DArbonne trade. notifies ship-
perB through the medium Vt n special notice
that oil freight for that section must be shipped
By the N. O. and O. + I, Company's boats to
Trenton, care Of the Tom 2, Parker, -. s,,,nar
John Wilson, Joe Holmes master. w. B. Clark
clerk, II receiving to leave tomorrow for
Camden.
The New Orleans and Red River Transporta.-
tion Compnnys steamer Silver City, q. w.
Shnde master. VIM. Quicksall clerk. Is receiy-
ing TO leave TO morrow tor shreveport
RECONSIDERATION
steamer Charles Morgan. Albert Stein muster.
Messrs. Harry w y Gin. Adam Weyand and
morrow mt u. III. for Cincinnati. The Morgan
Is one Of the most famous boats Of her day. and
Is always crowned with people who leave her
delighted with heir Kind treatment. Those
contemplating u trip her way had better make
on early visit y secure Y, 4 " iceeof rooms
an Th s liz ras nrrVe
The Anchor Line steamer City bf Alton, Hor-
ace t. Bixby master. VIM, Masson clerk leaves
besides being fine passenger boat IL n fast
one: has gone 70 g. Louis inside Of five days.
"1 The az centennial follows the Alton, ana will
The semi-weekly eeast and Baton Rouge
packet Whisper, j. A. Comstock master. George
H. Woods clerk. leaves to-day ut 10 II. M.
TheY sse1mii-weekly coast and Bayou Lafourche
packet Henry Tete. y y. Aue9in master NJ H..
Landry clerk, leaves to-day ut II q. m.
The fleet United States mail packet y. J.
Gay. John J. Brown master, ), ). Streck clerk;
leaves to-day at 8 .. m. Tor Bayou sara ana all
coast landings.
Tho upper coast to Ben Tureaud's packet
Belle. Frank Bergeron master =. Y BeTEeron
clerk. lesNes tomorrow, rs usual, at ~ u u.
The rEgular tri-weekly packet Eva, Charles
DeBoucsei Master. Sept Toca clerk, leaves to-
morrowat Ii a. IN. for the upper coast TO Bon
net Car.
The Ast and Bayou Lafourche packet A.
sumpftAa r. AZ Charlet master, leaves 70 NOR
row at II m. for the Rienzi plantation. -,
Emma Irvine. JOS. +. sharp master 4. Nj. Val.
letta clark leaves Tomorrow at p. m. to1