The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-31
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Vicksburg. ....... .....-.. 80 to =
below high water mark Of 1874. Indicates
The Southern Transportation Company.
steamer Golden Rule, O. z. Shinkle master. w
4. Shaw clerk. arrived Saturday evoning from
Cincinnati. and Is receiving to return to-mor-
row at .. N. The accommodations of the Golden
Hue are first class. and she is one Of tho pleas
ATTEST boats on the river to travel by.
The John Fl. Hanna. leaving Wednesday for
he Ouachita. will take freight for Camden, con-
Meeting with the Lii tie Bob b.
The Fanchon will be the only departure to-
NOR Ow for the Atchafalaya, tho Yazoo having
changed over to Wednesday.
The regular tri-weekly upper coast packet
Eva, Chas. DeBouehel master. Sep. Toea and
r.. Barry clerks, leaves to-day at Ii a. In. for
Bonnet Carre.
The new and feet Bayou Sara and coast
J. brown master. s s. Streck and b. s. Leathers
clerks. leaves to-day at s D. IN.
TIE r HsnLv ea weekly Bayou LaopTes
Landry clerk leaves to-day at o. m
The semi weekly coast and Baton Rouge
racket WHISPER J. A. Comstock master. Geo.
NJ Woods clerk. leaves to-day at D. M The
Whisper represents the st. J9hn In this trade.
=, The tri-weskly upper coast packet Belle.
Frank Eergeron master. j @. Bargeron clerk
leaves to-morrow at 10 a. m. for Ben Tureaud's.
The feet and popular Emma Irviue, Joe
SHARP master. Z. N. valette clerk. leaves to-
morrow at II a. m. for the lower coast.
The great United States mail packet r. f.
Lee. VIM. Campbell master. a. MeVay clerk
leaves TO- morrow at D. III. for Vteksburg
pacaet Assumption, Z. A. Charlet master, leaves
tomorrow at .. IN.
The New. Orleans and Opelousas Packet Com
pany's United States mail steamer Fauchon H.
II. Broad master. Theo John clerk leaves to-
morrow at D. m.
The Kountz Line steamer Henry O. Yaeger.
Dave Haney master. N. j. Fowler clerk, leaves
TO. morrow at .. N. for st. Louis.
The New Orleans and Ouachita River Trans
er John II. Hanna. J, W. Blanks master. leaves
Wednesday at D. IN. for Uuachita City.
The John W, Cannon J. g. Libano master.
leaves Wednesday, as usual for Bayou Sara.
The Anchor Line steamer Commonwealth
Geo. Carvell master. Owen G. Gates clerk. is re-
ceiying to leave Wednesday, for 1t. Louis.
The N. o. and Il. X. Transportation Company's
United States mail steamer Danube. Charles
Thorn master, leaves Wednesday for Shreve-
port.
The regular weekly packet Yazoo, VIM. Craw-
ford master leaves Wednesday for the Ope-
lousas.
Marine Journal:
paltry sum of seventy three, dol
lars only was realized from the bale Of
cotton sold at Memphis for the benefit of the
widow of Dalton the Waterman. who died of
steamer J. M. Chambers: This sum is all the
widow OF the brave Waterman gets, aud his life
was Just as precious TO the fatheress children
as Lieut. Bennerl. whose WIFI and children re-
ceived the muDfcent sum IF thirty thousand
dollars. youchsafing to them life of greater
Wond 1t Us h
from q soldiers pay. The contrast of reward to
the helpless families OF men. one equally as
brave as the other Is 50 great that We cannot
refrain from comment.
1t Is another sad lesson upon the distinction
made between men Of high and low degree. In
he one, the death OF q brave man lifts his fam
lily to opulence and wealth. The other, whose
bravery is equally as cOmmendable. his sacri-
ice OF life deprives widow and children Of the
common necessities Of life. II anything, Dial
ton s bravery was the most to be admired. for
he had more to sacrifice than Benner. Had they
both returned alive, Lieut., Benner would have
been the hero OF the day, but who would have
sounded the praise of poor Dalton2 Memphis
has certainly done herself no honor in the dis
tinction, and If her people wish their hitherto
undisputed they should raise purse for the
widow Of the brave Waterman, equal to the
munifcent sum they realized for the family or
Lieut.. Benner.
The Cincinnati Commercial says: the rail-
roads cannot be governed. or restricted to a
moderate rate Of speed. then the steamboats,
should be so constructed as to attain a greater
rate OF speed than now obtained by any craft
afioat on the Western waters, with only one ex
ception. This can be- easily done, and the boats
cost but little more than those now in commits
sion. They can all be good business boats,
each carrying burden OF 1900 tons, with
draught Of water light not to exceed four feet.
On our shallow waters a model bow, sharp
stern, are the models required but no boat OF
1000 tons should have cylinders smaller than
thirty inches, with ten foot foot stroke"
nary side wheel steamer. being placed aft OF
the centre, have the eff, ct Of raising the stern
when the wheels are put into motion. This
gives the boat plunge. The motion OF the
wheels takes the water from the front, leaving
q vacuum. the same as an air vacuum which
the boat is constantly rushing In to FILL which.
in connection with the elevation OF the stern of
the boat, makes what is called the slip motion,
and which. some marine architects claim. more
than compensates for the water yield to the
buckets"
ESpecial to the Democrat
MONROE, La. March 3O.-Weather clear and
Pleasant. The river continues falling. Down: