The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-13

Exchange Clippings.

Exchange Clippings.
Memphis Appeal:
The Sater relief bale Of cotton. which was
sent 10 the Cotton Exchange of this city Tor the
purpose OF realizi ng some money for the family
VI ue deceased, has never been sold, it still
leI1ains IN the possession Of the Exchange, IN
sold and unattended to by any one. The river
, mhen ought 70 attend 70 the matter, and have
s he ea sold Tor good round sum-" This is
f,n a i u sneme. We are Hs poor as Jobs tur-
hey down this way. but we believe we could sell
NE pale Tor something.
RIVER REMINIsCENCEs
HERMITAGE Feb. q, 1870.
NJ Dear Sd'..Cart, sterin NJ. Barner has,
BY numerous friends. aptiied To ma that
should make him known ID WI ID \ M n ,iav
y. MI fhe Office OF b st office agent In New
oTle ans Tor Sdn shipping maila, etc etc.
nigh minded. honorable and honest man in
every way well qualified for such n tTust aud q
T as Hepubl,can. Judge Grun ". Col Johnston
Viii undertake for, ali | have said 81 Cant
Darher, ana 4 add; IN him the government
would find o faithful officer. and that
would be happy to hear of his appoint mani
with my kind salutations to YOU youramiabla
lady and family, remain very RESPECTFULLY
Your friend.
AMOS KENDALL, Esq, Postmaster GenersI
Capt. s. M. Barner was master and owner q,
.le Lady Jackson, commanded the Tennessee
. un hrst steamboat which ever landed at Nash
Trials are about to be made ut Marseinaa
France, of vessel on an entirely new nrin.
cple, propelled without either screw or paddle
wheels. The craft is of the dimensions and
form Of an ordinary tugboat. and l. worked by
means means OF steam pump Of sixteen horse power.
WIN w horizontal tubular boiler. The pump il
or enormous power and draws In considerable
M,Ihaalll!les OF water. which by the force with
Mnieh Il Is expelled against the sea at the stern
s setss The ves sci forward. The invention Is
s saaiu 10 be that OF an American engineer, and
~. VIC steamer IN reported to have already made
IN ~ knots an hour. The peculiar utility of this
"a - II II answers expectations is for river
mork and after the trials at Marseilles 1t will be
Aealn essayed on the Rhone
OLD TIMES on THE RIVER
.oSsIt. Louis Times: II was Billy Forsyth. cap
s @,n ~ me Cambria. who went to sleep on the
ssaepstan. and was turned around while In a
SSo onnaau snooze by some of the rnguish deck |
oi nSpus. VINO Were always playing jokes on the |
vao o!nmander, When be awoke. and his eyes |
49, 49, looking into his own boats furnace he |
tbalaa. 10 great terror Stop her. Mr. Pilot. |
W96 asns tt,I four boiler boat coming into us"
nliaaen blly found ont that a trick had been |
tasSs upon him. he was very angry. and Of |
t tsSrea $500 for the mon or mons mon |
49, tshas turned him fornenst himself At another
MI: se me Cambria was tied M at a town on the |
and river Tor debt, while Billy was off watch
,rbata asleep Upon being informed by the mate
and W. hei tne matter, he rushed out on the roof
mi, haallooed to the pilot: Give the
1raaL t9aamora turn back. and she'll
y and the debt. which was an IN
y MI ~ one. was never paid. One day man had
snd Sd Ihe boat. but she refused to land for him
satbarasr III, IN her way up the river. The man
-nraeasl MS carpet-s8ck and started ON the
'Ga' aUu toF hall hour kept pace with the