The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-31
Ap ,.,s.al low Change.
HIM high water mark Of 1874. Indicates
sTfndfnntaa fall

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sg aI sa,.y ws ss1I mark Of 1871. Indicates
sxsre blessed with rain yesterday which
~ I'M dust. cooled the atmosphere. and made
ss nne hHr,py. There was considerable wind
S4s river during the day. which caused some p,
mi the Tete'a tenders. and the Ysaeo Val
HIM aged the Silver City considerably.
N CITY Of Alton Ind not arrived when We
n ihe landing lit o'clock. Abs will DC gn
=, however to leave to-day Ht y. 20. Iof ~.
Nh She IL an excellent boat. famous l2f ~
IN e1Inmands. Mr, VIM. Mason cierk.
SsIsoe Lamb and VIM; Underwoed. ne nero
a Rs 11ranefti proportions Of this great steam
|l a!,i III aeen to-day In these waters for tho
atnme il ID earnestly hoped that Capt, Leath,,
ks. 1IIi hack hsr down to the point and speed
IN Itg ths landing. that snB may show that
|6Ee 4 u pgW a ~ having sold the d. Stein and
safed the Clara II. Tor four months. VII.
~ NEXT week for Kentucky, where ~ will
|tNNssta for the summer. lie Will 20 round to
ls.s.sd Ise on the Clara TO day.
HAHN RSs nav boat contracted for ny Capt. Noah
sssssal viii BIZ b 5000 hae bout OF tho following
ssspvssssslnuH Length ls5 feet. beam IA feet.
elash II hold III the shnilowest place II feet
esstli have two foot steel boilers. AZ inches
IA sIsfaatar iE.ineh cylinders. s-foot stroke and
4 Hi iisngth eabin.
h a nnaalmatfa Yesterday on the Cannon.
sa Vhasrt NATGHEz. TITO memory OF man hnrd-
Il, ,.saIasnsfh back To tho dny when there was not
u aaiufday boat 10 Vicksbnfg. and Tor more
TN kthrd 81 century the i .iaIne q the Nat
III IN 'ineenarHbly connected with this day and
ssssass WI are prom pted to write this from the
that the present NatGhez, tho sixth OF her
I'M commanded by Cnpt. Leathers. bids fare
s'f III day to her friends, who are Hs numerous
4 I'M iaages Iii Il forest. thai q seventh Aatehez
S4 mia Her place. 10 much. and justly too.
! ~ teafl said lid praise Of the present boat.
! 2sfngfhlnR thMt has not already been spoken
Ssat her eHn BIZ written BY .us. Her ton years
Ssssf has been m evenfol and q successful
III hnd there are few crafts that ever ii ated
sttse record LII every particular equals hers
MI i'm dealt gently with this great boat. for
Al Inn been cared for by muster who Ii n
~ t sr3 III iii thai the name mpliea ia such d
|SIHnAf TINT IL Ia ~ source OF surprise 10 many
IN treh boat. which, as far Hs appearances
! II IlstilI On the sunny side 81 life. should be-
&sNaniled But her captain wants d larger and
/ lisF one, and nv he is u man In whose voeabu-
. VI there ID no such word ns fhtl. her friends
EEd 10 the inevitable. In the confidence that a
/ iftxtbr will replace her.
Tteirfp Of the hatchez Just completed, makes
! NthAt she has made. The amount 0f bnsineFs
+ sIahM done in this time ID simply fabulous. To
NH faint Idea or 1t W. state that during the
Ill three seasons. her trips amo,.sting u 119.
IN baa brought to this city .4tA bales cotton.
Mssacks cotton seed inen1 and 47s2 barrels eot-
n tsed oil, The number OF people she has
+hlisd would populate u city. the. distance
IN haH travelled would circumnayigate the
1e31 more thnn nineteen times. anu III ever
tn has been . miahep or D word uttered In
nplsint II IL yet 20 be known. The largest
1foesT carried by the Natehea was ia De-
SBNf 1879. when she brought b51I bales. 54s
3Isfs viii be- d large crowd ut the landing to.
m ID see their cherished favDrite. the grand
lnMmer. Oh.
iss Whisper b. 8. Leathers In command. J,
II fpse UhaH. Vanderdose, Val Entriken and
lmry Wilson clerks, leaves today for Vicks-
hk I'd place Ut the Natehez, and will continue
hhB sade until the new Natehe2 comes out.
hH ff6hds on the river will find the Whisper
FJssF. fine aud very fast boat.
MENTION u called to the adyertissment 81 the
jacksonville and Bayou sara United States
NA packet Katydid In another column.
Me W. r. Halliday and o tow of the Missfs-
@l Valley Transport alton Company leaves
louis to-day. and the Thos. Sherlock Cin-
isllme 81 the W. p. Halliday to st. Louis
4t Days And hours. running time days and
kNHrs, No effort Ill particular was made 10
E1s fast run. and there 10 hardly doubt
Mimi she can make ut. Louis In much less
IN Cincinnati Commercial of the twenty
ssh has The following: Capt. Dan. II. Nor
M hsA closed contract with the Quachtta
bsla president. for the building OF D side
ytsl steamer 26o feet long. 40 feet beam, with 7
Mfeld and fine full length cabin. to be COM
VIDA by November /. with entirely new ma.
tsaOpble due steel boilers, % feet long. a
90 IN diameter: cylinders 26 Inches In df.
AHer with 0 feet stroke. with IA fest lsngt b Of
Eks4. and capacity for 5000 bales of cotton.
sMt has already been commenced on the hull
nAN1ehinerv."
nse1nve ~ incorrect In few particulars.
". Blanks has contracted for the new
I'M M tho New Orleans and Ouaehita River
Mn sgAssaeorfation Company: her beams will be
III asahAs depth Of hold feet. and the length oil
Ma1etet 14b feet; capacity 4boo bales. Capt.
s INV Will leave to-day or Tomorrow for Gin
ashlsky barrel upon which the stamp had
IaMan prouery cancelled. and In which u lot
III sM |, ron had been packed. and shipped ON
s ssaa d she coast packets was seized by lynx
N ss eHelai as IL WINS being rolled of the stage.
MsIssuaAgesed ny captain. we believe there is
WA w " way of conveying such packages with
EsE, mat ID BY knocking the heads In and
wing the whole caboodIe In the fire doors.
Wharfage sixty-seyen Years AGO.
a1na question Of wharfage liz always an inter-
Smg one. and from records In tine city ar
n s gsM appears to be very old one In this
Y. happening across an old record Of wharf
collections We find that the first steamboat
n ,eser landed here paid wha' fNge just as Will
iMst We suppose. Quoting from this old
IN w ind that thirty-feur harges and 16D fiat
I'M VIC registered as having paid wharfage.
MeA 1872. appears the first steamboat. tho
assne, Capt Clement. In no instance Ii tho
s saessee given. only the amount paid IL entered.
a sfh VIZ Tor the Orleans %. Between this date
~ sa.eeemhar. 1878. she is recorded nineteen
TsA Unlike our usage OF the present day,
~ ~ They found a boat that was too small to
Esssss eharge against, for In February. 1915.
sW s.aa dhis entry: One steamboat, 40 charge,
Masqaall, This was little craft buik at Vidaia,
saN.a!eh Judging from the following letter. as
iS s,N ~ the entries on this book, must have
s ssae second steam boat built, certainly tho
n s WI Y arrive at New Orleans. though it does
IN. plain how the machinery came to be
fasasAu HEz. March 10, 1si2.-In letter from
Ss1aaa opposite this place. to Oliver Evans, 1t
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