The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-08

HicRspurg :.;.... 1900. 30 10 l
rise. Indicates fall. = ~ -''-'0
The weather Yesterday was clouy. just littl
wsr%b n with appearances Of RAIN which is YER
Business On the landing was quiet.
The Yellowstone raised steam yesterday af
ternoOn and went to the New York steamship
landing " put 81 l1p barrels moIasses nara
died o. the q: P. schenck ct $40 sunday morn
Ing. Mrs. Baird lives in Pittsburg and was 81
tie war 70 @ her ae arFWea here
sunday evening. Mr.. Baird was photographed
for. and is expected to arriye this evening.
sunday morning from vlcksbure. and returned
Mr. IT, All. drfissom. Of the Henry Frank. lef,
Ill T6e wife 81 Mi Richard Burns. clerk Of the q
r. schenck. and his sister Mrs,jJ. i. Miles. art
making the round trip On That boat:
The TenSaS leaves tomorrow ut s b. m. fol
the Tensas and Macon. ms cad OF to-day. az
previously advertised. with Capt. L. Y. Cooler
70 command, Capt. J. B. Sullivan and Mr.. Il
SINKING OF THE JOHN A. WOOD.
tBy Telegraph
STELLA PLANTATION. April ITO B. d. Wood
4 Bro: Wood sunk last night on wreck OF De
Boto Four feet water on fOrecastle. eighteen
ss astern head hanging on wffcE ~ l1yeE
VII Tne wood arrived here saturday A mornine
Eh toy 2t coal and eft IN TIE evening
en l tie way Back Sunday sfternoon. pt jasi
below Belair. her shaft broke. Temporary
repairs were made to the shaft. and, leaving her
p sba n ss q wreeR hs peoo T
lies at McOoll's flats. twenty-fi five miles below
the city. the engineer called. UP to the pilot.
we're loose. and to land the boat. In making
sunk . above; MI Burr Wood and his lis WIFE .s
Capt j. b. Eads, Mr.. John A. Wood and Mr..
Pittsman and wife were coming up on her, but
left at Belair. and came up on the tug Joe
Cooper, Capt. Jonathan Wood, went down to
her. and says she can be raised and the Salyor
No. was sent TO do the work. She is q fine
toWboat. one OF the best that ever came here.
and we hope by the time this meets the eyes Of
the third disaster occasioned BY this wreck.
See telegram below from the City Of Green
There was quick work done on the Raven
this trip She arrived Friday. evening. at 4
oclock. Her FIVE barges were discharged and
800 tons OF freight put aboard Ia time for her to
The j. NJ. White. Capt. J. M. White, will be re-
ceiving TO- morrow to leave Thursday. as usual.
Attention is called to the advertisement Of the
Donaldsonville and Bayou Sara United States
mail packet Katydid In another column. The
schedule time Of the Katydid between Donald
hours up and i've and quarter hours down..
The John Fl. Hanna, leaving tomorrow for
the Ouachita. will take freight for Camden, con-
Bartholomew. connecting with the Willie.
The Anchor Line steamer Annie P. Silver. D.
q. Silver master Green \. shields clerk. leaves
on Thursday By Capt p. ". dould's bran"
new and very elegant W. P. Halliday. and In
turn by the John A. Seudder Saturday. The
Anchor Line Is prepared to offer superior
Inducements to traveers for all points North,
East and West. as will be seen by consulting
tn @ advertise sen ment 10 another column.
passenger steamer Grand Golden Grown. Of the
Southern Transportation Company. EnR.
nns e ona ol snhas f.rf ol ~
ioyable trip the Grown IL the boat to make 1t on.
md Capt. shinklG the ma to r make It with;
es eows h 6eoan
the New Mary Houston Saturday.
The regular tri-weekly upper coast packet
Belle. Frank Bergeron master. ). 9. Rergeron
clerk, leaves to-day ut 10 q. m. for Ben Tu-
The staunch and fast Emma Irvine Joe
sharp master. p. M. Vallette clerk. leaves TO-
day Of a q. 10. promptly for the lower coast to
The feet and flne coast and Lafourche packet
assumption. P. A. Chariot master, leaves to-day
T The Robert E. Lee, William Campbell master
4. McVay and W. Cannon In charge Of the Of
NE. leaves to-day at .. IN. for Vicksburg and
The New Orleans and opelousas Packet Com.
pany's United States mail packet Fanchon, H.
Il. Broad master. Theo. John and J. III: Shsr-
IASAnCs AOhVSc IO.u0k UVo ~ AAAs 80 49,
The New Orleans and Red River Transporta-
1l snas pvmnpeny,s United States mail steamer
ioaVe TO- morrow for Shreveport.
na dae weekly upper coast packet Eva, Cnas.
pebouchel master, Sept. Toea clerk, leaves to-
The peerless John w. Cannon j. q. Libano
master. j. Il. Mossop clerk. leaves tomorrow at
p m. as usual. for all coast landings through
The United States mail steamer John II. Han
%, OF the New Orleans and Ouachita River
B. G.. Cornwell cerK leaves to. morrow at 3. N.
Tor Ouachtta City.
Tn The regular weekly Opelousas packet Yazoo.
leaves tomorrow at D. m without fail.
The steamer Jewel from Shreveport, with a
me cargo. arrived last evening portion of
which was 1882 bales cotton 2aO sacks cotton
seed and 50 head cattle.
Exchange Clippings. April :.
st. Louis Times:
At p. m. yesterday the City of Alton en-
eountered strong. wind at Chester, and her
IS To retard the draft, and the boat suffered oon
sderable delay 10 consequences. Rohan
Brothers are making for the Alton pair OF
leave on her advertised day. The Alton brought
10 passengers In cabin. carried $50 passengers
on the round trip. had IS eolored to port. and
NEW ORLEANS April Am reply to Another
student" will say that took It for granted
luatthe wheels OF the Morgan ana guiding Star
were properly arranged to avoid Slip as much
g possible also that the boilers 9: the Two boals
more, will say that the foreWheel Of 9 wagon
runs 10 faster than the hind one. although max;
ang more revolutions. Again. cylinders mould
" so proportioned as to secure the most advan
saSeous expansion of steam. II Is true that g
Sltinder uses no more steam than one OF half
y, ,ts size the piston of which is moving at doqbe
~ Velocity OF the large piston It Is certain tain
i've similar boilers. and ten boilers should gen
crate crate twice as much steam as Ave- ether things
Os;hg equal. But 1t is not true that ten boilers
s WI proDel the same vessel twice as fast az I'VE
esolers would The reason being, that the re-
s.sstance increases nearly as the square Of the
ssveecity II this proposition 10 true. II Will 90
eesaent that TO drive vessel twenty miles an
nvnl up stream would reauire three times as
h nae 70 power as would be necessary to propel
. .so at ten miles an hour. There are, vessels
ss9 which illustrate the possibility OF this high
s sMs OF speed. 1t Is obvious that a boat with
NJ sSen speed must not be greet freight carrier
frai should depend on passengers. express
r nnah and the mails. for If she could carry
shS ~ freight the time lost In handling it on
t III way would prevent her from making quick
It'll pss HnH shOnlA h4 lnUp.a narrow and /