The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-10
TILE HEROINE.
The Double Trip Across the Lake on
Sunday. n-MM

The Double Trip Across the Lake on
Sunday.
The swift teamer Heroine rushed right into
favor on Sunday. doing almost all the passen-
ger carrying trade to Vaudeville and Lewis.
burg. Each time that she landed at Vaudeville
she was received with salvo of applause from
the people assembled in large numbers on the
wharf. This outburst of enthusiasm was due
not only to the low passage rates fifty cents)
that have been adopted by the owners Of the
i Heroine. but particularly to the recommended
ton which the schedule Of trips OF the vessel
affords our people. who send their families
across the lake during the summer months. to
visit them frequently without interference to
the business of the head of the family" In New
Orleans Such schedule. or similar one.
had long been urged by the people who cannot
Indulge In the expense Of sending the folks to
remote watering places. and all honor and
patronage is due to the proprietors Of the
Heroine for inaugurating 1t.
According to the schedule the business man
can now leave the Lake End att O'clock on Sat-
and k sunday sysnns
or even night with bis family ID MandeyiIle
or Lewie burg, and return TO the city by 8 q. m.
day. On Mondays Tuesdays, Thursdays and
saturdays the boat leaves the Lake End on the
arrival OF the p. M train and returns to the
city. leaving Vaudeville at a. m. the next day.
The expressions heard on Sunday were to the
effect that under this arrangement. which will
be Kept up, Vaudeville and Lewisburg must
4 undoubtedly thrive and prove Ravens of bliss
60 those OF our people who have small purses
Or who cannot absent themselves from the city
for grt ater length Of time than twelve or
twenty-fou hours.
Another innovation which Is destined to pop
uiRrfze the Heroine. Sunday and Wednesday. Is
the excursion schedule. which enables those
DESTROYS OF indulging IL picnics. to spend an
entire day in the splendid woods of st. Tam
many parish: Over hundred people availed
more pleased set We have seldom seen. Still
another is the accommodation which is given to
the public to make a flying trip of three or four
hours on Sundays and Wednesdays, and fee
Ing from heated city, enjoy the balmy and in
No fewer than three hundred and seventy
aiye people made the trip on Sunday afternoon.
fully one-half being ladies.
These are few facts as they exist. and de-
serving OF commentator. and when 1t is added
e1ples only about one hour and q half the In
eso'havsnlence will be apparent. and we are only
y sn sa the expressions of the excursionistB
ssanmns M III sAy lnat more agreeable recreation
nle. AnS d Wasnsa Tor By the most exaeting peo-
<atiyeiy iniosnaas Y not all. for we are authori
thaarr cnlst otcer CAPT. BovIe vii III ma G 4
nnbIc P n business Is study tha Wants # tha
establish Tia ~ satisfy Its wants and firmly
pTobabie. among ther th,nnseat neir boat: T is
MlM 20 established on board IA ~ restaurant
Y snls mas not vet been done il IN Jerome. and
as 3, ny sWiHness OF the boar Pc
.seg ss hungry On board but inasm ~ naye time
anef " frequently on the way st ms1i ~ ~, sne