The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-10


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The Merchants and Planters Independent
Line packet City Of Augusta, 7 O. Montgomery
master. Joe Elliott clerk, is receiving 70 leave
| to. morrow at & y. m, without fan. for Monroe
and all way landings on the 0uachita and Black
! rivers.
The New Orleans ard Ouachita River Trans
| portation Company i United States mail steamer
John II, Hanna. j. W. Blanks master. leaves
to- tnorrow'Ht5 .. m. positively for Ouaehta City.
The Ancbor Line steamer Centennial. 1hos.
l.. Davidson master. Frank Cakes clerk. leaves
TOMORROW at s .. m. for st. Louis.
ern Transportation Company, Eug. l.. Shinkle
master. Chant shinkle clerk, leaves to- morrow
at TL .; NJ without fill for r oiinl ei, ~
states mail steamer Jewel O. p .Truslow mas
| ter, Eug. Barrow clerk. leaves Wednesday for
The john W. Cannon. J. G. Libano master
The mammoth Henry Frank. J. +. Hicks mas
ter. Ar. Grissom clerk. will arrive to leave
Wednesday for Memphis and the bends.
THE PASSENGER BOAT OF THE FUTURE.
Mr.. M. Il Rulser writes the Madison Courier:
/ do not intend In this article to give advice
TO stenmboattuen In regard TO the building of
q few comments In regard to "A communication
published by u correspondent In a late issue of
the Cincinnati Commercial He says that boats
Of the Olden time. or such as the Ed L. Rich
ardson, burning 5000 bushels Of coal. or twice
a. much az the Golden Cliy, would b. a success
II the CINCINNATI and New Orleans trade The
Ed T. Richardson. though she may be success
On The Lower Mississippi. where there Ia gen
orally y good stage OF water. would be as com
pared with the Golden City failute IN the Gin
Richardson cost three times ne much money az
re q Golden d oty SECOND t. costs Twice O. much
M tg "A nyI1 ntniY tY,.,
feet light, would be compelled to lay up half tho
year on account of low water, the Golden City
at that stage Of water. six feet. could carry over
1000 IONS.
Such boats IA the Richardson, while they may
have been successful during the flush times of
steamboating. when oil the passengers aud
would In these days Of railroad and barge COM
petition prove failures. In later years. how
ever, a few such steamboats, have been built.
Among them may be mentioned the Thompson
Dean and Charles Bodmann, both large fine
aud powerful steamboats,. Financially. they
proved, greet failures. The Bodmann was
burned at New Orleans. while the Thompson
Dean, a boat that cost s164, 900. was sold ut
private sale for $4,000, after having been out
about five years. The experience Il these two
steamboats, IN the Cincinnati and New Orleans
trade shows conelusively that in II boats like the
Richardson will not pay Bat | am satisfied,
from Investigation. that light. draught and
schedule time as possible. could run almost the
year round. She would not have to be- top
heavy with fancy cabin adornments: but
GERS TO brighten 1t. would be more
attractive to the travelling, and shipping public
than the finest boat would be- with Independent
and accommodating officers. Whenever a
boat is regular in her time, she always captures
the passenger trade: for there Is nothing more
tires me than to wait for a boat that Is behind
time in such cases minutes seem hours espe-
ctaly in the night time. People wishing to
travel from such points as Cairo and Evansville
will not wait for a boat many hours when they
can go speedily by rail in all directions. But
II boat is fast and reliable they will always
wait for her. as steamboat travelling is much
more pleasant and comfortable than railroad |
travelling. Such n boat could increase her |
already large business by being run upon the
European plan-that, IT, charging a certain
meals and berths. Such a plan. If adopted |
could not fail to be satisfactory to all classes OF
the travelling public. STEAMBOATS, run upon this |
plan have at all times proved successful. All |
tfe fine boats on the Hudson river are run upon
this plan.
Cincinnati Commercial:
The reported marriage Of Mr.. Ed DonnaIly, |
late Of the A. Q. Donnally. is mistake. TWAS
another gentleman Of the same name.
The Pointe Coupee Pelican says:
We consider il q compliment paid our parish |
that Capt. T. p. feathers should choose three |
old live oaks from its soil 10 be- the |
tho axes have been piled with infinite pains and |
skill to reduce these monarchs Of the Forest |
to their proper shapes to fulfill their new
functions. The prov Is taken from a splendid |
tree grown on the plantation of our neighbor, |
Mr.. jules Labatut, and the stern piece from an |
aged oak on the old Jeter place.
st. Louis Post Dispatch:
The following explains itself: Egypt" |
Cairo correspondent of the Natchez Democrat
it is rumored on the streets of Cairo that the
k9untz Line is about to be bought out by the |
Barge company audiAnchor Line. The report |
is generally believed. as 1t is known that nego-
tiatons were pending last fall looking to this
result and only failed because the Barge com.
pany were not willing to put up more than one
third of the purchase money, while the Anchor
resented as anxious to sell out, and 1t is more
han likely that if the transfer is not already
made. II will be soou."
1 denounce the above as an unqualified false
hood. No negotiations have been and none are
low pending between Mr. Scudder and myself
or the purchase of my line Of boats.
W. J. KOUNTZ
Especial to the Dem ocratl
MONROE, La, March 9-Weather clear and
pleasant River continues declining Passed |
own: Jno. Howard at a. m, with fair trip
10: John Wilson at a. m. twenty hours behind
| me on account of fog Wednesday and Thurs
lay nights.
BOUTZ.