The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-06
stage Of the Rivers.


vi.sss so IT,, . ..,.. ,,ars 70 90, ,,o.,..
sa ss wf s TIM rossn naeaes
Yesterday Was one OF the days IN the landing
and beyond 4 little hauling there. was nothing
Sndria and Willard were nnabre 70 nat n on
pound Of their freight there being no labor to
be had for any price.
P. sehenck. for the Ohio. and the Oity OF Alton,
for g. louis. will leave Just ~ soon as 1t IL
The Willie owing TO the wesiher. did not
leave for Bayou bartholomew yesterday. She
will get OFT to-day.
The Assumption left yesterday morning for
the Lafourche. and will return to leave to-mor-
:, The New Orleans and Red River ,Transporte-
poad massr Hi" Porter Ter es1e
morrow, at 0. M. for Shreveport.
The New Orleans and Ouachita River Trans
j. W. Blanks master, d. g. Cornwell clerk, IL re-.
eeiylng 70 leave Tomorrow at D. m. Tor Qua
The new, fast and regular passenger steamer
Clara b., VIM. Wenzsl In command arrived Sat-
urday night with fine trip. and vii leave again
osp r9 Ss Oldest a e.
The trade. has charge Of tie Office. '''' =
The Baton Rouge Advocate Of tho second
"a telegram from Bayou Sara to the New Or.
leans Democrat dated December a0 says that.
the horns to the brisk little steamer John W.
Cannon for the fastest time from New Orleans
to .Doneldsonville. This victory is one 70 be
the hon0rs with becoming grace"
The Advocate has. got things slightly mixed.
The came paper also SAYS:
The daily mail line has now been fully estab
lished. Oapt. O. L., Kouns has. replaced the
eteamer. Willie with. the feet little. steamer
from Doraidsonviile to BAYOU Sara, arriving
are sent from New Orleans y The Texas Raj.
By the Ida ct about p, m. when she starts on
her upward trip: On her return trip the Ida
arrives here at about o'clock .. m. Az we'll as
accommodating our business community with
the daily mails. the Ida IL offering superior In
aaucements TO the travelling public. Capt.
has ps W. rates q rTs
wbarfmaster and agent for the Ida. Through
tickets to New Orleans including room and
meals on board. are issued for 20 50. or tickets
without room and meals can be had for 50;
This line H. also issuing tickets for the round
trip-on which the passenger can return mt
The Emma Irvine lays over Mondays. Dur
ing the balance Of the week she leaves daily at
.. m. for the lower coast.
Donaldsonyille United States mail and passen-
ger. packet Mary Ida in another column.
chei master. .ispt, Toca ard I'D Barry clerks.
leaves Of 10 q, a. sharp for Kennerville.
!, The new Whisper leaves today at Il .. m: for
In command, Messrs Wood and Dean clerks,
The Merchants end Planters independent
eers leaves Sav 81
The Henry Te'e, j. T. Aucoin master. NJ Fl.
landry clerk, leaves 70, day at : p m: for the
The new and fleet Bayou Sara and coast
j, Brown master. s. s. Streck and b. g. Leathers
'if IKE s fsSsT Rouge and
coast packet New st. John. J. p MoElroy mas
ter leaves today day, promptly at Pm: ~.
leaves today at . N. fog Lockport. Mr.. E.
NicOlle has charge OF the office.
The regular semi weekly Bayou I.aiourche
pack ct G. X. Peck. l. hanson master. J. b. Kee-
nan clerk. leaves this D. m. promptly for
The B9sfriver packet Era No. 10. James
Hamilton paQter. ]. p. Mohr clerk. leaves to-
u The K q; Line steamer ' John D. scully,
at .. m. for Rec. river. through to Shreveport.
packet Tensas. L. " Cooley master. il receiv-
ing to leave to-day at .. m.
REGULAR PACKETS FOR TOMORROW.
Eva, Upper Coast 10 A. m.
Belle. Upper Coast. 10 a. m.
Assumption, Lafourche. IL m.
Emma Irvine. Lower Coast, 3 .. m.
r. e. Lee. Vicksburg. 5 .. m.
Yazoo. Atchafalaya.5 p. m.
Fanchon, Atchafalaya. .. m.
Special to the Democrat
morning for st. Johns river. via New Orleans.
There Is no other movement Ice continues
VERY heavy. o. Y. M.
st. Louis Times:
WHO INVENTED THE STEAMBOAT?
Everybody who has visited the national Capt.
tol has heard OF Brumidi, the fresco artist
whose work ornaments and enlivens every part
OF the building. One day. while Brumidi was
engaged In painting picture over the door OF
the Senate Committee room on Patents. a gen.
tleman entered, and after looking at It for q
few moments, asked;
What is that you're painting?"
"A picture of Robert Fulton the inventor Of
steam power" replied Brumidi.
But he wasn't the inventor of steam power, /"
| retorted the stranger somewhat earnestly.
Brumidi. who occupied platform that raised
him almost to the ceiling, stopped his work.
laid down his brush and turning toward the
stranger asked in his quiet way:
Didn't Fulton invent the, first steamboat"
No. he didn't" ans wered the gentleman.
We'll, then, who did,"
Why" replied the stranger. John Fitch did.
| He was a long ways ahead OF Fulton. know
that, because I've been in Fitch's workshop my
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