The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-23
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pgR, nsiness wa very QUIET on the landing.
The Henry Tete dtd not arrive tll Noon ha nav
been de sha lad pg eo s rp water
I the John a. scudder arrived yesterday AFTER
ne snn,e tarpaullns belonging to @. A. Jaumet.
.,varinp a lot of oil cake on the lower land ing,
vere discovered on fire yesterday morning.
ma two Of them were badly damaged before
W Ma "a John a, Wood passed down yesterday
mornlng to meet the Piasa coming up with
ioT OF emptfes, returned yesterday afternoon
TIth them and left. for Ptttsburg. In passing
I'M tugl and ferries.
We are obliged to Capt. ottendorfer for an invi-
taton to j in the merry band OF excursi9nists
vho are booked for q trip to Grand Isle to-
morrow on the Blanche Porter. Extra prepa-
rstions are being made TO make this trip %
enjoyable one. and we advise those who want to
We also return thanks to M. D. for his data
but we have already used II IN this column.
ma the advertisement Of the Baton Rouge
ma Donasonvile packet Katydid In another
01 ToR C1NcrNNAT1.-The new Guiding Star ar
rived Wednesday night from the Ohio with q
faII at 3 p. m. The Guiding Star Ia perfect
model In every respect. and has one OF the
finest cabins on the river. Her guards are wide
tor passengers. and her tables are supplied by
one of the best caterers In the country. seat at
which u alone worth trip. She is In charge OF
Miller, whose attention and pollteness to tray
elers have made him very popular. In the
Once will be found Capt. John s, Jones. Of
whom VIII Hayes writes:
Don't you know John-John Jones?
He does up the clerical work.
N Hes the best hearted man in the world.
And courteous and affable clerk.
hits South you are going to go.
Il And you don't want to stay where you are
h And you want to see fun with the boys.
Hunt IN Jones and the Guiding Star.
Oakland. CAL. is building the largest ferry
boat in the world. It is to convey trains across
I liz feet broad. with four tracks that wi accom-
modate forty eight freight cars. or half as many
passenger ears. One million feet OF lumber
Will BE- used In constructing this boat. and the
cost will be nearly 100000.
The0reat anchor Line steamer John A. Scud-
def. Flem. Calvert master. Garrett y. Huls
Ssine p for st ns
steamer. the Scudder issues round trip tickets
Gexcursion rates to points North. East, end
Ent. as will be seen BY referring to the adver-
0uement In another column.
II The regular tri,weekly upper coast packet
m 0has. DeBouchel master. Sept. Toca clerk.
lMss to-day at II o. M. for the Helvetia plan.
Ths semi weekly coast and Baton Rouge
Ecket Whisper j. "A. Oomstock master. Geo.
y Woods clerk. leaves to-day at 10 a. m.
Tbs semi-weekly coast and Bayou Lafourche
! packet Henry Tete, J. r. Aucoin master M. Il.
landry clerK, leaves to-day at II q. m.
thnJ. Brown master. 8. 8. Streck clerk, leaves
hndngs.
Bertha. In place OF the Belle. Frank Bergeron
MISTER leaves tomorrow. as usual. at 10 a. m,
| The st. Mary, jos Dalferes in command.
lAses to- morrow at - for the coast and Bayou
The regular tri-weekly lower coast packet
Emma Irvine. j. A. Ruiz master. leaves to-
Unad p states 1911 mali paet pa Natchez T.
/ lAathers master, James f. Muse clerk, leaves
Snorrow as usual. at I, p. m. for Vicksburg;
The Yazoo Valley. in place Of the Bart Able.
neceivlng to leave tomorrow at .. m. for
Sfsnd Ecore, Geo. W. Rea In command. Il. o.
Boazman clerk.
The feet and magnificent John w. Cannon. J.
Y Ibano master. John II. Mossop clerk. leaves
morrow at 6 D. m. promptly for Bayou Sara.
Inc New Orleans and Red River Trans porta-
nol C0mpanys steamer Jewel. q. i. TrusloW
master Eug Barrow clerk. leaves tomorrow
tot Shreveport.
Exchange Clippings, May 20.
lndnnati Commercial:
Mpt Thos p. feathers was able to sit up
sssaley@terday and is rapidly recovering from
a Gn recent mishap. He hopes to come down
@ ron his room at the Gibson House II
ExG the Marine Ways. expects to. leave for
msturleaps next Sunday. and start the famous
WE Minorse Natehez from that port for Cincinnati
@ihe thirty-arst instant Nearly all the rooms
MMe great Natchez are already engaged by
sInerners 4, coming North for the summer.
~ EIh aar " Stein h q the Chas Morgan. will
~ eharge OF the Natchez's Office on her fare
~ trip from the South for Cincinnati. Will
~ W. hahm ~. shipped 300 bags of corn on
sfG I,s Kule tni 3 trip for New Orleans.
Mlee; while the fact must, be admitted that
afee-fourths of what Is published hereabouts
The sa! merest trash and balderdash. The DIS
N nj IA hon
discounted by the managers of the Courier
1ornal. or else they would not publish the
urine trash that daily filters their columns.
sssg capped the climax Saturday by giving
Mat purports to be special teegraphic corre-
9ondencen from Washington of an interview
W. ne Secretary Of the Navy Possibly like
wee 1t asserts that the Wachusett, screw
Eupeller, square rugged ship. drawing sixteen
water Is to leave the Charlestown Navy
Ed this week for st. Louis direct, which port
aes expected to reach on or before the middle
sssane. This is marine news. The Mississippi
sMeood navigable condition. hnt falling with
asa at 81 Louis and 10 feet at Cairo, and but
80 49, e3pectation Of better stage Of water this
sszson. yet the Wachusatt, Wacousta rather, is
~ Sssesed to override all the intervening sand
NJ and astonish the natives of ST Louis with
sssa.MDosing appearance. although only third
MN vessel This Is an insult to great st Louis.
H. ssas1 .t should receive nothing under first
snip Of war. an iron-clad threeedecker. Ii
sssasses the latties she can reach st. Louis as
ssay as the Wacousta. Another surprising
~ ~ q river news lies in the statement that the
Inn steamer City of Greenville. on a recent
Yhs. ialn 1875 miles in eight hours. upstream.
Eaus ai g. rate, which equals about Il miles an
M mss me would make the run from New Or
III. e " Louis in three days. beating the
u sn aSm t On record n hours. Now. the OWE
sskss au builders of the City Of Greenville.
SS Sa a. og the way. is one of the best boats ever
sNIssatv th Hot aspire TO attain sreater speed
ssnes rsl tne current than twelve miles an hour.
id WATTS not over half dozen boats on
NJ western waters that can average
ks Ssma Mules against the current. The Lee and
ssssssas, When on their great race against time
III JSou only little over thirteen miles. The
ar MY runs on record On the Mississippi
r, xssfe by the old J. III. White. in 1915. and
10 Ms n 1853 the former making the run
1 H. SseRRphis 10 Cairo In IA hours Sc minutes.
la m NJ Eclipse in II hours and minutes. The
Asganhisn Il y y. Lee on her great race. from
Asuma s 70 cairo. was II hours 81 minutes and
sseaas ~ " me Natehez Is hours minutes The
IN y, me Eclipse on that brag run was
~ run 70 = miles an hour. while making the
&Ae sIiahr. maker. Joseph Mitchell, does not
salsst interfere with the work OF the