The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-24
stage of the Rivers.
Above low c.
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sBeow high water mark OF 1874. Indicates
There will be meeting OF the Captains Assoc
eiaion. q their rooms over J. II. Menge's. to-
ssTh e Corona arrived Saturday night from
Camden. From her officers we learn that the
steamer Stel Ia Block. which arrived at Trinity
Friday evening. from upper TeDsas, with three
liars Of cotton. caught fire by the steps forward
IA o'clock Saturday morning and burned up.
The Corona landed just below and all OF her
crew went up and tried to save her. but strong
wind blowing ut the time she burned go rapidly
that she was cut loose. and drilted down the
flyer. and when the Corona passed her after
wards che was still burning, aud 4 is supposed
BIZ Capt. Sam Block, merchant OF Trinity and
has been running for some time past In connec-
ton with the through boats. She was built at
Jafersonvllle. Ind. In 1874 Her value and In
furance. IL any. we could not ascertain yester-
day Several houses on shore caught fire. and
d one time 1t looked as IL the whole town would
Be- burned.
The Corona returns to-day at .. M and will
gothrouKh to Camden. Capt. J. DeHart com
mands: Mr.. y, G. Phelps presides in the Office.
Though a SLID OF the pen We had IL yesterday
that the eva under the command of Capt, Joe
Sharp. would leave tri-weekly for the lower
coast to Orange farm: 1t shout have been the
Emma Irvine. The Eva remains In her own
trade. the upper coast. and does not propose to
engage In any other.
The new. large and very fine passenger
River Transportation Company, arrived Satur-
DAY night from Shreveport. and is the Unted
Ill. w.
Lee Ia command. Walter Parker clerk
Truslow master. q. W. Drown clerk. arrived
saturday night from Minden, and is receiving
to return Wednesday.
The coast and Lafourche packet Trenton has
changed her days Of Iepatture Hereafter che
Saturday at 70. M. Returning she will leave
Thibodaux every Friday aud Monday morning,
The tri.weekly upper coast packet Eva. Capt.
Charles Dc Bouchel will be ready to leave
Wednesday, as advertised.
The neat and fast passenger packet Emma
Irvine. Joe Sharp master. leaves tomorrow at
II q. nj. for the lower coast. through to Orange
farm under her new schedule, as advertised in
another column. Capt sharp has number of
friends IN this trade. who will be- GLAD to see
The John II. Hanna arrived yesterday from
0uachita City, full 81 freight. and her elegant |
cabin crowded with Mardi 0ras visitors. Among
Der passengers. was Capt. Sam Block. OF the |
Etela Block. We did not see the captain, but |
We learned that the Stella had on board IFS |
bales cotton, lao Of which were consigned to |
lurey n Gillis, and large lot OF cotton seed. |
The Hanna follows the Corona, leaving to-day.
on Wednesday.
The famous Charles Morgan, Capt, Albert
Stein, Clerk Harry ". Stein, arrived yesterday
morning from Cincinnati. and will return
Thursday. The Morgan registered on the way
down l6o passengers, 1870 of whom she brought
through.
The new Whisper leaves to-day at IL a. m. for
the upper coast to Bayou Goula, J. A. Comstock
The new and feet Bayou Sara and coast
United States mail packet Edward ]. Gay, John
J., Brown master, \. g. Streck and b. g. Leathers
clerks leaves to-day at q. m.
The regular semi-weekly Bayou Lafourche
packet Henry Tete. J. F. Aucoin master NJ H
Landry clerk, leaves to-day at .. m. for Thi-
hpdaux.
The Monday and Friday Baton Rouge and |
coast packet New st. John, J. z. McEiroy mas
hr leaves to-day promptly at p. m.
Capt. Joe Dalteres semi weekly coast Don
adaenville and Lafourche packet st. Mary
Ieaves to-day at D. m. for Lockport. Mr.. Il.
NIeolle has charge of the office.
The Merchants and Planters Independent |
Line packet City of Augusta. p. O. Muntgome-
~ master. Joe Elliott clerk, Is receiving to
leave to-day at =, m. without fail for Monroe
md all way landings on the Ouachita and
Black rivers.