The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-17

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vi .RaIaw hiah atar mark X Of 1874 Indicates
The weather yesterday WIS cloudy ana
threatening. an occasional light sprlnKle q
rain fell, but not enough to amount TO any
business continues very fair.
The Centennial left. for st Louis Yesterday.
Eatnhes: The freight received for her yesterday
was turned over 70 the Centennial.
The City Of Augus Q has been taken to he
TIE Gornie Brandon. Capt. Geo. w. Rea Is
RECEIVING to leave. Saturday for Shreveport.
Mays towboat Port Eals- and barges, Nelson
In command leaves to-day at y. m. for st.
owing to broken wheel the. Belle did not
leave yesterday for Bayou Gonla. but will be
\ ready 10 leave Saturday. The 81 rtha was
bsuH Hn g e nsF p s1snne
A' The Fair Play leaves Saturday for Grand
The Paris G. Brown was to haye left GineI Il.
Louis The Fa'u r. CITY aSa bargss leave g.
Jas Us snDt master Archie rsI Woods esrk Is due
e dandy Frank one q Tie best
steamboats, ever built, leaves day. az usual,
for the bends.
Trip tn the Ohio-No. A.
witt Col Frank psker as 9az guide W us
Dock Company Of which the veteran and iamed
gsp HERCULES gagt2 e Rsassdent Perry
large number Of workmen busily engaged on
the new. Natehes and In getting out timber for
Ctpts.. Rates and Alexanders new Cincinnati
the non arrival Of timber for her OFFENDERS and
s s fs a and N ~ / sa s vs sssp%b n
the time agrsed upon-Jnly al. CHpt Leathers
who, spends the greater part of every day ID
showed us about his boat. The hull was com.
pebb nad esd for .he ape5a heT deck
oil her cabin was being put llp.
The Natehez Is the same length as the old
boat, so7 feet; The same depth Of hold, but has
shter FIN draft she Is s re- e ehaaed and
has been built to last. She viii have the same
number Of boilers eight. but they viii he stee,
fer steam power 1t least 10 be- cent and hey
will be placed further aft her wheels will also
d he I'D boat 81 her neda We s oan a only yf r.
present: It is perfect. and L she does not
fault The, stern piece and stern post are Of
Lguisiana I've oak and were Intended origin
Ely Tor the Edward J. Cry e. an a.. 20 perfectly
that they look az II they had been grown to the
The cabin will be higher than the one on the
old boat. the differences being used In having
deeper sky1ights; each one Of th ESQ will be 81
richly stained glass. with the figure Of en La;
predominate ali over the boat. as Capt. Leath-
ers has an assortment OF 1000 cubs to select
o which r. h aab Ren gs ssr
the style of the Gay. but with much more
finish. All Of The furnishings, IS well &c every
and as fine as money can buy. Except The
bridal chambers. every stateroom will Be the
same slzs-sA feet sauare.,an none on the
fnkn NHnrI
Will be four less In number on each side than I
ths OLD boat; on account Of their uniformity 10 |
slzs. Capt. Leathers says this has beer, done il
order that when 9 passenger ~ ks for the best
bs Ma alikeaa novel and certainly good idea
cabin. They are different from any We have
seen. and are as pretty ss any on the river ex-
espng those on the Pargoud. which were CON
s slaa TIE handsomest that ever hung In
IT 4 H. ceRaltion that We cav TIE Natehez i
has vhat sh ef h t9r praettl eye
W. made TO her. there were present at least
twenty Old hands at the business who examined
would turn out the best boat that ever lift
Cincinnati. a better business and d fas or boat
lnan he od one, and that owing 70 stve,al i'm,
quicker. an advantage the old one seriously
Licked. Although. as We mentioned In the
feelhasg Work b as, heea h retarded Cart
Der ready L. time. and Is confident that when he
prings his big injun' into these waters she will
The captain u recovering slowly from his
nturt and VIC meyer saw him IN better spirits.
re ls Q dali y and a welcome visitor on Change.
ana prUynEes many laugh over stories that
nqgne can tell better than he.
Ihe old boat lays immediately below Newport
Nj R,fld r. On TIE Cincinnati side and looks maes-
nave been taken out. but still she is a. straight
% die. and wore It not that the chjmneys are
down, one would nor so far rs appearances 20,
knew her from the Natehez Of eight or ten years
ago. She Is still the hobby Of Capt. Leathers,
nutsthe old love Is rapidly giving way to the
- he lower eoast packet Emma Irvine, j. A.
Iaz master. u NJ Vallatte clerk leaves day
Tie fas ID, II tr.weeky packet ASSUMPTION II
Place of the Henry Tete, Capt r A. CHARLIE
33os tGauthreaux elsrk leaves at u IN. To- day
ior Dont ldsonvlle and coast landings. connect
lnE with the steamer Trenton for landings on
i, The favorite United States mail packet Frank
ra,aargond. Capt. JAS II. PEPPER. ". n Gaines
cieik. leaves for Greenvilie and bend landings
at ri m to-day. /,
leaves to- morrow. as usual at II d. m. tor the !,
heM fheherfe road. .
:. Tbs new and elegant Bayou Sara United ..
states mail packet e. j. Gay. John j. Brown !
usual. at b. III. !
Exchange Clippings. July IL.
gninelnnati Commercial:
i. lne New Mary Houston arrived from New Or !
, , yesterday. at y. M. full OF people. and
, mM leave Tor Jeffersonvile this morning, and
III, VI up for the season. She came over Casey 7
I'M hMas nar where there was only "a inches water.
s as houston is the largest steamer that has
nv. made tho trip here from Nav Orleans on
c W. present low stage Of water In the Ohio She
NaTs ha, rom louisville here in sixteen hours
WilpI III Keel OF Capt. Lew. Katess new steamer
NH NH g hye. for the New Orleans trade. will BE-
PeI aaaat he Marine Ways to-ay =
wv. Ae9ssafding to n telegram. Capt. James McGar-
iiis Y co. steamer Butte. Inns died at Bismarck
\ tWas successful beatr an. but SO reticent
HIM s VI lew Of his acanatntanees know any
THE aasa o. his former history or Of his relatives.
M vsare II or near Pittsburg and In Ireland
~ N f,s WE quite we'll off
ar.iaaso July 13.-The Golden City and barges g
frainhsaa. this forenoon with 1000 tons. aud her y
laeasaa Is being taken on board the boat VIII b N
har f. f. Tor Tor New Orleans Monday night. One of
Vails II % 1s fine new one for the Mississippi y
~ ~ TRANSFORMATION Company. =
-, =. FIGURES IN BULK GRAIN TRANSPORTATION.
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