The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-09
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.e2YT high wa s.e mark 81 1871. Indicates
The, weathe. yesterday was clear and warm.
Business fair, the Tensas and John Howard
In particular having good trips.
Another Evil sanelchsd.
In December, last one ANTHONY, 0'Dopnell
went before United States COMMISSIONER Lane
due him him by the steamer Gen. D. II. gaeker.
The owners Of the boat having refused e 70 e. IT,
raa s hs ea aar and was
Issued. bonds given. the boat released END the
case submitted On It's merits A. ne tesffm ,,a1
billings sitting In admiralty and on Monday
Inst b. rendered his decision Ths faeIs e
the month Of April. 1878. made and signed
written contract, TO- perform the. duties Of
ropstaboqt on the Fucker agreeing to stay on
river. and TO remain on her until she returned
p ~ III ie s raaah safya s
mnarek on the way up. the crew struck for higher
wages. and in the course Of forty days extended
their demands from $40 to $40 per month jump
teryaIs of ten days, rs O'Donnell's claim showed
O'Donnell mean while drew all the wages due
him at The contract PRICE s2o per month. a.
additional sum which would have accrued ior
The advance In, wages. rs claimed which the
owners OF the boat refused TO pay; hence the
suit. Judge Billings making his decision oral
II lit is to be regretted that 1t was not written.
for this is representative case and settles Q
prtncfple.l says, rs near as can be recollected.
THAT the contract or shipping paper Is bind
Ing and that any claim Tor more than the con-
tract called Tor was unInsliila6ls ana brought
rotated instead OF being approved" Therefore
he dismissed the libel.
neither IL 1t true In all instances that agent is q
gent. Exchange.
See the advertisement OF the Baton Rouge and
Donaldsonvie paoket katydid In another col
The great Natchez will be on hand this morn
INK receiving to leave to morrow. as usual, for
Vieksburg.
A Good Steamboat.
The following extract is from q description
Of the steamer Pittsburg. Just built at Gincin-
natl, published In the Commereial
By the Marine Ways. OF Cincinnati. Capt. o.
Perry Tharp. superintsndsnt, under the per
sonal SUPERVISION Of Capt. J. N; Williamson
door, with feet depth Of hold. and Capt. D.
Frank Plerces measurement is 5e2. while she
And And esgant tE furnished cabin combining ii
staterooms In the main cabin. together with
nineteen additional rooms In the texas. with &c
three new new steel boilers tensile strength 10000
pounds and allowed working pressure Of 154
pOunds,l ~ inches In diameter. 2s feet long.
containing fues each. and two lever engines
81 inches In diameter. with feet stroke;
donkey, doctor. five fire engines. one steam fire
Her water wheel shaft Is 81 feet long and 1os
inches In the journal. with % feet, length OF
average Of 10 pounds Of steam she ran from the
Newport Bridge to the mouth Of the Little
Miami good miles. IN a5 minutes.
With water In her boilers. fuel on board and
In complete running and business order the
Pittsbnrg trims on only twenty-four Inches
srqr q aga i15 that Will
The same paper also says: ,-
Capt. Tom Leathers' new Natchez, In course
Of construction mt tho Marine Railway, has
beautiful model and is progressing finely
Capt. Perry Tharp is putting his whole heart in
the construction Of this boat, and hopes TO make
the new ~ Natchez his browning WORK In boat
We were In error Id stating that the e.. J. Gay
had passed the City Of Greenvills She did run
the Oh Works, The Gays officers are satisfied
that bu,t, for this she would have passed the
According to Wilt Of Cairo Mr.. y; ?. Fowler,
NAL and Capt. Frank Oakes. her former clerk.
B1xBi's BEsT.-The crack City Of Alton. Of
the Anchor Line. II. T. Bixby master. VIM.
Mason clerk. leaves tomorrow fol Ut. Louis.
III.
on the river. has first class passenger accom-.
modations and gives. through tickets TO all
points North. East md West. Capt Blxby y 2
tually at o'clock.
The Bonnie Lee has been towed across the
The new, fast and handsome Laura Lee, Of
the New Orleans and Red River Transportation
Company. II. T. Lee In command. ". r. Parker
Clerk W, T.. Mcintyre. Ia charge of the great
Golden City. telegraphs that she will arrive TO-
night and leave Tomorrow for Cincinnati., she
IL one OF the best managed boats to the OHIO, as
well as one Of the fastest. and we commend ner
to travellers In search of good boat. agreeable
officers and q pleasant trio.
: The regular tri-weekly upper coast packet
Eva, Charles DeBouchel master, Sep. ,Toca
clerk. leaves to-day ut II O. m. for the Helvetia
The semi weekly caast and Baton Rouge
packet Whisper j. A. Comstock master, George
NJ. Woods clerk. leaves to-day at 10 q. M
The semi weekly coast and Bayou Lafourche
packet Henry Tete J. f. Aucoin master. M. II.
La M clerk \ Leaves " g. today n i O. %.
John j. Brown master. s. $. Streck clerk. leaves
TO day at D. m. for Bayou Sara and all coast
landings
Frank Bsrgeron master. ] Bergcron clerk.
leaves to- morrow; AS usual, q 10 a. N.
The coast and Bayou Lafonrche packet As
sumption. p. A. Gharlet master leaves to- NOR
row at 10 M for the Rienzi plantation.
;, The regular weekly lower eoast packet
clerk leaves tomorrow at p. m. for Orange
Farm.
The United States mail packet Natchoz, r. r.
Leathers master. James +. Muse clark leaves
tomorrow. as usual, at y. m, for Vicksburg.
). The Yazoo Valley. In place OF the Bart Able,
Is receiving to leave tomorrow at .. m. for
Grand Eeore. Geo. w. Ray In command, Fl. q.
Boazman clerk.
4 The hset and magnificent John ". Cannon.
J. O. Libaao master. John H. Mossop clerk.
Sara.
AThe Era No. 10 was brought to the landing
yesterday morning and leaves for Bout river
Tomorrow through to Eason's ferry James
Hamilton in command. J. T. Mohr clerk.
Exchange Clippings, May q.
Cincinnati Commercials:
The resurrected G. B. Church In tow of the
Ihampion No. 8. is expected to arrive from
Louisville day.
The Henry Logan was absent on her trading
excursion from December 49, 1878, to April %.
1879. During that time she was ice-sound ct
MestDort five weeks. During her trip she made
22S trading landings In the four rivers. viz:
nMhlio. Mississippi Yazoo and Tallaha.chie.