The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-04
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Nashville 10 0 to A
New Orleans. 0 o O.
Pftsburg.....- .......... Ala
shreveport. . 2 10 3
M LOUIS. IL 3 10 10
Tcksburg. ......-. "a II 10.
.se2 2Tnh hsa ws 9a mark Of ls Indicates
pleasant.
had q fair passenger trip and @ very fair
freight. She took 200 tons scrap iron off q
schooner that was brought alongside, q ber
went down TO the Planters oil Works to take
On 600 barrels soap stock. Among her passen-
gers was Mrs Gait. 4. g Sweeney Iy.a ~aa.oraau
afternoon from St Louis.
Capt J. W. Blanks left yesterday evening for
\ The Konntz Line steamer Henry, 9. Jaeger
was agnin delayed yesterday, but will leave TO-
day at .. M. sure for st. Louis Dave Haney
In command. b. Fowler clerk.
Capt l., v Cooley teleg aphs that the Tensas
will arrive ~ m,rrow and leave Tuesday for
the Tensas aud Macon.
from Capt. Il Il. Cry r. t. which the attention Of
Ouachita shippers Is lied.
"A telegram will also ~ found below to Capt
Hamilton Of the Era No. 10, in response 70
which he will bring his boat t. tho wharf this
morning aud leave as advertised.
Fast Time.
VrCKsBURG. April 3.-To G. g. Wayne. agent
IL.
to-day. A. hours out from New Orleans. includ
Ing all stops.
o. P. SHINKLE. Master.
Attention is called IT, the advertisemt mt Of the
Donaldsonvilie and Bayou Sara United States
mail packet Katydid ia another column.
10. Brian BDroinhs. Walk In the Water, Or
Banner Of A,takapas,, Aiphonse de Lamartiue:
Bale Of the West. Pride If the West. Harry Of
the Wet. Qaetn Of the West; Chief yu.tice Mar
shall, Eighth of January, Wing and Wing, Star
Spangled Banner. Cote Joyeuse. Wheel OF For
tune. Americ Ii Eagle. Mammoth Cave. Come
and See Nc. No.e Such are some Of the patri-
otic. high.soundlng. ETC.. names that have been
Capt. J; f. Menge has been appointed agent
II thig city n z detchell,s Iron. Elastic and
eeive orders. This roofing IL admirably adapted
for steamboats,. number OF 14ttering timon-
ials having been given to that effect by The
on the Jewel.
We met a captain and clerk yesterday Of one
OF our coast packets who. having concluded
they wood drink no more, were hunting Tor
the headquarters 0f u temperance order. They
said 1t WAS q bad habit that every one should
give though and hsh s Ed nhe
had run up to $o6. When We left them they
we're bunting their pockets oyer for change
The handsome Golden Grown. ii the South
srn TRANSPORTATION Company. Eug. Shtnkle
master, Chant. SbinkEe clerk, leaves to- morrow
at D. m. for Cincinnati. She Is new, first
class passenger boat in every respect and q
delightfully."- pleasant trip Is the experience of
all who travel IN her.
The grand excursion steamer James Howard,
Jas. O'Neill muster Archie Woods clerk. is ut
the landing this morning. receiving to leave
tomorrow at y. m. for Ut Louis. Attention ID
called to the Anchor Line card In the steam
The semi weekly coast and Baton Rouge
packet Whisper, j. A. Comstock mas or. George
\. Woods CLERK. leaves to-day. at 10 g. m.
The semi weekly coast and Bayou Lafourche
packet Henry Teta. j. L. Aucoin master, NJ. Ii.
Landry clerk leaves to- day at IL n. NJ.
The fleet and handsome United States mail
packet Edward j. Gly, John J. Brown master
IS. 6treek clerk, leayes, to-day at D m for
Bayou Sara and all coast landings
y he upper coast W Ben Tureand's packet
Belle, Frank Bergeron master. J. 9. bergeron
clerk, leaves tomorrow. as usual. at 10 q. M.
The regular tri-weekiy packet Eva; Charles
DeBouchel master. sept Toea clerk. leaves To-
morrow at IL d. N. for The upper coast to Bon
The coast and Bayou Lafourehe packet As
sumption. p. A. Ch8rl~t mssier leaves to-mor-
row at u m. TOR the Eienzl plantation.
The regular tri-W ekly lower coast packet
Emma Irvine. JOS sharp muster. E. ii. vulette
clerk, leaves TO- morrow at .. 10. Tor Orange
Farm.
Leathers master. James + Muse clerk. leaves
to,morros IS usual ? 2 N. for sicksburg.
Fore pack, New Bart Able. II. SfnnOtt master.
Geo. q, Hamilton clerk. leaves tomorrow at s
I he fleet and n agnineent John w. C4nnon.
j. q. Libano master. John III. MDssOD clerk.
leaves to morrow ut y. H. promptly Tor Bayou
Sara.
The New Orleans and O,acbita River Trans
portation GOmpamy'S steamer thn Wilson, Joe
Holmes master. w ID. Oafk eek. is receiving
TO Leave to- morrow at p m; for Camden.
t1 The New Orleans and he'd kvar TE ts
Stinde, master. Wm. QnicRsall clerk is receiv
ing to leave TO morrow at s D. Ii. for shreveport.
Exchange Clippings. April L.
Cincinnati Commercial.
the sunbeam has tbs reputation Of being one
OF the sWittest steamers on our waters. She
came up with only half q crew. and made the
In twelve hours.
.Dumont raised steam yesterday on Capt
Pickles new ierIyboat designed for New Or
leans and Algiers ferr. trade, the machinery
working successfully Ste will make O trial
tripto-day. leaving the foot Of Ludl w street at
2p.m, Dumont IL making, another chimney
Tor this steamer. she will leave for New Or
leans on Saturday.
The sonthe. TRANSPORTATION Company have
cents per hundred for bacon. hams and lard
sixty cents per barrel for pork with the usual
advance on way landings.
EXTRACTS FROM THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CON-
yENTIoN.
Memphis; Capt. Bachelor, Pitt burg: Oapt.
Jas s. Wise, Capt w. P Walker. Hon Benj'
Eggles ON. Cincinnati: Capt, A. T. Gilmore.
LQulSVlflGs JOHu lkblbs capt.
James A. Blaksmcre, Pttsb b 4 David Gibson.
J. Vinton. Capt. T Stfider. Cincinnnti; Capt
Frank Garter, N. r. su, e NJ Mss .t /: s
Phis; Cant. james d. Parker. Cincinnati
Woodburn. W. f. Cur is. Marietta Capt. ,Chas
Ross Garthsge: Ira Hun in M " P1TEk1rrsb9rg
West Virginia: Capt. B,.rringer, parkerzbnrg
Capt. Y; shinkle, John Emrie VIM p 2 de
Attnnbprn l1uciDnaf
dale; Wm. ). Forgie. Irontnn; Capt Lew
Hates. Capt. Alex. Powers. Ctncinnati; Capt
Mih. r. Harry, Memphis: Col, merrill
CAPT. Jim A. Williamson. Cineinoatt
Capt Frank Carter. Louisville...-,
Capt. John Cowdon beng called upon for his
views on the subject for which the convention
had been called rehearsed briefly his expert
ence at Washington. and made some statements
10 regard othe commerce of the country Oul
river interest. he said had diminished instead
OF keeping pace with other interests. Id SUP
handled more freight in seven months than
New Orleans. old in thirteen years. All this
grew ont of the lack of attention given to our
rivers. and particularly the outlet of our great
Western streams at the mouth Of the MississlD-
I. Cowdon said III that part Of the Mississip-