The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-09

arrive, to return Wednesday.
The semi, weekly Bayon LatouWrshe packet a,,i
The ' new ana eet Bayou sara and coast
gakst Edward Cay. J9hn A. :, b y master
The I'll weekly upper coast packet Bt. Francis
Belle. Ohas. Dean Ia command. J. r. Brou
clerk, leaves tomorrow at 10 a. m. for the We'll
The lower coast packet Emma Irvine. J. A.
RUIZ master. leaves to morrow ct Il a. m Tor
Orange Farm.
The independapt Opelousas packet Laura L.
DAVIS, VIM. Utawfnrtt u1a.ct, Is ,tstet*faa t.
The clara IL receiving to leave Wednesday,,
without fall, for Bayou bartholomew and gil
landings On the. Ouaehl river as high az the
ennmsn ID q. Packard and Ed rroe clerks
The fleet Corona from Camden, arrived last
night with Mardi araa trip 225l bales cotton
and seventy five passengers
Late Capt. John Armstrong.
Madison Courier. February 3.
Capt John Armstrong. who died on Monday
at hia home above Brooksbnrg, WIS born about
ass an % Msrysna early sseS
widowed mother. In company with number OF
etnierants, removed to Montgomery county ny
thrilling privatluns Incidental 10 pioneer lie
HE mother died when he was 10 years OF age'
and he resided Tor time with his gua ar,,a
n BAKER w. pe coo" ''' dissatisfied With lis
boss he ran away Posing through re :. Mars
Vile, live miles below. Cincinnati. He
went from there into Hamilton county, y and
with whom he lived for n time. He next worked
Tor two years for q ,Dan named Moore az -
month. He, continued to work O. y farm ea a,,e
| until 1911 When he stood upon the shore OF the
river at Cincinnati and saw the first steamboat
that ever i,osted on the waters. 81 the Ohio-the
is fortune s9 on seI ,es H. hired
man on the barge None Such" owned by Capt.
Jaoksons battle with Pakenham, YYuug, Arm
strong remained on the barge during the en- r.
GRgemeDt, aud up to short time before his
death had distinct. recollection OF many Incl
dents connected With the battle.
IN those. times the barges that took large &c
| loads to the lower country were returned by
oars. eordeiling and "warplns.' aud 1t re-;
a s1oa penns p9 % New y 5ssn
None such" paid $40 for the downward trip
and 800 for the upward trip r. FreIxhts were
Fled Ia about ea 400 'e toms Mr. Armstrong
to toll az barselnan or keel beatmen un II about
is,s. when he hired as 9 deck. hand d. on ' the
ever built at Cinclnpati. This boat was built
and principally owned BY John Plat Jacob n,eee
Of the he, vessel. this vessel ran a. a packet be.
tween Oinoinnetl and Loulayi!le, MAX Ing the
round trip oncs a week. This historic craft
lie 81 s Tue fsre Tor cabin passengers
= ens e d SHwn sat s sq'as w
was promoted from deck hand e pilot, The
machaety q the b9at was primitive and ye5y ~
every day or two. and every blacksmith aloag
ne shore found paTon II t me- General pes
sion. he got ashore below where Madison now
stands. to hunt fer blacksmith shop, He
Sar Of iran nt the boat e coming along behind
found q large poplar tree had fallen across tbs
road whore Tros's mill now stands and ne had
great difficulty In getting over It with MS bar OF
and got bis work done. The General Pike CON
to That sqe ea1 n f"a as .
We next hear OF the subject Of this biography
the most popular boat commanders on the
Ohio. and Tor about a quarter OIL century lol-
the "rtunss 81 the waters ha 10 tas
to give the names Of the vessels commanded by
gapt; Armstrong but It is spf1slent to state It,
ne Mas ae aed ana ouped With
GENIAL f dseosi en Gapt Armstrong possessed
courage Of the tlnest quality. and always mani
es Mr. VIM. 3. Lewis tells q trip he made to
Cincinnati with CAPT. Armstrong. In those
days the pessenaers we're annoyed @ , aespe,ai
boats. They would snatch mans vaiise. and
he would have to pstroniLe them to keep w
Lewis's valse aud attempted to take 1t FROM
him. when Mr.. Lewis had no more disoretion
than to knock the fellow 9at on the deck. ln an
instant tho whole gang OF cab drivers were IN q
towerinG rage and were providing In upon Mr.
Lewis to mob him. AT this junoture Oapt. Arm
me, fnf We from the deeb 81 tho
Cant. Armstrong acquired sufficient amount
| OF the worlds goods to retire from active duttet
ss"th Shay s q viii
rom ths %anson
. which the old pioneer and navigator could view
vessels on II Belle riysTe AND muse u np S
Especial to the Democrat.l
ST. LOUIS. Feb s,-The Lewis had marrow
from hy striking ne 9Iln as
! The guards were damaged and the chimney
m. Tomorrow me ROW On the landing awaiting ship
ment to the Ohio; arc $4,000 tons Of Iron Noun
tain ore Arrived: Colorado, Tho river Is fall
! MONROE. Feb. s-The weather !s clear an
pleasant. The river is rising; Passed down
'9 uanno' oF Feb s s s Baker and barses an
!. John 4 Wood passed 10. The. Annie s!!ye
: cleared a. p. m. to-day loaded fat and full
tonight for New Orleans. The John Dppol
ia getting u tow ready to sail In few days.
[Bv Telegraph
CINCINNATI, Feb. s-The river is IL feet
inches and falling. The weather IA clear;
P1rrsBuRa Feb. s.-The river Ia feet inche
and falling. Weather clear and cold.
CAIRO Feb. s.-River 40 feet inches and fal
g ing. The weather is clear. Arrived: Yaege
John DIppod and Annie T. Silver from =
X Louis, City OF vicksburR from ytcksbnrR. job
l. A. Wood from New Orleans. Will Kyle froI
y Cincinnati Departed: Wood for the Ont
ls ME r. silver for New Orleans.
ID ST. LOUIS. Feb. Sri yer feet inches az
le falling. Weather clear aud mild Arrived: LAX
O. and barees from New Orleans.
I'd LouIsvILLE. Feb. s-The river Is feet
ID inches In the canal aud falling. Weather ceI
Ill and warm. Arrived: Golden Grown from Gil
natl Departed: Cherokee for Cincinnati.
Iy MEMPHIS. Feb. s..River falling. Arrived
20 J, w Golf from Cincinnati Departed: Ma
a Houston for Cincinnati, Pierpont and barg
~ for Ohio river. Joe Kinney for St. Louis. Go
s. Dust for vlcksbure. Commonwealth for Ne
g. Orleans. Weather pleasant