The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-01
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The Howard leads with the highest average
g4aa bates, NJ xt the Flank With 1907 bales, then
Dann slt2 bales aud the PArEoud 3DT1 bales. All
of the trips o. til eargouf. Dean aud Richard
con are ine,udsd In the above. thnugh on seve.
raj occasions they did not go above Vickshurg,
One OF the Chetokee's trips included In the
above was to Del Ia
The Asset Nnt"hez will arrive tonight and
leave a. usual Saturday.
The j. NJ, Waite is the. packet boat to vioks-
bu.ge and tn. Bends to-day.
TRUCKS. Messrs. U'Railly and W allace, con-
tractore. sdvegtise In another part OF to-day's
DEMocRAr tbat uotsl further notice their trucks
are for hire at Eve cents a day each.
The 81 Louis aud Cincinnati papers have
much to say OK the storm OF sunday. What
blessed thing for, our already overstrained
what has become OF the st.. Louis fast mail
liner The newspaper men were very busy
building thesc boats several months ago: now
Tne ]. Nj Gnambers. Cant. T, R. Muggah. lie
due from the Bayou Teche and will return Sat
The departure of the Tensas Capt. L. V.
Cooley. TO the lenses and Macon. and hat o:
the CLARA s. Capt ha Wm Men, 70 o the he, Bayou
Boh boats then will surely leave as advertised.
The regular tr weekly upper coast pack,t
Otfendorfer master. 4. L. GOODWIN ole H. leaves
day as nsu d at 10 a. M for Bayou Goula
Baia mSser ySse eerR esye
at ii a. m. for Orange Farm.
The regular United states mail packet J. NJ
IL
leaves to-day at s q m. rs usual. for VicSsburg,
Greenville and the bends.
Tns oh9 FyST nanT
Champlin, clerk. leaves to-day at D. m. for
Cincinnati.
The retlable and pleasant Centennial. Thomas
L. Davidson master, N. B. Fowler CLERK. leaves
to-day at q ~ Tor st Lou s; r
The regular sa sayou La1urehS
Webre clerk, leaves to. morrow at 10 q. M. aud
will 80 throuRh to Lockport.,
The tri-week!y Bayou Goula White Star Line
packet Whisper. j. A. Comsteok master. leaves
tomorrow att q, N.
The Bayou Sara packet E. J, Gay. John J.
Brown master leaves tomorrow, rs usual. at
Exchange Clippings.
Cincinnati Times. March 90:
Capt. Alex Perry, the boat bull ,er. ia back In
prospecting for BUSINESS. He has associated
himself with the P!dGas h ways. where n livery
season In boat building Ia expected Oapt. Per
~ is first. class mechanic and ought 10 be at
Vicksburg Herald. March IS:
just beyond the lax. and not great distance
iup the river. was where the Little F burned on
her return from Little Deer CREEK The ferry |
noat went ont after the foa 4fi barge and
tie burned steamer. had his face. severely |
scorched. and together with being, minus of a
soat and hat, he looked as though he mad been |
NJ through a mill He gave us the following |
acts: The Little P, caught fire forward of the |
|sngines. Ia less than tsn minutes, and before !
Ehe lire. she Was In complete blaze. the con
tagi us flames" leapng in every di rection.
Spoke was everywhere. and the heat was so in
tense that those on board had hardly time to cut
the rope connecting the steamer with the barge
OF cotton seed. Mr.. john L. Dent, cierE CT the
boat, made narrow escape with his life. Capt.
Billy Hines lest SIPS in cash, and the boat $3.50.
she had las bales o. cotton on board, lis BALES
Of which was consignrd to Woolfo K & % of
fieksburg. and insured In j. v. Bsatty's
agency; So bales for New Orleans. cd Insured |
N com nanies In that city. d. ". L9npkid Il
Pc. Of yfcksbrrg. were unsigned only bale,
which Was received here without damage. TIE
fest of the cotton was almost entirely destroyed,
&hsre were four pa senRers on the beat. Ike
Bonhso bsing among the numb, r. s Negro
Foman, Eliza Reed. dropped dead on the levee
Fhiie the Little P. Was being C nsuned by
%4mes. Exc cement Vas the cause OF her death.
4she officers OF the beat were as follow: Billy
Hines. captsin John l.. Dent cler T. Magtn-
lis riate: John kipg Wa cb man g. King. pilot:
M LINK tirste gineer and Frauk West second
6gf seer Tuera wer- no lives lost. City Iar-
Pal Jas X Grooule and othe.s tying rope 10
ne Wher, of the burning steamer. towed her to
.Aore and scultt her belo0 tn elevator, In
Seuty five feet of water. Her hull was built
II lag City, an the entire boat completed at |
&ezshurg In the la er part of 1878. The cost I
s $1,000. She was Insured for 1900 In the CAT. !