The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-04-06
RIVER NEWS.

Now for the Railroad!
The Bell came down Wednesday
last on time, with about q hali.load.
After filing out a little at this point
she went on to the Crescent City.
The John D, Scully passed down
Friday evening, with a good load of
cotton. Thanks to her clever clerks
for late Shreveport papers, ahead of
the mail.
The "gilt- edge" steamer, Maria
Louise, came up Friday night, With
q good freight.
The Bell arrived q little late on
Monday, owing 70 the low stage of
water. She had light freight. We
are glad to see Capt. Dick on the roof
once more, though he is still suffering
some inconvenience from his arm.
Thanks for a huge bundle of papers.
The Ashland passed down Monday
evening, with a full of cotton, etc.
The Yazoo Valley came up early
yesterday morning, with very good
freight.
OK BOARD STEAMER JESSE K. BELL,l
April 18th, 1881.
EDITOR DEMOCRAT
On Saturday last, at about - NJ, the
great steamer, Henry Frank, made the
wharf at New Orleans with the largest
cargo ever carried by one bottom, con-
sisting of 1926 bales of cotton, 1900
sacks of oil cake and 2l0O sacks Of cot
ton seed, with valuation Of over one.
half million dollars. This outstrips
the boosted load by the "Choteau" of
last year, when she carried 1867 bales
of cotton, 1900 sacks of seed and a few
other sundries. The sight was a grand
one, and the blue ribbon trip was
greeted by the ringing of bells, blowing
Of whistles and handkerchief saluta-
tons; and during the time of landing
was welcomed by an immense con-
course of people. Such an evidence of
the capacity of that great thoroughfare,
the Mississippi, is convincing proof
of the diminutive ability of Eastern
roads to transports the products of the
great West and South 20 other ports.
The laughable event of the season
was the arrival of the steamer Golden
from Cincinnati. bearing as one of her
guests the venerable Mrs. GUSTS,
daughter-in-law of Mrs. Martha WASH
ington, who had brought with her sew
eral relics of the Gen. Washington fam
lily. Amonst the rest was the uniform
worn by the Gen. at the surrender of
Cornwallis-this brought out the mill
tia; another, the model of the first boat
ever constructed, the "Clermont" pre-
sented by Fulton to the Father of his
Country-this gulled the ignorant
steamboatmen; and last, but not least,
was household account book kept by
the madam, together with many pat
terms of dress and ornaments worn by
the ladies of that date-this, of course,
aroused that "sleepless element" Of the
female sex, and from "early morn till
dewy eve'' there was a continual
stream of the fair population Drawing
the dust, drays, cotton bales, etc., to
take items. 10 and behold! it was
April LIST, and thousands were fooled.
1t was funny, but |, too, was a sucker.
BOURBON STRAIGHT.
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.
New Orleans Times, April 2: Our
special river dispatches state that the
steamer Henry Frank will arrive this
morni lg with 1926 bales of cotton and
miscellaneous freight. This is the
greatest load of cotton ever brought to
this port, the next largest being that Of
the Choteau, 1914 bales, in 1879. The
"biggest load" has been growing for
years and the limit is not yet reached.
Perhaps the time is not far distant
when the steamboat Of the future will
move down the Mississippi river with
a half dozen immense arms on each
side extending for miles over the coun-
try and will pick up and fetch the
whole cotton crop into port at one load.
New Orleans Democrat, April 2: The
Silver City Is about ready for business
and will resume her trips to Red River
by April -. Since her retirement she
has been locked and completely re-
paired from the top of the pilot-house
to the kelsom; two new stems have
been put In, twenty new floor timbers,
twenty deck beams, a new deck under
her boilers, and new deck between
decks added. The carpenterwork has
been done under the supervision OF
Carpenter Geo. Balm, who has been
with Capt. NJ. N. Wood on the Lotus
No. 3, La Belle and the Silver City for
nearly fourteen years. Her upper works
have been given two coats of paint out
side by that skillful and successful
painter Philip Gasser, OF Algiers, and
the inside of her cabin three coats Of
snow-white; the fancy work regilded,
and the forward bulkhead grained in
oak. Her furniture has been vanished
new carpets put In the state-rooms and
a new and handsome one laid in the
ladies' cabin. Her machinery has also
been overhauled. In fact, after run
ming continuously for fifteen months in
such stream as troublesome old Red,
Capt. Wood found much to do to her,
and 1t has been done thoroughly and
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