The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-20
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sTEAMERs LEAVING THIS PORT.
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Saturday Morning. March 70. 1909


Yesterday was a very disagreeable day. The
weather was well calculated TO throw one into
ft of blues. Little or no business was transacted
upon the levee yesterday, owing to the rain which
fell at intervals from morn till night. At this
writing. the prospect is good for spell OF wet
weather but who can say what day will bring
forth,
The Leo was prevented from leaving yesterday
by the weather.
Mr. Ed. Broughton, the courteous and ever at
tentive clerk OF the Belle Lee, has our thanks for
late Nstchez paper.
The officers Of the B. L. Hodge No. have our
thanks for fie OF late papers and the following
MEMORANDA.
Left wood yard Just below Shreveport Wednes-
day. at o'clock A. NJ, with $50 head Of cattle, $50
bales cotton and sundries. Landed at Browns
Plantation, Elm Grove, j. H. Boards, Logg
Bayou, Grand Bayou. Bienville Coushatta, T. ID.
Browns, Campte, Grand Ecore, St. Maurice,
Montgomery. Cane river (40 cords woods), Alex
sndris, Peart's (32 cords wood, Csssandria. Nor
man's, Barbin's wharf boat and Ration Rouge.
Arrived at Stock Landing Thursday evening, In
one day and LA hours running time from port to
The Hodge left for Shreveport again yesterday
evening. She Is the only boat that has made Q
round "Trip to Shreveport and back and LETT again
on the sixth day.
Arrived on time 600 bales on wharf. Leave here
on Saturday on time. Leave New Orleans Tues
day on time. R. Sinnor, steamer National.
| QUICK TINE TO JEFFEKsoN.--We are informed
that passengers who left this city last Saturday on
| the b. L. Hodge took the cars at Shreveport on
| Tueeday for Marshall and by extra stage reached
| jefferson same day, In less than three days out.
The magnificent Bart Able. beyond doubt the
| finest passenger packet in the Red River trade,
leaves this evening at O'Clock for shreveport
The Camden packet Mayfowsr as fine q side
wheel packet lands at our wharf, leaves &C p.
NJ. to day.
The Lsfourche, in place Of the vicksburg, a
fsvorite ouachita River packet, leaves ct P. NJ.
to-day. y -. I.l--
The stately Belle Lee leaves for vicksburg at s
/ p. NJ. to-day.
The Saturday Grand Ecore packet Frolic Is of
at s O'Clock this evening.
Capt. Gus Hodge leaves with the Leo st6 P. NJ.
| to-day.
| day, 22d inst, ct 8 P. NJ. for Louisville.
The fine, fast, sidewheel passenger packet
| Selma, John. Kouns, master, takes the place Of
the Grey Eagle as regular Tuesday Shreveport
The regular weekly Tuesday packet National,
Capt. einnott, will be in port Monday and leave
| Tuesday, 23d inst, for Shreveport.
The Lotawanna, Capt. James Tucker, viii arrive
to-day and leave for Jefferson on Tuesday, sd
| inst, at 8 Pm.
Gus Brill, the assistant bar. keeper of the B. L.
| Hodge No. has our thanks for favors.
The dashjDg Bart Able is receiving ct the foot
Of Crossman street. She leaves this day ct P. NJ.
At half after O'Clock p. N. the large sdewheel
steamer B. L. Hodge No. 2, Capt. W. 7. Board
| man, Joseph A. Aiken, clerk, made our landing
| two days and thirteen hours running time from
the city, with q fair freight and . good list OF
people. Thanks to the clerk for files Of late pa
| pers and the following memoranda: Left New
Orleans Saturday March 18Th. at $50 P. NJ, loaded
to six feet, and 81 cabin psssepger steamer
st. Msrys ran into rs and broke our rudder |;
landed and laid there three hours repairing 10 i
took 1850 bbls. coal ct Baton Rouge landed
freight and passengers at Asxandria. Cotile,
Lizards, Cslhoun's, Grand Ecore. Campte, Ores.
cent plantation, Cousbatss, Starlight, Grand
Point. w. ]. Beard's. Lovely Point and Navigator
Point: put ont HOO bbDs. way freight and ar
rived At Shreveport March 18th at o'clock P. NJ
Running time from port to port two days and