New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-03
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THE DAILY REPUBLICAN, !
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WEDNESDAY MORNING, may ), 1871.
WEATHER, BUSINESS. ETC.-The gentlest
of May month zephyrs are waiting their de-
licious entertainments DER this land. Nav
has opened her sunny presence this year
with beauteOus weather and with perfect
reign of the floral goddess. We regret
much to see such lack of business at the
wharf under such suspicious circumstances.
Yesterday was truly dull day, the arrivals
being few and departures also scarce.
Among those that did come in we noticed the
Belle Lee, from St. Louis, with a fine trip
of freight, including considerable amount
of cotton. The MayhOwer, from Camden,
had good trip. The regular coast packets
were well laden. Ameng those that de-
parted were the Virginia, with a moderate
cargo, Ouachita Belle, light trip. The river
here continues to recede. and news from
the upper streams announces falling waters
Rates remain unchanged.
We were much pleased yesterday to meet
Captain John A. Bruner, of st. Louis, and
commander of the late steamer Belle of
Alton. Captain Bruner has returned to the
city for the purpose of giving full investiga-
ton TO THE rumors which are afiOat as re-
CARDS the destruction by fire of his steamer,
on the twenty-eighth of March last. Cap
tain Bruner is man of determined energy,
and bears spOtless reputation, and there
is scarcely a doubt but that all the idle
rumors which have been put in circulation
lately, as regards the willful destruction of
the boat, will be refuted.
The Belle Lee will leave to-day on a quick
trip to st. Louis.
Captain William Bassett has taken the
command of the Bannock City in the lowe
coast trade. Captain Bassett will back
this reliable and elegant steamer out for all
landings on the lower coast to-day at 10
A. II. Mr. j. w. Bryant is chief clerk.
Passengers and shippers will do well to re-
member that Captain Bassett is punctual
man. and rarely fails to leave as announced.
The spacious and elegantly furnished side
wheel steamer Maytlower will leave to- day at
SIP. n, for Camden and way landings ,punct-
ual to announcement. This packet has
become the great favoTite with Ouachita
shippers, and also travellers and well she
deserves it too. Captain j. w. Carlton, her
commander, and Mr.. j. f. Rice, the chief
clerk, are gentlemen well calculated TO re-
celve popularity.
The Ruth continues to run regularly as
the Bayou Bartholomew packet.
The Alaska will be here in time to depart
Saturday for return trip to Cincinnati.
Captain Milton Fries contracted on
Wednesday last with Stuart, the steam
boat builder at Madison, Indiana for "a
new boat, which, when completed will
take the place of the Market Boy in the
Big Sandy trade. She viii be 10 feet long
and % feet wide, and will be provided with
two ten-inch cylinders, each of four-feet
stroke, and two boilers, thirty-eight inches
in diameter and eighteen feet long. Strb-
ling 81 Co. have received the contract for
her machinery.
Captain Lloyd T. Belt has purchased, at
st. Louis, three-fourths of the steamer
Huntsville, for $4,000. He purchased from
David A. Winnie, of Sioux City Peter
Conrad, also Of st. Louis, purchased the
other fourth.
The new boat, duplicate of the Henry
Yaeger, building by William Latta at Eliza
BEETHOVEN, Pennsylvania, it is proposed to
name Commodore kountz, in honor of the
inventor of the astonishing class of steam
ers. They are vast carriers and cheap run
ners. 1t is feared that the introduction of
the Yaegers and Kountzs and barge trans
portation in the New Orleans trade renders
a return to old freight rates somewhat I'M
likely