New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-20

will be developed in the next few days.
The light trips that are now being carried,
both to and from, by our Vicksburg and
Louisville packets are not very promising OF
season in the trade. The Belle Lee has al
ready led off for summer recreation, and the
balance will, no doubt, soon follow.
The river here is rising again, and is now
said to be fully as high, if not higher than
during the rise Of 1862 The unfortunate
displacement Of the watergauge board at
the foot Of Canal street, renders it very diff
fcult to determine the exact comparison Of
this year and that of 1867 flood. There Is
more than a sufficlency of water in the Ark
ansas, Red and Ouachita rivers, as also in
their navigable tributaries. Reports from
the upper Mississippi are to the effect that
the rivers are falling slowly.
MISCELLANEOUS lTEMS.-The BOardman
Iron Line steamer John T. Moore seems
destined to work wonders in the Red river
and New Orleans trade. Not only has she
been the innOvatOr of iron hulls in the Red
river trade, but she has proven herself one
Of the largest carrying and staunchest
steamers, for that peculiar trade, afioat. On
her last trip from this port she has made
the fastest time on record to Shreveport, as
the following dispatch from Captain W. T.
Boardman will explain:
SHREVEPORT, April Is, 1871.
Messrs. John T. Moore Co., New Orleans:
Arrived at IL NJ. to-day. Two days and
Ahead Of steamer Red Cloud. Leave here
tomorrow, seventeenth instant, with over
1900 bales Of cotton. Leave New Orleans
on regular weekly trip Saturday, twenty
second instant, positively.
W. T. BOARDMAN, -
Captain steamer John 7. Moore.
Later. Since writing the above, the fol-
lowing dispatch has been banded us:
SHREVEPORT, April 49,.
Messrs. John T. Moore Co.:
Leave here at one o'clock to-day, with
1000 bales of cotton. Leave Saturday posi-
lively. w. T. BOARDMAN,
Captain steamer John L. Moore.
The above dispatches show the character
and amount of patronage that our independ-
ent Ked river packets receive. Shippers
nor passengers never admired a monopoly.
The mammoth James Howard is the next
packet in the Merchants Southern line for
st. Louis.
The Richmond is advertised to leave this
port on the twenty-sixth Of this month for
St. Louis.
The incom Arably elegant steamer Katie,
Captain j. NJ. White, master, will depart
to-day at 5 p. M, positively, for Vicks-
burg, Greenville and the bends. Passen-
gers desiring speedy and most cOmforta-
BILE trip up river will find all the accommO-
dations that they could desire on this new
and beautiful steamer. Mr.. T. j. Howard,
chief clerk, will with pleasure give ali
passengers necessary information in regard
to passage, rates, etc.
The Mary Houston probably came in late
last evening. She will depart punctually
as advertised, Captain L. b. Durham in
command and Mr.. H. H. Walker in the
office.
The Charles BOdmann will have to be
launched from her present dangerous posi-
ton, where she is aground on the Louisville
falls.
The St. Louis Dispatch, Of the fifteenth,
has the following: Captain Rush Pegram,
the commander Of the magnificent steamer
James Howard, was agreeably surprised
this morning by receiving a visit from the
Board of Underwriters, including the
very efficient secretary, on board his boat.
The visit was arranged without the knOwl-
edge Of Captaia Pegram, and by a resolution
passed at the board for the purpose of fully
inspecting the qualities Of this famous
steamer: and after thorough examination
they reported her as standing higher ON the
books Ut the underwriters than any steam
boat coming to tho wharf. If that is not
satisfactory to the travelling community,
to know what would be. The hospitable
caferer Of the Howard, Mr.. williams, pre-
petea A impromptu cold collation. for those
present and - It was quito unexpected, it
Wes g much tho moro appreciated, and tho
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