New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-02

To our river friends-In taking charge of
| a river column for a city paper, especially
| one that for some time has had no city
river news We approach the subject with
| feelings OF delicacy, knowing we have to
come in competition with those who are
long and favorably known to the trade; but
| with firm determination to attend strictly
| to a river reporters duties, we hope, at
| least, for fair share OF public patronage,
| and will onlv say our efforts will be for the
| advancement Of the steam boatmen's inter
est At the same time our column will al
| WAYS he open to those who may at any time
feel themselves aggrieved.
| With the above remarks, we make our
| bow TO the river patrons and those inter
ested.
The weather Yesterday was cloudy, and
at times there was a little rain; in fact, the
| day was as as changeful as the smiles of a
coguette. However. the clerk of the weather
gave us fair evening Tor the exhibition OF
our rowing clubs, tor particulars of which
we refer to another column.
Departures.
The following steamers left yesterday :
Selma. for Red river landing; Lizzie Hop
hins, for Lafourche.
Arrivals.
Katie, Campbell from Vicksburg Selma,
Brown, from Red river landing; Era No.
10, Mitchell, from Grand Ecore Lizzie
Hopkins Aucoin, from Lafourche; John b.
Maude, Noel, from st. Louis.
Boats Due.
Belle Rowland, from Red river; Peerless,
from Opelousas Mollie Moore, Glencoe,
Bart Able, from Greenville, Charles Bod
man and H. s. Turner. from Cincinnati.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
The Era No. 10 leaves this evening for
Grand Ecore and all way landings. Cap
tain Mitchell deserves the patronage of the
public for giving them tv.D weekly packets
for Grand Ecore. Captain Tim Clements
is clerk a clever gentleman always.
The Sabine, for Camden, under command
of Captain J. w. Blanks, leaves this even
ing for Ouachita, Every body know the
Blanks boys. Captain w. 3. Clark will be
found in the office, and more polite, at
tentive gentleman never stood in any
steamboats, Office, or one more capable to
fill any position on board first class
packet.
For Red River, first on the list is the far
famed, hight draft Era No. ID, or, as some
will have it, Thirteenth Era. Captain Trus-
low has command, while our good looking
and handsome Charlie Droun will attend to
the Office department., and it will be at
tended to In a strictly business manner.
The two Charles are and have always been
special favorites of the public, and well
they ought to be. All shippers and passen-
gers can rely on them.
Captain Joseph A. Aiken has the fine
and fast Charles II. Durfee up for all
points ON old Red. She leaves this evening
at five o'clock. The Durfee is not surpassed
and seldom, if ever, equaled in her trade.
In the office will be found correct, genial
and polite officer, w. II. McChesney, her
first clerk.
The John B. Maude is up for ST. Louis
and all way landings. She leaves this
evening at P. NJ, sharp; Captain
Noel has command. while in the office will
be found our old time friend, ericsson.
Captain ALI. Washer, little under the
weather, but is now all right again, and we
are glad of it for Captain ALT. cannot be
spared to the trade, for his urbanity and
kindness could not be replaced. We ask for
a good trip of freight and people for the
peerless j B. Maude.
The Katie, unsurpassed for fast travelling,
good living and gentlemanly officers, leaves
this evening at five O'clock with Captain
Campbell on the roof, and in the office
Messrs. Mossop, L.bano and Bella worthy
trio-to praise either would be to try to
paint the lily.
The Carrie A. Thorn, with the popular
Captain w. I. Boardman on the roof casts
loose at ). P. NJ, sharp, for Jefferson,
Shreveport and intermediate landings on
Red river. Those wishing to enjoy pleas
ant trip TO Shreveport are welcome On
board Of this vessel That prince of good
fellows, Captain Charles Thorn, who has
always time to answer a civil question in a
Miscellaneous.
The Peerless, Captain Broad, leaves at 5
P. NJ. tomorrow for Opelousas and way
landings.
The B. L. Hodge No. 2, Captain V. B.
Baranco, leaves for Baton Rouge and coast
landings tomorrow at 10 A. NJ.
The Big Sunfower, Captain Parisot,
leaves tomorrow at ) P. NJ. for the Yazoo
and Tallahatchie rivers.
TIE II. s. Turner, Captain Rusk, leaves
tomorrow at ) P. NJ. for Cincinnati Louis
Vile, Cairo and Memphs.o
The Empire, Captain Jeanfreau, leaves !
tomorrow at 10 A. NJ for the lower coast.
The Mollie Moore, Captain Haney, leaves
and Memphis.
Blanks pet, the gay and dashing Ouachta |
Belle, is looking handsomely, anu so is her |
worthy clerk, Joe Holmes, Esq.
From Above.
From the Louisville Courier, August 30l |
The steamer Shannon has gone on the |
IL |
She will load and leave there next week for |
New Orleans.
In Thompson's bend. Just below Dog |
Tooth and above Cairo, something hard laws |
n the bottom OF the river directly in the |
,hannel where steamers usually pass It is
log, snag or obstruction of some danger
,us kind, and pilots should be cautious or
hey will hit it. Several boats have already
ubbed it severely in passing.
From the st. Louis Democrat of August 3O.l
The Bismarck Tribune of the twentieth
avs that the Missouri Transportation Com
'any has broken up, and the combination
ylQch has existed between the Coulson line
nd the boats owned by Commodore kountz
xists no more. The latter will control the
arrying trade on the Missouri above Bis
narck, employing the steamers Mollie
foore, Katie p. kountz, May Lowry, Peni-
ah, Carrie V. Kountz, Andrew Ackley and
ohm Tolle, under the title of the North
IN Pacific Railroad Line. This statement
eeds modification. The Tolle and Mollie
1Oore are running between ST. Louis and
lew Orleans. and will not go to Bismarck
his year. Commodore Kountz intends to
IN them next year on the upper Missouri,
there should be business for them. How
ne dissolution came about is not stated
.Ountz may have bought out Evans, Dial
ls and Coulson for the short portion of the
avigable season yet to pass. but as TO next
ears government transportation and |
orthern Pacific railroad connections, it
i'll all be subject to contract and special
yreement with the most favoraNe bidders
Boswell once asked johnson if there was