The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-29

/ One OF contemporaries has it that the Henry
Ames, for st. Louis, had SOTO hhds sugar on board
will, if she had. that's all. 1t was a whopper but
no accounting for tastes snoring propeDsities.
| Capt. j. Frank Hicks is coming down as passenger
on the Pauline Carroll but, it s supposed, will stop
off at vicksburg
The Bart Able, Capt. R. sinnott arrived in time
last evening from Grand core with cargo Of cattle
ETC. She will return, usual, saturday, at P NJ.
| Correspondence of the Bulletin.
| MEMPHIS, May 81, Noon.
Business for the past day two has picked up
deraby, will be seen by the increased receipts OF
cotton from the ST. Francis and VII te rivers, and a
slight mproveme is also noticed in the shipments
of freight to points Oh those streams well to
| landings and WINS below here The Belle of Texas
brought from the Arkansas 1873 bales of cotton 1900
sacks seed and left 100 bales Of cotton at the mouth
which the LongwOrth will doubtless get. The Kyle
had good trip up, including $50 hogsheads sugar
| lett 40 packages here. The Helena from Vicksburg
was light and eveu then ran aground at Catfish Point
and was relieved by the Kyle The Belle Memphis
from 81. Louis, brought 1000 tons Monday and went
back light.
The Mary Alice and tow went up laying here to
patch boiler and the Bee, down. dropped an ice
barge containing 200 tons; that brings total OF
that article of GOODNESS up 5000 tons-sucent t.
supply all Memphis wants and lend a rifle to the
Crescent CITY, was done last summe-. he Rogers,
from the Ohio brought 400 TONS and went back last
night with good trip Of people. The Bodmann, up,
pgnt before last off $50 barrels molasses and had
besides fair freight, 80 cabin and 100 deck passn-
gers The st. Francis from Wittsburg. had 200 bales
Of cotton and the Little Rock Railroad passengers.
tame road and quite fair list of freight Her
cent attempt to butt down the railroad bridge Mad
didn't prove very great success but she did the
best she could and we'd the entire portion of
the bridge some six inches down, making pretty
in the railroad track viewed from the end Of
the BRIDGE and knocked considerable siding off the
bridge, Is well % the draw. and At the same time
knocking her cabin guard into "pi."
[By Telegraph
CINCINNATI May 49, - River feet and falling
Weather clear and hot.
EVANSVILLE, May 28.-Weather clear and hot The ,
river has fallen 4 inches. Down: Paragon, 2 P. M.
CAIRO May 28.-Arrved: Mary Alice from New
Orleans, 4 A. M; Atlantic from St. Louis P NJ |
Departed Capitol City for Vicksburg, A. NJ; Mary
Alice for St. Louis, s A. NJ River Is feet inches |
and falling. Fine shower this afternoon. Weather |
cloudy and cool.
ST.. LOUIS, May 28.-No arrivals DEPARTED Great
Republic for New Orleans: Helena for Vicksburg
River falling. Heavy thunder storm with hail and
high wind this afternoon.
PTrrsBURG. May 2s-River falling. feet inches.
LOUISVILLE. May 28.-River feet inches in the
canal. and about stationary. Weather very warm.
Channels bars cutting ont
MEMPHIS, May 28.-River fell inches. Weather
cloudy and warm. Departed Ella for White River,
Parker from Cincinnati Mollie Moore for New Or
cana, Commonwealth and Chester for st. Louis,
vlcksburg for vicksburg. and Mary Houston for
louisville.
VIcKsBURG, May %. - No boats up or down.
Weather warm and cloudy. River fell two inches in
asst "a hours.