The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-20

There was war Of factions in the element
yesterday. When the god Of day arose from hi
dewy couch he found Jupiter Pluvius in full pos
session OF the field, and after struggling all da
| for complete control, was forced about p. NJ. t,
retire beyond the western horizon and leave hi
antagonist master Of the field. In plain EnSlisl
the weather yesterday was more like April thar
| August twas mixture Of cloud and sunshine
with an occasional shower. At this writing thu
prospects for rain tonight are good.
We have nothing new to report in regard t
business.
We have no encouraging news from the tribu
taries. Low water is the cry from every quar-
ter
Mr.. Geo. Hamilton has our thanks for late
Alexandria papers.
The Natchez from Vicksburg Trenton from
Opelousas, and Willie from Ouachita are due this
evening.
For late river kilograms see first page.
For manifests Of arrivals see Marine column
The Sabine arrived yesterday and will leave
Saturday for Grand Ecore and all way landings.
at 5 P. NJ.
New CorroN.-The new crop las begun to
come in freely; the Katie brought in four bales
and the Sabine one.
The following, from one of our Shreveport ex-
changes, we fully indorse;
The river reporters occupation is very near
like Othellos unless there be change for the
better very soon he will close this column in dis
gust. Selah.'
The departures yesterday were the st. John
for Baton Rouge, Josephine for Bonnet Care,
and Mary Ida for Lower Coast.
The Susie Silver, Capt. Silver, leaves on Aug ust
Goth INST, for st. Louis.
The river at this point continues to crawl down
its banks.
The weekly Grand Ecore packet Sabine, is re.
ceiving to leave on Saturday, 22d inst, at P.
NJ, Capt. Dick Sinnott, master, and Geo. Ham J.
ton, clerk.
STEAMERS LEAVING THIS DAY.
For MOUTH OF WHITE RIVER - REGULAR
THURSDAY PACKET. - The peerless Katie lin
place Of the Frank Pareoud), Capt. ] NJ. White,
leaves at 5 p. M. to-day for Mouth Of White
River, Chicot City, Greenville, Vicksburg and all
way landings connecting at Vicksburg with
steamers of the Parisots Line for all points Oh
Gaines has charge OF her Office.
We clip the following from the Alexandria Cau-
cdsidn, of the 18th inst.
One foot and eight inches fall since our last re-
inches above the low water of 1879. Another
week like the last, and our river will be past
naviga ion. Already, without many sand bars
showing above the surface OF the W ter, our
packet boats are having much trouble. The fact
g. the sand has settled in the channel, and there
= not as good boating water now as there was in
1879, when the river was two and q half feet
over. The Sabine hove in sight in the reach
below town at 7 O'Clock on Tuesday even |
ng, and on Wednesday morning, about 8 o'clock,
cuCucu Ou Ao"cA UcmE CcSIl
lours in sight, wriggling, twisting and scuffing
through, working q channel to rea CHI us, while
one card rates were vanishing from onr sight.
We could not help admring 6 Masser Dick, and
he energy displayed by him to give our Grand
.core trade good boat to deal with.
On Friday morning, almost up to time the
'leta, Capt. Nit; hell put in an appearance, shov.
ng out her stage-plank at the PiEavllle wharf
lst about daylight, and seemed TO have pretty
air freight for low water-a fair freight now
leans next to nearly nothing.
The Bryarly ought to be down about to-mor-
ow. Steamboat time is mashed all into a
cooked hat" and we are only ''certing" that
hey are here when We see them-no, when they
ave landed, We should ray
Our crops, particularly in the pine-woods, are
Offering very much for the want OF rain, and a
,ntinued dry spell will reduce the yield very
We hear of forms falling of, and
e fear the young hollis will not mature il We
ave no rain in the course Of week. Dry, hot
I'D sweltering has been the weather for the past
eek.