The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-22

$4,000. Capt. A. J. Ross has been appointed to
command her
| Capt James H. Pepper has taken charge Of
| the Kobt. Mitchell.
We appreciate the following compliment from
our friend E. G. Carroll, Of the Vicksburg Herald
| We amt out yet. but our hetter half has been
running the machine for US and will continue
until we get our feet again:
Geo. J. Duncan, river editor Of the New VI
leans BULLETIN. has been ailing, but, we are glad
to learn is able to be out again. he Is good
river reporter, and ought to know better than to
go and get sick.
The following from the Vicksburg Herald OF
the Goth inst, meets with our cordial approba-
ton:
There is a good deal of truth in the remark
that ''the steamboats, in the Western waters
seem to be built with especial reference to their
easy destruction by the fire They are all made
of the most iniammabe ma terlal, SO that the
flames enyelop them quick as a tlnde box
would be consumed. No attempt has ever been
made to make them fire proof. With river only
half mile wide no boat should burn until every
human life was saved; and II they Were. made
properly, with proper agencies employed III their
construction, they would not. Such disasters as
that of the Inflated Rogers ought never to occur.
From the Memphis Appeal August 18th:
Yesterday quite warm. The river declined
inches, and now stands feet ~ above extreme
low water mark. At Louisville rise Of inch is
reported. At all other points the rivers continue
to decline. Business continues very dull.
The Thompson Dean, for the OHIO River, passed
up early yesterday morning with light trip.
She discharged 80 packages OF salt here. The
st. Francis, from the lower coast, came i'll with
"a bales cotton and "a sacks seed The Nash.
vile, from Cincinnati, brought 100 tons, includ-
ing gu bundles ties, Sc casks bacon, and 20 bbis
at Osce Ola bar, and the Tolle and the Greyhound,
with coal tow, still aground there.
A wreching boat is trying to raise the Grand
Tower. The boat lies straight in 8 feet water,
and viii not be difficult job to get out of trouble
From all the evidence brought against Commits
sioner Frisbie by the New Orleans papers, are
satsDed that the sconndrel ought to be hung.
FIR m st. Louis Democrat, Aug. 10:
A little more than three years ago W. ). Bountz
commenced with one boat in the st. Louis and
New Orleans trade-the H. c. Yaeger. One year
later he added the John +. Tolle and during 1872
he heightened and rebuilt the MolIic Moore and
Carrie '. Kountz, and established line OF one
boat pei week from st. Louis to New Orleans.
Since that the Importance OF the line and Its pop
ularity with shippers have induced its proprietor
to add the other boats to the line-the Belle of
Shreveport and Paragon One more boat will be
added, which will afford to shippers two boats
per week. This line, we understand, is man
aged by one-man power Hence there Is no dis
sension.
STEAMERS LEAVING THIS DAY.
For GRAND EcoRE.-The fast light draught
passenger packet q. II. Durfee, I'm place OF the
Sabine,) Capt. Dick SlnnOtt, leaves at 3 L. NJ to-
udy IOr Lnt ABOVE anu all way iduuIHSs. MI.
George c. Hamilton has charge Of the office
Fox RED kIvER.-The light draught passenger
packet r. 4. bryarly w. L. Scovel master, NJ.
l.. Scovell, clerk, leaves at 2. NJ. to-day for
Mon gomery, Grand Ecore Alexandra, and all
landings intermediate on Red River.
For WAsHINGToN.--The light draught passen-
ger packet Trenton, Capt. Eugene Quatrevaux,
7. JOHN, clerk, leaves as above at O'Clock this
evening, taking freight and passengers for all
landings on Bayou DIES Glalzes, to be landed at
Big Bend landing md Slmmsport.
For VICKsBURG.-Saturddy U. s. MAJ Pdchef
The splendid passenger packet Natchez, T. ?.
feathers, commander. Messrs. Muse, Grice,
Owen and Parker, clerks, leaves for the above
and all intermediate landings at 5. P. NJ. to-day.
For OUAcHITA RTvEE.-The very light draught
passenger steamer Willie, J. W. Blanks, master,
E. B. Trinidad, clerk leaves at 5 P. NJ. to-day,
taking freight for all landings on Black and
Ouachita river
For BATON RoUaE.-The steamer st. John, J.
P. McElroy, master, Allen Jumel, clerk, leaves as
above at 5 o'clock this evening.
For LOWER CoAsT.-The side-wheel steamer
Mary Ida, A. j. Ruiz, master, leaves for all land
ings on the Lower Coast at 10 A. NJ to-day.