The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-22
Office at Canal street ferry landing OF
WEATHER. BUSINESS, ETC.

The weather yesterday morning opened
up fair and with fair promises to give lis
another clear and beautiful day, but, alas !.
for ali human calculations, the sky about
noon became murkv, and III the afternoon
we had slight sprinkling OF ram, after
which it cleared off again, bnt the evening
closed with Il cloudy sky, warning us to
prepare for another drenchlng.
No material change to report in our busi-
ness matters. About all the life discern
able on the levee was the several arriving
steamers discharging their heavy cargoes Of
Western produce. AS for shipments, not
much was done of that kind, and what few
steamers departed went away with light
trips Some of the Others laid over to see
what new day might bring forth in their
behalf, and we sincerely hope that all VIII
receive full loads and depart happy.
The river mark last evening indicated
one foot precisely below the high water
gauge of ISL.
No change in freight tariffs.
The relief committee Of the ovel flowed
district of the Ouachita country are hereby
notified that Capt Nick Bouchman, of the
Garry Owen, requests us to say that he will
carry all supplies for the sufferers without
any charge whatsOever-that is, free.
ARRIVALS
John +. Tole from ST. Louis, Ida from
Attakapas, Mary Alice from st. Louis, H..
Hensley from the Lower Coast.
DEPARTURES.
Katie for Vicksburg, Garry Owen for Cam
den, Willie for Arkadelphia, Thompson
Dean aud Nick Longworth for Cincinnati,
Marie and Empire for Lower Coast, Bastrop
for Bayou Bartholomew.
BOATS TO ARRIVE.
Frank PargOnd from GrecIvillc, Texas and
Maria Louise from Red River, Onachita
Belle from Camden, Great Republic from st.
Louis, Bertha from Opelousas, X. L. Br..arly
from jefferson, Texas.
Bertha, Capt. w. ii. White, clerk j. ID.
Schmidt. and the Bradish johnson, Capt.
{. c. Pickett, clerk I. John, for Opelousas.
b. l.. Hodge, Capt Y. b. Baranco, clerk
j. Z. McElroy, for Baton Rouge and all Up
per Coast landings.
L. Henslcy, Capt. VIM. Brotherton, clerks
j. A. Enderle and L. +. Barry, for the Lower
Coast.
Chas. Bodmann, Capt 0. P. Shinkle clerk
Frank Stein, for Cairo, Evansville, Louis
vile and Cincinnati.
Ida, Capt. }. r. Forgay, clerk A. Mey-
ncr, for Attakapas.
Lotus No. 3. Capt. ID. l.. Dallnals, clerks
ii. c. and j. w. Hicatt, for Shreveport and
Jefferson.
This being her last trip of the season,
ture for Arkansas River until Thursday, the
2'd, so as to allow merchants, shippers and
passengers sufficient time to get ready and
all should avail themselves of this OppOrtu-
nifty, as the Howard is first-class in all her
appointments, whether in Offices accOmElO-
daton or fares, all are alike, and the most
fastidOus could not help but be satisfied
after making IA trip on the John Howard,
with Capts. Nichols and Perry. Send down
n,,l
Delays are dangerous.
The failure of the mails at present by the
jackson route is great drawbac to our
business men who a.e expecting important
letters and some arrangement should be
made to have a little more regularity and
we cannot see why it could not be done, as
it is but a short run from the Lake End to
Manchac, and no excuse can possibly be Of
tered for such delinguencies. We hope some
arrangement will soon be made that some
thing tangible may he relied upon. We are
sufferers. and heavily at that, as we are
without our regular daily special Memphis
correspondents letter, and if our old uncle
don't do something soon, we shall enter snit
for heavy damages.
The planking on the lower levee in many
places is in very dangerous condition.
Holes in it nearly large enough to drop
barrel of -four or Il cask of bacon through,
and still no one seems to attend it but one
fact is plainly discernible, and that is, the
collector of wharf dues never fails to call
on every boat for her share of that odions
tax. He is regular barrel boarder.
That was consoling news placed on the
Post Office Bulletin board yesterday "No
mails expected by N. 0. j. & G. N. Railroad
to day. A fine prospect that, for business
men looking for remittances, and tor anx-
ious friends looking for news from their alb
sent loved ones. 1t is to be hoped that such
gloomy news as that will not grace that
Bulletin board many days longer for this
BULLETIN reporter Gf no one else) is getting
tired Of it, and wants it changed to those
old familiar and pleasant words mail on
Time"
Capt. W. T. Boardman informed this re-
porter, last evening that the difficulty be-
tween Capt. J. w. Cannon and the owners
OF the patent stage derrick holster had been
ismicably settled, and that all suits now
pending would be withdrawn Immediately.
The basis upon which it has been settled
IS at the rate of twenty cents per ton per
year on all large boats, and no boats to he
less than fifty dollars. 1t is source Of
much congratnlation that this vexed patent
question, which is of such vast impoi lance
and benefit to steamboats,, has at last been
settled, and much credit should be given to
+. X. Converse, Esq, President Of the patent
company, for his concession towards the in
terests of our boatmen.
GLEANINGS FROM EXCHANGES
The Louisville Journal, of the 18th, says
The river was recsding slowly last even
ing, with IA feet water in the canal and II
feet III the chute on the falls. The tOwbOats
are making good use of the splendid stage
OF water on the falls. Business on the levee
dull. Weather cloudy and rather cool, with
hoAO IF al Dr.