The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-03-31
WEATHER, BUSINESS, ETC.

After our yesterday noon report, the
weather cleared up and we had a delightful
afternoon to close blue Monday up with
but it was not exactly blue Monday, either,
for the loaded steamers that arrived since
Saturday had all to be discharged, and kept
matters pretty lively during the entire day,
and making it look hopeful and pleasant to
see, for there is nothing like business going
on of some kind to make everybody happy.
The shipping movements during the day
were slim, but we had nothing to DEPART but
the local packets, and but little went down
to any Of the other steamers their turn
comes to-day, and we hope to see them all
have perfect rush and jam.
We are sorry to report that the river is
rising again at this point; but presume it
must he only from from the last local rains,
or the effect of the late southerly winds
driving the waters in from the lakes and
bayous.
The freight tariff to Ouachita River was
at full card rates, and to Bed River at one
half card-all others are merely nominal.
ARRIVALS.
Bastrop, from Bayou Bartholomew; Ida
from Attakapas; Peyton and barges, from
Louisville; r. E. Lee, from mouth of White
River; Future City and barges, from St.
Louis
DEPARTURES.
w. S. Pike, for Red River Landing; Hen
ry Tete and Lizzie Hopkins, for Bayou La
feurche
..- BOATS TO ARRIVE.
John Kilgour from Cincinnati; Ouachita
Belle, from Ouachita River Bradish John
son and Bertha, from Opelousas; B. L.
Hodge, from Baton Rouge.
DEPARTURES FOR TODAY.
- s., ,uo,4l, r.
White River; Bismarck, for st. Louis Sa-
bine and La Belle, for Shreveport and JEFF
ferson; Exporter and Chas. Bodmann for
Louisville and Cincinnati: Marie, for Pilot
Town and the Lower Coast; Asland. for
Arkansas River; Future City and barges,
for st. Louis.
DEPARTURES FOR WEDNESDAY.
Bradish johnson and Bertha, for Opa-
lousas; Ouachita Belle, for Camden b. L.
Hodge, for Baton Rouge.
The Champion" R.. E. Lee, arrived
yesterday from the mouth of White River,
bringing to our city 2011 bales of the staple
and 1904 sacks cotton seed. She returns to-
day at 5 P. NJ, with Capt. VIM. Campbell
in command, and those accomplished
gentlemen, A. McVay, VIM. c. Porter, and
Ovid F. Bell associated together in the
Office. We also noticed on board of her,
l1SC evening, Odpt. y. w. SdIlUOH, Anu the
old veteran of all, Capt. John w. Cannon,
was about, rs usual, to see that all things
were working in a proper and systematic
manner. Success to the old war horse, and
may his career ever be prosperous.
Noticing large quantity of oyster shells
being dumped Off ON the wood work of the
wharf, near the police station, we were in
hopes that our Wharfmasters were going to
fill mp the mud holes on the levees, but
upon enquiring, we found that they were to
fill a contract of Capt. Dare Dannals, which
he has for four hundred hogsheads with
foundry concern at Jefferson, Texas, and are
to make lime out of. They will go upon the
La Belle, as Capt. Dare has taken charge of
that fine steamer.
"A stitch in time saves nine," SO the old
women say, and now is the time for our city
Administrators to save more than nine by
devising the ways and means to give our
steamboatmen a good wharf at all times
upon which they can discharge their cargoes
with safety and ease. As it is at present
it 10 a disgrace to the city, and many a
steamboat suffers heavily in the way of
damages by having to discharge their car
goes Of cotton, ETC., in mud knee-deep. The
city surely collects enough wharfage dues
off of boatmen to enable them to keep up .
good, cafe, dry whAFf; but they fail to do
%, for what cause is best known to them
selves, and themselyes only, for they arc
deaf to all entreaties. Peti lions, ETC., and act