The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-19


The undersigned Is the only authorized Rivel
Reporter and Advertising Agent OF this paper
Copies of the BULLETIN stamped and delivered
will be furnished to steamboats, at fifty cents pei
dozen. GEO. J. DUNCAN.
The weather yesterday morning was cloudy
and fine rain, or rather We ought to term it
a very heavy mist fell from daylight until 6 A. M
From that hour out the weather was particular,
cloudy and very warm.
terday, but business on the lower wharf was
brisker than it has been for many days.
Capt. Francis was engaged with his wreckine
boat yesterday in securing the sugar from the
wreck of the Empire. Up to dark some so hhds
sugar, many Of them about half empty, and some
Is to 80 sacks of rice, had been recovered. One
| body, that of q negro roustabour, was the only
victim recovered.
The crowd around the scene Of the recent ter
rlble steamboat disaster seems to grow greater
every hour. Yesterday there were never LEST
than 1000 persons on and around the wharf at the
foot of Cont street. This large mob-we car
call it by no other name-interfele with the work
OF the wreckers, and moreover there Is great
danger, if they do not quit crowding the wharf
of an accident occurring before which the loss Of
the Empire would sink into insigniticance.
The officers Of the Trenton have our thanks
for favors.
The Belle Lee. from Memphis, arrived last
night with fine trip. She is receiving at the
bead Of Common street, and leaves on return
trip tot day at 5 P. NJ.
The superb Frank Pargoud Capt. Jim White,
arrived with a splendid trip Of cotton and seed,
and is receiving at the head Of Canal street. to
leave, as named, at P: NJ. to-day, for Argyle.
Greenville, Vicksburg and way landings.
Dispatches from Monroe and Trenton, received
yesterday, report the Ouachta and its tributaries
rising steadily.
The elegant passenger packet Seminole, Joe
Dalferes master, leaves to-day, as usual, at
NJ fnrf tho Coast and I.afDurchp
A clerk will be found on the landing, head OF
Common street, this morning, receiving for the
regular Friday Vicksburg packet La Belle, Capt
Sam Ayles.
regular New Orleans, Coast and Lafourche
packet, leaving this city every Monday and
Thursday at P H., under command OF Capt
Jos. Dateres.
The b. L. Hodge will be found at the wharf
this morning, ready to receive freight, to leave
on return "Trip at 10 A. NJ. tomorrow, for Baton
Rouge, Walls Landing and all points intermedi-
The Alice leaves from the Magnolia Bridge
New Basin) at 4 P. NJ. to-day. for all landings
on Bayou Manchac and Amite River.
We are pleased to be able to inform our readers
Of the formation Of a new firm, for the purpose
of conducting steamboat agency business.
Though the firm is new, the members OF it are
old hands in the business, and are Acknowledged
to be good any On and
burn. Their office is at at SO Natchez street.
Gentlemen, we wish you every success.
The departures yesterday were as follows.
John F. Tolle and Tom Jasper for St: Louis.
Sabine for Grand Ecore, Willie for Trenton, st.
John for Baton Rouge, Waloon for Lower Coast,
and Trenton for Opelousas.
&The G. H. Duriee lin place of the new Bart
Able) is receiving to leave at 5 P. NJ, Saturday,
Nov. 2lst for Grand Ecore and all way landings.
The Sabine will return in time to leave on her
next trip Tuesday, oath inst.
The Garry Owen, John Heinz, master, is re.
ceiving to leave to-day at P. NJ, for Grand
Ecore and way landings.
Mrs. Pomeroy had the unknown infant drowned
ON the EMPIRE and not recognized, buried yester.
day morning in Greenwood Cemetery.