The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-27
THE RIVER.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN.
Thursday Morning, August q, 1874.

Yesterday was sultry and oppressiyely warn
on the river front No to an hour or two afte
I meridian. when an easterly wind came up, gyin,
US pleasant breeze.
We can only repeat our remarks of yesterda,
and say that business remains in adtu gyo, anC
| that no improvement can be looked for until nav
lgalon i'm proves in the tributaries At presen
Red and Onachta rivers are at low water mark
and are likely to remain so for some DAYS {,
come.
| The PicdypAe, Yesterday. in referring to tn,
prospective annual meeting Of the Nationa
! Boar Of Steam Navigation. to be held at Buffalo
| n. Y, on the % of September next makes the
| following suggestion. which We heartily endorse:
= III our Southern steamboat owners contcnl-
| plate sending delegation, it SHOULD be done
and those most lntei ested sh uld be the parties
to go and IN connection with this memorial it
would not be amiss TO prepare memorial to the
authorities at Washington to have the man Frs-
! bfe-who 8 now acting az United States Commits
/ siODer in this city removed.
The big muddy is still fall ing from Lake Itasca
to the spot where Eads wants TO bu his etlles
The departures yesterday were the Bertha for
Opelousas, st. John for Baton Rouge. Bee and
ba'ges and Carrie V. kountz, for st. Louis, and
Mary Ida for Lower Coast.
The Willie will be receiving this morning 10
leave at z. NJ. Saturday for all landing on Qua
chita and Black rivers
We are indebted to our friend L. F.M-,
through his Customs Clerk, Louis k, for
an appreciated favor. May str WIS to HIM not OILY
II dictate the direction Of the wind but also enable
them both to RAISE it.
tBy Telegraph
BATON RouaE- Aug. 2G-To Geo J. Duncan,
New Orleans BULLETIN Steamer Willie will ar.
rive Wednesday evening-leavcs Saturday for
Ouachita.
STEAMERS LEAVING THIS DAY.
FoR MOUTH OF WHITE RIVER. The peerless
Katie, justly termed ''Queen of the Southerl,
Waters" leaves at p. NJ, to-day, for mouth Of
White River, Chicot City, Greenville, Vlcksbnig
and all way landings. Capt. j. NJ. White com
For GRAND EcoRE.--The hight draught pas
senger pa k.t Il L. Bryarley, W. T. Scoveil,
master, W. l.. Scoyell and JOS. Joffrlon, clerks,
leaves as above III place of the Sabine, at 5 Z NJ,
passenger steamers ever built, and viii put
freight and passengers through with but little
detention if any at all should occur-low water
For SHREVEPORT AND JEFFERsoN.-The W. J. |
Behan, Just from the dock and in tlp-top order.
leaves at p. N. to-day for the above and all in
termediate landings, under command of Capt. |
Geo. Wilkinson, and what with his pioneer
experien above the raft) he does not know
about low water navigation is not worth cent. |
inches water on bar a ,out quick as he, in |
ante bellum days. would spring to his ost when
The order to unmber was given, when he was a |
gallant member Of the w. A.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Trenton from Opelousas, Natchez from
Iicksburg. Susie Silver from St LOUIS, c. II. !.
Durfee IN place of the Bart Able) from Grand i
score, will arrlv- this evening and be ready to
I ceye freight bright and early tomorrow morn
ng, and leave as advertised
BOATS DUE.
The Natchez from Vicksburg, c. H. Durfee
rom Grand Ecore, Trenton IRON Washington.
'usi' Silver from st. LOUIS, Bertha Bruner, Belle
Rowland and Bastrop fron Red River, Selma
rom Fishers Landing, Willie from Ouachta
teamers due at this port. Nearly all of them
Gill be found ut the wharf tomorrow morning,
nd will leave as advertised
The reports from both Red and Ouachlta rivers
re rather dlsc0uraging.
r 9 low water packet ". J. Behan, Capt. vii
erson, having been placed in complete order,
caves to-day at ? NJ for Jefferson, Shreve-
ort, and all way landings.
The Mary Ida, Capt. A. J. Ruiz, leaves every
Vedn' sday and Saturday at 10 A. NJ. for the I
'orts, Quarantine Station and all way landings :
n Lower Coast.
Have our city authorities given up all idea Of .
epaIrlng the lower steamboat laudiLg? Ii they I
ave not, the work should be commenced at
ice. We are tired Of harping upon this subject,
ct we really feel that our overtaxed steamboat 4
len shou receive some return for the thou.
lnds of dollars paid annually by them into the 4
" treasury and spent for wat? Echo an
yers what But. if echo does IT turn this
lswer, our river men return far different one I
lat is, we pay our cash evey trip and are COM
red to lie up to wharves that are almost worth $
es. =
ne Thompson Dean WILL early in October, en-
7 the hade between this city ard Memphis as
regular packet. a
Tie Grand Tower was raised on the 2lst inst. Il
Red River Is within an inch or two of the ex- Il
eme low wafer OF 1872
! he f. lowing are the ruling rates Of feights a
river: Q