The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-05
WEATHER. BUSINESS. ETC.

WEATHER, BUSINESS ETC.
We have change to note in the weather. 1t still
continues fine, pleasant and clear for business
pleasure purposes, as the levee and streets st
tinue crowded to excess with all classes and kinds,
enjoying the cool delightful atmosphere while they
can. for it is long time since they have had such
fine opening to spread themselves.
Business yesterday was not up to par for activity,
and for the last day of the week did pan ont we'll
and we are sorry to that the departing steamers
went away with rather hungry trips. The inward
cargoes from all the tributaries of the lightest
character and give but poor hopes our boatmen
do anything for the balance of the season.
The river at this point is at last stand and its
downfall may soon be reported ard when that is the
case all fear of an overflow may be fairly
side and fears set at rest for years crop
| Freight tariffs all remain unchanged.
After the saturdays feet had taken their departure
we remaining at the upp landing the susie
silver and Robert Mi chel and at the low landing
the Carrie A. Thorn Gla lola, Fam Tatum, Era No.
| Empire and Garry Owen
| ARRIVALS.
Garry Owen, from Bay on Bartholomew; B.L. Hodge
from Baton Rouge; Empire, from wer Coast; E.-
porter. from the Marine Do ks; Fannie Tatum from
Arkansas River; Gladio!s, from Mnden.
/ DEPARTURES.
Natchez for vicksburg, Thompson Dean aud Export
er for Cincinnati Glencoe and H. C. Jaeger for St
outs, Bart Able for Camden. Mar and E. hensy for
Lower Coast. B. L. Hodge for Baton Rouge, Maria
Louise for Jefferson Fleta for Bayou Macon. Bastrop
for Bayou Bartholomew, John Howard for Arkansas
River. LESSEE Taylor and st. Mary for Grand Ecore
BOATS To ARRIVE.
r. E. Lee from White RIVER, Henry Tete and Lizzie
Hopkins from Lafourche, w. S. Pike from Red River
Landing.
DEPARTURES FOR MONDAY.
Henry Tete, Captain J. Dalferes ERIK, s. S. Streck,
and the Lizzie Hopkins, Captain j. F. Aucon; Clerk,
2. A. Charlet, for Bayou afourche,
W. s. Pike Captain J. J. B. own; Clerk J. r. Muse,
for Tunica, Bend and Red River Landing.
DEPARTURES FOR TUESDAY, APRIL Z.
E. Lee, Captain VIM. Campbell: Clerk, A. Mcvay,
for Natchez. Grand Cult and Vicksburg.
Selma. Captain Thornton Jacobs Clerk, Tom
Jacobs, for Shreveport and Jefferson.
Garry Owen. Captain j. q. Weaks; Gle k, II. s.
Jenkins and VIM. Culbertson, for Bayou Bartholo-
NEW.
Robert Mitchell, Captain A. NJ. Dusouchett; Clerk,
Charles G. Schultz, for Cairo Evansville and Louis
vile.
Susie Silver, Captain D. II. Silver; Clerk John s.
Lehmer for Memphis, Cairo and st. Louis.
Grary Owen, Captain Nick Bouchman; Clerks n
kins and Culbertson, for Camden Monroe, Trenton
and all way landings on Black and Ouachita rivers.
Era No. H. Captain Tom L. Taylor; Clerk, Tom
Glen nts, Boeuf River.
The Grand Ecore Packet Company has reorganized
with that sterling merchant C. L. Walmsley, ESQ., as
President, aBd s. n. Russ as Secretary
Private and public dispatches received in this city
advise ticket holders in the Louisville Mercantile
Library Lottery to hold to their tickets by which
it seems there may be something wrong about the
published list Of prizes. Our steamboat men WIS
have tickets should look sharp in their haste they
might throw away or tear up prize.
The Garry Owen arrived on Friday night from
Bayou Bartholomew. and the is pretty we'll
closed in that trade she is advertised for Camden
and all points Cuachita River leave on Tuesday
the 18th, at P. NJ with Captain Nick Bouchnan on
deck. and Henry S. Jenk MS and VIM. Cubertson in
the Office. Give Old Nick bumper.
The " Cant Get Away Club have already com.
memo their regular summer Carrolt excursions
and our fine vicksburg and other packets ha, been
engaged tor the seas L. and some of them have gone
away their respective days with fair representa-
ton of our tzens who hold annual tickets of that
club.
The Exporter came off from the Marine Docks on
Yesterday morning. n ko Ia md toobt
her cargo, and left IN the evening for Cincinnati
While on the docks she went through thorough
cauking process and Is now in complete order for .
summers business.
The st. Mary came over to the landing yeste, day
afternoon, took on fair up fr light aud lett tin
and the representative of he Grand Ecore Packet
Company. will be on hand next Saturday leave at
her usual hour. with Capt John C. Mitchell CON-
mander and Capt Geo. e. Hamilton, Tom Dowty and
joe Jeffrn in the Office
The Carrie A. Thorn, having been relieved by the St.
Mary will await further developments that may tu
up for her advantage
The Era No 10 has her departure for Boeuf
River until Tuesday, the It'll, at ?. NJ.
Jackson Manson shipped in the Exporter, last
evening, for Cincinnati, 25O sacks salt and on tn
previous Saturday, by the Thomas Sherlock, 1900
sacks TOR the lace All Of this salt was for pack
ing pun poses; and it looks little like boarding the
lion his den, and rtany is positive proof of the
fact that salt is sold in this city other places be-
sides the SOUTH and appears very much like sending
coal to New Cattle.
The Gadioa arrived last evening from Minden with |
682 bales cotton, and will return about Tuesday next
The Fannie Tatum arrived yesterday afternoon from |
Arkansas River with GIL bales cotton, IS sacks oil
cake and sundres The Arkansas River business
being very dull It present. the officers the Fannie
had not concluded last even ng whittier they would
wend their way with their fine packet, but they al
ways keep before them the words, " Be kind to the
loved ones at home.''
BAYOU SARA, April 4.-Io George D. Hite: Will ar
rive tonight; leave Tuesday weekly trips to
and all way landings on Red Rive
T. E. JACOBS, Master steamer Sci la.
GLEANINGs FROM EXCHANGES.
From st. Louis Republican, April 81
The river had risen IL inches in the twelve hours
ending at P NJ y. sterday ieavng u feet of space
under the centre arch ana 6S under the side spans
The day, with he exception OF being all fools day
was delightful, betokening spring time. Business
along the levee was duller than at any time during
the week.
Captain Dave Hiner. be ter known among river men
here andrew jackson No. 2, Change yester-
day. Though Capt Hiner is seventy years Of age he
has keen recollection OF all the matters Of interest
with the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. He
distinctly remembers when the first steamboat came
lives along the shore. who thought it the coming Of
The judgment day.
So far can learn, few Of river friends of
his city have drawn anything from the Louisville Lot
tery. Capt. Atur drew $37 so Ed. Kline and Ed
Lee conformity drew $125 Later developments may
show up more ortnnat but at present the $4,000 in
rested by the river fraternity looks if wouldn't
pan out twentieth Of that amount.
Anoth. r new model for lowering and raising Chin
aeys was on exhibition on Change yesterday. 1t is
allied VOLTS patent. and consists Of q mechanical
,ontrivance for doing the work separate from the
smoke tack. rod, threaded one-third of the way
rom the lower end dts into tube the length of the
hr AIDED portion OF the rod The upper end Of the {
I'd attaches to the of the chimney to be lowered
hus it was simply lowered by the principle of the
'cr ", each revolution OF crank adjustment lower
ng or Ias ng the may be, the upper part Of
he cut o6 chimney the distance Of he width Of
Ia cad ON the rod.
Capt Edwin H. 6heble, Of the City Of Alton. rode on
he nrSt railroad evep built in the United States
N oh ran from Philadelphis to Germantown. aud
vss pulled BY horse
Mrs. Partington sad after reading yesterdays FIRST
II April account of the sunken bridge pier, that she
lad told her Ike. hundred times that she knew
would tall some day, and was glad Providence had
a'ried out her prophecy. II