The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-12
rnr Nrw 0RLEANs BULLETIN SATURDAY. 12 1874

For LOWER CoAsT-The st. Mary, FREQ
Probst. master, leaves for Forts jackson ana
St. Philip and intermediate landings To-Day
at 10 A. NJ. 49,
There is quite feet of boats due at the
landing to-day. -
water in the tributaries.
The new Bart Able is ready for business
FROM OUR EXCHANGES
Paducah heutuchidn, Dec. 10th:
Ice is running thick and heavy IN the MIS-
sissippi above Cairo, seriously impeding navl-
CATION.
The Pat Cleburn was hard aground a few
miles below Metropolis yesterday, and mad
not arrived at late hour last night.
A writer to the Evansville Courier relates
the following story:
Among the old retired Cumberland River
pilots is one W. II. Carroll, who lives on his
farm at the mouth OF Smlthland. Several
wears ago he was employed to take the steamer
Atlanta from Nashville to the mouth OF the
Cumberland On her way down she struck
the pier at GAINESVILLE bridge and sunk. The
hull and cabin parted, the latter floating down
the river. All her crew left the wreck ex-
cept Carroll, who refused to give up his job.
He being observed at some point below, a
skiff was sent out to his relief. But he had
refused to abandon his craft, saying that he
agreed with the captain to take his boat out
for so much, and he would have to 60 on out
as agreed upon for the trip. AS he passed
Smithland he rang his bell to land, but she
wouldn't land. He, however, successfully
landed in field below Smithland The
Atlanta still owes him for the trip.
Vicksburger, Dec. 10:
The Lee went into New Orleans with 5346
bales of cotton on her last trip. How is 1t
kho
trips?
We give it up.-Rep. Bulletin.
From Shreveport Times, Dec. 6:
The weather changed on us sometime Fri
day night and we were creditably informed
that it rained some. We should Judge as
much from the appearance of the soil Xester-
day morning In the course OF the day we
had few drops of rain-enough to make 1t
very muddy, but nothing near Navigation
fellow At dark last night it looked like it
might turn cold without much trouble. We
are disguised and don't care a cuss what it
does.
The river at this point rose two inches for
the twenty-four hours ending at o'clock yes
terday afternoon, making the total rise so far
three feet and five inches, leaving it eight feet
and two inches above the lowest water OF 1872,
or three feet and one inch below the highest
water Of this season.
Our Fulton special under date Of the 4th
reports a fall of five feet and still falling at a
moderate rate for upper Red River. There
were some appearances Of rain but our cor
merely remarks but that's nothing
this season That is all SO. There was a
time once when an appearance of rain was
good for all it called for but now it is not worth
anything.
Owing to the wet, drizzly weather and the
muddy banks, there was not much of an OPP
portunity for business display.
. The Bryarly made an effort to get through
discharging, but failed to make the rifle.
The Royal George is working above the
falls at Alexandria, and will not come up here
for while.
The W. J. Behan is liable to put in an ap-
pearance here at any time. She was out one
week last night.
We are not advised what the rates Of up
freights are at this time. The last landed
here was at card rates cotton down 50 per
bale.
We failed to receive our usual Western ex-
changes last night, and consequently ask the
indulgence OF our readers for this occasion
only.