The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-06-20
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE OF THE BULLETIN.
SATURDAY. Mornisg, June 20 1874.


BULLETIN advertising medium. 1t is the only
daily paper the city that publishes the full manifest
OF steamboats, and this feature alone causes to find
its way into the counting of every merchant in
the city.
The weather yesterday was warm. In fact warm
is not the word 10 express the degree of at that pre-
vailed from dewy morn to early eve. About sunset
t. heavens became obscured and were thre atened
with our daily shower but with the exception Of
slight sp' inkle rain has fallen up this writing.
Business improved wonderfully yesterday and
several of the bound packets had good trips,
fact which we are always happy to chronicle.
In order to give readers an idea OF the rates paid
by our packets for the privilege Of tying up every
week at the generally dilspidaed whsrves and in wet
weather of putting their freight out in what s but
little better than q hog-wallow CT goose pond, we
give the following figures:
Steamer Natchez S44 tons hull measurement, at ten
per $s4 40 per week, 1887 60 per month,
or s. o5I 40 per annum. The B. L. Hodge Sal 40
week. The Lesse Taylor PIT tons hull measurement,
S27 70 per trip We might enumerate Others but this
is enough the tax is uniform, and consider the
above sufficient to convey idea of the enormous
collected from steamboats, every year by the
city.
The City of Alton arrived last evening with fine
trip Of both freight and passengers
All that mortal Of the late Thomas Brooks were
of friends. Tom Brooks was fra lumber of years
engaged as an engineer on the Alabama, Mississippi
and ked Rivers, and stood high in his professlo'.
! He was generous to a fault and leaves q hot of
friends to mourn his DEATH He a native of Gin
cinnat and aged SO years. We tender, in behalf OF
the steamboat community, to his bereaved widow our
he regular Grand Ecore packet Bart Able leaves at
P. NJ. to-day. As she is prompt, shippers and pas
sengers had better be on time.
The favorite Mary Houston leaves at P. NJ to-day
for Louisville and way landings.
The and splendid passenger packet City Of
Alton is off at 5 P. NJ. to-day for St. Louis
The departures yesterday were LESSEE Taylor for
Red River. Fleta for Camden, Marie for Pilot Town.
Lizzie Hopkins for Lafeurche, Empire for Lower
Coast, ana W. 8. Pike for Bayou Sara.
The Texas and Maria Louise, from Red River, are
due to-day
The W. j. Behan leaves without fail at P. NJ. to-
The favorite passenger packet, c. q. Durfee Capt
JOS Aiken, is receiving at P. to-day for Jefferson
Shreveport and all way landings.
We refer readers to the advertisement OF the
Jno. B. Maude Her excellent cabin accommodations
well known to the travelling public, her officers
are too well known to need single word of praise at
, our hand.
The river before the city is falling the surveyors
mark yesterday at dark ind Gated 4 feet II Inches
below high water mark of 1871
For arrivals and maaifests see our marine column
For vIcKsBURG.-The United States ma packet
Gov Allen. Capt John g. Benson, leaves at P. NJ.
to-day, usual, for Vicksburg and all way landings
The Allen is a complete passenger packet, and her
officers capable, courteous and attentive. Mr.. r.
A. Owen has charge OF the office, and Joh' Kenthen
will be found .'Allendae." Shippers should bear
in mind that the Allen represents the great Nahez in
the ycksburg trade for the summer months.
The w. J. BEHAN.-Capt. George E Wilkinson will
out this ght-draught packet at O'Clock this
evening for Jefferson, Shreveport and intermediate
landings. Mr.. F. W. Ames is her clerk.
For GRAND ECoRE AT P. NJ, to-day, Capt Dick
Sinnott will back out his regular weekly pack t. the
Bart Able, for the above and all way landings In
point of speed, elegant cabin accommodations, and
above all safety, the Bart Able never has had equal
in the trade, and her officers too well known to
need words of praise from our pen. Capt Geo. Hamil
ton her attentive clerk will be found his post
ready to attend to the demands of shippers or the
wants of passenge g.
For BATON ROUGE The B L. Hodge, Capt. V. B.
Baranco, caves for the above and all intermediate
polite and attentive clerks on the river has charge OF
her office.
We refer our readers to the advertisement Of the
Trenton. In a few days will give them full dis
crption of this fine lowwater packet. She has since
her retirement been almost made new boat Of
We are indebted to Mr.. Mouchon for a late copy of
the Shreveport Times
Late dispatches report Red and Ouachita rivers
falling fast.
The Bismarck is the next line boat due from st.
Louis She will i've in me to leave on Thu rsday,
the 25th inst, 9. P. NJ
The John B. Maude, from st, Louis, will arr i've
to-day.
The Willie. Capt. Blanks leaves at P. NJ. to-day
for Camden and all way landings.
The fine, fast passenger packet Seminole, P. G.
Montgomery, master. J. r. Mohr clerk. leaves at
P. NJ. to-day, for Jefferson, Shreveport and all way
landings.
The Carrie v. Kountz leaves for st. Louis at
O'Clock is evening.
he Mollie Moore is the next regular Kountz Line
boat due.
Morgans Railroad, at O'Clock this morning, will
connect at Bav des Aemands with the steamer
Bossier, Capt W. T. Boardman, for this avorite water
ing place.
From the Shreveport Times, June 10th:
The river at this poi fell inches on Sunday and
inches yesterday, leaving it last evening II feet and
inch the low water of 1872 thirteen feet and
2 inches below the highest water Of this
The officers of the last boat up report the lower
river falling fast, with "mark twain the bars In
the neighbor, God of Grand Ecore
The officers of he Royal G. orge report Cypress
Bayou falling fast when they came ont Saturday. The
rise above the raft had not checked the fall in the
lower lake.
The steamer Texas, Capt. C. W. Stinde, Geo Fee,
clerk will lie We to- ay for New Orleans.
The steamer Maria Louise Capt H. j. Brinker. will
leave tomorrow for Cincinnati via New Orleans.
The Flirt wi leave tor above the raft as
she is notified that the obstruction in Old River is
removed.
Up freights are half-card rates. Down-Cotton, 81
per bale and cattle S2@3 50@4 per head.
The Sterling is work removing the jam " in Old
River and the Fl and barge is the upper side
waiting for the work to be finished.
lfy telegraph
WICK. BURG June 1910 w. H. Bofinger 104, Com.
mon str, ct: John B. Maude will arrive Saturday
afternoon, and Leave pos lively 1uesd for st Louis.
JAKE SEQ NJ, Clerk.
PITTsBURG, June 10. - River feet inches and
rising very slowly. Weather clear and pleasant.
EVANSVILLE. June 10. ~ Gather clear and very
hot River risen inches.
CINCINNATI. June 19.-River 9 feet inches and
r ing Weather fair an hit.
IT LOUIS June I9.-Arrived: Helena rom yicks-
burg. No departures. River rising slowly. Weather
clear and very
LOUISVILLE. June 10 River stat onary: 4 feet 8
incHes IN the cana, feet inches in the chute.
w ather warm. business duI.
CAIRO, June l9.-Arrved: Mary Alice and John F.
Tolle from New Orleans 10 P. NJ; Bis from st.
Louis, A. NJ; Glencoe from New Orleans, 2 p. NJ;
Cap tai City from ST. ouis, g. Departed: Tolle tor
st Louis. midnight CT erosee for New Orleans. 3 A.
NJ: Mary Alic" for t. Lonis p. NJ; Glencoe for 1t,
Louis, Capital City tor VIcksburg l. River II feet
6 inches ard risn Weather clear and hot.
MEMPHIS, June 10 Weather clear; mercnry 30 The
river has rissn inche in the last twenty four hours
Arr Mnneola from ncinnat and QuIc6 step from
Viii kiver: Departed: ,has Bodmann New
Orleans. and Julia st Louis
VIcKsBURG. June 19.-Up: Exporter. A. NJ: Susie
Silver, z. ~. Down: Bee and barges, l A. NJ.
Katie P. NJ. Wear her warm and cloudy. The river
fell three inches in the Iast twentv-tour hours.
MARINE NEWS,
George J. Duncan Is the authorized Marine and
River Reporter VI the New orleans bulletin.