The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-06-02
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE OF THE BULLETIN, \
Tuesday MORNING. Jnne z 1874

OFFICE OF THE BULLETIN. I
Tuesday Morning, June 2, 1874. I
WEATHER. BUSINESS, ETC.
The weather yesterday very warm ending in
fine rain in the afternool, but did not do much to
wards reducing the heat, as it was an exclusive
Business yesterday was very poor, but it was tn,
first of the week and the first OF the month calcu
lation can be made upon it.
i. Maria Louise, from Shreveport
DEPARTURES.
W. s. Pike, for Bayou Sara, Henry Tete and Lizzie
Hopkins, for Lafourche, Boss er. for Grand Isle.
BOATS TO ARRIVE.
Frank Pargoud from Greenville, Bertha from Ore
lousas, b. l.. Hodge from Baton Rouge.
DEPARTURES FOR TO-DAY.
Katie, Cap VIM. Campbell, clerk John II. Mossop
for Natchez, Grand Gulf and Vicksburg
c. H. Durfee Capt. Jos. A. Aiken, clerk Eugene Bar
row. for Shreveport and Jefferson.
Capt NJ. N. Wood, of the La Belle, requests us to
state that the La Belle s open for charter at any time
for any excursions, pcnics any other movements,
but that he will give more excursions on his
count. the people do not seem to appreciate them
he cannot give any but will hold his boat ready
for any gagemeuts from any society association,
party etc. that may wish to hire her.
Especial Correspondence of the New Orleans Bn letn
MEMPHIS, Tenn May 80, Noon
The local packets have monop oed the attention of
West End artists and shippers generally since my
edition of yesterday, and right thankful were the
former that there little to do. trudgng and
down the dusty levee, with the mercury away up to
portion Of the " marine" The Babbage went up yes
ter ay morning and the st. Genevieve added few
bales of cotton before leaving for St. Louis. The Fort
Gibson, from Little Rock brought 81 bales of cotton,
33 sacks cotton seed and left SO bales of cotton
Terene for New Orleans.
She reports the Hegler lying straight, and has it
that Capt Hegler will cut canal to her from the
and launch her from where she now lies, fully
ten feet above he surface of the water and fully two
hundred yards from the channels also thst the Cap
tain has already srt to Little Rock for scrapers to
commence the work, but denies the report that her
hog chain or braces have been broken. The Gibson
psts state that there is but feet the bars in the
Arkansas to Little Rock and but 30 inches above taere
TO Fort Smith, which is the summer depth in that
rivulet.
The Grand Tower from st. Louis, arrived this
morning. with about 500 toms and gets 100 bales OF
cotton to go back with to- ght The Boyd and Glib
both leave for the Arkansas tonight, and heace
forth little war may be expected in rates to that
stream. Their united efforts will. of course, prove
beneficial to "Old Red," of the Belle Of Texas Is he
will have the Tuesday out from here all to him elf
for time at least, the two boa's going tonight
cannot well afford to fight out on the line they have
TAKEN even if it takes only port ION OF the "al sum-
mer." The secret of the present misunderstanding
between them lie the laying over Of the Boyd to the
Gibson's day. and that's what red the temper of the
Gibson chaps.
The Arlington leaving for Cincinnsh tonight, will
have FULLY 400 bales OF cotton and fair trip Of
sengers. part of her cabin furniture attached
again yesterday to pay debt for two and 9 half
month"; wages claimed 70 be due . Waterman on che
wharf boat he claiming that Capt Dan Moore was
one Of the owners Of the vhrf beat at the time the