The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-01

Maria Louise, CapC. II. y. DIluAoi, eioA N
J. J. Dodd, for Shreveport and Jefferson.
City of Quincy. Capt. Lou Bryson, clerk
w. NJ. Brown, for Cairo and st. Louis.
Bastrop, Capt. Gus Hodge, clerk L. T.
Dellahoussaye, for Bayou Bartholomew.
Willie. Capt. Billy johnson. clerk Z. b.
Trinidad, for Camden. Monroe and Trenton.
Can't. J. f. Hicks, of the Belle Lee, tele-
graphed SinnOtt Il Adams, from Vicksburg,
that his steamer would arrive here last
night land Of course she is to be found at
the wharf), with 300 bales Of cotton, and
that she would leave tor the Ohio River on
Friday, April Sd. And here, we would re-
mark, is the finest opp ortunity for passen-
gers to travel on a fine steamer that they
will have for some time, (at least not until
she returns again), as her state-roOms are
Truly magnificent. Her ladies' cabin-roolns,
especially, are furnished with the finest
Victoria bedsteads, with marble-top bureaus
and washstands, and are truly the abode OF
comfort, equal to the best hotel in the
country, not excepting the famous Windsor,
of New York city.
Her culinary department is under the
control of the only legal heir of the famous
Pocohontas, John Smith, and his name is
Frank, and wha: he dent know about get
ting up a good table would fill book as
large as Websters unabridged; and then
again, Frank has such a happy faculty Of
pleasing all the ladies and children even
mothers cry after him just as children do
for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, and
he is a favorite wherever he goes, and that
is half the battle.
The commander of the Belle Lee, Capt.
Hicks, has pleasing way of making every
one OF his passengers feel at home and is
ever attentive to their wants, and is care
full and skillfnl master; therefore everyone
can feel perfectly safe. John S. Sullivan,
her first clerk, has but few peers in his line,
for he is atfable, polite, and ever attentive
to the wants of those under his charge, and
his able assistant, Joe Spears, is one of the
most popular gentlemen we ever met with,
and we'll does he deserve to be SO, for he is
always kind, and has a pleasant word for all
them who may call OH aim for any informa-
tion.' and then comes NJ. Lay, Guthrie and
Phil, the three bar tenders, who have no
superiors in their line; and last, but not
least, Peter O'Reilly, who governs the lower
deck with such care and with firm hand,
that all goes along smoothly and quietly.
So try the Belle Lee and you will never re-
greet it.
The st. Mary was lowed away from wharf
on yesterday. over to Algiers, where she will
remain until all matters of differences in
the management of her can be properly
and satisfactorily adjusted
We are promised a salt item in few days,
and until then don't be getting impatient.
Our exchanges having failed us yesterday
we are without our usual Western CLEAN
ings.
Capt. Dave Silver has been unfortunate
a "spark' flew amongst his clothes and
burned up his Sundays suit. Alas! poor
Dave; we thought your sparkling days were
over, but find not, and that you are up to
your old tricks.
We are promised visit from Joe in few
days, and then we shall be enabled to say
something about the Lafourche country, and
maybe, perhaps, a new dissertation on that
old, wOrn-out subject, the Gravel Island.
GLEANINGS FROM EXCHANGES.
The Cincinnati Commercial Of the Goth
reports the weather as clear and pleasant,
river falling, with 20 feet water in the
channel, and business but moderately active
on the Levee 1t also says that Col. B. o.
Carr, Supervising Inspector of the Sixth
Maritime District, had instructed the local
inspectors at Memphis to institute rigid
investigation as to the cause of the explo-
sion on the Crescent City. The Indiana
had left for New Orleans with far freight
list and liberal engagements below there to
fill her up.