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

NEW ORLEANS BULLET
ARRIVALS.
Thomnaon Dean. from +, incinns.i; 8 'sie Silver,
from St Lou 8; carrie 4. Thorn, from Grand ore;
Bart Able, from Camden.
DEPARTURES.
Re le Lee for st. Lour: Empire, for Lower Coast;
Henry Tetc Lizzie Hopkins, for Bayou fourc1e;
W. : Pix. for Red Rivor Landing. and vii ie' for
Ouschi,a River.
BOATS TO ARRIVE.
Gisdio's. from Minden; B. L. Hodge, ON ba'on
Rouge; Carry Owen, from Bayou Bartholomew
selma from Shr .,epsHt.
DEPARTURES FOR TO-DAY.
Nstchez apt. L. p. Leathers, Gle ks Ayies. owen
Grce and Parker for Natchez Grand Gull AID Vlcks-
Fie,a. Capt. L. 8. Greenlee; clerk JAS L. Robbins
Bari Able Gait. NJ Kenison: clerks G. p Work and
Owen Jenis0n, for Camden and all way landings on
Black and Ouarhts Rivers
Glencoe, Capt Tom s. Calhoon; clerk f. u. Au'ei'
for Louisville and CINCINNATI.
Thompson Dean Capt. Jas. H. Pepper; clerk E. C.
Miller, for Louisville and Cincinnati.
Era No 10. capt. Tom L Taylor; clerk Tom Clement
for BGuf River.
John Howard, Capt. John Nichols; clerk E. R Perry
for Arkansas River.
Elroy, for Baton Rouge and all Upper Coast landings
Lessie Taylor, Capt R. Sinhott; clerk Chs. W.
Drown for alexandria, Grand Ecore and all way
carrie A. Thorn, Capt. J. C. Mitchell; clerks Chs.
Thorn and Tom Do~ty, for Alexandria, Grand Ecore
and all way landings.
Glaiola, Capt H. L. Lee; clerk Ed Grover 1or NH
den and Lake Bisteneau.
henry C. aeger Captain John Burk clerk G. A. Nor
ris, for afro and st. Louis.
Marie, Captain w. 5. Bassett, Tor + lot low ara
| Lower GA landings.
Maria Louise, Ciptain r. J. Brinker: cleri J. J..
Dodd for Shreveport jeff rsoH.
! Bastrop, CAPITA Gus Hodge; Ter L. P. Deli hous-
sage, Bayou Bartholone ~.
| Exporter, CAPITA John A. Williams; clerk James
| Rees, Jr., for GU sviIle and Cincinnati.
The Henry Tete and Lizzie Hopkins are both doing
fl usi in Bayou Lafourehe, for W oticed on
yesterday that they well laden and full OF g.
sengers.
The Selma, Ca t. Thornton Jacobs, Clerk Tom
| Jacobs wi be found at the landing this day, and
returns to shreveport and Jefferson o. Tuesday April
The Ieta. Capt. LOU Greenlee arrived yesterday
from Bayou Macon with fair ip and from her ac-
C mi,lshed clerk, Jas L. Robins, we learn that she
came throut railroad time, has been only fve da!
king the round trip, is receiving rapidly aud Will
| turn this evenIr at o'clock.
The Gadioa was receiving at the head Of Custom
house street. and she will be found at her landing
this morning and will return to-day, at P NJ, to
Minden and Lake Bisteneau.
Capt. John A. Williams Of the Big Exporter, in
formed this reporter that he expected his boat would
be put of the docks last event and would be at the
landing this morning receiving her cargo to depart
this evening, at O'Clock, for Louisville and Cincn
ma
Look at tho list of departures for this evening
There is Hobson's choice about Them for such all
array OF uno packets ID seldom OuofeO 1Or puUlIC
patronage and ere are boats go ng in every direc
ton, and passengers and shippers cannot be at loss
to find thu means of conveyance, and at the prices
going for passage, it is cheaper to 60 travelling
than it is to say at home.
The Belle Lee left last evening her first trip to
st. Louis. She had fair freight trip and had over
nifty cabin passengers besides goodly array of deck
ers.
The Robt. Mitchell has changed her programme.
We notice that she is advertised to leave for Cairo
E ansvle and Louisville, on Tuesday, April 7th at
5P
The Bart Able, Capt. NJ Kenison, clerks Capt. G. p
Work and Owen Jemson. is the regular Saturday
packet for Camden, She came in yeste rday with
fair freight list and will return this evening O'Clock
GLEANINGS FROM EXCHANGES.
The St. Louis Republican of April LIST says
The river came to q stand yesterday between the
hours of and with inclnatiOns towards riSe At
last evening it stood at Is feet inch above low
water mark The weather fine for the web-footed
tribe, but poor for the transaction of business along
the levee. Notwithstanding the disagreeabeness Of
the ay business was quite active. Rates South re-
main unchanged.
The henry Ames had all her ladi s. cabins engaged
Work on the New Anchor Line Office on their
wharf boat is Progressing finely. The old is to
be taken down entirely. By this arrangement much
space will be gained, which is object to the COM
pauy during the sdmuer business Of the aforesaid
I he steamers Emile La Barge and VIM. Lewis. Of
the Old Star Line arriv I'd yesterday out of the Mis-
gre pleased TO notice this improvement in the Mis-.
souri, River trade AMI glad to hear OF the served
popularity of this established line. notwithstanding
The unprecedent competition
The Western is getting . good load here, and has
engagements for much more, which will be safely
slowed away by Thursday, the day Of her depars
for Yankton.
Capt. Tenn Shields of the Commonwealth came with
in six Of drawing $4,000 cash prize in the Louis
vile lottery, and cOngratulates himcelf having
come near being lucky, which reminds us of what
the mother of the late lamened Samese twins said
one occasion, VIII was to the effect that she came
within one OF being possessed OF a fine boy.
Tnuiay 11o fNCrYr IOlr vu1 To-
gu. of heavy rains above, the river has risen
about two inches in the past twenty -four hour- 1t
still swelling slowly with Ell hit feet eleven inches
the canal and feet eleven inches in the chute on
the falls light rain during the day. Weather cool
and cloudy. Business very dull the levee.
We know of a number of steamb' atmen who can't
whist well thew did before the Library draw.
ing came off. They went in the drawing 70 win, but
they fell hard. --r -
The be- utful Mary Houston will certainly leave for
New Orleans this afternoon at O'clock from the city
wharf. What more can say than she is fine
steamer, in charge of clever gentlemen?
Lumber t excu ton SITS W ii make tr D d Jwn
and back on the Mary Houston.
Preparations Will soon be made FOR renewal of the
steam boi'Ur tests at Muuhals farm by the Govern
ment insp ct rs 1t is proposed to construct
bomb proof at least 10 feet from the nearest boiler
The ii struments te ef-recording, q, tn Sc
in asst all, and the movements thesA in It IT,
ments to be ansmitled o safe dist rom the
boilers by means OF entire new electric devic
whic o. ours will be INST mt ,neous in is ton,
aid will greatly add to a cnracy and safety O, the
test co. templated -ittSbuTyh C0mmfrci1f, tn.
From the Cincinnati Commercial Of April LIST:
Cloudy and COL, with light, drzzling rain, yester-
day. The wind came from the north and northeast.
The mercury indicated 40 at A. NJ, AZ at IL NJ,
and 38 at P. NJ. Here the river inches during
the "a hours ending at r. NJ. with II feet 10 inches
water by the Water-works marks. There slI
feet space under the Newport, "a a feet under the
CoNingtOn Bridge for passing steamers.
captain Jas. Wise, behalf Of Parker, Wise &
Co., Vino. Shnkle and Jas. 3. Remission, has closed
contract with the Marine Railway and Dry Dock Com
pany for new stern-wheel steamtoat 22O feet long,
IS feet beam, and So feet depth OF hold. The work
of laying The tmbers for the new boat commenced
yesterday. The Lawr noes machinery will probably
be used in the new boat
CaI tain Patterson has had a new Brussels carpet
laid in the cabin of the Charles b. Church. leaving for
New Orleans this evening
The action of the House yesterday on the Portland
and Louisville Canal bill virtually Il ayes matters
they now stand. There will be reduction of tolls
until further action by the Kentucky Legislature in
ceding all rights and title of tie state OF Kentucky to
the General Government.
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