The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-29

Yesterday was peculiar day, that is to our
climate j; it dawned bright and clear upon q
CITY and landing covered with mud and slush
the temperature was about that of April or
May, and when the god Of day sank out Of
sight, the sky was overcast and heavy rain
was in the immediate prospective.
Business on the landing yesterday was
brisk and the arrivals all came in with fine
trips.
The Bertha Drummer and Willie, from Qua
chita River, were well laden; the former had
1872 bales cotton and the latter 975 bales.
From the officers of the steamer Willie we
learn that there was when she passed down, .
feet of water on the Catahoula Shoals, and
the river rising slowly.
The following dispatch, which was kindly
placed at our disposal, was received yesterday
evening:
SHREVEPORT, Dec. 2S.-River rose inches
Yesterday, and to-day. Still rising. Maria
Louisa left yesterday for New Orleans.
J. H. JORDAN.
The Trenton yesterday transferred her
freight to the Willie, which packet leaves pos
itively for all landings on Black and Ouachlta
rivers this evening at o'clock.
The receipts OF the principal Southern pro-
ducts by river yesterday were 940S bales cot
ton, $50 hogsheads sugar, 1341 barrels and IS
half barrels mOlasses.
The Bertha Drummer is receiving to leave
for Farmersville and all landings intermediate
on Bayou D'Arbonne, Ouachita and Black
rivers.
The Kountz Line packet Jno F. Tolle, is
receiving to leave Thursday, 3lst inst, for ST.
Louis and all way landings.
The Garry Owen will be found receiving to
leave at P. NJ. this day for Grand Ecore.
The C. H. Durfee will arrive to-day and
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landings.
Those three men, having exhausted their six
blanks, work Of repairing the lower landing
has been suspended.
The Katie got off last night with a splendid
trip. There was some quick work done on
her.
STEAMERS LEAVING THIS DAY.
For OuAcH1rA RIVER. The fine low water
passenger packet Willie, Jack Blanks, master.
E. B. Trinidad, clerk, leaves positively to-day
at P. NJ for all landings on Ouachita and
Black Rivers.
For V1cKsBuRG-U s. Mail Pccke,.-The
r. E. Lee, VIM. Campbell, master, A. McVay
clerk. leaves for the above and all way land
ings at 5 P. NJ. to-day.
For HELENA.-The regular packet Kate Kin
ney, Joe Kinney, master, leaves as above q
p. NJ to-day.
| For GRAND ECORE.-The Garry Owen
Jno. Helm, master, VIM. Culberson, clerk
leaves to-day at p. II. for Grand Ecore ant
way landings.
For OpELoUsAs.-The Bertha, H. H. Broad
master, J.. B. Schmidt, clerk, leaves as aoov'
to-day at P. Al.
The Chas. Bodmann leaves this evening a
5 o'clock for Cincinnati.
The Belle of Shreveport, Capt. Thos. Rea
leaves on Thursday, 31st inst, for St. Louis
| loo Gov
Thursday, 3lst inst.
For RED R1vER-The Belle Rowland
Capt. Geo. W. Rea, is receiving to leave at
P. NJ to-day, for Jefferson, Shreveport ant
all way landings.
The LESSEE Taylor from Opelousas is du
to-day.
The departures yesterday were as follows
Paragon tor st. Louis, Katie for White River
". s. Pike for Bayou Sara, Seminole, 3. L
Hodge and Lizzie Hopkins for Upper Coast
The following steamers are next due: Git.
of Quincy, Belle of Shreveport. from st
Louis; Fanny Tatum, Indiana, Robt. Mltche!
and Iron Mountain from the Ohio; Lessl
TAYLOR. Ruth and Bertha from Opelousas: Ell
No. TO-. r. T, Bryarly, Maria Louisa {. 4
Durfee and Garry Owen from Red River; 10
from akapas, st. John from Baton Rouge
Belle Lee from Memphis, and Frank Pargou
from Argyle.
: FROM Our EXCHANGES.
Shreveport Times, Dec. %
jsUp freights card rates. Cotton - per paie
The Government observer reports the rive
at this point on stand ten feet ana nv
' inches above the lowest water OF 49, or te
e inches below the highest water OF this season
The officers of the last packets up repol
from four and half to five feet on the oars
S the lower river The shoalest place was
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