The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-20
THE RIVER.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN,
Tneadav Morning Oct 90 1874

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From daybreak yesterday up to about 10 A. n.
the weather was cool and pleasant, but from thai
time out it was summer like, the sun hot, dust
disagreeable and not particle Of breeze.
The clerk OF the weather would confer favor,
not only upon those who have business to keep
them on the river front, bu. to our whole com
munity, if he would 2sena rain it is becomln g
| really unbearable.
STILL AHEAD-4212 bales and 1851 sacks
The II. Z. Lee still cas- the right and title to be
Gu led "Champion. not only for speed but for
the immense freights she has been bringing in
lately. She has been for the last three or four
trips exceling nerself trip after trip and yester-
day arrived shortly after noon with the above
large load-the largest by far of the season.
The FLETA.-Capt. Jno. Mitchslls brought in
his pretty little Grand Ecore packet yesterday
afternoon with large number of passengers and
fine freight consisting principally Of 526 bales
and 10 half bbls new moasses. She is receiving
and leaves as usual at 5 z. N. to-day.
The BossIER.-This neat low water passenger
packet, under command Of Capt. W. T. Board
man, with that genial gentleman and thorough
steambostman Chas. J. Boardman, in The office,
will be found at the landing this morning receiv-
ing to leave at 5 o'clock this evening for Bhreve-
port and all intermediate points on Red River.
She has recently been repaired and painted, and
Is at present IN perfect order.
FIRST New MoLAssEs FROM RAPIDEs PARISH
BY the arrival of the Fleta yesterday, we are in
receipts of 10 half-barrels molasses the first vet
received this season from the parish OF Red
River; it is from the Lodi plantation, and was
shipped by Stafford 4 Cullen, OF Alexandria. and
consigned to J. NJ. Sandidge & Co., of this city.
Business on the landing is improving slowly
Ia surely.
From the officers Of the Fleta, we learn that
Red River was falling slowly from Grand Ecore
down.
The ". J. Behan will arrive this morning and
leave on return trip to-day al 5 P. II.
The Belle Of Shreveport, Capt. Rea, is due this
morning and leaves at 5 p. n. for st. Louis and
way landings.
No steps have been taken as vet to place the
lower landing in safe condition, not to say any
thing about its being fit for its legitimate use.
day, nearly all OF them with good trips: Katie
for Chicot City, W. S. Pike for Bayou Sara, Belle
Rowland for Shreveport, Hy Tete for Lafourche,
Bee and barges for st. Louis.
At dusk last evening the II. E. Lee was the
only boat at the upper landing.
The weekly Opelousas packet Bertha, Capt. H.
II. Broad, will arrive this morning and leave to-
morrow at 5 p. NJ. az usual.
The fine passenger packet Era No 10, VIM.
Gillen. master, Thos. Clements, clerk, will leave
on her first trir of the season at 5 P. NJ
to-day, for Jefferson, Shreveport and all
way landings. She has just been thoroughly
overhauled, snd is now in tip top order.
The Fleta, Capt John Mitchell, leaves posi-
lively at 5 P. NJ. to-day, for Grand Ecore and way
landings, and shippers can bet their bottom dol
lar that she will leave on time.
The regular Memphis packet Belle Lee, Capt.
]. F. Hicks. will arrive tonight and leave on
Thursday 22d inst, at P. NJ. on return trip.
The Garry Owen, from Grand Ecore, arrives
tomorrow and lsaves on Thursday at P. NJ,
on return trip.