The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-09-12
THE RIVER.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS BULLET !
Saturday Morning, Sept, l2. 1874. I

Having recovered sufficiently from ,,,lr rccen
iiidi,posltIon to again take up our pen ana trea
tHc barren waste Of what were wont to tern
! me mart OF commerce. the leycc-wc feel ii
duty bound to return since re thanks {, tn.
many friend, "ho have in onr trouble done Al
that friends could do to MAKE. the bed of pam A.
easy as possible. brt to the one two Who lav,
taken advantage Of our absence from the riycl
front to wo:k not only to our personal ,letrimcp
but against tie BULLETIN, we have only th
1" say We Know the party and will bidc our tin.
!" prove 10 Inn that the way OF the transgressol
IL hard.
The weather yesterday opened clear aili, warm
with scare y breeze enough to disturb even the
smallest leafct on 4 tree. About w. We
were visited by storm Of rain and wind the
| tnrmcr for fifteen minutes fell in torrents
ana the latter blew perfect gale from the north
east. At sunset the weather was clear and prom
lsed tine day to close the week with.
Business on the landing far from being
brisk. We no iced that the Il. I. Bryarly " Is re-
cci'lnS itt!e Red River freight and the Big
Sunfiower had four rolls of bagging and few
bundles of ties on the wharf waiting for her TO
come over from the Ocean Dry Dock, where she
Is at present having her bottom caulked
The Lizzie Hopkins is in the Good Intent Dry
Dock undergoing repairs to her hull.
do FOR THE REGATTA. The regatta excite
ment is spreading, and we have no doubt but that
half of our male population will be on hand to
greet with cheers the successful crew. The
champion Il. E. Lee has b en- chartered by the
Pelican clnb, to accommodate their friends
Capt. Brown will make an excursion to the course
with the W. s. Pike, and Capt Charlie Thorn in
order to obhge his numerous friends, will leave
the head of Canal street, at 3 T. NJ Mond w.
The fare for the trip has been put at the low sum
of 81 and in consequence we expect to see
every one Of the boats 80 out full OF passengers.
We have no change to report either in regard
to rates Of freight or the stage of water in the
tributaries.
The lower steamboat landing is in fearful fix
for business. How the wood work, rotten as
is, is going to stand the coming seasons work is
more than We can tell.
The officer. Of the arriving steamers give en-
couraging reports in regard to the growing crops
The Fleta will be found at the landing TINS |
and Will leave positively at 5 Z. N. to-
day for Grand Ecore and all way landings.
The Belle of Shreveport; leaves for ST. Louis to-
day, without fail.
STEAMERS LEAVING THIS DAY
FoR GRAND EcoRE.-The extreme light draught /
passenger packet r. I. Bryary, leaves for the
above and all way landings to-day at L. NJ. Low
water and sand bars are not lmpedments to the |
Il. L. b., as she can almost float on heavy dew
capt Geo. Hamilton, assisted by Mr.. Mat Scovell
IRE her clerks, and both of them know what s'biz'
means.
FoR OrE1orsAs- Regplar Sotuday PacIet-
1t I. NJ. to-day Capt. Eu.2 ne Quatreyaux will
,ack out the elegant low water passenger packet
Trenton, for Washing on, Port Barre Simnlsp IT.
'hurchNlllc ard all landings intermediate on the
cast Arhafalaya and Bayous Des Gaizes and
1oultabeau. Freight and passengers for Bayou
)es Glaizes will he landed either at Simmsport or
'ig Bend Landing Mr. I. John one OF the
most courteous clerks on the river has charge II
er office and Mr. d. L. Splane j. her star gazer. :
Nuf ced" I
FoR BATON EoU E.-ShippeS- and travellers
houd bear in mind that TIL favolite coast packet
I. John leaves at T. VI. to-day, fin the above !
nd all way landings. The merits Of the St !
ohm an, enough Of themselves 10 induce people Il
patronize her, and her officers are such cour- :
al. -
travel with her skillful ana handsome young Il
lptain, Mr. Jas. z. McElroy. or walk up to the {.
fice and settle with the handsome Allen Jumel. l
FoR 81. Lor1s.-Capt. James Mellon the en- =
getlc agent of Com. hountzs fine line Of steam y
=, announces the Belle of Shreveport TO leave r
7. VI. to-day for the above port and all inter ]
ediate points, making close connections at 70
airo with the Illinois Central Railroad. The