The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-16


attend their wants. and hope that my efforts in their
cause will merit their patronage. Respectfully.
JAMES KERR JR
WEATHER. BUSINESS, ETC.
The weather yesterday was again hot and
and with cloudy sky, which at times
threatened to give us another sprinkling Of
rain, but happily the day passed off without
it. The dust was rather rough on the levee
yesterday, and made it unpleasant and dis
agreeable for those having business on it.
Business still drags its weary length
without any visible chance of improvement,
and the leading boats, except actual regular
local packets, have to lay over from day to
day until they get sufficient to justify their
starting on their trips. And with the high
river and strong current the trips are nearly
twice as long as at lower stage Of water.
The river marks last evening indicated 4
inches above high water mark of 1871, and
The water had forced itself out about one
hundred feet, covering the road track lead
ing to the Canal street ferry, and efforts
were being made to drain it off by cutting
water courses under the Mobile Railroad
track, in which case the water would have a
clear course to the Lake.
No change in freight tariffs.
All shippers attention is respectfully
called to the advertisement of the fine
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April 2lst, for Arkansas River, and we are
requested by her agent, John Janney, Esq,
to state that the Howard will be the last
boat leaving this season for Arkansas
River, of which you will all take due
Lotice and act accordingly.
ARRIVALS.
Frank Pargoud from Granville, Com
monwealth from st. Louis, Ouachita Belle
from Camden, Henry Tete from Bayou
Lafourche, and the Garry Owen from the
Bonnet Care crevasse.
DEPARTURES
Bertha and Bradish johnson for Opelou-
sas, b. l.. Hodge for Baton Rouge, +.
Hensley for Lower Coast, C. B. Church for
Cincinnati, Mary Ida for the upper crevasse.
BOATS TO ARRIVE.
Natchez from Vicksburg, Era No. 10 from
BOeuf River John Howard from Arkansas
River, w. S. Pike from Red River Landing
Lizzie Hopkins from Bayou Lafourche,
Empire and Marie from Lower Coast.
DEPARTURES FOR TO-DAY.
Frank Pargoud, Capt. j. NJ. White, clerks
Holiness McCrindle and Benedict, for Nat
chez, Greenville and Vicksburg.
LaBelle, Capt. ID. ID. Dannals clerks II.
C. and J. w. Heat, for Shreveport and JEFF
ferson.
Sabine, Capt. Chs. P. Truslow, clerks Aleck
Fraser and John w. Ong, for Shreveport and
Jefferson.
Selma, Capt Thornton Jacobs, clerk Tom
Jacobs, for Shreveport and Jefferson.
Fleta, Capt L. S. Greenee, clerk Jas. l..
Robbins, for Bayou Macon and Tensas.
Ouachita Belle, Capt. J. w. Blanks, clerk
Joe Holmes, for Camden and all points on
Black and Ouachita rivers.
Some persons, having but little good feel
ing for eur steambOatmen, are trying to
create an excitement in the minds Of the
public til t they are in some measure re-
spOnsible for the washing of our shores SO
as to create crevasseS by their waves, and
some insulation has been thrown out that
the Lee ran so close to the shore at Donald
sonvilie as to throw swells clear over the
levee. Now any one person well informed
on that subject would know that the form
of the river at that point is in favor Of
steamboat at all times running close to
the opposite shore, but we venture to say
that all of our steamers in running at the
present time keep as near the middle Of
the river as possible, and upon
close investigation it will be found
out that, no doubt the Lee had landing
at the above point, and any one of common
sense well knows that the swells of
steamer rounding to, to land, are much
greater than at any other time. We think
the charge is uncalled for, and that our
done them by the above illusions.
The Selma, Sabine and Fleta were all over
laid yesterday, and will depart to-day for
their respective destinations.
Our Memphis letter can be read with in
terest by all, as it is full of good informatiop
The Garry Owen, having performed good
work and done her duty at the Bonnet Care
crevasse, has returned to the wharf, andlwill
leave on Saturday for Camden, Monroe,
Trenton and all landings on Black and Qua
Chita rivers.
H. C. Heat, ESQ, the popular and ac-
cOmplished clerk of the La Belle. was mar
Mrs. M. M. Russell, of that city, and may
their life be one continued scene of happi
ness and joy.
Correspondence Of the Bu'ietin.l
MEMPHIS, April 13-Midnight.
All told there were ten boats in port to-
day, receiving or discharing, viz: Belle
Frank Forrest, John B. Maude,
John A. Scudder, A. j. White, Phil. Allen,
st. Francis, Mary Boyd, Belle of Texas, and
Pat Rodgers, and but few of them did much
business, owing to the very threatening as
pect Of the weather, viii. was somewhat
char geable, clouds and sunshine alternating,
and few drops OF water falling during the
midst of a perfect gale of wind, that
almost equalling . tornado, and sent
hugh white capped breakers rolling against
the boats and shore and with the wind COM
pelling the boats 1t the landing to get out |
their large hawsers, both at the bow and
stern, and rafting and humping the coal
flats and barges about promiscuously, but
doing no great injury, except to capsize in
the middle of the river skif containing
young man, who chung to it until two fisher
men went to his rescue and landed him, half |
drowned, at Fort Pickering. Old Prob"
never said word about the gale, and it,
therefore, must have been purely local
anair, though. from appearances, it extend
ed some distance South. Window shutters
and signs suffered up in the city and clouds
Of dust filled the air for full two hours, 80
thick that they could have been cut with . [