The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-07-03
THE RIVER.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN,
Friday Morning, July 3, 1874.

Friday Morning, July 3, 1874 I
We would respectfully call the attention Of oul
steambOatmen to the superior advantages Offered
by the BULLETIN an advertising medium. Il
the full manifest Of steamboats,, and this feature
alone causes it to find its way into the counting
room of every merchant in the city.
Business on the landing yesterday was com
paratvely good-thA is, taking it from summer
standpont-and several departing steamers lief,
with splendid trips.
We are Disguised with the weather, Old Probs
and everything that appertains to the present ex-
| cessive degree OF heat, under which We have been
forced to sweter for the past four or five days.
place where heat is supposed to be the prime fea-
ture, but If they can surpass, much less equal
our levee on Monday-well, then, we give in,
| that's all.
SHREVEPORT, July 2, 1S74.-To Hite & Carlin 4
TchOupitoulas street: Durfee leaves this even
| ing arrive Saturday. Leave for Shreveport and
Jefferson Tuesday, 18th inst. Jos. A. AIKEN,
For list of arrivals and copy of manifests see
marine column.
We have no change to report in freight rates.
either to the West or the tributaries. Half
card to Red, full card to Ouachita, are the
Red and Ouachita rivers, at last accounts, con-
tinued to recede.
Low water rates will soon rule in Red River.
NOW liz the time 10 snip your freight.
Capt. Brown made an excursion yesterday with
his fine steamer w; s. Pike several miles up the
river. He had on board over 400 orphan chill
dren from five different asylums. They returned
to the city before dark, looking gay and happy,
and we have no doubt had gay and festive time
Truly Capt. Brown has proved himself the friend
Of the orphan.
The Marie, Capt. Bessett, leaves to-day at
A. NJ for Pilot Town and all way landing
The Jno. +. Tale, from st. Louis, will be found
or vror 10
The splendid side wheel passenger packet Bart
Able, Capt. Dick SinnOtt, will be found ready to
receive freight this morning, to leave at S p. NJ
tomorrow for Grand Ecore and all way landings
The Garry Owen and Willie are due to-day from
Ouachita river.
The Commonwealth leaves for St. Louis at
=. NJ. tomorrow.
The w. S. Pike, Capt. J. J. Brown, leaves at
p. NJ. to-day, for Bayou Sara
The Empire, Oliver Canton, Jr., master, leaves
at 10 A. NJ. to-day for all coast landings as far
down as the Forts.
The United States Mail packet Marie, Capt.
Bassett, leaves to-day at 8 A. NJ, for Pilot Town
and all landings on the Lower Coast
The Bart Able, Capt. Dick Sinnott, leaves to-
morrow for Grand Ecore.
The regular Opelousas packet Trenton, Capt |
Eugene Quartrevaux, leaves tomorrow at P. NJ. |
Our Vicksburg packets, four in number, pay
week, or nearly $4,000 per annum, wharfage
dues. This is outrageous, and should be cor
rected at once.
The Gov Allen is receiving to leave tomorrow
at 2. NJ. for Vicksburg.
Old Prob. was right yesterday, it did rain but
we received it in homeopathic doses and it did
but little good as far as cooling the temperature
1t strikes us that our steamboat owners are
rather tardy in taking action in regard to wharf
age. Hurry up gentlemen and strike whilst the
ron is hot.
The departures yesterday were, Frank Par
youd for Vicksburg and the Bends Seminole for
Red River and Bastrop for Ouachita River.
The Gladiola, Capt. H. L. Lee, is receiving
o leave on Saturday, July f. at p. NJ. for Jefer-
on and all way landings.
The Bastrop for Ouachita, left last evening
With splendid trip, as also did the Pargoud, for
he bends the Seminole for Red River, had fair
ummer trip.
The Henry Ames will arrive, to leave on Tues
lay, July T. for st. Louis.
The Jno. F. Tolle is the next Kountz boat due.
The Mary Alice and barges will arrive towards
he close of the week.
The Lessie Taylor left the wharf yesterday and
ohnson having tired Of doing the same, came to ,
0 the wharf,
The Lotus No. 3, Capt. D. D. Dannals, leaves at
?. n. tQ-n0rTow for Jefferson, Shreveport and
II way landings.
1t is hard work, indeed, to search for items on
he steamboat landing during the present heated :
'rm, and it our column lacks interest, we beg of
ur readers to lay the blame to the clerk of the
Gather or Old Sol, we don't care which.
We refer our readers to the advertisement on
lie second page Of this issue of the steamer
radish johnson. This fine steamer will leave
er wharf foot of Cont street, at IL A. NJ. on the
h inst, on an excursion trip to the mouth of
le river and will return to the city at daylight
lnday morning. From our personal acquaint-
zee with her officers we can safely guarantee to
who make this trip unreasonable pleasure and
,od times generally. The fare for the round
ip is only 81. p