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

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office and store doors, and windows of pri-
vate residences. After the wind-fall ther.
came rainfall, which effectually laid the
dust. " VIC
Inc river rose two inches during the day
and last night and is tonight 81 feet inche.
ABOVE low water mark. Weather at this
| writing cloudy. Force of wind to-day. dur
ing the gale, 32 miles an hour.
| The Belle Memphis from ST. Louis arrived
early with 45O tons, including 1000 sacks OF
corn added below Cairo, and went back
light.
The big James Howard, only three DAYS
ana Is hours out, came up early and left for
St. Louis with 2OO TONS after discharging
| here 30 hhds sugar and 500 boxes oranges
| and lemons.
The JnO. A. Scudder leid over until 3 p.
NJ, getting, in all, 259 bales cotton and few
passengers, and then lett for New Orleans
| with daylight over foot thick between her
guards and the river surface.
The Pat Rogers had all her freight ont at
noe n, and at dark had taken on board 25
tons or SO Of scrap iron.
The officers Of the John b. Maude, seeing
that it would be useful to wait here, even
until next Saturday, for cotton or oil cake.
wisely deeming the season over, left the
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+. NJ. started upstream light to hunt a load.
or trade or lay up. They heard of some 300
or 400 bids. of Southern bound tobacco, at
Paducah, and will make an effort to get it if
it's not captured by some Of the boats now
coming down that stream. They may also
go to st. Louis, and if the outlook there
isn't favorable will "bank" their boat I'm
til it is. Their business season here has
been quite profitable, and they don't care
about losing what they have made in run
ming hall loaded.
The little Cheek, from White River,
brought 154 bales of cotton here, and re-
shipped 1913 at Terene for New Orleans, and
the GAINESVILLE, from the Arkansas brought
altogether 202 bales of which 80 are for this
city, "A for reshipment TO New York and As
for st. Louis. She "Days off in the morn
ing, and gives the Boyd and Dugan the Ar
kansas business, which has dwindled down
so lively that the Boyd, which has been in
port now just over week, lays over again
for the want Of freight to 90 out with.
The officers Of the Cheek and GAINESVILLE
bring the information that brick block,
containing nine stories, was burned by All
incendiary last night, at Helena, Ark, and
those on the GAINESVILLE saw the fire twenty
miles below there, as they were coming up
the river, but did not learn who were the
losers, nor amount of loss sustained
1t is understood in "peeler" circles that
the city authorities are about to open war
again Old the steamboat passengers agents
and the boys, not being flush, don't care
about donating anything in the way of filthy
lucre toward a license so. if pulled" they
will again make pony purse, and employ
the best legal talent to defend them.
Mrs. Van Houten writes from St. Louis
that pilot Van Houten is Empowering
II hat I, =,
looked for. She also pays high compli-
ment to Capt. Lennox, Of the City of Ches-
ter, and his officers for their ever watchful
attention and care on the way from this city
to St. Louis.
learn that the Scudder's Cairo freight
was taken at rates ranging from to 10
cents per 100 through to New Orleans, which
probably, with the small amount she had,
occasioned the telegram sent here, begging
for it at any price, and that probably will
be the song of the other boats from that
direction for month or SO yet.
John S. Sullivan came up by rail to-day,
and will remain in the city several days.
GLEANINGS FROM EXCHANGES.
The st. Louis Republican, Of the 18th,
says:
The river has fallen seven inches since
our last report, leaving the water line at IL
feet 8 inches above low water mark. The
space uuder the centre arch is IS feet 3
inches, and under side spans II feet 3
inches. The partiss who selected yesterday
as day to be set apart for rest from daily
toll could not have hit upon a more lovely
day. There were great many people at
the riverside yesterlay-some to view the
bridge and stroll along the shore, and others
to attend the religious meeting which held !
forth at CAROLS wharfboat in the after
noon. an account of which will be found in
our local columns. No business was trans |
acted, and general atmosphere of rest |
and quietude seemed settled on the river |
all day.
The Cincinnati Commercial, ofthe IL, says
Clear and mild, with the wind from the
east. The mercury indicated 30 degrees at
6 p. NJ, AZ degrees at II NJ. and 4S grees at
P NJ. Here the river rose 5 feet during
the ~ hours ending at Z. NJ, with AZ feet
water by the Water-works marks
Last night the river was rising about one
inch per hour. The river was full of heavy |
drift all day. To-day the water will be
above the curbstone and on the pavement Oh ,
Gilmores wharf, at the foot of Main street
the water will not ;nundate the lower floors
Of the houses on Gilmore's wharf Oh the pres
ent rise.
Thousands of people visited the lcvee yes
terday to see the flood and inspect the great
Thompson Dean, lying below the foot of
Vine street. Her beautiful cabins were
thronged with visitors during the day. This
and the next trip will be the most delight
full of the season to make an excursion to
New Orleans, the weather being settled and
the spring verdure in full feather. The Dean
will possibly return to New Orleans to-
morrow. She has already registered a num-
Der of passengers, and has engagements
below for so head of cattle and 1900 bags of
corn. Mr.. John Rebyre, of New Harmony,
Indiana, and family-the Wabash Corn
a pleasure trip on the Dean,
besides shipping large quantity Of corn on
her, ont Of the Wabash River.