The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-10
THE RIVER.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN,
Thursday Morning, Dec. 10, 1874. I

We were visited by heavy frost yesterday
morning. Throughout the day the weather
was clear and cool.
The steamboat landing yesterday was near
" as dreary rs Il country churchyard- but
two boats graced the upper wharf and only a
half dozen the lower. After the departure
OF the packets last evening. the lower land
ing was deserted. not single steamer being
moored at it. This state of affairs will be
remedicd before long. quite 4 fleet Of
steamers are due to-day from the West and
tributary streams.
[By Telegraph
BAYOU SARA, Dec. 9.-To Adams & Work !:
Will arrive tonight with full load, and leave
on Thursday. F. A. BLANKS,
Steamer Bastrop.
BATON ROUGE, Dec. 9.-To Messrs. Lord
4 McPeaze !: Garry Owen will arrive tonight
and leave on Friday positively.
JOHN HEM, Master Garry Owen.
NArcHEz, Dec. 9-To Messrs. Lord d Nc
Peake viii arrive on Thursday night with
full load, and leave on Friday. Sure connec-
ton for Yazoo. SAM AYLEs,
Captain Steamer La Belle.
SHREVEPORT, Dec. SO Messrs Lord &
McPeake: Arrived to-day. The river is in
fearful condition. GEORGE WILKINSON.
Master steamer w. J. Behan.
TRENTON, Dec. 8. 1S74-To Hite & Carlin
Bertha Bruner leaves this evening with 600
bales cotton. VIM WENZEL,
Master steamer Bertha Bruner.
The departures yesterday were the st.
Mary for Lower Coast Ruth for Opelousas,
Selma for Bayou Sara, Lotus No. ; for Red
River, and st. John for Baton Rouge, all
with goods trips.
The Stella Block and Bastrop from Ouachi-
tn River and Bertha from Opelonsas
will be found at the landing this morning
ready to receive freight to leave as adver-
tised.
The Frank Pargoud from Argyle, with 1920
bales cotton and $3.50 sacks cotton seed is
day for Vicksburg and the Bends Kelly was
receiving for her yesterday at the head OF
Canal street.
We would most respectfully request, in be-
half Of our Red and Ouachita River steam
boatmen, the rigid enforcement of the "a
hour law in regard to freight remaining on the
landing. The lower landing, from Canal
street to its lower end, is blockaded by sugar
and molasses, and the sugar sheds are full.
Let the sweets be moved to our vacant ware
houses, and let our wharfngers cease to make
the levee common warehouse.
Rates Of freight by both river and rail con-
tinue unchanged.
We refer our readers to first page for late
river kilograms
List Of arrivals and manifests will be found
in marine column.
Water and runners Of water was the princi-
pal topic Of conversation on the lower land
ING Yesterday. We failed to hear Of any tele-
grams giving authentic news from either OF
those streams, late and reliable reports are to
.he effect that boats are at o stand.
The Peytona and barges leave for all land
inps on the Ohio River, on Saturday, Deem
Der II, at P. NJ.
The Belle Rowland leaves Saturday, Deem
Der II, for all landings on Red River.
The Garry Owen is receiving to leave at Z:
Friday. 18th inst, for Grand EcOre and all
way landings.
STEAMERS LEAVING THIS DAY.
For VIcKsBUR6i AND THE BENDs-U. ). ".
Packet-The superb packet Frank ParSoud,
jim White. master. Curt Holmes, clerk, leaves
as above at P. NJ to-day.
For OUAcH1rA R1vER.-The Stella Block,
Capt. Joe Walker, Sam Block, clerk, leaves
for Trenton, Monroe, and all landings inter-
mediate, at 10 A. NJ. to-day.
FoI OPELoUsAs. 49, The regular pacKet'
Bertha, H. H. Broad, master, J. s. Schmidt
clerk, leaves as above to-day, at T. ".
For OrAcHrrA R1yrE.-The hght-draught
packet Bastrop, F. A. Blanks, master, leaves
at P. NJ. to-day for all landings on Black
and Ouachita rivers.
FoR BAYOU MANcHAc AND ANTE RIVER.
The staunch steamer Alice, c. 5. y. Porter.
master. Lou Kells clerk leaves for all land
ings on the above streams at 2. NJ. to-day,
from Magnolia bridge, New Basin.