The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-26
WEATHER. BUSINESS, ETC.

The weather yesterday was beautiful and clelr not
a cloud being discernlbe to the beauty of the
| heavenly blue sky and had with it delightful
fresh breeze from the west which someW hat mtlg
ed the effects of the
We are pleased to note that business on the upper
landing yesterday brisk and the Great Republic
well patronized in sh pments for st. Louis. Dur
ing the day thu Ouachta Belle received literally, but
the lever levee the movements were not up to the
mark Of the upper levee and some of the boats laid
over, hoping for better luck the coming week.
The river marks last evening denoted thirteen his
below high water guage of 1871
No C anSe to note III freight tariffs.
ARRIVALS.
B. L. Hodge from Eaton Rouge, Great Republic
from st. Louis, Fleta from Bayou Macon.
DEPARTURES.
Gov Allen for Vicksbure. 3. L. Hodge for Baton
Rouge, Lotus No for Jefferson, LESSEE Taylor for
Grand Ecore, E. Hensley for Lower Coast
BOATS TO ARRIVE.
Katie from Vcksbnrg, w. S. Pike from Rcd River
Landing, Lizzie Hopkins from Lafourche, Sabine and
Selma from Red River H. c. Yaeger and City of Quin-
cy rom st. Louis, John Kilgour from Cincinnati,
Marie from Lower Coast.
DEPARTURES FOR TODAY.
Great Republic. Capt. W. H. Thorwegan clerk J.
Philo Young, for Memphis, Cairo, st. Louis and all
way landings. at 10 A. NJ.
DEPARTURES FOR MONDAY
W. s. Pike, Capt. J. j.. Brown, clerk Jas. F. Muse,
for Red River Landing.
Lizzie Hopkins, Capt. J. f. Aucoin, clerk P, A.
Charlet for Bayou Lafourche.
Ouachita Belle, Capt F. A. Blanks, clerk Joe
Holmes, for Camden, Monroe, Trenton and all aud-
ings Black ard Ouachita Rivers.
Capt. Chas. W. Stinde h. concluded to wait for a
new week to obtain trip for Red River for his fine
packet the Texas, consequently will defer his depar-
ture until Tuesday, the 2Sth, at P. M.
The Gadiola has laid over few days longer, for a
trip to Minden and will It'll be found receiving at
the head of Bienvile street.
The tlreat Republic being able to get all her
cargo discharged yesterday, especially that immense
mail matter has laid over until to-day when she will
positively leave at 10 A. NJ for st. Louis.
The La Be lie. our grand excursion boat during the
summer CT 1873 is again in the field, and will inaugu-
rate her season. commencing this day, at P. NJ
when she will offer our citizens the chance of visiting
the great Bonnet Care crevasse. She. will depart
from the head # Canal street. Music will be on
hand. Fare for the round trip Only 81.
The Fleta arrived yesterday afternoon from Bayou
Macon, bringing out IS bales cotton, 200 sacks cotton
seed and sundries. She W IL return Tuesday, the
2Sth at p NJ.
Capt. W N. Camres, clerk f the Belle Lee, is in
the city He left his fine steamer at st. Louis, she
having laid up there for the
The Harbor Towboat Company succeeded We ter1ay
against all the Vaccinations of their enemies in get
ting tie Continental bonded out of the Marslal's
hands, as she is now ready, in connection with the
Reliance, in furnishing our harbor with reliable tow
age facilities
Capt. F. A. Blanks being DESTROYS to take all the
suppl es he can to the OVERT sufferers AMI the
committee being unable to complete their shipments
last evening he has d. f.rred the departure of the
Ouachita Belle for Camden until Monday. the 27th.
at P NJ.
The Henry Tete. Capt A. Dugas will leave to-day,
at 2 P. NJ, an excursion trip to the Bonnie, Care
creyasse Fare for the round trip, 81.
t is day. at p. NJ, for the Plaquemine parish ere
vase excursion trip FOR the benefit of the La
fourche country sufferers by the overflow. Fare 81
for the round trip.
The Carter Lire Red River packet Lady Lee was
sold in St Louis, the 18th inst. to the ST. Louis
and Illinois River Packet Line, for $1,000 and we
may with prudence here remark that that is about the
last Of tn, famous St Louis and Red River Trans
portation Company, which has been anything bat
successful enterprise since its first inception
friend in reed is a friend indeed, and SO John A.
MoLc on has prov ed himself Of ruest friends
for here he pieces us under obligations 70, late
Shreveport Times.
ur Little Rock correspondent, Fulton gives us an
other interesting tier purely on river and business
matters.
1his reporter paid visit to Capt Dick sinnott on
yeste day and found him resting very easy, in fact
ne was enjoying some toast and tea when called.
He pes to be out able to attend business in about
week.
We received a letter yesterday from our special
Memphis correspondent but our old Uncle Sam has
delayed the letter so long time tn the which
would have been of interest to readers has become
stale; hence we have not published it.
LITTLE Rock, April 16, 1874.
Friend kerr-We have seventeen feet SIX inches
water the channel by the Government gauge and
falling slowly.
Business on the river remains really dull for this
time of the wear. We have had no arrivals or de-
partures of New Orleans boats since SUNDAY asst
Weather cloudy and cool, very heavy rain COM
need Tuesday night and continued up to feur
O'Clock last evening which will check the river from
falling and probably cause it to commence rising
again
The boating season will be shorter this year than
about all out and all the New Orleans boats left the
trade except the John Howard. Yours respectfully,
FULTON.
The Gov Allen. when leaving last evening took
hold Of the NatcheZ and towed her down to the
docks, where she will be taken out and lave new hog
chain braces placed in her go through ether gem
era repairs that may be found essary to put her
hull in complete order.