The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-02
THE RIVER.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN.

OFFICE NEW ORLEANS BClLEIiS'(
Wednesday Morning, Dec. 2, 1874: }
The undersigned Is the only authorized hlVei
Reporter and Advertising Agent OF TINS Pap eai
Copies of the BULLETIN stamped and deilsereu
viii be furnished to steamboats, at fifty cents per
dozen. uEo' - OoNo1'
Yesterday was lovely day. the blue arch
above was as blue as the ocean, and as IN
snotted as the snow which crowns the upper
most peaks of the Andes. \ more pfopltlous
day for the parade Of the knights Ienpiar'
or business on the river front, could mol nave
been given u.s.
Business on the landing was principally
confined to the discharging OF the numerous
arrivals Of the past two days; but little up
freight was shipped, II we eAceps INA tahen
by the r. E. Lee, as the day was kept as
holiday by nearly all CT our merchants.
AZ the delegation of Knights Templar were
leaving the steamer Idlewild, yesterday morn
ING. arrayed in their fatigue unlform-the
can Of which is similar in make to that worn
by the metropolitan police-they attracted the
attention of an old Creole colored woman
who does driving business selling coid VIC
t1als on the steamboat landing, near the he;id
of Poydras street. she looked hfst upon IL
Sir Knights, and then upon metropolitan
who stood close by; for q moment she was
perplexed when suddenly CLEAN OF intelll-
pence beamed upon her ebony features, and
in loud tone Of voice she exclaimed:
..Bless de Lord de new police hab arrived,
and dew are all good Catholic policemen too ;
cause dey wear de cross on dere hats
From private kilograms received yesterday
we learned that there was but 81 inches OF
water on Monroe bar. and the Ouach!ta falling
fast.
[By Telegraph
V1cKsBUEG Dec Ito J. Janney Leave
with 22OO bales cotton and 1900 sacks seed at
"a. NJ. >. NJ. WHITE,
Master of Pargoud.
BATON ROUGE. Dec. Ito Bell q Menge
The C. H. Durfee will arrive this evening and
leave for Grand Ecore Wednesday, evening,
positively GEO. c. HAMILTON, Master.
NArcHEz, Miss, Dec. Ito Burdeau 4
Wayne, New Orleans The Belle Lee will ar
rive Wednesday evening with 3SOO bales cot
ton and 5000 sacks seed. ). Il. HICKS.
BAYOU SARA, Dec. Ito Bell Il Menge :
Steamer c. II. Durfee will arrive this evening
and leave "wednesday. Jos. A. AIKEN.
V1cKsBuRo, Nov 3O.-To Burdeau & Wayne,
1O6 Gravier street Advertise boat to leave
Saturday; will be in Wednesday morning.
IL. H. HART,
Steamer Thos. Sherlock.
The Carrie V. Kountz will follow the James
Howard in the Kountz Line for st. Louis.
Amongst the Alabama delegation OF knights
1culplHl CutC dA1lNCu yOo@SANoy'
pleased to meet with Gen. Morgan, gentle
man not unknown to fame in Confederate his.
tory or tn e steamboat interest.
For list of arrivals and manifests see marine
column.
Late river kilograms will be found on first
page.
The r. E. Lee, champion of the Southern
and Western waters discharged her large
cargo, took on board big up freight and at a
few minutes past o'clock yesterday evening
backed out from the wharf, and, after pro
ceeding some distance down stream came up
past the city at railroad speed, much to the
qualification of hundreds Of strangers who had
repaired to the wharf to see the finest and
fastest river steamer afoat leave port.
The regular Grand Ecore packet, Garry
Owen, having been un svoidably detained from
leaving yesterday evening, takes her departure
at 2. M. to-day positively.
The ST. John arrived yesterday with splen
did trip, and leaves at 10 A. NJ. to-day fol
Batron Rouge and all wey landings.
..Uncle Billy Weston has taken charge O
the saloon on the Bayou Sara packet Selma.
His reputation as tirst-class mixologst is toe
we'll known for US to expatiate upon his mer
its.
The departures yesterday were the r. D.
Lee with a magnificent trip for Vicksburg
Bastrop for Ouachita River, Wawenock fol
Upper Coast. Bradish johnson for Lower
Coast, Mary Ida. for the Convent, and w. s.
Pike for Bayou Sara.