The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-26

be found daily from A. NJ to 4 p NJ
NJ. ii. Duncan, Jr., WILL from and after
this date, represent US on the landing when
we are not there in person. Any other party
claiming to represent US will be an impos Ter
As We have no other assistant. ..
GEO. j. DUNCAN,
River Reporter N. o. bulletin
The weather was lovely yesterday; it was
pleasantly warm and fine breeze prevailed
from morn till night.
We have to report slight improvement in
business Several steamers left last evening
With good trips and few OF those advertised
20 leave to-day and tomorrow were receiving
a little during the day.
With the opening OF the upper rivers we
may look Tor an increase OF business.
The Katie p. kountz is receiving to leave
at Z. NJ. tomorrow tor Missouri river and
all points intermediate on the Mississippi.
The Kountz's Line packet Jno. +. Tolle is
receiving freight for st. Louis and all inter
mediate landings. Due notice will be given
of her day Of departure.
The Independent packet w. J. Behan is re-
eelvlng to leave, at > O'Clock tomorrow even
ing, for Jefferson. Shreveport and all way
landings.
We sorry to learn that the new Bart
Able disabled one OF her engines on her up
trip. She is coming down on one wheel. We
deeply sympathize with Capt Sinnott and
hope to see the Bart Able on the track again
IN few days.
The darned old thing won't work; we can't
make it grind out even blank verse, much
less doggerel rhymes.
Eight feet six inches and rising was what
the father OF waters was doing at this point
yesterday.
II this weather lasts much longer, say
day or two, look out for dust on the river
front.
The "glt edge" Maria Louise is receiving
TO leave for Shreveport and all way landing,
at F. Nj. tomorrow.
We Hazard to assert that the Willie
has two warehouses on her. even though She
is a stern wheel boat.
by Telegraph
MIsDEs, Feb 2i.-To Lord & McPeake:
Leave tonight; 100 bales. Leave Wednes-
y day, the Sd. NAT. PUcKETTE,
Captain Steamer Rapides.
SHREVEPORT, Feb. 2t-To Lord & M 'Peake
Ia Belle leaves Thursday; arrive Monday
morning; leave Wednesday, the 81.
q. w. Drown, Clerk
BAYOU sara, Feb. 25.-To Adams Il Work
Steamer Leslie Taylor viii arrive to night
with 100 bales cotton. Leave on time.
..= M. HENSON, III ,ster
The departures yesterday were the Gov
Allen for Camden, Robt Mitchell for Cncin-
uaii, Great Republic for st. Louis Frank
Pargoud for Chicot City, Seminole for Grand
Ecore. John Howard tor Minden, Carrie A.
Thorn for Bayou Macon, Wawenock and Mary
Ida for Upper Coast and Waloon for Lover
Coast
The Blanks line packet LESSEE Taylor is
receiving to leave tomorrow, at Z. NJ, for
Camden and all way landings, tasing freight
for all points on streams tributary to Ouachit.
and b acb rivers.
We noticed yesterday in the store Of our
.riend Mr.. I. NJ. Covers, some Of the finest
trnit we have ever laia eyes upon. The ba-
nanas, especially, we're excellent not ripe
enough t. eat so We did not sample them,
but ia splendid shipping order. We knee(d)
not be surprised to see his clerk shipping
cart loads of them to-day and tomorrow.
The Belle Lee leaves positively to-day at )
p. NJ. tor Memphis.
There must have been something wrong
yesterday with the ''comps. in the Pic. Office,
Judging from the manner in which they got
names mixed. They changed the Lessie lay
lor to 'Susie Taylor, Adams & Work to
adams & Dock" Lord & McPeake, in two
places to Lord & McTeake," Nat Pickett
to MAT Puckttte, and, worse than all, called
our friend Charles Drown, Of the La Belle,
G. ". Droon.
Welearned that 1.-THE Fleta was raised yester-
day, and win be down to the city to-day.
The steamers Kate Kinney and Titan have
consolidated and will run in the Ouachita
river during the entire season. Negotiations
have been made with small boats for the Sa-
line River and Bayou Bartholomew. Ship
pers can depend upon this.
The weekly Grand Ecore packet Bradish
Johnson is receiving, and leaves positively at
) 2. H. to morrow.
The J. L. Frazier arrived yesterday in tow
Of the Continental. She disabled her wheel
a few miles below the city.
STEAMERS LEAVING THIS DAY.
For MEMPHIS AND THE BENDs.-The fine
passenger packet Belle Lee, Frank Hicks,
~ ,ster, ALE Grissom clerk, is off at 5 p. M.
For BAYOU BARTHOLOMEW regular
light draught packet Willie, Z. b. Trinidad,
master, Tom Hazard, clerk, leaves as above
ut p. NJ
FoR BATON RorGE- B. L. Hodge, |
Capt. j. p. McElroy, L. Bergeron, clerk,
leaves at 10 A. NJ.
FoE LOWER CoAsT.-The Waloon leaves
daily at T. NJ for all landings down to
Greenwood plantation.
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
From Louisville Courier Journal Feb. %:
The gentle smiles of good-natured spring
shone down upon us yesterday Though |
windy it was warm and clear, ard did much |
toward melting the ice in the river. The ice
was thin and "mushy," and boats had but
little difficulty in working through it, The |
river is now fairly opened for business, and
che wharf presented lively scene yesterday |
Five feet ten inches water in the canal and
filing.
Spring-like yesterday.
.Shsot her ag'n, Wash.
Towboats want to get away bad.
Water in the river is getting chin"
The Tom Sherlock leaves here next ban- |
day for New Orleans
The Jim Howard leaves Evansville to-mor-
row for New Orleans.
The Dean ought to repair her wheels now,
while the suns shining
Cheap railroad fare will leave nobody IN
She city in day or two.
Cons Millar was 49 years old last Saturday |
The old sinner looks like he had been wrest-
ling with 149 years He's " little but he's