The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-16

Lower Coast; mary Iua, Josephine, WaWenoch,
Upper Coast Leslie Taylor, Baton Rouge
Kate Dickson, Lafourche Commonwealth, st.
Louis; Bart Able, Grand Ecore.
BOATS ADVERTISED TO LEAVE THIS DAY.
Oriole, Lower Coast, 10 A. M.
May Ila, Upper Coast, 10 A. NJ.
st. Mary, Lower Coast, II M.
J.F. Frazer, Lower Coast, P. NJ.
Natchez, Vicksburg, T. NJ.
GAINESVILLE, Arkansas, 5 P. NJ.
Stella Block, Tensas, P. M.
Bastrop, Ouachita, 5 P. M.
Bonnie Lee, Red River, 5 p. M.
U. q. Durfee, Red River, P. N.
Lessie Taylor, Ba ton Rouge, T. u.
Kate Dickson, Lafourche, P. NJ.
Ida, Attakapas 5 P. NJ.
Fleta, Ope.Ousas. T. NJ
For additional river news see our daily tele-
The Natchez arrived early yesterday morning
from Vicksburg, with 1892 bales cotton. 1881
sacks seed, and 159 bbls apples, and will return
to-day promptly at ., MAKING close connections eald G
Memphis Cairo and st. Louis. The Ma chez is
renowned for her speed, safety and comfort, and
is the attraction to-day for those bound for the
above points. I. p feathers commands, Jas. f.
Muse clerk assisted by Robt. A. Owen, Charley
Grice, and Walter Parker.
The Gov. Allen got off last evening for Vicks-
burg.
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Owing to low water IN Red River the Bart Able
has been withdra wn during it's continuance. The
G. HI. Durfee leaves to-day in her place. under
the command Of Capt. Richard SInnott, with
George Hamilton, Willie French and Tom Dowty
in the Office.
The B,nnie Lee, just from the builders hands,
and one OF the most complete boats in the trade,
leaves to-day at P. M. for Shreveport and all
way landings on Red River. Noah Scovel mas
ter, Matt Scovell clerk.
The Shannon, in making her landing Thurs-
day evening, ran into barge loaded with cotton
seed, belonging to the Union Oil Company, knock
ing hole in the side of the barge and causing it
to fill with water Mr.. P Reilly, the well known
contractor. was on the levee at the time and sue
ceeded in saving portion Of the seed. The
amount of damage done was amicaby arranged
and settled yesterday.
The future movements of the Shannon have
not been decided upon. She is too serviceable
boat just at this particular time to remain idle
long.
Water in the Ouachita is very low and cotton
coming in slowly. The planters are busy pick
ing and are doing very little ginning.
The light draught Black and 0uachita rivers
packet, l.. P. Delahoussaye master, Aleck Mac
KAY clerk, leaves to-day without fail for all land
ings through to Ouachita City, making close COD
nections. The Bastrop will take freight for all
the tributaries.
The Willie is also to leave for the Ouachita to-
The Stella Block being ready, Capt Jerry Da-
Wis will take her out this evening instead of the
Homer, the Homer having been withdrawn. The
Block will take freight for all landings on the
Tensas and Macon to Floyd. MIR. Sam Block pre-
sides in the Office.
Courier Journal 18th:
"The Teneas will positively leave for Memphis,
Vicksburg and New Orleans direct tomorrow
evening at o'clock from the city wharf. Capt.
Cooley has a nice boat, and well adapted for the
trade for which he built her.
"The Tensas boilers were inspected yesterday
by the United States Inspector.
"Nape Jenkins and Harvey Oatman will pilot
the Tensas to New Orleans.
@Ihe Tensas has big circular saw between
her chimneys with big number TO- cut in 1t.
1t means '10saw the river in which she is to
run. More than 10-saw' it yesterday.
"The new Jimmie Baker leaves the city wharf
for Ouachita River to-day. She's the ightest
boat that floats"
Capt. Block, with view to increase the speed
of the Stella Block, has taken out her cid 8-inch
cylinders and replaced them with new pair of
lO1 inch, with Sc inch stroke they were cast by
Lewis Johnson the well-known iron and brass
founder, and are pronounced by judges fine job.
We hope Capt. Blocks expectations may be real
lied, for in every other particular he has in the
Block good steamboat.
The Gov. Allen and tow reshipped at Cairo and
turned back.
The Arlington, from Cincinnati, passed Cairo
on Thursday, and ought to arrive here the first
of the coming week.
The Atlantic and barges had 400 tons anthra
cite coal, 1901 sacks salt, 227 casks and 45 bbls
% cases steel, % pkgs earthenware. She also
took an ice barge and cotton seed barge.
The Commonwealth had not arrived up to
dark last evening. Her DAY OF departure to 81.
Louis has been changed to Moncay. When she
passed Vicksburg she had 400 bales cotton, and
took on lot of cotton seed at that point.
The James Howard, from st. Louis, follows
the Commonwealth. The Howard enters the
Memphis trade from here.
The John F. Tolle and the Bee and barges are
en- route from st. Louis.
The Mary Bell leaves St. Louis to-day.
The Kate Kinney is to leave to-day also, and
will on arrival enter the Ouachita trade.
Memphis Correspondent Cincinnati CONNER
cial, 18th,
with $50 tons, and starts out tomorrow afternoon
on her first trip in the trade from here to New
Orleans.
THE James Howard is here and is to leave
for New Orleans tomorrow; she adds oil cake
and other freight, and will get several hundred
bales OF cotton at Helena and Viii River"
The Dean leaves here on Wednesday next for
Memphis.
MEMPHIs.-The Ardlancl.e, Of Saturday, says:
"Since Sunday last steamers have brought to
the city for a market over 2, 900 bales of cotton
The stock of cotton now on hand in this city is
S343 bales, worth more than half million of
dollars. OF course much of it has been sold and
paid for and only awaits trans portation to con-
sumers. Our total receipts this season have
been IA 500 bales, which is IL All bales less than
were received last year at the same date Cotton
seed Gil cake rates from here to New Orleans are
1913 per ton"
The fleet and elegant side-wheel Lower Coast
packet Oriole, Jas. 7. OPry master, leaves daily
at 10 A. NJ, from the head of Cont street, going
a. far as the Live Oak Grove Plantation, return
ing early in the evening.
The "gllt-edged" st. Mary, Fred Probst mas
ter, j. G. Tremouet clerk leaves to-day prompt
ly at II for all landings on the Lower Coast to
Port Eads, where she will lay long enough on
Sunday morning to allow passengers to zee the
works. The hour of her departure on Wednes-
tlsement.
The tri-weekly Lower Coast packet ]. f. Fra
ger, Oliver Canton, Jr, MASTER, p. E. Barry
clerk. leaves to-day at P. ID. for all landings
recently Teen placed in fine order, and she makes
her time now with ease.
The snow-white Mary Ida, Com. ]. A. Ruiz in