The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-18

River; Mollie Moore, Grand Lake, st. Louis
Arlington, Cincinnati.
BOATS ADVERTISED TO LEAVE THIS DAY.
Oriole, Lower Coast, 10 A. NJ.
w ]. Poitevent, Upper Coast 10 A. NJ.
i. T. Frazer, Lower Coast, II NJ.
Waloon, Lower Coast, 3 P. NJ.
Natchez, Vicksburg, T. M.
O. FL. Durfee, Red River, 5 P. M.
Bastrop, Ouachita, S P. NJ.
Belle Rowland. Red River, 5 P. M.
Lessie Taylor, B ton Rouge P. NJ.
st. John, Baton Rouge, 5 P. M.
lei. q. Jaeger, st Louis, 5 P. NJ.
Minnie Avery, Attakapas, 5 P. NJ.
MISCELLANEOUS.
For additional river news see our daily tele.
grams.
TIE STEAMER NATcHEz The summer SOL
sstce has sped past us, and we are now upon
the verge of activity in our inland commerce.
0ne by one the grand steamers that grace our
Southern waters have been brushed up and
brought to the landing for business, and now
comes the pride OF them all-the Natchez-
equal to the best and not inferior to any steam
boat that ever plowed the waters Of the Mis-.
ssissippi River, ia model, speed or comfort to
passengeL 1t is useless to multiply words
about such boat. Not thing can be said
that would be new to any reader of the Bull
LErIN, for when words are exhausted, still the
half would not have been told. Thoroughly
repaired and painted, and if possible more
graceful and beautiful than ever, the Natchez
yesterday flung our her banners for the fall
trade.
That she will win her share is not to be
questioned; even if there were no other con-
esiderations she would win it on her merits as
a Ricksburg packet. But there are other
pconsid still has Tom Leathers,
who, as the model steamboat commander is
not whit behind the Natchez as a model
boat of the Lower Mississippi. We might
have said Capt. feathers, or Capt. T. P.
Leathers, but that would not have been Tom
Leathers, as the people know and love him.
Capt feathers, the master and owner of this
boat has been continuously engaged in this
trade, except during the intermission of the
war, since 1875, and this is the sixth boat OF
the name he has built. He has contributed
largely to the establishment Of the present
Vicksburg Mail Line, the finest of the bind
in the country. He is representative steam
boatman, OF whom We are proud; he is known
throughout the land as the big-hearted, capa-
BILE and successful commander that he is, and
he is proud of his steamer, and properly too,
for she has never been, nor will she ever be,
surpassed; she is literally triumph Of the
builders skill, and like her master, she is in
her prime.
New Orleans has many to whom she is in
sdebted for her fair name, her triumphs and
her successes, but upon her rolls of honor
SHOULD none be inscribed with greater eclat
than the names Of our steamboatmen, for by
their skill and liberality has the art of boat
building been brought to such perfection that
the dangers Of river navigation have been
leesened to such an extent that they are now
hardly considered. They have produced veri-
table floating palaces, where luxury predomi-
mates unaided and by their own means alone
have they kept up the tonnage of our great
river, through which commerce has flowed
freely and lninterruptedly to us. But among
them all III mono be more prominent than
Thos. P. Leather
He has legion Of friends, but there are
none among them who wishes him and his
Nathez more prosperity than does the writer
1her regular day, at 5 P. M. Mr.. Jas. F. Muse
presides in the Office, assisted by Messrs. r.
A. Owen, Chas Grice and Walter Parker.
The Gov. Allen lays by for only short
thine. She will be out again on the LIST of Octo-
Der, and leave regularly every Friday for Vicks
burg, with Capt John G. Benson in command,
and Andy Rowland in the Office.
The side.wheel passenger steamer Oriole,
.Eas. T. O'Pry master, leaves daily at 10 A.
NJ, Sundays excepted, for all landings on the
Lower Coast to the Live Oak Grove Planta-
tion.
The feet little Waloon leaves daily at 8 P.
IL for all Lower Coast landings to the Mary
plantation. John o. Vallette master, A. j.
Thomas clerk.
The Belle Rowland is to-day's packet
for landings on Red River to Shreveport and
Jefferson. Geo. w. Rae in command, H. G.
Bohemian clerk.
The Col. A. P. Kouns will be the next arri-
val from Red River.
The Henry G. Yaeger, I. @. Van Hook
N aster, N. B. Fowler clerk, leaves to-day at 5
p. M. for Memphis, Cairo and ST. Louis.
The Grand Lake and Molie Moore are both
due to arrive to-day from st. Louis.
The splendid passenger steamer Arlington,
from Cincinnati, will arrive to-day and return
on Wednesday next the 22i.
The st. Louis Times of the 18th says:
"Capt ALI Grissom, clerk and part owner
of the new steamer Mary Bell, "shied his
castor into the Office of w. P. Null & Co., on
Dive street. yesterday afternoon, and an
IN the ring today. Capt. Grissom left her at |
Grand Tower Monday night, and came up by |
nail to procure landing for the new craft. |
He selected place near the foot of Miller |
street. During the afternoon Capt Grissom |
called upon the Rohsn Bros, who are making |
the steel boilers, and found them all ready to
be placed in position. He also visited Col
Tins & Holiday, who supply the fire fronts, etc,
and learned that this firm had everything
In readiness. w. P. Mullen & Co who do the
painting say they can get through in two
weeks after the carpenters are out of their
way The boat owners desire to have her
completed and ready to leave for New Or
leans about the 10th of October. It will be
that the Mary Bell is the largest
boat that was ever constructed in the West
and when she is completed no doubt thou
sands Of people will visit her.
ssThe Thompson Dean is out on the Hamil-
ION ways, and will be ready to leave for the
South to enter the Memphis trade in ten days.
Geo. Miltenberger, her clerk, is still here.
The M. L line packet W. ]. Poitevent, Al
fred Ruiz master, Geo. A. BARLEY and S.
deno clerks leaves to-day at 10 A. NJ. for all
-. a:..<~a a., tha IInnar Coast To the Union