The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-25

DEPARTURES.
Orole, Waloon, Iberia, b. L. Hodge, W.
S. Pike
Oriole, Waloon, Iberia, Lower Coast; W.
j. Poitevent, Upper Coast; Kate Dickson, LIZ
fourche; Carrie A. Thorn, Red River; John 3.
Maude, James Howard, ST. Louis; Bastrop,
Ouachita G. 81. Durfee, Red River.
BOATS ADVERTISED TO LEAVE TO-DAY.
Josephine, Upper Coast, 10 A. NJ.
Oriole Lower Coast 10 A. M.
W. J. Poitevent Upper Coast 10 A. NJ.
Waloon, Lower Coast, z. NJ.
Natchez, Vicksburg, 5 z. M.
G. FL. Darfee, Grand Ecore, p. NJ.
r. t. Bryarly, Red River, 5 2. NJ
Bastrop Ouachita, 5 z. NJ.
James Howard, ST. Louis, P. M.
Cherokee, Cincinnati. 5 P. M.
Leslie Taylor, b. ton Rouge, P. NJ.
MISCELLANEOUS.
For additional river news see our daily tele
grams.
The Natchez arrived yesterday morning
with 1877 bales cotton, 475l sacks cotton
seed, 557 sacks corn, 2 hhds tobacco. 1863 bbls
apples, and 81 bales broom corn. She leaves
to-day at promptly for Vicksburg and all
way landings, and all who want to travel on
one of the most magnificent steamers afoat,
had better be aboard by that hour. The
Natchez connects at Vicksburg with packets
for the YaZoo, Memphis and the Bends, Cairo
and St. Louis; Tnos. p Leathers master,
Messrs. Muse, Owen, Grice and Parker
clerks.
The Gov. Allen is being fixed up. and
wheels into line on Friday next as Vicks-
burg packet leaving regularly on that day
throughout the season; Capt. John G.. Benson,
clerk Andy Roland See advert sement.
The peerless Katie leaves on Monday, tn g
4th, as regular Greenville packet, under the
command of Capt John w. Tobin.
The Ouachita Belle leaves for Ylcksburg on
Wednesday, John Mossop master.
The Illinois leaves Vicksburg for Memphis
and all way landings every Monday at 3 P. NJ,
Mark Cheek master, J. W. Spears clerk.
The M. l. Line w. ]. Poitevent Alfred
Ruiz, Geo. F. BARLEY genial George an S.
Heno clerks, leaves this morning at 10 tor all
landings on the Upper Coast to the Union
Plantation.
The Mary Ida, of this line, is nearly through
with her repairs, and will be ready to take
her place next Saturday, when the Poitevent
will change to alternate days.
The r. T. Bryarly leaves to-day positively,
for all landings on Red River to Shreveport
and Jefferson, w. T. Scovell master, W. II.
McChesney clerk.
The Carrie A. Thorn from Red River is due
to-day.
Gravier street and is receiving to leave this
evening for all points through to Louisville
and Cincinnati. Geo. Wolf master, A. Byers
clerk. The Cherokee is a roomy and COM
Portable boat and sets good table.
The Courier Journal has the following con-
corning Capt Hodge and his new Tom Park
er now on the way down:
"The boiler of the Tom Parker was tested
by Inspector Houghton yesterday. 1t is Is
feet long, 54 inches in diameter, and has 16
fues, the only one of the kind ever placed
upon boat. The boat is lO2 feet long, q
foot beam, draws IL inches water, is IL feet
between decks, and the jackstaff is a whale.
sCapt. Gus. Hodge, builder OF the new Tom
Parker, and discoverer of the mouth OF Smith
land, was in town yesterday. He is a fine
looking old gentleman and good eater His
face is all smiles and his eyes all sunshine, but
his body is trying to outgrow his heart He
is very proud of his new boat, Tom Parker.
and he ought to be, for there isn't another one
like her afoat-plenty of room between decks
for cotton and plenty of hull to keep her from
flying Capt. Gus. is regular jolly old SOU,
one of that class of good natured fellows who
don't believe in letting their under lips hang
down like piece of raw beef, aud keeping
their mouths shut for fear they might 'augh
and grow fat. Long live Capt. Gus. Hodge, |
and when he does die may he die "aisy.'"
The Fleta, G. G Pickett master, leaves for
the Atchafolaya to-day at P. M.
The Kate Dickson, Capt. Terrebonne,
leaves to-day at P. NJ. for the Lafourche.
The Waloon leaves to-day at p. M. for all |
landings on the Lower Coast to the Mary |
Plantation. John o. Vallette, master.
The fleet and elegant side-wheel steamer |
Oriole, James T. O'Pry master, John Estopi-
nal clerk, leaves daily, Sunday excepted, |
from the head of Cont street, at 10 A. NJ,
for all landings on the Lower Coast to the
Live Oak Grove Plantation returning early in |
the evening.
The Stella Block leaves to-day at 10 o'clock
for the Lower Coast. w. S. B.ssett master.
The John Maude left Memphis loaded
fiat, and had 60 people in the cabin. She
will arrive here to-day and leave for Memphis
and all way landings on Wednesday next.
Capt. Judd T. West commands, with Messrs.
Outlaw, Swivel and Pension in the Office.
With such a corps of Off GERS success for the
Maude is pretty certain. Messrs. Burdeau q
Wayne, 106 Gsavier street, are agents for the
Maude
From the vicksburg Herald:
"Champ Chamberlain. late of Sell Howell
q Aymar's Circus, is now second clerk Of the
Mem phis packet Illinois. He said they
wanted him to go as captain of one OF the
big boats, but the Illinois had brass band
and was SO much like circus that he pre-
ferred a second clerks birth on that boat.
Champ is tip-top fellow and will always be
popular wherever he is, whether running
steam coat or circus"
The Hickman Courier is responsible for
the following: "A little schooner. rugged
yacht stopped all night at our levee, Wednes-
day night 1t had come all the way from
Newark, New Jersey, coming through sew
eral different canals, the chain of lakes. and
then into the Mississippi River. She was
bound for the Gulf, on fishing expedition.
The Favorite, running for the past few
days in the service of the N. 0. and Texas
will enter the Lower Coast trade on
Tuesday next See advertisement.
The Red River Transportation Company
send out three boats to Red River next week
The Carrie A. Thorn on Tuesday to Jefferson,
The Belle Rowland on Thursday to Gilmer, on
Upper Red River, and the Lotus No. 3 On
Saturday to Shreveport; and as they have
plenty of tonnage will send more as business
improves. The LiBelle will start as soon as