The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-07

The river Office of the BULLETIN has beer
removed from Kouns's Building, Canal stree
ferry landing, to No. Delta street, over E.
Conery u Sons, where the undersigned car
be found daily from A. NJ to P. NJ.
GEO. j. DUNCAN,
River Reporter N. 0. Bulletin.
Yesterday was terrible day out doors. Il
rained and sleeted necessarily from the hou1
OF sunset the day before until o'clock last
evening. At this hour Old Sol made a des
perate effort to shine, and did succeed in
casting faint ray of light upon our wet and
muddy city. At this writing the prospect 70,
more ''wetness' is good.
The mud and slush on the steamboat land.
ing is almost deep enough for swimming
purposes.
Business on the landing yesterday was dull,
owing to the beastly state Of the weather.
The Bart Able's new cylinder is IN position,
and she is ready for business. She will be
found at the wharf. head of Crossman street,
receiving freight for Grand Eccre and all way
landings, to leave Saturday, 9th inst, at S P.
NJ, and every Saturday thereafter during the
season, under command of Capt R. Sinnott,
with Mr.. Geo. Hamilton in the Office
The departures yesterday were like unto
the visits of angels to this world-few and far
between The Ouachita Belle for Camden and
Robert Mitchell for Cincinnati, left with good
trips.
The st. John has retired for a rest She
will resume her regular trips next Wednes-
day.
The LIZZIE REA.-This elegant low water
packet, recently built in Algiers, made her
first appearance at the wharf yesterday even
ing She is a neat, trim-looking craft and
well adapted to low water navigation in Red
River. She is 1875 feet long, % feet wide, has
one double fue boiler, two inch cylinders,
3 feet stroke, 81 feet depth of hold and will
trim on less than - inches. Capt. Truslow,
under whose supervision she was built, will
| take her up Red River and we have no doubt
but that she will 90 to the head of the hol-
low.
Capt. W. Burton is captain of the Bertha
this trip.
The Stella Block, from Camden, will arrive
tomorrow and leave Saturday, 9th inst, on
return trip.
Capt. VIM. johnson will take command of
the Trenton upon her arrival at Monroe.
The Susie Silver will leave on Monday. 18th
inst, for Cincinnati.
The regular Friday Vicksburg packet La
Belle, Sam Ayles master, is receiving to
leave (as usually tomorrow at 5 P. M.
In consequence of the inclement weather
the Lotus No. was detained yesterday. She
leaves for Jefferson, Shreveport and way
landings positively at 5 P. NJ today.
The Gov. Allen, Jack Blanks, master, is
receiving at head of Gravier street, for Cam
den. She leaves Saturday at 5 P. NJ.
STEAMERS LEAVING THIS DAY.
For VICKsBURG AND THE BENDs-The su-
perb Frank Pargoud, J. M. White, master,
Curt Holmes, clerk, leaves at P. M. to-day
for Argyle.and all way landings.
For OPELoUsAs- regular weekly packet
Bertha, W. Burton, master, j. B. Schmidt,
clerk, leaves for the above and all intermedi-
ate landings at S P. NJ. to-day.
FoR ANTE RIvER-The Alice, C. s. D. |
Porter, master, Lon Kells, clerk, leaves the |
Magnolia bridge-New Basin-at P. NJ to-
day for all landings on Amite River and |
Bayou Manchac.
The Garry Owen, from Grand Ecore, will |
arrive to-day.
For RED R1vER.-The fine passenger packet |
Lotus No. 3, Dave Dannals, master, H. E.
Heat, clerk, leaves to-day at 5 p. NJ. for
Jefferson, Shreveport and way landings.
The w. j. BEHAN.-This well-known
packet under command of Capt. George
Wilkinson, leaves for all landings on Red
River at P. M. to-day. Mr.. F. W. Ames
has charge of her Office.
Memphis Appeal, Jan. 5:
The wretched condition of the landing rem
ders the handling of freight most difficult,
in manner anything else but
The work of raising the
Maude is progressing rapidly and with most
1attering promises of success. The Subma-
inc, No. IA, is at the wreck, and has sue
,eeded in constructing bulkheads around the
eaks, and were pumping her out when the
Allin passed the wreck Sunday morning.
There is every prospect that the pretty Maude ]
will soon be afoat again, and up to her
in business, as of yore.
There is plenty of water between Little
# cotton are being made to Little Rock.
A very large number of up-river boats es- Z
aped the present ice season, and are making '
BUSINESS below.
The Charles Bodmann lost her rudder be-
ween here and Helena and was detained
ere until another could be rugged. She
assed up yesterday evening laden with sugar,
lolasses etc.
Yesterday was a direct importation from
be North Pole, and had lost none of its
harm during the transit It was cloudy
early all day; made desperate effort to
now in the early part, but wound up with
,mperature continues to fall, and by this
forming the whole face of creation will be
oze as tight as Dicks hat-band, as it were.
here is a slight check in the swell here, yet F
ncle Sans gauge-bar marked an additional ly
inc inches yesterday, and we now have
urteen feet and half above the low water
ne. ~
The Mary Houston passed down on Sun
~ for New Orleans, well laden. She dis =
larged one hundred packages here. N
The Charles Bodmann came in yesterday L
orning from New Orleans, bound for the 4
hio River, with two hundred and fifty tons j
freight, principally sugar and molasses. r.