The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-18
THE RIVER.



Mary Ida, W. s. Pike, Atlantic and barges,
Lizzie Hopkins
Marie. Rice Farmer, Oriole, Josephine,
Henry Tete, w. s. Pike, Alice, Era No. 10.
TO ARRIVE.
Carrie A. Thorn from Baton Rouge, Ruth
and Bertha from Opelousas Lessie Taylor
fsom Camden, Oriole from Lower Coast. d.
C. YaeRer from st. Louis, Marie from South
west Pass Frank Pargoud from Argyle.
DEPARTURES TO-DAY.
Lower Coast to Star Plantation, Jesuits'
Bend, Terra Beuf and way landings at $50
A. H., the new side-wheel passenger packet
Oriole, NJ. Carrick master, James T. O'Pry
clerk.
Upper Coast to Whitehall Sawmill at 10 A.
NJ, the daylight packet Mary Ida, J. A. Ruiz
master, E. NJ. Vallette clerk.
Lower Coast to the Lee Plantation at IL NJ,
the j. r. Frazer, O. Canton, Jr., master, p
e. Barry clerk.
Vicksburg. Natchez, Bayou Sara, Baton
Rouge and Plaquemine the Robert E. Lee,
VIM. Campbell, master, Messrs. McVay,
Mossop Bell and Wilson clerks.
Cincinnati, Louisville and intermediate
points at 5 p. NJ, the Sam j. Hale, J. Law
renee Carter master.
MISCELLANEOUS.
For additional aver news see our daily tele-
grams.
The John Howard, 81. L. Lee master, leaves
cfor Minden and Lake Bisteneau on Wednes-
.sday. The John Howard, takes freight for
esCoushatta, Grand Ecore, Campte, Alexandria
and all way landings.
The steamer Texas has been withdrawn and
the new Col. A. P. Kouns substituted, to leave
on Wednesday for Jefferson and Shreveport.
The fine steamer Stella Block arrived Sun
sday from BRuf River, and returns again on
In ~ IT, To y1o ~,
command.
The Henry C. Yaeger is on the way with
derge cargo, and will arrive to- morrow and
leaves on Thursday, for st. Louis and all in
termediate points. Jas. Mellon, "a Gravier
sstreet, agent
The steamer Trenton, that arrived Sunday
from Ouachita, was taken over the river yes
terday for theDpurpose of repairs.
The fine packet Carrie A. Thorn will be
found at the landing this morning to leave
again tomorrow at 10 A. NJ, for Baton
Rouge, under command of the we'll. known
Allen Jumel, Mr.. Chas. Brusle in the offics
The Ruth and Bertha from Opelousas, will
be found on hand as usual this morning..
Mr.. A. p. Trousdale retiring, Mr.. j. B.
Schmidt presides now in the Office of the
Bertha. Mr.. Schmidt is o very clever gentle
man, and we've no doubt but that his many
friends 10 the Opelousas section gladly well
The L zxie Hopkins from Bayou Lafourche,
sarrived last evening" and leaves tomorrow at
10 A. M. promptly.
The Cherokee lays over until Thursday.
The splendid Chas. Morgan for the Ohio
River leaves to morrow. A new boat, first
class in all her equipments, parties for that
section have sure thing in the Morgan for a
most pleasant trip.
The champion 3. E. Lee leaves to-day at
r. n punctually, for Vicksburg and all land
ings on the way.
CINCINNATI, May 15-Oapt H. U. Hart has
hauled OFF the Thomas Sherlock until We'd
lnesday next, when, he says, she will depart
for New Orleans. Capt John s. Patterson's
large and staunch @. B. Church is the only
steamer departing for New Orleanssthis week.
The Church will depart at shutdown, taking
all passengers and freight offered.
The Robert Mitchell will arrive from New
Orleans to-day, and return on Tuesday. The
Mitchell is in charge of Capt Lew. Hates.
land is one of the largest and finest passenger
steamers afoat.
The Thompson Dean will arrive here on
Thursday, and return to New Orleans next
Saturday.
Mary Bell has been decided upon as the
name for Capt. Hicks's new steamer In ad-
.dition to the fact that it has musical sound,
1T is the name of the wife of Jesse K. Bell,
an accomplished daughter of Kentucky, now
residing at New Orleans.
ST.. LOUIS, May 15.-Water 10 feet 10
inches above the lowest figure, having fallen
2 inches additional. Weather hot and bust
1ness dull.
Capt Frank Hickss new boat is all up in
frame, and will be ready for business by the
time she is wanted.
The Illinois River is down to q five feet
stage, and the valley is suffering dreadfully
for want of rain.
Capt, Shields was in good spirits yesterday, |
and we'll he might be, as the evidence was |
unquestionable that his fine steamer, the |
Commonwealth, will leave this evening for |
New Orleans with q full cargo-say, fourteen |
HUNDRED tons. Rates Twenty cents per |
hundred; -four, forty cents per barrel.
The great towboat Future City leaves the |
Barge Line wharf boat for New Orleans this |
evening.
THE MnLERs' CONVENTION TREATED TO AN
EXCURSION ON ONE OF OUR MISSISSIPPI PALA-
cEs.-Too much cannot be said of the pro-
prietors and officers Of the elegant steamer
City of Alton, which was kindly rendered to |
the Millers' Convention for their excursion to |
Jefferson barracks and return. A vast num-
Der of our citizens and the members of the |
many OF them accompanied by |
their wives and daughters, took advantage Of
the invitation Of Capt. Bixby, and all unite in |
declaring it one of the most pleasant excur- |
ssions of their lives. The City Of Alton is q |
New Orleans passenger boat, owned by Capts
sSheble, Mason and Bixby, is of . capacity of
1000 tons, and can comfortably accommodate |
over hundred passengers and can carry be- |
sides $500 tons Of freight She once made q
trip from New Orleans to St. Louis and re-
turn in thirteen days. and can come from New |
'Oreans to St Louis, in good stage of water, |
carrying GOO tons of freight, in five and half
found on the river than those who man the |
City of Alton, and all who trust themselves to |
them may feel assured Of all the care and at |
-tention possible. In another column we give |
- fall account of the trip, than which nothing |
.could be more enjoyable.