The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-08
THN RIVER,


OFFICE NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN.
Sunday Morning, Aug 8, 1876. !
MINIATURE ALMANAC.
San Rises ...-.. .-...-523 Moor SEES. $50 2 NJ
Sun Sets....... :.647 First o. sd....s:3i p NJ
Length of day Is h. 26 m.
Oriole, Belle Rowland, Rice Farmer.
DKPARTUREs.
Oriole, Mary Ida, j. F. Frazer, Gov. Allen,
Leslie Taylor, Bastrop, Texas, st. John, In
diana, Belle Rowland.
Oriole, Iberia, Lower Coast; Mary Ida,
Favorte, Upper Coast; Ouachita Belle, Vicks-
Bayou Sara; Carrie A. Thorn, Era No. 10,
Grand Ecore; Willie, Ouachita; City of Alton,
st. Louis; Garry Owen, Bertha Drummer,
Bayou Lafourche.
DEPARTURES TOMORROW.
Live Oak Grove, Linwood, Jesuits' Bend,
Terre.au-Boeuf and way landings at 10 A. NJ,
the Oriole, Jas. T. OPry master.
Buras, Pointe-a-la- Hache, Jesuit's Bend
and way landings, at 10 A. NJ, the Iberia, G.
A. Sheldon master, John McConkey clerk.
| Quarantine Station, Pointe-a-la. Hache and
way landings, at 10 A. NJ, the Rice Farmer,
John Taylor master.
Upper Coast to Hahnville and Union
Plantation, at 10 A. NJ, the Favorite, w. L.
Cozzens master, G. E. Apologize clerk.
Donaldsonville, Bayou Lafourche to Thibo-
daux and Coast landings, at P. M, the
Garry Owen, J. F. Aucoin master, NJ b. Lam
dry clerk.
Bayou Sara, Baton Rouge, Plaauemine and
Coast landings, at P. NJ, the W. S. Pike, J.
J. Brown master, s. S. Streck clerk.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
For additional river news see our daily tolo.
grams.
| LOWER COAST PACKET WALooN. - From
Capt. Jno. A. Vallette we learn that this fav-
orite packet will re-enter this trade, COM
mencing on Monday, the 18th, leaving there
after, daily, at P. M, from the foot Of Cont
street, going as far as Mathe's, Mary Planta-
ton. In the time that the Waloon has been
laid up, she has been locked, extensively
repaired, greatly improved and painted from
stem to stern, inside and outside. A cabin
has been built on her hurricane deck, divided
into two compartments, for ladies and gentle
men, the former being elegantly finished.
Her appearance has been greatly improved,
and determined effort will be made to make
her, and keep her, the equal of any boat in
the trade. Her commander is the son of o.
F. Vallette, of Vallette Dry Dock fame, and
is we'll and most favorably known on the
coast. Mr.. c. E. Emmerson clerk.
The Ouachita Belle, from Vicksburg, is due
to arrive this evening, and will return on
Tuesday.
The Garry Owen, in place of the Hy. Tete.
will be found at the landing tomorrow morn
ing, and will leave in the evening, at P. M {,
for Bayou Lafourche. The Garry will pay
particular attention to the business Of the Hy.
Tete.
The fleet and elegant side-wheel passenger
steamer Oriole leaves daily at 10 A. NJ, for all
Lower Coast landings to the Live Oak Grove
Plantation, returning early in the evening.
Capt James T. O'Pry, ST., commands. The
| Oriole has clerk on the levee daily at the
foot of st. Louis street.
The steamer Carrie A. Thorn, of the Snnott
line of Grand Ecore packets, will be receiving
tomorrow at the foot of Customhouse street,
to leave on Tuesday for all way landings on
Red River to Grand Ecore.
Capt. Thos. B. Rhodes died suddenly in st.
Louis, last Wednesday. Deceased was a
noted St. Louis boatman, and years ago was
President of the Northern Line Packet Com
pany.
The semi-weekly Bayou Sara and Coast
packet w. S. Pike is due to arrive tonight,
and will return tomorrow evening, at
P. M.
The Stella Block will arrive here tomorrow,
and will Immediately. commence receiving to
leave on Tuesday morning for the Lower
Coast to the Forts, taking freight and passen-
gers for all plantation landings, under the CON-
mand of Capt. w. S. Bassett, late of the Marie.
The Block is No. boat and will continue in
the trade until the new boat building for Capt.
Bassett is finished.
The magnificent passenger packet Iberia,
Geo. A. Sheldon master, carrying the United
States mails, leaves tomorrow, at 10 A. M,
promptly, from the foot of Cont street, for
all plantation landings on the Lower Coast to
Buras.
The Era No. 10, John Heinz master, is due
to arrive tomorrow from Grand Ecore, and
will return again on Wednesday.
Mr.. r. E. Hine, the clerk Of the Iberia, is
off on a jaunt to the Bayou Teche country.
He is represented in his absence by Mr.. John
McConkey.
The Col. A. P. Kouns, undergoing some
repairs, was not ready to leave yesterday.
The Belle Rowland that arrived yesterday
morning, took her trip, and left yesterday
evening for Shreveport.
The Belle Rowland brought down portion
of the machinery of the sunken steamer Liz.
zie Rea.
The Col Kouns will commence receiving
tomorrow morning to leave on Wednesday
for Shreveport.
The fine passenger steamer Minnie, Gus
Richards master, leaves from the head OF
| harvey Ndudl cFcty uooodyS AhuAeony oau
Saturday at 8 A. M.
The Shannon is due to arrive to-day, and
will leave on Wednesday next for all way
landings to Louisville and Cincinnati. The
Shannon has fine passenger accommodations
and is good steamboat in every respect.
The City of Alton, from St Louis will ar
rive in time to leave on Thursday next
There were ten departures yesterday. Blu.
siness was very dull, and the day was notice
able as being the dullest Saturday of the
summer.
The river stood feet ITO Of an inch below
high water mark, rise Of 4-1O of foot in
the past week.
The Indiana had $50 bdls ties, 161 rolls
bagging, 80 bbls molasses, $50 SKIS salt, TO-.
600 feet lumber, Al bbls oil, 200 SKIS coffee,
100 bbls rice, 10 hhds sugar, 100 tons sundry
freight, 80 cabin passengers, 40 deckers.
The John T. Moore, purchased by parties
, in Mobile, was brought to the wharf yesterday
for the purpose of receiving some repairs, and
will get off for Mobile about the middle oil