The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-22

The weather cleared up yesterday, but it is
our opinion that it will not remain clear long,
as at this writing the weather is rather warm
and with southerly wind.
Business was brisk considering the small
number of steamers leaving last evening
The Pargoud for Chicot City, Seminole for
Grand Ecore W. J. Behan for Shreveport,
Bertha for Opelousas, and Stella Block for
BGuf River, left with good trips, whilst the
Lessie Taylor, r. T. Bryarly and Bastrop
were receiving freely.
The Lessie Taylor, NJ Kenison, master, is
receiving to leave at 5 p NJ. tomorrow for
Camden and all landings on Ouachita and
Black rivers, taking freight and passengers
for all streams tributary to the Ouachita, and
making sure connections.
The weekly Opelousas packet Ruth, Eugene
Quatrevaux, master, is receiving to leave at 5
p. M. tomorrow for Washington and all way
landings Mr.. Hy. Molaison has charge of
her Office.
The La Belle for Vicksburg and Bastrop for
Bayou Bartholomew leaves positively at P.
M. to-day.
Advices yesterday report another slight rise
in Ouachita River.
Red River is in good navigable condition
for the largest class of tributary steamers.
Half card to Red River, and no Immediate
prospects for rise i'll rates tor some time to
| come.
The Garry Owen, it is reported, will remain
| up Ouachita River to connect with the Kate
Kinney.
With two days of clear weather the landing
will be pretty well cleared Of not only freight
| but mud.
The departures yesterday were: Frank Par
goud for Chicot City, Seminole for Grand
Ecore, w. J. Behan for Shreveport, Mary Ida
| fha for oct
Bertha for Opelousas Stella Block for Bout
River, and Bismarck for st. Louis.
The river at this point was II feet below
high water mark of 1874 last evening
The regular Friday Vicksburg packet La
Belle is receiving at the head of Common
street.
| The Natchez is receiving to leave at 5 P. NJ.
tomorrow as usual
| The New Bart Able, Dick Sinnott, master,
Geo. G. Hamilton, clerk, is receiving to leave
at p. M. tomorrow, for Grand E:ore and
way landings.
| The Bertha, for Opeloueas, and W. J. Be-
! han, for Shreveport went out last evening on
time with full loads.
| The elegant passenger packet Texas, G. w.
Stinde, master, Ed. Groves and Geo. Fee,
clerks, is receiving at the head of Custom
house street, to leave for Shreveport and all
way landings at ?. NJ. tomorrow.
STEAMERS LEAVING THIS DAY.
| For VIcKsBURG. The fine passenger pack
ct LaBelle, with our old friend Capt Sam
Ayles in command, and that courteous gem
| tleman Mr.. Charles Drown in the office,
| leaves for the above and way landings at 5 P.
NJ. to-day. She is good boat and richly
deserves the patronage bestowed upon her.
FoR BATON RoUGE.-The regular packet
B. L. Hodge, J. p McElroy master, F. Ber-
geron, clerk. leaves as above at 10 A. NJ. to-
day.
For BAYOU BARTHOLOMEW. = The light
draught passenger packet Bastrop, Gus
Hodge, MASTER L. p. Deahoussaye, clerk,
leaves at p NJ. to-day for Lind Grove and all
way landings on Bayou Bartholomew and
Ouachta River. The Bastrop has good pas
senger accommodations her officers are well
known as careful steamboat men: her table is
always supplied with the best that the market
affords, and her bar is stocked with the very
best of wines, liquors. etc.
FoE Independent Pachcet.-The
popular passenger packet r. /. Bryarly, w.
T. Scovell, master, NJ. L. Scovell, clerk,
leaves at P. NJ. to-day, for Jefferson, Shreve-
port, Grand Ecore and all way landings.
For ST. LOUIS -Kouns Line.-The Hy. G.
Yaeger, Capt. Van Hook, leaves at P. NJ to-
day, for the above and all intermediate land
in9S.
The Grand Ecore packet Bradish Johnson,
under command Of the veteran Capt John
Heinz, is receiving at the head of Crossman
street, to leave at P. NJ tomorrow. Mr..
Ed. Burke has charge of her office.
fBv Telegraph
NATcHEz, Jan. p. Jno. Janney: Leave
at A. NJ. POO bales, 1900 sacks seed.
T. p. LEATHERs,
Master steamer NatcheZ.
RATE OF FREIGHT BY RIVER FROM NEW ORLEANS TO
Paducah. .30G135c ~ 100 ID
Cincinnati ...................3 50140c % 100 b
Louisville Observation-Disclosures. 350g40c ~ 100 Ii
Memphis ......................15 I120c IL 100 b
Cairo. .20@30c u 100 h
Chicago. ..450g50c ~ 100 b
Pittsburg. .500l60c n 100 b