The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-02
THE RIVER.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN.
Saturday Morning, Oct. 2. l67e.


OFFICE NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN
Saturday Morning. Oct. 2. 1876.
MINIATURE ALMANAC.
Sun Rises Noon Sets q 7 ;so ~
Length Of Day, 11h. Sim.
IBERIA Oriole, Annie B, Josephine, Match
ez, Fleta, Stella Block.
DEPARTURES
Oriole, Iberia, Favorite, Josephine, Henry
Tete, B. L. Hodge, J. B. Maude, W. S. Pike,
Waloon.
TO ARRIVE.
Oriole, Waloon, Ioeria Favorite, Lower
Coast; w. ]. Poitevent Josephine, Upper
Coast; Rapides, Ouachita; Col A. ?. Kouns,
Red River; C. H. Durfee, Grand Ecore;
Carrie V. Kountz, Bee, st. LOUIS Kate Dick.
son, Lafourche.
BOATS ADVERTISED TO LEAVE TO-DAY.
Oriole, Lower Coast, 10A M.
W. J. Poitevent Upper Coast, 10 a. NJ.
Waloon, Lower Coast, 2. NJ.
Natchez, Vicksburg, 5 +. Nj.
Lotus No g. Red River, p. N.
Bart Able, Red River, P. n.
Carrie V. Kountz, st. Louis, 5 P. NJ.
Era No. 10, Ouachita, 5 p. NJ.
Homer, Ouachita, T. NJ
Leslie Taylor Baton Rouge, P. NJ.
Fleta, Ope.ousas, 5 P. M.
MISCELLANEOUS.
For additional river news see our daily tele
grams.
The "Bg Injun" got in yesterday morning
from Vicksburg with 24S7 bales cotton, 1856
sacks cotton seed, and "a sacks seed cotton.
She returns this evening at 5, making all way
landings, and taking freight and passengers
for all points above to the Bends, Memphis,
Cairo and ST. Louis, making close connections
at Vicksburg with regular packets for these
points The Natchez is noted for speed,
safety and her superb accommodations, and
is commanded by Capt. Thomas P. Leathers.
James F. Muse chief clerk, assisted by BOP
Owen, Charley Grice, and Walter Parker "a
team that is hard to beat.
The beautiful Katie falls into line on Mon
day as a Chicot City, Greenville, Bend and
yicksburg packet, leaving at 5 P. M. on that
day, throughout the season. Capt John W.
Tobin in command w. N. Gaines in the
Office.
The Ouachita Belle is advertised to leave
on Wednesday. John W. Mossop master.
The Gov. Allen leaves as a regular Friday
packet to Vicksburg on the Sth. John G.
Benson master, Andy Roland clerk.
The captains in the Vicksburg. bend and
New Orleans trade surely deserve the patron
age they receive, fer they not only have the
finest and largest boats on the Mississippi,
but they keep them going the year round, aud
he who travels on one Of them must be hard
to please indeed if he does not exclaIm, per
lection
The big Bart Able-the only side-wheel
boat in the Red River trade at present
fresh, bright and in tip-top order, and eager
for the fray, unfurls her banners to-day and
shouts, "Ho for Grand Ecore;" leaving
regularly every Saturday, at p NJ, -" if 1t
takes all the summer" Capt. Richard Sim
fha IF faI-
lows, George Hamilton, in The office, assisted
by Willie French and Tom Dcwty.
The Courier Journal says Capt. Pierce
Montgomery of this city, is running the
John Howard in the New Ofleans and Red
River trade, the same being news to US.
The Tensas and Macon packet Homer
leaves to-day, at 5 p NJ. taking freight for
all points through to Delhi and Floyd. W. j.
Davis master, Sam Block clerk.
Capt. Jerry Davis, the new commander OF
the Homer, is we'll known in this trade,
having been pilot for many years with tha
lamented Greenlee and is a careful and ex-
perienced steamboatman.
The WI. Poitevent, of the NJ. l. line, leaves
this morning at 10 for ali landings on The U p
per Coast to the Union Plantation, st. james
Parish Alfred Ruiz in command, George L.
BARLEY and S. Heno clerks
The Mary Ida, with Capt J. A, Ruiz in
command, and Mr.. E. nj. Vallette III the
Office improved in speed and appearance,
will leave on Tuesday next for the Upper
Coast.
The side-wheel Lower Coast packet Oriole,
James T. O'Pry master, leaves daily at 10
o'clock for the Live Oak Grove Plantation.
The Oriole has q clerk on the levee during
the day, at the head of Cont street.
The Waloon leaves daily at 2. M, from
the head of Cont street, for all landings on
the Lower Coast to the Mary Plantation,
under the command of Capt. John o. Val
lette.
The Era No. 10, Tom Taylor master, j. P.
Mohr clerk, leaves to-day at 2. NJ. for Alto
Girod, Point Jefferson and ali way landings
on the Ouachita and Boeuf Rivers.
The Era has lately received thorough re
pair. among which we mention new and widel
guards, making her first rate steam boat.
Of Capt. Wenzel's new D'Arbonne picket
the following is from the Cincinnati CONNER
c;al of the 29;h: "A new little stern-whee
steamer called the Acme, the result of Gov
ington enterprise was launched Monda.
afternoon, just below M. D. Buchanans Goa
yard, at the foot of Russell street, Covington
kentucky. The Acme was built for Captain
Wenzel Length, lis feet; beam, % feet
cylinders, 81 inches; stroke, feet; boilers
lSB feet long and 40 inches in diameter, and
fues The fire-box which Captain Wenze
has had put in is the first of the kind eve
put in Western steamer"
SIGNAL LIGHTS PUT OUT BELOW vIcKsBURG b
THE LILY, LIEUT.. G. A. ROCKWELL AND
CAPT. o,CAR B. JOLLY.
No. 3S-In foot of field below Bnckridge
No. 39-Where Bondurants upper landing
was last season.
No. 4O-Two hundred and fifty yards be
low last house in Brjmsburg.
No. 41-At DR.. News gin, little abov
where his house stood
No. 42-On Natchez Island, one-third of
mile above the Fort.
No. 43-Two hundred yards below Ashle
Armer's, ST. GATHERINGS Bend.
No. 44-At Briar's upper or low water levee
No. 45-One-qua Of mile above Green