The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-13
THE NEW BULLETIN SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 49, 1876

Early in the forenoon the steamer Belle
Rowland, Capt G. w. Rea, came in from New
Orleans with fair trip.
Soon after the steamer Frank Morgan came
IN from Kiamitia on Upper Red with 769 bales
OF cotton-all for New Orleans.
About midday we took view of the land
ing, and it was handsome to behold. the sun
shone out in all its splendor, and it was good
ground was hard and firm and it was good to
find fine location in that region.
But the best of all was the sight that glad
den the eyes. We first took in the steamer
La Belle. as long as the moral law and as
pretty as a new Milburn wagon. Just below
lay the pretty Rapides, ready to burst with
PRIDE on account OF her red chimnies A little
further below was the modest Belle Rowland,
hard at work, not caring darn whether com
pany called or not. Just above lay Col. A.
r. Nouns, who paid more attention to her
cotton than to the handsome La Belle.
oul farther above was the little witch Cliff
lord, who resembled little miss in short
clothes, and directly she switched off up
stream like the little firt that she is Then
there was that lubber, the Frank Morgan;
he was too full to talk, and hung his head in
silence. The La Belle flung some hasty
g'ances at him and his cotton, but, like a
great country lout, he never responded.
Here we had six steamers in sight, all
doing a little something. While the scene
was beautiful to contemplate, it was most too
costly for an everyday occurrence. The La
Belle by herself could have chambered all
the business in sight, and then her owners
would not have been happy
From Memphis Apphal, Feb. 10;
On account of the very wet rain nearly all
day yesterday, movements in river circles
were somewhat retarded, yet the large num-
Der of departures, together with some i'm
portant arrivals begat little doing in freights;
trips OF returning excursionists, which made
the levee appear somewhat lively.
Louisville Courier-Journal, Feb. 10:
When they can't raise any other sensation
IN Cincinnati, they blow up boilers and tele-
graph the "report"
If Cincinnati chaps call them things hung
to the ends of their legs feet, we don't know
what long bend in the knee is
If the dogs continue to bite many more
people on the levee we will have to 90 down
there on stills to get river news.
The sign on one of the ferryboats reads
'Shall-cross. As she is ice-bound they
ought to change it to ''Cant-cross."
Our jack was not in the ''persession" yes
terday. While that was going on he was
sucking an icicle hanging from the wheel of
the Dove.
Ryland, Of St. Louis says " is very cold. y
Alb! Ryland, my boy, take it while you can
get it, for ice-water amt worth cent down
where you're going if you don't-repent.
Leslie's Comic Monthly has sent to US for a
photograph OF our jack. We can't send it.,
because there isn't ''machine" in town
capable of 'taking in" his ears and body at
one ''sitting."
There are some young ladies in this city
who won't get out of bed in the morning
until they have read our river column. They
say it puts them in good humor for the day,
and gives them an appetite for breakfast.
When we see anONealalley mother sitting
down and having her boy fastened between
with ''searcher," we can't help exclaiming,
with Col. Sellers. ''There's millions in it"
"Hays gets a big salary for writing the
river column of the Courier-Jomnal," says an
exchange. faint SO. We pay the proprie-
tors for letting us do it; moneys no object to
US; it's fun we are looking for, and we find it.
Frank Baker picks up the wet-end quill of
the Cincinnati Times, laid down by A. Ward
Robinson. Be frank, Baker, and when you
cut and paste our river news, if you don't do
a cash business, the Times are such that you
can at least CreClt us.
A darkey went to kick boy yesterday, but,
as the right foot went after the boy, the left
one followed, and that darkey sat down and
missed the boy. He walked off, feeling for
something behind with both hands, and his
face looked as if it had been struck by light
ming.
Ask Will Hays for a pass in Library Hail
this week, II Ben De Bar was playing
'Toodles, there would be forty people day
asking him for pass. Now, as the Union
prayer meetings are being held there nightly.
no one has the ''cheek' to approach him for
a pass. 80 shame, where is thy blush ?"
We received the following dispatch yester-
day. It will be seen that the bold pirate,
Stein, knows no such word as '.lay up"
CAIRO. Feb 9.-River Editor Courier-Jour-
nal.-We have arrived here all right. Have
come through some very heavy ice.
ALBERT STEIN, Capt. Chas. Morgan.
The river was still falling last evening, with
81 feet water in the canal and 81 feet in the
cfute on the falls. Business dead and the
funeral small. Yesterday was beautiful
day, though cold, and somewhat moderating
The ice in the river is still hard and heavy;
navigation entirely "shut up" No boats ar
rived or departed yesterday.
The Evansville Journal lies before us, and
we cast it aside.
The wharf was almost deserted yesterday,
on account of the ''persession.
A great many river columns may be printed
in black, but ours is mostly read.