The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-10

two dens in the same locality which are dis
grace to it.
Mr. Tom Clements, of the Era No. 10, has
our thanks for late papers.
The Bradish johnson. Capt. John Helm, is
receiving to leave at P. NJ. tomorrow for
Grand Ecore.
Seventy five cents bale for cotton is the
present rate from Shreveport to this city.
From Capt. Fred Blanks of the Ouachita
Belle, we learned that yeste. day the Ouachita
was IA feet above low-water mark and falling
at Camden, and II feet above low-water and
rising at Trenton.
| We refer our readers to an advertisement,
in another column, of the Louisiana Oil Com
pany. Any one having a suitable boat to dis
pose of will do we'll to read it, and address
A B at this Office
The Susie Silver did not get off yesterday.
She leaves to-day at p NJ. for all landings
on the Ohio River.
| The Belle Lee is due to-day from Memphis.
She leaves on return trip Friday, the 18th
inst, at P. M.
Kelly will be found receiving at the head
of Canal street to-day for the Frank Pargoud.
She will be in on time and leave at 2. NJ.
tomorrow, for Chicot City and all way land
ings.
| The John Kyle leaves for st. Louis to-day
at p. M.
The flagship of the Blanks Line, the
splendid Ouachita Belle leaves at ) o'clock
this evening for Camden.
The Willie is receiving to leave for Bayou
Bartholomew, Friday, 18th inst, at P. M.
The pretty Fleta leaves tomorrow at 5 ?.
| NJ. for Opelousas.
We refer our readers to the advertisement
of the weekly Opelousas packet Bertha; she
is regular as frst-class watch, and always
gees as advertised, and tulflls all promise
| made in her advertisements.
STEAMERS LEAVING THIS DAY.
For CAMDEN.-The elegant passenger pack
| ct Ouachita Belle, F. A. Blanks, master, Joe
| Holmes, clerk, leaves at 5 P. NJ. to-day for
the above and all landings intermediate.
For OPELoUsAs The popular passenger
packet Bertha, W. Burton, master, j. B.
Schmidt, clerk, leaves at P. M. to-day for
Washington and all landings intermediate on
| the Atchafalya and Bayou Courtableau.
A. Aiken, master, w. H. McChesney, clerk,
leaves positively for Jefferson, Shreveport,
Grand Ecore and all way landings at 5 o'clock
this evening.
For YAzoo RvEB.-The through packet
YaZoo, w. b. Richardson, master, Charles L.
Wallace, clerk leaves for Vicksburg and all
landings on Yazoo and Tallahatchie rivers at
5 P. NJ. to-day.
For THE LOWER COAST. The Waloon Capt
Ruiz, leaves every day at 10 A. NJ from the
head of Cont street, for all landings on the
Lower Coast down to Greenwood Plantation.
FoE OPELoUsAs regular packet Ruth,
2. Quatrevaux, MASTER Messrs. Henri Molai-
son and NJ. Hinckley, clerks, leaves at 5 P.
NJ. to-day for Washington and all landings
intermediate on the Atchatalaya and Bayou
Courtableau.
Through a telegram to the Times, we
learned that our old friend J. E. Mcguire,
Esq, of Shreveport, broke his leg by fall
las. Saturday night. We wish him speedy
recovery.
We find one river report a day about as
much as we can get away with; any item of
interest, however, coming to our knowledge
in time, will be recorded editorially in the
evening edition.
The wolves and bears have not quit Bayou
Macon yet.
The L. I. Bryarly. Capt. Scovell, is receiv-
ing to leave at . 2. NJ. tomorrow for Fulton
and all intermediate landings on upper AID
lower Red River.
The Col. A. p Kouns i, receiving to leave
Jefferson, Shreveport and all way landings at
2. M. Friday, Feb 12th.
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
Shreveport Times, Feb. 9th:
The weather yesterday was perfectly love- |
ly-next thing to bride enveloped in silks
and satins or strawberries smothered in
cream. The sky was blue, the sun bright, |
and the atmosphere call hunky." Such an
exhibit on the part Of Old Prob is commend
able and worthy Of repetition. But there is
no such good luck in store for u.s. 1t is safe
to gamble that it will be cloudy to-day and
perhaps disagreeable. We have no conf
dence in the weather.
At last the river has taken a change. and is
now on rising ground. The rise for the last
twenty-four hours, according to official count,
was one inch, leaving the drink eight feet and
three inches above the low water of 1872, or
two feet and eleven inches below the highest
water of the present season.
The last packets up were not troubled with
the affection of hunting after the deepest
water on the bars. It was deep enough any
where, and what was the use Of wasting time
and talent?
The bayou at Jefferson was rising slowly
day before yesterday The pilots OF the Era
No 10 found five feet in Bots d arc pass and
five and one-half feet in the Albany cut road,
with the water rising slowly. This is more
water than business
The Maria Louise opened the ball. but il
was so dull she put Grivot on a cotton bale to
run the receiving machine while she put out
up Cross Bayou, to run the " liz" mills. Girl
vot put In the best part Of the day making
" pictures on the back Of his receiving book,
while the Maria swallowed an enormous lot Of
GO lie CAKE" which is said to be a good deal
better than no cake at ALL We did not hear
Capt. Jack say whether he was happy or not.
He will finish out good trip to-day.
About midday or little later, the Era No.
10 came in from Jefferson with 14S bales of
cotton tor New Orleans and 81 bales for this
point. This was slim showing for Jeffer-
son packet, and the officers looked little
blue, but they frightened up considerably
when the agent said he had some 600 bales {
engaged tor them. They at once went to |
work on it, with Tom Clements in the lead /!
&c led well; but it was soon evident to Capt.
iillen that it would take until this morning I
o getlt all on Accordingly, he notified US
% inform the people that he would sail for !
he city at 10 o'clock this morning
Capt. Tennyson. of the Sterling, reports .
I'D River rising slowly and the channel .