The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-23
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NJ 1o iMarie, W. s. Pike, Henry Tete, Era
Er "a :" mary Ida, Iberia, Bastrop, J. T.
~ onole, Rice Farmer, Mary Ida, Katie, Era
NO. H. 4sobt. Mitchell.
TO ARRIVE.
onole, Lower Coast; Mary Ida, Upper
Toast; Lfssie Taylor, Baton Rouge; Texas
1 ned Hrier; Fleta, Opelousas; Gov. Allen,
Sicksburt; Willie Ouachita; John A. Scud-
der, St louis.
DEPARTURES TO-DAY.
Belair and Star Plantations, Jesuits' Bend,
Terre-au-Beuf and way landings, at 10A NJ :,
the Oriol4, Jas. T. O'Pry master.
Pilot Town Quarantine Point-a-la- Hache
and wayl landings, at 10 A. NJ, the Iberia,
Thos L. Morse master, r. E. Hine clerk.
Upper Coast to Hahnville and Union Planta-
ton, at ID A. NJ, the Favorite, W. L. Cozzens
master, G. E. Apologize clerk.
Bayou Lafourche, Donaldsonville and Coast
Iandingsd at 10 A. NJ, the Henry Tete, J. F.
Aucoin n, aster, M H. Landry clerk.
Bayou Sara, Baton Rouge and Plaquemine,
at p NJ, the w. S. Pike, J. j. Brown mas
ter, s. S. jStreck clerk.
MISCELLANEOUS.
For additional river news see our daily tele
The Vicksburg packet Gov. Allen lin place
of thu Natchez), John G. Benson master, will
be found{at the landing to-day, foot of Com.
mon street, receiving to leave as usual to-
morrow, connecting at Vicksburg with regu-
lar packets for Memphis, Cairo and st. Louis.
The s;de-wheel Henry Tete leaves to-day,
ut 10 A! NJ, for Donaldsonville, Bayou La
fourche 10 Thibodaux and Coast landings, re.
turning gown the Coast in daylight on Sun
day.
The W. S. Pike leaves Of P. NJ. to-day for
Plaquemine, Baton Rouge and Bayou Sara,
paying particular attention to all plantation
business,
The Eessie Taylor, with the reliable Allen
Jumel IL command, assisted in the office BY
Chas. Hrusle and J. A. Comstock, is due to
arrive tJis evening from Baton Rouge, and
return tomorrow at P. M. The Taylor has
q clerk lat the foot of Bienvillle street re-
ceiving freight.
The sfde-wheel Lower Coast packet Iberia,
carrying the United States mail, leaves at 10
promptly this morning from the foot of Cont
street, fpr Pilot Town, making all plantation,
freight and passenger landings. Capt. Morse
and cletk Hine are clever and experienced
officers hnd are fast making this packet popu-
lar AMONG both shippers and passengers.
The feet side-wheel Lower Coast passenger
packet ,Oriole, JAS. 7. O'Pry master, leaves
daily, Sundays excepted from the foot of
Cont street, for Belair Plantation. The Oriole
has clerk during the day on the levee.
The Lower Coast express packet Marie
lays att the Canal Street Ferry landing, re-
ceivingto leave at 10 tomorrow morning for
all landings on the Lower Coast to Pilot
Town snd Port Eads.
The Courier ournal records the death of
Robert; P. Lodge, which occurred there on
Sunday last. He was a most estimable gentle
man, and was at one time clerk of the Rich
mond.
Mr.. p. A. Charlet who has been off on a
jaunt, yeturned on Wednesday, looking as if
he hadtstopped at none but pleasant places
on the way, and had Jared most excellently
WELL He reports having met among our
absentdes Captains Hodge, Dalferes, Truslow
and Sc4vell
The popular light-draught steamer Bastrop
will be found at the landing this morning re-
ceivingl to leave on Saturday, positively, for
all landings on Black and Ouachita rivers
through to Trenton, making sure connections
with alllthe tributaries. The Bastrop is making
weekly trips and is under the command OF
Capt. II. P. Delahoussaye.
Tbe Jepairs on the Favorite being finished
she will leave this morning at 10 without fail,
and evdry Monday. Wednesday and Friday
thereafter, for the Upper Coast to the Union
Plantation, in place of the Josephine.
The Rice Farmer owing to some slight re-
pairs, cid not get of until late last evening.
The Katie had fne trip of people.
The belle Rowland leaves tomorrow with
ont fail flor Red River through to Jefferson.
Therd is trouble ahead in the old Red, and
fhe skill and patience of our steamboatmen
will sooh be brought into play. Capt. Stinds
telepraths also that the river is falling fast.
The uexas will be found at the landing to-
day, ami is to leave tomorrow positively for
Grand Ecore.
An acbount Of the sinking Of the w. ]. Be-
han apI|ears in another part OF our paper. UP
60 dark hast evening no further particulars had
been re1eived. The Behan was probably the
hest loyi water boat in the Red River trade,
and was on her way mere 10 take ner Piace ia
the linet
The Hastrop arriving last evening, goes to-
,oorrowi positively, giving through bills to
TrentopI and Monroe at lowest going rates.
The Minnie leaves tomorrow morning for
Grand Tale. See her advertisement III another
column. ar
The Mary Ida, J. A. Ruiz master, Z. M.
Valette lclerk, leaves for the Upper Coast
every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday a.
10 A. MI
From the Metropolis Weekly Times we copy
Ahe following account of the new steamer
Mary BIZ ll: As but few persons are aware VI
the imn5ensity Of this boat, a description may
he of interest to those interested. The ex-
creme length is 325 feet, breadth Sc feet, hoor
30 feet, hepth of hold II feet. Add to TINS
a sheer bf six feet from amidship fore and att,
and g,lard Of Is feet all around, then some
idea OF dhe proportions of the gigantic vessel
NAV be formed. There are 800 floors in the
boat sill inches, one main keelson lOx2o
inches, two bilge keelsons ska inches, four
clamps, four pointers, and fourteen Hoor
streaks.I The bottom and knuckle planks are
Ave inches thick and from fifty to seventy
feet lonk. In no other ship yard in this coun-
fry. perhaps, could these immense timbers De
handled
No ole can look at this magnificent boat
without feeling impressed with its superior
strength and safety. The tonnage is estl-
mated 1t $500 tons, storage capacity III, OOO
bales cotton. raught-aft feet, forward
feet. Thus it will be seen two points OF
great Interest have been attained light
draught Iof water and great carrying capacity.