The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-31

Vile; nate DlcKsOn, La10urche; y. A. Scud-
der, st. Louis; Willie, Ouachita.
BOATS ADvERTIsED TO LEAVE THIS DAY.
Minnie, Grand Isle, 8 A. NJ
Orioe Lower Coast, 10 A. M.
W. J. Poitevent, Upper Coast, 10 A. NJ.
Favorite, Upper Coast, 10 A. M.
u Waloon. Lower Coast, 8 P. NJ
Mary Houston, Ohio River, 5 p. NJ.
MISCELLANEOUS.
For additional river news see our daily tele
grams
The Rice Farmer has been withdrawn from
the Lower Coast trade, and will be run here
after by her owners, the Messrs. Dragon Bros,
in the interests Of their rice mill at Point-a-
ls-Hache. Capt John TaJ lor, of the Rice
Farmer, is prospecting for another boat to
take her place. He is q popular boatman,
and we hope he may succeed in getting one.
Our contemporaries in reporting the shoot
ing affair at the Fair Grounds on Sunday,
state that it was Capt. U. D. Terrebonne, Of
the Kate Dickson, who was shot This is an
error. 1t was his son, E. D. Terrebonne,
Capt. Terrebonne being away on the Dickson.
Since Sunday morning the receipts of new
cotton by the river was as follows: Ouachita
Belle 1877 bales, the Leslie Taylor bales, and
the W. S. Pike SO bales, and new rice 1l79
sacks.
The Minnie leaves from the head of Har-
A. M. for Grand Isle.
The beautiful John B. Maude lays at the
landing, head of Poydras street, receiving to
leave on Wednesday, the LIST, for st. Louis,
Cairo, Memphis and the Bends. After this
trip the Maude opens the season as a regular
Memphis. alfd Bend packet, and does it under
the2gSH favorable Of auspices. She has past
Bprestige in this trade as very regular and
reliable boat. She has recently been hand
eomely refurnished and reftted, and she
comes back to us under new regime of off,
GERS, who can not but help to add greatly to
her popularity. Judd T. West her captain,
and Messrs. Outlaw, Swivel and Pension her
clerks, are experienced and attentive officers,
to whom may safely be entrusted the business
Of the shipper and the welfare of the pas
senger.
After the Maude and on Thursday, the
shippers and the travelling community have
the John A. Scudder for st. Louis. The
Scudder is known not only as No. l boat,
but is known as having one of the most popu-
Tar men on the river in command, Capt A. j.
Carter.
The Opelousas packet Bertha will be found
ct the landing Tuesday morning, receiving
to leave on Wednesday, at P. NJ, for the
Atchafalaya, Bayous Courtableau and Des
Glaizes, and coast landings. 81. a. Broad
master, Theo John clerk.
The work on the wharf from Poydras to
Canal street is progressing slowly, but we will
have a good landing when finished We
hope the crossing at Gravier street, Wells
street from Canal to Customhouse street, and
'Customhouse street from Front street to the
Levee, will receive their modicum of atten-
ton, for they need it very much.
The Smoky City, that arrived here on the
l9th struck bar at Island No. 10 and sunk
fha ofnp ri horh na fo
back with another tow. This reminds us to say
to the Vicksbary Monitor that the item it copied
in its issue Of the 9th, from the Cincinnati |
Enquirer, about the fast run Of the Smoky |
City to New Orleans, originated in the BULLE- |
TIN, although the Enquirer did not SO state it. |
Capt Geo. Hazlett, was shot and seriously |
wounded by VIM. Doughty at Matamoros,
Mex, on Saturday. Both are well known |
here, Capt. Hazlett having run the Flirt in |
Red River for number Of years, and |
Doughty being known as ship carpenter.
We hope Capt. Hazlett may survive.
Capt. Dannals telegraphs from Coushatta |
that the Belle Rowland, on arrival, will have |
to go on docks for slight repairs in conse-
quence of which the Carrie A. Thorn will |
leave here on Wednesday for Shreveport and |
Jefferson. The Thorn is at the landing now |
ready for business.
The Favorite, under the command of the |
Charlie Fagot, leaves this morning |
positively at 10, from the head of st. Louis
street, Tor all landings on the Upper Coast to
the Convent. The Favorite has been entered |
b this trade as a regular packet, and will
I'VE every Tuesday and Friday.
he Lower Coast packet Waloon, John o.
lette master, leaves daily at P M. for
Nary Plantation. The Waloon has re-
II been altered for the better accommo-
IN of passengers, and is now q very neat |
trim craft.
&c. B. Church will pe the next arrival
the Ohio.
pt French reports the crops on the
e as exceptionally fine The corn har-
ID, and the cane and cotton unipjured by
aims, the prospects for good season are
fine.
lie Cairo correspondent of the Cincinnati
mercial, writes as follows: .'Pilot Billy
hips returned from Vicksburg and goes
louisville to bring out the Tom Prrker.
btain Gus Hodges new boat, which is to
s with the Bastrop and Bertha in Yazoo
ver." All of which is ne,os to us.
Can't. Tom Taylor, who has been on visit to
yirpinia, was in Cincinnati on Friday on
lis way back TO New Orleans.
Vhe side-wheel steamer W. j. Poitevent, IN
lace of the Mary Ida, leaves this morning at
.. for all landings on the Upper Coast to the
mi IN Plantation, st. James parish, return
40 down the Coast tomorrow, and leaving
gain on Thursday. Capt. ]. A. Ruiz in COM
nana, George BARLEY, the clever, in the
,fice.
The new and fast passenger packet Orloie
caves daily, Sunday excepted, at 10 A. NJ,
rom the head of Cont street, for all landings
m the Lower Coast to the Live Oak Grove
Plantation. JAS. 7. O'Pry master. The ORR
lie has a clerk on the levee during the day.
The elegant and fleet passenger packet Ma
Y Houston, Chas. Miller master. Elliot Mil
er clerk. leaves to-day for all landings on the
ohio River The Houston sets q splendid
able. and is first class boat in all respects.
The Katie, ]. NJ. White master, is due to
rive this evening from Greenville, and Will
.eturn OF Thursday.
The Annie B., From Barataria, got IN yes
Can't. L. P. Delahoussaye telegraphs tnat
his racket, the Bastrop, will arrive tomorrow,
nd return on Saturday without TALL gong
through to Morehouse parish.