The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-20

Business on the landing was brisk, and the
outlook for to-day is encouraging
The comps got our column rather badly
mixed in yesterdays issue; some parts of it
we're Just about as plain as Chinese puzzle.
All the rivers are rising
The Bradlsh johnson has retired from the
rand Ecore trade, and her veteran com
mander, Capt. John Heinz, has taken com
tnand OF the regular Saturday packet Semi.
lole- With Capt Heinz on the roof and
Capt. Jno. Mitchell in the office, the Semi
f2oie Will De fagoste with both shippers and
travellers.
The river front is filed with drift wood.
The water is up several inches on the apron
OF the steamboat wharf and still rising
MIR. James Robbins, of the weekly Grand
Ecore packet Seminole, has our thanks for
file of late papers.
The Kountz line packet Hv C. Jaeger ar
rived yesterday with a splendid trip
The departures yesterday were: j. f. Fra
GER and Waloon for Lower c past, Belle Row
land for Red River, City Of Alton and Bee
and barges tor st Louis, Ouachta Belle for
Camden, B. L. Hodge for Baton Rouge, and
w. S. Pike for Bayou Sara
The river before the city is within five feet
i've inches of high water mark
The weekly Grand Ecore packet Seminole
vas receiving a splendid trip yesterday.
The Belle of Shreveport and Bismarck from
st. Louis, will be found at the landing this
molnlEg.
The repairs TO the new Bart Able are pro-
crossing finely. She will be ready to same
her trips on Saturday, 9th inst
The Ouachta Belle left last evening full of
freight and passengers.
The w. T. Curtis has retired for the
present.
The Bastrop was unavoidably detained yes
1erday. She leaves, positively at ) T. NJ. to-
day.
STEAMERS LEAVING THIS DAY.
For NIcKsBURG. ~ The Natchez, f. p.
feathers. MASTER James Muse, clerk, leaves
at 5 p. M.
For Lower CoAsr- The st. Mary, Fred.
Probst, master, J. c. Tremoulet, clerk at
.loon.
WHITE HAIL AND CoNvEHr The Mary Ida,
4. J. Ruiz, master, J. L. Boyd, clerk, at 10
A. NJ
FoR RED Rrvrn-R T. Line.-The elegant
passenger packet Texas, G. W. Stinde, mas
Ter, Ed. Groves and Geo. Fec, clerks, leaves
for Shreveport, Coushatta, Grand Eeore and
az way landings on Red River, at Z. NJ.
FoE ATTAKArAs. The Ida, Capt. Forgay,
Leaves at ) Z. NJ
For ST. LOUIS. ivy The Bismarck John
Epane, MASTER ct r. NJ.
For GRAND EcoRE The fine steamer Sem
mole, Jno. Heinz, master, Jno. c. Mitchell,
clerk, at 5 p. NJ
For OPELousAs.-T Fleta, c. G. Pickett,
master, at 5 Z. II.
For CAMDEN. --The Gov. Allen, j. W.
8lanks, master, IIessrs. Horr and Baker,
clerks, leaves at 2. N.
For ST.. LOUIS. ~ The Commonwealth,
Shields, master, leaves at r. NJ
by Telegraph
GIRARp, La, March 19-To Lord &
Wednesday for Boeuf River.
L. L. TAYLOR,
Captain Steamer Stella Block.
CAMDEN, Ark, March 1S.-To Hite Il Car
lin: Kate Kinney leaves to-day. Will arrive
Monday evening. 22d inst, and leave Wednes-
day positively for Camden and all landings
on the Ouachlta J. b. KINNEY,
Clerk Steamer Kate Kinney.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, March Is To Hite &
Carlin: GAINESVILLE will arrive on Thursday,
18th inst and leave on Saturday for Arkansas
and White rivers. JOHN S. JONES,
Master Steamer GAINESVILLE.
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
From Cincinnati Commercial, March 18th.
Cloudy, with high southwest wind yester
day The mercury indicated 81 degrees at 6 |
A. M, 43 degrees at y NJ, and 80 degrees at
p. NJ Here the river rose SO inches during |
the twenty four hours ending at 7. NJ, with |
81 feet inches of water by the Water-works |
marks last night, when there was 62l feet |
under the Newport, and 81. feet under the |
Coyington Bridge for passing steamers.
THE WILLIAM J. LEWIS BURNED.
ST.. LOUIS March 16.-A dispatch from
Chester ILL.,, announces the burning of the |
steamer William J. Lewis there at P. NJ. to-
Gay. David Warbois, the night Waterman,
was lost. The balance of the crew are coming
- -. %l,o E,py ,eyuiS The hooks and money
were saved.
The boat was valued at $4,000, and insured
for S3S. 900 in Cincinnati. Wheeling and Pitts
burg companies The William j. Lewis was
owned by the Star Line Packet Company, and
was built by Barmore, at Louisville, nearly
two wears ago, at a cost OF S60,0Oo. She was
30 feet long, by 81 feet beam and feet hold.
and had carrying capacity Of 100 tons. She
had 3 boilers and cylinders % inches in diam
eter. with feet stroke. She had but light
CARGO. and was returning from a trip to Nicks-
81. Lor1s. March l6.-A heavy wind has
prevailed all day. causing some trouble to
boats in the harbor, but doing no damage.
The first boats Of the season for the Illinois
and Missouri rivers left this evening, and the
frst boat for the Upper Mississippi leaves
Thursday. -,
There is nothing later from the Mary Alice.
y,psiness fair. TIE Julia left for Nicksburg
loaded fiat The City Of Quincy leaves for
New Orleans Tomorrow evening, and the Re-
public on Thursday. The Kountz Line an
nounce the Mollie Moore to load for the Qua
.hito. River on a stand Mercury 81. Rates
"a New Orleans for -four 40 cents and 70
cents per cwt for pound treights.
From the Louisville CONFECTIONERY,
March II:
The river took notion to rise again last
evening There vas thirteen feet ten inches
IN the canal and eleven feet ten inches
in the chute on the falls. Business good;
weather clear and cool, with high winds all
Our lack swan the river from the other
side Yesterday. ana is enjoying his oats
again. , ,;.,o ...h;,