The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-11-04
THE RIVER.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN, !
Wednesday Evening, Nov. 3, 1876.
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TO ARRIVE
Oriole, J. F. Frazer, Iberia, st. Mary, Favorite,
mock Josephine, Upper Coast; st. John, Donald
sonville; B. L. Hodge, Baton Rouge; LaBelle, Kate
Dickson, Lafourche; w. S. Pike, Bayou Sara;
Frank Pargoud, Greenville; Natchez, Vicksburg;
Belle OF Shreveport, st. Louis; Robert Mitchell,
Cincinnati; Trenton, Opelousas.
BOATS ADVERTISED TO LEAVE THIS DAY.
Oriole, Lower Coast, 10 A. M.
Waloon, Lower Coast, 10 A. M.
Mary Ida, Upper Coast, 10 A. NJ.
La Belle Lafourche II NJ.
J. F. Frazer, Lower Coast, 8 P. M.
Frank Pargoud, Greenville 5 P NJ
James Howard. Memphis, 5 P. NJ
Fontenelle, Red River, p. M
Stella Block Tensas and Macon, s. NJ
Trenton, Opelousas, 5 P. NJ.
Garry Owen, Red River, 5 P. M.
Kate Dickson, Lafourche, 5 P II.
MISCELLANEOUS
For additional river news see our daily tee-
grams.
The Thompson Dean, from Memphis, had 1895
bales cotton, 1919 sacks seed, 1913 sacks oil cake
II bags seed cotton, LAG bales hay, and 100 bbls
onions. She had fair trip back.
The James Howard, from Memphis, had 5497
bales cotton, $3.50 sacks seed 1895 sacks oil cake,
327 bbls oil, 200 bbs potatoes, and % bales hay.
This mammoth steamer, one Of the finest that
ever turned wheel, returns TO- day, at 5 P. NJ.
postivelg, making all way landings to Chlcot
City, Helena aud Memphis. Running in connec.
ton with the Mary Bell, the Howard leaves here
every alternate Thursday. B. r. Pegram in coon
mand, J. II. Chassaing chief in the Office.
The magnificent Frank Pargoud passed Ns.chez
with 34O0 bales cotton, $500 sacks seed, and will
be found at the landing this morning to leave
this evening at 5 o clock, fl N.tchez, Vicksburg,
and all Bend landings to Greenvlile, connecting
at Vicksburg with the ", =. and T. Railroad, and
the Parisot Line for the YaZoo and Tallahatchie
rvers. J. NJ. White master, Curt Holmes clerk.
The Natchez left Vlcksburg with $500 bales
cotton, and will arrive tonigh. and return on Sat
urday at 5 P. M.
Capt Joseph D. Phelps, aged So, died in this
city yesterday morning, and was buried in the
afternoon. Capt. Phelps has been steamboating
to this city for over % years, having commanded
before the war the steamers Gem, Mary T., Mag
nola, Planter, st. James, Louis Dor and others,
and latterly the Frank Pargoud and Katie during
the absence OF Capt. White. There Is no steam
boatrnan in this section who was better known
and there went with him to his last resting place
a Borrowing train of memories, born of his own
worth and nurtured by the many acts OF kind
ness that characterized a life now gone out fr ON
amongst us forever.
The Bastrop, Gus Hodge master, Aeck Mac
kay clerk leaves on Saturday, without fail, for III
landings on the Black and Ouachita Rivers, COM
mencing to receive this morning.
The Rapides lays idle for the present.
The Stella Block, very light d,aught, is re-
ceiving to leave this T. NJ: positively, for the
Tensas and Macon, Jerry Davis master, Gabe
Block clerk. Che had for cargo 146 bales cotton,
1164 sacks seed. and 3 bags seed cotton.
There were IS boats at the landing yesterday
morning, at the upper, % at tie over.
The fine side-w wheel passenger Coast and Baton
Rouge semi-weekly packet B. L. Hodge, J. z.
McEiroy master Will be found at the landing this
morning, and will return as usual tomorrow at
10 A.. Nj.
The Memphis, Bend and Vicksburg packet Iii
nois, leaves ths latter place every Friday at 7.
M. See her advertisement in another column.
Mark Cheek master, Joe Spears clerk.
The W. s. Pike, John j. Brown master, s. s.
Streck clerk, will be at the landing to-day, and
will leave tomorrow at P. M making all plan
ia ion landings to Baton Rouge, Port Hickey
and Bayou Sara. There is no boat that lands at
our wharf that is more certain to leave every
Friday and Monday for the above points than
the W. s. Pike.
The St. John brought in SO hhds sugar, 900
bbls molasses and SCI sacks rice. She will return
down the Coast to-day, and leave again on eatur-
6av at II nj.
I'VE were sorry to learn that Capt. .Bergeron, Of
the above packet, was still detained at Donald
sonyille, sick, but 1t was expected he would be
able to return on her this trip.
The La Belle in place OF the Henry Iete, as
q tri.weebly packet to the Coast, DonaldsonVlie
and Bayou Lafourche, will be found at the lang
ing this morning, and Will leave on return tIlP
this ~ NJ. J. f. Auc in master, NJ. ID. Landry
clerk. The La Belle returns tomorrow and Will
leave again on Saturday at the anne hour.
The Kate Dickson, also tri-weekly packet to
the Lafourche, leaves this evening, at oc.ock
James lhSlu III comma u JdCh otiihSSi eio n
Nj. l. DAILY LINE OF UPPER COAST PACKETS.
Mary Ida, j. A. tuiz in command, Ed M al
lette clerk. The Msry Ida leaves every Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday, and the W. J. Poitevent
Monday Wednesday and Friday, both gong 70
the Union Plantation, ST. James Parish.
The day light side-wheel packet Josephine, W..
L. Cozzens master, Chas. E. Apologize clerk, re-
turns to-day and leaves tomorrow at III A. NJ
for the Upper Coast. r.,,o
The very light draught steamer Fontenelle
forms line of her own and is to sail to-day for
Red River. taking freight for all points TO Alex
andria and Grand Ecore, with Capt. D: .. smlth
in command, J. L. Brennan In the Office see
advertisement in another column.
The Garry Owen, just out OF the docks ana ID
fine repair, leaves to-day at p NJ. for all land
ings on Red River to Alexandra, Grand Ecore
and Campte. w. T. Gillian master. Inc carry
is one Of the lghtest draught boats IN the trade,
and altbouoh Gid Red is very uncertain at the
present moment yet the Garry Will go throue a.
The Bonnie Lee arrived from Shreveport with
4S4 bales cotton; needing some slight repair, her
day for her return is not yet determined upon.
The Carrie A. Thorn, haiIing from Boyces ana
points below on Red River, arrived also with 3iu
bales cotton; like the Lee. her future movements
are in the future.
The O. H. Durfee, laying at the head OF Gus
tomhouse street, Is the SATURDAY packet loI AGA
Can't. W. #. Daniel, with his Robert Young, in,
tended for the Red River trade, was TO nave lel
Evansville Tuesday.
The flags OF the S,edlleEe Ii w
were at half-mast in aspect to the late Capt. j.
D. Phelps. oo
There sgrest scarcity Of labor on the evee
thouuh they are offering $50 per month.
We were shown, yes erday evening, a specimen
of the Otis Homogeneous Cast Steel, out OF whict
the boilers OF the Mary Bell are made. II ls OF
q Of an inch in thickness and bas in it a de-
PRESTON made by its being placed in position
with steel ball IN top, and receiving an TO-? 90
70
strength. how well it stood that tests can be hes
understood by examining it. 1t will be on e e, !
bition at the Cotton Exchange today. Mr. r. ao .
who had it in charge, Informed US that although
the Mary carried only 14O pounds OF steam. sn'
was allowed $50, much greater amount than al
lowed to other boats.
The feet and elegant side passenger
steamer Iberia, now running as pas
seuger tri-weekly packet to the Lower Coast
will make an extraordinary trip on Friday
in addition to her regular trip. Arrange
ments have been made for grand excursion t