The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-13


nom Opelousas, Vint Shinkle from Ohi'
River, Bismarck from St. Louis, Katie from
Greenville, Lotus No. from Red River.
DEPARTURES TO-DAY.
Grand Isle from the head of Harvey's Cana
at 4. N. positively, the Minnie; Gus. Rich
ards master, A. p. Trousdale clerk.
Belair and Star Plantations Jesuit's Bend
Terra Bnuf and way landings on Lower
Coast, at 10 A. NJ, the ST. Mary, Jas. 7. O'Pry
master.
Upper Coast to Union Plantation, st
James, at 10 A. NJ, the Mary Ida, j. A. Ruiz
master, E. M. Vallette clerk.
Fort ST. Philip, Quarantine Station, Point
ala Hache and all landings on the Lower
Coast, at 10 A. NJ, the Marie, w. S. Basset,
master.
vicksburg, Natchez, Bayou Sara. and al
way landings, at P. NJ, the Ouachita Belle
w. Campbell master, J. q. Mossop clerk.
MISCELLANEOUS.
For additional river news see our daily tele.
grams
The steamer Carrie A. Thorn on her way
up broke her shaft, and is on the way back to
the city. From Capt Charley Thorn, who is
acting for Capt. Allen Jumel, we learn that
the Thorn reshipped her freight and passen.
gers on the Garry Owen. that boat being in
the vicinity at the time of the accident, and
that the Thorn will be repaired without delay.
Capt. Thorn has chartered the steamer Lessie
Taylor to take the Carries place, and will
have her at the landing to-day, receiving to
leave on Wednesday at 10 A. NJ, for all Coast
landings to Baton Rouge. See special notice
in another column.
The light draught steamer Bastrop is re-
ceiving to leave on Wednesday, without fail,
for all landings on the Ouachita to Camden,
1,no1 ivr n<sn vuit1 oil frH Int
ries. Having the greater part of her trip en-
gagged shippers can rely on her going.
From Capt. Delahoussaye, of the Bastrop,
we learn that the snag boat O. G. Wagner is
at Monroe, removing the piles of the old rail
road bridge at that place, and she is doing it
very effectually.
The United States mail packet Iberia leaves
every Monday for Buras, Wednesday for Port
Eads, and Saturday for Pilot Town. taking
freight and passengers for all intermediate
landings on the Coast. The hour of depar-
ture is 10 A. NJ. +. T. Morse master, B. E.
Hine clerk.
The express packet Marie, W. s. Bassett
master, leaves every Tuesday at 10 for the
Forts, and Saturday at 10 for Port Eads and
Pilot Town. making all coast passenger and
freight landings.
The st. Mary Tin place of the Oriole), Jas.
r. O'Pry master, leaves daily at 10 o'clock
from the foot of Cont street, for all planta-
ton landings on the Lower Coast to the Belair
plantation.
The fine excursion steamer Minnie, Gus
Richards masteS A. p. Trousdale clerk, leaves
from the head of Harvey's Canal every Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday: at A. M,
sharp for Grand Isle. The Minnie is very
light draught boat, and lands passengers at
the hotel. See her advertisement in another
column.
The reliable tri-weekly Upper Coast packet
Mary Ida j. A. Ruiz master, Messrs. Vallette,
BARLEY and Heno clerks, leaves at 10 A. NJ.
every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. for
all Coast landings to the Union Plantation, ST.
James.
The Ouachita Belle lays at the head of Com
mon street, receiving to leave Tuesday at
p. NJ, for all landings to Vicksburg.
The Col A. p. Kouns, Mart Kouns master,
positively, for all landings on Red River to
Shreveport.
The Lotus No. 8 will be the next arrival
from Red River, and is the Saturday packet
for Jefferson.
The J. F. Frazer, O. Canton, Jr., MASTER
p. E. Barry clerk. leaves tomorrow at IL NJ
for all Lower Coast landings to the Lee Plan
tation.
kilograms from Washington, in Sundays
paper, informs us that the Postmaster Cen
eral having no satisfactory answers from the
Packet Company, will send special agent to
see what can be done about the mails between
Vicksburg and New Orleans Well, let the
gentleman come; let him make q trip over the
route, that he may see the class of boats re-
Quired to perform this service, make himself
conversant with all the facts of the case, and
he will. we are sure, report to his chief that
the sum offered by him is inadequate.
He need not come with the expectation of
finding ring, for there is none, nor are the
gentlemen who own the line disposed to be
obstinate; they are ready to make terms for
the transportation of these mails with the
and ask only fair compensa-
ton tor so doing. In the past few years the
mail contract has not been awarded to them;
it has been given to other parties and sub-let
to them; the same thing being attempted this
year, they object, and say: Let him who has the
award carry them, or else give way to those
who can.
The Mary Houston is to make an excursion
from Louisville to St Paul, Minnesota. Ex-
cursion trirs from st. Louis to St. Paul have
already been inaugurated by the Northwestern
line, and have proved success. band OF
music accompanies each boat, and six days is
occupied in making the round trip. The Bis
marck leaving here on Saturday connects
Will ILLS line, anu WILL uck0t passengers
through at Q very low rate. w. 81. Bofnger,
1873 Gravier street, agent.
The light draught Trenton, E. Quatrevaux
master. Theo John and H. Molaison clerks.
will be found at the landing this morning, re-
ceiving to leave tomorrow for all landings on
and Bayou Courtableau. The
Trenton will land freight for Bayou des
Glaizes at Simmsport.
The fleet and superb Katie, with the vet
eran Joe Phelps in command, is due to arrive
this evening, and return on Thursday, for
vicksburg and all bend landings above to
Greenville. The Katie connects with regu.
lar packets for Memphis, Cairo and st.
Louis.
Capt Charles Thorn was passenger by
the Era No. 10 last evening He left for the |
purpose of relieving Capt. Jumel on the
crippled Thorn, in order that he might come
on without further loss of time, to take |
charge of the Taylor.
The vint Shinkle, Jas. Remission master, W. |
F. Mcintyre clerk, from the Ohio River, will |
be found at the landing this morning, re-
ceiving to leave on return trip on Thursday,
for ali intermediate points through to Cincin- |