The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-09

We are not there in person. Any other party
claiming to represent US will be an imposter,
rs we have no other assistant
GEO. J. DUNCAN,
River Reporter n. 0. Bulletin.
Yesterday morning we had a white frost.
The balance of the day turned out clear and
pleasantly warm.
We have no lite aivices from either Red or
i Ouachita rivers.
Mud on the landing is drying up fast
Some folks we know of had better follow its
example
1 If business continues to slacken off at the
rate it has for month or two past, some Of
the boys will beg i'll TO get hungry,
Hollow Head would be q bitter name tina n
"Holly Hyde for certain river repor Ter we
wot of in Missouri village.
i Here S the way that one of our Vicksburc
| exchanges goes for a certrln brother scrbbler
Jeems Kerr, the river editor of the New
1 Orleans Times, is the funniest man in the
business There isn't another man on the
river that can say with such sweet com
mingling Of humor and pathos that the
steamer Unreliable, which was to leave posi-
lively, was unavoidably detained, etc Jeems.
your Chicago Storey about Lydia Thompson
I amt half SO funny.
The river editor Of the New Orleans Times
bad better take unto himself new grammar
or remodel the old one, We don't Kerr which.
Prospects forihi "a waterare good. Planter.
now is the time 70 look to your levees
The departures yesterday were: w. S. Pike
for Bayou Sara, Lizzie Hopkins and Era No
| 10 for Lafourche, Waloon for Lover Coast,
l and Indiana for the Olio.
Capt. Tom. Leathers of the great Natchez
was in Cincinnati, On the 9Th inst
The Carrie A. ThoIn for Bayou Macon, Mary
Ida for Upper Coast, are receiving to leave
Thursday, 18th inst, at advertised time
Plenty of water for navigation and washing
is the promise held out at present to re .idents
of the Mississippi Valley
That mud lake in front of our leyee Office
has not been filed up yet.
Business on the landing yesterday was
about up to the usual Monday average We
look for an improvement to-day, as there are
large number of steamers in port, and all
OF them will be doing some little.
You can almos- see the river rising in front
of the city.
In the triangular building, bounded by
New Levee, Tchorpitoulas, Common and
Canal streets, in 1886, there was started by
our former fellow citizen, J. Charles a watch
makers and jewelers. establishment and as
that was then the river front, Mr. Charles soon
absorbed all OF the steamboat trade coming
in his line. The original proprietor has long
since been gathered to his fathers, but the
business, under the SUGGEST i Management. of
his son, Richard CHARLES, has grown day by
day, until now, despite the dullness generally
prevailing, he finds the old store too small to
meet the requirements Of his customers, ard
in consequence, yesterday removed to No III
Common stu e., where his friends will be alb
to find him at all hours Of the day.
Captain G. I. Reeder is dangerously ILL.,
The Fleta came to the wharf Yesterday
evening in perfect order. She il receiving to
leave for Opelousas at ) ?. M to-day
BOATS DUE.
Thompson Dean from Cincinnati, James |
Howard from St Louis, John Howard from
Minden, Belle Lee from Mem phis, Lotus No |
3 from Red River, Bradish Johnson from |
Grand Ecore, Hy Tete from Upper Colst |
Lessio Taylor and Kate Kinney from Camden |
STEAMERS LEAVING THIS DAY.
For NIcKsBURG The r. L. Lee, William
Campbell, master, A. McVay, clerk. leaves |
Tor Wick burg and all way landings at r. NJ |
The Col A. r. Kouns, Isaac kouns master |
leaves at p. NJ. to-day for Jefferson, Shreve-
port and all way landings
For MINDEN.-The RApides, Nat Puckette,
master, Ferd Cellos. clerk leaves at F. NJ |
for the above and all landings intermediate |
on Lake Bisteneau and Red RIVER
For CAMDEN.-The Gov Allen, J. w. |
Blanks, master, Messrs. Horr and Baker,
clerks leaves at p. NJ.
For LOWER CoAsr.-The Waloon leaves
daily at P. M. forall landings down to Green
wood plantation.
The J. +. Frazier, Oliver Canton, Jr., mas
ter, P. E. Barry, clerk, leaves at 10 A NJ She
leaves regularly every Tuesday and Friday.
For GRAND ECoRE. The Braiish johnson,
John Heinz, master, Ed. Burke, clerk, leaves
for the above and all way landings at 5. p. NJ
to-day.
UPPER CoAsT-The fine side-wheel passer-
ger packet Mary Ida, J. A. RUIZ, master, J.
l.. Boyd, clerk, leaves at 10 A. III. to-day for
Whitehall Sawmill, st. James Convent, Bon
net Care and all landings intermediate. She
leaves every Tuesday Thursday and Saturday
at 10 A. M. !
For CAMDEN The Garry Owen, Billy John +
son, master, W. Cu!berson, clerk, leaves at 5
p. NJ for the above and way landings.
For OpELoUsAs. fine steamer Fleta,
c. c. Pickett, master, L. Il. Aluggah, clerk,
leaves at L. NJ.
STEAMERS LEAVING WEDNESDAY. 10th INST.
For ATTAKAPAs.-'The Ida, J. p. For3ay,
m ,ster, for all iandings on Atcla.alaya and
BAYOU Teche at Z. III.
For LOWER COAST. The st. Mary Fred.
ProbSt, master, at noon.
For SHREVEPORT G. II. Durfee, JOS
Aiken, master, at 5 L. M.
For OpELousAs The Ruth, +. Quatre-
vaux, MASTER and Bertha, W. Burton, master,
at Z. M.
For M1NDEN. John Howard, II. L.
Lee, master, at T. Nj.
FoR GRAND EcoRE. Braiish Johnson,
Capt John Hei Sat 5 F. NJ.
FoR ST.. LoUIs.-The James Howard, CApt.
Pegram, at z. III.
FoR ST. LoUIs.-The X 7untz Line packet
Carrie V. Kountz, at 5 Z, NJ. ...
[by Telegraph
v1cK. BURG, March $50 John A. Steven
son: The Atlantic and tow passed down at II
noon YESTERDAY NELSON DAVIS, Master.
VIcKsBURG, March 8. - To Capt Mellon:
The c. " Kountz will arrive Tuesday night;
will leave for Memphis, Cairo and S. Louis
on Wedn 9sday. G. H. SEAMAN, Clerk.
BAYOU SARA, March s. - To Lord Nc