The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-14

j. F. Frazer, Lower Coast, 1 T. Nj.
Frank Pargoud, Greenville 5 P NJ
john B. Maude, Memphis, P. NJ.
Trenton, Opelousas, 5 P. NJ.
City OF Alton, ST. Louis, 5P NJ
Ida, Attakapas, 5 P. Al.
MISCELLANEOUS
For additional river news see our daily tele-
grams.
The feet and elegant side-wheel Lower Coast
packet Orlole, Jas. I. O'Pry master, leaves daily
at 10 A. NJ, from the head Of Cont street, going
as far as the Live Oak Grove Plantation, return
ing earlv in the evening.
The Waloon, from the Lower Coast, had ITO
barrels rice and As sacks rice Shs returns to-
day at 10 promptly, making all landings on the
way to the Quarantine station. John Taylor
master, John o. Valette clerk.
Capt. John 0. Vallette, the clerk Of the Waloon
has desk in the Office of NJ. Buck Miller. Office
hours 2 to 5.
The tri-weekly Lower Coast packet J. F.
Frazer, with the popular Oliver Canton in COM
mand, P. E. Barry clerk, leaves day at P. NJ,
for all landings through to the Lee plantation.
The Iberia had 697 sacks rice, and returned
with fine trip.
The Favorite, John Bietry master, C. R. Fagot
clerk, will be found at the landing to- day from
the Lower Coast, and will return tomorrow to
TIE Martha, built at jacksonville, La, for the
Lower Coast trade, lays near the ferry landing on
the opposite side. Her outward appearance is
very fine.
The GAINESVILLE, from the Arkansas River, will
arrive this morning and return on Saturday. The
Carksville is COMMANDED by Capt John s.
Jones. an energetic steamboatmen, who having
good boat, knows how to run her. We hope
our Arkansas shippers will bear the GAINESVILLE in
mind, as she is pretty sure to leave as adver-
tised.
The City Of Alton, one of the most famous of
st. Louis boats leaves to-day for all Intern date
points through The Alton is commanded by
Capt Horace =. Bixby, with Mr.. VIM. Mason in
the Office.
The huge Commonwealth and the Atlantic and
barges, from st. Louis both due to arrive
this morning. The Atlantic will return to-mor-
row, the Commonwealth on Saturday.
The James Howard, from st. Louis, passed
Memphis on Tuesday.
The John B. Maude, from Memphis, arrived yes
terday morning with 1855 bales cotton, 1898 sacks
oil cake, 1900 sacks cotton seed, and 80 bales hay
The Maude is regular alternate Thursday packet
in this trade, and will leave to-day promptly at s.
She has the best OF passenger accommodations,
and with Judd i. West, Ed. Outlaw and j. Swivel
in the Office, offers proof positive that all who
travel on her will fare well.
The Thompson Dean, from Cairo arrived at
Memphis on Thursday, and will leave here on
Wednesday next, the Goth, and regularly every
other Wednesday thereafter as Memphis and
bend packet.
formed by the Board of Local Inspectors OF
Steam Vessels at this port for the quarter ending
30th September, 1875, and for which we are in
debted to the kindness Of Capt. w. 9. Flanders:
Ob6dulSTs tuSpcCtcu, tOuudSO, Cooo DoiiCl liz
sp. cted s.; licenses issued, ma sters, AZ; pilots,
20; mates, 16; engineers n. During this time
steamers were sunk, with tonnage OF 332
went out of service and with tonnage OF 25S
entered it.
The Opelousas packet Trenton had 422 bales
cotton 802 sacks seed Is sacks seed cotton and
104 head cattle. She returns to-day at z. M,
taking freight for all points on the Atchafalaya,
bayous Courtableau and Des Glaizes. l. Ouatre-
veaux MASTER H. Molaison clerk.
The Saturday Opelousas packet Fleta is due to
arrive tonight. c. G. Pickett master.
PmoTs DUY.-The proposed new steamboat
law saws in regard to pilots On all rivers and
streams where there is current flowing steadily
inone direction, the descending boat, when meet
ing an ascending one, shall have the light OF way
and shall. give the first signal-one sound OF the
steam-whistle if she Whistles to go to the right,
and two sounds if to the left; aud the ascending
boat shall answer by repeating the signal as
given by the descending boat, and shall not at
tempt to alter or change it, but shall steer &C
co:dingly. If from unavoidable cause she Is IN
able to comply with the signal at once, she shall,
in addition to repeating the signal, give four
short sounds, and back down until she can OBEY.
On hearing this signal the descending plot
shall repeat it, so to let the ascending pilot
know that he has been understood, and he shall
stop his engines and prepare to back II necessa-
ry; but in no case shall either be allowed to
change his course from that indicated by the
signal until the signal IS made BY the descending
boat and answered by the ascending one. The
first signal shall ia all cases be made by the de-
Scend1ng DOht floldllOu VI LHlc uO onoAi NJ
iect the violator to a revocation OF his license.
The Ida lie receiving for the Atchafalaya, bayou
Chene and Teche and will leave to-day at y
M with Abe Smith in command, and me genlal
Fred Buck and Willie T. Jones in the Office
The b. l.. Hodge arrived yesterday evening
with 81 bales cotton, go blrres molasses, bags
seed cotton, 1lS sacks seed and sos sacks rice.
The Hodge lays near the head OF Cont street,
and is receiving to leave tomorrow morning at
TO- for all landings on the Coast to Baton Rouge,
j. McEroy master, F. Bergeron clerk.
The Coast and Bayou Sara packet W. s. PIKE,
Capt. Jno. ]. Brown, clerk s. $. Streck, VIII be
found at the landing this m rning, receiving to
leave to morrow at 10 A. M.
Burdeau Il Wayne, agents, LOG Grayier street,
advertise the Thompson Dean for Memphis, 20
leave on the Goth.
Com. Ruiz made trial trip with his pet, the
Mary Ida, yesterday, afterwards bringing nei 70
receiving to leave at 10, for all landings on the
Upper Coast to the Union Plantation, St. James
parish We have already noted twice the nature
Of the repairs and the changes Capt Rulz mas
made on the Ida, and we can only add now tna1
her general appearance has been greatly III !
proyed thereby. He has been at considerable
expense in fitting her up, and takes her back &c
her old trade, a much better boat IN every re-
suect than when she left it, and we hope ne may
speedily find recompense by an increase OF patron
AGE from his Coast friends. MIR. Z. nj. Nallette
a most capable and popular clerk, Will grace Inc
oficesof the Ida.
The W. J. Poitevent will now take Mondays
Wednesdays and Fridays as her days OF depar-
tnre running in connection with the Mary LA.
The Josephine from the Union Plantation, ana
the Wawenock, from the Armant Plantation, are
due to arrive this evening and are the upper
Coast packets for tomorrow at 10 A. NJ :,
= The st Mary from the Quarantine station, Will
arrive to-day and 60 to Port Eads Oh Saturday at
- M.