The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-18

evening wanting freight The James Howard is
the next boat to load: with present prospects
she will not get away for ten days. River re-
ported falling at all points above"
The steamers st. John and B. L. Hodge will
resume their places as semi. weekly packets In
the Baton Rouge and Coast trade in August. The
former leaving on the 4th and the latter on the
9Th During their retirement Capt. McElroy has
put extensive repairs upon them, and Will present
them to their many friends the same tine packets
that they were in days gone by.
Capt. Chas. P. Truslow was in Cincinnati on
Thursday.
Mr. F. Bergeron, of the B. L, Hodge, has been
in the city for the past day or two. He has been
rusticating on the Upper Coast, and looks well
prepared for the coming fray. He returned home
by the Allen last evening.
The Future City and barges were to have left
ST. Louis Yesterday.
The Ohio River passenger steamer robert
Mitchell is due to arrive this morning, and is to
return on Wednesday next. The Mitchell Is
very popular steamer in this trade, is FAST safe,
roomy, provides the best of fare, has at entlye
officers and Is under the command OF an ex-
perienced commander, Capt. Lou Hates. Messrs
Burdeau Wayne, 106 Grayier street, are her
agents.
The Favorite in place of the josephine leaves
regularly every Monday, Wednesday and Friday,
at 10 A. NJ, from the foot of Cont street, for the
Upper Coast, Capt. ". L. Cozzens in command,
ana the clever G. E. Apologize in the office.
Gus Richards, the skipper Of the trl-weekly
| Grand Isle packet Minnie, with a view to the
fur her accommodation of his passengers, has Sc
cured the services OF Capt. Ed. Morgan, the well
known passenger agent, and will have him at
the terminus of the car line at Napoleon avenue
| on departure days. for the purpose OF afordlng
| them every facility for reaching his boat See
| the Minnie's advertisement in another column.
The Ouachta Belle is due to arrive this even
| ing, and retu again Tuesday to Vicksburg.
The Rice Farmer leaves regularly every Mon
| day and Thursday for Quarantine Station.
| T. T. Neyln. for the last seventeen months
route agent ON the Lower Coast mail packets,
has been relieved and Mr. Gabe Beebe appoint
ed in his place. Courteous and attentive to his
duties, the good wishes of many friends on the
| Coas. will accompany Mr.. Nevins wherever he
goes.
The express packet Marie, W. S. Bassett mas
| ter, is due to arrive from Port Eads tomorrow
| evening. The Marie leaves again Tuesday,
| going as far the Forts, making all freight and
passenger landings and leaves at 10 from the
| Canal street ferry landing.
| The regular semi-weekly packet W. S. Pike, Is
| is due to arrive this evening from Bayou Sara
| and Baton Rouge, and Is to return tomorrow at
5 P. NJ.
| A. McVav, the we'll known clerk Of the r. E.
Lee, left by rail yesterday evening for the North
making Niagara Falls his objective point. Bon
voyage, friend Mac.
The Bismarck had $500 bdls of ties, 600 rolls of
bagging, 50 casks ematy bottles, so bbs. po
tatoes, so tons Of sundries, % Passengers and 30
| deckers.
|
barges on SUNDAY next, and by the John A. Scud-
der on the 9th
A notice to those having claims against the
Ruth, is published in another column, under the
| head of special notices.
| Capt. h. Ii. Symmes, of the Bee, telegraphs to
J. A. Stevenson, Agent, As Camp street, that she
will arrive in time to leave on Tuesday next, for
| st. Louis.
The river a. this point, yesterday evening, was
| 7 feet 10 below high water mark-a rise of 40
| SUudAV above
! from last accounts, have reached their highest
| and, with few exceptions, are falling. The river
| at st. Louis was higher than it has been since
| 1864. Much damage has been done to the CROP,
and in many places, bridges have been washed
away; but the worst is past and no further loss
| are apprehended. Business at St. Louis, Cincin-
natti, Louisville, and other points, is reported
as dull, even duller all the circumstances con-
| sidered, than it is here, and revival is not
looked FIR until the new grain and other crops
| commence moving. OF the packets leaving here
yesterday, the trips Of three of them worthy
| of special notice, the Gov. Allen, Texas and Col
A. P. Kouns. This latter packet left flat in the
| water and turned over freight to the Bryarly.
| The r. T. Bryarly got III from Shreveport yes
terday noon with Is bales of cotton, 1913 head Of
CATTLE 1877 sacks of oil Cake, and ~ packages Of
sundries. The Bryarly returns on Wednesday
next without fail,
The Henry Tete and Era No. 10 are both due
to arrive this evening from Bayou Lafourche, and
| return again tomorrow evening at Z. M.
| luo VI Cdpt. IIdHh HGW MARY DELL
was success fully launched at Metropolis, Ill, on
Friday. Its length is 3l7 feet, depth of hold 10
f, ct, floor 81 feet. From the conception of the
idea to the present moment this boat has been
extensively advertised and properly too for she
is to be the 'Great Eastern" of these western
waters. Capt. Hicks never yet had boat large
enough to do the business that he commanded,
and we've no doubt but that he will crowd the
carrying capacity of the Bell, great it promises
to be.
Capt Chas Stinde went out in command Of
the Texas last evening, Capt Sinnott remaining
| off on business connected with his Bart Able.
The repairs on the Oriole are about finished,
and she will resume her place in the Lower Coast
trade Con Tuesday next. Capt O'Pry looked
very happy yesterday at the prospects of soon
treading the decks of his biiou of boat.
The Ida Norvell sunk yesterday evening, just
off Wilmot's Coal Landing, Alsiers. Full particu-
lars are given in another part of our paper
We learn that one Of our crack side wheel
packets will enter the trade, from here to Red
River Landing. on the first of September. We
will give the name anon.
The Minnie Avery, from Bayou Teche, will ar
rive here in day or two, and will be held in
readiness for anything that offers. The A. NJ. T.
Co., 26 Carondelet street, are her agents.