The New Orleans bulletin., 1876-02-29

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The fine and fast passenger steamer Lessie
Taylor, Il. L. Lee master. F. G. Findren clerk,
leaves Wednesday at 5 P. M. for Alexandra and
The large side-wheel Alexandria and Grand
Ecore packet John B. Maude, John Heinn mas
ter, Ed. Outlaw clerk, leaves Wednesday at P. M.
The Mary Ida, leaves Tuesday, Thursday and
per Coast to the Tureaud Plantation, Ascension
parish. J. A. Ruiz master, E. NJ. Stella clerk.
The Bertha is receiving and will leave on
Wednesday, at p NJ, for the Atchafalaya. Hec
Broad master, Theo JOHN clerk.
| The Fleta, from Opelousas, will be found at
the landing this morning, and will return to-
morrow at P. NJ.
The iberia, in place Of the Lessie Taylor, Allen
Jumel master, Charles Brusle clerk, leaves on
Wednesday, at IL NJ, for Baton Rouge and the
Coast.
The splendid side-wheel weekly New Orleans
and Ouachita Transportation Company's packet
clerk, is receiving to leave on Wednesday for all
landings on the Black and Ouachita rivers to
Ouachita City. The Belle will also make Coast
| landings.
NEW through to Lind Grove leaves Wednesday
! at p M. Gus Hodge master, L. P. Delahous-
saye clerk.
The Willie, also of this line, J. W. Blanks mas
ter, leaves Wednesday at P. M, for the Black
The Era No. 10. Tom Taylor master, J. P.
Mohr clerk, leaves Wednesday at P. NJ, for the
Black and Boeuf rivers through to Point Jefferson.
The LA, T. R. Muggah master, Fred. II. Buck
| clerk, leaves Wednesday at P. NJ, for the Atcha-
| falaya and Bayou Teche, through to Franklin.
| New Iberia and St. Martinville.
The st John, due last night from Bayou La
fourche and the Coast returns at IL NJ. Wednes-
| day. promptly, F. Bergeron master. J. G. Ber-
| geron clerk.
Capt Joe Dalferes's BAYOU Lafourche packet
| Assumption, due also last night, will lay over
from to-day at P. NJ her regular day. to O'Clock
Wednesday morning, when she will return. MIR.
N. z. Dupuis presides in the Office.
The Henry Tete, for the Coast and Bayou La
| fourche, lays over from Monday at to Wednes-
day morning at 8 o'clock, at which she leaves
promptly, J. F. Aucoin master, NJ II. Landry
clerk.
| The Trenton. for Bayou Dess Gla'zes and all
way landings on the Atch afalaya, leaves Wednes-
day at P NJ, NJ. M. Dufour master, A. P. Trous-
dale clerk.
ton Company send out Wednesday the COL A.
| p Kolns, Capt. Mart Kouns, to Jefferson; the
La Belle, Capt. N. M. Wood, to Shreveport; the
Carrie A: Thorn, Capt. Chas. Thorn, to Cane
River and Bayou Pierre, and the Belle Rowland,
Capt. Geo W. Rea, to Mnden.
| The John A. Scudder, A. J. Carter master,
leaves Wednesday at s P. NJ. for Memphis, Cairo
and st. Louis.
points on the Ohio, The Charles Morgan, ALT.
Stein master, Harry Stein clerk clerk, leaves
Wednesday at Pm
The Golden Rule, o. P. shinkle master, ". R.
Shaw clerk, leaves Wednesday at p NJ: for all
| points on the Ohio through to Cincinnati.
The Paris t line steamer Lucy Kern, 8. H.
Parisot master, w. s. Jones clerk, leaves Wednes-
day at 5 P M. for the Yazoo, 1chula Lake and
Tallahatchie.
| The sad intelligence reached here by telegraph
of the burning of the steamboat Mary Bell,
which tt ok place at Vicksburg on Sunday, while
laying at the landing taking on cotton The boat,
together with her cargo of 5000 bales cotton SOOU
sacks seed, 500 barrels oil and 60 head cattle,
The books and papers Of the boat, and the bag.
gage Of the passengers were totally destroyed.
| She had upwards OF 2UO passengers, the most of
whom were ashore viewing the city at the time
| of the disaster; fortunately no lives were lost.
The Mary Bell was a new boat, on her tenth trip,
| and cost $50, 900, upon which there was an in-
surance Of $4,000, she belonged to Capts. HICKS,
Grissom and sinnott; she was the largest steam
| boat ever built, and one OF the finest, and was
proving q very successful investment. Her loss
will be seriously felt and will, we lear, prove
very disastrous one to her owners, to whom We
sure the heartfelt sympathies of the people OF
the whole Mississippi Valley will be extended.
replace his lost steamer within very few days,
| as he is one OF that class OF men who never let
the grass grow under thei: feet.
The Thos. Sherlock, on the way down, took on
| 200 hhds. tobacco at Paducah.
| Cincinnati Enquirer, 25th:
"Capt. A. M. Halliday has received letter
from the old veteran, Capt. John W. Cnanon, OF
the Robert E. Lee. While on recent visit to
Florida, Can't. Halliday met Capt. Cannon, who is
spending The winter in that State for his health.
Capt. Halliday reports tha' Capt. Cannon was in
| very bad health at the time he left the State
just one month ago. The letter he received yes
terday bore date of the 18th inst, from Palatka,
and concluded as follows: when you left me
you know how sick was. know it is incredible
| to tell you how have improved have gained
thirty-fve pounds in weight and am still gaining,
and am nov able to walk mile without fatigue.
No one would take me for sick man now. Yours,
| truly, JOHN W. CANNON"
The B. L. Hodge, J. P. Nc Elroy master, for
the express accommodation of her passengers
| laid over until A. M. Wednesday, when she will
leave promptly, making fast passenger trip to
| leave again, as usual on Friday at 10 A. M.
There will be no departures for the Lower
Coast to-day, the Ociole and Waloon laying over
to Wednesday mo nng
The Bayou Lafourche packet Robert Young,
q. d. TerrebOnne master, j. M. Daniel clerk,
lays over to Thursday at 5 PM
Particular attention is called to the special no.
tice of the John B. Maude in another part OF our
paper.
Following time-honored custom, we hope our
steamboats, will make liberal display Of their
bunting to-day.
The Bertha, for Opelousas, lays over to p M.
Wednesday.
There will be no departures by the river to-
| day.
| st. Louis Republican, 26th:
"Mr. Owen G. Gates, clerk Of the Common.
wealth, is enterprising. Having heard much OF
Texas, he left the boat at New Orleans and took
run through that beautiful State, coming up bv
rail and arriving here before his steamer. He
stopped at Houston and 'met his fate in the
person of pretty Miss Emma Howard and mar
ried her. To be candid, though, it must be
stated that he had met her previously on several
| occasions-in fact was quite intimate with her.
The happy pair came here by rail- and Mrs.
Oates will go to New Orleans, and return with
her husband on the Commonwealth: There's no
doubt about MIR. Gates being enterprising. That
| Texas trip proves it."
|. The Shannon leaves for Camden Wednesday at
P. NJ.
| Yesterday was a beautiful day. Pleasanter
weather we could not have; we hope it may con-
tinue throughout the week.
The marks yesterday showed 2-1O below high
water mark.
Business was not bad on the levee, considering
that it was so near the end OF the month and
almost holiday.