The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-09
THE RIVER.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN,
Thursday Morning, March 9. 1876.

| MINIATURE ALMANAC.
Sun Rises. .........--.6:i7M Moon Rises-....-
Sun Sets Cos Full Moon, led. 1919 AN
ARRIVALS
| Oriole, Josephine, ]. F. Frazer, Thompson
Dean, Katie, Kate Kinney.
DEPARTURE
Oriole, Josephine, j. f. Frazer, IBERIA st. John,
| st. Mary, Bertha, Ouachita Belle, w. J.. Behan,
LESSEE Taylor, Thos. Sherlock.
TO ARRIVE.
| Oriole, Waloon, Wawenock, Lower Coast; Il.
| 8. Turner, Cincinnati; Robt. Young, Tensas and
Macon; Nellie Peck, GAINESVILLE Katie P. Kountz,
Arkansas; Henry Tete, Assumption, Lafourche;
Trenton, Bayou des Glalzes; B. L. Hooge, Baton
Rouge; Gov. Allen, Bayou Sara; Col. A. P.
| Kouns, Red River; Fieta, Opelousas; J. F. Tole,
Atlantic, st. Louis; Natchez. yicksburg; Bastrop,
| Bartholomew.
BOATS Advertised TO LEAVE To-DAY.
Oriole, Lower Coast, 10 A. NJ
Mary Ida, Upper Coast. 10 AN
Fanny Tatum, Red River, P. NJ.
Trenton, Bayou Des Glaizes, 5 PM
FanchoD. Ouachita, 5 P. NJ.
Homer, Red River. P. NJ.
w. J. Poitevent, Tensas and Macon, 5 P. M.
Commonwealth. st. Louis, 5 P. NJ.
Maria Louise. Red River. 5P.M.
GAINESVILLE. Arkansas. II. M.
Stella Block Boeuf River, 5 Pm.
MISCELLANEOUS.
grams.
The Katie, in place Of the Frank Pargoud, J.
NJ. White master, Curt Holmes clerk leaves to-
day at P. NJ. for Greenyille and the Bends.
The Natchez is due tonight from Vicksburg,
and will return on Saturday.
The semi-weekly Coast, Baton Rouge and Lob
dells Sore packet B. L. Hodge. J. P. McElroy
master, w. n. Greenhouse. Jr., clerk, will be at
the landing to-day. and will return tomorrow at
loan.
The Gov. Allen, John J. Brown master, s. g..
Streck clerk, will be found at the landing to-day,
and will leave at P. NJ. tomorrow for the Coast
and Bayou Sara.
The Frank Willard is due from Bayou Des
GaIzes, and will return on Saturday.
The feet side wheel packet Oriole leaves daily
at 10 A. H. for the Lower Coast to Live Oak
Grove.
The Waloon will be at the landing to-day and
will leave tomorrow for the Lower Coast, going
| as far as the Forts. Alfred J. Ruiz commands,
Mr.. P. Z. Barry clerk.
The tri-weekly Upper Coast packet Mary Ida,
]. A. Ruiz master, Z. NJ. Stella clerk, leaves to-
day promptly at 10, for all landings through to
Union Plantation, st. James parish.
+ The Bayou Lafourche packet Henry Tete,
making semi- weekly trips to Thibodaux, will be
found at the landing to-day, and will return to-
morrow at 10 A. NJ. ]. F. Aucoin master, NJ. H.
Landry clerk.
The Stella Block is receiving for all points on
Black and BGuf rivers, through to Point Jeffer-
son, and will leave on Saturday. o. 3. Crooks on
the roof, Gabe Block in the Office.
The Merchants Independent Red River packet
G. Tatum clerk, leaves to-day positively, at P
M, for all landings through to Shreveport and
Jefferson.
The New Orleans and Red River Tran sporta-
ton Company packet Maria Louise, II. J.
Brinker master, A. Grivot clerk, leaves to- day,
at P: NJ, tor Shreveport and all way landings
on Red River.
The Col. A. P. Kouns, also of this line, Mart
Kouns master, follows the Louise on Saturday,
and will go through to Jefferson.
The Trenton, II. NJ. Dufour master, A. p.
Trousdale clerk, leaves to-day at P. NJ. for the
Atchafalaya and Bayou des Glaizes.
The Fanchon, Capt. T. c. Sweeney, leaves to-
day at P. NJ for Camden and all way landings
The Homer, ". T. Gillian master, leaves to-
day at P. M for Cane River and Bayous. Wincey
and Pierre.
The Commonwealth, Thos. Il. Shields master,
Owen g: Gates clerk, leaves to-day at P. M. for
Memphis, Cairo and 81. Louis.
The granger packet, w. J. Poitevent Sam
Block master, VIM. Guss clerk, leaves to-day at
5 P. NJ for Black River and the Tensas and Ma
con, through to Floyd.
The GAINESVILLE, John s.. Jones master, leaves
to-day at p NJ. for the Arkansas River.
Yesterday was clear and pleasant. Splendid
weather for the partnerships what they want.
A very fair amount OF business was done on
the landing yesterday.
The river remains stationary at lilo feet be.
low high water mark.
Capt. John Heinz hasa special notice in
another part Of our paper.
The good steamer Fanchon, of the New Or
leans and Ouachlta Transportation Company.
leaves to-day for Camden.
The clipper Katie made quick trip to the
Bends and back, arriving at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning.
!, The Tensas will be receiving this morning for
Owing to the late hour of her leaving on Mon
day, the Wawenock failed to arrive in time to
leave yesterday. She is receiving to-day and
will leave tomorrow at 10 A. NJ, and will go
through to Port Eads, carrying the United States
mails. John Taylor, master.
The Thompson Dean, from Memphis and the
Bends, arrived yesterday morning with splen-
did trip, and is receiving to return tomorrow at
Is P. NJ.
The Dean laid at Memphis during the Carnival.
OF her Memphis correspondent writes:
cit is estimated that more than ten thousand
people visited the elegant steamer Thompson
Dean during her recent trip to this city. Many
boat, and their only knowledge OF such a craft
had been derived by reading Mark Twains
sketches and description in the "Gilded Age
and elsewhere. OF course, SO fine vessel as
the Dean was universally admired. As many az
$50 persons, by actual count. were on board Of
her at one time, and crowds were there all the
time she was at the levee.
Mr.. Pat Morri son, formerly a popular Arkan-
sas River clerk, was passenger south on the
Dean last night, as was also Mr.. Wlcks, Of the
New York Graphic Mr.. Thompson Dean of New
York city, well known for many years past in
this city, and in fact, throughout the Mississippi
Valley, passed through yesterday by rail destined
to Little Rock, and also to visit cotton planta-
ton on the Lower Arkansas River, where his son
is engaged in raising the staple. Mr.. Dean is in
the enjoyment Of most excellent health, and to
all appearances is as vigorous as when he first
vlsite! us years and years ago. In company with
Capt. W. B. Miller, Major Adams, Viii J. Muir
ply and others, Mr.. Dean yesterday dined on
board Of the steamer which bears his name, and
in which he is large owner"
What happy couple must have been Capt.
Mi Ter and Geo. Miltenberger.
The fine passenger steamer Robt. Mitchell, Jas.
Paul master, sFrank Stein clerk, is receiving for
the Ohio. and will leave on Saturday.
Will Hays don't like st. Louis boats. He gave
the Commonwealth the cold shoulder, and he
now says of the Susie Silver:
sThe Mary Houston and Susie Silver are both
advel tised to leave here Wednesday for New Or
leans. We have this to say to shippers: The
Susie Silver is st. Louis boat; she is owned by
st. Louis men, and runs in the Cincinnati and