The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-26
THE NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2e

, SATURDAY., FEBRUARY
Maria Louise, Red River. PM
w. ]. Poitevent, Tensas and Macon, P. NJ.
Stella Block, Beuf River, P. NJ.
Kate Kinney, Ouachita. p. M.
Y. i. Schenck. Cincinnati, 5 P. NJ.
Golden Rule, Cincinnati. Pm.
Trenton, Bayou Des Glaizes, 5 P. NJ.
| AnsCELLANEoUs
For additional river news see our daily tele-
grams.
The famous Natchez T. P Leathers master.
leaves to-day at P. NJ, promptly, for vicksburg,
connecting with the regular packets for the
i Yazoo; JAS. +. Muse in the office.
The new low-pressure steamer Martha, W. 8.
bassett master, leaves to-day at P. NJ, through
to Port Eads.
The semi-weekly Bayou Lafourche packet ST.
leaves to-day at P. NJ going through to Thibo-
daux, and paying particular attention to all
Coast business.
The Tensas. in place. of the Trenton. W. Bur.
ton master; Capt. E. Quatreyaux clerk, arrived
| on time with fine trip, and returns to-day, az
usual, at p M, promptly, taking freight for the
Atchatalaya, Courtableau, Des Glaizes.
| The Iberia, in place of the Lessie Taylor, Allen
Jumel master, Charles Brusle clerk, making
semi weekly trips to Baton Rouge and the Coast,
| leaves to- day at P. NJ.
The light draught and neat passenger packet
Frank Willard, Lew Rice master, F. NJ. J0ffrion
| clerk, leaves to-day at P. NJ for Bayou Des
| Glaizes.
The fleet side-wheel packet Oriole leaves daily
at 10 A. NJ, for the Lower Coast to Live Oak
| Grove.
See the advertisement Of the fast and power
| full towboat Painter No. in another column.
The Bayou LafOurche packet Assumption, Joe
Dalferes master, N. T. Dapuis and N. Da feres
| clerks, leaves to-day at 5 P. M going through to
Thibodaux.
The Alexandria and Grand Ecore packet Bart
Able, Richard binnott master, Geo. Hamilton
clerk, leaves to-day at M.
The fleet and reliable mary Ida, J. A. Ruiz
master, with the accommodating Z. NJ. Stella in
! the Office, leaves to-day at 10 A. NJ, for the Tu-
| reaud Plantation, Ascension parish.
The New Orleans and Red River TranspOrta-
ton Co. Maria Louise, II. ]. Brinker master, A.
Grivot clerk. leaves to-day at P. NJ. for Shreve-
port.
The Carrie A. Thorn, also of this line, leaves
| to-day at P NJ. for Cane River and Bayou Pierre
Tom Clements clerk.
The granger Tensas Macon, and Black River
| packet W. J. P1tevent, Sam Block master, Vim.
Guss clerk, leaves to-day at SPIN.
The regular Black and B9uf river packet
| Stella .Block leaves to-day, at 5 P. NJ, going
| through to Point Jefferson. y. B. Crooks master,
Gabe Block clerk.
the fleet and fine steamer Kate Kinney, of the
pany, J. B: Kinney master, Andrew Clark clerk,
leaves to-day positively, at P. NJ, for the Qua
chita through to Camden.
! The huge and brand-new freighter U. p.
Schenck, Capt J. Lawrence Carter, leaves to. day
at p M without fail, for the Ohio River through
to Cincinnati.
The new and splendid Ohio River passenger
steamer Golden Rule, o. P. Shinke master, VIM.
r. Shaw clerk. leaves to-day at P. NJ. for GIN
cinnati.
Yesterday was one of the lovely days for which
our Sunny South Is 80 well known; finer day
could hardly be desired. The stage of the river
remains unchanged from our last report, being
still feet $40 inches below high water mark
Besiness was quite lively with the Coast packets,
and fair to Red River and Ouachita.
The Mary Houston had 208 hhds sugar, 200
bbls molasses $50 bbls RICE $50 bbls Oil, Is
bales cottun, 1000 feet lumber, 60 cabin passen .
gers and 30 deckers.
The Agricultural and Industrial Exposition
opens to-day at the Fair Grounds, and will con-
tinue for ten days. Large numbers of visitors
are daily arriving, and our streets present very
animated appearance.
The gay Charles Morgan will be found at the
landing this morning, with her great Mardi Gras
trip from Cincinnati, and will return on Wedn'ss-
day. The indefatSable ALI Sem commands
the Morgan.
load for st. Louis.
Tue Louisville has been laid up at Cincinnati.
Capt. Frederick Ford is among the applicants for
United States Inspector at the new station CALI
poli-.
brought to Cairo ON Monday III. hhds tobacco
for reshpment to this place.
The Grand Lake has $4,000 Bushels corn in
bulk among her freight
Mr.. Slant. ). Batchelor, an old river clerk, and
brother of Capt. +. Y. Bachelor, has assumed
control Of the river column of the Plttsburg
Evening Telegraph.
Cairo correspondent Commercial, 23d
"The Jno. A Scudder, with her big Mardi, Gras
trip, passed dow n last night. Capt. Carter was
ORC U rQfip in ind on -
His boat was heavily loaded on leaving st. Louis,
and he found feet at several places. 70 have
grounded any place with 100 passengers on board
would have been fearful. She has 1000 dry bar
rels, $40 bales hay, 260 tierces lard 400 wet bar
rels, 21O head stock, and a large lot Of sundrles
Of through freight, besides 1900 tons of way
freight. She made no additions except coal
here, and will add nothing below. But the event
Of the day occurred early yesterday morning,
when the st. Francis Belle passed up the Ohio.
Some parties at Memphis had sent claim ahead
OF the Be- lie to this port with instructions 10 at
tach her il she landed.
''ihe Deputy United States Marshal was in
waiting at The wharf to give her hospuable
welcome. But she seemed to anticipate danger,
or had no business to transact, and steamed on
by. Determined not to let her go away, the
Deputy Marshal boarded the coal lug MOntauk,
expecting to overhaul her in few moments.
The St. Francis Belle is q stern-wheeler, and
had only 800 or 400 yards the start of the Mon
tauk, but when the latter gave up the chase,
above Mound City, the distance between them
had increased to about two miles. When the st.
Francis Belle passed Paducah shortly after day
light, she was still 'scaping into the chimneys
and going up the river"
The Scudder will bs at the landing to-day and
will return on Wednesday.
The famous Natchez lays at the head Of Canal
street. She is q model steamboat and is worthy
of visit.
Tho tugs Charlie Wood and Tyler followed the
burning Kittie Hegler aud succeeded in landing
her just below the Barracks, after extinguishing
the flames. The Wood brought her up and
landed her near the Second District ferry, on the
opposite side. Nearly all Of her upper works
were burned and her deck floor; the hull is
damaged very little; the damage to the machine.
ry is not known. The sugar aud molasses is on
q barge alongside the wreck is in charge OF the
Charlie Wood, tie crew Of which being mainly
instrumental in saving it its present condition.
The origin of the fire is unknown; the chamber
maids room where it is supposed to have orisi-
mated, had not been occupied for several days,
and it was first discovered by Capt Hegler and
Mr. Mcintyre, Oh their entry into the cabin from