The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-24
THE RIVER.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN, |
Friday Morning, March 81. 1885,.

MINIATURE ALMANAC.
Sun Rises. Moon Rises .5:l7 AN
Sun Sets.......6:14 New Moon Esd .2:la p M
ARRIVALS.
Oriole, Josephine, Rice Farmer, Mary Ida, Wa.
loon, Gov. Alien, Henry Tete, Peytona, Glencoe.
DEPARTURES.
Oriole. Mary Ida. Frank Willard, Frank Par
Oriole, Waloon. Lower Coast Assumption,
Lafourche st. John, Baton Rouge; James How
srd Bee, Leopard, St. Louis John W. Garrett,
Caro- BasroP Ouacni'a Me Ie Rsr AS ana
Red River; Natchez, Vicksburg; Tensas, Ope-
lOusas.
BOATS ADVERTISED TO LEAVE TO-DAY.
Oriole, Lower Coast, 10 M.
Waloon, Lower Coast. 10 A. M.
Wawenock, Lower Coast, 10 A. NJ.
Henry Tete, Lafourche, 10 A. M.
Gov. Allen, Bayou Sara, P. NJ.
Thompson Dean. Memphis, 5P. NJ.
w. J. Poitevent, Tensas and Macon, P. NJ.
Kate Kinney, st. Louis, 5P. NJ.
MISCELLANEOUS
For additional river news see our daily tele-
grams.
The vicksburg packet Natchez, Thomas P.
feathers masttr, James f. Muse clerk will be at
the landing to-day at the head OF Common street
receiving to leave tomorrow at P. NJ, connect
ing with regular boats for the Yazoo Tallahatchie
and Sunfower rivers.
The Tensas, in place of the Trenton, will be
found at the landing to-day, and will leave at 5
P NJ to -morrow, taking freight for all points on
the Atchafalaya, Courtableau. Des Glaizes and
Bayou B9uf. w. Burton master, Capt. E. Qua
trevaux clerk.
See the advertisement of the fast and powerful
towboat Painter No in another column.
The United States mail packet Wawenock,
John Taylor master, A. Seicshnaydre clerk.
leaves to-day at 10 A. NJ. for all landings on the
Lower Coast to Port Eads.
The Oriole. M. Carrick master, leaves to-day
at 10 A. NJ. TOR all landings on the Lower Coast to
the Live Oak Grove Plan alton.
The WaloOn, Altred'J. Ruiz master, Mr.. T. Il.
Barry clerk leaves this morning at III for all way
landings on the Lower Coast to the Forts.
The Mary Ida, j. A. Ruiz master, Z. M. Stella
clerk, due to-day, returns to morrow at 10 A. NJ,
gong to the Tureaud Plantation. Ascension
Capt. Joe Dalteress Bayou Lafourche packet
Assumption will be at the landing TO- day; and
will leave tomorrow at P NJ. for ThibodauX.
N. z. Dupuis and N. Dalferes clerks.
The Henry Tete leaves to-day at 10 A. NJ,
promptly for all landings on Bayou Lafourche to
Thibodaux. J. F. Aucoin master, M. d. Landry
clerk: The Gov. Allen, N place of the W. S. Pike.
leaves to-day at 5 P. NJ for ali Coast landings to
Bayou Sara. John J. Brown master, s. s. Streck
clerk. 49,
The Baton Rouge and Coast semi-weekly
packet st. John, +. Bergeron master, ]: @. Ber-
will leave tomorrow at P. NJ.
The regular Memphis and Bend packet Thomp-
son Dean. w. B. Miller master, Geo. Miltenber-
ger clerk, leaves to-day at P. NJ.
The Kate Kinney lays at the head OF Grayier
street. and is receiving for st. Louis and all inter-
mediate points, to leave to-day at P. NJ.
Joe Kinney master, Andrew Clark clerk.
The weather yesterday was very pleasant, but
the day cloudy, closing with prospects Of rain.
so far as business was concerned, the day was
rather quiet.
The river guage showed feet below high water
mark.
The George Spangler was due last night from
Bayou Teche and the Atchafalaya, and will be re-
without fail. The Spangler is just the boat for
that trade, and will remain in it the summer
through. The well-known Capt Abe ESmith
commands, Mr.. Frank Greig clerk.
The fast and light draught weekly packet Stella
Block, o. 3. CrooKs master, Gabe Block clerk, is
receiving to leave to-mor ow at P. M for all land
ings on the Black and Beuf rivers to Point JEFF
ferson.
The Maria Louise, of the New Orleans and Red
River Transportation Company, ls receiving to
leave to morrow at P. NJ. positively, for all land
ngs through to Shreveport, connecting with the
Homer for Bayous Wincey and Pierre, and the
Belle Rowland for Lake Bisteneau. H. ].
Brinker commands, A. Grivot clerk.
The John Howard, of the New Orleans and
Ouachita Transportation Company, leaves to-
morrow at p. M, without fall for all landings
on the Ouachita, through to Camden, connecting
with packets for all the tributaries. P. G. Mont
gomery master, E. B. Perry and Val Entriken
clerks.
The Peytona, Capt. J. G. verhoef, arrived yes
terday with three barges, part OF Der cargo con-
sisting Of 227 hogsheads tobacco.
The fine and fast passenger packet Susie
Silver, u. H. Silver master, J. s. Lehmer clerk,
leaves tomorrow at P. NJ, for Cincinnati, Louis
vile and all intermediate points on the Ohio.
The Granger packet w. ]. Poitevent, Sam
Block master, VIM. Guss clerk, being unable to
get away yesterday laid over to 5 P. NJ. to-day,
when she positively leaves for the Black, Tensas
and Macon rivers, thrugh to Floyd.
Cincinuati Enquirer, goth:
lhe Davenport Gazette has this to say with re-
gard to appointments of agents:
"T The old steamboat captains seem to be taking
to shore Understanding very unusual.
Here's Capt. Lou Bryson; he wants port agency,
and Davenport may suit him. And there ls Capt.
Abe Hutchinson; he has been appointed agent Of
the Northern Line, at KeokuK, In place OF Col.
Archer, who has been agent there ever since the
st. LIZ luis and Keokuk Line was started. Mr.. K.
q. Cooley, the hong time river clerk will be his
assistant. The Keokuk merchants have signed
petition for the retention of Col Archer as agent
but Commodore Davidson won't have anything
to do with men who belonged to the anti-Davidson
wing of the Northern Line when he was fighting
for power"
To all bound up the river to-day as far as Mem
phis, delightful trip is offered on the Thomp-
eOu Dcdu, lcdNluS pAOuPtiy az y Z. NJ
The attention Of Lake Bisteneau Shippers is
called to special notice in another part Of our
paper.
The passenger steamer Glencoe, T.. s. Calhoon
master. J. L. McCord clerk, arrived yesterday
from st. Louis and is receiving to leave to-
morrow at P. NJ.
The James Howard, from st. Louis, is due to-
morrow and will return Tuesday.
st. Louis Republican, Goth:
"The rent Of the Peabody Hotel, Memphis,
would be reduced to $4,000 per annum, with all
its furniture, if Frank Hicks would take it; but
he says he won't. So there's an end ont. The
rumor became general yesterday that the re-
nowned captains visit to this city is in pursuance
of negotiations TO purchase the 5000 ton steamer
James Howard, Of the st. Louis and New Orleans
trade"
The signal service reports that during the past
week the Red River has changed but little at
shreveport. The Missouri has risen IA inches at
Lsavenworth. The Mississippi has fallen feet
at Vicksburg, but has risen inches at New Or
leans, from to feet between Dubuque and st.
Louis, Is feet at Cairo, z at Memphis and is now
rising at Helena. The OHIO has risen IL feet at