The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-12
THE RIVER.


Orlole, Mary Ida, Bart Able, Natchez, Iensas,
st. John, Assumption, Commonwealth, Maria
Louise, Homer, Stella Block, Robt. Mitchell.
TO ARRIVE.
Oriole, Wawenock, Waloon, Lower Coast G. B.
Church, Cincinnati; Katie 2. Kountz, Arkansas;
Bismarck, II. G. Yeaser, st. Louis; shannon,
rOuachita; Willie, Tensas and Macon; H. =. Lee.
Vlckaburg; Gov. Allen Bayou Sara; Henry Tete,
Assumption. Lafourche; Bertha, st. Mary, Ope-
Zousas; Geo. Spangler, Attakspas.
BOATS ADVERTISED TO LEAVE TO MORROW.
Oriole, Lower Coast, 10 A. NJ.
Wawenock, Lower Coast, 10A M.
Gov. Allen, Bayou Sara, 5 Pm.
Henry Tete, Lafourche, 5P. M.
III. c. Jaeger. st. Louis. r. NJ.
Frank Willard. Bayou Des Glaizes, p n.
MIsCELLANEous
For additional river news see our daily tele-
grams.
The siie-wheel steamer Ouachita Belle, of the
New Orleans and Ouachita Transportation Com
pany, making weekly trips to Ouachita City,
leaves here on Wednesday.
The 'Waloon, for the Lower Coast to the Forts,
leaves on Tuesday at 10 A. NJ. Alfred j. Ruiz
master, p. E Barry clerk.
The Painter No. 2, Capt. M. liver, has an ad
werusement in another column to which atten-
ton is called. She is a powerful tcwboat, and is
ready for service at all times.
The Mary Ida, ]. A. Ruiz master, E, NJ. Stella
clerk, leaves every Tuesday, Thursday and Sat
Elrday, at 10 A. NJ, for the Tureaud Plantation,
Ascension parish.
The regular weekly packet, the favorite Bertha,
Is due to-day, and will leave on Wednesday, as
usual, without fail. for the Atchafalaya, Courta-
aaleau, Des GlaiZes and BayOn BGuf. 81. II.
Broad master, 1heo John clerk.
The fleet Illinois, Mark Cheek master, J. W.
Spears clerk, leaves vicksburg every Friday on
the arrival of the +. E. Lee.
The Henry Tete from the Lafourche, will arrive
to-day and will return, going through to Thibo-
azaux. j. F. Aucoin master, NJ. H. Landry clerk:
The Assumption, Joe Dalferes master, N. z.
Dupuis and n. Dalferes Clerks, will arrive also
nd aov f,rT of.nr oho
The Gov. Allen, in place OF the W. 8. Pike,
+gno. ]. Brown master, S. s. Streck clerk, will ar
rive this evening and leave tomorrow at p NJ.
for Bayou Sara. carrying the United States mail.
Wawenock, John Taylor master, leaves to-
morrow, as usual, at 10 A. NJ. sharp, going
through to Port Eads.
The fleet side-wheel Lower Coast packet ORR
ole leaves daily, Sunday excepted from the head
of Cont street, at 70 A. M. for the Live Oak
Grove.
The reliable Josephine will leave tomorrow, as
usual, at 10 A. NJ, tor the Union Plantation, Up
per Coast. w. d. CoZZens in Command, Charley
Apologize clerk.
Weather yesterday warm and cloudy with all
The indications OF rain.
River feet $40 below high water mark rise
of 2-10.
Business was rather slack yesterday, the poor
est Saturday we've had in many days.
The Bastrop, of the New Orleans and Ouachita
Transportation Company, arrived yesterday from
Ddfou Odl tuOioiucWs anu WILL iCluIA VI AuCSudy
at 5 p NJ. positively. Gas Hodge master, l.. P.
Delahoussaye clerk.
The st. Mary is due from the Atchafalaya, and
will return as usual on Wednesday. Fred Probst
master j 3. Schnt clerk
The Robt Young goes to Red River in place of
the John b. Maude, and will leave here regularly
every Tuesday as an Alexandra and Grand Ecore
packet, under the command OF Capt. John
Helm, with Mr.. John NJ Daniel in the Office.
Attention is called to the advertisement in
another column.
The Jonn f. To,le for st. Louis, leaves on
Tuesday. d. N. Brady master, W. G. Kimber
The Bismarck, John Spsne master, will be
found at the landing to-day from st. Louis, and
: will return Tuesday at P. NJ.
The H 9. Yoager is also due from st. Louis,
and will return tomorrow at P. NJ.
The Globe Democrat of the 9th says:
To-day the Upper Mississippi trade will be
formally opsned by the departure OF two steam
sers. The Clinton leaves for Dubuque and the
navgable condition, plenty OF water and no ice.
This is earlier by several weeks than for many
years that such has been the stage Of the river.
"a dispatch from Portland, Oregon, says the
steam scOW engaged in removing the nbstructlOns
at Umatilla Rapids, Columbia River, blew up on
Wednesday morning. Some say The boiler burst.
and others that package OF giant powder ex-
Yaoded. The boat was blown to pieces: One
man was killed, two were fatally injured, and
twelve are missing, who are supposed to have
been blown into the river
s:If tie river should cut through the bend op-
posite Vicksburg. it would leave the town half
mile from the river. 1t was l0O feet through and
3 miles around.
sTo get to vicksburg going down the river you
pass it, come back and pass it again."
Capt. Jones writes on the It'll to Messrs. Hite
81 Carlin, from Terrence, that the Clarksvile was
there, reshipping. She left Pine uff with 800
bales cotton, but finding only 80 inches at Fishs,
had to leave portion behind and double-trip it.
He reports the Nellie Peck at Dardanele and the
- svA.so Novnf VfaV1Ep fhn
prospects for water are good and that he will
bring out full load and be with us by the end Of
sthe coming week.
The Republican, of the 9th, has the following:
sGood news from Capt. Williams. His CT rk,
Jack Hanna writes on the 9th to Doc. Terry OF
rapid rise in the Arkansas at DardaDalle. The
Nellie Peck would leave Tuesday morning the 9TH;
would reach Little Rock with 14C0 bales, and go
out Of the river for New Orleans with full
~cargo."
The outside, Independent, reliable and plucky
little steamer George Spanghr, Abe smith mas
ter, Frank Greig clerk. is due to-day from the
Bayou teche and the Atchafalaya, and will return
-on Wednesday, going through to st. Martins
vile.
The Robert Mitchell, for Cincinnati, had 500
tons freight and 50 passengers.
The Henry s. Turner, H. q. Hart master, ar
rived yesterday with splendid trip from the
Ohio and will return on tuesday.
The q. B. Chuych will be the next arrival after
the Turner, closely followed by the Mary Hous-
ton.
The Commercial of the 9th says:
sBusiness was moderately fair along the levee,
vet rates were ruinously low to all points south,
freghts being taken for Evansville at i've cents
ner hundred and bacon for tifteen cents per
hundred, and whisky for fifty cents per barre. for
New Orleans
1.-THE Susie Silver departed for New Orleans
with 500 tons, including 30 cabin people, 70
inc 6oo bbIs. whisky and 600 empty barrels. She
has engagements for 800 bales of hay, lot of
potatoes, beer and other freight. between here
and Louisville. The Charles Morgan, LEAVING
standard rates of freight. Capt. d. Il. Silver, OF
the Susie silver, assured us that he received no
freight for New Orleans this trip at less than l5c
per hundred"
season from the Baton Rouge trade, and while
laid up, Capt. Allen Jumel has made arrange