The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-08

Bassett master, leaves to-day, at 4P. NJ, through
to Port Eads.
The J. F. Frazer. Oliver Canton, Jr., master,
leaves daily, Sundays excepted, al 3 r NJ, for
| the Lower Coast to Belair Pianta ton.
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 powerful
towboat Painter No. in another column.
The Robert Young, =. D. Terrebonne master,
day at 5 for all landings on the Lafourche to
Thibodaux.
Courier-Journal, 5th:
Zone OF the most remarkable towboats afoat
Is the Dick Fulton No. 8 Seeing her come up
over the falls yesterday, as easy and graceful as
| swan could cross a mill pond reminded us that
in May, 1866, she left New Orleans and made the
run to this city in days, 5 hours and 20 min
the two ports. Capt. W. s. Packer, her owner,
| was in command, John Taylor and Tom Patterson
| were pilots, Joe Walker, OF New Albany, was en-
gineer, and Aleck Hyatt mate-al of whom are
alive and still engaged on the river, except Capt
Packer, who has retired, though still in the coal
business. Several attempts have been made by
towboats to beat the Dick Fulton's time. We have
| no doubt she can 'clean out the most of the
| wet enders' now, though there are some power
| full and fast towboats running now. Capt Packer
is very proud OF the Dick, and he has cause to
be-"
The Carrie V. Kountz will not leave for St.
Louis for the present.
On account of heavy engagements the Mary
Ida had to doubletrip it. She will arrive tonight
| and leave tomorrow morning at O'Clock, going
as high as Tureauds, Ascension parish.
clerk Is on the landing to-day, head Of Bienvile
street, receiving freight.
We notice an increase of Coast passengers and
up treights within the last few days among the
| Upper Coast boats.
| The popular Trenton arrived yesterday morn
| ing from Atchafalaya, Courtableau and Des
Ill Ap7
| 1877 barrels molasses and 10 hogsheads sugar.
She returns to-day, at 5. E. Quatrevaux master,
H. Molaison clerk.
| Capt. Tom Taylor's neat and fast Era No. 10,
leaves to-day, at P. NJ, for all landings on the
Black and BCeuf rivers, through to Point ], fer.
son. Mr.. J. p Mohr in charge Of the office.
| 1T. Louis Republican, 5th:
"Capt. N. C. Selby, formerly Of the SABINE,
steamer sunk years ago in the Lower Mississippi
| by Nat Green's Richmond, has, we are informed
bought the small steamer Washington, now lying
| in the Missouri and will soon have her here. He
intends her for the Ouachita or its tributaries
Joe Carpenter is associated with Capt. Selby
The Rapides, Capt. Jerry Sullivan, Nj. J. L.
landings on the Tensas and Macon, through to
Floyd. Capt. Sullivan purchased the Rapides for
| this trade, and shippers can rely upon her re-
naming permanently in It,
The Ida Stockton is coming through from
Vicksburg to hunt place in the Ouachita.
The New Orleans and Ouachita Transports
Company steamer Fanchon, Capt. T. q. Sweeney,
leaves to-day, positively, at P: H., for the
Ouachita, through to Camden. The Fanchon is
a new boat and one OF the best III the line
| The Bertha Drummer, also of this line, arrived
| from Bayou D'Arbonne on THURSDAY night and
will return to-day, going through to Farmer
vile. VIM. Wenzel master, L. H. Young clerk.
| From the Commercial, 5th:
LITTLE Rock, JAN 4.-The Arkansas River
has risen feet 8 inches since Sunday night, and
| is still rising. Clear and pleasant.
est. LOUIS, Jan. Ave are having the most
delightful weather ever known in this sect N at
| this season OF the year. The river has risen 3
feet since last evening, and there is now fully 10
feet water out to Cairo. The total rise here
amounts to about 6 feet. Bus ness is fiat There
are three boats and fleet Of barges receiving
for New Orleans, and all Of them did not get 2O0
| tons to-day.
| /" Rates to New Orleans are 40 cents barrel for
| flour and 20 cents per 100 ior pound freight. The
Clinton, which is up for the Ouachita River, has
received nothing yet.
"The river has risen feet inches to-day, and
swelling rapidly, The rise is Unprecedented at
this season OF the year. A considerable guam
tity Of sugar, sat and hay was partially sub
merged on the levee last night by the rising of
the waters, and was badly damaged
"MEMpHIs, Jan. 4.-The Thompson Dean came
up this evening, having made 80 landings and
put off nearly 600 tons as che came up. The
! Dean returns South tomorrow, and has numer-
| GUS people on her list"
The Natchez had 4104 bales cotton and 1929
| sacks seed.
The Alexandra and Grand Ecore packet Bart
Able, Richard Sinnott master, George Hamilton
clerk arrived yesterday with 1907 bales cotton,
and will return to-day as usual, at 5 T. NJ.
| The Upper River packet Il. T. Bryarly, w. I.
Scovell master, Thomas Davidson clerk. leaves
to-day at P. M.
The sids-wheel passenger packet La Belle,
Captain II. N. Wood, Walter Parker clerk, will
leave to-day without fail, for all landings on Red
River to Shreveport.
The Garry Owen will be at the landing to-day
with trio from Minden. The W. J. Behan will
take her orders and leave for that point on Tues
| day next. George E. Wilkinson in command.
The Bayou Lafourche packet Assumption. Joe
Dalferes master, N. Y. Dupuis aud N. Dalferes
clerks. leaves to-day at II H., going through to
| Thibodaux.
The W. J. Behan, thoroughly repaired, is out
| out OF the docks, and has number OF painters
busy at work on her. The Behan was reckoned
one of the best light draught boats that ever en-
tered Old Red, and as she is still in her prime,
we hope the best of luck may be with her.
| The Arlington has gone through to Plttsburg.
Capt. Lew. Hates bias an advertisement in the
Cincinnati papers Offering to bring freight for
Exposition, and passengers for the Carnival
| through at reduced rates, on his elegant Thomas
Sherlock For this he also deserves commo.
dore's commission in the service Of his high
mightiness Rex.
The iron steamer Carondelet, one Of the best
freight boats ahoat, leaves to-day at P. NJ. fol
all points on the Ohio to Cincinnati. In the
transformation OF the monitor Kckapoo to the
packet Carondelet Capt. W. D. Love has under
gone an expense Of $4,000, every dollar of which
has been spent in this community. Leaving on
her first trip to-day, we hope it will be good
one, the forerunner Of many more to follow. Mr.
Geo. W. Purdy has charge Of the office.
The GAINESVILLE, Abe Smith master, Frank
Greig clerk, from the Attakapas and Teche, viii
be found at the landing this morning with a full
load, and will return this evening at 5.
The large, fine and fast passenger steamer
Thos. Sherlock, Lew. Hates master, NJ. L. VirdeI
clerk, leaves to-day at S P. NJ. for Memphis
Cairo and all intermediate points to Cincinnati.
The John F. Tolle, d. M. Brady master, ant
the John A. Scudder, Capt. A. J. Carter, are boil
due from st. Louis, and will leave-the Tolle OF
Tuesday and the Scudder on Wednesday.
| Tho VIII Sburo Harold NJ Januarv e GO eth,