The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-31
THE RIVER.

except at the Exchange.
THE RIVER.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN,
Friday Morning, March 81. 1876. !
MINIATURE ALMANAC.
SUN Rises. $50 Moon Sets morning
Sun Sets. FIRST Or. d. lO:l2 AM.
ARRIVALS.
Oriole, Waloon, Mary Ida, Henry Tete, Gov.
Allen, Ihos. Sherlock, Commonwealth, City of
Alton.
DEPARTURES.
Oriole, Mary Ida, Col. A. P. Kouns, Frank Par
goud, City Of Alton.
TO ARRIVE.
Oriole, Wawenock, Lower Coast Assumption,
Lafourche; GAINESVILLE. Arkan,as; Robt Mitch
ell. Cincinnati; La Belle, Red River; Mary Ida
Upper Coast; Natchez. Vicksblrg: Tensas, At
chafalaya; Fannie Tatum, White River; Tom
Parker. Ouachita; Lessie Taylor, Bart Able, Red
River.
BOATS ADVERTISED TO LEAVE TO-DAY.
Oriole, Lower Coast, 10 A. NJ.
Waloon, Lower Coast. 10 A. NJ.
Wawenock, Lower Coast, 10A.M
Henry Tete, Lafourche, 10 A. M.
Gov. Allen, Bayou Sara, SPIN.
kobt. Young, Grand Ecore, P. M,
M1soELLANEous.
For additional river news see our daily tole-
grams.
The Vicksburg packet Natchez, Thomas P.
Leathers master, James F. Muse clerk. will be
at the landing to-day at the head OF Common
street receiving to leave tomorrow Of F. NJ,
connecting with regular boats for the YazOo,
Tstlahatchie and Sunfower rivers.
The Tensas, in place Of the Trenton, will be
found at the landing to-day, and will leave at
P. NJ. tomorrow, taking freight for all points on
the Atchafalaya, Courtableau, Des Glaizes and
Bayou Bout. W. Burton master, Capt. E. Quat-
revaux clerk.
See the advertisement of the fast and powerful
towboat Painter No. n ianother column.
The United States mail packet Wawenock,
John Taylor master, A. Selcshnaydre 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. M. for all landings on the Lower Coast to
Live Oak Grove Plantation.
The Waloon, Alfred j. Ruiz master, MIR. P. E
Barry clerk, leaves this morning at 10 for all wav
landings on the Lower Coast to the Forts.
The Mary Ida, J. A. Ruiz master, E. M. Stells
clerk, due to-day, returns tomorrow at 10 A. NJ
going to the Tureaud Plantation, Ascension
parish.
Capt. Joe Dalferes's 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.
pIOmptlys 1OI oil lduUluSb Oh bayou AdIOuEcu0 10
Tbibodaux. j. F. Aucoin master, n. q. Landry
clerk.
the Gov. Allen, in place of the W. 8. Pike,
leaves to-day at P. NJ. tor all Coast landings to
Bayou Sara. John j. Brown master, 8. 8. Streck
clerk.
The Baton Rouge and Coast semi-weekly
packet st. John, F. Bergeron master, J. G. Der
geron clerk, will be at the landing to-day, and
will leave TO morrow at P. NJ.
Another very pleasant day yesterday.
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except around the gaDgway of the Col. Kouns.
where it was quite lively during the afternoon.
On the upper landing considerable business was
done, confined principally to the three arrivals of
night before, the sherlock, Alton and Common
wealth.
The fine steamer Shannon OF the New Orleans
and Ouachlta Transportation Company, one of
the best boats that ever entered the Ouachita,
leaves tomorrow without fall going through to
Camden. w. q. Johnston master, G. II. Arthur
clerk.
The lightning Willie, J. B. Sullivan master, J.
L. Robbins clerk, leaves tomorrow without fail,
for Black River, Tensas and Macon, through to
Floyd.
The elegant Ohio River passenger steamer
Thos. Sherlock arrived Wednesday night with
large trip and returns tomorrow at P. M. with
out fail. Lew Rates, an experienced boatman. in
command, NJ. L. Vlrden clerk. Passengers VINO
ave going by this fine boat had better pay Mr..
Virden an early visit to secure their rooms.
The Robt. Mitchell will be the next arrival
from the Ohio.
The Mary Houston is en- route, and will leave
here on Saturday, April 8.
The La Belle, of the New Orleans and Red
River Transportation Company, is receiving to-
day and will leave tomorrow at P. M. for
Shreveport and all way landings on Red River,
connecting with the Homer for Bayous Wincey
and Pierre, andsthe Belle Rowland for lake Bis
tineau. NJ. N. Wood master, Walter Parker
clerk.
Courier-Journal, 28th:
"The owners of the B. L. Hodge we're enter
tanning propositions yesterday for contracts to
build . new hull for the Hodge. We suppose
the contracts were closed last night, or will be
to-day.
';Smith's boiler cleaner is one of the best and
most useful inventions Of the age 1t will do
away with GO much time lost in cleaning out
boilers and burning them. Any boat supplied
with them can run right a'ong and clean out
her boilers every two or three hours IT she
wants to.
"Col. Henry wehmhoff, the great steamboat
furDisher, is making extensive preparations for
furnishing the staterooms and cabin OF the new
Robert E. Lee. Her cabin will present palatial
appearance when Henry is done with it,"
The attention OF shippers to points on the
Shreveport and Texas Railroad 10 called to the
advertisement Of the Shannon in another part Of
our paper
The Clarksville is due from the Arkansas River
and will arrive to leave on Saturday. John s.
Jones, one OF the best known captains in the
tIade, commands.
The Memphis correspondent Of the CONNER
cial, says:
"The warehouse swept off by the caving bank
at New Madrid, the other day, caused the total
loss Of 5000 sacks Of corn, which, with the house,
was worth $4,000. The White River has flooded
its banks ), and the town of Clarendon. 100 miles
from its mouth, is under water, while Indian Bay
ia threatened. The Arkansas River is nearly
bank full, from Pine Bluff down. and also threat
ems to food its bottoms.
s'The high water has so flooded the valley
roads that freight can not be hauled to or from
the landings Several local packets are likely 20
cease running in consequence. The cutoff that
occurred early saturday morning through the
Trigg Place. from above Island 81 to Bateman's
Place, in Brandywine Bend, rs miles above this
city, causes sweeping current, rendering it
dangerous to downward bound boats, un-
less they steer clear. The tug Oriole came
through the cutoff yesterday, and found it 800
yards wide, over feet deep, and rapidly cutting
ont carrying off the timber it has uprooted and
pouring through the newly made channel with
tremendous force. This cut was unexpected and
caused the river to rise here three feet during
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