The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-08-22

xIlVCT News
The river closed our report, last
week, with the remark that the Qua
chita was very deceitful. It was then
stationary, with no indications of a
rise. But in less than "A hours the
river surprised us all with more than a
foot rise, and kept rising until. it had
gone up about three aud half feet. 1t
is now falling fast, and as the Missis-
sippi is falling also, it is not at all i'm
probable the rise will soon run out.
Still, keep your eyes bent on the
changes of the moon.
The Little Bob, going to meet the
Wilson, passed down Wednesday eve-
ming. She landed here for the first
time in three weeks, and added IL or Is
bales ofcotton. She will be back Sunday,
aud as the quarantine has been raised
you need entertain no fear of boarding
her.
der obligations to John HI. Hanna,
Esq, for the perusal of a letter. from
Capt. Jack w. Blanks, dated at Madi-
son, Indiana, August 10th, from which
we CLEAN the following important
items about the now Ouachita river
packet FRED A. BLANKS. He says {:
Il am still of the opinion that she will
be good stock. Henry Dudley, my
carpenter, is here with me, and he is
perfectly carried away with her. She
will mix up considerable with the
short stock down there. She will be
light of draught, and won't draw over
A inches at the most, and, believe,
will fall short OF that. leave for
Cincinnati on Thursday next, to be
gone four or five days; when L return
will write more fully" "a
New Orleans Democrat, 18th tsCapt.
Fred A. Blanks is at the Hot Spring,
N. C. Mr.. Wooten, who accompanied
him there, has returned home, and re-
ports the Captain improving, which is
certainly welcome news to his legion
of friends in this CITY,"
The New Orleans Times, referring to
the Ouachita River transportation Co.,
and trades have had brief mention of
the arrangements for the proper move
ments of their business for the next
season, we desire to state that the
Ouachita river and its tributaries will
be attended to by the above named
company. At present the boats COM
prising the line are embraced In the
John 81. Hanna, John Wilson and
John Howard-the three most excel
lent Johns-besides which there is now
building Captain Jack Blanks new
steamer, to be called Fred A. Blanks,
and better one than she will be in
every respect, when finished, it would
be hard to make out of wood and iron.
Captains Hodge and Dellahoussaye also
have in process of construction light
draft excellent steamer to be called
VIM. Pagan, built expressly for Bayou
Bartholomew, and in low water to ply
in the Ouachita river, with other addi-
lions and connections for the tributary
streams. We venture to assert that
the Ouachita River Transportation Co.
will open up the season this fall with
tonnage sufficient to meet the fullest
wants of all their numerous patrons"
The connecting packets at this point
and Trenton will be the Willie, d.
Stein and tho boat now being built by
Captain Rabun. The place of the
i" high-flyer'' Corona will probably be
filed nv herself Or ono nearly if not
quite her equal.
If New Orleans and the Red river
region will just notify us what the
slate is for the next State ticket, it will
save the TELEGRAPH q great deal of
trouble. We do not care to expend
any ink or time unnecessarily in ex-
pressing an opinion on the question,
when q little notification or two will