The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-05-09
River News.

River News.
The river during the past week has
risen about two feet and continues
rising slowly. We do not think that
the rise will last for any considerable
length of time. The Mississippi and
Ohio rivers are both falling, but we
notice that the fall is gradually check
ing up and it is possible that one or
both will soon begin rising. The Red
river at Shreveport was rising at the
rate of one inch an hour Tuesday.
Business on the levee the past week
was very dull. UP freights card rates;
cotton down LOO per bale.
The John Wilson passed up at 8 a.
m. Wednesday with good trip.
The John III. Hanna arrived early
Saturday morning with fair trip.
She discharged literally here. One of
her items of freight for this place was
100000 roofing states. She passed down
about II p. m. the same day with a
light trip. She broke her shaft some
where in Black river, and was towed
to the mouth of Red river by the John
Wilson. This accounts for the Wilson
being behind time.
The John Howard passed down at l
a. m. Sunday.
The Little Bob Is. left Saturday
evening as usual for Camden. Sho is
due down tonight, and leaves again
tomorrow evening.
The John Howard loft Wednesday
In place of the Hanna.
The two following items are from the
Cincinnati Enquirer:
Capt. Garrett, of the Ouachita river,
is here for the purpose of either buying
or building a ferry-boat. He went
down to Madison on the Shelby yes
terlay..
We don't know who Capt. Garrett
is, nor where he will use his boat, but
here is the other one of which we have
some knowledge:
Capt. Dan Martin has contracted
with Capt. Jack Blanks to build him
a 1000 bale sternwheel steamboat for
the Ouachita river trade.
This is the boat of which we made
mention last week, and which it is
probable may be named "City of Mon
roe." The magnificent proportions of
this city and those of the new boat
suit exactly. Well bet that if she re-
ceives that name she'll be as popular
as the city itself.
The steamer w. j. Poitevent towed
the Hanna from Baton Rouge to New
Orleans.
Mr.. N. p. Cook, and not Capt. Rem
wick, as stated last week, has started
the woodward below the elevator.
Capt. w. B. Brockett, the we'll
known steamboat agent of New Or
leans, was in the city the past week.
The John Wilson is due down to-
morrow. She will no doubt come out
in place of the Hanna next Wednes-
day.
We published in Sundays Demo-
Graf clipping from the Cincinnati
Commercial, to the effect that Capt. J.
w. Blanks had contracted for 1000
bale sternwheel boat for the Ouachita
river trade. The "Wild Irishman"
who is unquestionable authority in all
such matters, says the Commercial is
wrong. Capt. Blanks has contracted
for boat, but she is to be a side
wheeler of 5000 bales capacity. She is
to be as fine as anybody's boat and
with power to make seven day trips to
Trenton, with time to spare at each
end of the route. The aforesaid tIrish-
man" says, as the people of the Ouach-
ita want packet, they are going to
get one that they cannot help but pat
ronize. There is blood on the moon
in this connection.
The above, which we clip from the
New Orleans Democrat OF the 9Th
inst, will not only interest but aston
ish our readers. We congratulate the
people of the Ouachita Valley that
they are soon again to have another
to take the place of their
cold favorite," the Ouachits Belle, and
On which they can rely for punctuality
and feel more certain that there will
be ample room to take on a few more
bales. We have already suggested
what she should be named, and our
suggestion has been unanimously car
ried that she be named getty of Mon
roe" We respectfully ask recognition
frOm the XIxineO and if there is auy