The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-05-02
River News.

scarce cotton down 81 per bale.
The Mississippi, contrary to our ex-
pectations, refuses to rise. UP to
Wednesday it was falling its entire
length.
The John III. Hanna arrived early
Saturday morning with a fair trip.
Among her passengers was the Editor
of the TELEGRAPH. This reporter
| learns from him that his trip was very
pleasant, and he is under the impress
sion that a more clever set Of men than
those who officer the Hanna are seldom
found. He desires US to return his thanks
to Capt. Fred Blanks, Ben Cornweli and
Jimmy Jordan clerks, aud also to Mr..
Fulda the mail agent, for kind and at
tentive consideration.
The Little Bob b. left for Camden
Saturday. She is due down to-day.
The John Howard passed up Tues
day evening with good trip. She
should be down sometime to-day or
tomorrow.
The Willie, Capt. Rabun in COM
mand, left for Farmerville Tuesday
evening, with her guards dragging the
| water. Her cargo consisted mostly of
salt.
The Hanna, as usual, will be up to-
morrow morning, and will pass down
sometime tomorrow night. Capt. Jack
Blanks, we suppose, will be in COM
mand. If you are going down the
river, interview Ben Cornwell, the
ink-slinger in the Office.
The correspondent, "Pro Bono Pub
lico," in his communication last week
failed to intimate that a wharfboat and
local packet were among tho pressing
needs of Monroe. One thing is quite
certain, we must have another wharf
boat soon, or Monroe will sink into OBJ
livion so far as river business is con-
cerned. Let US by all means have the
wharfboat, and afterwards provide for
the local packet.
The Corona left New Orleans Friday
for Cincinnati, towing six barges and
fatboats. Capt. Jack De Hart, who
commanded her the past season, has
gone to Louisville, where he will take
| unto himself q partner for life.
The steamer Natchez leaving New
| Orleans tomorrow evening, will be on
her 399th trip in the Vicksburg and
New Orleans trade. She will make
one more trip to complete her 4O0th,
and will then be dismantled. She is
the sixth boat that has borne that
name, and the seventh, now building, is
intended to be the fastest boat that
ever turned wheel on tho Mississippi.
1t has been intimated that the Blanks
Line will build another boat for the
Ouachita. If this be true, we insist
that she shall be named "City OF Mon
roe." Or, rather than be modest, call
her the OUACH1TA TELEGRAPH.
The House committee of Congress on
Railroads and Canals, on the 23d ult.,
discussed the practicability of making
provisions for the erection of bridges
across the Ouachita river at Monroe,
and the Red river ut Shreveport, in
compliance with many petitions. The
subject was referred to n sub-comnlit-
tee, and we hope that it will act favor
ably on these subjects.
Gen. j. Floyd King has introduced
a bill in Congress providing for the
survey of Ouachita and Black rivers,
in this State, and tributaries, with a
view of improvements in their navi-
CATION; and providing liberal appro-
priations for that purpose.
The Courier-Journals says that Capt.
Jack Blanks when in Louisville last
week, was mistaken for Bulldozer.
1t is not improbable that the Capt. did
bulldoze somebody into building the
new "City of Monroe" We will let
our readers know more about this sub
ject next week.
Capt. Renwick has opened a wood
yard just below the elevator. If you
need any wood to Cook with you will
find plenty of it there.
Don't prepare too many jars for pre-
served fruits, or indulge too fondly in
cancellations of the coming fruit crop,