The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-02-20
River News.

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After an absence of nearly two weeks
the greater portion of which time we
spent most pleasantly in New Orleans,
and the balance of the time also pleas
antly spent on the Fred A. Blanks, we
find ourself once more at home,
"poorer, but wiser man."
The river at this point has been de-
clining, but is now rising.
The Ohio and the upper Mississippi
river are bank full and. cautionasy
signals have been sent to oil signal
service stations below Cairo. While
we do not think that there is any i'm
mediate danger of an overflow we
would nevertheless warn those living
on low lands to be prepared for the
emergency. -
The Editor from information receiv-
ed and deemed by him reliable, stated
in the TELEGRAPH two weeks ago
that the Blanks had made the run
from Monroe to New Orleans in SO
hours. 1t should have read 10 Baton
Rouge in SO and to New Orleans in Al
hours. From Baton Rouge to New
Orleans is 1856 miles and she made the
run including about 10 landings in a
fraction over hours.
The Blanks is due up tonight.
The Euterpean brass and string band
which went to Mardi Gras on the
Blanks are deserving of especial men,
ton for the agreeable manner in which
they entertained her passengers.
Steamboats, are just now experiencing
great trouble In securing labor. Last
Monday. week the 'loneshoremen at
New Orleans struck for 40 cents per
hour and formed in procession about
one thousand strong and paraded the
levee and principal streets, headed by a
fife and bass drum. In unity there is
strength, and it is unnecessary to say
that their terms were compiled with.
These srousters," regardless of race or
color, are exceedingly exacting, and
seem to imagine that as long as the
Customhouse is in sight they are safe
and have the law in their own hands.
Those who are willing to work for just
wages are afraid to do so. AS soon as
a boat arrives they crowd the gang
ways, and the sequel is that the mate
is compelled to ttclub'' q few of them,
the police being too scarce to be of any
service, and the farce is wound up by
the arrest and fine of the stc1ubber."
Some reform must be had and it must
be initiated by the steamboatmen
themselves. 1t is useless to petition
Congress.
The John Hanna which passed up
Tuesday night had less than 10 rousta-
bouts, and these worked so leisurely
that the boat was here about three
hours putting off freight that even
considering her small crew should not
have taken longer than an hour.
The Saint John passed down at 8
O'Clock Saturday night. The Corona
passed up Sunday morning and the
Clara s., Sunday vening. The latter
received and discharged quite large
freight here. Mr.. Packard, her polite
clerk, remembered us as usual. Thanks.
We look for her down to-day.
The steamer E. III. Durfee, and an
other whose name we cannot at pres
ent call to mind, are on their way
from st. Louis to Camden; and the
Gen. Rucker was to have left the
former place and for the same destina-
ton last Tuesday.
"The steamboat Rene McCready is
for sale. Apply for further particulars
to Stewart & Bro, 46 Union street,
New Orleans.' This has been stand
ing notice in the river columns of
the New Orleans dailies for week or
more, and we print it merely with the
hope that some enterprising man or
men will purchase her and run her for
and in the interest of Monroe as
local packet.
The Katie p. Kountz and Red Cloud
passed down Saturday; the former in
the morning and the latter in the even
ing. The st. Mary is due up, but had
not arrived up to tho time of closing
this report.
The Ollie B., a neat little sternWheel