The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-05-28
River News.

uOuIS, Oub II WILL VIZ tO1uA1 IC1Ualu Al
good navigable condition until the lat
ter part of June, and maybe longer.
At Camden it is 80 low that the snails
are creeping around for moisture.
Business on the levee has been ex-
ceedingly brisk, the past week. We're
we good carricaturist we could ex-
plain the relative merits of the two
wharf-boats, but words are
inadequate.
Within the past three weeks there
has been more freight discharged and
received by steamboats, at this port
than ever before for a corresponding
period. Both wharfb boats have been
doing good transfer business, and
there is now enough freight ON the two
to load couple of good sized boats. To
use the popular expression, Monroe's
river business Is on ssboom''-some-
thing we are glad to chronicle.
There will be no Ouachita packet
leaving New Orleans tomorrow.
The John Wilson arrived from New
Orleans Tuesday evening with a big
freight; went to Ouachita City and re-
turned to Monroe Wednesday evening,
and left during the night for New Or
leans. She discharged an immense
freight here, mostly on the Cryer
wharf-boat.
The dashing and tssassy' Rosa b.,
for the D'Arbonne, left late Tuesday
nj RDt with al oh
carry. We look for her down tonight
or tomorrow, and It is quite probable
that she will Immediately return to the
D'Arbonne, provided, there be enough
water in that stream to admit.
The Willie, for the D'Arbonne, de-
parted Tuesday with fair trip.
The Blanks is still laid up at New
Orleans, but it is probable that she will
soon come out of retirement and enter
the New Orleans and Greenville trade.
The Invitation that we extend to the
Little b., to visit Monroe, will, no
doubt, be accepted, and you'll find the
Bob at the landing tomorrow.
The item which we published last
week in reference to the John w. Can
non, sc ems to have caused q commo-
ton among our steamboat friends and
attracted considerable attention. Now,
in explanation we desire to say that
the item in question was published for
what it was worth, and was not in
tended TO reflect discredit on the
"Blanks Line' or to ssboost'' up Mon
roe. Such an impression seems, how
ever, to have prevailed to some extent
among steamboatmen. The Blanks
Line has all the facilities for rapid
transit and cheap rates, and has always
made good use of them. We have yet
to hear of complaints in regard to ex-
orbitant freight charges. AS for the
officers of the tLine'' we cannot too
highly commend them; and as to
Captains Fred and Jack Blanks, they
are too we'll known to need any recon-
from US. Now, for our in
divldual opinion, we think Capt. Can
non aoiN not put any boat or boats in
this trade. And the few sspuffs" that
we gave the Rosa B. have also been
Out upjustly) commented on. We
stand on the broad platform of equity,
and if there is any gentleman, who,
like Capt. Rabun has done, makes
Monroe tho domicile of his boats, we
are ready and willing to offer them tho
same welcome that we have the Rosa
B., which boat we treat and regard as
a home enterprise.
The elegant John II. Hanna, with
our popular but angry friend, Capt.
Ben .Cornwell in command, arrived
from New Orleans about dark Satur-
day with an immense freight-over
81 900 packages nearly 5000 of which
she discharged on our. two wharf-boats,
and left on her return at 2 p. m. Sun
day with a fair return trip. She re-
ceived here 1903 bales cotton. Ben was
tssorter riled," but matters between
him and the reporter were satisfacto-
rily adjusted, and we can play Damon
and Pythias splendidly, with Campbell
as prompter, Jimmy Jordan as stage
director, and our good friend Ryan to