The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-01-02
River News.

River News.
Since our last there has been a big
boom in the river at this point, it hav-
ing risen at least feet, and now stands
about z feet above low water mark.
The Mississippi at Memphis stands 26
feet and at Vicksburg 80 feet above
low water, aud is rising at both places.
At Cairo the rise Tuesday was one
foot.
The young man who intimated that
this reporter was lying when he pre-
dicted two weeks ago that there would
be good and uninterrupted navigation,
had better cast a sleeps eye at the
river. Perhaps he will take strut.
The indications yesterday pointed
decidedly to rain, and we are safe in
predicting that there'll be another big
rise on top of the present one.
The VIM. Pagan with 1920 bales and
the John Wilson with 1900, both from
Camden, passed down Wednesday
evening. They report the river falling
quite fast above.
The Fred A. Blanks did not leave
Cincinnati until last Wednesday,.
The William Pagan passed up for
Camden last Thursday night, So hours
out from New Orleans. She made the
run to Cocodry bayou, 25 miles above
the mouth of Red river, or about EGO
miles from New Orleans, in "a hours,
which is said to be the fastest time
ever made to that point by stern
wheel boat, beating the Corona's best
time one hour.
The John III. Hanna arrived about
noon Saturday and left on her return
about 10 p. m. the same day. In at
tempting to turn around, just above
the ferry, she backed into the ferry
fiat, tearing the sides off, breaking the
rope with which the fiat is propelled,
and otherwise damaging it. Seem
ingly not content with the destruction
already wrought, the Hanna ran on
the sand-bars on the opposite side
where she remained for an hour or so.
After breaking couple of ropes in the
attempt to pull off and considerably
jeopardizing the mates lungs, who
wasn't careing what he said nor how
loud he spoke it, she finally sspulled
through and went On her way-not
rejoicing, but steering clear of other
and worse bars. She'll be up to-mor-
row.
The John Howard passed up with q
good trip for Camden at o'clock Sat-
urday evening.
The Little Bob left Saturday, and
the D. Stein Sunday, both for Camden.
Our young friend Mike Fahy now
takes the position of mail agent on the
Little Bob, vice Lamy Ray, trans
ferred to the Corona. Both are Mon.
roe "kids," and this reporter wishes
them we'll.
The Corona from below and John
Howard from above, were both due
yesterday, but neither had arrived up
to the time of closing this report.
The Clara s. is due up today (F'ri-
day.)
The New Orleans Picayune is au-
thority for the statement that tho fuel
bill of the J. M. White for one trip
to the small sum of $4,000.
There's tsdead loads'' of money in
steamboats,.
The following luminous paragraph
is from the Vicksburg Herald of the
25th ultimo: "The Golden Crown is
due for Cincinnati. She had not passed
up at a late hour last night, but will
probably be dozen before this paper
makes its appearance on the streets.''
Personal.
j. G. Egan, Esq, Assistant Attorney
General, and Attorney General elect,
passed through Monroe, Monday, en-
route from Homer to New Orleans.
Mr.. T. G. Pugh, until few days
ago manager of the w. U. telegraph
Office at this place, has surrendered the
position, and purposes embarking in
commercial pursuits as the travelling
agent of Hollins, Murray & Co., deal