The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-02-06
River News.

The Fred A. Blanks passed GOWN
Monday night, but with only mpder-
ate trip, the weather being TOO bs1 q
give clean bills and the merchants 70
fusing to ship. She had a number OF
passengers for Mardi Gras. Captain
Blanks assured US that he would re-
turn in time to make the .Mardi Gras
trip, and land passengers in New Or
leans in time to witness the festivities.
Round trip tickets, $15. 's.-''.
The Blanks landed twenty-seven
fine mules at this place.
The Blanks, with 1900 bales, ar
rived at New Orleans at 10 q. m.
Wednesday, making the run in about
80 hours, and left the evening of the
same day.
The John HI. Hanna went up at IL
O'Clock Tuesday night, bound for Cam
den, loaded down to the guards.
The Clara s. passed down Wednes-
day forenoon, with a good load of COT
ton from the Bartholomew where she
has been aground several weeks. The
recent rise let her out.
The Katie P. Kountz passed up at 4
p. M, Tuesday. She had on board
240O sacks Of corn for o TrentOn firm.
Going to Camden. 5 ~
The Red Cloud from st. Louis and
bound for Camden went up Wednes.
day morning, with 1000 sacks corn,
500 barrels -four, $50 casks of bacon and
$50 miscellaneous packages, .gsll fok
Camden. She was Offering corn at &c
cents, and had also pork, meat, &C.,
for sale.
The Ell Dorado Eagle of the Goth
says that a murdered man was found
floating down the Ouachita at Carey
Vile, having in the boat with him a
supply of provisions. An inquest was
held, but no particulars were gathered.
We copy the following from the
New Orleans Times: ssThe hosting
apparatus used on boats to hoist the
stages and handle the spars, etc., is
old, very old, and was first used by
Capt. Peter J. O'Rielly, an old mate,
and now levee contractor. He first
used that hosting concern on one of
Capt. John w. Tobin's boats; and it
has not been improved on since, al
though several parties have worked on
it and obtained a patent through some
slight additions made to 1t, but still the
modus operandi is much the same as
that first used by Capt. O'Reilly, and
as he filed no caveat for q patent, we
think our boatmen should not be made
to pay for using it, or If they do so,
pay it to Peter.'
Will S. Hays, the poetical river re.
porter, of the Louisville Courier Jour.
nal, pays the following tribute in
verse to the memory of the late Capt.
J. M. White, who, it will be rc1nern-
bered, died at his residence Mt Clover
port, Ky, January, 10th:
CAPT. J. M. WHITE.
HIS LAST TRIP.
''Mato, get ready down on deck,
I'm heading for the shore.
I'll ring the bell, for must land
This boat, forevermore.
Say. pilot. can you see that light? /;
do-Whefe angels stand! -.
Well, hold her jackstaH hard on that,
For there Pun going to land.
That looks like Death a hailing mo,
so CHASTITY, grim and pale. e
I'll toll the bell IL must go in,
1 neveT passed a hail. -.
Stop her. Let her come in slow,
There! That will lo-no more,
The lines are fast and angels wait
To welcome me ashore.
Say, pilot, am going with them
Up yonder through that gate.
I'll not come back-you ring the boil
And back her out-don't wait.
For haye made the trip of life, ~
And found my landing place
III take my soul and anchor that
Fast to the Throne of Grace"
Death of MIR. 8. HI. Ably.
At half past o'clock, Wednesday
afternoon, Mr.. S. H. Ably, a worthy
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