The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-05-20
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tho packets for Camden to morrow.
"Breard's Train," can have it all her
own way, the Dove being content to
follow and happy if she can keep on
the trail and get scent Of the Bellies
smoke. Keep cool, gentlemen.
eCapt. Jack'' gracefully acknow-
lodges that the, Corona is "queen Of
the river" but he says the Henry
Hanna Blanks can follow her mighty
close. Now we want to see if the st.
John can set the peg up for the Corona.
The st. John can travel. We have
seen her run, and we want Chart.
Ci,ristopher's poetical roustabout to ship
on her one trip and come back and tell
US in ssgraceful numbers"
Ben CornwelI, who for 10 years has
been in the employ Of the Captains
Blanks, has gone to his new home,
Smithland, La. While we regretfully
part With Ben, we dismiss him with
the hope that prosperity may be his
lot.
The st. John and John II. Hanna,
~Camden packet Line'' and the latter
in "Blanks Line" left New Orleans
Wednesday, and are due up to-day.
Tho two lines are having "war to the
knife" and enjoying themselves.
The Dove departed for Camden,
with the Corona's freight, heavily
laden, Tuesday morning. She is due
down today and leaves tomorrow for
the same place, carrying forward the
st. Johns freight.
The John II. Hanna, Capt. Fred A.
Blanks in command, and our jolly
friend, Capt. Joe Holmes, chief "ink-
slingcr,' assisted by LATE Meredith,
Jimmy Jordan and Sammy Powell,
arrived Saturday morning, and left at
) p. m., Sunday with a fair return
trip.
The Rosa B., left Saturday for Far
mervillc, but for some cause, not yet
made clear to us, stopped over at Tren-
ton and awaited there the arrival Of
the Corona and II. Hanna Blanks,
both of which boats turned over to her
their D'Arbonne freight. Undoubted-
~, our confrerc Chart. Christopher
eXuIts, but wc don't understand this
freak, and it should not be repeated
We are under the impression that the
Ros,'s home is at tho "mctropolis.''
The Corona, so hours out, arrived
Monday night with abig trip, and left,
on her return, at noon Tuesday, with a
little cotton, but a big passenger list.
She went up to the ferry landing turned
around, and passed tho city under a
full head of steam and running like q
"scarcd Wolf.'' She was after the II.
Hanna Blanks, youscc, and the "Gov-
ernor,' who was at the Tony, says
she was "1lyins" when she passed
there.
We protest against the discontinue
ancc of the Ouachita river mail SER
vice. Tho price paid, S3O, 900 per an
mum, may be too steep, but the terri
tory supplied must be taken into con-
sidcration, tho boats required 10 per-
form the service the expenses incurr-
cd in performing the service according
to contract, etc. There is 4 German
definition of obscurity which admira-
bly, suits tho occasion; translated into
English, it reads awe live behind
the hedges, and have no communities
ton With the outside world; therefore
are Ignorant" We maintain that the
service is absolutely necessary, and VIC
request our representatives in Congress
to have it re-cstabiished, and Let out
the contract to the lowest bidder. We
may not doubt the Postmaster Gene
rails sincerity in his effort to economist
bnt we do maintain that he's ccono1niS
ing on the wsong route.
Our friend OF the Bulletin in his ar
ticle on ssthc raiiroad' docs not appea
to be as jubiant rs formerly. The in
dicaticns arc that he cannot enter int
d.. the cxubcraucc of feeling that its eH
tension is expected to give. He seem
disposed to take il ''kakopsis" or cvi
view, this time i'll writing up the lates