The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-05-27
liver News.

ASSA AuAAhes AhAA amy 'hHA
now stands 3 feet below the highest
water of this year. Steamboats, are
numerous, but considering the season
arc arriving with good cargoes. Much
| interest is manifested in the packets,
and when they elbow their horn,'' a
crowd Immediately collects on the
levee, to sec "who's first here.'
BOATS DUE:
John II. Hanna, .........N. O. to o. City.
ST. John,. " &C
st. Francis Belle, =. Camden to Trenton.
All of the above are due to-day.
DUE, MONDAY:
Corona, ..........New Orleans to Trenton.
II. Hanna Blanks, &"
DEPARTURES
John II. Hanna, for n. O. tomorrow.
81. Jonn, ..-.............. @ q
Dove, for Camden tomorrow.
Corona, for New Orleans Tuesday.
II. Hanna Blanks
Now, ash! no further questions, 'ccpt-
ing you want some lies.
If you are southwark bound, you will
have, tomorrow, the elegant and COM
modious packets, Jno. II. Hanna of the
Blanks Line, and the st. John of the
Delahoussaye Line. Takcyour choice
Capt. Cryer having succeeded in rails
ing the D. Stein, dispatched her to
New Orleans Monday, where she will
be dockcd and thoroughly overhauled.
The st. Francis Belle is making only
one trip per week to Camden now,
She eXcurts tomorrow to the Chic
Mere.
The Rosa Is. arrived from the
D'Arbonnc Friday evening with some
thing over 300 bales cotton, and left
Sunday at noon for the purpose of bring
irg up the new wharfboat. We look
for her up tomorrow.
The Dove departed for above Tues
day, and leaves again tomorrow for
Camden.
Our esteemed friend of the Bulletin
forgot himself when, in his river
column, lie included the John Howard
and Earle in the list OF boats plying the
Ouachita +; Doth are lying at Algicrs,
there for several weeks.
The st. John and John III. Hanna
arrived Saturday morning from New
Orleans. The former went as high up
as lei Dorado landing, and, returning,
passed down Monday morning at 5
O'Clock; tho latter went only to Qua
chita city, her destination, and passed
down at p. M, the same day, with a
tolcrabIy fair trip of cotton, consider
ing the season.
Well, we'll! just what we prognosi-
| Gated and anticipated has become a
| reality. We find our friend Ben Corn-
| we'll pacing the hurricane deck of the
| III. Hanna Blanks, giving orders to
his Subortlinatcs. Ben is Captain now
but as genial rs ever, and his promo.
ton to the hurricane roof is well
neritcd reward to one who has laborctl
assidously for the Blanks Line, and
| who has gained the respect and conf
dencc of all with whom he has come
in contact. Ben, we congratulate you.
The present war between the
| "Blanks' and nCamden Packet" lines
is becoming interesting, but thus fal
there has been no "cut down" in rates
that we've heard of, and this is as il
should be. We are friendly TO both
lines, and viii! give each equal and
| exact justice. But excitement prevails
here in consequence Of til is war, and
steamboat talk is the proiuSc theme o.
about onc-third of the population. Both
lines have their friends and admirers
who, like the lines, are waging war
but of different and less expensive
nature-a Hwar Of words.' Speed i!
the thing though, and every fellow vol
meet who is "hard up,' but still ha
a few shekelS left, is in for doubling
them, or losing all, betting on the rela
tive speed of the different boats.
We look for the wharfboat to-mor
row, and will give our readers detail
, ed description of her next week.
II