The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-02-18
River News.

81 hours, with p feet above low-watc
mark, and the weather portendin;
rain.
The Corona was due up, for Camden
last night.
The Rosa b. left here Monday nigh,
for Farmerville, and tackled tho Clar.
S., bound us far as the mouth of ths
DArboEne. Both boats did tail travel.
ing, hut Rosa camc out a little ahead
but not enough to. brag on. She re-
turned Wednesday With 800 bales, ant
left for the Bartholomew yesterday
We paid delightful visit to oul
neighboring city, Trenton last Sunday
evening, and "miNing" among on,
friends spent Il pleasant evening. We
were returning home when we espicd
the monarch Fred A. Blanks coming
down, and in company with number
of Monroe ladies and gentlemen re-
| traced our steps and boarded the
monarch at Trenton, and remained
aboard until she reached Monroe. 1t
is useless to say that we were agreea-
bly, entertained, and in the language
of the ladies, s'superbly,' for all Of
which weare requested to thank Capt.
Jack, and his able assistants of the
Office.
The rapidly rising river and lhe
present high water, suggest to us the
the propriety of notifying the authori-
ties, both city and parish, to look to
the levees, and put them in a safe con.
dition that we may have no repetition
of 1874.
The OllieIs. came in from tho Bar
tholomew Friday with $50 bales and
800 sacks seed the Rosa Il. from same
stream Sunday night with $50 bales
and GOO sacks seed, all of which went
forward on tho Laura Lee.
The John Howard passed down
Wednesday night with 1000 bales.
The Blanks is due up tonight.
The monarch Fred A. Blanks, ar
rived from New Orleans carly Sunday
morning with a fair trip, and left on
her return at IL p M, the same day
with good start. Though considera-
bly, behind time, Capt. Blanks said
that he'd "put her through and
doubtless she left New Orleans We'd
nesday, her regular day Of departure.
Orange blossoms are nuttcring i'm
marine circles, and ere long one Of
Monroe's fair daughters will he united
in the ssho1y bonds'' to one who is not
unaccustomed to s'siashing'' ink over
the printed bill heads of the Fred A.
Blanks. More anon.
Capt. Curt Holmes, commanding
steamer j. NJ. White, tclcgraphs clerk
Andy Roland, of the Laura Lee, that
SO is now the rate of passage from
Delta to New Orleans.
The Laura Lee arrived from New
Orleans early Tuesday morning with a
fair trip. She left on her return We'd
nestlay morning With nearly 1900 bales,
after laying here all Tuesday night
| awaiting the arrival of the Fair Play,
that boat, however, failing TO come TO
time.
The Laura Lee will issue round trip
tickets to the New Orleans NIardi
Gras at one fare for round trip, but
tickets will not be transferable. On
the Mardi Gras trip she will leave
Monroe Tuesday 2Sth inst. j. IIoff-
man, agent at the Katie elevator, will
give further information.
We call the attention of those of our
readers who are going to pay allie
glance to Rex, to the card of the Fred
A. Blanks, in another column. and to
the following telegram received by this
riparian which explains itself:
New ORLEANS, Fcb'y l6, 1881.
Rates for passage for round trip $500 or
$3.50 down, with privilege of retaining
room in port. Il. G. CORNWELL,
Clerk.
We assure those who take the
Blanks that they will be treated in
high style, but we envy them, because
we "can't get away" ourself.
Saddles for men and boys from $3.50
to $500, at Harris's.
We dropped in at n. +. Cook 5
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