The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-03-25
River News.

business has been quite active on the
Ievee; the arriving and departing local
packets all having fair trips both ways.
The monarch Fred \. Blanks arrive ed
| from New Orleans .early Saturday
morning and returned ut IL p. IN. the
same day with beteween 500 and 900
bales. The "monarch" will arrive
some time tonight and returns to-
morrow.
The st. Francis Belle for Camden
left Saturday, and will leave again to-
morrow for the same stream. Ye local
packets, one and all, the t:dashing"
not excepted, had better s:lef de Earle
Alone" and we think so ourself.
The superb Laura Lee arrived from
New Orleans late Tuesday evening
with a good freight. and left on her
RETURN at s a. M, Wednesday, with
1000 bales cotton, nearly all of which
she received here.
The dashing Rosa B. after waiting
two days in the endeavor to "ship
crew. managed through undated
energy to obtain one, and got off We'd
nesday for :the D'Arbonne. We look
for her back tomorrow.
Ben is superseded as first clerk by
Capt. Joe Holmes, who is too well
known to need an introduction at
our hands. Mr.. Meredith retains the
position of bill clerk. LATE and Ben
are "bully" boys, and while VIC reluc-
family part with the one, we cannot
refrain from Offering congratulations
to the other. May SUCCESS attend you
both, gentlemen, over the sea of life,
but Ben we admonish you to quit
making SO many ssmashes,' on the girls
with whom you arc ever so popular.
Let up Ben.
Well all what we minated in this
column previously, has TRANSFERRED.
The af1ablc Lafc. Meredith, bill clerk
Of the Fred A. Blanks, was united in
the holy bonds of matrimony last Sat-
urday night to Miss Angie Williams,
at the residence of Mrs. McGuire'on
Front street the genial Ben Cornwell
retires from the river, indirectly, how
ever, and takes charge of his lease,
"Smithland,' miles below Red River
Landing, where he will keep a ware
house and steamboat agency.
Strategy, for once, got the best Of
"Cully." Gully is in the habit of
obouncing" the boat when she reaches
Monroe, unless offered extraordinary
inducements to work. The st. Fran
els Belle from Camden, Tuesday night t,
having TO return Immediately, sent
word to the Laura Lee to come to
Trenton and get her cotton-which she
did, and thus she retained her crew.
Had She came here it is likely she'd
have remained some time.
The Earl from Saline river was due,
but had not arrived when we closed this
report. Immediately after discharging
she loads here for the Bartholomew, for
which stream she has good freight.
When, oh when! shall we have
another wharfboat: Echo answers
when? $4,000 dollars for steamboat
hull is no small item, nevertheless
that is the price demanded for a
CCitNlA oACahAOOStC AANaA "hi>AA eAA>
Wharfboat and Elevator Co., had con-
templated buying-two much. Now
let us offer Il Suggestion: Would it
not be cheaper to build one at the ''ship
yard' just above town? If this would
be pursued, is there anybody SO blind
as not to sec that the greater portion
of the weekly earnings Of laborers,
would return to the source from
whence it cmirated? in other words the
money would be left at home instead
of sending it abroad, which would be
mutual benefit to all.
We shall see how our suggestion
takes, and we feel confident that there
is skill enough in this city to build a
boat superior to any condemned steam
boat hull afIoat.
The John Howard and Clara s., arc
due up to-day; the former for Camden
and the latter for Bayou Barth olcncw.
Ifymcnial.
On Saturday the Doth inst, at the
residence of Mrs. l.. l.. McGuirc, Mr..
NJ. l.. Meredith and Miss Angie viii
liams were united in the holy bonds of