The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-11-04
River News.

unfortunate as not to have a good
landing, since the wreck of the wharf
boat Neinphis monopolizss the regular
| landing place. AS this old craft is to
be sold by the L. s. Marshal Wcdnes-
day next, or rather offered for sale, we
presume that her days are numb cred,
| for If she is not removed by others,
Uncle Sam will do the worli-skillruIly
as usual.
Niobrara is the name Of the boat
| which Nessrs. ScharfI 4 Bernheiner
have sent to the Ouachita. She left
st. Louis Saturday, but owing to the
low stage and rapid decline in the
Ouachita, it is impossible to say when
to look for her at our landing.
New Orleans States, LIST: The
thousands of people who have travelled
on and admired that grand and magni-
| iicent floating palace, the Robert L.
Lee, little dreamed that the time would
come so Soon when all that was left of
! that superb steamboat would be sold
for the paltry sum of $3.50. And yet
that was done yesterday at auction
when Mr.. Moses Schwartz became the
purchaser at that price.
| Steamboat rouSti,boutS are demand
ing 800 per month at New Orleans, and
| the Silver City for Shreveport was an
able Wednesday to secure a crew at
| that rate. Let steamboatmeu treat
| the white man as such, and curse and
beat the s'd---n nigger' less, AMI they
will be likely to ship crew.
That little convenience to the travel
ing public, the Daisy, of which we had
made such favorable mention was sold
| last week to Mr.. Pete Icrif Of Stat
| ford's Landing, where she came from.
and returned Thursday week to her ola
home.
The Clara s., Capt. l.. p. Daiahous-
sage in command, came through 0. ;,
Tuesday with a fair trip, especially for
this place. She returned at midnight
with about 900 bales cotton, every bale
of which was received here.
Tho Lind Grove went above Thurs
day. We look for her down to- day.
The steamer ID. Stein from the
D'Arbonnc, arrived Thursday, and
passed down yesterday to meet the
John II. Hanna. She had on about
$50 bales cotton and received $50 from
| the Willie Wall. The Lind Grove
| from Camden, sailed Into port Tues
! day evening with 40 bales cotton,
which she reship ped on the Clara $.
The ':monarcli Of the Ouechita,D the
FREQ: \. Blanks, has entered the New
Orleans and Bends trade, going as
high as Arkansas CITY, leaving the
former place every Tuesday, Capt
VIM. Weaver in command aud w. l..
| Gaines sclcrlS. She is in with the
Nicksburg packet line.
The II. Hanna Blanks arrived shor-
| t!y after noon Saturday will, good
! trip, and returned at II a. N. Sunday,
having, leaving hero, 1850 bales cot
| ton. She added only Is bales between
| Monroe and New Orleans.
The Trenton VIVA! float, the old John
i<ilgolr, formerly one Of the crack New
Orleans and Ohio river packets, was
! lowed down by the Lind Grove We'd
ncsday, AMI landed on tho opposite
side Of the river. above the
| bridge, where Capt. ,rvcr
proposes to keep her, and, rs stated i'll
last weeks IW'yrWl1h, erect an elevator
to accommodate his numerous patrons
and facilitate his already large and
constantly increasing local and re
shipping business.
In previous Issue We stated The
course TO bc pursued by the monroe
! merchants in general, ana the Wharf
| boat and Elevator Company in purti
| cular, ana We hope that t."y have
given their attention and due reflection
to the matter under consideration, unC
| that they viii see Ia" wisdom of lcitins
to Capt. Iryrr thcir elevator, with al
rights and pTCrug0tiVoS, and offering
him ample inducements to alter III
present intentions and locate here. Tht
advantages OF this side of thC river
| together with the two elevators al
Joining each other, and standing in th
most favorable positions ARC paramount