The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1883-01-06
River News.

| New orleans until Thursday, receive
ing new pair of chimneys. She went
into New Orleans with 1860 bales cot
ton and SIS sacks cotton seed. She is
due up oday and will pass down We'd
nesday.
The photographs of the John Howard
with 2,5Os bales cotton, and of the ID.
Stein with 700 bales, may be seen at
Mealey's art gallery.
! The Fred A. Blanks will be found at
the landing today on her return to the
Crescent City. The outlook for big
starter for her is not encouraging,
though she will have not less than
1000 bales.
The Corona passed down Monday
evening and the John Howard up
Tuesday. The former will leave New
Orleans on her return to-day and the
latter will pass down probably to-day
or tomorrow.
The Stein for the Bartholomew, and
Lind Grove for the D'Arbonne, de-
parted Wednesday with light trips.
Where is the snagboat o. G. Wag-
ner: Her services between this port
and Alabama Landing, are required,
and the removal of numerous bad
snags and sawyers appreciated.
The "monarch'' Fred A. Blanks
Capt. F. A. Blanks in command, on
her second trip of the season, arrived
at p. m. Friday, and departed on her
return ut 10 p. m. Saturday with about
1000 bales as starter. On her pre-
vious, or first trip, she left our port
with $500 bales cotton and 1900 sacks
cotton seed, and though 1000 more
bales were in readiness tor her, she
was compelled TO refuse them, not for
want of room, but to fulfill engage
ments below.
The st. Louis Globe Democrat of
December 3Oth, says:
River men consider freeze.up out
of the question this season. The river
has come up so freely and the weather
remains so mild that they are impress
ed with tina surrounding.
Since the above was put into type,
we have beeu shown a telegram stat
ing that navigation twas again sus-
pended at st. Louis.
The guage yesterday registered eigh-
teen feet with a rapidly declining
river, but the damp, murky weather
of the past week gives fair promise Of
an early influXion that will keep the
river up for good while yet.
The following boats are due to-day:
Fred A. Blanks, New Orleans to Mon
roe; John Howard for New Orleans,
F. A. Blanks, New Orleans, Lind
Grove and d. Stein to Monroe.
Capt. J. w. Blanks, who has been
quite seriously ill at New Orleans, is
right side up again and will be found
at the bell rope of the Hanna Blanks.
A telegram from the Tensas, informs
us that she will arrive Sunday, and
pass down on her return Wednesday
the 9th inst.
Capt. Ben Cornwell, so long identi-
fed with the Blanks Line, and who is
so woll and favorably known for his
geniality of head and heart, has retired
from the river, 80 we learn, and will
engage in business on shore at Smith
land-three miles below Red River
Landing. Together with a host of
friends, we regret his departure, but
We hope that in his new home he will
fnd it as pleasant and congcnial as
among his friends on the Ouachita.
Andrew s. Heron should have a
| worthy successor in the 9th congress
sional district, and this, we are graft
fed to know, is the feeling animating
the Democrats of that district. With
Gen. Thomas, Judge Lewis, State Sen
ator Parlonge; our brother and friend,
Jastremski; and Judge Edwards, to
select from-one or either-the district
will be we'll represented. We are in
doubt as to the result of the nomina-
ting convention, but trust its work
will be harmonious and satisfactory to
the people. There is a great ado
about electing members of Congress
from the South, but more than the
simple election there is little to be