The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1883-04-14
River News,

the river amounting to about > inches
every "a hours, aud likely to continue
falling more rapidly.
Last Saturday was lively day on the
river front, the arrivals consisting Of
the Fred a. Blanks, David r. Powell,
ID. Stein, Jimmie Baker and Lind
Grove.
The st. john passed down Sunday
morning with three tier cotton and Il
good passenger list.
The John Howard, for Camden,
passed up Wednesday evening, con-
siderably behind time with splendid
trip. Due down to morrow.
The John II. Hanna, d. Stein and
Lind Grove will be found at the land
ing to-day.
Trenton will soon enjoy the enviable
possession of one of the very best
wharfboats, while Monroe fingers APP
pathetically, and can't see the value Of
one. Meantime steamboats, do the best
possible by discharging freight at the
head Of Grammont street, which
answers we'll during the present high
water, but as the river is declining
quite rapidly, our merchants will soon
have to tramp to the upper landing
about half mile walk.
The monarch Fred A. Blanks, ar.
rived Saturday morning with fair
trip, considering the season and re-
turned during the night. Capt. Ben
Cornwell was in command, Capt. Joe
Holmes looked to the destinies of the
Office and the irrepressible Jimmy Jor-
dan held full sway at the gangway.
The elegant steamer David II.
Powell, from st. Louis, direct, arrived
Saturday morning with 900 tons
freight, discharging fully one-third of
it here, and proceeded, after remaining
- hours, to Trenton. thence to her DIES.
tination-Eldorado Landing. While
at our landing she was photographed
by our proficient artist, Mealy and 100
photographs ordered printed. We
are happy in the possession Of one of
these gems of art through the courtesy
of Mr.. w. ii. Pritchartt, the urbane
and handsome clerk Of the Powell.
On her return she passed down at a.
m. Wednesday, receiving here 1872 bar
rels, S hogsheads, 5 tierces, S boxes and
2 crates empty bottles, aggregating
25, 1000 bottles. The Powell makes one
more trip, leaving st. Louis the latter
part Of this Or the early part of next
month.
Besides the above freight the Powell
received the Jimmie Bakers load of
1900 sacks cotton seed.
The Jimmie Baker, from Bayou
Bartholomew, came in Saturday with
full load. She re-shipped 113 bales
cotton on the Tcnsas, and 1900 sacks
cotton seed on the David r. Powell,
consigned to the Meridian, Miss, oil
works, and 8 bales for this city. She
departed Tuesday with light trip for
the same stream.
The Lind Grove arrived from the
wreck of the st. Francis Belle Tuesday
night, having been unsuccessful in rails
ing this Inflated craft, but she returned
again Thursday with diver Al Buriss
and will make another attempt to
raise the Belle, the pumps and other
apparatus having been fully repaired
in town.
The ID. Stein, from Bayou Bartholo-
new, arrived Saturday with a full
load Of cotton and cotton seed, which
she re-shipped on the Fred A. Blanks.
Business not justifying the continu-
| ance of the Fred A. Blanks in the
trade, the steamer John II. Hanna left
New Orleans Wednesday in place of
the Blanks, and will continue as the
weekly mail packet, arriving and re-
turning each Saturday.
The Hiram Campbell came up
Friday and returned the same day
towing three bargcs containing 10000
| slaves for New Orleans.
The little Water Lily is now
running on schedule time between
| Monroe and Trenton.
The popular independent packet,
steamer Tensas, left New Orleans
Wednesday, and is due at our landing