The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-11-27
River News.

River News.
At noon yesterday the river stood Il
feet and rising. This indicates a rise
of IL feet.
The effort being made in New Or
leans te reduce port charges is com-
msndabie. Wharfage dues is u big
item, as witness Capt. 4. p. Leathers,
the veteran stea 10 boatsman, who ~.
iatss his experience to the Tunes.
Democrat as foiiows:
TRe Steamboat Natchez, since 1870
has landed al New Orleans 637 times,
for which she mas paid compensation
in wharfage to the city amounting to
$94 per trip. The steamer which has
represented the Natchez during the
summer months for the past sixteen
years has paid wharfage fees aggregate
ing about $4,000. the total during the
period referred ~ amounting to $4,000.
In Capt. Leathers' Judgment tins
amount would BE- more than necessary
for the building, repairing and MAIN
tanning of the entire wharf from Poy-
dras to Canal street, although The lar
gest Of his boats could not possibly
occupy more than 800 feet of wharfage
space. He said that during the yellow
fever epidemic of 1s47, 1868 and 1854
the steamboat Natchez Was the only
stean boat regularly running between
New Orleans aud points above. Dur
ing those distressing years, he said, the
Courts were closed, municipal regula-
! tions In allegiance, business generally II
! standstill, and the shadow of death
and desolation was over all, save the
Wharfmasier, who continued to make
| mis- calls aud collect his bill regularly
when the boat came into port. H.
| could not say whether it was the same
wttarfmaeter that called each time.
out Wharfage dues were nevertheless
| scruputousty and punctuaity collected,
| aud II III the meantime the wharf
| master died, his place was promptly
| supplied before the Natchez arrived y,
| the wharf on her return trip.
Capt. Leaf hers is satisfied that an as
| sessrnent of cents per ton would be
! ample for the building and mainten-
ance Of the city's wharf system, and is
| confident that syndicate of steam.
boatmen and Others directly interested
| could effect An organization which
would result not only in y cheap rate
OF port dues, but give the most perfect
satisfaction.
Messrs. G. J. & J. 8. Boatner are
nov the owners of the D. Stein, hav-
log bought her VI Marshals sale at
their own suit. She mas made several
trips lately, however, with Capt. Cryer
in command.
Hon. B. w. Marslon, of Red
River, is out in u red not cirulnr AN
nOuocing that against the advice Of
every one Of his friends, he has un-
dertaken the task Of running II steam
boat in the Red River, in opposition
to the sPoulers." He has, accordingly,
i"bought one of the best boats in Wes
tern waters and named hsr the g. w.
Sentett." With characteristic pluck,
ne says: "Wnen you have no patron
age for me, and my own business will
not justify the running Of my boat, sh-
will be tied up in front of my house
aud used as kind of naval academy
for my boys, whom 1 intend giving y
thorough training In navigation, il
they have to live on Red River, and
10 endure from the PooIers. She will
also be ii floating menace to make the
Poolers behave Themselves These
brave words show that tue gallant cap.
tain, rs usual, is in dead earnest, anu
that he means to make u spoon or spoil
horn. May he reap more success III
antipOol steamboatiug than he did III
championing political reform, AMI
may the turbid Red prove Pactolu-
to him. AT all events we promise to
do all our travelling in tina, stream on
mis- boat. Cnpitolian advocate.
We could not wish the irrepressib ,.
Hon. B. w. worse luck than to b..
patronized extensively by our cunfrer.
of the q. A. aud the fraternity gen
orally. Dead heads in enterprises lik,
the one embarked in by the galiaD
Captain Marstou would scarcely Prov.
u Pactolus.
The Corona left New Orleans Tues
day with fair freight for this plac,
but rs she has not arrived here til.
supposiiioD is that she has not beer.
able to get through the mud hole.
The josie W. arrived here last Sat-
urday, having pulled through tue tuuu