The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-03-21
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THE Souri, WESTERN.
Shreveport, March 81, IS

Shreveport, March q, 1866.
Tha weather for the past week has been very favora
BILE I'd business transactions on the leyce
Since our last report the river opposite this city has
rsenhree feet and is twelve and half feet above
the lowest water mark of the season. There is plenty
of wter for the largest class of boats built for
the t3ade.
Reports of heavy rise above the raft have sent
perfect feet of the "small fry in that direction-in
from that region with paying trips viz George Fan
ny Thornton and Matte Cook. We have our doubts
however, about the other boats doing well. Time
will solve the problem.
Gus business with Jefferson has fallen off to almost
nothing We should judge that the cotton was pretty
nearly all out from that point One thing is certain
the l6awater boats are satisfied they can do better
above the raft than they could in the Jefferson trade
We dbpbt it,
The following are the arrivals from jefferson: Alex
Spear, 842 Fanny Gilbert 1914 total $50 bales The
Lizzie Hamilton, Mollie Fellows and Hoyle return no
maniAests
Oldriyer has "payed out" consequently we look for
nothing from that region this season. The treas
ury agent did the biz" for that section of the country
in bury.
Orleans have been nothing extraordinary. The arri-
walls and departures have been few and their cargoeg
light. Upfreight varies from fifty cents to dollar
per Dbl Cotton has been shipped low as 81 rs per
baie though yesterday it could not have been shipped
for less than S2,50 per bale Passage from 500 to $50
1.-The following are the arrivals from the city: T. D.
\ Hine; L. billiard, Sunny South, Live Oak Maggie Hays
lHetty Gilmore, Anne E., Dunkersonand Dnbioon The
following the departures for the city since last
} ROB; Watts, 487; and Live Oak, 1170-total 4,067
Welfare under many obligations to the officers of the
following boats for files Of late papers 7. D. Hine
, sunny South Live Oak, Maggie Hayes Dunkerson
and Epubloon.
Our old friend Tip Riley, nate of the Countess, has
fGwaded to fine selection of northern papers and
PAMPHLETS Tip says he will not be able to pay his
end up here another visit this season. the Count
ess is going into the Yazoo trade.
The fine steamer Douboon Capt Harrison will leave
for thu city to-day She is of the best boats the
river ard is commanded by one of the best steamboat
f men e3Stant
Conslgnees of Merchandise per Steamboats,
, Phelps d Cor Loughery, Texas, So pkgs John
Tor5pkins, La. 2 do A Hay do do J Garland
doll 10; Tucker Laird, Texas do, S W Russell do
) 40 dom w Hayden do II do Jones' La, 3, John
S NesDit do Isl d. Chas Green do do Rev Ford do
IA do /! HORNE Il Long do 81; 7 Williams, Texas,
: do W N Gladney do 81 do; J Garland La. % do;
MIsN Wagnon Texas, 10 do, Jessup 4 Marsh do do;
D Iorg, Texas, do, Hoya do do, HillenkamP do
l do i Cohn do q do; Hatch, La u do, NJ u G
Foster do 7 DO, Y Estes do do; Jussup Marsh
f Texas, 81 do, Thomas R Williams do "A do Joseph
HoTafio 81 do, " H Worldly do II do, Martin do
II do VI lHIenkamp do 49 do, Mrs NJ Salter do do
/, NJ Summers La, II do, J " Haymaker do 162 do:
ClapF orown, Texas, p do FoIgt &co do Is Go,
Rogers do 40 do, ] Drown Geo do 80 do, DR. w
Marsh do do.
E IFqsA d. Boisasau.-R & F, La, pkgs, Fl & B do
! do Hungerton FulEloye ace do As do ] II Burns do
S 10 del Nathan Picket do do; Yarbrough Loftin,
Texas l2$ do; Battle, La, q do, N Gatlin do
Y y dol A 4 Abney do do, G Jones do do, R R
Riggs DO do, ID W orthy 90 II do Beard do doi
Keys l. Mcknight, Texas l do, Keys CLARK &co do /
< do Fleishl Smith & Goodman do do; Z Hughes,
t La, 4 do r A Mott do do, II &co DIP Il do, R II
t Chapsell DO dc; B Glass, Ark, do; W w Pugh,
ir., Id, l do, Mrs Matthews do do; Whitaker,
5 Texas de- II Shackleford La, do Roland Jones
do d;G steamer Carrie Poole river, do, steamer Live
Oak ds Il do.
For Mayor.
We hre Authorised to announce SAMUEL VAN BIB-
Der, Us a candidate for the Mayoraty, at the ensuing
election,