The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-09-05

shreveport september p, 1856.
The weather ol tho past eek HAS bben very chan ID
ablo-hot, cold and wet 81 turns, AHA Tie turns not
regular at that.
The river opposite this point since our last report
has fallen about foot from he three ootrse spoken
of in last and is still failing slowly At dark last
night q feet above tie low est waterarI of So
At last accounts the bayou 1t JedJrson was rising
slowly. From upper Red river learn that the rise
was very snG-not enough to EJECT the river al this
point. Boats drawing 81 fees reach this point from
the city without much trouble The smaller class Of
boats reach Jefferson with fair oad Is without much
excrtion the part Of the ofices business on the
landing for the past week has been duer than IN any
other week Of the season, al VIII BE scn from the fol
lowing memoranda:
WEDNESDAY,, August 29.--The New Orleans packet
Una got off for the Crescent city to-day, with toler-
ably fair trip for the season Of the ycag.
The Jefferson packet Molle Fellows, Capt John Lew
is John Russ, clerk got off for tie city Of the cypress
to-day with irst-rate trip. The rail- oad to Marshall
yet, does not to injUre tie frdlgng business
to Jefferson much.
The NewOrleans and Shreveport packet Lizzie Tate
Capt Barnes Ed Groves, clerk aTriIed to-day from
the city, with irstrate trip making the time in five
days We are indebted to her officers for file Of late
FnUasDAr, Aug. 8o-TheonIy novdmcnt among the
boats to-day the J.. Dllard for hurricane Bluffs
with rather light trip
FeDt1T, Aug 3l.-Tho line packet Lizzie Tate got
off for the city at schedule time, WITH very uir trip
for the season. .ssH
SATURDAY, September 1.-The lttld steamer Anna
arrived to day from St. Matice with 2gy sacks Of salt
left at that point by the T. ID HiDe.
The Jefferson packer NoltG Fellows arrived to day
from Jefferson with bales Of cotbn, lot of half
tanned leather and sundries to order.
The lightdraught packet J.. D.Grdi came in to-day
from Hurricane Bluffs with fuaI oql Of lumber and
corn. Her officers report the river rising slowly.
SUNDAY Sept 2-fhe Sabbath was strictly kept By
the steamers, there being no moTc;nents whatever
among them in port
MONDAY, Sept 3.-Ihere was not aishgte arrival or
departure to-day.
TUESDAY Sept THE fine steamer Caddo captain
Thornton jacobs Tom Jacobs, clerk Arrived this morn
ing from the city, with firstIatg trip She brought
New Orleans dates of the 10Th We Dire under obiga-
tons to Tom Jacobs for files Of late p3pers. The Cad
10 will leave for the city To-day anG advise those
going the city to go on her he Is one Of the best
boats in the trade.
RATES OF FREIem:
From Shreveport to New Orleans eottbn ? bale 90
g. passage 40 %
" New Orleans to Shreveport dry, bbI 50
z shrerport to Jefferson, \" &l0l 30
The steamer DunSerson which was sunk last winter
in Scotts slough WAS raised few dayH SINCE but when
on he way down struct stump ut the mouth OF Black
bayou and sunk This time she will prove total loss
Consignees of Merchandise pet Steamboats,.
Frs9g of 1HaaseIJ-Boren & Long, Tj.lcr pkgs; A j
Waters, Minden, pkg; Y LeGrand, Aeachi q pigs;
Stewart, Gilmer, pkgsj X " Lotghery, Marshall,
10 pkgs; Frank Yetzn, do, 40 da p Gregg &co do,
pkg; Ii Maplcy, Jefferson, q. doi Clarence Key,
Shreveport ii do; G. M, d., 10 do; Marlborough Lof
tin, Tyler, Il do; NJ Audds, Marshall DO
P3elps d Co.--A Campbell, Caido parish, % psgs
WiIlett Babcock Paris, Texas, pig; W Bruce
Marshall pkg; 0Neill&c fmlce'si plantation, l6z
pkgs; } NJ Sandidge, Old river, Go DO; Campbell
esa6 2R orI R tE s PSg Fso" hqg;o
Pearson Marshall, G7 do; w w } StGrinuan; Tyler,
do; Steele Furrh Elysiun Fields, TtXas, l3; Wright
Eco Nacogdochcs Texas, Il do; Norris Haggar, I i
dept pkg steamer Moie Fellows, riyar 20 pkgs; u
Sandidge Old river, DO aHF