The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-10-24
river INTELLIGENCE.


r IKE pas week tae weather has tsea rather
z-5s--T.-e.ear, cloudy and vel etormir prsaomi-
s- Or sunaay had pretty 6aasy STORM Of
Sind AID rain. With that exception, ttb2 asatLsi has
...a favorable 1gr tHs gathering q tgttol which He
Fss-a b opening faster .haa i car 54 rlckH1
H ra9ar opposite This poiat, z5acG 7ur 2ast REPORT
i. Ieuslsd about foot, und Hast nght i Zee.
aboye Tie lowest water mark Of last season
Reliable Information from above the raft repor} the
low and falling The billiard the only Scat above
ss raft. was lying disabled at Chcaneny ctoff, and
obts were expressed about her being Athletic gel out
tf-e another rise The lakes and the expresses are
,rand falling though there is still plenty Of wat to
!, ell the necessary business The pilotl complain
ome of the scarcity of water on some Of tie bara be-
eep this place and Alexandria, but as the boats are
making good time with full cargoes we presume lhers
i still plenty Of water
FOR The past week business the levee BIS been oil
Nat could BE- ask for The following Il our memoranda
u the movement Of the boats:
VEryrgDAr October 1.-THE Jctferson packet
Gossamer Capt Ben. Bcnham came in to-day from
ohoye with rather light trip.
The fine side-wheel packet Mttic Stephens, captain
Maurice Langhorn, came in from the city day 1T an
early hour, with very fair trip. she only So
3lys out and did heavy way business. " arg IN
5ebed to Capt. Langhoru for file of late pHpersi
me line packet Homeyer Capt. Dick Sinnott the
Saturday evening packeT, up to time to-day from
The city, with frstrate trip Of both Passengers and
s-sight We are under obligations TO Alr C4Imes the
claTk for file Of late N lew Orleans papers
THoRsDAY, October l8.--The line packet Caldo Cant
Thornton jacobs got of at hedue time today for
he Crescent city with about one of the best Gown rips
Of the season.
The fine side-Wbeeler Mite Stephens Capt. lang
horn was of for the empire city Of the south t-dav
With paying down trip.
The New Orleans and Jefferson packet Lotus cabtain
Nat Pickett, arrived from Jefferson to-day with rher
a slim trip
FRIDAY October lathe New Orleans and Jefferson
parket Alex Speer Cant John White ram,t n from
Jefferson to-day with 20 bales Of cotton and 80 cabin
passengers
SATURDAY, October 2O.-The Jefferson packet Lotus
After taking a full load Of stock left fog the CITY
She had fair down trip.
The Jefferson packet Alex. Speer got off for the city
ii an early hour to-day with considerable addition 10
Der freight list:
The line packet However, Capt. Dick Sinnot left our
landing to day at the advertised hour with 273 baes of
cotton and fine list of passengers.
The elegant line packet Lady Grace, Capt Sam liam
90nd, came IN to-day rather ahead Of time with crst
rate trip Of both passengers and freight We age in
debted TO Capt Hammond for full file Of a.e p&pers
oysters and spiritual comforts What lady that Grace
-, rather with what grace Capt. Sam handles his
LADY
SUNDAY, October 2l-Early this morning the fine
New Orleans packet Irene Capt Harvey Heth, Darby,
clerk dropped in on us with an excelsior trip "A Hours
behind the time she made on her last trip, Thi3
owing to her heavy way business. We indebted to
Capt Heth for full file OF late northern and western
papers, and to Darby the clerk for file Of Ner Orleans
papers, red hsh, liberal draft on the Frepchmans
bank and much good advice. The Irene and her Off
GERS all the travelling community can ask for.
The light draught Jefferson packet Gossamer, Capt
Ben Bonham, cut loose to-day and put ont fer the Cy
pregs city like a scared dog, with irst-Iate lip The
Gossamer hereafter will make regulartrips between
a 5.3 r. o.,., - ,,.,l
The Independence has been thoroughly repaired and is