The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-02-14
River Intelligelne.
OFFICE or THE Sou1u-WEs TERN,
ShreyeuOrt. FpE Ia i

,.atber which has made it anything Bud pleasant 70
bosc who had business at the landing Our evee is n
cb out of repair that in wet weather, III Is next n
an impossbility for pedestrians to navigate without
oinr kuee-deep in mud The boats find IL impossible
= receive and discharge their cdegoes during these wet
snalls with anything like dispatch. AS these boats
frc 10 pay pretty dear for the privilege of LANDING Al
opr mud wharf, it is nothing more than right that a
art ofzhs money should be expended in Keeping the
landing in something like decent order As it is now
Il is disgrace 70 city and libel on dur citizens
Tbe Grand jury would be perfectly iasiabEe in finding
n true bill against it as public nuisance The board
II trustees Should look to this matter.
In spite of the inclemency of the weather and the
aud and slop under foot, business has bebn brisk On
te cvee the arrivals and departures having exceeded
those of any previous week.
The river opposite this place has rcceded Xix or eight
ncbes since our last report and is now sca eight feet
above the lowest water mark Of the season. The last
boats up report four feet the bars between this place
and the falls The shoalest place ia on Fleninc bar
where there is scant four feet TfC river Is reported
falling at all points above here
We notice something like disposition ouhe part Of
the boats to adopt regular prices OH uD-freghts We
have not heard Of any being Landed here within the
hast few days for less than one dollar and one dollar
and half per barrel and through I'd Jefferson for less
than one aud half and two dollars Thk boats are
taking small lots Of dry freight from this point to JEFF
ferson for one dollar per barrel We have no change
to notice in the price Of passage. OF Hordly an effort
was made to put HP the freight on cotton often dollars
per bale, but it 90. 1t Is stl shipped at five
dollars though there is no telling how long it will re-
main at that
George and the Blanton. The George chime out of
upper Red river light and went to Jefferson and cot
her load The Banton came out from White Oak
shoals with NV bales Of cotton at $40 per pale to this
place
The following boats have arrived from Ie erson and
the lakes since our last issue GOssiunerJ 2S5 bales
Matte Cook 2I2; Pioneer, 49, Hamilton, l5l Cos
8umer, BAL; Gilbert, 500; Hoye, l76 billiard 233 ;
Powell, 222 Pioneer 256 and Richmond, b9j Total,
1898 bales We did not the manifest Of the George
and are unable TO give the amount Of her load but it
probably in the neIUhhOrbOoH of HaleS. The
Richmond brought out the largest loGd Of the season
The following are the arrivals from tic city Enter
prise, Live Oak, Cricket Texas, Dunkerlon, Cuba
CotiIe Countess, Una, and Maggie Hayes
The following boats have left for the city Bunker
son, 4377 Enterprise 658 Live OK, 245; billiard,
~; Richmond, 695; Cuba, 7S3 and Countess, 49I
bales. Total, 5C72 bales
Capt VIM Robson, of the steamer Flcta has given
up all hopes Of raising his boat Hh requests us to
state that he IS prepared to settle all claims against her
when they are presented. He wants everybody to
come forward quick, before the money gets cold.
The steamer Independence was sold at constable's
sale last Saturday she lay at Albany for one thou
sand dollars She was purchased by lessrs Thatcher
q Benson, of this place.
CADDo.-This fine low-water steamer bal been mr.
chased by our townsmen, Thornton JACOBS d. H. Pitts
and A. J. Cans, who will continue to run Her in this
trade The Caddo is one the best boats in The trade,
and, with Capt Jacobs the hurricane rOOfand Hen
~ Pitts i'll the Office she will become still greater
favorite with the community. We bespeak fbr them
liberal patronage, as they are worthy Of it,
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appearance at our landing last SATURDAY. fol- the first
time. Mr. Clapp Of this city has purchased onethird
interest IN her, and she will remain PERMANENTLY in the
trade.
Capt: J. ] ComPere has brought his ire packet
Frolic into our trade. She has been pyerhahed and
thoroughly repaired and looks wen Is she did when
new She win remain in the trade the balarce of the
season. Our old friend 7. ]. Reeder presdhs in the
Office, which IS sufficient guarantee that passengers
viii be taken Of
Our thanks are due the accommodating officers of
the steamers 1--we oak Enterprise Ie&as, ri T. Dun
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