The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-09-12
River Intelligenco.
OFFICE OF TIE SoUTH-W EsTERN,
Shreveport. SeDtCmbcr II. /

Since our last issue the rainy weather has nut in q
f,1 ,,oel without any discount For seven DAYS ana
~, "'cN "i'io" 'D' 70! -
nights it has regned" and at the present writing we
see no prospect of the dehronement of our uuwccome
monarch
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Ine INK on the paper giving an account OF " IAN q
foot in the river opposite this point last week
hardly dry before it commenced rising gain and M to
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last night had risen nearly four ieet ana was at th&t
time st rising From information IN our possession,
we are led believe that most of this rise ont of tie
C,,rb,r Tho ,rotcr - ,,orroctI- c,aar f.I, !, ,,
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any 'he character OIL 'he water from that stream ana
travellers who have crossed lately report it out OF IFS
banks The Expresses are also reported bank full and
rising We have not heard of any rise in upper Rcd
! river above Fulton Ark but if The late rains have
been general we may expect to hear of a big one
There is plenty of water now in the channel to Aexaa-
dria for boats drawing six feet The better class Gf
boats iG ca0 reach er5on w5 all eo9e ''sS
Business on the landing for the past week was not
perfam@d The ma VIZ knee dae ~ ana s oI w.
that We saw persons with more enterprise than ca1s-
ton in undertaking to reach steamboat have TO sGt
down to rest while others actually laid down RIGHT in
the mud 1t occurred to Ms that ncona who ,yo3d do
that must be 'powerfulv" exhausted
The following is a memoranda of the movements Of
the boats
WEDNESDAY SeBtember 5-The Iiobt draugft r,ac9,tJ
Fanny Gilbert Capt Noah Scorl which has BEEN
laid up for some time past pulled up stakes last night
and nut out for the citv fyng LIGHT She will be thor
oughlv repaired while in the city
The Red river packet sonora arrived today from tile
CITY with first rate freight and cabin tuI If mas
sengers
The elegant packet Caddo, Capt Jacobs got of for
the city to-day with 90 bales of cotton and a cabin fill
Of people, and company or two of negro soldiers
She had a paving trip MI round
TuuEsnAY. September G. The line packet Homeyer
Capt Dick Sinnott arrived from the city to-day withIa
:" bully trip. We are indebted to Mr. Gaines ber
clerk for files of late papers
The Jefferson packet Mollie Fellowes. Cant. ToTIn
Lewis got off for the BAYOU city today with fr,t
rate trip reshipped from the lower boats
FRIptY, Septenber The New Orleans and IL frer
son packet Alex Speer. Capt John White, dropped In
on us last NIGHT from the Crescent civ Win ,Gd
rip She laid at our wharf until about noon nufIig
out freight and then proceeded 10 Jefferson
The little steamer Anna. Cant. ] \. Jewell & Cd
raised steam today and mt Ont head down sfrcaI
iyin0 lrht The con7nanv mart If +,a ia,a rono1ts
her IIrinrr cone after load Of wood four Ir,a stc
and a cidB,
SArrph,y Sen+cpbor 8-Tba line norI-at ITor,av,r
rot off for the city TO-DAY with \ liobt frrialt bn
good passenger list
The Jefferson racket ToIIie Follows came in Ia div
from Jefferson ayiur Iigt Her officers rcoort tIa
BAYOU again on the rise with pentv of water for the
larger Class Of boats. Passengers flo n Red riTer
county report the sulphur out Of its banks.
Sr->n,z- Seotonhsr4 Tho Nov 0rfo.,,, ,,,l r,a.r