The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-06-13
River IntelIgeace.
OFFICE OF TIE SorTH- W EsTEEE.
SllrpvauDyt Iunp III 1SH


For the past week the weather has been oppressyely
Hot, with occasional showers.
Since our last report the river opposite this point has
fallen 8 inches leaving it last night 61I feet beqw the
highest water mark Of the season. As we antci5ated
Tie rise in upper Red river spoken Of in last ISSUE
had no effect on the river at this point. We with
out any ARRIVALS om above the raft this week;
queuy are without any intelligence from that region
Ii Isl however safe to presume that the river is still
falling and that the plantations are clear Of water
The water id the lakes and the bayou at Jefferson il
falling fast The plantations in this immediate neigh,
borhood are clear Of The overflow, and nearly all Of
them have good stands Of cotton from The repanting
For the past week business the levee has been de-
cidedy dul as will be from the following account
Of tie movements Of the beats:
WEDNESDAY June 6.-The New Orleans ana shrcve-
port packet Saratoga captain j. DoWty, arrived from
The city this morning with fair trip Of bothpasseugerS
and freight We are indebted to Mr. Culberts0n, her
clerk for files Of late papers.
The regular jefferson and Shreveport packet Lizzie
Hamilton Roots MASTER arrived from Jefferson early
this morning with 10 bales Of cotton ZOO hides lot OF
assorted merchandise and good list Of passengers.
She left for Jefferson the same morning with hef guards
fiat in the water.
THuRsDAr, June THE New Orleans and Shreve
port packet line steamer Louis DOT captain Cheng
johnson, dropped n On rs from the CITY early last
evening with one of the largest trips Of tue season
We indebted to her officers for files OF late papers
The upper Red river packet Pioneer, OF the Era une
got off this morning for all points above the raft with
1Tfe inner RED river packet Mollic Fellows, Hugh
Derby master also left to-day for all points above the
zaft with equally as good trip.
The New Orleans and Shreveport packet Saratoga,
SC Dowty master, left for the city to-day with hight
"trip Of both passengers and freight
TIE steamer Cricket pulled up stakes to-day and left
lor tile city with nothing in sight.
FRIgAY, June S.-The tri-weeklT Jefferson packet
lizzie Hamilton captain Roots, arrived from the grow
ing city the lakes, some time last night with ~ dy
hides and cabin full of passengers She returned 10
The Ne57 Orleans and Shreveport line packet Louis
Dor left for the city ia day with very tar trip for the
SUNDAY. June I0.-The New Orleans ard Shreveport
racket line steamer National captain Dick Sinnott,
LIGHT trim We are indebted to Mr. John I Hall, the
clerk, for files Of New Orleans papers. .sp,-.ou
TUESDAY June l2.--The New Orleans and emerson
racket Starlight captain Hayes arrived last night,
bringing dates Of the 9Th The Starlight ran aground
in Cane river and was thereby detained x honf5 fhe
bad INA Iiobt freight for this point but good one
ar Jefferson for which place she left early in the day
We are indebted to her officers for tes Of lae papers
The Starlight her return trip, VIII pe I'D port again
an Friday when she win leave for the cry
The lie packet National captain Dick Sinnott, got
of for the city to-day with light passenger Trip Dat
fnc load Of bulls, which may warrant the remark Ila
The steamer Diiard left today for Carolina bluff
Te following boats were in port last night, waiting
for employment Caddo, Alex. Speer, Fanny ulIpeEb
Gossamer and Independence
mo steamer Louis DOE with 1870 bales Of cotton, ana
the National, with I75-total 3l4 baies.
The Jefferson packet Lizzie Hamilton will BE il Port
This morning ready to leave on her regular return RP
to the cit Of the expresses. -------------------
Cgnsirnees Of Merchandise per Steamboats,
Hash &c R1isseau.--A D Battle, Shreveport g pkgs
ndsc; II A Mann Marshall, Texas, ] do 9 Irapue,
Carthage, Texas, 10 do George Nllkns2a, steamer
Dixie ] do; II Burns La, u DO, a y -Aealllh 70
TO- n Pickens dc IS do; 0 Richardson, Old HyeT -
10; w Trabue, Texas, doi Geo WILKINSON, Ia. Il
do do do; ; " Vance 3 5qch laI' uo
5luif Id: G r Grswod, Old river, 1o) do; Vance \
Haynes Buck bah, 80 do; Sente &co, Caroline bun
andria ID. A i Butler la. 2 do; Nc y Nhtenlan,
Willow bend do; Cobb G Green, Marshall 2 do; } y
Worthy, Caroline bluff, dos Z I r, La, M do, y
son do ! do; FuHoye, dungeToTd ace, helehle, az;
III Bownaan Ia. IA do II Turner, Iez4s III doi
al. Il Flournoy Greenwood, l do; Vance Haynes,
Buck hall do Colonel N Watson, La, DO.
Siqeav d P5l4aa-Kouns AGO, steamboatm2n, p6gs
ludsc; II Van Hook Marshall, ~ 90, oenWa5z 4
Kaufman do do; B Miller Rusk, Texas, ~ 40 =
Ecith do . do J Long do do; J " johnson eo :
2d5 sheriff Caddo parish 90 do N Wagon, Marshall
As do; Still Collins Henderson, 80 do; Rosen6anm y
Myer Marshall, II do; Miller RusE do; sun, COZ
II ? Griffn L ca 9 Martin, Marshall | pkg; J
W Brooks Larissa, do Gregg eco Marshall
de-; Holt &bro. Garden Valley, Do y lIeaId 1+ar
shall, do Williams Barron Eusk, IL 90 ~
Nichols, Marshall, do.
Phelps &c CO StarF}lle, Texas, lkeSi = i-a' II
do; steamer Alabama river, do; l. 9 Delis,e GEO.
Texas, AZ do Wm Hughes DO do Ii P li.,sl
La, 100 do; J r Duke, Texas, II do, Il Hastings dQ
DO Mrs N Parks do do, E Dupree Do DE- Noisht
goo do 4 do, w II Bristow do do, " v Up 0Tnnan
do " do; S Ledyard La, do; Geo Satter, Texas,
dos Jones, Ia, do, 3 Swearingen do ! ~, !.
r Murphy do do, Southwe tern Telegraph COMPANY
do 9 do; Underwood Webster, Texas Il no. = d =
Barthold do do John Burke do do, NJ 4 3roo&s ae
r. do.
Elstay. E7asuort1yG CT kaufman, Teeas; Pkg.
machinery; Mrs Waddeil Ark Dc q, mdsei A2 ~
Goodman Texas Is do machinery; " hobeFtS 40 y =
do; Brooks & Mcdonald, New Orleans 81 in III
II cayis, Ark do, ] Ferril do DO g9ia' " Y :
Hamilton do s do mdse; J Chancellor, IeNas'3 az
LeTisou POI 3l do; W A Backs, ArS., III 81; !,
II Mcdonald Texas IS do; W y Adger, La, Q 10
Irs Mary Walker, Ark, side saddle
Arrivals and Departures Of IalIs.
Texas Ds1agts MONDAYS Wednesdays a1d Satur
DAYS, at 6 A. A.; mails closed the nights pFefjoas
-4rriee Tuesdays, Thursdays ana SATURDAY
at P. NJ, ,..l-
lfoyaoE-Dsoarts, Mondays, Wednesdays ara Fridays
atGAM Closed the nights previous afftee3
Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays ~. u
NAsmverog ARK.-Dspafts, Mondays Ihufsdays iln'
Saturdays at 4 < II 41g7gss, Tuesdays, Fri