The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-02-28
River fntelligenoe.
OFFICE OF THE Souru- WESTERN.

OFFICE OF THE SoUTH WESTERN.
Shreveport, Feb IS, 1865
During tho past week we have been favored with
chapgeable weaher--coid, wet aud dsGgreeable part
of the time and warm pleasant aud agreeable at other
times. Yesterday and the day before very pleas
ant, and vast amount of business was done on the
eyee. The levee, from end to the other was one
perfect Storehouse of treghts At this time, have
recollection OF having seen more freight on the
evee at time, than we saw last Monday The ievee
was lined with boats, receiving and dischargrg and
the scene reminded one Of the busy days of yore
Since our last report the river opposite this point has
risen some five or six inches which makes about
eight feet above the lowest water of the 1t is
still rising slowly. This rise evidently the result
of local rains Reports from above the raft are to the
effect that small rise is coming down The Expresses
reported full and rising and he lakes have already
felt little the effects of the late rains. We hardly
look for any material this time. There is about
four feet from this point to Grand Ecore, and
enough from there for the lar 1est class of boats
with ten feet on the falls. The Saratoga Doubloon
and that class OF boats, reach Grand Lcure without
much trouble.
During the past week the number of arrivals and
departures will compare faroraby with any week of
the season, upwards of twenty boats having paid us
visit All of the boats had good trips of up-freight
and had fair down trips while others had to 70
out comparatively light 1t is unfortunate for the boats
that so many of them should get here all in crowd or
otherwise they ght all be loaded without the loss Of
much time, and trouee. Take it ali in ALL the levee
has had lively week of it, though do not think
there much money in II for the boats. The usual
time for making trip from this place to the city, is
from five to eight days.
FREIGHTs.The rates of up,fcight are rai her unset
tied. Small lots are landed here at Sl9sl so y bb
while large lots have been laid down at 81 p Dbl ai
round Other large lots brought Use for dry and 81 Is
b bbl. for wet. Passage, $50. Cotton, s. q bale
Freight to Jefferson from the city about double of
whatit.is to Shreveport.
The4olowing is list of the arrivals from Jefferson
and the lakes: Gossamer, 227 Pioneer, 426; Powell
1885, Mollie Felowes, o.; and Alex. Speer, 4o8 bales
The steamers Hoyle, George, Hamilton and Beulah
furnished maniests to the collectors Office that we
could find The probability is that they are working
for the government may be the maness got stuck
in the permit Office.
The following is list of the arrivals from below: T
D. IIine Wn. Butler, Una, Anna E.. Caroline Lady
Grace, NJ. E Allen, Mary Helm, Enterprise Sunny
South, Maggie Ha es and Live Oak
The following boats have left for the city since our
last T. D. iine 81 bales; Vim. Butter 654; Matte
Cook 444 Cotile, 265; Texas, 53j; Alone Ig5 and
Mary Heinz 600 bales. Total 3204
We indebted to the officers Of the following
steamboats, for late papers: VIM. Butler, 4 d Hine
Caroline, Lady Grace, NJ. Z. Allen, Sunny South Mag
gle HAYES, Mary Heinz, Enterprise, and Live Oak.
The fast steamer Dupkerson her last trip out ran
into barge njuring herself some, and DANA ing her
cotton. The Times does not tell where this acct
dent took place, hut simply mentions the fact We
learn from another that the Dunkerson. on
rounding a certain point least two miles from
the barge but she fast that she smack into
the barge before the pilot her. We don't vouch
farth