The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-05-30
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF TIKI SoUTa WEsTTRS,
Shreveport, Nav 10,

sd % inchCs leaving II feet gec% the highest water
marx of the season. Our latest adyices fromabove the
IN per steamer Ioie Fellows wereIto the effect that
tho river was within its banks as low down al the head
r Long prairie. On the night Of tfe 22d $he laid at
rDesDort where the river rose inches. Tie citizens
fl not anticipate much Of a rise. The bayou at JEFF
larson and the lakes are reported fslHfsg fast
Since the above was put in type the steamer George
hasarrived from Jonesboro, which aae she left on the
ogd Her officers report rise df feet ct taat point
and still rising when she left. The sa.he night she laid
at Rowland, where the river rose feet From The
lights before u.s. Of th4 opinion that this rise
viii have little effect tie river at this point
The fall has got too much the start
The water the rear of the plantations in this neigh
bgrhood is roceding fast and the planters haze ceuer,
aly gone to work repairing fen3as 4ud putting il new
crops
Business on the landing hiss n3t been oyefy brisk
as will be seen from the
ARRIVALS AND DEPAsTCnFs.-T'lc tri-weeksy JeIer-
son packet Lizzie Hamilton came III oh Tues!ay night
from tie cypress city with IS bales Of cotton 3o00 hides
and a cabin full of passengers She returned the next
day with her guards ia tile wutS- aud cabin full Of
passengers.
The New Orleans and Shreveport line patkct Ala
ba1na captain w. r. Boardman, qrriyel On Wednesday
from the city with first rate tip If passengers and
freight portion Of her freight consisted fl railroad
iron, chains spikes, DC.
From the officers Of the Alabama we learn that the
steamer Saratoga had located herself On manhattan
about 70 ty miles below here, nj the convenient dis
lance Of only two hundred yards from the river bank
Whether she has located Prominently, for the pur-
pose OF making crop, the reports are TOO Indefinite
fgT TO determine Besides the Tcpo~t that she had
taken tree is altogether uuouuded for She was siu,p-
" leaning against for support The steamer Una
left the day for the purpose Of ASSISTING tile Sara
toga. Captain Bob Watson, wh3 came up after the
Una, thought that by tightening the Saratoga sne could
The steamer Richmond got Off for tie city Oh Thurs
dav with very slim trip.
The New Orleans and jefferson packet Starlight
captain Hayes touched at this point Thursday with
of the best trips of the season. WE are Indebted
to her clerk for late papers The Starlight left for JEFF
The Lizzie Hamilton came in from Jefferson Thurs
day night with IL bales of cotton a lot Of hides and
few passengers. She returned tae next morning with
The New Orleans packet Alabama left for the city
on Friday with very slim trip.
The steamer L. billiard came in on Sunday morning
from Of the overfowed plantations below this point
with q cargo Of corn in the shuck.
The Jefferson packet Lizzie Hamilton arrived on Sun
day from Jefferson with IS bales Of bags Of
cotton seed, lot Of hides and cabin full of passen-
gers. She returned the next day with good trip.
The New Orleans and Jefferson packet Starlight on
her way down staid All sunday nirht al this Mace
She had board 1870 bales OF cotton, 243 head Of
tie and full list Of passengers.
The L. billiard left on Thursday for the overlowed
plantations below this place.
The New Orleans and jefferson packet T. D. Hne
1oGe1ea at 5hS pace on SUNDAY ni&t On her way to
gers T5 ana trengRt. u..,4 nm, m,
T,arbv ,rtaEsfar arric5 ~ WoT5eT f.a, Pr, n
a. IGi.b 40 boIas Of cotfor Tba Fali<rrs Iafr ~
land On the DIST aud anesDort OH the 23d on be BAR
below Rowland there was scant feet Of water The
IA frbf sI,e MA A. Ian III rr sa t,cia
Sbe nast Fulton on The D5tb at yg5ic roinf IL f
falling fast. Her officers report tbs river within
tbo ,Iantars ranororir brsI- eroolrsa IL ~
new CROPS. some Of tie panters, however. are IRE
bo9k bicb vsra more stto a a. ovr boTn
known The MoIe will leave AGAIN in a few DAYS for
al points above the raft.
The upper Red river packet George arrived rester
4ay evening from Joncsboro with 40 b,les of cotton
and LARGE lot of hides The Georoe Iaft Jonasboro
IN wednesday the BAD IN Ia which t5n,a H. riTa bad
Tiscn feet She laid Of Rowland the same MONT ana
when she left the next morning the river had risen
feet From this poirt out she outran the rise and
raft that brought by the officers of the steamer Mol
He Fellows The rise spoken Of above viii hardly effect
t1a river at This noint
be Shreveport and New Orleans Da,at Inc steamer
Louis Dor captain Chenv Johnson dror ed in on us
on Monday with bully trip. She Had hardly time to
discharge her freight and get off for the cifv at her
sual hour Yesterday we IRE indebted ID Ter officers
for a file of late papers
The MoHe Fellows took the Louis D'Ors Caroline
bluff freight and put out Yesterday morning. She will
probably be ID port again to-day ready for trip above
She raft
The following thc departures for Tie city since
astrePort with the amonnt of their cagocs Star
light $40 bales; Alabama, 81, and Louis Dor 500
total 9}3 bales
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ConSignees Of Merchandise per Steamboats,
Ctqcs1, n P77uR-J WHlbanks III bkcs mdse
David NcPhaH. Marshall Texas do, W ri D Ward do
1 do, ] # Van Hook do do ) f Wihcrspoon do do
] NJ Craig do do Lancaster & Lewis do Il do L
schwartz do do; Perry Kahn Jonesvitle, Texas,
do; Waskom Wiley, PoweIton, Texas l6 do; r "
oliver &co, Henderson Texas do II NJ Cushnan do
2$3 do; John DowtY, Caddo parish, 90 do, Simn-
son do b do; ] f Spevin. New Orleans do; Kouus &
CO. Shreveport / 90, c Duucomb do do; r Il VIII
Il Gzsi & Boissequ.-J R NcCliutick, Texas, Il pkgs
nlso; Est NJ Dickson La, do J Gilbert do 81 do, &
Fuqua do ! do, 7 Gilmer do Il do II Curtis Texas
do, I A Waters do 10 do; Mrs Powell, la, ~ do
John Walters do do, j FlournOy DO - DO Miss j.
FIournoy do do G Fiournog do 8 do, John Tompkins
DO do, r Griswold de do; John Haywood do do
Graves do "a do, Mrs Anna Dickinson dc II do, Q
Richardson do / DO D Elder do 230 do BloUnt do
do, Rev Tucker do Dc, j NJ Mutt do do, p Eat
man do 22l do , r Z do 732 do, G w LaneY do II do
Gruning Hawkins do do, EIam do do, + ,
Holngsworth DO do, ) 7 Dubois do do, holland
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