The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-03-28
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THE SoUTH-WEsrERv,
Shreveport, March 2s /,

/ Shreveport, March IS 1886.
For the past week the weather has been favorable to
the transaction of business at the landing. and, al,
though The arrivals have not been so numerous as usual
business has been brisk.
Siceour last report the river has risen about Ave
feet opposite this city, and about seventeen feet
above the lowest water mark of the season The lar.
gest class of boats find no trouble in going out with
full loads. AT last accounts, upper Red river was
reported falling low down as the head of the raft,
The risb in that region very heavy, OVERLOOKING
many Of the plantations from the cutoff, down
/ With jefferson our business has been rather light
most Of the cotton being out. The following are tho
arrivals Lizzie Hamilton q trps) T. D. Hine, Rich
mond, Alex Speer, and Homeyer. The Lizzie Hamil-
ton makes evcry-other-d day trips.
Little nothing has been doing in the direction Of
Old river, the Caddo being the only arrival
Every eye is now turned towards the region above
the raft sud all reliable information eagerly sought for
Most of the feet Fifteen boats which left here ten DAYS
ago will be able to reach the 'head of the hollow"if
they fee disposed, but with what success remains to
be seem Most Of them have no up-freights and will
to depend entirely upon their down trips Tho
arrivals thus far give tolerably good accounts The
Pioneeri Era arrived last Thursday from Pecan pont
with SOC bales Of cotton. She had to double trip it,
/ the last iof her cargo.
/ The LIKE arrived on Sunday from Cooks landing
with 554 bales. She leaves for above the raft this
| ing
/ The Anna L. arrived on Sunday from Fulton with
about l50 bales She leaves again for the same place
this morning.
On Monday the Carrie Pool arrived from Big Eddy
Bend with $50 bales She reports the river falling fast
above White Oak shoals with three feet the sboas.
She leaves to-day for all points above the raft.
The Gotile arrived yesterday from Glass landing,
three miles below White Oak shoals with 764 bales Of
cotton. Reports the river falling all the way down.
| The Matte Cook made her appearance yesterday
our landing, from expedition to the White Oak
/ shoals, with about 20 bales of cotton.
Most gf thp oh hos ~.
route to the adjudication department" supposed
to be somewhere in the region of the north pole Alas
for that cotton
On last Saturday the steamer Beulah returned from
unsuccessful search after government cotton in lake
Bisteneau. The people that way had got ink
ling that cotton to be sezed-henoe tho
result Of the expedition.
We learn that the steamers Sunny South and Frole
got fine trips.
Our business with the city has been carried on princi-
pally through the largest class of packets and although
the arrivals have been few, business has been brisk.
The Starlight arrived on Sunday with of the bOst
On Mdnday night the National arrived with another
heavy trip.
last evening bringing New Orleans papers of the 24th
the quickest trip of the season. She had fine trip
From this out, the telegraph might well give up tho
horns We are indebted to her officers for late
papers. Three cheers for the Alabama!
The following is list of the arrivals for the woek
past: Richmond, Homeyer, Saratoga, Caddo Starlight
Upreghts are landed here at rs cents to 81 per Dbl
! when shipped at Customary rates" 1t has been
brought up per contract, at lower fgures-say so
IS cents per Dbl The regular price for cotton 81 so
per bale though large shipments have been made at
less fgufessay ST. to $500. Passage $50 to 800
the lattef the regular price. Cattle be shipped
| $40 per head
! The following the departures for the city since
our last report: Homeyer 507 bales; Saratoga, 1875;
DoubIoop, 635; and 7. D. Hine 625-total 1853 bales
! We regret to learn that the steamer Duukerson OF
her trip above the raft struck log, in SCOTS shoals
and sunk in ten feet water. She had small amount of
! freight, which viii prove total loss. The place where
she lies goes perfectly dry in the season, and
she will probably be raised. She partly owned in
this city
RoBBERY.-The safe of the steamer Caddo was rob
bed of some fifteen hundred dollars in currency and
bag of g5ld last Friday, by adrot thief The
gold afterwards recovered, but the greenbacks
no longer the property of the Caddo The thief first
stole thekey of the safe from the clerk who asleep
in the ladies' cabin and at his leisure quietly examined
the safe and gobbled up what he wanted The second
clerk was asleep at the time in the office.
! For ABoyE THE RAFT-The fine steamer Dixie Cant.
II. Lewis viii leave this morning at II o'clock for all
points above the raft giving clear bills of adng The
Dixie is saunch boat of very light draft and will be
sure to go through For further particulars enquire
board, or to J, Z. Jewell Co.. No. Is on the evee
For NEW 0RLEANs,-The fine steamer National Capt.
John SMOKER, leaves for the city this evening. She
one of OUR best boats and is well manned.
We under many obligations to the officers of the
following steamers for late favors: Texas Homeyer.
/ Saratoga Caddo, Starlight and National.
! J. T.. Jewell 6 Co., steamboat agents at this place
have frequently placed under obligations for river
intelligence, for which they have thanks We are
pleased tp see that they prospecting in this new
undertaking. They worthy of patronage, and the
river men are seeing that they get it.