The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-07-31
River Intelligence.
0FTscE OF The SOUTH WESTERN
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h1Aef Ant2ilgelce.
@ 0rtsscE OF THE SOUTH WEsrERs
s, Shreveport, July 81, 1857
The weather for the past week has been hot and sui
try with an occasional shower. We have had one ~
two cool nights, but the maa they have been close
and hot
The river opposite this point after FILLING about
foot since last issue. stand on Friday and
commenced Using Saturday, since which tine it has
risen about one foot and was last night a stand with
t about sixteen feet above low water mark Tie rise
was from of the tributaries upper Red river It
rose in all eith feet at the head of Long Prairie This
rise will hardly check the fall hundred miles be-
low this place. Our first class packets dropping
Tout Of the trade and their places supplied by lighter
es Generally speaking. bnsness with es=
steamboatnen his been dull Some of them have Sc
cured good trips by lying in port four five DAYS
but those running on schedule time have hnd light
trips.
Annexed will be found the movements Of the boass
. or the past week:
f WrDS asDaY july 24--Late in the dark last night
the 5th military district headquarters and Dallas street
packet Frolie Capt George Alban, came seaniti in
10 port with rather light freight, but three heavy
coarse whistles which woke everybody up and set the
chickens to growing After discharging her Shrere-
port freight the captain took look ut her water mark
and gave it as his opinion that she was drawing too
much to reach the camp on paas stree. q. he Present
on The Gossaner and put his shngie up for headquar
ters to leave as soon as he gota paying TIP we are
indebted to friend Nimmo for s of Camp street
papers Say Ward, there is not quite W feet Ia that
hole, Ell :
The leet sternwheel packet Irene Capt. VIM Under.
wood Ferd Cellos clerk arrived to day from district
headquarters with far summer trip Owing to the
low stage ofwater between this point and jefferson she
shipped her Dallas street camp freight the little
Gossaner. We are indebted to the clerk for full file
of papers printed at district headquarters. We
pleased to notice that our old friend Ferd Ceos
the Irene Ferd. is of the old time Red river
clerks, and this his first appearance on our waters
Can't. John Whites Live Oak came in to-day from
Dallas street withs0 head of cutie, 100 bales OF cot
ton, aud few natives He put mp hs shinge TO leave
for headquarters the next day. The hide man came
down ON the Live Oak consigned to the guard house,
but through the ntercession of his many friends
ceeded in getting released Gharge-drnking Cypress
bayou dry
The Old river packet Independence came IN to-day
from Carolina Bluff flying light. If that kind Of freight
pays anything. the Fourth OF July packet must be do
4 ing land office business
The sternwheel packet Cuba Capt. Billy Boardman,
came in to-day from Dallas street camp with hardly
anything in sight. She to the stock landing on
/ Cross bayou, and after taking on board 40 head of
Texas bulls, lett for district Headquarters.
/ THURSDAY, July 25 The steamer Caroline. Capt. W.
D. Bateman, which has been lying the bottom Of Sos
da Lake for the last six months, made her appearance
at our landing yesterday on her way to the CITY Tor re-
pairs. Capt Batenan deserves credit for The energy
he has displayed in raising his boat She will be ready
in few days to take her place again u the Red river
trade.
Tie steamer Dixie, James the sailor master, got of
]
Scots slough Capt. Pheipsis confident that he
raise the Mole, when he viii be The master of two
ships.
The Live Oak Capt. John White Gilham clerk, af
ter taking board 100 bales of cotton and Is head Of
cattle, left tor the city with first rate summer trip
Capt. John IS better to be born lucky than rch
FRIpAY, July 26-The Shreveport and Dailas street
packet Gossaer, Jo Green, muster get off to-day with
first rate freight list and her CABIN null of people 1t
was very good hstime trip for the kouns family.
She amply supplied with Peruvian Bark B!tters,
which is sure guarantee that she viii make the Voy
age with safety and CELEBRITY.
SATURDAY, July 27.-The feet sternwheel packet e.
nora Capt. Bob Watson, Ed Groves clerk, arrised
early this morning from 9th district headquarters,
three and half days cut with fair trip part which
was Boston ice. Her officers report the IN the
Campte settlement getting verf low We are indebted
TO Mr. Groves for file Of late papers published at Gen.
The New Olleans and Red river packet Starlight;
Capt Chas Hayes, Cal Hayes, clerk. arrived to day
from 9Th district headquarters with full freight and
good list Of passengers. We are indebted to Cal
Hayes for file Of late papers.
The feet sternWheel packet irene. Capt Underwood
got off tor the city to-day without uny freight but her
cabin full OF passengers.
SUNDAY July 2a.-The district headaua ter and DaT-
las packet T. b. liine Capt JOHN Roots touched
at this port time last night and after putting off
two dray loads of freight, and taking board that d.
lapdated looking individual, the hide man. put for
the frontier dgglns Cypress bayou, for which poiu
she had much freight as she could wag under. She
had cabin full of hungry looking natives. wins ali
the provisions up the fourteenth day from tile big
camp. Capt John purchased present for the JIM
peeute key OF lager beer aud some Swtzer cheese,
but the hiae mans oactores scented the delicaeies
and before the Hine left the landing lie had gebbled
them all up and slowed them assay III his capaciuus
NAV.
just about dark to night the Kauns' line packet Cos.
samer, Capt DO GFeen, III from the forks of Cy-
press bayou with Is bales OF wool ard few bales Of
hides. She did not have any pfopie. We inaeb ed
70 Capt Jo for late jefferson pafers. We very
near forgetting to mention that the Gossamer brought
n two white rings around her ehimneys and two long
whistles, the sole property of the kouns' family.
Late in the night the stock anuIag packet Froc,
=Capt. GEORGE ALBUM, OFT ianaiUg
jefferson City, Gen Mower commanding with 400 lex
IS bulls Sue had no other freight OF consequence
MONDAY July za.-The Old river packet indepen-
dence Capt jacobs, got of to day for Carolina Bluff,
freight.
Late in the night the feet stsrnvheel packet Elnora
Capt Bob Watson left for district headquarters with
one doz of cottou 21e head of Texas bulls aud lew
people II was very tair 9 fly time trip.
TUESDAY, July 3p.--The Starlight, Capt Hss es. got
off for the city to-day with $40 head Of cattle, few
bales OF cotton, and q fair list ofpasseugers.
RITES OF FREIeHT.-Up freight 79c 01S1 per Dbl;
cotton s. per bale Cattle SIS per head. Passage $50
we regret to learn that the regular weekly packet
Bart Able, Capt. v. c. Harrison. has laid up for the
present. owing to the paucty Of business in he Red
River trade.
IMPORTANT TO sTsAaBoATMEs.-Tle postmaster at
New Orleans has issued the following important no.
tice to seamhoatmen:
Whereas, information has reached the department
that resse constantly bringing Is and carryaront
OF this port letters outside the mails not lncosea in
stamped envelopes after having been repeatedly
ned that such was contrary to law and SUBJECT to
heavy penalties Now therefore, this is notify those
mat may concern. that from aud after the DAY of
August next, special detectives viii vst every boat or
vessel arriving and departing from this port any
sach letters be found said boat vessel will be prose
cuted according to law.
Only letters relating solely TO the cargo or articles
at the same time Conveyed Us freight may be lawfully
not SO Intlosea."
sssssssssSse METH LODGE No 81, L. o. 0. F.
=tassssssS Meets every Wednesday evening az seven
sszsfRg$S O'clock at their Hall on Texas street
Brothers in good standing are invited attend.
II. f. BEGkMAN, g.
Mn y. hA0ENAs, 2ee rotary. ia23 u
~ SHREVEPORT CHAPTER No. 10 r. A. NJ
S1 Meet the second and fourth Saturday, ut O'Clock
g ?. NJ, in each month.
By order: J. W HOMES N r. II p
cHAs. IL. SPILKER, Secretary ie2o
GApBo LODGE No. l7s, F. aud u M-Mests
r. u first and third Saturdays, ats o'clock NJ