The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-11-06
River Intelligence
OFFICE or THE SoUTH- " E3rr,
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OFFICE OF THE SoUTH- " ESrrpr
Shreveport, November a IL.
During the pust week we have had two rains
irosts, the days being generally cool and pIas
Some of our citizens report having seen ice
morning.
Since our last report the river oppogits tb;
has continued to recede, and last night owor.
at any other time this season. There are scant "1
feet on the bars between this point and the mans
the river. There many bad bars that il 10
less to partcularise. They commence at the mont ~
the river with mud, which is difficult to ret ora
/ any of them and can be found at intervals =. -,
point. We understand the Iron Cit V, from ST -.
had III an ced to reach Grand Ecore, where at Iot
counts, she lying. The Flicker managed n pa,
point on Cypress bayou. just below the pact
with her whole freight. She must have been TOW -
twelve days making the trip. All the boats bound -
1each port with only the freight they can carry
the water, leaving portions by the wayside We sy,
ges to General Mower that he issue order renny;
the bars III Red river impediments to rpeon
struction and navigation. Issue the order Genera,
and call upon your subs to see it carried out as =
would add much to the comedy of 1" High Life in :,
| Kitchen" which you now playing. Owing to Tia
scarcity of boats but little has been done on the isv
though the past week much brisk one fba
its predecessor The following are our memoranda f
! the week:
WEDNESDAY. October 30-The large and era,,..
stern wheel steamer Caddo, Captain Barnes. came !;
to- day from Headquarters of the Fifth Military D
rie sixteen days out, with all the freight she could
carry the water and the sandburs. Owing In ~
low water she concluded to lie up at this point rnIi
| the water rises In the channel.
| THuRspaY October 3l.-The Kouns family H.
packet Pioneer Era came in to-day from District Head
quarters sixteen days out from the camp with sill tb
freight she could carry on the present stage of water
We indebted to her officers for file of Camp street
papers of rather ancient date.
| fRIpAY, November 1.-The Lotus No 2 Cantafr
! Dannals came in to-day from District Headquart@%
with all the freight the water permitted her 10 CARY
She made the time quicker than the other packets We
The new steamer Jmplecute, Captain 10 Green, g9t
off to day for Alexandria, with full load Of Cattle and
a number of passengers.
SATURDAY, November 2-The kouns family line DaeEat
Pioneer Era got off to-day for District Head IA tn
with few bales of cotton and fair list passe,er,
| The feet stern wheel steamer Lotus No 2 Cgrtsi
Dannas, got off to-day for camp New Orleans Grin
light.
| SUNDAY November 3.-The Kouns-T4ine packet f4o,.
samer, Captain McChesney, in from Alexandra
to-day, with full freight and good list of PASSENGERS
reshipped from the steamer Eleanor She brought ANAL
of the 26th-our latest date We are indebted to Can
! McChesney for late papers
/ MONDAY, November 4.-The kouns Line naekat
Gossamer, Captain MeChesney. got off to-day for a.
eXandria with few bales of cotton and good list of
passengers. The Gossamer, being the ghtest boat IN
the trade will go through schedule time She will
be back again in the course OF ten days.
TUESDAY, November 5.-The Flckerarriyed late this
evening, from Cypress bayou, flying light.
FRe1GHr--The last boat up charged s. for drr and
81 per barrel for wet. Passage $40. Cotton SIS per
bale.
For New ORLEANs.-The hght-draught side.whep
packet Dixie, Captain Jim Phelps, will get off today
for District Headquarters, at 10 o'clock. During The
last two months the Dixie has been oYerhauled and
thoroughly repaired, and newly fitted mp She one
of the lishest draught and best passenger packets
now running in the trade She stands in all the
Insurance companies, and the Captain carries the "a.
pers to show for it.
i THE STEAMER JIMPLECUTE SuNK.-We regret to learn
that this and light draught packet Captain JO
Green met her death on her first trip She left this
port last Friday morning for Alexandria, with load
of cattle. About two o'clock in the evening she struck
snag in Lattcrs Knk, and Immediately sunk The
boat will prove total loss One white and four
or FIVE negroes were drowned Most of the cattle
reached the shore in safety. The officers and crew
behaved nobly and used every effort to the boat
and the lives of the passengers.
We learn that the Lotus No. ?, Captain Dannals
struck snag in the neighborhood of where the jim
plecute sunk and knocked hole in her hull NJ
damage to the freight
Died:
In TINS clty, on the "a lDS OF yellow fever FRANK
SARTINI
In this city, on the I'd inst, ROBERT II. BLAKE
MORE aged 81 years.
In this city, the Sd inst, of yellow fever, JOHN
D. THOMPSON.
In this city the Sd inst, CT yellow fever, HERMAN
LACHMANN aged 80 years.
In this city, the Cd inst. of yellow fever JOHN
G. CARTER, aged II years, son of Major J. c. Carter
of GAINESVILLE, Texas.
n this city, on the Sd inst Of yellow fever J.
ANDERSON.
In this city, on the Sd inst, Mrs EMMA MANHEI-
NER aged q years, native of France wife of Morris
Manhemer..
s:Y St. Louis papers please copy.
In this city, the 4th instant, of yellow fever ].
WILLIAM DAVIS, aged SO years.
In New Orleans. on Friday morning Ocoberla al
quarter past o'clock, JOHN JOSEPH Sidney in.
FAINT son of P. Felix Coiro and Elizabeth Calender
Topper.
Another Cherub has winged his way to Heaven.
SEED RYE AND BARLEY.
usT RECElFED. per steamer Lotus No. .
- SO sacks seed RYE.
81 sacks seed BARLEY. For sale BY
]. c. ELSTNER,
ne tt No Levee
JUST RECEIVED.
NA7ESTERN RESERVE CHEESE.
w English Dairy do.