The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-06-12
River Intelligence,
OFFICE OF THE SouTH- WEsTf

night at nearly stand being within fifteen inch
of the high water last june We regret to learn tina
many Of the plantations both above and below here
entirely under water, while the rest of them more
less overfowed III the Competent Judge.
estimate that at least half of the cultivated lands
of the Red river valley under water. The same
state of affairs exist above the raft from Fulton down
All information from above The raft and jefferson
report the river falling slowly This being the case
we may look for it to falling here to morrow
at the furhest Although the river is not SO high as
twas last year by fifteen nches the destruction has
been greater owing to the breaks in the leyees and
The overflow of Bodceau Lake,
Business on the ievee has been dull as will be seen
from the following memoranda.
WEDNESDAY, June 5.--The Kouns' family packet
Monsoon, B. b. kouns master, arrived to-day from
Gen SheTdaus headquarters with the best trip of the
She was loaded to the guards with freight and
had 10 cabin passengers, full grown, and 80 children
It lining trip in every of the word and the
head of the Kouns family treated to glass of Peru
Wan Bark Bters by way of expressing his Qratifca
ton She left for the Dallas street camp late in the
day. for which point most Of her freight was consigned
Capt George Adams Frolic came in to-day from the
disorderly camp Dallas street with 60 bales cotfan
and five or SIX strengthening natives At the solicit
taton of the latter the captain concluded to remain all
night with us. that they might have chance to mix
with our people and see a little of civilization
THURSDAY, June 6.-The Old river packet Ipdenen
dence Capt Frank Seth off to-day for all points
on Old river With good freight.
The houns family upper Red river packet Gossa
mer, Capt 10 Green, arrived to-day from Fulton Ar
kansas, with one bale of cotton twenty five cords
wood, lot Of slaves and fifteen passengers Her off
GERS report the river falling low down as Long Pra
RE, and that many Of the plantations below Fulton
were under water. Long Prairie was not undr water
When the water commenced falling at Dooleys Ferry
u lacked two feet Of the rise of last year The rear IF
the plantations were under water.
Tle Frohc after taking board 50 bales cotton 900
Geaa o. sheeP and few cabin passengers left for
GOV. Flanders domain right side up with care Capt
George expressed himself satisfied with the trip on the
gronnd that he could do no better.
FRIDAY June THE large and elegant line packet
Bart Able, Capt. W c. Harrison, VIM. Culbertson
clerk, arrived to-day from Gen Sheridan's headouar
ters only three ~ days out with Of the best trips
q ~ the season She had heavy freight and cabin
tn Of passengers. Capt William says he ls running
e ,---elvet" now. We are indebted to Mr. GILBERT
son or Tile of late papers, and to Capt Harrison for
the sh and crabs we eat and all the spirits could
SATURDAY, June 8.-The Kouns' line packet Mon
soon, Capt. Ben arrived today from the Jimplecute
camp On Dallas street with ~ doz cotton and Is Of
The aboglnes route to the city After staying with
US for lew hours taking 60 bales cotton and $50
mead Of live mutton she left in high spirits for the
headquarters of the Fifth Military District We are
pleased to say that the natives the short time they
staid with us. behaved remarkably well. They wan
dered about the city gazing with amazement at the
sights apparently astonshed At the appearance of
stI We regret to learn from Capt Ben that when he
left the camp on Dallas street the Jmpecute man was
laborng under attack Of the big head =" but that
mere was far prospect of his recovery as he had
taking the Peruvian Bark Bitters
Capt. Frank Seth's Old river packet Independence
came i'll to-day from Carolina Bluffs with one bale of
cotton and sundries. We learn from Can't Seth that
some OF the plantations Old river are overhowed
and that most Of the suffering from water in their
rear.
The steamer Cordelia Anna came in to-day from
Coushata Chute with load Of lumber for this market
We are pleased to make note of this as it will have
tendency to reduce the price Of that indispensable
tice, lumber.
MONDAY June 10--No NOV ements among the steam
boats to-day.
SUNDAY, June 9.-Sometime last night the stern
wheel packet Irene, Capt Harry Hetb touched this
point on her way from Gen. Sheridans headquarters
Tor the Rantidoer camp, three miles above heSaugh
ter house on Cypress Bayou. We understand she had
first rate trip of both passengers and freight She
did not forget to leave file of late Camp street pa
pers.. There was no further movement among the
steamboats, to-day.
TUESDAY,, June lion the arrival of the cars to-day
the elegant fast running packet Bart Able Capt W c.
HARRISON backed out for Gen. Sherdans headquarters
with 200 bales cotton so head Of cattle and 30 cabin
passengers It was fair trip for this of the
wear.
Late last night The Dallas street packet T. D. Hine,
Capt John Roots, the head and front of the Roots fam
lily, Sam Lawson, secretary, landed at wharf with
cabin full of respectable looking people and full
cargo of merchandise, great portion of which
corn, some oft being pressed. After staying with
all night dscharging freight she left for camp Dallas
early this morning, for which point she had fine
freight We care indebted to secretary Lawson for a
lille OF late papers printed at the reconstruction camp
there notn on 9f a 10
The Old river naeIet Tndenedence has to
Ferry business apd iaft tbs Inarnn fnr it III "a
mo with lot If yatar hound rassa5cnrs "t''
20 =. :. = E1asSe@
Jonsignees of Merchandise per Steamboats,.
Walsh a. B9isseau A Peoram Greenwood
okgs; VIM Mayfield, MT Enterprise. } do: yP New
comb, Reach : do. Never & lone Marshall do.
Miss G Mccall. Keachi / do. Geo Woodward. Sbreye
port, 2 do John Fullilova, Keaebi, Il do; Rose L
Shreveport, % do; R Cummings Gold
Point, do; A w Ferguson Sec, Marshall, DO; Lu-
Glen Fournoy, Greenwood, 10 do; W Furman, Kea
CHI, 81 do
Stacey C F9zan9.--B n Boren eco, Tyler, ! pkg;
Smith Terrell Marshall, 81 do; Christopher Chafe,
Ninden, so do; Geo w Roines, Marshall do; Loeb &
Schwartz, do do; Schwartz, do do; W A Smith,
Shreveport do; S Lewis, Eusk 3 do; Allen Carr,
Marshall, 40 do
H0aosU Durham d Tou9kaes.--Miler & Williams,
Rusk, pkgs; DR. D N Murdoch ir keaehi | do; j
Marshal jr, kingston 4 do; Webb & Thompson Mar
Scott,s Depot 81 do: Baptist Church Shreveport do:
Clayton 4 Moore r place 200 do; II Hensly Mar
SHALL IS do
Greqg 1E MaRseH.--E NJ Johnson Marshall %
pkgs; Seaton & Holt TYLER, do: rW ST. do: II P
Thompson Onego, 8 do; D Cawthorne &bro. Shreve-
port 10 do; S Mcintyre, MARSHALL, do; M Rowe,