The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-11-20
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THE SouTH WEsru,,
Shreveport Nor EkH

i 'epoft, november 30 Toe.
The weather for the past week, like fbo. 90 ioof'l
, ceding one, was very pleasant. pre-
The river opposite this point, is stin falr,.
scant two feet water the bars between tbf with
the falls No navigation for points above a'e and
evee, since our last report, has exhibited b..s lhe
feless aspect. there having been but two and
three departures of steamers. The folow;,. ana
memorandum for the week. our
| WEDNESDAY, November l3-The fine ligb+ a
wheeler Gossamer, Capt. McChesnev arrival it stern
from Alexandria, with good freight We arc Today
to her polite officers for late city papers, 4Ue0ed
THURSDAY, November 14.-No arrivals or dor,
FRIDAY, November l5-The light-draupht pStttpres.
Gossamer left to-day for Alexandra, with fe steamer
| of cotton and three or four passengers. Nv oaies
/ SATURDAY, November 16-The fine loE.wato
Caddo Captain George Sweeney, got off TO-DAY acSet
Crescent City, with lot of Texas beeves All 10 lAe
! l40 bales of cotton. "0oHt
SUsDAY November 17.-No arrival or denartr,.
| MONDAY, November 1S.-The lght-drauglt, s,n
Dixie, Capt. j. E. Phelps, got in to-day from Aerner
dria, with fair freight. Aaa
TUESDAY, November l9.-The steamer Dixie Cav,
James E. Phelps got off for Alexandria to iay 'apt
| FRE1GHT.-The last boats up charged Sc for drr ,
IS per Dbl. for wet. Passage $40. Cotton s.. ''0
Loss OF THE CUBA-The following account of ~,
explosion of the steamer Cuba, we copy from the A.,
andra Democrat of the 18th inst:
The steamer Cuba, Capt Boardman, arrived bor.
Monday morning Nov 1lth,) having a fine Va
barge in tow good freight and fair list of n &c
GERS She remained at wharf some four ~ H
hours dischargng her Alexandria freight and trane
ring the most of her cargo for above her baroa ~
started up about o'clock PM, with her barge f
astern and got the lower falls with but liS O
tentlon- On reaching the foot of the upper falls
lines passed to shore and all made fast prenar
to pulling over with her steam capstan. She had
pulling over for several hours when between ton 9
eleven o'clock that night being nearly safely over aO
of her boilers bursted, doing considerable darie
besides Immediately setting the boat on fire n
passengers and crew at rushed for the barge I
cut her loose from the burning boat Then in les t
than we write occurred one of the most awful gg
aud terrific scenes we ever witnessed There was suu
siderable powder the boat W hich, the fire reorb
soon ignted, making grand long fire, throwing ms
nierabe materials far in the air, then came the avn
sion, which equal to hundreds of large can1u
being heard, and the conclusion felt for miles in ~
country. Every building in the town was shaka, ~
its very foundation, the inmates rushing ont rat
with fear This scene was truly heart-rendinr on
long to be remembered o0'
Her barge safely landed midway between ~
two falls this shore where most of the people an ~
landed and came to town At the present wrtinv ~
cannot get fair account of the missing and sra7ds
Some five or six are said to be missing epbt ny ta"
badly scaded and few slightly injured Most Of tSa
injured at the Ice House, where they are recpivi
third of her cargo the most of it being safe on to
barge. The money and valuables III the iron safe ARA
all lost. There was insurance on her The losS
falls heavily on Capt. Boardman, who has the sncayo
sympathy of our citizens.