The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-02-26
River IuteIIiganna
OFFICE OF THE SoUTH-WEs-v,,.
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During the past week the river opposite III.
has receded about Il inches, making the fall n POINT
inches Fleta Landing, Cypress bavou i -, %
cessibIe to the lighter class Of boats which &C.
br-ue out from three to four hundred balas %
M els still % or g inches little Crpress
,avo, is almost unuavigabIe. sama = Aas'
nav, on their last trip until the z,t. '1s
The sssboats up report seant ~ feet on the 80
80, this point ant, Alexandria. Seyeraof
packets which left here during lie past week hearIs
loaded are having considerable trouble in getting I'M.
deep water. No prospect Of any water from ADORE ba
raft at present
Business on the landing has been quite active dur,.,
II nast week. as will be seen from the following
! Wvnsrsp,Y, February I9.-The Kouns Line fs,,r
packet Era No. 5, Capt. Isaac houns ANNOUNCED H
arrival to-day from the packery on Cypress bayou br
displaying two white rings around ms ehinneys and
family instrument She brought out $50 teFees OF beaf
100 bundles of wet bullskns and onehalf dozen cotton
bales which she dumped ashore in douoie-qaick tine
and mt out again for the Cypress without wettng down
6res As the bayou and lakes were falling, Ras e7i
dentIy the intention OF the captain to make hay Kh
the sun was doing duty
vixen we left the landing late last night the accom-.
,,oda|ior nacket Independence, Capt: TOTS. jacobs
80 1;r- s,rDin civ on her larboard side at the wharf
iooI5g far al the world like apoor boy at rich mans
froc but on reaching the fandig carry ms morning
| She was nowbere withir the reach OF our optics Az
INTELLIGENT black man. who was roasting the head Of
catfish over some smeuldern enDers. ID answer oau
Interrogatory from to her ThsTtaooais, pointed
in the direction of Old river and uusteFea gone Al
Tor diIgent inauiry we were unable to find ANYBODY
who had missed anything during the nlsat consequent
" the presumption IS strong that she LEFT Without any
freight
! mer Capt McChesney, came in to-day from The dr.
ustY regions bordering or the Cypress, With al
and [ cotton She displayed her signals i9s. aboys
halpS Vii epu sisted white
the ferry, - which oated on the wind to the tuneot
her ehimneys Her officers report all quiet on he
two long whistles of the natives Showed siens A.
uneasiness at the rapid ,leeute chief and bds m
hole. They left the Jiml seven in thirteen. for.
playing mumblepes the best srpenter keepinngprr
pint Of rotgut whisky, the tooth c. souId h. saaM
and holding stakes. In the distance emisdemesno.
ofthe Times, chastisng his devil for som s be wou
and warnin him if he did not mend his wa, ntor !,
come to thu pointing his forefnger to the a. H.
the mumblepeg game. Here the GOssamer turnea :.
bend and Dallas street lost to their view As soon
as the Gossamer discharged her cotton she left again A
Cypress bayou with only her rings and whistles
THunsDAT February ee.-The large and elegant
line packet B. l.. Hodge No. 2 Capt P c. hontgpmerJ
Ferd. Ceos clerk, arrived at our landing htas0Tsr
four days out from Gen. Haneocks headquarters win
light freight but fair passenger list VIZ zfs n
debted to Ferd Cellos for file of dull stupid 2sgsps-
pers printed on Camp street.
About midnight the ight-draught packet IotEsSo.
?, Capt Dannas, J. J. Dodd and Ninmo, clerks, ar
rived at wharf six days out from Mayor Heat
dominons with her guards fiat in the water and goid
list of passengers was one OF the best up s47psos
the season. and Capt Dannas nursed 1t very carefully
all the way up We are indebted to Mr.. Dodafora tie
of papers. "
The large and very light draught sternwheal packs;
Richmond, Capt w T. Boardman, left to-day for The
Crescent city with l405 bales cotton and few passen.
gers This believe is the largest load Of eo!.oa
which has gone out of the river this season
The light draught sternwheel packet Flicker arrived
to-day from Dallas With of cotton Sis
rolled ashore at this point for shipment Heear1
from her officers that the Cuba No. struck stumpin
Blind bayou and sunk. Whsn the Flicker passed tbs
crew had thrown overheard 900 bales Of cotton and
were trying to raise her. .s-e
FRIDAY, February 1.-THE Lotus No. ., after putting
in all day yesterday and the better part Of the might
discharging her Shreveport freight, left for Dallas
street. for which point she had q good freight
The Lulu D., Capt. B. F. Fulton, arrived oiayf from
the city, with very fair trip of both passengsfs and
freight We indebted to her clerk for fle Of late
papers. Her officers report the Ezra Porter T. D.
Hine and Monsoon aground. She left for jefferson Al
ter discharging her Shreveport freight.
The very large light draught sternwheel packet LII.
zie Hopkins Capt. John T. Roots, Sam Lawson clark
arrived to day about u o'clock from Fieta Landing %
Cypress bayou, with APO bales Of cotton and b
hides, nearly three days out. We learn from Capt
Sam that the Jimpecue chief and the hide man WI.
still playing numblepeg" and stood six aud SIX Il;
holding on to tree had b., but The
stakes had disappeared Il was thought there woEd ~
be muss in the camp soon as the principal actors
found it out. H
The elegant line packet B. L. Hodge No :, CaptP VI
c. Montgomery, got off to-day for the city, with Th
bales cotton so head of Texas cows and fair list II
passengers.
The iow-water packet Flicker, Capt Tayfor, raised
steam to-day and left for Fleta Landing on Cypress
bayou point short distance below Dallas street. IT,
glight. ''.-
About meridian to-day the light draught packe Blight
Way, Capt. Noah ScoveIl, rounded to at landing,
with $50 bales cotton and 100 COW skins belonging 10.
the Dallas streetites. The crew of the Right War
bled It ashore the point above the ferry andngtar
re-shipment Capt Noah says he left the ''mua5e,
peg party stretched out at full length on the bsak0f
tie bayou, aud for fear heywoud catch cold hadaen
comfortably covered up with wet cowskins. NefOrgo' 5
to mention that the Jim Cute chief the odd game
Late in the evening the houns-Li sdevhee Faezt'
Era No. Capt Isaac Kouns arrived from Fea Land
Of hides. - 10Y 49, ~ - ~ '''''o '' ~
SATURDAY, February 22-After com Ietiug her csrg0
at this point, the Lizzie Hopkins Capt. Roots, got Oh
for the city Sometime last night with 1902 bales edion,
Ill erces and 205 bbls beef 1917 hides, II baeshide
l35 bales wet hides IS bbls talIow and bales wool
1t was good trip and made the captain feel me III
spots all over -+..
Early this morning the light draught sidewheelPach
altttie Stephens Capt Charley Marshall reached tls
point six days from the city, with the heare
up freight of the She was loaded to The gis
with freight and her cabin full of passengers
The kouns- Line-two-long- whistle packet Era NaS
got off this morning for Fleta Landing the head otn'
gation on Cypress bayou, flying light.
The light -draugh sternweel packet Right War, Caa.
Noah Scove left to-day for the Cypress regions With
much freg ht she wanted on the present staged
About dusk this evening two long whistles were
heard sounding through the air. and directly two 1hs
rings could be seen floating in the air above the @
landing which was prima tacie evidence that onE
the kouns family was entering port Such proFeaa
be the the Gossamer rounded to at our landing
and rolled ashore 316 bales cotton belonging to the |
lives of Cypress city. Capt. Nc. reports all qais' '4
Dallas street. n
SUNDAY, February 23.-The Gossamers rin5s sas
whistles got off early this morning for Fieta taaa,
on Cypress bayou, for the purpose of serenafns 1'
Jimplecuteites. ~
The light-draught sidewheel packet Mttie Ssepae.,
Capt. Charley Marshall got off about noon to.aa! ~
Gen. Hancocks headquarters with 946 bales Of 'as '
pie and a'good list OF passengers She was aE-"4H=
~ feet water at the bow when she sailed ~
The lew-water sidewheel ship Dixie, CAPT 9o.s
White arrived at landing about noon to-day MI.
362 bales cotton, y bales wool and six CABIN Pa'sr
from Dallas street. Texas. Capt J0aA -
ports all quiet along the Cypress g e. r,....
Late IN the AFTERNOON the sternwheeL packst 80
Capt. Taylor. arrived at our wharf from s8sasg-s
Landing on the lake, with 200 bales cotton anu ~
passengers. *EE =,
MONDAY, February 24-Early this morning the Fla r..
wheel ship Dixie, Capt. John White got oil foF si
Landing, on Cypress bayou, flying light shs n sas
contract to bring out $50 bales cotton ut S % per '
This is probably the last trip of the Dixie aa' ~
water rises. &r
The sdewheel Kouns-Line packet Era No !, .1as
Isaac kouns arrived to-day from Fleta LaHalAs
Cypress bayou, with S16 bales cotton. Her efiesst
port from 26 IS inches water at little Cypress a'0
inc shaIlowest point in the lake. - Il
The sternwheel packet Flicker, Capt TaTior g. I'll
o-day for Feta Landing, without any freight 10 -
TUESDAY, February 25--Sometime last night sls IA
nt..- at