The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-06-24
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THE SOUTH WESTERN,
Shreveport, June q, 1868.


Shreveport, June a. 1865
There has been no change the weather for the past
week-the sun hot with strong breeze Friday even
ing we were visited with a shower Yesterday we had
light rain all the forenoon. We learn that during
the week there has been two or three good rains IN
different portions of the parish
The river opposite this point has fallen 10 inches
since last and continues to recede at the rate OF SIX
inches in twenty -four hours 1t has fallen in all about
nine feet.
The following is our memoranda of the movements
of the boats for the past week:
WEDNESDAY June 1.-THE Kouns-Line packet Era
No s, Capt Truslow in to-day from Jefferson; r.,
The regular Wednesday packet Bart pc zap ~ "
c. Harrison Vim. Culbertson, clerk, got on tor 'ne Guy
with $50 head of Texas beeves, (he largest NUMBER
cattle carried by steamer down hed rlFelD anu
The regular Shreveport and jefferson packet Mollie
Fellows, Capt. Jim Phelps, got Oft tor JEFFERSON with
The accommodation packet Mary Ellen, Capt. Gus
Bourquin, came in from ga river;
Tu1prn,y June l8.-No arrivals departures.
FRIDAY June 19.-The regular weekly packet La
fourche Capt. Ben B. kouns, Brown Drown, clerks,
came in from the city with good trip. We in
debted to Messrs Brown and Drown for late dates.
The kounsL Line packet Era No. 5, got off for Jeter
son.
SATURDAY, June 20.-The regular Saturday weekly
packet Lafourche, Capt. Ben B. Kouns, Brown and
Drown, clerks, got off for the city with $50 Texas
beeves lot of hides, etc. and fair list of passengers
The regular Jefferson packet Monsoon, Capt ). NJ.
Tucker Ferd " Cellos, clerk, got in from Jefferson,
and after spending few hours with departed for
the Crescent city.
The little packet Mary Ellen Capt. Gus Bourquin,
Left for Old river with full load
SUNDAY, June 2l-The regular Jefferson packet Liz
zie Hopkins, Capt Roots, j. " Lancaster clerk, came
for this point and left early this morning for Dallas
street. Many thanks TO Capt Lancaster for late city
papers.
arrived from the city. After remaining here few
hours, dscharging freight, she left for Dallas street
The Old river packet Mary Ellen, Capt. Bourquin,
arrived to-day with fair trip.
MONDAY, June 22-No arrivals departures.
TUESDAY, June 23.-The Kouns Line packet Era No.
g. Capt Truslow, came in from Jefferson.
The regular Jefferson packet Lizzie Hopkins, Capt.
j. T. Roots arrived from Jefferson.
>, The regular weekly packet Bart Able Capt: VIM. G.
Harrison, VIM. Culbertson, clerk, came in from the
city with good trip. We indebted to Mr.. Gull
bertson for latest dates.
The upper Red river packet George Capt. j. Crooks,
got in from Fulton.
The Era No 8, Capt. Trusow, got off for jefferson,
with freight and passengers shipped from the Bart
Able
The Jimpccute of last Friday says:
The river at this point is falling faster than at any
time during the season, and bat short time will
eapse before our light draught boats will have to be
brought into requsition.
The ST. Louis Republican of the 10th says:
Business opened with a very fair show of activity,
especially with the Lizzie Gill, loading for New Orleans
at barge rates" Freighs generally tolerably
plentiful In the New VTleduS tIieIe was put
lie competition the barge line being apparently well
satisfied to allow the steamers to carry freight at the
rate they had established,
This runously low figure, however cannot last long,
it will not pay for the harges 10 ley idle and there
possible shew for them to out even at the
present rates. while the steamers can by good return
trir, scratch out even and sometimes little ahead
The decline in the river is slow but steady. The pi-
lot of the Isabella, from Fort Suy, however, reports
another and heavy rise coming down the Missouri.
Capt. lobe Weaver describes it as the old June rise"
Ne copy Us blows from the Cincinnati Enquirer of
4he 18th:
four hours ending last evening, when there thr-
feet in the channel. 1t is falling from Ptsburg
down, and the upper end of the river is fast becoming
unnavigable, except for light boats. The Pttsburg
and Parkersburg packets have laid up.
Unless more water comes within week. the bars
above here will commence to give trouble again The
long of high water has filled the channels
the bars, and will be time before we'll defined
channels vail be cut through them.
Business on the wharf yesterday was fair fer the
The Memphis Avalanche, of the 18th says:
The wharf presented rather dull appearance yes
terday Even the idle negroes that generally form an
impeachment on the landing deserted it.
Ho FOR New ORLEANS. - The independent weekly
packet Bart Able, Capt. w. C. Harrison, VIM. Gull
bertson clerk will leave for the city to day the
rival of the from Marshall, landing passengers in
New Orleans in forty hours from the time of leaving.
FoR New ORLEANs.-The kounsL Line weekly packet
Lafourche, Capt. B. B. kouns, Brown and Drown,
clerks will leave for the city every Saturday the
through in forty hours.