The south-western., 1868-10-21
NJ. RYAN, of Rapides.
River InLellipanca
OFFICE OF THE SoUrH-WEs7p..
Shreveport 0ctnha, n,,

| We have had what might be properly called .0''l
week, though but little rain has fallen 'VuoT
Since our last weekly report the river onno,;..
point has receded only inches leaving last ~, '
about e feet above low water mark The fall; a'
usually slow, considering the rise was from tba On'
river end run down in two or three dars Fp'F
| From above the raft we have had one err;,
George Capt. Crooks She had good deaIofron,,u ,us
getting out of the upper river the 3toIie FeIowsh
high and dry in the only outlet After brsa d.U,
hard work Capt. Crooks succeeded in buildino |'
at the low wer end of the outlet and then BY 1
heavy purchase succeeded in pulling the Fellow ~,
| to the main river.
! Cur latest information from Carolina Bluffs an nj,
river is to the effect that the river had fallen q CIV
and still declining.
They bayou al Jefferson andthe lakes at last accorn,
were falling slow y, with ~ feet through the lakes
so inches in Potato bend.
From this paint out we have between and 6 Gsl,
the worst bars and four feet large on the falls,
Business with the boats only tolerable. WI,
some of them got fair loads by lying in port four or f
days, others went out with half ratioas The oI.n
ing are our memoranda for the week
| WEDNESDAY, Oct 14.-Last night the petit staam
Mary Ellen, Capt. Milton came in from Carolina BpF
Oh Old flVef WIN 80 BaeS cOtl0n, which inst
much as she could swim under
Early this morning the elegant low water packet On
ba No. arrived at our landing, five and half da,
out from the city, with full load of freight and smS
list of Messengers. We are under many obliratonCh
the clerk for New Orleans papers.
Early this morning the sternwhee packet Right War
Capt Noah s'covel, ]. W. Warren, clerk left for Car
oIina Bluffs on Old river in search of load of cotton
She had but little up freight, which she picked up IL
this city.
About dinner time soday the upper Red river pocke
George, Capt. Jim Crooks, came in from D0oleys
Ferry with Is bales cotton There is little or no cotton
above the raft ready foE shipment yet. Capt Crooks
reports having good deal Of trouble in pulling hs
MoIlie Fellows out of the Atban Cut so that the George
could come out. He reports the lakes falling fast.
| THURSDAY, Oct. l5.-Eariy this morning the little
packet Mary Ellen Capt Milton, left for Dallas street.
with much freight she could swim under re.
| shipped from the Cuba No. 2.
About genteel breakfast time the New Orleans and
| Cypress bayou packet Rose Franks, Capt J. W. Whit
Jasper Russ, clerk touched at our landing fire and a
| half days out from the city, with heavy freight for
this point aud light one for Dallas street, for whiA
per Russ for files of all kinds Of newspapers. ANON
other things she had for Dallas street, we notce}
& Plancht'tte, mumble-peg layout ouf barrels Of
whisky five pounds CT -four and rae breed of white
| 'possums for the Jimplecute man Wonder what heb
going TO do with all that tiour.
just after day the kouns-line packet Cfossar,
carrying the broad pennant of the kouns family 1.-TWO
white rngs) under the command OF Capt. B. B. Nouns
who heraldptt MS approach Nitti tf'O RDgOuy
whistles, tied up at our landing alongside theNO&
with 1856 bales cotton belonging 10 the Dallas street
merchants and one-half dozen genteel looking cabin
passengers. The passengers and 10 bales Of thee
| ton went forward on the No. 8. Capt Nouns reports
the bayou and lakes falling slowly,
Late in the evening the houns family ship Era N0a
| Can't G. l.. kouns, sailed for New Orleans with 7a
bales cotton and very good list OF cabin passeDgrs
Late in the night the sternwheel packet Cuba 70 !:
Capt Wilkinson sailed for the Crescent city with 4
bales cotton and all the Texas cattle she had thcPa
t city to chamber. She had few cabin passengers
La te in the evening the kouns line packet Era No.
s Capt. Pof Chas. Tr1sow, clerk arrived onr land
ing We days out from the city, with good freghf
this oint and small ia for Dallas street, which viii
go foI ward on the Gossamer-
Abo ut dark the sternwhee1 packet Ri ght Way Capt.
Noah Scovell, came in to- day from Carolina Bluffs with
$50 bales cotton She concluded to lay and try he
| chance the morrow.
| Late in the night the Kouns-Iine packet Gossamer
Capt B. 3. kouns, sailed for Dallas street with small
| freight re-shlpped from the No. $.
| FR1DA Y, Oct. lG.-The Cuba No. vas unavoidabr
detained last night taking ON board lot of cattle and
did not ct off for the city until to-day. When la
sailed she had 200 head of cattle and 250 bales cots
She had all she could find roc for.
SATURD ", Oct. 11.-About dinner time to-day Tie
lightning express packet Lizzie Hopkins, Capt John
T. Roots Sam Lawson clerk, arrived at our landing
three days and eighteen hours out from the city VIE
good freight for this point and small jag forty
press bayou, which goes forward on the Era Nos
She had ye1 Y respectable list of cabin passenger
W are under many obi cations to the clerk for aled
late papers.
The elegant Ii ght draught sternwheel packet Rgh5
"ay capt Moan neott & W. d TsT is sS[t oooS % as
a Cro64 IL. I;s+ 'r,G nf raas enertrs,
SUNDAY, Oct 3.-Late LIST night The Konnsine
sdewheel packet E. a No. $, Gapt Potf, sailed for Gs
las las S5reft WIN goo 'Ss'' ''SA''O HUM ''' -D'
Late in the evening the elegant scrarheeI packet
Rose Franks Capt. j. ". White Jasper Russ, clerk
arrived from Dalias sur Ee' "a;S toa 4rr
Sho conclrdaG to law over and sry her luck On The
morrow ,,,.
rnaod Gosna AUunS ,,ne C,t = b Konns arrived cdg
from Dallas street with eia dozen bales cotton which
goes forward on the Lizzie. HOPKINS.
MONDAY, Oct. l9.--The litftt steamer Mary E.s2
Capt Milton, came in this lnorL'n troo i'4Qas sESs7
hTing ,i-nt' Afef reS!ng q rev. cnd;+or sbs