The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-07-22
River Intelligence.
OFFIcE OF THE SouTH-WE

| OFFlCE OF THE SOUTH w ESTERE.=
i Shreveport, July %, 1868.
The weather for nearly the entire past week has bee
clear and very warm in the sum- although good stfon
oreeze has prevailed the greater portion of the time
FRIDAY and Sunday were decidedly the warmest day
we nave experienced during the summer, the ther
mometer, at PM, being at "a deg in the shade Oh
Saturday and Sunday there all the indications o
heaVy ram, but did not get good shower Within
three miles OF town there was heavy rain Yesterda,
morning we were visited with good shower,
The river opposite this point has fallen IA niche
since our last and continues to recede at the rate of
inches in twenty hours. has fallen in all about
eighteen feet eight inches There is about six feet OF
water on the bars between this point and Alexandria
The following are memoranda of the movements
| Of the boats for the past week:
WEDNESDAY, July 15-The Kouns-Line packet Era
No. g. Capt. Truslow, left for Jefferson with light
The Frolic Capt. George Alban, arrived from the
city with light trip.
Capt Grace left for the city with ali the Texas beeves
she could accommodate.
TIE F:c!ie Capt. George Alban, got of for the city
to-day with full load of Texas cattle.
The superior low water passenger packet Irene Capt
Rodman, J. w Lancaster, clerk, arrived from the city
with splendid trip. Many thanks to Capt. Lancaster
for files of late papers.
FRIDAY July 17-No arrivals or departures
SATURDAY, July 1s.-The Kouns- Line packet Era No.
8, Capt Truslow, in last night from jefferson.
The regular Jefferson packet Monsoon Capt. Tucker,
Ferd v Cellos, clerk arrived last night from the city
with a big trip, The Monsoon was upwards of nine
days in making the trip, on account of low water
The Irene, Capt Rodman, left for the city with full
load of Texas beeves. =:-=
The New Orleans and Jefferson packet Lizzie Hop
kns, Capt John T. Roots, came in from the city with
agood trip. After dischargng her Shreveport freight
she departed for Cypress bayou.
The regular Red river packet Mittie Stephens Capt.
Kellogg, got in from the city with fair trip.
The regular Shreveport and Jefferson packet Moe
Fellows. Capt. Jim Crooks in command, with Capt.
Jim Phelps in the Office, departed for the neighborhood
of Dallas street with a light trip
The accommodation packet Mary Ellen, Capt Mil
ton, got off for Old river with good trip.
SUNDAY, July l9.-The accommodation packet Mary
Ellen, came in from Old river.
The Kouns-Line packet Era No. 8, Capt. Truslow, |
got off for Jefferson with good trip
The low water packet Dixie Capt. 7. Jacobs, depar-
ted for the neighborhood of Dallas street with good
trip e-shipped from the Monsoon.
MONDAY, July 2O-About 10 o'clock last night the
Commodore Bill Harrison, with Messrs Cubertson,
Human and Reeder in the Office The Rose Franks is
of very light draught and we'll calculated for low
water packet, possessing superior cabin accommoda-
Of late city papers, including those published in the
German language. E
The accommodation packet Mary Ellen, Capt. Mil. |
ton, left for Old river
The Monsoon, Capt Tucker, F. v Cellos, clerk, got
off for the city with good load of Texas beeves.
TUESDAY, July 21.-The regular Red river packet
Mite Stephens, Capt Kellogg got off for the city with
q good load of Texas beeves.
The regular Shreveport and Jefferson packet Mollie
Fellows Capt. Jim Crooks, in from Jefferson.
The Jefferson packet Lizzie Hopkins Capt. John T. |
Roots, arrived from Cypress bayou.
The Alexandria Democrat of last Wednesday, SAYS !
lam will be in sight in few days. and soon low water
and kick up behinds will be our portion.