The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-05-20
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THE South W EsTERN.


dav, having risen in all l0I feet, lacking fraction
over feet of being high the last rise. We have
no reliable information from above the raft higher up
than Long Prairie where the river reported falling
slowly last Friday. The small rise spoken of by the
officers of the Gossamer has and gone. The I'M
necute of last Friday reports the bayou at JEFFERSON
rather on the rise. We have not received mail from
the country bordering on Red river above Sulphur LOT
a number Of weeks owing either to the hieh water OF
the disarangement of the mails, 1t is more 'nh iiAey
that the heavy rains reported on the upper river iei On
the south side and off towards Tue gni or We
should have felt them this by the way OF the river
Another reason which makes think is the valley
of the river on the south side being narrow and all the
streams leading to the gulf bank full and running
over There is no doubt but what very heavy rains
have fallen, but sufficient time has elapsed for the
water to reach us if it had started out this way We
are inclined to think it has found shorter way to the
gulf The plantations in this vicinity, on the Caddo
side of the river with few EXCEPTIONS have escaped
overflow while the Bossier side has suffered severely
both above and below here.
We have now in the New Orleans trade but three
packets, while Jefferson has fve-the latter dividing
business with the regulars" Most of them get
fair up trips but go out comparatively light Making
both ends meet is designated bully trip" The
following are our memoranda for the week past
WEDNESDAY May Blast night the Dallas street pack
ct Mte Stephens Capt Kellogg passed for Cypress
bayou with fair trip. She came by the way of Lake
Bsteneau and was nearly week out from the city.
She had but light freight for this point
About MONDAY the Kouns-Line packet Gossamer
Capt. Martin Kouns, in from above the raft with
only three bales of cotton and three passengers Her
officers report meeting small rise the up trip but
that the river was falling as they down. They
report four feet of water in the Alban But few
the plantations are injured and the planters gener
ally IN good spirits
Soon after the arrival of the Gossamer the Kouns-
Line packet Era No s. Can't. Gillem came in from
Dallas street with 90 bales cotton and eight cabin
sengers, which the wild Lafourche gobbed up in no
Time Capt. Gillem reports the water on stand at
the foot of Dallas street.
Punctual to the hour the kounsI.ne weekly packet
I.afuurche, Capt. b. Kouns, Brown and Drown,
clerks sailed for the city with ~ bales cotton $50 head
of mutton on the foot and 81 cabin passengers-a fair
down trip.
At the advertised hour the Independent weekly
packet Bart Able, Capt W. C. Harrison, VIM gilbert
son. clerk sailed for the city with IS bales cotton and
% passengers.
The heet-running sidewheel ship Mollie Fellows,
lanes the sailor master came in from Dallas street
Tying light She made the run in seven hours. gen
eman returned her who left this place the night be-
;ere at o'clock, after accomplishing lis business.
Rather quick trip.
The New Orleans and Dallas street packet Frolic,
Capt Brooks Ed Burke, clerk, passed up for Dallas
street with first rate trip She had but slim trip
for this point and only tarrcd with an hour
THURSDAY, May l4-About the time the pedagogues
yelling at the top of their voices, "books books
the Dallas street packet Lizzie Hopkins Capt John
Roots boss Samvel Lawson puEser hove IN sight bel
lowing like an Infatuated bovine of the male Species
instead Of coming in quietly like a female boat should
She had 100 bales cotton lot of bull hides and Is first
class boarders When once tied to the .poses" fur
nshed by our city fathers she put on her best behay
ior and was SO fascinating in her manners that she
ticed into her boudor lot of hides, dozen pas
sepgers and 50 of PatterSonS latest bulls he keeps
ali The poor ones at home-to fatten we SUPPOSE when
Capt Roots shut all the DOORS doused the glim and
cut for district headquarters As she left the landing
she was evidently in i'll humor as she done cousjdera7
BILE kicking up behind.
The little Mary Ellen Capt Milton sailed today for
the plantations Old river with fair freight.
The sidewheel ship Dixie Capt. Thornton Jacobs
sailed to-day for the region of country above the raft
with full load She re used freight She was bound
for White Cliffs on Little river and was drawing four
feet which about all the water there Is in the Albau
cut
FRIDAY May 15.-The reporter "poetses":
From daylight to dark not whistle was heard,
No stpamboats arriving or departing
To gladden. the sight as along the evee we hurried
Seeking in yam for an item worth noting
SATURDAY, May 1.-THE New Orleans and Dallas
the bayou settlement with so bales cotton and few
ueople Her officers report business very dull all along
the CYPRESS and the natives morose and and retcent
Trouble was evidently brewing in the camp and moth
mo Int the arrival of Tucker with another instament
Of The wine of consolation will quiet things 1t being
Saturday can't Rrooks concluded t0 sion with rs
Iev or Two and see how christians behaved on the Sab
bafh
rho indoncndent New Orleans and Shreveport packet
National Can't Dick SinnOtt Florence Findren, clerk,
;rd A. orr ianding to dav less Than three DAYS out
from the ctv with Fair freight and rood list Of peo-
,La We ara Indebted IN Mr. Fiudren for late papers
Tho SLravenort and Dallas street shin Mollie Eel
lows James he sailor. master sailed today for Cy-
moss havon with rather a pht trim in sirht 1t is the
ntnn+;oS If Can't Pbens to keen the Mollie in this
trade for the balance of the season making three trips
u,veck
STxn.y Nav 1.-THE same as FRIDAY. making two
DAYS this week in which we have had no arrivals or de-
nartnres
Many Nav 19-Tbe sdewbeel racket Indepen-
dence Cant Tom Jacobs arrived to dey from cruise
down the river. She has been engaged for the last
two or three months in TRANSPORTING the dead Federal
soldiers from different points to the national cemetery
ut Alexandria The cantain was verv anxious to have
Hcord" slowed hv the Messengers as well as memo
rado ~ h;s m trin hi;Shnd Int the clerk FORGOT to
lake notes The nnblic are tbe losers
The Frolic which sailed today for headquarters
made if nav yerv we'll bv living err here day or two
She ncked IN 100 bales cotton a large lot of hides and
round dozen cabin passengers, which was quite
accession to her Dallas street trip.
The New Orleans and Dallas street packet Mittie Ste
uhens Cant Kellogg called on day on her way
to the CITY, with rather light trip She had fifty bales
cotton a lot of hides detachment of United States
soldiers and few cabin passengers. She got nothing
at this point worth speaking Of
The New Orleans and Shreveport packet National,
Capt. Dick Snnott, Florence Fndren, clerk, backed
ont to day for the city with so bales cotton l head
Texas bulls and fair list OF cabin passengers 1hough