The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-08-05
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THE SOUTH WESTERN,

During the past week we have had showers nearly
cry day rendering the atmosphere cool and pleasan
most of the time Attimes, however, it was hot and
sulry but in the main very agreeable for the
: of the year. The nights were cool and pleasant.
The river opposite this point continues to fall at the
rate of nearly two inches every hours
was last night within feet of the lowest water mark
The last boats from Cypress bayou report thirty inches
mud and water in the channel through the lake
innumerable stumps in the bayous. Boon Bend five
miles below jefferson, is now the head of bayou nav
cation. The bayou still continues to decline. From
this point to Alexandria the river is low and naviga-
ton slow and tedious There is scant four feet water
on the principal bars, which have not yet cut out As
soon this and the channel becomes properly
defined, we look for improvement in navigation al
though the water may continue to recede. The Alex
andra Democrat reports Bailey's DAM on the falls,
plainly visible. As yet the boats have met with no
detention on the falls O. K. bar and Dixie bar are
among the worst places the river. If the bulk of
the water which down Tones bayou was cut off
and forced through the main river should not now
be complaining of low water and difficult navigation
The Lulu D was the only arrival from the city during
the week, and she was ten days making the trip
| The following memoranda of the movements
of the boats for the past week:
WEDNESDAY, July 29.-The kouns-Line low water
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shallow drink of Cypress bayou with all the freight
she could carry on the water, re-shipped from the
steamers Caddo and Irene. She refused freight.
The lght-draught sternwheel packet Caddo, Capt A.
] A. Barnes Tom. Jacobs, clerk, sailed to-day for the
capital of the reconstructed State of Louisiana with
200 head Of Texas cattle assorted sizes, and half
at home with the quadrupeds on deck She had few
passengers who knew finger bowl from drinking
THURSDAY, July 80. - The Roots-Line low water
steamer Irene, Capt Readman j. W. Lancaster, clerk
left to-day for the Crescent city with lis head of Texas
bulls well assorted to sizes, and Slight sprnkling
| of beefeaters in the cabin Among the latter was
Mudgett with his carpet-bag, who would, doubt, be
more at home with the bulls deck. As birds of a
will eventually find his way to the bull pen before he
gets to the Mississippi Should he do so, the sale of
that lot of bulls will be ruined As there no billy
goats board from which to steal horns he can keep
his hand in by filling his carpet-bag with bull horns
FRIDAY, July 31.-The wLeel-barrow steamer Lotus
No. 2, Capt Dannals, arrived to-day from Boon Bend,
on Cypress bayou, with bales cotton lot of hides
and snakeroot raised in the Jimpecute mans boots and
some five or six crabs in the cabin We learn from
the pilot that boats drawing 80 inches have no
business in the lakes. Capt Dannas report Dallas
street high and dry, with prospects of getting off
until the bayou rises. The Lotus concluded to rest all
night with US on the strength Of gobbng up few
bulls the next day
SATURDAY, August 1.-The Kouns- Line packet Era
No. 8, Capt Truslow, arrived day from short voy
age to Boon Bend Cypress bayou with light trip
consisting principally of six or yahoos in the
cabin. Capt Truslow reports thirty inches of mud and
water in the available channel through Soda Lake.
Dallas street is at least five miles from water on natu
raj elevation in Marion county, patiently waiting for
uprising of the waters reward of SIS 900 is Of
tered for the best method of removing the settlement
to stream WHICH navlgable at least three months in
year.
Capt Dannals backed out his light-draught packet
Lotus No for the city to-day after taking on board
So head of largesize bulls and few genteel cabin pas
sengers She was only drawing thirty inches.
SUNDAY, August mo arrivals or departures to-
day.
packet Gossamer, under charge of pilot Morgan, sailed
to-day for New Orleans flying light. She goes to the
city for repairs, preparatory to entering upon low
water campaign.
TUESDAY, August 4-The light -drausht sternwheel
packet Lulu D, Capt J. NJ Grace B. f Fulton, clerk,
arrived to-day ten days out from the city, with good
freight, part of which is consigned to Jefferson She
will not attempt to above here Her officers report
Dixie bar the sticking point there being but little
three and a half feet of water. They were compelled
to leave lot OF salt at Montgomery, the boat was
drawing more water than there was in the river We
are indebted to the clerk for files of late papers
FRE1GHTs-Owing to the low stage of water the New
Orleans Captains Association have advanced the rates
of freight to Shreveport 81 per barrel for dry freight
and other freight in proportion. To Jefferson, double
card rates charged The last boats out carried cot
ton at 81 per bale. Passage s25. AS the water falls
these rates will be increased.
For New ORLEANs.-The ght-draught packet Cuba
No. came to the landing yesterday and hung out her
single for New Orleans As she is of very light drauebt
she will be apt to 60 through without detention She
sails to-day.
The New Era IN TRouBLE.-We clip the following
from the New Orleans Times of the Goth:
The coast packet New Era, which ran aground At
miles above the city on Wednesday last is, we under
stand precarlous situation and unless she is set
aoat in a day will doubtless break in two Cant
Dagas came down here and entered protest.
ATTENTION STEAMBOAT MASTERS !-"By recent act
of Congress all steamboats, in the United States will
hereafter be required to be numbered and said num-
Der must be placed on the main beam"
OuAcHlrA RIVER The Monroe Telegraph of the
Goth ult., has the following:
The river is very extreme low water Navipa
ton will be closed to this point in few days Steam
ers Ceona and ldahoe Will continue in the trade, and
come up as far as the water will permit Stages will
connect with them.
THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY NAVIGATION CoMpASy.-We
clip the following from the Louisville Courier of the
2lst ult.:
This great enterprise, long held in allowance has
at length come to head and the first boat for the com
pany is under contract The company is organised
upon permanent basis, including among its directors
men OF great energy and vast wealth. and among the
most prominent of The Southwest The building com
mittee consist A of Capt J. r. Montgomery, of Memphis
leans; John Cobb, of Madison, Ind; John B. Dawes
of Louisville, and Sam X. Patterson of Jetersonylle
all practical, energetic business men,
has been taken by builders at Louisville and New AL
bany.
The river before New Orleans on the Goth. ult was
recedng slowly being eleven feet below the surveyors
mark of the high water of 1862,
At Vicksburg, on the 9th, the water was falling
rapidly
At Louisville, on the 3d. the Ohio river was falling
with three feet three inches water in the canal Weather
showery.
At Memphis on the Esd, the river was falling slowly
At ST. Louis, on the Esd, the river falling slowly
Arkansas river was falling slowly, with two feet two
inches to Little Rock
White and St. Francis rivers falling.
Commercial Intelligence.
SouTH- W EsTERS OFFICE,
Shreveport, August s. 1868.
Business the past week about dull as the most
indolent could desire. Nothing whatever doing
For the want Of something BETTER the advance in gold
rather the depreciation of greenbacks occupied the
attention of some few of the more energetic of our
merchants, but the lehargy of the majority not
moved. Large balances due Europe, with cotton lower
in Liverpool than New York, compel remittances to be