The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-09-23
River Intelligence
OFFICE OF THE SouTH- WESTERN,
Shreveport. September % 1S

Shreveport September %, 1868
The river opposite this point to stand Ia
Friday, since which time it has risen seven inches an
rising slowly last night. This rise is from aboy
tie raft where they have had very heavy rains. Fro
gentleman who crossed the river at the headsof Lon
Prairie we learn that the rise a. that point was abor
feet. We do not look for anything like high wate
from this squirt. 1t will hardly affect the river belo
this point The navigation between this point and tn
mouth Of the river is about the we left it las
week-thiry inches on the principal bars. The bar a
the mouth of Coushatta Chute is about the worst Of
the river though Grand Ecore bar is not much benin
H. Boats drawing thirty inches have to pull very hare
10 get both of them. The logs and tow heads il
the marrow part of the river are becoming very bad
and the packets have to feel their way very cautiously
BY delaying a little time in port the packets get az
much freight they carry, both ways. Travel al
this time is light The following are our memoranda
for the past week:
WEDNESDAY, Sept. ls-Du1ing the fore part of the
day the weather was very hot and sultry, but at
day we bad heavy shower of rain and in the evening
cleared OFT very cold-as cold as we ever before
prienced in the month Of September The side wheel
Peruvlanb bark bltters packet Era No. s. Capt. Pof
h9s Trusow, clerk, backed out for the Crescent city
with 29o bales cotton, lot of hides deck and few
weIldressed and well-deveoped hides in the cabln-a
very good trip for the season. r.
The great big broad -bottomed packet Richmond
Capt. W. 7. Boardman, Chas. Boardman and Queksa
clerks arrived to-day nearly seven days out from the
city with first rate trip. We are under many obliga-
lions to the Boardman family for faVors.
THURSDAY Sept. Nv Gather very cool and clear.
sometime last night the light draught comeand 60
quick packet Lotus No 2, Capt. Dannals, J. J. Dodd
andJ. W. Nimmo, clerks, made landing, six and a
half days out from the Crescent city with full freight
and good list of cabin passengers. Thanks to the
clerks torate papers and to Capt. Dannals for fine
selection OF picture papers.
The large. sized low water kick up behind steamer
Lulu D, Capt. Grace, arrived here to-day, eight days
out from the city with aheavy freight She had rather
much freight for the stage of the water. Thanks
to her officers for New Orleans papers,
FRIDAY, Sept. l8.-Weaher warmer than yesterday
The fine low water packet Richmond, the bull of the
woods Capt. w. T. Boardman, sailed to-day for the
city With 20 bale cotton, IS of which she took from
the other side of the river. She had l5o bales to take
on below here She will probably into the city with
900 bales She had quite number of cabin passengers
SATURDAY, Sept l9.-Weather clear and warm No
arrivals or departures to-day. h1saa
SUNDAY, Sept. 20.-Weather same as yesterday. The
light draught come and -go-quck packet Lotus No. 2,
Capt Dannas sail early this morning for the city
with 10 bales cotton and first rate list of passengers.
MONDAY, Sept. 2l.-Weather cloudy, with light show
Early this morning the elegant Lees line packet
Enterprise, Capt. H. H. Lee, Howard, clerk steam
ing into port with full freight, eight and half days
"ut from the city. Thanks to Mr. Howard for late pa
ers The Enterprise is Just out of dock and looks like
new pin. She and the Lizzie Tate form Lees line of
lew water packets. l..--u..
TUESDAY, Sept. 22.-The Lulu D. Capt Grace left to-
day for the city with 200 bales cotton and small list
Of people.
FRnIcHrs.-Up freight thrice card rates. Down
C"''VH 80 per Dafe clttie % neaQ faSSage S3V.
The next boats Cue The Caddo, Pioneer Era, Era
NJ. 9, Big Horn and Gossamer. We learn that the
'ajo injured herself Coushatta Chute, which will
probably detain her Il few days longer.
lilo t0R NsW ORLEANs!--The Lee 3 line low water
packet Enterprise, Capt. H. L. Lee, Howard clerk wifi
leave for the city to-day the arrival of the from
Marshall. She will make the trip in five days. Provi-
deuce permitting.
~AlGNrHs, Sept. 1--we have had rain continually
trhe last three or four days nterspersed with oc
eSora burst sunshine, but the latter has been very
chrry its presence. TIE damage the coming crop
has been very great indeed The river here is rising
quite fast and last reports gvenine feet large to Cairo
TIE Arkansas with good stage of water ort Smith
III the upper rivers are swelling. --z
LITTLE RocE, Sept. 12-Withn the last twenty -four
hours the river at this point has risen three and is
still rising slowly with eight feet and half in the
channel to Napoleon If the country west of us has
been deused with rains as we have there will be water
s2ough to float the Great Eastern three days hence
The weather is very juicy. We sometimes have seven
q eight showers day, and each one of them dmin-
shes the prospect of the cotton crop Wonder if the
rams falling round are registered
InE RESrAunANr SYsrEM.-A late Cincinnati paper
has the following: /
The restaurant system of feeding passengers on
seQmboatS appears to be gaining ground. Already
aaS it been established on the Alton and Memphis
akrts and today 1t is to be inaugurated the Keo
baA packet Harry Johnson. There is really nothing
A0e said on the ubec it belongs exclusive to the
economy of running'a boat, and the owners Of steam
"' are uly conpetentto decide what is to their best
advantage,
INTERESTING TO SrRAMBoATMEN.-For the information
6tseamboatmen, publish the following, which we
copy from the VIcksburg Times, of the 9Th: %S
In the caSe3 OF the United States steamers Gov.
Alien, Virginia. Messenger, P. w Strader. louisiana
ana number OF other boats, for carrying cotton IN
oETred Judgments against the boats 50 offending were
't4dered by Judge Hi at the June of his court
L4JAcksoh The fne is one hundred dollars for each
Charge and some of the boats have several charges
against them Some rascal at Natchez the normer,
and he gets one-half of the fines collected We will
give the fellows soon as we can procure IL
Heought to be known, especially by steamboatmen
WESTERN NAVIGATION. The question of improving
e chInnes of our great Western rivers so as to make
hem navisable throughout all the months, is
cue of vast Importance. Three new snag boats are
now at wor,-two on the Mississippi and one the
Assourl-and all who have means Of knowing testify
10 their efficiency. Dredging has also commenced, and
t2e problem whether anything be done to remove
e oars which obstruct navigation is in fair way to
W solved Above Rock Island, on the Mississippi,
HHFeage boat is working with the most marked success.
n'S which afforded only twenty-five inches water are
S| cut down by this boat that steamers drawing
t"' ieet pass over with the greatest Another
@ at work near the mouth Of the Mississippi, and
S Confidently expected that there will be su
srs water there to float with safety the ocean com
y5 G u New Orleans. Congress has given two million
p %uo!lafS to work on until December, and is
unused. The Ohio is also well provided for. This !
cas SJpu move and these boats now operating so sue
viii ISy may be only the precursors of navy which
Nss; NOV only the Mississippi and Ohio, but the !
Son[ OF all distractions from their headwaters to
mouths. s ST Louis Dispatch.
S'caHsooaJ demonstration at st. Louis. =
pib thstandng the inclomency Of the weather last
n.y. tRe 4soatmeas monster yste was grand success
eII am might put out many of the torches but It'll
a Aotauepch the enthusiasm Of the MARCHING thou 4
f uS The thunder might be deafening, but it could
T 'gnder their wild, continuous cheering inaudibe
I'LL tshnlAg paled his Intellectual fires as the rockets IS
b eif bright plumes in the clouds One poticea-
% feature was thelarge number of Germans xha mr.
sn1R G,eu IN !he representation. II proves that 10
cyI OF the citizens of that nationality are
praa Importers OF seymour and Blair Another fact
len sh more prominently, aud that is that with
the young men St Louis whether Of
pF the u southern now enrolled
sas no lag We may add that there
aor III sfsofaerof nyknd-no case Of intosicaton '
oa 81 the peace in connection with the event
proud ~ and the clubs in general, may well be
-" u last nights demonstration - !,
Missouri Republican 10th (
Rad fa5 TO BLowA thoroughly disguised Georgia
which RTa 70 expose the whole system Of fraud BY
t1s D4iloek was elected Governor and the Legisla
H sSe1red to the Radical party He saws bs bas T