The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-06-03
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THE SoUTH-W EsTERN.
Shreveport, June 8, 1868


The river opposite this point continued falling unit
Saturday when il came u stand, since which tim
II has risen about FIVE inches.
The following is memoranda of the movement
of the packets for the past week
WEDNESDAY,. May 27.-The Kouns Line packet Err
Nos Capt Gillem, got in from jefferson With n
freight and two passengers.
The regular Shreveport and Jefferson packet Molli
Fellows, Capt Jim Phelps arrived from Dallas stree
With dozen passengers and Il small lot OF freight
which were re-shiuped on the Bart Able.
The little accommodation packet Mary Ellen, Capt
Milton, left for Old river with a sim Trip . :, ,
Kouns, Brown and Drown, clerks, departed Tor the
CITY with 40 bales cotton, 100 head of Texas beeVes,
lot of Government freight and a few passengers A
good trip for the season.
The independent weekly packet Bart Able, Capt
Hsrriso backed out for the city with 240 bales cotton
200 head of cattle sheep and 81 cabin passengers
TsURsn.Y Nav 28.-ko arrivals or departures
FRlpAY May 2s.-The Jefferson packet Lizzie Hop
lins Capt Roots arrived from Jefferson with 1873 bales
cotton, $50 sheep and few passengers.
The accommodation packet Mary Ellen, Capt. Milton
came in from old river with load of lumber.
Late in the evening the Lizzie Hopkins Cant Roots
left the cattle pen for the city She did good bust
ness by remaining with US lew hours, Roots picked
pP go! head OF CATTLE and few passengers
The regular Shreveport packet National Capt. Dick
Slnno Florence tlndren, clerk. arrived from the city
with fair trip. Many thanks 10 her accommodating
officers for the latest dates.
just as the National hove in sight Capt Jim Phelps
gave orders to his eng fire up, and IN short
Tune the Mollie Fellows was alongside the National.
After taking board 800 bbls. freight and Is passen-
SATURDAY, May SO-The Jefferson packet Mittie Ste
phsna Capt. Kellogg, arrived from the city She only
remained with short time and proceeded to her
destination.
The Shreveport and Jefferson nechet Mollie Fellows
Capt Jim Phelps, came In with eight passengers for
the National
The accommodation &C; packet Mary Ellen, Capt Milton,
left for Old river with fair trip.
ScSDtY May 81 The regular Shreveport packet
H Nat Capt Dick Snnot1 got off for the city with
The little Mary Ellen, Capt. Milton, came in from
OLD si7er with nothing in sight.
MONDAY, June The regular Jefferson packet Mon
arrived from the city with full load. After discharg
her freight for this point she lett for Dallas
landing. We are indebted to Ferd Ceos for late New
Orleans papers.
TUESDAY, June The independent weekly packet
Bart Able, Capt. W C. Harrison, VIM. Culbertsnn,
clerk arrive ed this morning at o'clock from the citv
We indebted to Mr. CuIberson for the latest city
dates and the fol owing memoranda of her trip:
Left New Orleans Saturday, May So at $500 PM, and
arrived at Shreveport Tuesday, June 2. at 2 AM.
Ehe regular weekly packet Lafourche, Capt. Ben. B.
Kouns Brown and Drown, clerks, got IN early this
morning from the city Thanks to her officers for late
city and Northern papers and the following memoranda
Left New Orleans Saturday, May 80, at Pm, in
company with the Bart BILE. Landed at Baton Rouge
Sunday morning at AN; took barges in tow and
towed them to the foot of Prophets island taking from
them 745 boxes coal; landed at wharf boat mouth of
Red river at l2:5 Pm; passed Black at 35 NJ;
landed at BHrbins $40 N0rman's $50 Experiment
$50 and at PinevilIe and Alexandria 1885 PM; lost SIS
minutes at these points dscharging freight and taking
on board rs cords wood landed at Dr. Magruder's
Palmetto landing at 2:Z5 10th landing Dauses wood
yard and took 10 cords; 18th Calhoun's 18th Broad
we'll lead mines, 18th Durand's l4th Montgomery
18th e. Cammack ks, 10th st. Maurice, $50 NJ,
18th Dourc onneaus, 18th John Tessers 18th Buffers
10Th Grand Ecore at $40 2st Closier's point 22d
'ampte at has AM, Esd Sibeys, Gath Bovce's 25th
Graphs Bluffs, at IS Pm. 18th Lac des Mure's, 9th
Tai M Mo-, ID
Armstead's 81 tn Lisso's, 3lst Paxtons Coushatta
chute at $40 PM. SD Sam Cark's SD Willow Point
9Th Greetings 18th Grand bayou at 4:5o NJ, 36th
Terrel's 37th Ed Turner's, 38th J. W Wrav's, 3yth
VIM Bowes', 4Uth Walmsley's, cords wood at $50,
4lst Cotton point at 7:23, 42d j. H. Boards 85 AID
Duck Horn. at s:22 PM, 44th Caspana at 925 45h At
kins, 46th f. Latlers, 47th n. +. Scopni's 49th NJ
Latters 49th DR.. Balls, cords wood, 5vth L. K Per-
sons (Suntower), 5lst G. NJ Calhoun's, and arriving
at Shreveport at $50 Tuesday morning Time from
New Orleans to Shreveport So hours and so minutes
including hftyone landings time lost, dischargng
lOo7 pkgs and taking on board 81 cords wood and 745
oo5es eo a. quickest business trip ever made
Era No 8, got off for jefferson with freight and
few passengers re-shipped from the Bart Able ard
Lafourehe
The New Orleans and Jefferson packet Mittie Ste
phens, Capt. kellogg, came in this morning from JEFF
ferson She renamed with only few hours and
left for the city.
3sl per bbl Box freight l5c. per foot Down-cotton
s. per baej Cattle s. per head Passage s20925.
The Nachltoches Times of the 3Oh ult, states that
during the past week, under the supervision of our
toWnsman, Mr.. Sam Parsons channel has been cut
across ROuquer s Point, with the design of throwing
the water of main Red river into Cane river and there
by restoring navigation TO this place the year round
The channel IS cut only few hundred yards above the
present point Of separation of the rivers but mas
much the whole volume of the current in its direct
course will be received in the new cutoff it is hoped
that It's tendency will be to throw the bulk of the water
through Cane river. We informed that break
has been made short distance below the channel
above mentioned, which is now about thirty yards
vide and through which the water is rushing with
6er
For New ORLEAss.-The Kouns Line weekly packet
Lafourche, Capt. B. B. Kouns, will leave for the
city to-day the arrival of the from Marshall,
putting passengers through in forty hours.
Ho FOR New ORLEANS -- TIE Independent. weekly
packet Bart Able, Capt. W. G. Harrison VIM. Cul-
kertson clerk will leave for the city to-day the
rival of the from Marshall, landing passengers in
New Orleans in forty hours from the time of leaving.
FoR New ORLEANs.-The regular Red river packet
Monsoon Capt. ]. NJ Tucker, Ferd V. Cellos, clerk,
will leave for the city tomorrow, (Thursday) the
arrival Of the cars from Marshall
THE CARPET BAGGERs SNUBBED AT CH1CAGo,-T
carpe, baggers saws the New Orleans Tines their
constitutions and their policy generally suubbed
by the R rdcal chiefs in the Chicago pow-wow. The
leading speakers those of any claims to responsibility
and influence, very emphatic. in condenning the
DISTINGUISHING clauses of the csrpet-bag constitutions
This was assaing them in their vital point. Their
very existence due to and could only be main
Gained by the dsfranchsement of the great body Of
the respectable white people of the South. 1t could
not therefore, be very agreeable to them to 60 all the
way to Chicago listen to the reputation of their
sacred principle" by the regular chiefs of the
party. Thus we find in the most torcibe, elaborate
and able speech delivered in the convention, by Mr..
Hassaureck, of Ohio the following onslaught on the
carpet bag idea of DISTINGUISHING white people, in Or
der to confue suffrage to the negroes aud carpet
haggers:
"The reconstruction laws Of Congress have par
TALLY fulfilled these requirements. But to establish
peace, security and reconciliation all considerations
Of enlightened craftsmanship command US to go one
etep further and couple universal freedom with uni
versal suffrage The existence of disranchsed class
is source of irritation and dsafecon. 1t is stsnd-
ing threat and peril to the community 1t is an i'm
pediment to reconciliation and should be done away
With. know that rebellion has committed crimes
which neither God can forgive but true
craftsmanship requires US to rise above the resent
mens Of the hour, however just and profitable they
may be- It you must punish, punish individuals, but
do punish class. All class Legislation is odous,
ard In this case may become reasonable and danger