The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-05-06
observation-disclosures.
OFFICE OF TIE SoUTH-W WESTERN,
ShreVcnOrt. MAY & Is

cloudy with alternate prospect OF rain and sunshin
though we had bat little CD either. II was decidedly
cloudy week.
Since our last publication the river opposite til
point has Iiscn ~ feet, making the late rise in all
far feet or within - feet of the rise before. THcJiu
plccu4 Of lust Frlday reports the bayou at Jciicrso
rising and within - feet Of the other rI-r. We La'
htaI arrivals from above the raft during the pas
week. The George from Coycrt's ferry, We the frs
arrive, and her officers report having ont on
light head rise, but had heavy rains the way. Sh
passed Kiamcta the ed ut where the river hat
risen only three or four feet and reached the head
the raft in time to through the Nouns canal be
fore it finally closed g. She was, however, the bette
part Of two days pulling through tn" raft during which
time ruiucd in torrents. The HOasa'ner arrived uI'
Friday ngrt having left Cooks landing the 18th
Tho rvcr was two thirds bank f and rising At Ful
4o fine river g thin eighteen inches Of the last rise
and rising arac of one inch hour whcnthc Cos
eo,ncr nasscd. At Chickanina cutoff it ONLY lacked
ct iuchcapf the las, rise but at the head Of the raf
1t wanted four feet Tie drift had filled in so heavy a
the head Of the tin. the Gossamcr found inprac
tcaJlc make the attempt TO come through the kouns
canal aud turned back TO the iban cut when She
cccdcd by main Strength i'll pulling through She Is
the first boat to come through this route. gentle
man, who left Fulton twenty four hours after the Cos
Hamcr reports the river higher that p0t than 1T the
other rise and r>ng t.r Of nm inch an hour 1t
HIS opinion that viii huv" another "vero', here
but We believe that IS not the general opinion Of the
river Planters
Business is exceedingly duh the landing nun.
Der of the packets have laid up. The foowngar our
larmorunda fur the week
WEDNESDAY, April 4@.--Last night the kouns.Iino
sI,I Iiyl,t cur,yo re- .hjI,nrd f, th ii 81 ['
inf,urchr Of the same liur' '''S VIII p"eAt'
The New Orleans and n1I,s c,rat .,.. Ma.
S,rvhcns Can't KclIogr touchd - @ la|hnl e',t'r
IN route to district hr,Innr+ l' ','iG ~ Gay
III, season Of the wear SLn Iri 1u IT o'' p I''
Ir,,. lot of (ovornn1n,,t t,,,s,,r! ! So'co"' Il
s,ugrrs After chatting with I4 M Lo, or y, PI i
continued on her ynvnt- v,fy,t nIi VI so ?Ilr
TO her trip ut this point A1N''''''
ter Can't IT l. Irn from, n Is ytrI,t Ii a. "t
wharf at the same time viii, the Srnhrns 81 a. "uI
nothing in sght and but couple Of bales in the hold
Cant rn cotcIudcJ to stay i ,iy or two Gill rs I
taxi, u peep nt the district court now is session and
sec tie lick it WIS done BY" Meantime the r,.rLs
keep eye to the wiudward for STRAY bales Of
cotton. lost pconIt and fat bulls 'N "
Capt. B. j. kouns sailed for the CITY with ~ l,I,1 ct
ton and fair list Of passengers the Hghtcst trim in
time
TmR;DtY, April "0.-TnrIv This n7CrniYr tho Now
0rlmns and DaIl:s street packct FroTy Cant Iros
BIrkc clerk passed IN with rood trim for thr ottnr
rout She had but few packugas for this Doipt and
was Only detained here Il few minutes
The little puchct Mary Ellen, Capt. Melton. LIFT TO-
LAY for Carolina Bluffs with as much fr.,ft ~: sI.
could carry
The unDcr Red river racket Diyirg Can't TInrrtor
jacobs got of to. day for all POINTS above the riff with
Il fair trip.
qSlc koun9. Line pnckrt Era No Can't C,lfor,
in to-day from Dallas street. nying l.yht Can't
Roots was up that way and it was no use tikinr he
natives would not give up thing to the konns tan,y
Luc in the night the long lost and almost f,r(rtrn
packet George Cn41t Jim Crooks arrived at our land
ing from the head of the hollow on upper Nd river.