The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-08-19
River Intelligence.
OFFICE or THE Souri, EsrEgS,

e mark The Cypress bayou packets for sometime PISS
have managed TO find two largsfeet of water and ud
in the lake until yesterday, when the Lotus No was
brought up standing the brake where she founc
only 20 inches, and compelled to return The worst
bars between here and the falls oaly afford % inches Of
water, which makes it necessary for the boats with
anything like load to lighter over them thus render
ing navigation slow and tedious, The packets get all
the freight they want both ways. RATES Of freight
as will be by referring to ths paragraph under
that head have advanced materially.
For the movements Of the boats for tie past week we
refer to the following s~
WEDNESDAY, august 12.--The sdeWheel ship Dixie,
Capt Thornton Jacobs of the WhitsLine Of low water
packets numbering into seaport town to-day,
fvng light from the Boon Bend settlement on Cypress
bayou She only four days making the voyage up
and back which, considering the stage OF the mud and
water is good time Her officers report two feet large
in the channel through the lake In cur innocence we
INQUIRED Of them the aforesaid feet did belong to
the nlpiecue editor, and If there possible way
of eztrcang them. TheF gave it their opinion that
/ they would dry up in few days.
/ Some kind of Commitment, with a bow like fat
boat and stern like kick up-behind having in tow
barge came steaning up the river to-day, and after
accommodating awhile made for the landing at the foot
! Of Texas street. She proved to be diving bell boat
from the wreck Of the late steamer Enora. with ished
up treasures board in the shape of boilers and ma
chnery. She will return to the wreck and fight it out
/ on that line all summer.
| THURSDAY, august 13.-The WhiteIlne sidewheel
ship Dixie, Capt. Thornton Jacobs, sailed this day for
Boon Bend settlement on Cypress bayou with full
freight dropped at this point by the steamer Irene The
Dixie had as much freight as she could tote' on the
| two large feet
| The long, light draught packet Caddo, Capt. A. A.
| Barnes, Tom Jacobs, clerk, came steamng into port
to-day, five days and eighteen hours out from the city
with good freight and fair list Of passengers. Her
officers report % inches the worst bars between here
and the falls and the channel cutting out very slowly
She made no attempt to go above this point though
she had fair freight for Boon Bend settlement. She
is most too long to make the kinks up that way very
handy Thanks to Mr. Jacobs for papers ahead of the
mail.
Just after dark the BoardnafI,ne packet Richmond,
Capt w T. Boardman, arrived at our landing twenty
four hours ont from Boon Bend, Cypress bayou,
with few hides and one lone passenger. She made
the trip up and back in three days, taking up first
rate freight We venture to say that other boat Of
her SIZE made such trip before similar stage
of water. AS low water boat abe stands without q
peer on Red river, and the Boon Bendtes would do
we'll to nurse her g little.
Soon after the Richmond landed, the Kouny-Line
sidewheel packet Era No. s commenced blazing above
town and directly after landed along side. She had
lot of hides from Boon Bend to 60 forward the Rich
mond The Ere Nc: 8, while coming out from Cypress
Tuesday met the Richmond a stump In the lake !
and ran alongside and held conference, which !
suited in the Richmond giving up $50 lbs of her freight
to the Era, who agreed to keep ner company to Boon
Bend. This accounts for the absence of the Era No
so long on this trip.
FRIDAY, August 14.-The light draught sternwheele
Caddo Capt /. 4. Barnes, Tom Jacobs clerk backed
out to-day for voyage to the city, with 225 head Of
Texas bulls, bales cotton and good list Of psssen
gers She drawing "a feet large at the bow when
she sailed She had first rate trip for the stage Of
the water. |
sATuRp.r, August 15-The Kouns-Iine sidewhee1 |
packet Era 8, Capt Truslow, sailed to-day for Boon
Bend with all the freight she could carry on two feet
of water, shipped from the Caddo.
Capt. W. 7. Boardman's line packet Richmond with |
1875 head Of Texas Cattle 10 bales cotton and Is cabin
passengers, got off for the city To-day in fine feather
She swas not drawing two feet and would be apt
to 60 through like knife.
SUNDAY, August 16.-No arrivals or departures to-
day.
MoNDAT, August 1.-THE New Orleans aud Cypress
bayou light drauGht packet Lotus No. g Capt. d. D.
Dannals J. j. Dodd and j. ". Mimno clerks, arrived
to-day five days and eighteen hours out from the Queen
city, with good freight and fair number Of travellers
We are indebted to Messrs. Dodd and Ninmo for files
Of late papers. AFTER dIschargng her Shreveport CON
which point she had some four, five and six dollars
Late in the evening the Kouns family line packet Pi-
oneeT Era, Capt VIM. Gillem, Ed Burke clerk walked /
up the natives with tune the family instrument and
caused them to rush to the levee what
was out The saucy-looking little packet made the |
landing in gallant style, flying two white thingunbobs
around her chimneys, and reported herself SIX days out
rom the city, with good freight and number ofpas-
sengers. The good denizens Of Boon Bend will! not
nave The pleasure OF hearing the packet squal " this
Dad Of poies," owing to the small quantity of water
between here and that point Many thanks to Mr.
5GThe Tor lilies OF late papers. Is
TUESDAY, August, 18.-The Lotus No. 2, Capt. d. D.
3annas returned to our landing to-day from an I'M
successful attempt to reach Cypress bayou She got
Az far the brake where she found only 20 inches
If mud and water, which little too thin for her
purpose. Capt. Dannas viii forward his Jefferson
reIgh Immediately by rail to Marshall and thence to
Jefferson by wagon
The petit steamer Mary Ellen, Capt Milton, arrived
II our landing to-day, from Montgomery, with the
The kOunsLi packet Pioneer Era, Capt. Glem, =
allied to-day for the Crescent City flying Iigbt-the
irs boat which has been out in that tx in time.
FRE1GHTs.-The New Orleans Bulletin of the 10th
avs the following rates OF freight have been estab-
shed for Red river by the Captains Association:
To Shregeport-DEy barrels - 50@3; wet barrels /
DOS. To Jeferson-Dry barrels s45; wet barrels s..
The steamers Lulu D. Irene, and Right Way are the
ext boats due.
FoR New 0RLEANs.--Tbe Lotus No. 2, Capt. D. D. J
'annas, JJ. Dodd, clerk, will leave for the city to-
ay the arrival of the cars from Marshall
ERA No. 9--We clip the following paragraph from !
be Cincinnati Enquirer Of the 8th: :
Captain George L. Kouns of the famous Kouns Line
Red river steamers, came up from Madison yester-
ay morning Messrs. Vance Armstrong are putting r
be finishing touches on new steamer, the Era No 8.
Or this line, which is expected to be finished in eight
+ ten days. Capt. Kouns thinks the new boat viii
AIRY eight hundred bales cotton two feet of water
Capt. Newtons new packet for the Red river trade
also nearly ready. "
We copy as follows from the Louisville Courier of tt
ne 8th:
The river still swelling at this point yesterday
it'll five feet five inches water in the canal and three
et i've inches water in the chute last evening rise
three inches since our last report.
The Cincinnati Enquirer Of the 9Th SAYS: The river
ommenced receding slowly here during Thursday
light, but took upward tendency again yesterday
nd rising at quite lively rate in the afternoon
it'll thirteen feet four inches in the channel last
e. The river again falling at Marietta Yesterday
Pittsburg it has got down to low water stage again
ld except in slack water, avigation is suspended .
We copy follows from the st. Louis Republican of 81
lie 9th I: tt
The river declines slowly and steadily and it is not
,obabe that any material change in its movement viii
,cur for two three months to come.
The elegant steamer Ruth is to be altered to carry
tton and will run in the New Orleans and Memphis
ade the coming season.
Coon PRICE FOR STEAMBOAT BARS The Atlantic and 7
ssasipp Company have awarded the bars Of steam u
S Ruth, Arthur, Continental Olive Branch and Pau Ii
Carroll, to Colonel II. D. Booce, wealthy citizen .
d merchant at prices ranging from sl75 to $3.50 per
onth, running time, for year terms believe, II
ehsf cash, and negotia bic note for he balance The u
west figure is for the Continental and highest, the r
nth. Mr.. Booge purchased them for McBeth, Ryan, N
I'd other practical barkeepers. The Lady Gays bar y
az awarded to Louis Aannauer, at $50 per month,
inning time.
Of MerchszldiEs per Steamboats,
iSEaeSg d: t1Sand.-Walters & Pascfall, Kaufman
e; u Mcclellan, Shreveport do G w Carriker
2 do " Moss aco Henderson g do
Z Rhodes, Pine HILL do. G W CARRIER claiborne
lIa dD. frpn liianns c,f