The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-12-09
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THE SOUTH " EsTBkN.
Shreveport, December Q, 1865

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'4cnlars see New Orleans Picayune.
81 p river opposte this point last night was eigh1
4 horo the lowest water mark OF the season, pelhs
's r. u;x inches within the last twenty -four hours
rind rise out of the lakes.
~ have no later information from the lakes anu
-rass BAYOU than that published Sunday ana rePea'
y. ona1ks We learn from the officers OF the 'ossS-
rbicb boat left Jefferson last Friday night thas
~ borou at that point had fallen so much 'hI sue na''
la the greater part of her load on at the pom. DC
.,r IN the lakes they found 22lnches al Inc oa'e
10" .ort three feet on the fats, with the water
poo Ctohad more trouble in getting through the
.to, at any other time since the rise.
.b;s noipt out to the Mississippi Navigation Tor
,o.+ class Of sternwheel boats with far loads IS
...;rg bad The last boat up reports tue Slea'Ners
1,doe Fletcher Golden Era and hohSooh having
ood deol of trouble near ConShatta. Ihey Will hno
.orse and more oft below Grand Ecore fuckers and
n hars are the worst places IN the river The late
rae below here what is called bank rise, and run
ont rerv quick leaving the heavily loaded boats in a
had fix There is not four feet on the worst bars
Business on the levee yesterday was rather dull
VrDyEsDAY Dec. EARLY this morning the line
,cke Pioneer Era Capt. VIM. Gien, Ed Burk, clerk
lame in from the city with good freight for this point
and jefferson. Her Jefferson freight goes forward
the kouns-tine packet Gassehammer. Thanks to her
oaicers for files of late papers
Soon after the arrival of the from Marshall the
feet running steamer Judge Fletcher Capt Jas Il.
Phelps J. W. Ong, clerk sailed for the Crescent city
With 500 bales cotton loo head Of cattle and tar list
If passengers
Late in the afternoon the little steamer Mary Ellen,
Cant Milton left for Carolina Bluffs III search OF load
Of cotton.
steamer Rose Franks, Capt. J. W White, Jasper Russ,
rsrk made our landing three days and twenty three
hours out from the city, with light freight. She left
for Jefferson late in the evening Thanks the officers
for tavOrs.
Late in the night the Kounsline packet Gossamer,
Capt b. B. koUns, left for Dallas street with good
freight. Among other things she had q white owl for
the Jimplecute man
Early in the night the light dranght steamer George,
Capt Jim Crooks in from Dallas street with 256
boles Of cotton
The line passenger packet Lizzie HOPKINS, Capt j.
r Roofs Sam Lawson and j. B. Lancaster, clerks ar
rived late in the evening from Cypress bayou.
THURSDAY, Dec 3:-The fine passenger packet Mon
Harris clerks came in from the city about l o'clock
this morning, with good freight for this port and JEFF
fsrson Her jefferson freight goes forward the
steamer George. Thanks to her accommodating oii-
'' The line packet Richmond, Capt W T. Boardman,
G ] Boardnun, clerk, make our landing before day
break this morning, upwards of four days out from the
,jtv with good trip.
HE line packet Lizzie Hopkins Capt john T. Roots,
lawson and Lancaster clerks got off for tile city with
53 bales cotton 2lz terces and bbls beef hides wool
The line packet Pioneer Era, Capt Glen, Ed. Burk,
clerk rot off for the city with zoo bales of cotton
The regular low water packet Lizzie Tate, Capt O.
" Stnde Ed. Groves clerk, left for the city with 500
bales Of cotton.
About clock Pm. the Kouns-line packet Era No.
Capt. John Pof Chas. Truslow clerk, arrived from
Dallas street. Cypress bayou with $40 bales cotton,
which went forward on the Pioneer Era.
FRIDAY Dec 1.-THE fine passenger sdewheel packet
Monsoon, Capt J. II. Tucker, J. Il. Menge and Geo
" Harris clerks, got off for the city with 40 bales
soon and 300 head of cattle.
About dinner time to-day Lees line packet Enter.
Prise Capt H. L. Lee 7. j. Howard, clerk, arrived at
landing, nearly six days out from the city, with
heavy freight. Thanks to her officers for fagors-
The line packet Pioneer Era. Capt. Gillen, G. w.
Hamilton clerk, reported having left yesterday did
not get off for the city until to-day She had full load
s'eottou.
Late in the evening the Kouns-line packet Era No 5,
Capt John Pot, Chas. Truslow, clerk, sailed for Cy-
press bayou with light trip.
SATURDAY, Dec. 5.-White's lne sidewhee packet
Dixie, Capt. Thornton Jacobs. came in from Cypress
bayou with 800 bales cotton which goes forward on the
steamer Enterprise.
The little steamer Mary Ellen, Capt Milton, came in
from Carolina Bluffs with 50 bales cotton most OF which.
WAS consigned to our merchants.
Early in the evening the houns line packet Gossa-
mer Capt, B. B. Kouns, two white rings, two long
Whistles and $40 bales cotton, in from small
settlement on Cypress bayou. Only the cotton goes
forward on the line packet Richmond We under
many obligations to d. B. K. for late copy of the jim
plecnte, from which take the following:
1T being Sunday and it is actually rumored that
the Boss ofthe Gossamer went to church We didnt
seeit"
No wonder he couldn't e see it," for just below he
rays
Capt Roots forced Us to pack off two fine cans of
oysters and actually had to leave Bob's red fish,
because couldn't pack more"
The inference is that he packed off too much OF
Bobs-ugh! The truth is, The Boss of the Gossamer
did go to church, and as he came out he saw the jim
pecute man and the hide man playing mumbepeg, the
best three out of five for dead white OWL (sakes up
killed by the editor that morning for his dinner while
hunt.
Late in the evening the sidewheel ship Dixie, Capt
Thornton Jacobs, left for Cypress bayou with light
"Trip reshpped from the Enterprise.
Late in the night the line packet Richmond, Capt
W Boardmen Chas. Boardman, clerk, left for the
city with 100 bales cotton and 20 cabin passengers
SUNDAY, Dec 6.-Late last-night the line packet
Era No 9, Capt. G. l.. kouns, Chas. Drown, clerk, ar
rived at cur landing, little four days out from
the city, with full freight and her cabin full of passen
gers-one of the best up trips of the season. She had
sixty cabin passengers when she left the city. Her JEFF
terson freight went forward on the Goose Thanks
70 her officers Tor late papers.
The little steamer Mindcn Capt. Hart, in early
In the morning from Carolina Bluffs with good load
Of cotton.
Late in the night the light draught steamer Lotus /
No. 2, Capt D. d. DannAls, Dodd and Nimmo, clerks,
arrived at our landing, little four days out from
TIE city, with light freight for this point, but very
lorfavors ana the following memoranda Left New
Orleans Wednesday Dec. @ 1868, at PSI. In port for
Red river steamers Lulu D, Caroline, Selma Lotta-
wanna and Era No. 10. Thursday, Sd, passed 7. d.
Alae at Bayou Sara; Friday, 4th, met the Right Way
at Bayou Larto, and the Cuba No. Grand Point;
Saturday, 9Th, met the Lizzie Hopkins at Grand Ecore
bar met the Lizzie Tate, aground 1T Marcys cutoff
met the Golden Era at Dixie bar aud the Judge Fletcher
1t Conshatta; sunday, 9Th met the Pioneer at Archy
baIrdS, the Monsoon at Gen. Morses and the Rich
mond at Atkins landing. Judge Fletcher had been
aground and had to lighter ofdetaned several hours
erfaIllng slowly all the way down.
iloSDAr, Dec. THE Lotus No. 9 Capt. D. D. Dan
HeLs, got oil this morning for Cypress bayou.
Early this morning the kouns-line paeket Gossamer
Iapt B B. Kouns, AinSey, clerk, left for Cypress
bayou with good freight reshpped from the Era No.
u Among other things she had white duck, black
iism9, red goat "speckled purp" tnged with ''yal-
ieF growing hen, laying rooster, seven white mice,
.at! temaes), geese, goose ducks and brakes Gall
Snte without number, nnetytwo white o1gs assorted
sexes, aud white 'possum with niue hundred and
ninety hInc stripes with nary two alike consigned TO
me Jlmptecue man per order. What, in the name of
common sense has come over the ex-showman? Going
oacN INTO the business again, Ell? Call around, jim
cute; eau often and stay longer. We always at
iome. = Give US utterance''
Lees line paeket Enterprise, Capt H. L. Lee T. J.
Howard CLERK did not get off for the city until to- day
She had 700 bales cotton, 600 bbls beef 100 head ri
cattle aud 1000 dry hides She was not DRAWING nnite
four feet in the deepest part. a 4N'''
TUESDAY,, Dec. Soon after dinner the KonnsEna !
packet Era No. s, Capt John Potf, Chas Trusloyv |
clerk came in from Cypress bayou with 100 bales cot
ton aud 200 bis. Of beef We are indebted to the
clerk for the following memoranda: Left jefferson on
Sunday at $50 PM; left the packery Monday at A.
n, found two feet in Potato bend and thirty two inches
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