The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-04-01
River Intelligence.
aSF#k1a OF THE Soufr1- W EsfERN,
Shreveport, April l, l2t

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far we have had no frost to inure vegetation, which
though rather backward, is coming forward finely
The river opposite this point came to stand last
"Wednesday night since which time it has fallen 81 in
&C hes From above the raft we have reliable intei
gence that on Friday last the river within its banks
and falling fast. This rapid fall will enable the plan
ters both above and below here to replant the over
flowed lands in time to get good start The piana-
ti0ns the Bossier side between the Scopnl cntoh
and Loggy bayou, suffered than those in this I'm
mediate vicinity though the destruction was not SO
general as last year. Some WHO were rretTleVaoly ru
med last year escaped this time with slight DANA ge'
which few days pleasant weather will repair
Business with the packets continues dull lev" II any
of them making anything, while others nave lot Paio
expenses One or two of the Jefferson packets have
had paying trips but general thins they have light
,s both ,rors This is rath er hard on the boatmen
&C ,he are not running velvet at this stage of the
one The following memoranda for the week:
WEDNESDAY March 25.-I.ast night the New Orleans
and jefferson packet Mttie Stephens, Capt Harvey
Heh touched at landing route to Dallas street.
with fair freight and good list of passengers She
had but light freight for this point and only tarred
with us a short time.
At the appointed time to day the Kouns Line weekly
packet lafourche, Capt. John Kouns, sailed for Gen
Reynolds headquarters, with 400 bales cotton, lot OF
THURSDAY, March 26.-The New Orleans and Jeffer
packet New Era Capt. j. NJ. Tucker NJ: N. Wood
clerk came in to-day from Dallas street. with els bales
cotton bales wool Texas bulls, 500 dry hides and
s" passengers. After taking on 100 bales cotton 1900
hides and few passengers she sailed Tor district head
quarters in high feather 1t was paying trip for the
Tucker and Wood firm.
FRIDAY, March 27-Early this morning the KouHs-
Kline packet Pioneer Era, Capt. Martin Kouns slipped
IN on US from 1ai'as street n5ng iight without play
ing on Ihe family instrument Inc white mugs were
thar" but the two long whistles never chrped They
were evidently out OF tune, and as the captain has
'G T me ar ear aof music n ne qesp'ses dlscord
Inc large ana elegant line passenger packet Bart
ape, t"ps. " u HARRISON Wm. tulbertson clerk
sailed to-day for Gen Reynolds headquarters, with
o2y oaes COTTON, fot On NOES ana TAR list OF cabin
Ia VIC way ~ Ii Ii'P II WAS hoehihg 10 poas
ol T 11r ilher.
Inc M Ne" Dreahs ana Jefferson packet starlight
az +os r. rus la; lisyes, ctefh, came IN from
te O3peSS city with 2l8 bales cotton ana few srag-
gers ta says Is no use IRVING 10 SCI TRIP at Jet
atison WINE capt tucker Is IN Pori' IVI me "atTes
sck 10 MN ke var 10 niger net' " .1tanton to the
"nr once. otlGh - 1neil hioL'o'
p: - G.y ms morning the stern
"Heel packet hign9 way, Capt Noah Scovell, j. W.
Warrsn clerk, arrived from above the raft with 700
bales cotton, " hides, 81 pkgs mdse, and good list of
passengers The Right Way went up the main river as
high as Cooks Landing which she left the Esd ult
and went up Little river to White Cliffs, which point
she left on the 2R and reached the head of the raft
on the 9th where she laid all night. The next day
she was four hours in working through the raft to the
head of the canal Water falling fast and the river
within its banks all the way down Spring BanS. AZ
ter spending an hour or two with she sped on her
way to the city of the South
The Cuba No 9 Capt. Wilkinson arrived from the
city en- route to Jefferson with full load of salt She
had but little freight for this point and was here but
short time.
The New Orleans and Jefferson packct Ezra Porter
Capt H. L. Lee arrived from the CITY nearly four DAYS
out with good freight for Jefferson but light one
for this point She Spent an hour or SO with us and
then sailed for Dallas street We are indebted to Mr.
Porter the clerk fo~ A file of New Orleans naners
The New Orleans and Jefferson nacket Starlieht
Capt T. H. Pitts Cal HAYES clerk. after putting IN
twenty four hours with us very proftabv smiled for he
Crescent city with go bales cotton and fair list of
passengers She picked up as good trip acre as some
Of our liners have gone out with
Late in the nvening The Timer rod riror olo+ Rich.
ruft with $50 bales cotton and 900 bales hides and snake
root-the best paving trim from above the raft this
SON. She went up as high as the mouth of the Kia-
meta, and up that stream two or three miles. over
half Of her load was at s and ST. Der bale She had
some difficulty in getting out from above White Oak
Shoals on account oflow water While she Law at Ka
meta The river fell twenty feet in foryeight hours
That is certainly great river to get uo fast and fall
still faster. We will put it against any river in the
world for playing that game The Richmond had some
trouble in getting through the raft which had formed
nearly one-haf mile above the canal The Richmond
is the largest boat that has been above the raft in
number Of years but she made the round trip without
accident or even bringing ont any marks of having been
through Black bayou She took on 81 bales cotton at
this point and sailed for the city soon after dark.
SUNDAY March 29.-Early this morning the large and
elegant line packet NATIONAL Capt. Dick Sinno Flor
cnce Findren clerk arrived at our landing with good
freight and fair passenger list nearly three and half
days out from the Crescent city We are indebted to
Mr Findren for files of late papers,
Late in the evening the New Orleans and Cypress
bayou passenger packet Mitte Stephens, Capt Harvey
etb came into mort from Dallas street settlement with
600 bales cotton lot of hides and so cabin passengers
From the large number of people brought out by the
Jefferson packets lately it would look as though Dallas
street and vicinity Lad taken purge and worked all
the natives of Among the Mittie Stephens passen-
gers wei thirty-fye Indians from the Nation Ell, route
to the North and>fnope TO give exhibitions of their
skill in ball play Indian warfare &C. Can't Heth wise
" concluded to stay all night with us and take his
chances to fill ont full TRIP at this popt on the follow
ing day.
MoSDAY March 3o-Early this morning the New Or
leans and jefferson packet lizzie HOPKINS Capt John
r. Roots Sam Lawson clerk arrived at orr wharf
three and n half DAYS out from Gen Ruehanan's head
quarters with ight trim for both this noint and Dallas
street We are much Obliged to Mr.. sam. Lawson for
file of late paners We learn from Cant Roots that
Ward Taylor the Jimplecutp Chief cave his first exh
bton in The ctv last "Wednesday MONT in the first dis
trict ockun to lnroa and d;Scrin1nat;ng arSdence
who were Inucb degItod with .ha aeean;T7c snowman
and his " net ,nossums One of the assembly drtv
LOOKING fpn1als sI~htv acated with banzna hecan3e
highIy eycitad and notI?ng would do hmt sbn nonst
embrace hin, Fancy his situation Ifwos thonrht nv
comnatant Judges CONSIDERING The rood s:ar he had
made that his tonr wouId nroya verv nroftahIa
Cant Harvey Hetb after RESTING he Mitte Stenhenz
all NIGHT and mart If the dav fms GIVING the indians