The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-05-13
River Intellieence.
OFFICE OF THE South WESTERN,
ShreSennrt. MAJ ~ 1851


season of the year Sunday night had heavy wind
and rain Storm which lasted three or four hours Since
then has been cloudy, raw with an occasional open
ing of the food gates of hescen Yesterday and the
day before ifnot unreasonable, very
bic days and not very anxious to see their
terpart again very soon.
Since our last port the river opposite this point has
risen feet, mG King the rise in all 10 feet or within
az feet OF tie last rise We have had but one arrival
from aooF the raft during The past week. though as
we WRIT the Gossamer is looked for every hour The
Dixie came in from Fulton last Saturday, three and
h'f days out. As she went up she encountered fall
@Ithe way-seven inches at the head of Long prairie
ar&three feet at Fulton. Tuesday afternoon and night
it rained in torrents and on Wednesday morning the
river again the rise at the rate of an inch an
boEcs From the officers Of the Sharp, who left Jeer
son on Saturday last we learn that the bayou was rs-
;na al the rate of inch an hour from backwater.
From messengers the Sharp learn that the rains
on the upper river have been very heavy gentleman
from Cook county states that he three weeks max
ing the trip from that county to Jefferson owing to high
water in the creeks and low places He states that it
raned for two weeks necessarily at times pouring down
in perfect torrents. He predicts unprecedented
overflow We are fearful that he will prove to be a
prophet or the of one. The rear of many OF the
plantations below here already under water ana IL
is gradually stealing ~ on ne frontS. Tue I''"te'S
discouraged and we'll they m'g' De- lor another
overflow will be their ruin. The arrlTal {: !ne uossa
is anxousy looked for as the reasatHn o. Iheir
worst fears is preferable to this dreadful suspense.
Business on the landing is dull and confined princi-
paly to the receiving of up freight The down trips,
generally speaking, amount to nothing The cotton is
nearly all out and the cattle have not commenced ar
irving in any numbers The following are our memo
randa for the past week
WEDNESDAY,, May 6.-The upper Red river Kouns-
Line packet Gossamer, Capt Martin Kouns left to day
the regions above the raft with fine load re-shipped
from the Laourche. She will make an attempt to 90
through the Alban route and will no doubt be success
full.
Punctual to the hour the KounsLne weekly packet
I.afourche, Capt. B. B. Kouns, Brown and Drown,
cl4rks sailed for district headquarters with l25 bales
cotton and twenty cabin passengers. Though light
trip it all that in sight.
The Kouns-Li packet Era No. s, Capt Gillem ar
rived to-day from Dallas street flying light. 1t seems
to US that the hide might at least ship his
compliments by her if he has got nothing else to for
ward II wont cost anything and we don't think the
" regulars" would fall out with him Stir him up on
the subject Mr.. Jin1plecutc
Late in the night the New Orleans and Dallas street
packet j NJ Sharp, Capt. John White, Jasper Russ |
clerk passed up with first rate trip for Dallas street
merchants She had but light freight for this point
Capt White asleep at the time for did not get
a sight at his phz. The wild packet foresalled her
New Orleans dates consequently we under obli-
ssTon to her officers for for late poPers s.
Ellen Capt. Melton, with whistle as loud any of
'em, came in to-day from Carolina Bluffs flying light.
The cotton is all out of that drink
FRIDAY, May 8-Early this morning the New Or |
leans and Cypress bayou packet New Era Capt. j. M
Tucker NJ n Wood, clerk, came in from Dallas street,
n large settlement on Cypress bayou, with 200 bales
cotton 800 sheep 1000 hides, 80 deck passengers and
her cabin full of respectable looking settlers AT a
pow of the big bugs, held just before the New Era
left it resolved to ship the whole settlement the
boat Tucker could not get good trip any other way
Capt. Tucker informed the committee who waited upon
him and rendered the shipment that he very well
satisfied with his trip IN sight and would defer break
ing mp his laying goose nest until some future time
The committee left him much pleased with the inter
view and promising to go their pile on him whenever
he stood need of it, She picked up at this point 200
bales cotton. 1000 hides 500 coils rope and one dozen
twentyyedollar passengers As an evidence that she
had good load on deck when she left she "packed
Wood in the office During the stay of the boat here
the captain allowed his guests to shore awhile
and see the sights and although they amazed they
appeared to enjoy themselves finely. Going, going
gone had evidently been in civsed parts before and
knew the ropes for he retired to rest without receiving
much damage. A friend of his did not get off we'll
While gazing at the sights with his eyes nearly popped
locate his Jaw At first it was thought he had the lock
law and would kick the bucket The services of the
boats doctor called in and his jaw repaired Fear
inc that some injury might to his pets, Capt
Tucker called EN- all on board and put them to bed
out of the way of temptation and danger.
Y,
Dixie, Capt Thornton Jacobs, arrived day with
full load of lumber from above the raft. The lumber
was from Barrs mill, Clear lake. The Dixie left
Fulton last Wednesday, at which time the river was
again rising. When she arrived at Fulton the river
had failed three feet but it rained very hard Tuesday
night and on Wednesday morning the time she left it
was rising again. 1t rose at the rate of inch an
hour during the time she there that morning Many
of the low places along the river were overfowed The
fall was onty inches at Long prairie when the
Dixie passed up. On her way up she was seventeen
hours pulling through Adams cut. On her down trip
she came through without any trouble.
SUNDAY, May lo.-As the good people of ibis city
were vending their way to church. the Dallas street
packet J. NJ Sharp, Capt. J W. White, arrived from
The settlements Cypress bayou with 30 bales cotton
and orderly that Capt. White concluded to spend the
day with and try his luck on Monday. We are in
debted Mr. Russ, the clerk for Dallas street publ
cation We regret learn from Capt White that the
bayou jefferson is again rising, this time from back
water 1t foot in the twelve hours previous to
the boats departure. Passengers on the Sharp, from
Cooke county, report nccssant rains for two three
weeks the head waters of old Red These men were
three weeks in making the trip from Cooke county to
jefferson and report the whole country oyer6oWed.
They predict unprecedented overflow of Red river.
lust at dark the district headquarters and Dallas
street packet Lizzie Hopkins Capt. John Roots, Sam
lawson clerk touched at landing with one of the
best fTerhts ofthe season Her guards were dragging
in the water, and yet she made the trip IN tour days
As sternwheelc for draught speed and capacity she
laws over the deck She had something like thousand
bbs for this point while the balance of her cargo was
consigned to Dallas street merchants she haa pas
sengeTs enough to open respectable two-story board
ing house. Thanks to Sam Lawson for late papers.
MONDAY May II Late in the evening the Dallas
street packet J. NJ Sharp, CaptaJ. W. White. got up
steam and sailed for district headquarters. She man
aged to pick up at this point quite number Of passen.
gers and few bales of cotton 1t paid her very well
10 lay from Sunday, besides she needed that rest
so necessary for the wicked.
Just before the Sharp backed out the sidewhee ship
Moe Fellows, James, the sailor, master arrived at
our wharf direct from district headquarters hospital,
where she had been under treatment for some time.
She has the surgeons certificate that she is able tor
duty now Her temporary sojourn at the hospital has
benefited her looks very much well her constltu-
ton She had fair freight for this point but better
for Dallas street Capt. Phelps concluded to await
the arrival of the Bar Able at this point and see II ne
could not pick up few people bound for Dallas street.
Tuesday, May 12-At precisely y o'clock last night
the Kouns-L Line weekly packet Lafourche Capt B. g.
kouns Brown and Drown, clerks reached our landing,
fttyour hours and fifty three minutes out from the
city with first rate freight and her cabin full OF peo-
pie This is three hours and minutes quicker
than any trip record. We indebted to Mr..
Drown for files of late papers and for this following
memoranda of her trip:
Left New Orleans Saturday 9th inst. at 81 PM, and
four minutes in advance the steamer Bart Able; Ian
ded at Baton Rouge Sunday at Sam. and took two
barges in and CTS boxes COAL landed at wharf boat
ll%0 AM and passed Black river at 2:35 Pm; landed
at Barblns at 535 PM and discharged bbls sundres
and sacks corn; at Normans 500, bbis frelgnt at