The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-09-08
River Intelligence
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above albany fats, registered twentg.sx inches al
Potato bend in Cypress bayou, axout tweaty niche
With Inc water falling, The beef packerv on cvpre
f bayou, is the head OF navigation.
The officers Of tae Mn No 0, the last boat ND iro
the Crescent city fcroTt four and half feet on O.
bar Other bars lightning TO put in a shown.
but rs yet do not speak as loud as o. X.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. Early this morning The Earl
Bird, Capt Jasper Russ sailed for Cypress bayou wit
full cargo and good paving list of passengers.
Soon this morning the kounsine packet Era No. Ii
Capt. TTUslow, came i'm from the city, four and hal
days out with full freight and her cabin full of pee
pie Thanks 10 the clerk for farors and the following
memoranda: -" Left New Orleans, Friday Aug eth
al 6:@g r.s ln port for Red ri.er, steamers Era No
and Richmond. Met Enterprise below mouth Blacl
river. Four and half fest on the principal bars il
Red river" She left for Cypress bayou after dis
charging her Shreveport freight
Soon after the arrra! Of the from Marshall the
Lotus No 8, Capt D. y: Dannals, ]. J. Dodd, clerk
left for the city with 30a head OF cattle, assorted sizes
80 cabin passengers ard 4G bales of cotfon-one of the
best paving down trips Of the season.
The Pioneer Era Capt. Geo Wilkinson sailed to day
for Cypress bayou with fair ttipa she could carry
on thewater.
The Lotus No. :, Capt John Lewis, Thos Jacobs
clerk, came in from Cypress bayou flying light Thanks
10 the clerk for favors
THURSDAY, Sept. .. The Lotus No p Capt John
Lewis, Tom Jacobs clerk left to-day for Boon Bend
on Cypress bayou with full freight reshipped from
The Lulu d.. Capt. Jack Grace came in from Cy-
press bayou, route 10 the Crescent city. She
',fuled " up with cattle at this point and left late in
the evening. .......=. ..Ys. ..
FEIDAy, Sept. 3.-The light draught packet Rich
mond, Capt w. T. Boardman will probably get off for
the city tonight with full load of Texas cattle %
bales OF cotton and fair list Of cabin passengers.
SATURDAY, Sept 4.-The Early Bird, Capt. Jasper
Russ, in from Cypress bayou with two bales of
the new crop She filled up with sheep and cattle at
she did not get off as stated it is not our FAULT
SUNDAY, Sept 5.Late last night the George got off
for Boon Bend Cypress bayou, with all the freight
she wanted, reshipped from the Richmond
About midday the houns-line packet Era No. 10
came IN from Boon Bend flying light filled up at this
point with cattle and sheep and put out for the city,
all in one day.
Late in the evening The Louns-line packet Era No 8,
Capt. Martin H. kouns, Chas. Drown, clerk, came in
from the city, four days out with full freight and her
cabin full of people Ii was bully trip. Thanks to
the clerk for late papers and the following memoranda
" Left New Orleans, Tuesday, Aug. 81 at PM; lost
SIX hours at Red river wharf-boat Friday, Sept. s.,
met Lotus No. at DR.. Luckett's at AM Saturday,
met Richmond at Bienvile Landing at II AM. and lost
three hours pulling through at wreck of Era No. T.
Sunday, met Early Bird at Atkins at AN. River
falling rapidly all the way down and only AZ feet on
o. K. bar"
MONDAY, Sept. t.-Late in the afternoon the low
water packet Pioneer Era Capt. George Wilkinson
came in from Cypress bayou with six bales of cotton
and small lot Of hides, r
TUESDAY, Sept. mo arrivals OF departures to-day
Partnership freights are now landed here at high
water card rates-z5c@ S1 per Dbl. Down--Cotton IS
per bale. Cattle SAGA per head, according to size
Cabin passage $50; deck passage So .-z
For New ORLEANS TO-DAY. = The light draught
steamer Era No. ., Capt Martin H. Kouns, Charles
Drown, clerk, will leave above. On the arrival of
the cars from Marshall
FoE New ORLEANS, THURSDAY The low water packet
Lotawanna, Capt II. J. Brinker, viii leave as above
on the arrival Of the cars from Marshall
FoR New ORLEANS, TUESDAY, Sept. 1.-THE elegant
an.dp etrc}P VI
T. Boardman, Charles j. Boardman, clerk, will leave
above on the arrival of the cars from Marshall
from cur Exchanges.I
ANOTHER STEAMBOAT CoLLIsIos.-We copy as follows
from the New Orleans Times of the Slst ult:
Saturday evening last at about o'clock the steamer
CeOna, Donaldsonville and coast packet was run in
to at Twelve Mile point, by the steamer Great Repub
he Our informant states that the Ceona attempt
ing to the bows of the Republic when the acct
dent occurred Both packets going up the river
the Republic for St Louis and the Cleona for Donald
sonyille.
By this collision two lives were lost-the porter of
the Cieona and passenger, both colored The steamer
Welcome which was but short distance in the rear
alongside the Ce0na and took off her freight and
passengers, after which up and brought
the Cleona TO the city for repairs.
We copy as follows from the Memphis Avalanche of
the 2Sth ult.:
The river is still on tic decline, with improve
ment in the channel the packets reporting s feet at
Island 3d. Montezuma aud Helena crossing. At ST.
Louis the river is rising slowly, with So feet in the
channel. AT Cairo the river is stationary The Ohio
is still falling Louisville with feet inches in the
canal and 81 feet Flint Island bar which is the worst
place the lower Ohio The Arkansas is declining,
with feet in the channel from Little Rock out, and
80 inches above there. White river continues at low
tide
A special to The Cincinnati Commercial tells how
Capt Bates slipped through the fingers of the authori
ties at Evansville
The Charleston, in The hands of the United States
Marshall for the past two three days, to-day got up
%1,ot
duty she asked permission of the representative of the
United States Marshal board to back her stern up
from against the wharfboat Permission granted,
and in making the attempt her head line parted and
she backed out into the and started up stream.
al the point above the city she set ashore the that
had been in charge and he walked back to the city
while the mercury ranging at 9s 1t was adroit
trick well executed.
INSTRUCTIONS TO CAPTAINS AND GLE.Ks-a tgpital
1y7anqfineHtA few days since it announced that
the managers Of the Keokuk, White Collar and North
ern Line Packet Companies had arrived at an agree
ment for certain purpose. In pursuance of that
agreement the following instructions have been issued
the captains and clerks Of the Keokuk packet line,
by J s. McGune President, the document being dated
August 10 On and after this date all persons travel
ing complimentary passes and other passes, will
pay TO YOU presenting said passes half the reg
uiar cabin fare for their meals and berths The above
instructions apply to all persons travelling your
boats free. whether they have free pass not This
includes every officer and employee belonging to
this company, also their families You will not be al
lowed vary from this order and any violation Of the
Increment Of the right sort and is strange that it
was not adopted long age The other companies mem
TONED have probably issued similar instructions to
their commanders and clerks
The Memphis Avalanche, oil the 26th uit.. says The
Arkansas is receding with hzee and half feet in the
channel from Little Rock out, andthirty inches above
there. White river continues tloW tide
The Indiana, which left Louisville Sunday morning
for New Orleans with 500 uns Of freight aud 200 head
Of stock for White river compelled to turn back
from Flint Island there being only three and haffeet
of water on the bar She has returned to New Albany
and will reship her engagements some light draught
dinkey.
Owing to the low stage Of water the Virginia has
abandoned her trip, and viii not venture out until there
is more water. s5z5
The new Red river packet Fsvilla, bound for New
Orleans is reported hard aground at French Island
The towbsat Shark is hard aground at st. Catha-
rnes Point about ten miles above Natehez. She has
been aground since the 18th. Herpilots think she will
prove total loss as she isnat highland dry Her onr
barges are safely ahoat.
The Coast packet building al New Albany for
Capt. W. n Woods TO be sdeWheeler, $50 feet long
35 feet beam; will have four boilers, and will work
COZ Inch cylinders, 6 feet stroke. She is intended
to make three trips peiweek from New Orleans to Don
aldsonrille aud if necessary will Try the Red river
trade She will be finished the lsof October, and
will be named the La Belle.
Capt a, L. Lee has decided to name his Red
river packet the Gladiol instead Of Bright Star as was
originally intended.
The Louisville Courier Journal Of the 25th at says
The Lizzie Tate viii leave for New Orleans Satur
day, and owing 70 the extreme lew water will 20 ont
flying light.