The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-12-01
Riuer Intelligence.
OvrTcE OF THE SOUTH hsIEhN, ~
offt Shreveport, December l, 1859.

ChrevppOrt, December l, loo'-
than s,r The past week, up to Monday nlgt
Inc "e"'l .1oosont, Monday night it rained /
was 'iI@- -.o-aor it cleared off pleasant again
tie, ou' 1as weekly report the river at this POI
''r's ota,t ten inches, leaving it last night aO0
;bt inches below the lowest water oeiol
sson and falling slowly The river al 'hiS pun
.ii'' within two feet of the low water OF 1901
pe have no encouraging from above the ial
ri, to the latest dates nothing like reIniorceHenS
to be seen or heard of along the entire line oA VIC :"
per river The river is fordable al every '1o'''D7
In our last weeks paper we lett john noo'' "IN VI
Flavilla on voyage of discovery III 'ii'
deriug on Cypress bayou and the lahe'' "
slosbing around up that way somewhere We 'e@
overland route that he arrived safe at some land
inc nm the BAYOU and turned around and was on nj
wsy hock We fear be is lost, and with him, all tn
arcb;ves of this intrepid navigator Capt. Bob Martin
who crossed the lakes with 100 bales of cotton on neV
stearnboat hull thinks there twenty inches 0
water on the fats and falling.
The stage of the river below this point is anything
but encouraging The two worst bars in the river
Coushatta and Dixie, furnish from twenty-six tt
twenty eight inches of water, with changeable chan
mel. The other bars and the falls afford from thirty
inches to feet. The river below here and Cou
shatta Chute is very bad The pilots find logs and
stumps unknown to them before and requires good
deal of time and perseverance to get along at all The
boats are now about week in making the trip from
the city.
The levee for most of the week presented dull as
pect
WEDNESDAY, Nov 24-About dinner time the long
lean light draught steamer Flirt, Capt o. D. Haziett,
F. W. Bedard, clerk, made our landing, little less
than six days out from the city, with fair freight and
good list of passengers Thanks to the clerk for late
papers and the following memoranda: Left New Or
leans, Nov 10, at PM; goth, at IL AN, arrived at
Red river wharfboat made slow time in Mississippi
river, owing to high wind at 4:30 met Right Way
in Natchitoches bayou; Sunday 2lst Feta passed up
met Era No. 9 above Norman's, Travis Wright at Will
lams' saw-mill Rapides aground at Alexandria; met
Jefferson at Mike Ryan's and Richmond at LaCores
Rock; 22d met Gladiola at Faverions, Mary Ellen at
Buffers, and Nick Wall at Bayou Pierre; laid up all
night at Short Way; night dark and rainy; 23d, met
Jennie Howell at Robnsons; passed Fleta aground at
Squirrel Point; laid by four and half hours to repair
Wheel oath, met Lotus No. at Campo Bello. Twenty
four inches water Coushata bar and falling all the
way down to the mouth"
Soon after dinner time the elegant low water packet
Feta, Capt VIM Glen A. c. Green, clerk, arrived at
out landing less than five days out from the city, with
good freight and her cabin full ofpeople. Her pilots
report from twentysix to twenty-eght inches on the
bars and the water falling. Thanks to Mr. Green for
file of New Orleansand Western papers.
THURSDAY Nov. 25.-Late in the evening the light
draught steamer Flirt Capt. Hazlett, sailed for the
city with All bales of cotton and small list of pas
sengers.
The new and light draught steamer Fleta Capt. VIM.
Gen A. G. Green, clerk, left for the city to-day with
300 bales of cotton and rsrae list of cabin passen
gers.
FRIDAY Nov. 26.-The little long lean light draught
steamer Flirt Capt. Hazlett, did not get off until to-
day. owing to her principal officer OF the Kitchen who
got drunk upon the of the boats sailing. She had
about 500 bales of cotton and fair list of cabin pas
sengers.
SATURDAY, Nov. 27.-The light draught steamer Rose
Franks, Capt Breard, Jasper Russ, clerk, made our
landing sometime last night week from the
city, with good freight and passenger list. She re-
ports four steamers aground at one time on Coushatta
bar, viz: Rose Franks, Lotus No. 8, Era - and Ru-
doph. Thanks to the clerk for New Orleans papers.
SUNDAY, Nov. 28.-Early this morning the Kouns-
ine'packet Era No. TO- Capt. Chas. P. Truslow, T. j.
Howard, clerk, reached our landing, one week from
the city, with good freight and los cabin passengers.
Thanks to the clerk for late papers and the following
memoranda: 4" Left New Orleans, Sunday, Nov 81, at
1880 PM; met Right Way at Red Church and Era No.
9Iat Bayou Goua; Monday met Travis Wright at Bayou
Sara and Richmond at Grand Point Tuesday. met Ola
dioa at Barbins, Nick Wall at Alexandria, and Jennie
Howell at 0. K; Thursday met 18th Era at Dixie and
doph aground at Dickson's; Saturday met the Flirt
aground at Jerry Boards Twenty-seven inches on
Dixie and twenty eight on Coushatta.''
Late in the evening the Rose Franks, Capt. Breard,
Jasper Russ clerk, sailed for the city with $50 bales
of cotton and few passengers.
just before dark the clipper low water packet Julia
A. Rudolph, Capt. Fl. G. McComas, W. F. Rudolph,
clerk, reached landing eight days out from the
city, with heavy freight Ifor the water and her cabin
and deck crowded with passengers Thanks to the
clerks for late papers.
TO- Capt Chas p Truslow. sailed for the city with $50
bales Of cotton and small list of passengers.
TUESDAY, Nov. 3o.--The steamer Julia A. Rudolph
did get off until after the arrival of the She
had 26o bales of cotton and good list ofpassengers.
The little piratical steamer George, Capt Jeems
Crooks, came from the hospital to-day with the sur
geons certificate fit for duty" She at taken
up by of leading houses to load for the city
The terms were not made known. She will probably
take 200 bales and get off to morrow sometime.
FREIGHT AND PAssAGE-Up freights landed
at our wharf at two card rates. Down-coton SIS per
bale Cattle-none shipping. Passage-cabin s25;
deck, including meals, $500 private dispatch from
the city states that the Nick Wall is loading for this
point at card and a half rates.
FoR New ORLEANS, To-DAY.-The new and light
draught steamer jefferson, Capt. G. W. Rea, Fl. A.
Dohrman clerk will leave above, on the arrival OF
the cars from Hallyille.
FoR New ORLEANS, To-DAY.-The kounsline packet
Era No Q, Capt NJ. II. Kouns Chas W. Drown, clerk,
will leave as above, the arrival of the cars from
Halville. Y
For NEW ORLEANS, sAruRDAY-The new light draught
steamer Gladola, Capt. H. L. Lee, Ed Groves, CLERK
will leave as above on the arrival of the from Hall
VILE
TIE ERA No. 9-We find room for the following let
relation to the Era NO. anu lts Ao' WIN
qualification of the authoress;
WILDWOOD HOME, Texas.
Editors of the South Western:
Geatzenen-Please allow me, through the columns Oh
your excellent paper to acknowledge my very s'Hceie
thanks to the gallant officers on board the Era NO.
for their polite and gentlemanly coureses SHOWN me
during recent trip from New Orleans to your 1our
ishng city. Words but inadequatey express my high
appreciation of their kindness and courty
tender to the noble commander OF TINS oeautliu
packet, Capt NJ. Kouns, my very best wishes IoI us
perfect success in all financial affairs, as wen as 'hose
of the heart. And to Messrs Ong and McLarey, tne
polite, affable and attentive clerks, together WIN
and Watson all the happiness and hat can
possibly be bestowed upon them The Era NO is ar
ranged with every comfort and convenience that con
duces to the pleasure of her passengers she IS Iur
nished with wide, pleasant guards where tne young
and romantic can fully appreciate the beauty OF moor
light on the lake" The staerooms are kept with tne
greatest nicely thanks to the willing and ever READY
% Sallie" who is certainly the chambermald OF hea
river The cuisine under the careful supervision OF
Mr. Sawyer who is the prince Of stewards is tautless
He has always hand tempting and delicious Fands,
enjoyable to the most fastidous All those VINO
have special weakness for cool, refreshing beverages
sp repsa BY call at the tastealy al, and ee
by the smiling accommodating Master George McLary,
whose cheerful face will certainly give an additional
flavor and sparkle to their glass of wine Captain NJ
kouns has kindlyand generously supplied splendid
string band which nightly discourses such sweet
strains of music calculated like that OF Neptune, to
call up " the mighty monsters OF the deeA would
advise all those who anticipate coming up Red RIVER,
and wish to make quick pleasant and safe trip, to