The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-09-29
River Intelligence.
OracE OF THE SoU7H- WESTERN,

! markably fast
| The river has been falling constantly. One day it
reported that there check in its do wnward
tendency, but we " didn't see it."
At last accounts there thirty inches through
the lakes and seventeen eighteen inches at the Gate
Post Boats, of course, cannot get higher than Boon
Bend
On the worst bar below Dixie, there at last &C.
counts thirty inches scant As the river falls the chan
mel washes out which accounts for the fact that al
though the river has been falling, the amount of water
on these barshas varied but little the past week
WEDNESDAY Sent 22-The Lotus No. g. Thornton
Jacobs master Thomas Jacobs, clerk, pushed her nose
into our wharf or rather sand bank hast night after all
decent people but printers had gone to bed She
brought good freight and made quick trip. Her
polite and handsome clerk has our thanks for city
dates.
In the small hours of morning the Travis Wright,
Capt J. T. Reeder, George Turner, clerk, rounded the
point and hove to off our headands 1t was unneces-
sary, however for her to signal for pilot the
ON board appeared perfectly familiar with waters,
if the keel of his craft was not Her clerk did not for
get the usual favors.
About the time the Gladiola, Capt. H. L. Lee,
Ed. Groves clerk, put in her appearance, and her
oman at the wheel" evinced equal knowledge of
our soundings. By strange coincidence, too, her
clerk seemed to have heard of the South Western office
and to have fine appreciation of its wants. Both
boats brought fine Grips" Gladioa; we like the
name and confess to weakness for fancy names for
Steamboats, The good old days, when Sultana, Diana,
Rainbow, Sunbeam, Starlight, Diadem and similar
given to river crafts, have passed away
In obedience to the utarian spirit of the such
names as the following all the rage Bill JONES'
Jedediah Smpkins, Amindab Sleek, Josh Slocum No.
%, and SIGH ike
The Era No left for the hamlet situated near the
delta of the Mississippi this evening, with 256 bales
cotton
The Lotus No. set sail for Boon Bend about
o'clock this evening with bulky if not heavy load.
THURSDAY, Sept. 23.-The fine little steamer Early
Bird j. l.. Russ, master, j. b. MITCHELL clerk, up
this morning, bringing fine freight considering the
water. Our young friend, Russ, was little too ambi
tious and piled long as his fine little craft could
stand the pressure. The consequence he had to
leave part of his cargo at Alexandria, for which he
returns tomorrow. To Judge from the pile of freight
disgorged here would say that his Bird had an
enormous crop"
| FR1DAY, Sept 24-The Gladiola and Travis Wright
left for the city to-day, the former with al bales cotton
and the latter with 221.
| SATURDAY, Sept 25.-The new and frst-class low
water steamer Jefferson, Capt. G. W Rea H. A. Dohr
man, clerk, reached here last night She brought most
of her cargo through from Louisville. She reports 80
inches scant the bar just above Grand Ecore where
she forced to leave portion of her freight Her
clerk informs that the Richmond was rolling part
of her cotton around the bar We are indebted to the
clerk for the following memoranda +" Left New Or
leans, Saturday, Sept 18th; met Lotus No. at Col
lege Point, Lulu D. in Old river, Favia at Prud-
homme's Era No. 10 at fuckers bar, Rose Franks at
O. K bar Richmond at Dixie bar Era No at Cou-
shatta and Gladioa at Waterloo Thirty inches at
Dixie bar and falling"
The Early Bird left for Cotile landing this evening
| with 1875 bales cotton
| SUNDAY, Sept 26-The Lotus No. 8, Capt. D. D.
Dannals, j. j. Dodd in the office, touched our landing
this evening about o'clock, less than five days out.
She had full freight, eighty cabin and fifty deck pas
sengers. She reports 80 inches scant on Dixie bar
and the water falling.
The George came in from Jefferson tonight little
after dark, with 90 bales cotton for shipment
| MONDAY, Sept. 27.-The Lotus No. 2 came in from
Jefferson this morning She brought 200 bales cotton
81 So and tarried long enough to pick few bales
| here.
TUESDAY Sept. 28.-The Lotus No. 5 got off for the
city to-day with 157 bales cotton.
In the evening the George put out at race-horse
| speed for the Gate Post, with good freight.
FREIGHrs-Up freights now landed here at three
card rates. Down-Cotton "a per bale. Cattle s4@7
per head according to size. Cabin passage $20@l25
| deck passage SIS.
| For New ORLEANS, SATURDAY.-The elegant kouns-
line packet Era No. 10, Capt. Chas P. Truslow, T. j.
Howard, clerk, will leave above, on the arrival OF
the cars from Marshall.
FoR New ORLEANS, TUESDAY, Oct. 5.-The elegant
low water packet Richmond, Capt w T. Boardman,
Charles j. Boardman, clerk, will leave as above, on
the arrival of the cars from Marshall
Foa New ORLEANS, WEDNESDAY, Oct 6.-The low
water packet Era No 9, Capt N. H. Kouns, Chas- W
Drown, clerk, will leave above, on the arrival OF
| the cars from Marshall
1 From our Exchanges.l
We make the following extracts from the Times OF
the 21st .....
The steamer Gov. Allen, undergoing thorough
renovation at Algers, will be in readiness during the
next ten days. and then take her place In the Nache
trade as regular Monday and Friday packet. Capt.
| Sinnott will command
We learn that Capt. W c. Harrison has purchased
the interest of Mr. Prather in the steamer Bart Able
and now sole owner of that packet The Bart Able
will undergo thorough overhauling preparatory to
entering the Red river trade on the first rise 49,,
To Shreveport, -four s. IS per Dbl, pork 50 per bbl
molasses Sc per Dbl, whisky So per Dbl, dry goods
45c. per foot furniture and willow ware threeeard
rates, wagons $50 each, and passage $25 While to
Jefferson the rates are -four 81 per Dbl, pork S. per
goods Soc per foot wagons $40 each, furniture and
willow ware four-card rates. salt 81 40 per SACK ana
passage $50.
The above rates are rather high, as everyone who
is acquainted with the rates heretofore will admit
and were it not for the exclusion of many OF our Red
river packets at this port in consequence OF our
insurance offices taking risks on them the above
charges would not be as great by one halt we can
not see for moment any good reason why goods can
not be insured steamers which have the certificates
of the Board of Underwriters We can name seyera
packets lying up at this port which ought to nave
I been in the trade month ago. We, IN common with
many others, have entertained the idea for many
months past that the policy displayed by our
offices against certain numper Of Red river packets
wrong to say the most OF It, and should they con
nue pursue this plan they have the
will be that shippers will take no risks here at AL
ready agents from Western offices have established
themselves at Shreveport, La, where they are pre-
pared to take risks on both up and down treghts ana
insure on any kind of craft provided the vessel IS
capable of carrying and without question to the own
ers regarding the age. The main trouble IN our nsu-
rance offices here we understand is that no poncles
will be issued for freight going on board OF boats over
four wears old. We have, it is true, several poals
which have piled between this port and Shreveport,
which are beyond the age of four years, but IN every
other respect perfectly sound, will stand lnspechon
and up to the requirements OF the inspectors OF
both hull and boilers. The steamer Bart Able one Oh
the best high water sdewhee packets that was ever N
the Red river trade is among those over tour o
This is serious question for insurance 1rlends 10
ponder over and the they come to the conclu
sion ofnsuring sound boats without regard 10 age
the better will be for them, as well as for our river
friends.
The steamer Gossamer has received a full cargo Oh
Merchandise for Shreveport and will leave this even
| ing at O'Clock. The goods on board the Gossamer
are insured Shreveport by Messrs Phelps q hhne'
/ agents for W estern offices.
We copy as follows from the Louisville Courier
nal of the 18th
The following the rates of freghtto New Orleans
adopted by the Louisville Marine Association Bag
ging 4950c ale and beer, per bb 81 so; apples 75e;
bacon per 100 lbs, 40@55c. corn, per sack,
4 cement and lime 75c. @Sl; cheese 50@60c; candles
and sap 50@60c coal Oil, per bbl, 90 5oga 90; dry
goods boots and shoes, per 100, 6o@75c; eggs, PER
bbl ST. -four per Dbl, 75c. @sl; glassware boxes ana
crates, per Ill, 5o@6oc hay. per tun $l2@l4 hubos,
spokes and elloes per 100 5O@60c; hams, casks ana
tierces per 1ec, 50@60c lard oil per DBL, S2@2 90;
leather, per 10o 5o@65c; machinery, per contract;
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