The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-12-29
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|. acE OF TIE SoTH- WESTERN

~ :, ee otr last weekly issue
las peen tue rise ane was last night eiob.
Teen iees ABOVE poWest water mark of the SEASON
or within two fef being two-tiirds bank ful,
AZ last accoufhe bayou at the terminus of D,,,aa
street was nanb9 and rising. The Gate Post in tbs
Lake registered feet, and was rising on Sunday.
Boats drawing find half feet find no trouble in
running the cu4as through the lakes
| we now havfd navigation to Fulton, above the
rai'' that we krpf, but how much further we are
hot ADVISED. steamers Flavia and George are
up 'na' way sorere. Business above the raft may
now be considerably open.
o"ioiiua oiuPh oid river, is accessible to the
largest class OF IS that ply in that trade.
mere is sunni water in the river below this point
ior the largest of sidewheel boats to make good
time with full IT, All the liners are now opt from,
shelr summer seat and doing we'll
For the past X the levee has been eomnIeteIv
iined with freiSyhich it seemed almost impossible
to move for thelt of labor The muddy condition
OF 1he landing curse had something to do with it,
o put the scarcltJlabor had to do with it, ALI
the boats bring feights and 90 out with all they
can carry Steoating is nov in it's zenith
W WEDNESDAY, 22.-Before daylight this morning
the steamer RifFay, Capt Geo. Wilkinson, landed
at our wharf, fhnd half days out from the city,
WITH her guardt in the water and her cabin crowed
WI win people. OF her trip was for Cypress bayou,
lor winch polnt got Oft In the night.
About dlnnete the elegant steamer Jennie How
Ell, Caps. dahs ). w. Spears, clerk, came in from
lne city less Il five days out, with good freight
ana her CABIN adecks jammed with people, most of
the night for thoint
At5 o'clock the Kouns-line packet Selma, Capt.
John Nouns, Howard, clerk, came gallantly up
W tne sanaing me tune of two long whistles, not
Vff from, H. IT,, r.
Her decks and On were crowded with people. Thanks
10 the clerk fore papers. Since the Selmas last APP
peaiahce mere shas undergone entire change aud
INV LIZ" has an tnepearance and accommodations of
Ie" BOAT lch In fact she is, this being only her
second season. she is the first of the liners to ar
Red river ga wv VIC VIZ IVAN - I'm
ine uladloia,ap FL. L. Lee, Ed Groves, clerk,
cleared Today the city with 800 bales of cotton and
q ~ goo list OF On passengers. The hundred and
Flirt " y - ,e'n' ppeo II oii 'ne S'e"niei
me Frt will pbaby get off sometime in the night
'oi JEFFERSON via very good load.
~ About 10 o'ck Pm. the new and elegant steamer
= e4aihana, CaN oah Scovell, G. G. Hamilton, clerk
az our Wrf, four days out from the city, with
,a lar ansood passenger list. Thanks to the
clerk for late pats
THURSDAY Dd23-Tb Jennia Hawaii c.,+ IJ.l
ng early.
me IexarkaaCapt. Noah Scove George Hamil-
49, e1nted on her way to-day for Cypress
reight., wa pe0pi' "'o +" sooo
Early this morng the Lulu D., Capt. Gillian, made
ur lanaing, hVeays and half out from the city, with
good lrelgnt al over 200 passengers. Late in the
ay sne continue on her trip to Cypress bayou with
er load OF ivinireght
:. me st. Louis tcket Mountaineer, Capt Crapster,
lter taking on Iard 100 head of horses and few
aoln passengerhropped down to Stoner's packery,
mere she VIII l with beef direct for St. Louis She
III ", PROBABLY getway from there Friday night
me elegant steiner Rapides, Capt Haeberlee, VIM.
cerksot Oft for the city with HOO bales of
Oh winch 70 were from above, and good list of
ABOUT dinner te the 18th Era, Capt Ike Kouns,
e IN from CyTess bayou with only 33 bales of the
aPe. ne natfs would not give but 50 so per BALE
~ as !nat was tder lkes figures he skedaddled for
S poihI WIN " intention of going above the raft.
nhiDA5, Zee. f-Early this morning the New Or
ans ana Jettersh packet Lizzie Hopkins, Capt John
o1ls u. " Hlea, clerk, came in from Cypress bayou
w nearly i20opales of cotton and small list of
o'h passengers Soon after the arrival of the cars
. SCI SAL Tor t city with addition of few cabin
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me Lotus No. steamboat, Capt. D. d. Dannals, j.
Dooa clerk, cane in from Cypress bayou with HOO
les COTTON and 100 bdls. hides. She added IS bales
tne staple at his place and went on her way
cling.
little after diner time the little packet Lake City,
Pr; Dumay, cane in from Cypress bayou with light
L. !.
howard, clerk, will probably get off sometime in the
ht with about 1000 bales of cotton so bales of hides
! few cabin passengers
,ar1hDAT Dec 25-Late last night the 18th Era
IRE Lake IN which trade she viii run for ne futs
KING ten day trips between Marseilles and New q w
~ aae LOOK out from this place about 200 baless
ton. Al Grand Bayou she will take on small loI v
rchandlse and then proceed to the Lake by they E
Bayou Wincey. NJ -
'oon this morning the elegant feet running
81 s s p Julia A. Rudolph, Capt. Fl. G. McC6
~ Rudolph, clerk, made our landing. littIs
ee ana half days out from the CRY, with
,ght ana passenger list. Later in the day shk
h a, way to the Cypress bayou. Thanks to TIL
, f'les :s Ct lat .,d Baasrs;
ansilne packet Brand Era, Capt G. L. Kouf
rr' sr., elers reached our landing, three al
= out y. from tIs drawing nearly FIVE fs n
l ialr ll Is passengers. We are indebt
and Era Toslhllght We have on three Il esa
asions glyS descriptions of this truI fIy
ket. WeE0Fise those Of our people whoE ~
floating PALACE visit She is superiors -
t ever before turned wheel on Red rvf M
about monday the Kouns-line packet Il ss WAN
ot GAas. K. Truslow, made her appearas 1T
ding four day and eighteen hours OUT al
7, with all thefreight she had room for and III
decks crowded with immigrants Most Of Ira
) for Cypress bayou, for which point she ]. ~
gets ready. VI 1T
,ate in the evening the Kouns-line packes: IN upprg
Ut. john kouns, got off for the city with ] awtm
otton, So head of Texas bulls, and beef newlar
ugh to make her cargo the weigat III g "a .mA1its
. had but as4mall list of cabin passengers Tendis
late IN the evening the steamer Feta, lin
len, passed down from Cypress bayouv al
Q bales of cotton and good passenger "a
led nothing at this point. will s.
uNDAY, Dec. 26.-About s o'clock the ell NY
eel steamer p. L. Hodge No. 9, Cant. %;s s
n, Joseph A. Aiken clerk, came sailing. 'ohIlx IA
'ur landing, three days and fourteen hoi IN
city, " 18th heavy freight and good l. ~
gers. Thanks to the clerk for file of Ii vi
he Little steamer Lake City, late in the Coo N
led for the Cypress bayou with lot of Coz,
res e-shipped from the b. l.. Hodge No. @ Lift X
ust before dark the steamer Travis Wright fS3s}
lder, passed down with 975 bales of cotton. al Z;
es and few people She had all she wanted
loNDAY, Dec. 27.-Late in the evening the y
packet Grand Era, Capt. G. L. Kouns sal 4
Crescent city with 600 bales of cotton, 225
lie, $50 head of hogs 700 terces and 400 n
and small passenger list She would ha ~ ST Aass,
re cotton, but the labor was not here to mo- adn
warehouses.
tuesday,, Dec. 2s.-Early this morning tx
,as, Capt. Stinde, Florence Findreu cl,. aos3 -
landing, four and q half days out from the fot
a full freight her cabin and deck full of =
Most of kersfreight was for Cypress bayef d. O
oh creek she left late in the day. We are ~
ny obligatisas to the clerk for late papers Ss "
bout midday the Right Way, Capt. Geo. WI
the Flirt Capt. Hazlett, came in from ~
ou lying esHt We understand the form ~
We the rsf he latter for Carolina Bluffs & lei
ate in thesst4nm the Texarkana, Can't M "a
: &c; Hai1ston and Jim Parsons, clerks. fsi
N Cypre ssh kou with only $50 bales of COT a.
tam, last g eayang had not decided where Id fs@
TherSW }enty of cotton at j jefferson. but o,ys s.
Christ mas, nday, wet weather, want Of Iahor3 IS
ea boats ct NE wharf, accounts for the small III,
.boas h al o'clock Pm. the large side
ket e { At reye Capt. H. s. Carter q. M
q, 80 csne up to our landing, direct ia ~.