The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-04-28
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THE SoUTH- WEsTERS,
100000 Shrarannrf Anril 9S lSf

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0 disposed to complain of.
One week ago left the river at this point twent
and half feet above the lowest water mark of the
e son. The heavy rains Friday and Saturday checke
the fall, leaving it stand Monday. Since the
1t has fallen SIX inches, and last night falling tas
What has become Of all the water that has fallen lately
At last accounts the water was falling at all point
above, with good navigation to Carolina Buits on Oh
river, Dallas street, on Cypress bayou, and Fulton OIL
the upper river.
From this point out to the Mississippi we have tn
best of navigation for the largest class of steamers.
All the steamers are starving to death or committing
suicide.
WEDNESDAY, April 21---No arrivals or departures
to-day.
TnGRsDAY April 22.-Late last night the Dixie steam
boat Capt. Thornton Jacobs. sped for Dallas street
With good trip re-shipped from our weekly packets.
Early this morning the tit bit steamer George Capt
jim Crooks, came in from above the raft with 81 bales
and lot of hides among which that OF the
captain himself topped with bear-sbiu head
presented to him by the "inuns who lay about jones
bOro. The captain reports navigation above White
Oak Shoals very bad, and from that point out to this
place only 50 so So"
The elegant sternwhee steamer Lizzie Honkins
Capt. John T. Roots, j. W. Lancaster clerk, made our
landing early this morning from Cypress bayou with
305 bales cotton $50 head of hogs and GOOD list of
cabin passengers At o'clock PM she sailed for the
Crescent city with addition of so bales cotton lot
of scrap iron and a number of cabin passengers.
Era, Capt Gus Hodge +. V. Celos clerk came in from
the city, with small freight for this point and good
one for Jefferson, for which point she sailed after
FRIDAY, April 23.-The small sized steamboat Mary
Ellen Capt. Milton, tied up our landing day from
voyage to Carolina Bluffs Old river. In the way
of a cargo she had yfour bales of cotton forty Of
which consigned to merchants in this city.
About II o'clock NJ. the steamer Dora Capt. P. c.
Montgomery, II. G. Heat, clerk, in from Cypress
bayou with 480 bales cotton and lot Of hides. Late
the day she sailed for The Crescent city with slight
SATURDAY, April 24.-Late last night the Kouns-lin
weekly packet Selma, Capt. John kouns, G. G. Ham
llton, clerk, made our landing, three days out
from the city, with good freight and fair list Of pas
sengers Thanks to the clerk for late papers and the
following memoranda: 50 Left New Orleans, Tuesday,
April Goth, ut $50 I'm; Wednesday, met B. L. Hodge
at P.M. at Spanish Fort below mouth Black river
Bart Able at sharp u o'clock at Niger point and Frolic
at Cla ~ at AN THURSDAY met LzzG Tate
Grand Bend, above Geo. Robinsons, lying to very
disabled condition, having been scutted and sunk to
the lower deck to extnguish fire in hull Much credit
is due Capt Johnny Roots and for the accom-
pshment OF this great feat OF preserving his avorte
packet"
Early this morning the light draught steamer Lotus
No. 2, Capt. Woods, in from the city, six
days out, with fair freight. She went up Lake Bise
neau, which accounts for her being out long Thanks
to the clerk for vors. Late i'll the night she left for
jefferson with good trip rcshpped from the Selma.
From this time forward she wilipy between this point
and Jefferson connecting with the New Orleans weekly
packets.
At dinner time to-day the sidewhee ship Dixie Capt
Thornton Jacobs, arrived from Cypress bayou flying
light.
After dinner time the upper Red river steamer Right
Way, Capt Noah Scovell, came into port with Sc
bales of the staple. The clerk furnished us with the
following memoranda of the last half of the round voy
age: LEFT Phillips log the head of navigation for the
present voyage Wednesday morning. April 2lst, water
low ard falling; stored our freight with Col Sam Og
den of Fulton nooriety Left for Shreveport Thurs
day evening and arrived at Adams Gut Friday even
ing; through head on think the ill fated Cuba
knows what our head is made Of went through Poster
bayou in hour and thirty mnutes-fastest tine on
record left headquarters Of Posten Bayou Navigation
Company at midnight and arrived at Irwins Bluff at
daylight; picked up all of Dick Harrisons saw-mil
that laying around loose as we were out of wood
sgnaed ship off Willow Pass, but receiving no an
swer, concluded she blockade runner We headed
to, and after long and tedious chase run her down
Albany, in Soda Lake, and, to SURPRISE found
it to be the flag ship Dxe.'' The Right Way leaves
for the mountains on Monday.
Late in the night the weekly packet Selma, Capt.
John Kouns, G. G. Hamilton clerk, left for the Ores
cent city with $50 bales cotton and small list of cabin
passengers.
SUNDAY, April 25.-About midday the upper Red
river packet Pioneer, Capt. George Wilkinson, came
in from Shawneetown, Indian Nation with 80 bales of
cotton and large lot of hides. She had good deal of
trouble above White Oak Shoals, owing to the low |
stage of the water. rise of ten inches let her up to
her destination.
The elegant sernwheel packet Golden Era Capt.
Gus Hodge, +. v Celos clerk, came in to-day from
Cypress bayou with light freight, but good passen-
ger list. She tied up for the nj ght
Late in the evening the elegant sternwheel steamer
reached landing, four days out from the city, with
very heavy freight and first rate list ofpeople Early
in the night she continued on her voyage to Cypress
bayou, where most of her cargo consigned.
MONDAY, April 26.-At halfpast O'Clock this morn
ing the Bull of the Woods sometimes if frequently
called the Bart Able, Capt. W. C. Harrison, W. NJ
Tompkins, Jr clerk, made landing, sixtytwo hours
out from the city, the quickest trip the season. with
fair freight and good list OF passengers. Thanks to
the clerk for late papers and to Capt Harrison for the
April 90, at 5:45 and arrived at Baton Rouge, Sat
urday, at $50 AM, where deck mutinied and
deserted the boat detained one hour and half this
account. Capt Leggett, in charge of the coal yard
sent few men with the barge to assist in coang the
boat. Whilst out in the river my mate Pat Murphy,
fell overheard and swan ashore We then left
with but two men besides our fremen Arrived at the
mouth of Red river at 245 PM, landed and took
passengers; from there up made 20 freight landings,
putting off $50 bbs. of freight with the assistance of
the passengers, cabin and officers of the boat
the boat has also been wooded by the same force; ar
rived at Shreveport at 9:45 AM. Monday"
Soon after dinner time the Golden Era steamboat,
Capt Gus Hodge, Ferd Celos clerk sailed for the city
with addition of 10 bales of cotton and few pas
sengers.
While we were taking collation. at the Odd Fellows
celebration, the elegant weekly packet B. L. Hodge,
Capt W. T. Boardman, Joseph A. Aiken, clerk bounced
upon us with good 1relght and many pas m
lowing memoranda: " Left New Orleans, April esd,
With cabin full of passengers and one of the heaviest
way business, having landed and put out freight and
passengers at nearly every place Red river, and
claim that never before has any boat done much
business and made quick time we have
TUESDAY, a pril 27.-The Lotus No. 9, Capt. Woods,
ame in to-day from Cypress bayou with 50 bales cot
on and lot of hides and passengers which went for
ward on the B. l.. Hodge.
The little steamer George, Capt Jim Crooks, sailed
or Dallas street with good freight re-shpped from
he Bart Able.
Now come to talk about the weekly packets which
eft to-day. The Hodge got off with 25O head of CATTLE
head of hogs 400 bales cotton and her cabin full of
'eope-a splendid down trip The Bart Able sailed
most maj escaly from our landing with 40 bales cot
on, lot of hides and fair list of people The COM
handlers of both packets appeared to be satisfied with
heir tr ps This being the case it is reasonable to
oppose that their friends should be.
FREIGHrs.-Neeo OrZeans-Up freights now landed
ere at soc. per Dbl. (Some of the packets take it
40e. per Dbl. all round) Down-Cotton 81 90 per
ale CATTLE fed 81, and grass fed So per head.
assage S15(920. Insurance, on sdewheel boats, up
eight ~ get, and down freight 2f9ct; stern
heel boats Is Oct. on the above rates {
81. LouisFlour 81 90 per Dbl; pound freight SOC.
er 100 bs whisky 50 IS per Dbl. Insurance q per
mt.
For New ORLEANS, FR1DAY.-The large and elegant
ernwheel steamer Lotawanna Capt. John Fl Brnker, =
asper Russ, clerk, will leave above the arrival
the cars from Marshall
from our Exchanges.
We copy as follows from the st. Louis Democrat
the 10th: