The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-01-20
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Shreveport January %, Is&9. (
Tho ,~cat,,ef fer the pas. weelawas very unsettled
VA ru4, Eccn treated with all kinds known to ths
i.n3or 1t WAS such thai The farmers unable 10
cc.omnlish any thing We look for settled %ea'hst
y sometime between now and the year 1879.
Since ourlast weekly report the river on2's's 10y
point rose y feet, ltaEing it last might - 'sl'
above the lowest water mark of tile seaso''
slowly. .s-. -, Ola
At last accounts the water ~ ~a'
ont from above Tic raft report the
,a,J The Way down, with plenty of water for
eood navigation .rya -
Ibis point ard Jefferson we have Flenty Of
wafer for first class boats running in that trade W4th
aiIthe freight they can get
Frotn fbsnoint ont to t!ie Mississippi wes5aEe an
abundance of water for the largest class Of boats with
full loads.
rather dali Packet days, generally were htte
,encr The following arc our memoranda for the past
week
WEDNESDAY, Jan 13-Early this morning the steamer
Right Way, Capt hoaa s1Gogei3 w " g rem c'TLhi;
got in iro; ufpGr Eed Win GyI bales cotton
of The hides consigned TO this rttce, and u a'
auce goes forward tie SaQ1I y arc ln9eqss -
to Mr Warren far the following memoranda: le ~
Walnut prairie landing CbocQw Nation. .JananaES /;
t'ossamcr aud George gone higher IRE liFer ~ ~
feet fiat pot aid Oh night NC ooos t1 NM ~
river fell that night thirteen INCHES on le 6th tt r
roneer Era at BHzzafds Bnfs; laid ~ nshta Dogeys
Ferry OH the 9tl met Era No. 80 tttie ifaiEe ii&e
u, Holmes bend and II ollie Fellows at fountain Nor
MS. laid All NIGHT at Dnt-of onthe 10th mettc Cuba
at Baaton's and lulu y. pulling through the canal;
laid iii night at the hca Of the canal nthe lt'' lost
tnnrtoen hours pulling through the drtn Ked bayou;
~bayou.5
ledge Gtlt. w. r. loardnali J. A. Aiken and G. w.
Harris clerks arrived early ills morning, from the
city with fine "trip. Many thanks to htr polite 9TH
GERS for late datcs aud Maj Bob McDutry for t4Tors
The major has charge oEz:he bar on the u H. Hodge,
which lie keeps supplied with the best Of h4nors and
vines and passengers viii find him polite and accom-
Inodating.
The superb Shreveport and New CLEANS passenger
racket National Capt piek sinno Florence Eindren,
ccrk departed late in the evening with 2eeo bales cot
on lot of hides and cabin fill af passengers, This
is The brag trip Of the season, andtae Naiopa Is entt-
sled TO the horns.
The Kosns- hae packet Gossamer, Capt. Ben, kouns,
tinsiey. clerk arrvedtifs evening from Albion abnre
HoHandl, with geo bales cotton and lot Of hides
which was shipped on the Lizzie Hopkins.
The regular New Orleans and Jefferson passenger
packet LIZZIE Hopkins. Capt John f. Roots, j. w Inn
cneter, clerk came in from Dallas street landing with
4ubars cq;ten TOO bids. taow, 322 terces beef and
81 lot of hides. aGer taking on the gotten from the
Gossamtr she left Tor the city.
TurnsnsY, Jan. 14.--Ihe fine light draught passen
ger packet I4otawanna Capt. John W. White, p A.
Work clerk, came in early this morning from the CFes
cent city, with large cargo ana cabin fall of Passen
gers after disehataing her freight forthis point and
taking aboard the Ieerson freight ofthe b. J. lodge,
Capt w bite backed cut for l1ailas street landing
The National and .gAzie Hopkins being Ena big to get
off last night left to-day for the city. The National
left our landing with upwards of 21d0 bales cotton and
the Lizzie Hopkins 100 bales
FRIDAY, Jan: l5.-The fine light dFaHght passenger
packet Dora Capt H. W Indwick, II. Q. liieat clerk,
came in early this morning tfom the city we are IN
debtea to herpate clerk Tor ies oi ttH papers t;eF
putting out Der freight for this point she left for Dallas
street landing.
The tannch, light aranght steamer Right Way, Capt
Noah Scove j. W. Warren clerk, got eft late in tire
night for upper Red river. F
SATURDAY, Jan, l6zfte inc passenger pas et Judge
Fletcher Capt as b. ths!Rst fera. oe9s, ceTE,
cotton, 6e1tierecs beef ga 4 spEinkbng Of passengers
iNt5-elgt bales OF the cotton were consigned TO TINS
place She rem9ined with. MS a lev hgHrs, TOOK on
board 5Sbalos cotton atd 4ettfoF tie cy with about
500 bales
Ihe sqPrTlor ger la1Net u T. ilo'Ge,
Capt " r B@"rdnan, John Aiken clerk, lef for the
seftg with. 1909 baies.coson
2SuND4T, Jan lL.--i-aIeaI2sb la2n1 1ne AoGhSrihe
packet Fra No. g. Cart G. L. konns. ehas Drown,
fterS, Gang ~ IRON te eg VIVA es esss "
bayou where most Of Der Freight was consigned :, #
&}his FIR oltne ooat aoA laae rs nouns any eeI
please Thanks to Mr. Drown for files Of late papers
Ara me 12Howing taeaaotanett Lett sew Orleans,
= 'le9uas Ja9tfg I'm ~ ~ "a Io' tseu 1Ng,
.Saroine ana h@chnonu. 4Aes .Ssoiasn FIR at BeilS
ot at ~ PN.i yTieeh OF lhe i'i-latel
'oe ~ ,2at o. ah 'fa 5eaeh al - M
4ina In Cid river al AN; Thursday net Enterprise
Had Balbins ut III; passed show beat Belle nj Mont
xdeomerv Friday at EN- met Frcc 1T ST. Maurice,
as5 IN National at IT, Perot's at 0pM Lizzie Hopkins
as holn's at A.a; Saturday, met T. d. line mouth
sof ILoggy bayou at : ~
White rns.S ipng Whistles good III If freight and
Capt b. 49, kouis got off for the region above the raft
4s OaPt Zen can tax mum IS feasoha9e 10 SUP
no which we sorII iudse was nretty
~ ear Iie5 up.
5los5tT Jan l8sihe large and elegant paoket Gar-
Salr dvs o,,t fron, Tho @tv with GOOD trim
jag she LEFT for Jefferson for wAoh ofiS She had
Ro Ta lf staissr e,t r frgoo Fon ana ga
cols clerks came ia d day from White Oak shoals,
ADORE e raft WITH +5e Uass cotton and ot Of hides
me returns on horro~ e Al nt oheof " s 'sees
In c naht Mo- Can't G. J. Board
nap, E@siI- Qupksal clerk, aarved VT our landing,
from tie city, With good Trip q beth passengers and
Tps1,v Ian 1aTe Is;cInond Cant q J Board
man sailed u. taY for Cypress bagon With i first rate
y trip -. r,,.. 49, u.,ts ,,,,a I,
lttle steamer MARY ,fn s An ,s cane I,
staple. 0'''s,' -,