The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-05-12
River Intelligenca

Shreveport, May L., 1869
The weather for the past week, up to Monday even
ing, clear, cool and pleasant when it clouded up
and gave light, seasonable rain.
In our last weekly report we left the river twenty
and ahaf feet above the lowest water mark Of the
son and rising fast Since that time If has risen seven
feet, leaving it last night twenty eight feet above the
lowest water mark Of the and about stand
rising little if anything.
We have reliable information from above the raft
that the falling low down as the lakes last
Saturday.
Cypress bayou at Jefferson was falling fast last Sun
day. So the upper lakes. The lower lake was
about a stand yesterday.
On Monday the water at Carolina Bluffs on Old river
was falling slowly.
From this point out to the Mississippi the river is
rising fast Quite number of the plantations un-
der water in their and Of the low places
tirely under
For the past week business on the evee was rather
dull
WEDNESDAY, May 5.-Abou midday the sdewheel
steamer Dora, Capt. P. G. Montgomery, II. G. Heat,
clerk, came in from Cypress bayou with 100 bales cot
in the day she left for New Orleans with addition Of
$50 bales cotton and 40 cabin passengers
About dinner time to-day the upper Red river steamer
H. NJ. Childs came in from Kiametia with s. bales Of
cotton and lot Of hides.
Late in the evening the ten day, packet Bart Able,
Capt. W. G. Harrison, w NJ. Tompkins, clerk, came in
from the city four days out with full freight and her
cabin fall of people. Thanks to the clerk for late
papers.
THURSDAY, May 6.-Early This morning the fleet run
ring steamer Lizzie Hopkins Capt. John 7. Roots, J.
W. Lancaster, clerk in from Jefferson with l02
bales cotton and lot of hides. Late in the day she
left for the city with addition of 13 bales cotton and
fair list of cabin passengers.
The Lotus No ?, Capt. Thornton Jacobs, left to-day
for Cypress bayou with good trip reshPped from the
Bull of the Woods, sometimes called the Bart 4 BILE
FRIDAY, May 1.-Early in the evening the ten day
packet Bart Able, Capt W. c. Harrison, ". N. Temp
kns, Jr., clerk sailed for the city with 200 bales cot
ton, 30 head of CATTLE $50 head of sheep and 50 cabin
SATURDAY, May Slate in the evening the ten day
packet B. L. Hodge No ., Capt W. T. Boardman, Jos
A. Aiken, clerk made landing, three days out from
the city with very heavy freight ana her cabin full
of passengers Thanks to the clerk for late papers and
4 manifest of the steamer which will be found IN
SUNDAY May 9.--Ea,ly this morning the sternwheel
steamer Golden Era, Capt Gus Hodge, Ferd Ceos,
clerk came in from the city, four and BALI days out,
with light fret ght for this point but heavy one tor
Jefferson for which point she sailed about church time.
Thanks to the clerk for files of papers,
Early in the forenoon the light draught packet Lotus
No. g Capt. Thornton Jacobs, came in from Cypress
bayou with 20 bales of cotton and fine lot of lumber
consigned to Thomas Byland.
MONDAY, May 10.-The H. NJ. Childs, Capt. Warren,
left o-dav for Carolina Bluffs. on Old river, with light
trip c-shipped from the ten day packet g. L. Hodge.
TUESDAY, May 1.-THE little steamer Mary Ellen,
capt Mllton came III To-Day from va river Win oG
of corn in the shuck. =7-
At y O'Clock M. the ten day packet 3. L. Hodge,
Capt W. 7. Boardman Joseph A. Aiken, clerk, sailed
for the city with 800 bales cotton and fair list of pas
sengers
Fnr1Gurs-Neac Orzeans-Up freights are now landed
here at high water card rates-75c. @$l per barrel
Down-Cotton So 90 per bale; cattle, s5D7 per head.
Passage $50. Insurance. sidewheel boats, up freight
IL 9ct and down freight 2f}ct; sternwheel boats
| 1[5}ct. more on the above rates.
81. LouisFlour 81 90 per Dbl; pound freight SOC.
per 100 lbs whisky 81 % per Dbl Insurance q per
| cent.
| For New ORLEANS, To-DAY.-The large and ele-
giant sternwhee steamer Golden Era, Capt. Gus Hodge,
L. V. Cellos, clerk, will leave above the arrival
| of the cars from Marshall.
| For new ORLEANS SATURDAY, May 15.-The ten day
packet Selma, Capt. John Kouns, G. W. Drown, clerk,
will leave above, the arrival Of the cars from