The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-07-21
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THE SoETH- WESTERN,
Shreveport. July q. 1856.

Shreveport, July q, 1859.
The weather for the past week has been decided
warm, though varied with occasional shower.
The river has been vascillating between an incn:
ton to fall and one to rise, and there are not hre
inches difference between its stage now and at the tim
of our last weekly report, when it was ten feet 81
inches below the highest water mark of this year. Il
however, commenced going down yesterday morn
ing and has fallen some three inches A steamboat
man, whose opinion is as good that of any one o.
the river, thinks the river will fall very slowly, an
that there will be good navigation until October, whe
it is probable low stage of water will be reached
This is, of course, guess to a great extent.
At last accounts from below there from to y
feet water ON the bars.
Our boats, the past week, have had very good III
reights, though nothing of account to take down ex
cept cattle To Judge from the number shipped tn,
citizens of New Orleans must be the greatest beef eat
ers OF the Western continent.
WEDNESDAY, July 1.-The Pioneer came in from
Jefferson about l2o'clock flying light.
THURSDAY, July 1.-THE good steamer Dora came
up from the city early this morning with fine freight
there is not sufficient water for her to reach that
point Her polite officers have thanks for city
pagers
and will return with the Doras freight.
FRIDAY, July 16.-The staunch sternwheeler, LULU
D., Jack Grace, master, L. P Delahoussaye in the Of
fee reached our wharf, socaed, about 12 o'clock last
night. She brought up splendid freight, mostly fol
this place. She transfers to the Pioneer her Jefferson
packages Thanks to her polite clerk for city papers
The Selma set sail today at noon Capt John sue
ceeded in laratng $40 wild cattle which he takes
down to test the digestive capacity of the New Orleans
people.
The Pioneer showed out for Jefferson this evening,
having helped herself beautifully from the Doras and
SATURDAY, July 1.-THE Dora got off o-day with a
rather light trip, though with cattle. 1t is past
the for paying down trips. and steamboat
friends must make it up by up freights.
The Lulu D. left with nothing that we could hear Of
Sunday, July 1S.-The elegant steamer Golden Era,
Capt. Gus Hodge on the roof and Ferd Celos walking
around IN the office. came up this evening with good
freight. After turnbng out various and sundry arti-
Giles here she shot off for the city where military
missions most do congregate Ferdinand, as usual,
supplied us with city papers.
, And into port the Kouns-line steamer
Era Nc. g. Martin Fl Kouns, commanding, and Charley
w. Drown doing the agreeable and elegant in the Of
flee and at the head of the table, She halls from JEFF
ferson but has nothing aboard to proveit
here until this evening dropped down to the cattle pen
where she supplied herself with sufficient beef for the
entire voyage, and weighed anchor for the city where
they have learned new trick of refrigeratng beef
TUESDAY, July 2o.-The Pioneer came down from
Jefferson to-day with her guards very high out of the
water. Capt. Joe. Green reports that the Bayou at
Jefferson has fallen TWO inches since 1t commenced de-
clining.
FREIGHTs.-NeaO Orzeans-Up freights are now landed
here at high water card rates-75c.@s1 per barrel
DownCotton 81 25@2 per bale; CATTLE $4@6 per head.
Passage 500 Insurance. sidewheel boats up freight
115ect., and down freight 25act sernwheel boats
1155SS9ct more on the above rates.
For New ORLEANS, TO-DAY. - The light draught
sernwheel steamer Golden Era, Capt Gus Hodge, Ferd
Ceos, clerk, will leave above on the arrival of
the cars from Marshall.
For NEW ORLEANS, FRIDAY, July 23.-The elegant
sdewheel passenger packet B. L. Hodge No. 2, Capt
W T. Boardman Joseph A. Aiken, clerk, will leave as
above, on the arrival of the cars from Marshall.
We clip the following from the St: Louis Democrat
of the 10th
The Red river packet Lotus No. is at the Pitts
burg wharf loading, and will depart the last of the
week She is $50 feet long, So feet beam, feet hold
in the clear; has boilers, 15nch cylinders feet
stroke, and cost $4,000 Capt D. D. Dannals is her
owner and commander
The Picayune of the 14th says the river was rising
slowly - at Vicksburg the 18Th the Times says it
was rising fast the says falling at Mem
phis, the other says it was stationary the says at
ST. Louis it falling, the other says it station
airy the says at Louisville it falling, with
feet inches in the CANAL the other says it falling
with feet inches in the canal. And this all the
same day.