The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-01-27
pinar Inteliig ence.
nrFrcg OF THE SorTu-W EsTERN,
Cbrayepert. January q, 1866

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River Inteliigeace.
nrgrcE OF THE Sprru- W EsTERS,
SbreyenGrt January q, 1863.
~, ~ trc uast week was very unscttlc
IA aIl. the 4riatioas laid down in th
-, Al The prcSeuL wiring it has the appear
If becoming more settled and we are greatly !
, that we will lave two consecutive days OF peas
n It weather.
The river opposite this poibt continued 70 rise pnp
& Sunday when it came stand, With twenty NV
9 above the lowest water mark Of the season. ''''
it has fallen inch or two n,.,n. -, o,d
On Monday the wafer at Carolina i'''l"9'
liver, was falling A. uoe.- .o,,ort u,
II fine way down Wiz, good navigation Il
1vti. Oak shoals There are five steamers UP III pa
re,ou at this time.
Hctween this pon; and Jefferson the navigation 10
the largest class Of boats with full loads IS OF the mrs
s order with the lakes and bayou faing. Ns s ~
8 Fro,, t,,;s mint out to the Mississippi we have ar
& h,1c IF water for the largest class Of boats viii
ls full frcights. . >.,e-4 @4,s.,,s
70 sum up, we have good navigation to oil point
that the highest stage Of water gives us.
Business on the landing for the past week was of tn
# first order. -.
# WEDNESDAY,, Jan oo.--Early this morning the houns
line packet Selma Capt w T. ScoveIl, Geo Hamilton
Z clerk, from the city three days and nan ou'
from the CITY, with good freight for this point ana
better one for Jefferson for which point she lett early
#8 in tho dav We ore -nnder many obligations to Mr..
81 Hamilton for files of LAT papers and the following men.
"randum Left New Orleans Jd''.r5 G "a fsad on
the 18th met Il D. ine at Grimes; on the l9th met -
81 j. Hodge No Mike Boyce's and Judge Fletcher at
~ Murrel's"
EARLY his morning the large sidewhee packet Leo,
81 Capt James NJ Tucker, Tios Knee clerk, arrived at
nnr landing four and bali days out from The CITY,
ID with good freight aud fair list Of passengers
Thanks to the clark for files Of New Orleans papers
Whites line sidcwhee packet Dixie, Capt. Thornton
Jacobs i'll to-day from Lanespor above the raft
with 200 bales cotton which goes forward ON the ota
wanna. '7
Late in the night the packet Lota
wanna Capt John w. White, 7. A. Work, clerk, left
tire city with 2V00 bales cotton, go sacks bols arc
seed and her cabin crowded with people. 1t was the
brag trip tile season Tor sernwheel boat and made
the White family feel happy
The jefferson packet Golden Era, Capt Gus Hodge,
j. W. Bryant clerk, passed W last night with very
4lcavv freight for Jefferson She had II good freight
for this point which SHE discharged III doublequick
time She had her cabin full Of people Thanks TO Mr.
Bryant for a full lille OF papers. She left New Orleans
Late in the evening the kouns-ne packet Era No Q,
ii Capt G. L. kouns, Chas. brown, clerk came in from
Jefferson with G51 bales cotton 7o3 sacks bols arc
seed bales hides, bales deer skins and is passen-
gers Thanks to the clerk for faroTs.
q The large and elegant Sdewhee packet Bart Able,
Capt W. g. Harrison, arrived at our landing to-day,
less than days out with first rate freight and
a good list of passengers. We under many oblga-
n tons to the clerk for late papers. $50
The good staunch, light draught steamer Dora, Capt
Lodwick, H. C. Hea clerk, arrived this evening from
Dallas street landing
q Can't q. l.. Kouus, Chas Drown, clerk, left about
noon for tie city with 920 bales cotton, lot Of hides
500 sacks bos dare seed and her cabin fall OF passen
gers Capt. BIB. keuus went down rs q passenger
He will probably out big boat.iB few days
Early in the evening The sidesslIeel PACKET Dora
Capt lodwck sailed for the city with 400 bales cot
ton and her hold full of beef Most of the cotton was
from points above here.
FnipaY Jan 22.-Iate in the evening the sidewheel
,,,nt- E1aftf fha oily
with Of the blue ribbon trips of the season. con-
ssting bales cotton 100 erces beef 500 bun
dies hides 1000 dry hides, 1876 head OF Texas bulls
and her cabin full OF people Gz&.@E
Early in the night the steamer Golden Era, Capt,
Gus. Hodge, came infinm Cypress, bayou with 200
bales cote 600 ticrces beef aud good list of passe-
gers She proceeded on her voyage late in the night,
without making amy addition to her trip at this point
The steamer Caroline, Capt W. D. Bateman made
orr landing late the evening from Cypress bayou,
with 400 bales cotton and good list OF passengers.
She lays overor the night and will leave early in the
morning for the city.
SATURDAY, Jan. 23.-About noon the lightning ex-
press packet Lizzie Hopkins John T. Roots master,
J. W. Lancaster, clerk, made our landing three days
and eighteen hours out from the city with full freight
aud her cabin full of people, II was the best up trip
of the for sernwheel boat Late in the even
ing she left for Jefferson to which point most Of her
freight consigned. We are under many obliga
lions Mr. Lancaster for files of late papers, and TO
Bob Dale the barkeeper for a large bnnde Of papers
aud the following memoranda Left New Orleans at
Il Pm op Tuesday the 10TH met 3 L. Hodge Wednes-
day $50 pm in Mulatto bend, Judge Fletcher at 1880
Thursday in Old river and passed Mte Stephens,
Y It "a hours ahead. at y midnight, in Mirabeau
sag Friday, met Era No, 9 l:3o A. NJ. at Madam L.
3 ssss Lotawarln u p.M ATM. Boyee's Lizzie Tate
3D. I'm. at CouSfatta and Emma Duncan, alias Dora,
q n 1t Grand bayou; Saturday Leo laid up Ut
" Yoia plantation at 4 AN; met Golden Era $3.50 A..
WT Cranes, and arrived at Shreveport at IL y.
tie in the evening the large sternwhee packet Car
n $Capt. w d. Batenan, left for the city with 400
sFtaou, 100 terees beef % head of cattle, 500
hde e aad gdsd s III Il a hassssg Racket
ida, Capt G.. w. Warren, came in from the city,
week ont, with 800 sacks of salt for Tandy Nor
4 an She goes into the upper Red river trade:
U N The light drlught steamer Richmond, Capt; q j
&oardman, came in late in the evening from Cypress
,ayou, with $50 bales cotton and 400 erees beef One
iiundred and thirty bales of the cotton were con
kssigned to this point She lays over until Monday
Ii SCSpAY Jan 24.-Tle New Orleans and Cypress
BAYOU packet Mitte Stephens, Capt Kellogg, CAL
caves clerk made landing, four and half days
$rom the city, with good freight for tins point and
la better for Dallas street. for which point she
sailed late III the evening.
Early this morning the large and feet running
steamer National, Capt Richard sinnoft Florence
Fndren clerk made our landing, three and half days
out from the city, with full fregh and her CABIN fa
opeope Thanks te Mr.. Findren fores OF tate papers
fhe Kouns-line packet Selma. Capt. Tally SeoTeE,
Geo Hamilton, clerk, came IN from cypress payoa
wii 1900 bales cotton and her cabin full Of people Al
fer taking board % bales cotton at tins port she
sailed fer the Crescentciy. e4ss
The light draught steamer Richmond, Cart q j.
Boardnan left to-day for the city without making any
addition to her trip ut this point
Late in the night the Ball Of the woods alias isart
W
Jared Nor tile city with 1000 bales of 81 cotton and
rood lis Cabin passengers.
The Kouns.lin sde@heel packet Era No. $, capt
EEbas Truslow came IN from ShaWneeteWn, on upper
Fred river, with 49 bales cotton.
4 MospAY Jan. 25.--1'he little steamer Mary Ellen.
Cant Milton, came in from Carolina Buits on old
: RIVER with "A bales Of the STAPLE
The light dfaugt sternwheel steamer l-nlu p APT
Grace Ben Fulton clerk came ii to-day from Caro-,
Ina Bluffs Oh Old rrer, with us bales COTTON, 25o OF
Which were for this point. She leaves for the city to-
morrow. -zsas ,.55555Sz !, ~.
i Iapf Ghas Tpusis.r left for New Orleans, without
any addition to heruppes Bed river cargo
The small-sized wheel barrow steamer George Capt
jim Crooks sailed oday for the region above the raft
with full Cargo Capt. Crooks requests us TO state
that lie win be stormed at Spring Bank, and at ne
will furnish bis guests with plenty of long mate. pct
ter known to the denizens of that region as = suasfn
garss Good for ting steamer George and her gallant
captain ca.,. MI,
scnvel1 j W Warren. clerk, came ia to-day from
Transport, Ark Vii, RS bales cotton Which wiii DC