The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-07-28
River Intelligence.
OrF1cp OF THE Souri, WESTERN,

Shreveport July IS, 1869.
We have had three heavy rains the past week Since
ur issue of last Wednesday the river has fallen foRr-
teen inches bringing down to eleven feet eight inches
below the highest water mark of this year. 1t is now
falling at the of four inches in twenty hours
gentleman from California Plantation, seventy
miles above the raft came down yesterday and reports
the river falling at that point. He says the Pioneer
passed there Sunday evening at sun down, all right
The bayou at Jefferson is falling slowly
Our latest accounts from the river below give eight
feet the bars and the river falling all the way down.
WEDNESDAY, July The B. Hodge No 2 Billy
Roardman. master and j. A. Aiken in the office,
reached here early this morning, bringing lnag
cent freight Her attentive clerk, as usual, suPpieu
us not only with city papers, but with western oates
to the 18th. Wy
The Era No 10, Chas. P. Trusow, master, and c. W.
Johnston walking the office" came up shortly after
which was for Jefferson for which point she made sail
after Tightening herself here. The clerk, with his &C
customed Kindness furnished papers and the following
memoranda: Left New orleans, rrlaay July i'1a a.
HODGE. Lizzie Hopkins laid up for the present; Satur
day, met Selma at Morganza; sunday, met Dora ana
Lulu D. at Wilson's plantation; Iuesday, met Era no
The Golden Era came in from Jefferson about
o'clock, with few sundries aboard. She got OH the
city in the evening. ~
THURSDAY, July 22--The Mary Ellen came in last
night loaded with cotton Capt Milton boasts that he
has been where other boat has ever been before
nearly to the head of Dooley IS bayou
The Pioneer weighed anchor this evening tor Fulton
where she takes heavy freight One or two OF the
boys about town have gone as snpercargoes 10 Whom
we babe fearful farewell Kit, we attectionately
kissed " for his mother" Who can tell what may be
the fate of these poor boys? Who say but that the
Pioneer will get aground up in them parts and spend
the summer5 We know something of that wild region,
and with heavy heart we the ana the
FRIDAY July 23.-The packet 3. l.. Hodge lett us
this evening for her berth at the Crescent city
Some passengers graced her 70 Sc
oactores was gently waited the odor OF $50 head OF
cattle and 200 sheep. The zephyr that waxed faint
Ger the gardens of Gu in her bloom wasn't cireum-
stance. Besides the CATTLE human and Texas, Capt.
Boardman took off sixty bales OF cotton
SATURDAY, July 24.-The Era No. 10 came down from
Jefferson about 10 o'clock this morning, running light
She tarred long enough to take in Is bales cotton and
about l40 head cattle ,
att in the office, reached our wharf about O'Clock
this evening with very good freight mostly tor 5ef-
ferson though 1900 packages for this place Her
attentive clerk brings city dates to the 18th She
reports feet water on the bars below and the river
falling all the way down. After dischargng her Shreve-
port freight she steamed off for the Stockade CITY,
SUNDAY July 25--The good steamer Selma, John
Kouns, master 7. J. Howard, officiating with his ac-
customed elegance in the Office touched our wharf this
evening bringing fine freight the largest mail OF
"the season. and forty passengers her po91e elers
has our thanks for city dates and we are also indebted
to her barkeeper and steward for liberal supply OF
Western and Northern papers. Gentlemen SO consla-
crate of the press must needs be clever and eclen IN
their peculiar departments. s .g.
TuEsnAy- July 27-The Selma left at dark this
ing, carrying 499 head of cattle, about 25 passengers
and few bales cotton. .--, 49,,
The Lotus No. 2, John H. Lewis, master, Thomas
Jacobs, clerk reached landing about O'clock with
good freight Thanks her officers for city dates to
the 22d She got off for Jefferson tonight with splen
did freight having added to an already large cargo
number of packages from the Selma. Good luck to
the boys"
will lay over day for cattle
FRE1eHrs-Neao Or1eans-Up freghts are now landed
here at high water card rates-75c.@sl per barrel
Down-Cotton 81 25@2 per bale; cattle, Sage per head
Passage 500 Insurance. sdewheel boats, up freight
act, and down freight 2Rct.; on sternwheel boats
| LTRct. more the above rates. ~.r
| For New ORLEANS, To-DAY.-The large and elegan
sternwhee steamer Enterprise, Capt. P. C. Montgom
cry, H. c. Heat, clerk, will leave as above ON the ar
| rival of the cars from Marshall.
| For New ORLEANS, FRIDAY, July 3o.-The elegan
light draught sternwheeer Lotus No 2, John H. Lewis
master, Thomas Jacobs presiding IN the ONCE VII
leave as above the arrival of the cars from Marsha
For New ORLEANS TUESDAY, August S.-The elegan
sidewheel passenger packet B. L. Hodge No. 2, Capt
| VT m D, Io.orb . A;tan clerk will leave a
= Do"' o1' r. H. oans fron, Marshall
| o- r Ave- Tho elaoon
| ioA W." - Vs. 1oh, Kouns n 7 How
sldeWheel packet oe'hl'' oap' 'on" '>on''
ard, clerk, will leave as above on the arrVa OF the car
| from Marshall. 5@
| from our Exchanges.l
4 The Huntsville Journal, of the 18th, says: o.
strda last we Visited the extensive shipyard of
Cant "l Geo Kmns, magnificent steamer, the Gran