The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-11-24
River Intelligence
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of COOL WIN weekly report the river at this POI"
ooJsd Twelve inches leaving " last Eafora III,
has inches below the low water mark oe'0iS
lee' rtse and falling fast. .,,o roft
u We hear rumors of a very light rise "'''
! but nothing authentic or encouraging ,ba bovor
1o4ersor raners report light rise IN the DAY ~
,ooro gift as they claim that heavy rams
e,p. ho,o The FiaviIla, Capt hoo t9' ~ !"
,origation between this point anu cypress
ing ~, ~, old of Aat-boats, but we nave no'
D"1o'' srccess The water IN the lakes Is
heard with what suc0''
very low and falling. u., .ro,,4 ibt
;.,.. - .he worst bars and falling. The bars wash
ON. &c fact ms the water falls but the logs IN the mar
MOTT If the river don't understand the business and
still teer in the way of the boats Packets drawing
two feet large make the trip up IN from Tour 10 l'e
DAYS Those drawing thirty inches take longer time
Owing to the low stage of the water high freights,
&C. business was not very brisk the landing during
the past week.
WEDNESDAY, Nov 17.-About midnight last night
the low water packet Richmond, Capt W. T. Board
man, G. Boardman, clerk, reached our landing, over
ten DAYS out from the city, with the heaviest freight OF
the season She had to barge part OF the way IhanKs
to the officers for fayorS. ,
Soon this morning the piratical craft GEORGE, capt
Jeems Crooks hove in sight and soon after threw her
graphing hooks ashore and made fast W learn from
her log book that fortyeght hours out from port she
sighted the heavily adened ship Richmond, sailing I'm,
der cosereeed topsail The George at once prepared
for action and as she ranged alongside holsted the
bloody head and cross bones and fired whole broad
side into the Richmond, demolishing her larboard
guard and otherwise fambustlgated her The crew,
led by the CAPTAIN at once boarded and quickly re-
lieved her of some six seven hundred barrels OF
plumber, which lightened the Richmond that she
was able I'd escape and reach port before the pirate.
Capt Jeems his arrival acknowledged that he had
done wrong and at gave up the captured freight
which so pleased Captain Boardman that he rewarded
him handsomely. Jeems was pleased.
A queer looking craft came in to-day from Cypress
bayou with &c bales of cotton which she wanted to
ship. She got Sc per bale through. This we believe,
is the only water cLaft now plying between Jefferson
and this point. From appearances, we should judge
that her motive power was not sufficient Tor an up
stream boat Said power consists of two grown up
vigorously applied to grndstone apparatus near
the stern The Levee boys will have her photograph
taken to-day and forwarded to the Jimpecue office as
specimen Of =" naval architecture"
Late in the evening the old reliable kouns-lne packet
Era No. 9, Capt. Martin II. Kouns, Drown and Ong,
clerks left for the Crescent city with 300 bales of cot
ton and her cabin nearly full of people.
ATT o'clock the light draught steamer Lotus No.
g Capt. Thornton Jacobs, Tom Jacobs, clerk, in
from o. K. bar with the Travis Wrghts freight.
THURSDAY, Nov. l8.-Early this morning the Travis
Wright, Capt Tom Reeder, Geo. Turner, clerk, made
our landing less than four and half days out from the
city, with light trip Thanks to the clerk for late
papers.
Before daylight this morning the low water packet
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than four and half days out from the city, with light
trip. Thanks the clerk for late papers and the fol
lowing memoranda: Left New Orleans Nov. 18th, at
IS PM. Left Era No. IL in port met Lotus No. 8 at
Bonnet Care at u PM l4th, met Lulu D. at Bayou
Goua at AN, she having collided with the Rose
Franks above mouth of Red river put off her freight
at the wharfboat and returned to New Orleans; 18TH
met Fleta laid up at the upper falls at Pm; 18TH
passed Gladiola at Deoachs rocks at AN; met Lot
4wanna at O. K bar, eight days out from Shreveport
having put all her cotton out on the bank to enable her
Ia fhah ar not do aft ior
at PM; met Julia A Rudolph aground at Persons
bar at Pm. and passed the Jefferson at same place.
met Ida Stcckdale at Campte at Pm; 18th, met Era
No. 10 aground on Dixie bar at AN and passed the
Jennie Howell at the same place. Tightening her freight
over on a barge; met Right Way at VIM. Bolwells at
IL M. met the high headed, lightning express side
wheel steamer Mary Ellen at the Irishmans shanty
going down the river fast that the pilot had to get
big niger to help him hold her Twenty-Five and
three-q quarter inches on Dixie bar and the bottom still
rising all the bars from the mouth of Red river up
to this place.
The piratical craft George, Capt Jeems Crooks was
off early this morning cruise in the neighborhood
of Dixie bar.
Late in the evening the Travis Wright Capt Reeder,
Geo. Turner clerk left for the city with 1872 bales of
cotton AZ of which from points above, and her
cabin well stocked with cabin boarders.
FRIDAY, Nov. l9.--Early this morning the steamers
Jefferson, Capt. Rea Gladiola Capt. Lee, and Jennie
Howell Capt Halliday, reached landing, the first
two less than So days and the latter less that So days
CITY, with all the freight the water would
admit Of The Jennie Howell had rather too much for
her own profit. Messrs. Groves, Spears and Dohrman
have our thanks for favors. The manfests Of these
steamers will be found in another column.
The Richmond, Capt W. T. Boardman, with 1875
bales of cotton and much freight she wanted left
to-day for the city.
Late in the evening the Lotus No. 2, Capt Jacobs,
with 81 bales Of cotton and lot of beef; the Gadioa,
with 100 bales of cotton and lot of beef; the Jeer-
SON. with $50 bales of cotton and lot of beef and the
Nick Wall with 200 bales of cotton and lot of beef,
left for the city All the above boats finished off at
the packery with all the beef they wanted Beet APP
pears to be good for hungry boat to fill up on as 1t
SATURDAY Nov. 20.-The Flavilla, Capt. John Roots,
with two lighters in tow, started out to-day in search
of Cypress bayou She drawing thirty inches when
she left He will endeavor to get through Soda Lake
by means oflightering but many think he will not find
water enough float his boat light. If anybody can
John T. is the He is sure to catch fish when
nobody else get bite for the that be never
comes nearer taking an oath than when he dog it,
Late in the evening the and elegant light draught
steamer Jennie Howell, Capt. Halliday J. W. Spears,
clerk, got off for the city with 400 bales of cotton and
fair hist of passengers.
SUNDAY Nov 2l.-Last night the elegant low water
packet 18th Era. Capt. Isaac kouns, M l.. Scovell,
clerk, made our landing, four days and ten hours out
from the CITY, with fair freight and eighty -four cabin
passengers Thanks to the clerk for late papers and
the following memoranda: "Left New Orleans, Nov.
l5th ct No boats port for Red river. Wednes
day met Feta at Manchac and Julia A. Rudolph below
mouth of Black river at Pm; Thursday met Ida at
Barbin's running on one wheel, having bursted her
starboard cylinder met Lotawanna and Ida Stockdae
iiSsA.1
of falls at PM. Friday passed Rapides hard aground
at Prudhomme's at 9sP.M.; met hight Way at 2. Ra-
challs at 10 AM and Era No. at Grand Ecore at
, NJ; passed Mary Ellen laid up at Dan Browns and
found the George laid up at Coushatta Saturday met
Richmond at Murrell's at 10 AM, Jefferson at Mars
denis at II AM Gladiola at Turner's at IL NJ Lotus
No at Boleys at PM, and Ncodemus Wall at Geo.
Robinsons at Pm. River falling, with % inches on
principal bars"
Early this morning the and elegant low water
packet Lotus No. 8, Capt. d. d. Dannals j. j. Dodd,
clerk made our landing, four days and half out, with
all the freight she wanted and 25 cabin and deck pas
sengers Thanks to the clerk for late papers and the
following memoranda g The Lotus No. 8 left New Or
leans Tuesday Nov. 18th; Wednesday, met Fleta at
Paquemine and Julia A. Rudolph at Cocodra; Thurs
dav met Ida at Cassandria, Ida Stockdae at Dennis
Smiths Lotawa anna at Stonewa and Era No. 10 at
Crukshanks; Friday, met Right Way at George Guer-
NAYS Era No. at Perots and Travis Wright at Tom
Hunters; Saturday, met Richmond at Grand Bayou,
Jefferson at Stang's Gladiola at Bonds, Lotus No.
at J. A. Hunters. Nick Wall at Walmsley and Jennie
Howell at Nick Gilmers.
MONDAY, Nov. 22.-Early this morning the little
steam pirate George, under the command of the gal
liant Capt Jeems Crooks, reached our landing from
short cruise to Dixie bar She orly brought up light
freight left at that point by the Julia A. Rudolph on
her last trip.
Late in the day the elegant kouns line packet 18th
Fra Capt Isaac Konns NJ. L. Scovell, clerk, left fol-
the CITY with $50 bales of cotton and fair list of cabin
passengers