The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-04-14
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THE SOUTH WESTERN,
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were rather cool for the season. the weather for the
past week decidedly spring-ke, and our planters
were not slow to take advantage it
The river opposite this point since our last "eeA'y
report receded about light inches, leaving IL last his'
scant twenty three feet above the lowest water MAJ
Of the During the fore part OF 'ie "eeA tne
decline slight that it was haroiy pe'0ep''''e'
but during the last day two 1t mas oeoineo n'oi
rapidly.
The officers of the Mary Ellen report 'he wac. "'
Carolina RIres on Old river, falling slowly on Sat
urday.
From The officers of the Dixie we learn that the bayou
at JafarSon was falling slowly on Sunday.
Tho ,t ov,s from above the raft reports the water
f.n;nr all the way down, with good navigation to the
49,, 2o.rcos of the river and its tributaries.
Eron, this point out to the Mississippi we have the
host Of navigation for the largest class of boats, with
tbe water falling all the way out.
During the past week most of the packets had good
ND freights, but had to go out comparatively light.
WEDNESDAY, April 7.-Early this forenoon the ele-
ran sternwhcel packet Lizzie Hopkins, Capt John T.
BAYOU with 400 bales cotton 80 head of bulls lot of
hides and first rate list of cabin passengers Soon
the arrival of the she left for the city with
light addition to her Jefferson trip.
Early in the evening the sdewheel ship Dixie, Capt
Thornton Jacobs, came in from Dallas street landing
flying light.
Able, Capt W. c. Harrison, ". NJ. Tompkins, Jr.,
clerk sailed for the city with 600 bales cotton lot of
hides and a small list of cabin passengers.
About dark the Mary Ellen, Capt. Milton, sailed for
Old river with all the freight she could chamber
IHCfsDA1' Apr'n C ~ 'sL ILL., 'no f,
TNer Packe1 Iuu ~ i I lar IF hi1es
She snapped trips with the George at Fulton, winch
boat returned to the MOUNTAINS Her officers report
nearly all the cotton out from ABOVE 'ne f"i' WATCH
falling slowly all the way down
Early this morning the lightning scagong ship Leo,
Capt Gus h9dge G"nG o IRON r re t i nont hnt
nan Gays guy, Mrt h7n fp which c~oa She sailed
goou one loi ~ ies" 0y ou' 'o O > ~ '
soon alteF d ,ro RIGHT WAY Cant Noah
Inc Upper nc" -. A. fa ansnort AZ With 13O
Scove came III t4a'G ~ ~ I Sh won't ~, 70 the
oaes OF cot!oi '!" "a ~ ;t VI 49, 1i ,aorit rnnort
head OF naFga'oa M I a.,. a Ivy Ai0'
'he wafer tliia an the siderhaol shin Dive Cant
Late IN me ene' sod far Cvnress havpn with all the
lrelsht she couu C'.i 80, f Z I5 Fnnnfr
OF ~ was ono At nnopdav Tho sidewbeel nacket
M G a p G. MONTGOMERY H. G. Heat clerk
Dora, Nap'. C1roSs hon Vii, 3so bales Of cotton
came IN from cs PisS s u"y J Late in the
oUo a'y % h" f Ssw Orleans With an addition
exenn sue Ioo head Of bnlls and few passen
| u ooo paiee 1o''o"' Nv ~
gers ,.:,,o ro,,, ,,;s r,orr;ro. tto voo,,v
SATURDAY APrIi NY ts ro' III on .I
packet Na'o.. ~ .. ;t rw;t - E;r trim Owin%
threc days oo' iio' t ; . - .ho XIV cha ala
10 so ne f1Eis ti I wd,nioy IoIrinp Thanks to the
not get or unlll w e'iests moi 4 o he ;lnd
her return trip to the city W'h $50 bales OF cotton
lot of hides and hrSt rihe iis' OF capl'
| SUNDAY, April ll.-Sometime last ng ht the steamer
the raft with good freight.
AT MONDAY the sea-go'ng s1dewheei tub Leo, taPt
Gus Hodge, came IN from Jefferson with ioo o1es COZ;
ton and lot of hides After taking on board at il5
point $50 bales cotton at nifty cents per oae she saee
for new Orleans. She IS undou9tedy healehy sea,
going tub ofthe first water, besides oelng as s' as
snail.
Late in the night the sldewheei snip DING Sai'.
Thornton Jacobs, came III from Dallas street hylns
light.
Late IN the night the elegant steFhWhec' PicHe' l4o
awanna Capt. }. NJ Tucker, Jasper Russ, clerk made
our landing, little over Jour Gays out from Inc Guy
with all the freight she could tote most OF whlc was
for Dallas street tor when POM sue ieI It" houio
afterwards nanaS 70 ane ,u tbe orns
limo steamer selma, Cant. John Kouns, G. C. Hamil-
ton clerk made landing; three days and SIX hours
out from me ety. WIN lu anu ond d'st 1hn
following memoranda: cleft New Orleans Thursday,
April 6th 1870 PM; laid up five hours in fog in Mis-
s1sslpp rer FRIDAY met steamer p ie b Ut RuSou
Cou, ut .3o N. SATURDAY. met Dora ut Spring Lake
landing at r.M; Sunday, met National at Brazeales
at 1870 AM met Leo at wat Crane gin lying at inc
bahk at lz:iV AN, flo'i 10y o+ +or,or Mary Fuor
Can't Milton sailed for Old river with all the freight
she had the capacity to chamber:
larry III Wv Eliza for Dalios street with MI the
fraiaht aS eeud tasa rcShpped from the kouns-
me steamer i otl ,t t r- ,, ,lt Selma
CA 4'e Ink IN 'G Enns Gco G. Innon cIer saIed for
the city with $50 bales cotton lot Of hides and fair
list of cabin passengers
1VhspH 1, @P, otot ~ u iIode No Cant w y
Boardman Joseph A Aiken, clerk, reached our wharf,
three days and nine hours out from the city, with a
very heavy re&nt "a ana soou hS' Oh passengers
\ At fonr o'clock PM the weekly packet Bart Able,
Capt. W. G. Harrison, w: NJ TompAins, Jr:, clerk,
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