The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-02-03
piver Intelligence.
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ID times half dozen times a.aag, producing
4iscontcnt mud colds and c&tarfhs
cnce our last weekly report Che river oPPost'
ID oirt fell two feet, leaving it last night ~
Get above the lowest water mark ct the seaSo-. "a
I,to rains have been anything like general -"'
for another rise in few days RI. was fall
At last accounts til. river at 1'A
ing slow. ,.,, thu raft rcDort th,
river falling all the way down, with goo"
White Oak Shoals. There are hSe S'e"''i''s ~
region at this time. o. q, s,,a.i.t;,, f
lass If boats with full loads is of the frs
w ;,1, tI,, r.as and bayou falling slowly.
~, .liz ,oint out to the Mississippi have AZ
IF water for the largest class of boats Will
full freghts.
To sum up, we have good navigation to all point,
TINT the highest stage Of water gives -=s 1--
With the exception Of thepast two days business OF
the levoc for the week past was very good.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 2I.Thc little steamer Mary Elen
Capt. Milton left today for Carolina Bluits, on Od
river, with very good freight
Early in the evening the elegant sIde"hee PacStsS
National, Capt Dick Snnott, T. C. fl4ren clerk lel'
for the city with 1850 bales cotton ana her caolh COM
fortaby filed with passengers NJ.
Early in the evening the Kouns-ine packet linneer
Era, Capt Gien came ia from aoofe me fatI WIN ~
Early in the night the light dranght steamer Lizzie
Hopkins, Capt. John r. Roots J. w Lancaster, clerk,
in from Cypress bayou with 6o0 bales cotton 400
tcrcrs beef and her cabin full passengers She lays
over night and lcsyes early in the morning. =,
TuuRsDAY, JAN 2S:sNAt O'Clock P 81 the large and
elegant sternNheel steamer Judge Fletcher Capt JAS
T. Phelps, j. W. Ong clerk made our landing, little
less than five days out from the city with her guards
fiat in the water and her cabin full ofpenpe. Late an
The night she left for Dallas street, We under
many obligations TO The clerk for late papers
Late in the evening the elegant ten day Packet b T.
clerk came in from the city with her guards fat ID the
aud her cabin full Of passengers. She was de-
tanned thirtysix hours over her time by heavy fogs
of late papers and to R. j. Dufy for full files Of North
and Western pnPers.
John r. Roots, j. W Lancaster, clerk left for the city
with $50 bales cotton, 4o0ierces beef and her cabin
full Of people
Late the night the steamer Lulu y Capt J, Grace
Ben Fulton. clerk, left for the city with 30 head of
cattle and her hold full of wet hides.
Early tomorrow morning the Right Way, Capt.
Noah Scovel, J. W. Warren clerk, will leave for above
FnipAY jan 29--Ilate last night Whites line side
wheel steamer Dixie Capt. Thornton Jacobs, left for
Old river with very good plantation freight.
The steamer Judge Fletcher, Capt, Jas. Il. Phelps ].
W. Ong clerk, reported having got of for Cypress
bayou last night did not leave until to-day at
She had fine trip for Dallas street.
The sidewteei steamer Mollie Fellows has been busy
all day putting mp bull pen, and will leave to morrow
for the city with two hundred head Of Texas cattle at
e. per head.
I SATURDAY, Jan 3o-E3rlyin the morning the side
ogc Cal Hayes, clerk, came IN from Cypress bayou,
with Y69 bales cotton and her cabin full Of passengers
Soon after the arrival Of the cars from Marshall she left
for the city with addition OF dozen passengers.
The sidewhecl steamer MolHe Fellows got off for the
city with geo head Of cattle and - bales cotton.
Al II O'Clock the large and fleet running steamer
Lotawanna, Capt. H. J. Brinker, ?. A. Work, clerk
IN sde landing, three days and sixteen hours out
from the city, with good freight and her cabin full of
street for which point she had the better part Of her
freight consigned We are under many obligations to
Col. =. A. Work for files Of late papers
About midday the little steamer Mary Ellen, Capt
Milton came in from Carolina Bluffs on Old river,
with GO bales Of cotton, most Of which was consigned
To this point. '- '.-~
The steamer B. L, Hodge No. Q Capt. ". T. Board
man. Aiken clerk, will get off for the city early in the
morning with 1900 bales cotton and her cabin full of
passengers. "%+@ 4r-.
SuNDAr Jan. 81 Late last night the sidewhee ship
Dixie Capt. Thornton Jacobs came i'll from Old river
with $50 bales cotton, Which goes forward the B. L.
9 Hodge.
Early this morning the old reliable Kouns line packet
Era No ., Capt IL. kouns, Chas. Drown, clerk
in from the city over four days out, with her largest
freight Of the Later in the day sheie for Dali
las street, for which point she had good freight We
under many obligations to Mr. Drown for late pa
pers and the following memoranda: +" Left New Or
leans Tuesday, Jam 2Gh at 50 Boats in portion
Red river Leo and BORA aiat Sal.1q Grand Xieyz
~ IN gesday; met. Bart Able at BAYOU Goula bar
VII Era No. Sat Morgan's bar ut 10 PM; met
sSat Tuncn village at IL PM. Friday, met
@above Alexandria at AN. and Lizzie Hop
NfaHd Ecore at 4P.M." ,-.z-s
EW. 7. Boardman, Aiken clerk backed out for
NJ with 1T59 bales cotton, rs head OF cattle, so
III hogs and So.cabn passengers
eDAY, Feb 1.--No arrivals Or departures to-day:
kDAT, Feb. 2.-Early this morning the sdewheel
E5Dixie Capt Thornton Jacobs, lett for Jefferson
H. full freight re shipped from tie i: T. Hodge.
We little steamer Mary Ellen, Capt. Milton, got OF
ebld river with Il light trip.
@on after dinner the sidewheel steamer Dora Capt.
81 A. Montgomery, II. G. Heat, clerk, made our land
less than five days out from the city, with good
g%igt and fair list of passengers lateln the night
Nc left for Cypress bayou, for which point she had
God freight. We arc under many Obligations to her
! @erk for favors.
Alta late dinner hour the large sdewheel steamer
10 Capt j. NJ Tucker, I Fl. WEIGH, clerk, arrived
iii our landing with good freight and her cabin full
ND passengers Thanks to her officers for latepapers
FRn1Gurs.-A5ac QrIeqns-Up freights are noTlandcd
ere at card rates 75c for dry and s. for wet Down
Cotton s. per bale; cattle 81 per head Passage SO
Q25. 81 Flour 81 Is per Dbl; light freight
81 25Q1l 50 per 100 lbs Insurance per cent.
Foa NEW ORLEAss TO-DAY. The feet running
steamer Judge Fletcher, Capt. Jas. L. Phelps, Ferd
Ccos clerk wiieave above. on the arrival OF the
cars from Marshall.
FoR New ORLEANS, To-DAr.- The cold reliable
Kouns line packet Era No 9, Capt G. L. kouns chas.
Brown clerk will leave above, the arrival OF the
ears from Marshall
Fon Nav onLEAss, TEuRsesY.-The large sdeWheel
packet Leo, Capt. Jas. b. Tucker T. H. WEIGH, cierk'
IeaFes as above on the arrival Of tie from Mar
shall .a+-
ron NEW oRLEAss FRIDAY. --The large and feet run
ming siaewhee steamer Selma Capt, Tally scose Geo
Hamilton, clerk leaves above, the arrival OF the
ears from Marshall
For NEW ORLEANS, FR1psY-The large siaewheel
steamer Dora, Capt p @. Montgomery, H. e. H'tatt'
clerk leaves as above he arrival Of the cars IRON
MARSHALL.
Fen NEW ORLEANS sAruRDAY.--The large feet run
rinr siaewhesl steamer Bart Able Capt WA. ., Haf
rson. w. M Tomskins Jr., clerk, will leave as above
an the arrival Of the CARS, from Marshall.
IFrom our Exchanges
Ne COPY as folows from the Cincinnati Enquirer Of
gs river fell Two feet yesterday wtt TWENTY-FIVE
eat i, the channel last evening. ihe seafheT was
ias brj rlt ana beautiful ssaS day, VIVA 1fes,
lano air Tunnage abundant for al points Itleie
;sl he sree boats soliciting ireghs for AeH ofieaEs'
W. If which will probably Leave this evening.
We copy as follows for the ST. Louis Democras q |
% s falling yesterday 5nt another slight rise
nonsidered due Business the wharf was animated;
Tbe Departures very generally had full eargoes ana
Ia Messenger lists Weather almost warm. Nasi-
Gsst;o,3 excellent as fassos i goes.