The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-06-09
River Intelligence.

u OFFICE OF SOUTH w ESrERs
4 Shreveport, June O. 1869
Since last weekly issle the river has fallen at thi
point four feet, though navigation is still good
Accounts from above and below represent the rive
falling
The levee the past week has been quite dull
WEDNESDAY, June 1.-The Era No. 9 came in from
tor Jefferson. She left this evening for that port
are indebted to the polite clerk for late city dates
| the following memorable Left New Orleans Friday
May 2Sth at $50 Pm; Sunday met Bart Able at Re-.
river wharf boat at An and Enterprise at Glenn
bar at 10 PM; Monday, met B. L Hodge at Hook.
plantation at Lost eight hours at wharf boat
celvlng portion Of cargo"
Following closely in the wake Of the No. that ohe.
kouns ine packet, the Selma. into port about
o'clock It's needless to say that her clerk did not
forget Office. 1t will be seen by her manifest tina
she had of the best trips of the season. JOIN
kouns, the cleverest of clever family who herr
years ago to stay walks the hurricane deck of tn.
Selma
THURSDAY, June 5.-The fast running and eagle Dir
steamer George, friend Of many years standing
Jim Crooks, commanding, in about O'Clock
Her papers show fair clearance from Cooks Landing
seventyhve miles above Fulton, and if there
smuggling the officials will never know it, She
sailing under bales cotton and small lot of hides
Capt Jim reports money very, decidedly very,
mp where he has been; crops backward, though prom
sng, and river falling all the way. If not mis-
taken the captain expressed the opinion that Their.
would be another slight RISE and an oracle on river
matters is jim
The Lizzie Hopkins reached here from the bayou
city this morning with light trip tarried here long
enough to take Sc bales cotton board and then lei
herself out for the capital of Warmoths satrapy.
FRIDAY June I've report no arrivals to-day.
The elegant ten day packet Selma got off this
ing with small freight and but few passengers.
SATURDAY, June 5.-The Mary Ellen left this
ing fishing excursion to the lake, taking little
freight however.
The opposition packet Caroline, W. D. Bateman
captain, W. Baten1an, clerk, in about 10 o'clock
A Reinp frephtpd for Jefferson she remained huta
short time.
About 70 o'clock the Virginia, from Louisville,
reached wharf loaded to the guards with railroad
iron
The regular ten day packet Bart Able came in just at
dark, and to her model clerk indebted for file
of late papers,
SUNDAY, June s-The Golden Era passed up this
morning, putting out but little freight here. She had
a fair freight for Jefferson.
The Era No. passed down this morning, but gave
US the slip we do not know what freight she had.
TUESDAY, June 8.-That elegant sternwheeler, the
Lotawanna, J. H. Brinker master, J. L. Russ, clerk
in last night loaded to the guards She certainly
had fine trip. After putting off 100 packages here
she went her way rejoicing to the Bayou city Our
young friend Russ supplied with city dates of the Sd
The Bart Able got off for the city at Il O'Clock with
IS cabin passengers 622 head CATTLE AIS sheep and ~
bales eotton-a respectable down trip for this of
the year.
The favorte passenger packet B. L. Hodge No. 2,
Capt. W. T. Boardman, with Capts. Aiken and John
son in the Office arrived just about dark, from the
city, with splendid trip. We learn that the Hodge
passed all of the fast Mississippi packets that left on
Saturday evening. She made ttty-nine landings be-
tween New Orleans and this point. Many thanks to
Capts Aiken and johnson for files of the latest city,
W estern and Northern papers.
FRE1GHrs.-Nea0 OrIeans-Up freghts now landed
here at high water card rates-75c @sl per barrel
Down-Cotton 81 90 per BALE cattle, $557 per head.
Passage 800 Insurance, sidewhee boats up freight
get, and down freight 2act sternrheel boats
1S5pct. more on the above rates.
For New ORLEANS FRIDAY. The large and ee-
giant sternwhee steamer Lotawanna, Capt. John H.
Brnker, Jasper Russ clerk will leave as above, on
the arrival of the cars from Marshall
NEW For ORLEANS, FR1pAY.-The magnificent pas
senger packet B. L. Hodge No. 2, Capt. W T. Board
man, Joseph. A. Aiken, clerk, will leave as above on
the arrival of the cars from Marshall.