The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-10-20
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THE SOUTH W EsTkhN,
shreveport, October 90, 1863,

frosty
MI rirsr onposite this point commenced falilhs
c.,rdav after having been on a stand for NUMBER
Avs since which time it has fallen five inches. NV
ttake long at this rate for the two-feet rise 10 !
,t when we may as well look out for t"o any '1'
card rates again. rrorr PRO;
was falling slowly. l....o enid =.
Last Saturday Capt. Crooks, OF 'he "s0l 81
Gate Post registered about twenty ,n0n.''
eopiralenf to thirty inches large on the ha'S "ni'h
a. boaJsst Mace in the lake. Escnlenf pend, IN
res bavou does not afford water enough Tor the sma
r.. a,a.s If boats Boon Bend is the head of navig
ton on Cypress bayou. water 1aihng all 1he way.
We still have three feet large (some pilots repo
SIX ee) on Dixie bar and four feet on the other ba
and the Falls, with the water falling slowly.
For the low water season business pretty fair
the levee during the past week.
WEDNESDAY Oct 1S.-Before daylight this mornin
the Kouns-line packet Era No. 10, Capt, Chas p Tru
low, T. j. Howard, clerk, made our landing, less tina
water trip Thanks to the clerk for late papers and til
following memoranda Left New Orleans Friday
Oct. g. at Pm; Saturday, met Richmond at Plaque
mine and Rudolph and Era No at Baton D., Roug
at Cassandria and Travis Wright above Falls; Monday
met Lotawanna at st Maurice Tuesday, met Jefferson
at Murrelps passed Dixie Bears point and met Lo
tus No. at Cash's. Lost six hours in fog.
About midday the light draught sidewheel steame
Dixie, Capt. Tom Moore, 1.-THE old Moore OF all TIL
steamboat men), reached our landing, nine days on
from the city, with 9 full freight for the water He
destination is Jefferson.
Soon after Capt. Jeems ate his dough, sometimes
called duff for short he backed his muley out for Cy
press bayou with good freight at 81 per Dbl. Capt
Jeems says the George knows the way to Esculen
Bend by herselfin the dark.
Late in the evening the steamer Right Way, Capt
Geo. Wilkinson, sailed for the city with lis bales OF
cotton and q small list of cabin passengers.
About halfpast Pm. the little steamer Mary Ellen
aR fnrA dyYva n 70 friy
THURSDAY Oct 14.-About 10 O'Clock this morning
the steamer Rose Franks, Capt. G. A. Breard, j. W
Spears, clerk, made our landing, five days and hall
the water and a light passenger list Thanks to the
clerk for late papers,
Late in the evening the sdewheel ship Dixie, Capt
Tom Moore, sailed for Esculent Bend, on Cypress
bayou, with good freight.
FRIDAY, Oct. 14.--Sometime last night the Flavla,
Capt John T. Roots j. L. Naples, clerk came in from
jefferson with 3s bales of cotton which goes forward
the Rose Franks, while the Flayilla and John take
the back track for Cypress bayou.
Early this morning, before daylight, the Early Bird,
Capt Jasper Russ, ]. B. MITCHELL clerk, made our land
ing, less than five and half days out from the CITY,
with all the freight she wanted for the water and good
list of cabin people Thanks to the clerk for late pa
pers and the following memoranda: g Left New Or
leans Saturday, the 9th, at PM Lulu D. in port;
met Richmond at Stocklanding and Julia A. Rudolph
just above met Era No at Nine Mile point; Sunday
at wharfboat at l:3o AM and laid there five hours in
fog; met Travis Wright at Pm at head of Rappons;
Tuesday, arrived at Alexandria at An and laid by
IT ss IL %1 ms
SON at 2Aa at High Die and Lotus No. at PM at
Boards passed Firt at Il Pm laid up just above
Squirrel Point; Thursday, met Rob Roy at Am. at
Grand Bayou and laid by there four hours in fog; met
Right Way at $ Am. at McKnney's.'
Soon after dinner the Kounslne packet Era No. 10,
Capt. Chas ?. Trusow, T. J. Howard clerk sailed for
the city with 257 bales of cotton 100 head of cattle at
Sc so per head and small list of cabin passengers
Late in the evening the and light draught steam
Etafn Gny,f Wr, -, Ca.
bayou with 179 bales cotton and few cabin passen-
She lays over and takes her chances for cargo
of cotton on the morrow
SATURDAY, Oct. 1s-soon this morning the St. Louis
and Red river packet Flir Capt Hazlette reached
wharf, thirteen days out from ST. Louis, with all the
freight she wanted the water She is en- route for
Jefferson This is the first arrival of the season from
st. Louis and trust will not be the last The Flirt
of very light draught and very well calculated for the
present stage of water in Red river We understand
that she will in the river and run between here and
Jefferson if sufficient inducements be offered
About II o'clock the Kouns-line packet Fro No.
g. Capt. Martin Kouns, Chas. Drown clerk, made our
wharf, four and half days from the city, with good
h5 cabin full Thanks to the
Left New Orleans, Monday, Oct. 18th, at $50 P.M
9th, met Travis Wright below Baton Rouge and Lota-
wanna at Red river wharfboat at 10 P.M 18th, met
Jefferson below Echo landing at Pm; 14th met Rob
Roy at Campte at s and Right Way just above
Campte at Pm; 18TH met Era No. 10 at Caspianna
1t IL Mississippi river falling rapidly Red river
IN stand below"
The Fleta, Capt. Gillen left about for the city
With only bales Of staple in addition to the 7s
The brought out of Cypress bayou.
Soon after the arrival Of the cars the Rose Franks
Capt Breard left for the Crescent city with 100 bales
# the staple, 40 of which were from above.
Late in the evening the sidewheel ship Early Bird
Capt. Jasper Russ sailed for New Orleans with 200
,aes of cotton and small list cabin passengers.
ia, for Cypress bayou sometime in the night with good
reight re-shipped from the Era No. ..
At II o'clock Pm. the Lulu D., Capt {. T; Delahous
AYE, c. A. Petrovc, clerk, reached our landing with
air trips Thanks to the clerk for files oflate papers
SUNDAY, Oct. T.Late last night Capt. Jeems Crooks
ame leading the George into port from Eseuent Bend
With ~ bales of cotton to go forward and IL bales for
his port. Jcems is healthy.
Late in the evening the steamer Lotus No. 2, Capt.
Thornton Jacobs, Tom Jacobs, clerk, passed up for
ssculent Bend with all the freight she wanted She
lad fair freight for this point! Thanks to the eerk
lew Orleans Tuesday, Oct 18th, at pm; met Jetfer
in Old river at AM. the 14th and Lotus No. at
PM; 18th met Rob Roy at Prothro's at II Am. and
Era No 10 at Conshatta at PM. River falling all the
way up slowly; Three feet on Dixie and four feet on
Late in the night the low water packet Richmond,
,apt w f. Roardman, Chas. Boardman, clerk, made
ur landing, little Eve days out from the city,
With full freight for the water and good list of peo
,le Thanks 10 The clerk for late papers.
SSiaetime ia the night the Frt got off for Jefferson
VIII an the freight she wanted for The water.
MONDAY, Ocb 1877 nc Nbtte. Secihs
daoday for some point above in search of load OF
Nhe Lula D. Capt. Delahoussaye, Chas. Petrovic,1
left to-day for the city with fall load of Texas
atte at SO so per head and small sprnklng Of cabin
On the next trip she takes her place IN
he New Orleans and Carolina Bluff trade.
TuEsDAr Oct. l9.-At one o'clock in the day the new
leet running light draught steamer Julia A. Rudolph,
Capt H. G. McGomas, W. F. Rudolph, clerk, made our
anding three days and nineteen hours out from the
ty with all the ffeiht she wanted for the water and
fair list of passen&ers This is the quickest trip of
eason The fat Wheelers will have to look out
or their laures Ill shB Rudolph will walk off with
hem Thanks 70 Gle nlsk for late papers and the fol
owing memoranda & 4Sefk New Orleans, Friday. Oct
g. at $50 Pm. In rt for yeport-Travis Wright,
Seminole Jeffersu8 and Eotawanna. Met Lotus NO.
in theiMssssipI Rob Boy at mouth Of Red river
,21s hours from laid up below Barbin's II Jog
our hours; nth Lizzie Hopkins above No I'm T
above mouth ssE Rose Fr Isd n at mo fa
hours at Geo. 81 18th, met Early Bird below
Hyams'; lost d. hours ID fog; 10th, met Lulu ct
Madame Bossis at ShreEenort At I'll r = szo
Its 90 ~. RosY gets of for the city WIN III
Gap.. y cotton 100 head of cattle and ialr s' =
Ths 81 Louis Democrat Of the 9Th says tnae sns
a;ng IA Red river having full cargo engassa.
WA AZ before Sic engeged 1000 bbls Of Hour ~
a and shs had 1900 before She was TO
the next day. a,,;sv;,e EXPRESS Of
4he7th: - a. Madison for