The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-01-06
piver Intelligence.
OFFICE or THE SOUTH ESTERN,
Shreveport, January u iSG'

l oatI,.r for the better part OF the past week
e. and condy, and Al large amount Of water ieH' =
VA xsa lav it cleared oil, sIhce WHICH time we nave !"
s 49, and pleasant weather.
In our last weekly report we left the river oPp0S'
tllis point falling. with u feet above the 10"
marx of the season.. Since then in has rise" -
aid then receded foot, but was on a S'"',' '"'s =
with 161 feet above tee lowest water '""'N
gpn The rise which checked the fall was from "'o'
the raft aud will no doub give us Il ln ''s9,,
Yesterday the water at Carolina biuh'' oN oia ~
was rising slowly la,-,
sd bayou rising with good naFsa'ioh iof ele Det'e
M csss of boats with all the freight they can get.
w. have reliohlc information of heavy rise abov
Ill raft A fleet steamers adapted to that trade ar
I'D on their way for that region
2 from this pout out to the Mississippi we have fA
lnari,ation for first class boats with full loads In tn
s.,n The steamboat have had good week of it..
NEDxEsDAy, Dec. $0.--The large side wheel steamer
NAtOnal Capt. Dick Snnott, got off for the city to-day
VIII 1900 bales cotton aud good list Of Passengers
CAN'T W. T. Boardman, Jas. A. Aiken and Geo: W
HaiI clerks, made our landing at half past clock
5is evening with large trip, both oftreght and pas
ngers. Many thanks to her officers Tor the lates
THURSDAY Dec 31.-The steamer Richmond, Capt
M& j. Boardman arrived at landlng four days ana
rht cen hours out from the city, with full freight,
art of which was consigned TO Dallas street, for which
pint she left late the evening. Thanks to her oh-
Sers for favors.
NM The large sernwheel steamer Caroline, Capt. Che
MY Johnson, came in from Carolina Bluffs with 445
es cotton After taking on 50 head of cattle 90 bales
and much barreied beef she had room for,
@ for the city in high glee. We sorry to learn
this is the last trip Of the Caroline undr the com
mind of Capt. } ohnSOn.
#4 The kouns line steamer Gossamer Capt B. b. Kouns
camc in from Dallas street with 300 bales cotton III
cks bos dare seed, l25 bbls beef sundres and her
B bin full of peope-the brag trip Of the season from
spress bayou-tsl OF which goes forward on the H. H.
SIlodgc.
Z Late in the evening the Silver Lake No 4, Capt
Jpn Dodd left for the Crescent city with good load
#s@f G. W. Stoher'S beef. ~".' A.s #
Late in the night the steamer Belle left for Cypress
Bh Won with No, es' Cireus company.
@ FHlpAY Jan. Late last night the steamer Mo1lc
sE flows into port from above the raft with 50
Ale. She cut from above the raft before
lie rise and waited at the mouth of Black bayou for
xater. That is the reason that size did not bring out
She reports the George having gone above
" ake raft in search of a load of cotton,
49, Early this morning the light draught packet Letus
NO 2 Capt y. D. DannaiS, j. j. Dodd, clerk, in
rpm jefferson with 800 bales cotton, 200 bbls beet and
SCI smal list of passengers. She only tarried with US
part OF the day before leaving for the city.
The light draught steamer Right Way, Capt Noah
well j. W Warren, clerk, came in from Jefferson
ss$X3sh lS6V bales cotton and few people. =
u he Caroline Capt. Cheney johnson, owing to the
sucenemcy of the weather did get off last night us
rPpGrted, but left to-day for the city with good "Trip
II Uf both passengers and treg ht. 5
M4&4Ihe hOunSlne packet Era NO. 4, capt. Martin
kDuns, did not get off for Cypress bayou until this
ma rlug She broke ilange just above the city day
sbefore Yesterday and returned forrepars.
2 u ate in the evening the kouns-Ene packet Pioneer T
Err Capt Gen in from Jefferson with l99 bales
eoiton, ia OF which 60 forward on the b. J.. Hodge
he Kouns- line steamer Gossamer, Capt i. L. konus
Eaeh late in the evening for above the raft lying right
~ ATURpHr; Jan 2.-I.ate last night the LulaD, Capt
join Grace Ben. Fulton and Tom Jacobs, clerks, ar
rifed at our landing, six days out from the city, with
syeay heavy freight for this point and Dallas street.
ks n her r
sle lett for Cypress bayou, AMI from thence will go
above the raft. The following is memoranda of her
at5 NJ. In port for JettcrsGn-L Lizzie Tate Met Era
No. ct foot of First street landed at salt warehouse
ano took on $40 sacks sal, LAID Up for fog at Carol
Bap fists, !epay larolares laid up for fog at II Pe
ehets: on the 18th netGnterprise at Eugene Tircuits
the 18th met I. D.dine Mt Cassandria with part of
F1etcher at Vim. 'aughan's, Selma at Wise 6 Ho-
sfines on the SUttm Bart Able at Meads Ida at W
6Scahonns Fro; az Mrs. McLaurin's Lizzie Hop
Aafnet Dora at John Browns and National at 3. w.
iun's.
Early this morning the Kouns line packet Pioneer
Cupr GLEN, Ed. Butk, clerk sailed for the region
~ Ee lift in search Of u load Of cotton
Mer Right Way Capt. Noah Scovell, j. w.
Xrk, left early in the day for above the raft, !
3- .ss9ner time to-day the Lizzie Tate, Capt C. I
Il M 3D. Groves, clerk, arrived at landing,
good ' isl out from 4 the eth tb Eitt66
pate papers. -
~. VI time the New Orleans aud Jefferson !
Esk, Era, Capt. Gus. Hodge, J. W. bryant
~ n stst our landing, three days and eighteen /
!, the city, with full freight and good .
~ %tA Itss. Late in the evening she left for Cy- =
N N We are indicted to Mr.. Bryant for late +
~ 81 following memoranda: "Let New Or i
s8 MGember 29th, at 1880 Pm; Wednes +
- s. cher at Coprads point at 9:3oAM, p
a# 4& ~ Rouge at 1880 AN, and Selma at 4
@& SP.M; Thursday, met Ida at Normaa's e
= able at -Four Mile bayou, Lizzie Hop J
n lat 2 PM, Frolic at Ernests wood !,
n - ~ Soawanua at Peter Hi hman's at 6:5ol .
$s thasA met Dora at Durand's at l:50AM n
81 Esss. Ies 5ampte; met National at Lecompte's h
w. fres,he I'd met Lotus No 2 at 10. Boards, i
ARS8l an6ilna at $50 +AM and Silver Lake att o.
Jacket Dixie, Capt Thornton Jacobs, L
sxs ,g-press bayou late i'll the evening with =
7 - ~ and Il good list of passengers. &
asssa packet Era No 9, Capt. Geo houns, &
W Et -. 4, arrived at landing, four days h
l%a ~ with large trip. Thanks TO the py- m
q SAHsn and Scov ell, for files Of the latest II
5 . Eastern and Western papers, and for Y
abelcmoranda Left New Orleans Tues
"a MIC 2qtll, at PM. In port for Red river ].
sa@ Is Enterprise and Cuba.N No. 3 Wednes- " "
yWIe Eietcherat Duncan's point, 4. ID lime y
A#fRonge Selma at mouth of Red river, Bart " "
RsIth Of Black river; Thursday, met Ida at q
@@nding, Lizzie Hopkins at Comptons Frolic r.
4Eckman 5, and Lotawanta laying at Meade $, "
II @, be something broken, she was cooled =
working at the forge; Friday morning passed n
%g#ng at Grand Ecore, met National ut Closier y
A# Msurday morning met Lotus No. at wreck OF =.
Ann, Caroline at 10th section, Silver Lake No q r.
tghenv lake and arrived at Shreveport Satnr- II
E hing. four days and thirty seven minutes out
AZ Nv Oreans.o "a =
Iegant sdewheel packet b. [. Hodge, Capt. w.
rdnall, John Aiken clerk, will get OF some time (
Iasght or early to- morrow, with the ribbon trip Iu
Ilaason-a5eU bales cotton and good list ofpas- y
4 Ea,,v Jan. The settle steamer Minden. Capt. W
an,e h from Cypress bayou with load of cotton
b sidesvbeel steamer Moie Fellows sailed to-day va
4 sove the raft with alight trip ~