The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-11-17
River Intelligent.
oFFlcE OF THE Sor,r !,


Forth shreveport, Novemhasals SB5
a,,ot,a.sal, past week the weather Wa. in,
o,.a.soI'N o'aef. We chad at least sslec ops
.etss D'' not enough rain fell to or. s0pds d,
AFTER heavy thunder storm ras.oD, snect liz n
cleared off cold with stro mo ',s,eay non,
west, . "ilu boWnss 2t SSs##
Navigation above this point has co,.,
boatS no longer even attempt to mob stassa es
press bayou, much to the regret Of tbo =, @sG2
the wilderness. The water is still ain. as
prospect OF the lakes going dry w
Between this point and the month of a., "a
even with light loads, meet good deal otss
The worst bars Coushatta and O -,
feet OF water and falling The best os aen
afford three feet including the falls ~ aea
...e. pe,o" the tails is about as bad as abos
once our last weekly report the river opna.'
poin' feeeoeo az the rate of two inches in iva.
no'fs' ana was last night thirytwo inches bs.
lowest water mark of the season. ''f
Business only tolerable on the lardn
the low stage of the water. wing
MapI ISa NOV; about midday the =,
packet lda, Capt. Wlloughby, arrived At ,t -" Ls
with 1900 bbls. flour, which she left on bsr sue sne
Alexandra on account of the low stage of tbn
The only departure to-day for the ctv w ne WI wa
draught steamer F!irt, Capt Hazlett W. "as the
cotton and few cabin passengers She rvn 4oo oas
ing twenty-eight inches 0N' WAS only d.
About dark the St. Louis steamer Ida CO.,
Capt. Jacobs, reached our wharf with bearr
of Western produce. HeaFy frelg
Wioughby will probably get off far NJ Ida, CsE
sometime tonight early in the morn i,eH oreaa
bales of cotton. nihs with NJ #s
- At s o'clock Pm. the light draugbt sta,n.u ).
Nc 2, Capt. Thornton Jacobs Tom Iacoh saa I Lou
in from 0. K bar with the freight of the 49,, oierk Cana
Thanks to the clerk for files of late Wright
lowing memoranda LEFT o. K Bar on aha the FOL-
etn, at AN With Travis Wrghts freight and 1as aos
Left on Bar, for New Orleans the trips
Right Way at Perots bar at II AM moi ~ SUI; passed N
Hyams reach at PM 10th, met Lotns Ma NO, Y In
Greetings at PM, Flayilla at St Wss;oo at Maj
at Grand Bayou at 10 PM and F,;rs II Lotawan
al PM IWenty-slx inches in river and falr .,7f
FRIDAY, Nov. l2.-Soon this morning tho Tdo o. Ii
W1ioughby, got off for the city with 400 bales Of soh
Inc little sternwheel packet George, Can't, Issr
200 bales OF cotton. This is her last trip in tha n
ness TRACE, as she enters for the trade below this @
The light draught packet Lotus No 2, Capt T fy
eo Jacobs sailed today for the city with 50 bales
SATURDAY, Nov. 13.-Abont balfnast 70 o,c,oo, l.
night the light draught steamer Fleta Cant VIM en-
lem A. G. Green, clerk made our LANDING fonr d p.
ana seven hours out from the city, with light frat
put good passenger list. This is the quickest lay
water trip Of the season. Thanks to The clerk fo M
papers and the following memoranda: a eft Nav n.
leans Monday, Nov. 6th, at $50 PM In port for Re-
rlver-Jennle Howell, Lulu D. and Era No. 9. Tina
oay net DlAe at mouth of Red river at 10 PM; 10th
met Jefferson al Grand Point at 9 AM. and FlaviI
Travis Wright and Gladola at PM eight miles benr
Alexandra, and Era No IL below Calhoun's at II
Iltn passed Nick Wall below Calhoun's at 1880 AN
passed richmond above Calhoun's at | AM. and mat
Lotus No. at Campte at PM 18th mot 4au ls
az ooushaIta at AN, and passed Rudolph and Rich,
way at the same place; met Flirt at Grand RavoHa,
,o w lua peioW oashs at Pm. and Lotus No be-
g.
nches at Geo Gurneys thirty inches at Grand Ecora
thrtythree inches at Dixie and two feet at Ceushsta
and the water faIlinpn - Soi"''A
ABOUT midday the feet running low water packet
Juha Il. Rudolph, Capt. FL. G. McComas, W. + Ru
doiph, CLERK, made our landing six days and twenty
nours out from the city, with more freight than she
ah GF the stage the water and her capacous
Dixie for VI pJope so enc LETT part of her freight at
night; She Will be back in time to leave Wednesday,
Thanks to MIR. Rudolph for late papers We notica
clerk. a. Se''nu
Early in the night the light draught steamer Flat,
capt VIM Gilien got off for the city with $50 bales of
COTTON IVY OF which were reshIpped from the George
ana good list OF cabin PASSENGERS
Late IN the night the little steamer Georoe boistad
the black flag and sailed in the direction of New Or
Leans IN search of vessels in distress and on sand bars
Inc captain says he will spare none but take ali in
sight Now Jeems, that is wrong
About dark the Kouns,ine packet Fra M IN Cont
Chas r IrusloW, l. j. Howard, clerk made our land
lng i've days out from the city, with all the reigh She
wanted and her cabin full Of passengers. Thanks to
the clerk Tor late papers and the following memoranda
" Left New Orleans, Monday Nov 5. at pm. In mort
for Red riTer-Era No. g. Wednesday, met Jefferson
at mouth of Black river, Travis Wright at Geo. vii
sons, Gladoa at JEFF Staords and Flavilia at Creole
bend; Thursday, passed Richmond at O. K bar; met
18th Era at Meades and passed Nick Wall at Geo
ME $; met Lotus No. at DR.. Buffers; Friday me
notaTanna at Dixie bar Frt at eoushatta; Saturday
met Lotus No. at Geo. Robnson's Ida at TEMPLE
mans Thirty inches Dixie and Coushatta and thu
river falling"
SUNDAY, Nov. l4.-Late last Eight the long, lea,
light draught St Louis packet IDA Stoekdale Capt
Jacobs sailed for the city with about 400 halas
About church time to-day the clipper low wate
packet Julia A. Rudolph, Capt. H. G. McComas. sale
for the city with 50 bales ofthe staple and passenge
or two.
Late in the evening the low water packet RIGHT Wav
Capt. George Wilkinson, F. A. Behan clerk. reaches
our landing, little her regular time out from III
city, with good freight and fair list of passengers
Thanks to the clerk for favors.
MONDAY, Nov. 1.-THE only departure TO-DAY 70
bales of cotton.
Just at dark the old reliable Kounsline packet Err
No. 3, Capt. NJ Fl. Kouns, Drown, the white man. an
ong the Chlnaman. clerks made our landing six day
out, with heavy freight and 135 cabin and so dec
passengers This IS the blue ribbon trip for Low
Thanks to the clerks for big bundle late papers
the following memoranda: q Left New Orleans Tues
day, NoT; y at $40 Pm In port for Red river-Jen
Nv
day, met Dixie and Jefferson at Baton Roupe reach
2:25 pm. and Gladioa, Travis Wright and Flavia he
low Black river; Thursday met 18th Era at ESQ PM
Experiment; Friday, met Lotus No. 5 at Spring LAX
at PM; Saturday, at 5 Am passed Richmond at Gran
Eeore; met Flirt at Madam Laney's at JAM Lotawan
ma at Brazeales at u NJ. and Lotus No at PM Los
~ hours on Brazeaaes bar; left Richmond Mt Dixie
Sunday, met Ida at Sam Clarks at $50 AM and FLEET
at Pecan Point at y NJ; Monday met Julia A. Rudonl
and Ida Stockdale at wreck of No at i AM Thirty
three inches on Coushatta, thirty inches on Dixie
three feet on Bayou Pierre and Grand Ecore thirty
three inches O. H. and river falling all the wa,
down" -
Late last night the St Louis packet Nick Wall Cant
Thomas Poe, W Poe, clerk reached our landing witt
a heavy freight of Western produce !
TUESDAY, Nov. l6.-The only departure from thu
city to-day was the Right Way, Capt George Wilkiu
son, with 100 bales of cotton and few cabin boarders
by the day.
Partnership freights were shipped from New Or
leans for this point at last accounts at two card rates
Down cotton IS per bale. Cattle-none shipping
Passage-cabin SIS and deck IS:
FoR INV ORLEANS, To- DAF-The Kouns line packe
Era No. 8, Capt NJ. II. kouns, Chas W Drown. clerk
will leave above, the arrival of tbs cars frnn
Marshall
For New ORLEANS, To-DAr.-The nsw and I;gb
araught steamer Jennie Howell, Capt "A. Halliday
will leaveas above, on he arrival of from Mar
shall. ~
FoR New ORLEANS, THURsDAY.-The 1eats runnip,
light dranght steamer Travis Wright, hpEs ! T
Reeder, George Turner, clerk, will leave ID abon ~
The arrival of the cars from Halyille -
FoR New ORLEANS, THURsDAT.-The iigfissSCrana IL,
steamer jefferson, Capt. G.. W. Rea, II. A. Dobrman
clerk, will leave above, on the arrival of The a