The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-11-03
River Intelligence.
oFfi sShhr e. November 8, 1869

,,oar and cold Yesterday IL lhouet 4'es ''N
appearance OF ram u:u o,,,,osta this poll
s.cIned very fast and Monday night 1t 60,
,owest stage of the season, being deeAhe % shor
since the late rise. The fall now IS al 'n' !"
two inches in twenty four hours -;e, d;eicuI
Old river is running out pretty i"s' Mt o,oss
navigation to Carolina Blu IT'S LOT 'n'
boats. - A. ofr WAS dea
low and still falling c ru.a horo,
-. .o feet on the fats above Albany and IN
s,1I;.,, Boon Bend has won the honor OF benz
w. haad If navigation Cypress bayou for steam
hoots skfs and hatboats, we believe, manage to hoa
through Escnlent Bend with light loads.
The pilots of the last boats up report the river be
tween this point and the falls in bad condition, ane
most of the boats bound down meeting with goos
deal of detention on the bars Besides Coushatta ane
Dixie o. K, Grand Ecore and number of bars in th'
neighborhood of Campte reported as offering con
siderable Instructions to navigation. The fall was SC
rapid that fear many of the boats were caught over
loaded Three and a half feet in the channel and
umpy and serpentine at that is all the water reported
by the last boats up. There is no doubtb what low
wateris upon us again, and if Capt. Aiean ooes moi
hurry up and close the mouth of Tones bayou soon
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FRRreHTs-Up freights were landed here yesterday
at tbirtvhree er cent less than card rates. Down
Cotton 81 per bale Cattle SC per head. Cabin pas
sage $25 and deck IS.
"WEDNESDAY, Oct 27.-Early last night the new light
draught steamer Travis Wright, Capt. Tom Reeder,
George Turner, clerk, came in from Cypress bayou
with lis bales Of cotton and lot of hides Late In the
day she continued her trip to the city with an ad
dition of AZ bales and small list of cabin
Early this morning the light draught packet Fleta,
Capt WIN. Gilen, a. G. Green, clerk, came in from
the Crescent city, four and half days out with Light
trip for this point but good one for Jefferson, Tor
which point she sailed late in the day She had fine
passenger list Thanks to Mr. Green for late city and
western papers.
c. A. Breard, J. w. Speers, clerk, came in from the
Crescent city FIVE days ont with good freight and
fair list of cabin passengers Thanks to the clerk Tor
fayors. ,,
TnunsDAY Oct. 2s.-Soon this morning the little
steamer George, Capt. Jeems Crooks, came IN from
ward on the Era No. 10. Capt. Jeems was COM
pletey taken back by the gross receipts OF the trip
that be and the George hunted their old hiding place
in Cross bayou, where they will rest awhile just for
The steamer Right Way, Capt Geo. Wilkinson, F.
a. Behan, clerk, came in soon this morning from Old
river with 1872 bales of the staple Late in the day she
sped for the city with addition to her trip OF 100
bales and a few cabin passengers
Late in the evening the Kouns line packet Era No.
TO- Capt Chas p Truslow, T. j. Howard, clerk, sailed
for the city with about 400 bales of cotton and small
list of cabin passengers.
FRIpAY, Oct. 2e-Eary this morning the clipper
steamer Julia A. Rudolph, Capt McComas, W F. Ru-
dolph clerk, made wharf, three days and fourteen
hours out from the city, with light freight and oyer
two hundred passengers Thanks 20 the accommodat-
Left New Orleans, Monday Oct. IS, at 26th,
met Lotawanna at head Of Morgan's bend, Rapides
above the mouth of Black river and Seminole at Grand
Point; 2sth, met Lotus No. 8 at Bosleys and Travis
Wright at Greetings; 29th met Right Way at Jacobs,
Era No 10 at the Cut off and arrived at Shreveport at
$50 AM
Early in the forenoon the st. Louis and Red river
packet Ida Capt. Wiiloughby in direct from ST.
Louis with full freight of Western produce. Her
manifest will be found in another column. She was
ont about two weeks
About meridian the long lean lank light draught
steamer Flirt Capt Hazlet, sailed for Cypress bayou
shipped from the steamer Julia A. Rudolph.
Capt. Roots brought the Flavilla in to-day from Cy
press bayou with 800 bales of cotton, which went for
ward on the Rose Franks.
The Dixie, Capt. Tom Moore, came in from Old river
with 0 bales of cotton IS of which to go forward
The balance was for this market.
Late in the evening the low water packet Richmond,
Capt. w. 7. Boardman, G. j. Roardman, clerk, came
in from the city, over five days out. with very heavy
freight and good list Of cabin passengers Thanks
Late in the night the Rose Franks Capt Breard left
for the city with 429 bales Of cotton 800 of which
sAruapAY, Oct. soNThe Favilla, Capt Roots, sailed
to-day for Boon Bend with good freight, reshipped
from the steamers Rose Franks, Richmond and Ida.
julia g. Rudolph sailed for the City with $50 bales of
cotton and small is. Of cabin RassengspEs ...d
Alsnd af,ar 15no 5bls pf aonr al left there on her
tr;n M A-'e. i1eO "D's =
- Esnapn.y Dot a1-Ahont dinner time the Lulu D.
nans 1a;Iha, o,r iand;ng lttIe less than six
las o,,t fron, AZ civ dra,n1 ali the water in the
~ 49, ouT Thal ~ ~ ~ ~ slart far f..nrs
Iata = Aha eyen;ns Tho Act running low water
,,acIs. Iii 4ana;nss rart a p redmond sam
$3.50 LIZ % y; s H. ~, little over four
aar III Nth Tabt frerht mi good passenger list
ThanI pss u H. clari far la3a ,aners
Nnpr I -Earlv mn ninOt
nacket Fleta Cant VIM, l5ilIen. Al g. Green, clerk
a1,e - sa Escent Rand Nth ss bales of cotton
beana to tbe Dallas street merchants She did not
tarry no With = Int sned far the civ without max
inoanv aifdition to her trim at this point
Soon after dinner time fhe Richmond Capt w. T.
Boardna sailed for the Crescent city with zoe bales
IF cotton 9f0 bend Of TEXAS cattle and small list of
CABIN nasseroers & q a12S8%7
Ahnnt haIfnast o'clock p nj the Kouns-line packet
Era Nesass (gaps MI. ii. Kouns. Chas. Drown clerk
Ii M = than IN DAYS out with
FIJI frs;ant road list Of messengers Thanks to
t ,h csg and nd the fooWna memoranda
a rev =, as -o;nt 9th met Rapides at
n, ni4 ~ nd Sam;noIa al Paouemine at 10
w., sath met Travis WRIGHT at Rock island at ii A.a
and Lotus No 5 at Prudhomme's bar at PM; s0th,
met Era No. 10 at Madam EaMays at ~ M anu h,sns
rt .rronna m attn mar IL D 40 NJ met Jul
ia 4 Rndonh It I,arey BAYOU at 5 PM; Nov 1st met
ida at sixteen at 1885 AM and Fleta at Sunny point
al ii: 5sss
!. s steamer No q met the No To- running like hen,
ALONG comes the Queen 10Th, making bully time,
"a 81 srnsa her by taking in the No.
About dinner time til new and light draught steamer