The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-09-22
River IntelIigeDcs.
OFFICE OF THE SoUTH-WEsTERs
Shrnvennrt Ear,tnrnhar. 90 1s

The weather the past week has been clear andwarm
River constantly the decline-say % inches in q
hours.
i The most authentic report could get from the
lake was that there was just little water there
could be-" which we presume means some is inches
scant at the Gate Post.
For the condition Of the river below we refer to the
memoranda furnished by the clerk of the Era No.9.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15.-The Lotus No. 8 left last
night with good lot of cattle and some go bales cotton.
This morning the Kounsine steamer Era No. 10
After dischargng her freight for this point she left for
Jefferson. Her polite and good-looking clerk favored
us with papers.
The high-headed George headed for Jefferson this
evening about o'clock, with barge in tow.
At O'Clock the Lulu ID. pushed out with 2I5 head
of cattle and small lot of cotton.
The Flavilla left for Jefferson this morning
THURSDAY, Sept. 16.-No arrivals or departures to-
day The levee looked forsaken. Even the Mary Ellen
did not put in appearance.
FR1DAY, Sept 1.-THE Rose Franks reached our
wharf so-called, this evening. She left here to-day
week to take the Lotawannas freight. She came up
loaded to the guards her cabin full of freight
The Lotawanna took back to New Orleans some three
four hundred packages of Jefferson freight belong
ing to Grinnan d Wayland.
SATURDAY Sept. 18.-The Rose Franks is loading rs
go to press with cotton at So per bale.
SUNDAY, Sept. 19.-The Rose Franks got off after we
went to press last night with 1863 bales cotton
This morning about daylight the good steamer Rich
mond, Capt. Billy Boardman still deck, into
port after long and tedious trip. The captain was
too anxious toaccommodate his many patrons here and
tempted to put a little too much. He will
guard against this in future
The Flavilla and George came down from Boon Bend
to-day The former brought IT'S bales cotton, bale
hides and As bags snakeroo the latter II bales cotton
MONDAY, Sept. 20.--The Era No. 10 in from
Boon Bend this morning with Y bales of the eecy and
a respectable list of passengers. She had tedious
time transporting her freight by barge from Boon Bend
to Jefferson and the captain thinks if the court knows
herself and she think she do, he will scarcely be
caught again in such snap.
The Kouns-ine steamer Era No. 9, Martin Fl. kouns,
master, Chas. W Drown gracefully doing the honors
of the office, came up this evening" bringing large
freight embracing over 5000 packages. The Era No 9
is RATHER, and her clerk is clever gentleman. Wit
ness the following memoranda which he furnishes with
his usual care and accustomed taste: " Left New Or
leans, Tuesday, Sept IA, at PM; 18th, met Lotus o.
at Manchac bar at AM 10th, met Pioneer at Co.
cordra at Am; passed Loawanna repairing shaft at
Nathan Halls point at AM; lost four hours pulling
over upper falls; 18th, met Lotus No. at Montgom-
cry at y NJ, Rapides at Farrens at 1880 and L-
lu at Campte at II PM 18th, detained at Dixie bar
12 hours by Travis Wright being aground in channel;
passed Travis Wright and Early Bird Coushata bar,
pulling over at AM met Rose Franks at DR.. Jones'
at Three feet scant on Dixie bar, being the
shoalest place in the river River in very bad condi-
ton and faln allg the way down. Mississippi falling
rapidly"
The Flavia weighed anchor for the Crescent city
this evening, with goody number of bales cotton and
few passengers.
TUESDAY, Sept 2l-The Era No. 10 pushed out by
star light last night for the city with some addition to
The Richmond got off tonight with 2S7 bales cotton
125 head of cattle and few passengers.
The feet and high George let herself out this
evening with fine trip for Jefferson. Capt Jim only
contracts to !" stand and deliver" at Boon Bend For
an additional consideration he might be induced to
barge up to the city.
FRE1GHTs.-Up freighs now landed here at three
card rates. Down--Cotton So per bale. Cattle s2@A
per head according to size Cabin passage 800 deck
passage S.
| FoR New ORLEANS, TODAY. - The regular ligh
draught steamer Era No. 9, Capt. NJ H. Kouns, Chas
Drown, clerk, will leave above, the arrival o
the cars from Marshall.
From our Exchanges.I
| We copy as follows from the Louisville Courier
Journal of the 9th
The river is falling slowly at this point, with feet
water in the canal and feet water Portland bar
The lower Ohio is improving. The last arrival reports
feet water to Evansville and 81 feet water to Cairo
The reports from above favorable for improved
stage of water. The recent rains have been genera
| from Pittsburg to New Orleans. The Allegheny, ka
nawha and Licking rivers reported rising Weather
| clear and COOL Business dull.
Col. Work. of Texas, is in the city, for the purpose
i of purchasing light draught boat.
I The Memphis Avalanche of late date says Sam
Houston the antediluvan inspector of the Eighth Dis
tric ordered the local inspectors of this port to bore
holes in the boilers OF steamboats, over four years old
We will publish the order in next issue, with
ments. Sam had better be mum, like Gen. Grant, az
4 his course inspector far has proved him no
only to be incompetent for the position, but has made
A q damphool of him.. g.z
The Picayune of the 18th has the following: Busi
the landing quite brisk, especially abcu
the Red and Ouachita rivers and the Vcksburg steam
Freights to Red river seem to be at present NOR
than the boats attend to, there has not been
steamer left during the past week that has not beef
obliged to refuse freight for hours before the hour
departure arrived Freight to ST. Louis has been dull
and we afraid it will continue for time,
| the same may be said of Ohio river freight.
|
| L. is stated that Commissioner Deano will in hi