The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-03-03
River IuteI.geuce.
OFFIcE OF TIE SOUTH w EsTEEN,
Shreveport, March ., 1SJS-

Since last weekly report the river oPPosite 'i>
point fell two and half feet leaving 1t twenty iee
above the lowest water mark and falling al the rate o.
three inches in twenty -four hours.
Tie officers Of the Mary Ellen report Inc water ia
ing at Carolina Bluffs, on Old river on Monday.
From the officers of the Lulu D., the last boat out
from above the raft we learn thi' navigation even 10
the White Oak Shoals is very difficult. with tie water
falling very fast all the way down. OWING to the stage
Of The water she was only able to bring out half load
Of cotton.
From this ,oint to Jefferson, on Cypress bayou, we
have GOOD navigation fer the class of boats plying in
that trade with all the freight they carry.
From ibis point out to the Mississippi We have the
hest of navigation for first class steamers with the
water falling fast all the way to the falls.
business the landing for the past week was only
clerablc
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24-EarIy this morning the favor
tie passenger packet L. t. Hodge No. ,, Capt. w. Z.
Boardman, }. Aiken, clerk made our landing, three
and half days out from the city with full freight
and her cabin chus full of people. 1t said to
be the best passenger trip of the Thanks to
Mr.. Aiken, the clerk, and the accommodating bar
keepers for files of late papers.
The sdewheel steamer MoIle Fellows, Capt Henry
Pitts sailed to-day for the city with all the Texas cat
tie she could chamber.
The Kouns-line packet Era No 10, Capt Isaac Kpuns
did not get off for jefferson until today, owing
a short deck crew.
Late in the evening the sdewhetl packet Leo, Capt
Gus IIogde came in from Cypress bayou with $50
bales cotton, large lot of wool, hides. &C. aud her
cabin full of people She left for the city late in the
night without making any addition to her trip at this
point.
Early in the night the sdewheol ship Dixie, Capt
Thornton Jacobs, sailed for Dallas street with very
heavy freight shipped from the steamers Evening
Star and 3. L. Hodge No.
THURSDAY, Feb. %. Late in tie night the large side
wheel packet Evening Star, Capt. Ben F. Fulton, Tom
Jacobs ERIK left for the Crescent city with 1900 bales
cotton, 50 head Of Texas cattle and small list Of cabin
passengers
FRIDAY, Feb. 2G.--Tc large sernwhecl steamer En-
terprse, Capt. H. l.. Lee, IT.: Howard, clerk, made
our landing to day. five and half days out from the
city, with a very heavy freight, most Of which for
Jefferson, for which point she sailed late in the
ing Thanks to the clerk for large file of papers She
leaves on her return trip next Tuesday.
At midday the sidewheel packet Dora Capt. ?. G.
Montgomery, H. c. Heat, clerk, came in from Cypress
bayou with 80 bales cotton and good list of passen
gers She left for the city early il the evening without
making any addition to her trip at this point.
The st. Louis steamer G. B. Allen left to-day for New
Orleans with small load Of cotton.
SATURDAY, Feb. 37.-The little steamer Mary Ellen,
Capt Milton came III from Old river with full load
of cotton.
Late in the night the steamer Right Way, Capt Noah
Scovell, got off for the region above the raft with full
freight and good passenger list.
At o'clock p. NJ. the unrivaed passenger packet
Bart Able, Capt W. c. Harrison, W. NJ. Tompkins, Jr
and Human, clerks, made landing, two days and
twenty HOulS out from Guy, Will gtou "TRIP
freight and full passenger list. This is the best time
of the Thanks to the clerks for full files oute
papers
Late in the evening the large sidewheel packet b. L.
Hodge No > Capt w. T. Boardman Jos. Aiken, clerk,
sailed for the city with 1900 bales cotton, 100 head of
cattle and l25 cabin passengers.
Late in the evening the sernwheel packet Era No g.,
Capt. G. l.. kouns Chas W. Drown clerk, arrived
from the city with first rate freight Thanks to the
clerk for files Of late papers and the following
randa: Left New Orleans February 23d at PM; met
Donaldsonvile oath met Stonewa at Red river wharf
boat and Grey Eagle below the Rapions; oath met Mol
lie Fellows at George Wilson's aud Leo at Calhouns;
2Gh met Elk ening Star at Bayou Wincy G. B. Allen at
Madam Boosters and B l., Hodge at NIurray's"
SUNDAY, Feb. 28.-The little steamer Mary Ellen,
C4pt. Milton, sailed to day for Old river with heavy
freight re. shipped from the Bart Able.
The sidewheel ship Dixie, Capt. Thornton Jacobs,
in from Cypress bay with 100 bales of the staple
About dinner time the Kouns-ne packet Era No.
10, Capt. Isaac Kouns, Chas Truslow, clerk came in
from Cypress bayou with 600 bales cotton and good
list people After taking so bales cotton at this
point she set sail for the Crescent city.
Late in the evening the elegant sternwheel packet
Lotawanna, Capt }; NJ Tucker, Jasper |" Russ clerk
made landing three days and eighteen hours out
from the city, with very heavy freight and good
LIST of passengers most of which was for Jefferson for
w1ich point she sailed early in the night Thanks to
Messrs. Russ & Nmu:o for late papers.
shreve, Capt. R. X. Riley il. NJ. Worshan, clerk, made
our landing eight days out, direct from ST. Louis with
for late papers.
Late in the evening the Kouns-E line packet Selma
Capt. John kouns, George Hamilton, clerk, made
landing, three days and eighteen hours, running time,
from the city, with full reght and good list of pas
sengers. She will get off for jefferson early
morning for which point most Of her freight is
signed Thanks to the clerk for late papers
About dark the Lulu D., Capt. Grace, came in from
White Oak Shoals, above the raft with 6l2 bales cot
ton, 523 of which goes through. She leaves for the
city early in the morning.
TtpSn March --Fariy this morning the
Enterprise. Capt H. L. Lee, T. j. Howard, clerk came
in from Jefferson with $50 bales cotton and small list
Of passengers About noon she left for the city with
an addition her Jefferson trip Of so bales Of cotton
and 10 cabin passengers.
The Lulu D steamer, Capt. Grace, sailed to-day for
the city without any addition to her upper Red river
trip at this point.
At l. O'Clock to day the lightning express mail
packet Grey Eagle, Capt. &. L. kouns, B. b. Hotch-
kiss, celk k, made landing, two days eighteen and a
half hours out from the city with light freight but a
good list of passengers This is the quickest trip of
the Thanks to the clerk for late papers and
the following memoranda: " Left New Orleans Satur-
day, Feb. 9th, at NJ, thirty minutes behind the
Nationa landed for two passengers at stock landing;
passed p W. Srader on Is mile point; passed National
at College Point; strong norther blowing all night;
landed Little Hope; passed Pauline Carroll at Baton
Rouge; met Dora at Bayou Sara at 1915; passed mouth
of Red river at PM the 2Sth, and mouth of Black
river at 1851 PM; landed good freight and twelve
passengers at Barbn landing at 49, and freight and
passengers at Normans; met B. L. Hodge above Gas
andra l:3O AN. freight and passengers at Pneye
at AN. March and landed mail fret gnt and passen
gers at Alexandria: laid there - minutes landed two
horses and passengers at Cote at SAT An; landed for
passengers nt Montgomery at 1245 pm; met Era No.
just above Montgomery; landed mail anG passengers
at Grand Ecore a4l0 PM; met Lizzie Tate at Alabama
Point at 4:35; passed Campte at 5:42 PM time from
New Orleans to Marcys cutoff As hours; wooded at
Coushatta at 10 Pm passed Grand Bayou at y mid
night; I'd, passed Nick Gmers at An, Waterloo
gin at $50 AN. landed for passengers at Goodwin 5;
passed head of cutoff at 9s46 AM landed ut Hatcher
and arrived at Shreveport at 1885, time from New Or
leans days l615 hours.
Early in the night the "Bul of the Woods" called
the Rlrt Able by courtesy, Capt. W. c. Harrison;
turned loose for the city with 800 bales cotton 400 head
of live Texas bulls and small list of cabin passengers.
She had all in sight We stop the press to announce
the fact that from this time forward the Bull OF the
Forest" will make weekly trips, leaving New Orleans
every Saturday and Shreveport every Wednesday. W
NJ Tompkins, .r., ofciaes in the office, and Hinman,
the prince good fellows furnishes the Grecan Bend
when required.
FpEEeurs-Aeag Orleaas-Up freights are nov landed
here at 50.5c per DBL (Some of the packets take ii
at Soc per bbI all round) Down-Cotton 81 90 pei
bale on sdewheel boats and 81 3715 on sternwhee
boats cattle stall fed S., and grass fed s. per head
Passage Sl5@2o.
St. Louis-Flour 81 25 per Dbl; pound freight 79c
per 100 lbs.; whisky So % per bb Insurance IA pei
cent.
Fon New ORLEANS, To-DAr.-The large sidewhee
packet Grey Eagle Capt. B. d. Kouns, will leave as
above on the arrvalof the cars from Marshall
For New ORLEANS, THURSDAY, March 4.-Ihe eie
CANT feet running steamer Era No. 0, Capt Geo.
Kouns. Chas Drown, clerk, will leave above, on the