The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-03-02
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THE SoUFH-W EsTERN,
Sbrpvaunrt II ornb . 1877


and is now some feet less than half bank full
Our latest adyices from above report 81 feet in tn
lake between this and Jefferson and lake and bayol
falling. To Judge from the last information from thu
mouth of Black Bayou, there cannot be over "a or 2
inches there at this date
letter received here from Capt. Reeder Of the
Travis Wright dated Fulton Feb o. states that he Is
there awaiting rise-penty If cotton above, but nc
water that the George IS feet from the waters
edge it having left her while drawn out for repairs
that the Right Way, Flrt, Fleta, and Frank Morgan
are above that point waiting for movement Of the
waters and that the river at Fulton had fallen IS inches
since the preceding Sunday. The gentleman who
brought the letter reported the river falling I'll the av
down.
The river is falling rapidly all the way down In
short there every indication that low water naviga
ton will shortly be upon US, and as we have before
said two and three card rates are looming up in the
not distant future.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 23.-The Silver Spray Gus Hodge
master, T. Worthlin clerk, up this morning at
o'cloek-principaly with Jefferson freight She left
this morning for the Bayou city.
Last night the Mary Ellen came down from Carolina
Bluffs with 40 bales of cotton3l bales for this place
The captain reports Old river falling fast
The Texarkana down this morning, tarried long
enough to increase her load to some 100 bales and
went on at PM
The Golden Era, Jasper L. Russ master, reached
here from the city at o'clock. She left the city on the
18th.
About dark the Era No came in from Jefferson
with 900 bales of cotton.
The Selma will get off to light with 500 bales Of cot
ton and a good passenger list.
THURSDAY, Feb. 24.-The Julia A. Rudolph, Capt H. |
G. McComas W F. Rudolph clerk reached this port |
at u o'clock last night with irstrate trip. Most of
her freight for Jefferson for which point she de-
parted this morning at O'Clock.
This evening at o'clock the Dixie put out for Caro-
lima Bluffs with fair assortment Of barrels, "and
things"
The Era No. 10 got down from Jefferson about
o'clock this evening with 1856 bales of cotton of which
were for this place. She will go down tonight as
there is nothing in sight here to Justify prolonged
stay.
FRIDAY, Feb. 25.-The Lotus No came down from
Jefferson last night with 500 bales of cotton She re-
manned here long enough take in 80 bales more and
went on down.
The Rapides, R. II. Martini master Ben Fulton,
clerk, came up last night with good trip. She re-
manned here discharging until y to-day, and went
up to her destined port.
tie steamer Lightwood, W. T. Scovel master, G. W.
Drown clerk also slipped up in the dark Her freight
was for above the raft for which region she made sail
at o'clock this evening
The Walter B. Dance in from jefferson to-day {
flying light She had l6 bales cotton for this place. and
various and sundry sacks of bois d'arc seed. |
The Texas reported herself here from jefferson at 9
O'clock with 375 bales Of cotton-5 for this point.
The Hodge swung off for the city this evening with A
1850 bales of cotton, 120 head of horned cattle and
fine passenger list.
SATURDAY, Feb. 26.-The Golden Era got off last q
evening with Is head of cattle. q
The Lizzie Hopkins, john T. Roots, master, H. c. =
Heat clerk, passed up for Jefferson early this .
ing with heavy freight Thanks to her officers for
city papers -
The good steamer Post Boy, H L. Lee MASTER John II
Gaun clerk reached here this morning with splendid
trip of both freight and passengers. Her attentive
clerk supplied US with the usual favors.
Sometime tonight the Texas will get of with 1000
bales of cotton. 2
SUNDAY Feb 27.-Tbe little Mary Ellen pushed out !,
for her old port last evening" with pretty fair trip r.
AT ~ O'Clock this afternoon the Dixie came down n
from Carolina Bluffs with lG6 bales of cotton, all but 7
for this place We hope to see the little Dixie do 2
smashing business for her captain and clerk deserve
patronage at the hands of the people Old river Mr.
Marlborough her polite clerk reports Old river fall tC
ing at the rate of inches day, and has fallen feet
in the last two weeks. Il
The Julia A. Rudolph got down from Jefferson at j
halfpast O'clock with 489 bales of cotton and good
passenger list Mr. Smith, pilot, reports only 81 feet
water in the lakes. K
Last night the Jennie Howell came down from JEFF "
ferson with 400 bales of cotton. m
The Walter B. Dance slipped off from sometime r
yesterday, with light back trip to St. LOUIS. A
The Carter-lne steamer, Mountaneer, NJ. H. Crap lG
ster, master, touched wharf, called this X
ing at O'clock with 600 tons of freight and fair pas
senger list. This is magnificent trip. and the only S
drawback to the qualification of her officers the fact b
that they cannot expect profitable return trip,
such heavy inrosds have already been made upon Mr.
Stoners packery, that but little is left. 81
MONDAY, Feb 28.-This morning about o'clock the
Dora P. c. Montgomery, master, J Johnston and C. pc
p Critzer, clerks, in from the city, with $500 G.
packages for Jefferson and ST. for this point Thanks 81
to her polite clerk for city dates to the 2$d. H
me 1ehne no"e aha 'bt,u a. n"99oiPn Le1 ot De-
LESSONS to their cargoes here 7'N''' r
About CLOCK me Lolus NO. = m&ae SAL Tor Jeler
son WIN me UP taheh from tne mopntaneer F.
Az cOoH 'nls "lteIno0n tLe goou steamer DaF
aDe' - na[[son sr9cTiuIy WINIng Tue hurricane /
roof, L. r. opearnS anu r. ~ '" oll,h III Tue once CO
rePorteu herse an Isn' loli 'He crescent village 3
ohe e port qaaed 10 lne ana reused as uch Fl
IS she LOOK her "TRIP was CONWAY PACKAGES o09Zor
shreveport ana oVVV ieet Oh WY Iuoer her Poh'e lo
clerk, as usual, favored US WIN MES OF papers to
TUESDAY, March 1.-The Catherine packet, H. NJ
Shreve, W. s. Carter, master H. NJ. Worsham, clerk NJ
arrived here this morning at O'Clock, loaded to the
guards days out from St Louis. We indebted LIE
20 her polite clerk for the following memoranda LEFT
st. Louis Saturday Feb. 10, AN, with about $50
for Shreveport went to East St Louis Ele liz
gator and took 400 bbs -four for Shreveport and -
Jefferson Feb 24th arrived at mouth of Red river al
PM and discharged about 10 tons freight and % ST.
wagons for reshipment Camden Ark, and left or
shreveport at 10 PM Feb. 25th met Texarkana at /
Fort DeRussev and arrived at Alexandria at PM IL
where we DISCHARGED about tons freight and AZ head
If mules and horses; Feb 26h met Era No 10 at Har ~
rison,s landing Feb 27tb met Walter Il Dance at pr
ranp's Bluff Golden Era at Glen Martins and Texas 20
1t Dubois Landing: Feb 28th met Jennie Howell ~
,boye Woodlawn and Julia A. Rudolph at Waterloo 81