The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-11-16
River Intelligence.
OFFIcE OF THE SOUTHWESTERN,
Shreypnort N0vemher Ia lSt

0rFIcE OF THE Souri, WE srERN
Shreveport, November IT, 1870.
Since Wednesday last have had quite variety of
weather. wet and dry, and COOL Sunday and Mon
day forenoon very disagreeable, warm and show
cry rendering the streets and the wharf anything but
desirable for pedestrians As have frequently had
occasion to remark before, steamboatmen do little
private swearing that wharf BY the token,
1t is evident that the timbers too light by half
Several OF them have been driven in already by the
boats in landing and predict that before the winter
is the upper tmbers will be knocked into cooked
hat.
The river has fallen since last weekly report Ia
inches is falling at the rate of inches in "a hours
and is inches below the top of the wharf.
Our last report from Jefferson gives feet at Potato
Bend and sufficient the lakes for boats to
all the cut roads and o-bayou and lakes falling
4 Mr.. Ed Bourqun, of the Frank Morgan, informs US
that Old river is falling the the river is
! falling here.
At last accounts the waters above the raft were low
with downward tendency
/ From this point out to the navigation is good
as could be desired for such boats az are now in the
trade.
There is gradual improvement in the shipments of
cotton and cattle came in during the week, in such
numbers that stock forced to stand little
raise and some boats got "a per head for mixed lots
1
Orleans.
We alluded in our daily issue of Friday to the effort
being made by the Bofnger line Of Mississippi steam
ers, aided by the New Orleans and Red river boats to
break dcwn the Carter Line of st Louis packets We
learn that the first named line propose to bring Red
river freight from st. Louis to the mouth at nominal
rates. and some of the New Orleans boats agree to
bring it up at about the same rate. As before
marked, this will prove good thing for shippers but
for boatmen quite the reverse.
The South Western will be in port to-day.
WEDNESDAY, Nov 9.-The Lotus No. 5, D. D. Dan
nails, master, H. c. Heat, clerk, reached here this
morning at O'Clock with fair trip, mostly for JEFF.
terson, towards which port she sailed after noon Mr.
the manifest.
About noon the Frank Morgan came down from JEFF.
terson flying light, which offset to her fine up
trip.
In the evening the D. L. Tally got of for the city
with 266 head of cattle, 297 bales of cotton lot Of
hides Ts and wool and good list of passengers.
The Carrie Converse left this evening with 2ss head
OF CATTLE As head of sheep 81 bales OF cotton and 40
passengers.
8 THURSDAY, Nov. lo.-At 9Au the Gladiola came
down from jefferson with al bales of cotton and one
dozen passengers.
The Julia A. Rudolph came in from the same port
about PM with 2la bales of cotton bales of hides
with addition to her trip of "a bales of cotton
The Carterliner, R. J. Lockwood reached here from
ST Louis this forenoon She put out about 70 tons of
deal of which for Jefferson She had 100 passen.
) gers, mostly Immigrants to Texas: Her polite clerk,
Mr.. Joe Widen supplied us with Western dates and
copy of the boats manifest.
| FRIDAY, Nov. 1.-THE Bosser went down last NIGHT
with 10 head of cattle.
The Lockwood left for Jefferson sometime in the
night.
The Gadola got off about dark with the best trip of
the season, as regards cotton She had 600 bales Of
cotton-459 of which were taken on here-l50 head of
cattle aud IS passengers.
SATrRpAy Nov 1o-Tha Tr,v;, Wr;,ht ia Gath
master, W +. Rapley, clerk up shortly after 2
O'Clock PM with light trip. Thanks to the Major for
a file of city dates.
About dark the Era No. 10, Chas. p Truslow, mas
ter, came up with fair freight and quite number of
passengers. She went on up at 10 P.
The Frank Morgan LETT in the night for Carolina
Bluffs.
Att Pm the Fontenele j. S. Shaw master, John
Brooks clerk, came up with light trip. Mr. Brooks
has our thanks for city papers and copy of the mani
lest About hall past 10 at ght she left for Jefferson
SUNDAY, Nov. 1S.-The Travis Wright got off for the
city last night with l5ohead of cattle and $50 bales of
At to day the Lotus No. 8 came down from JET.
ferson with a57 bales of cotton, IL bales dry and II
bundles nil green hides, and 90 passengers.
master, John C. Mitchell, clerk, this morning
at O'Clock with a moderate trip Her clerk has our
thahks Tor city dates She went on up in the after
At 5 o'clock this morning the Texas, c. W. Stnde
master, ). F. Muse clerk, up with moderate
"TRIP also Thanks for city papers
IL the evening the Lotus No left for the CITY, hay
ing added AS bales of cotton to her trip and refusing
! to take cattle
| The r. J. Lockwood got off for St Louis at JPN.
With 20 passengers and 1000 bbls mess beef from the
Stoner packery, the first shipment of the season.
The Frank Morgan came in from Carolina Bluffs at
IL AM with l25 bales of cotton, of which SO were
signed to this place.
| TUESDAY Nov. l5.-The Fontenele came down from
Jefferson about noon.
FREIGHT AND PAssaGE-Up freights are now landed
here at card rates. Down-cotton 81 per bale Pas
sage $40 Freight cattle 81 per head for mixed lots
For New oRLEAss.-The elegant and comfortable
passenger packet, Fontenelle will leave for the city
to-day, positively. 4 She is new, safe and admirably
we'll Differed beat, afording passengers every comfort
they could reasonably desire Both captain and clerk
are polite gentlemen well as good steamboatmen.
For New ORLEANS, To-DAT.-The elegant passenger
packet Texas in charge of that popular and expert
enced MASTER G. w Stinde, and the efficient clerk,
j. F. Muse, in the Office is advertised for the city
day Both boat and officers too well known to
quire special commendation, and we need only say
that she sets table which epicure would exult
For New ORLEANs.-Another faverite boat is up for
the city-the Era No. l0.-Capt. Truslow has
mand, than whom there is more reliable,
clever officer on the river She is of the kouns
Line, and although not in charge of of that family
is, under the circumstances the worse for that
For NEW ORLEANS, THURsDAY.-The new and elegant
passenger steamer Chas. Fl. Durfee Capt Joseph A.
Aiken, Jno G.. MITCHELL clerk, will leave as above on
the arrival of the from Halyille.
For New ORLEANS, THURsDAY.-The entirely new
and fast running steamer South Western, Thornton
Jacobs, master, Thomas Jacobs, clerk will leave as
above on the arrival of the from Hallvle