The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-04-20
River Intelligence
OFFICE OF THE SouTH-W gsrpp.

Thus with nature as with youth--smiles ever follow
I tears.
The river commenced rising early Friday morning.
in response to the heavy local rains and had risen AZ
inches in all up to last evening at O'Clock, which will
secure good navigation below for some time to come,
as this rise will be at least sustained y that COM
ing from above During the last a hours its upward
movement has been more moderate, having risen six
! inches in that time.
At last accounts there plenty of water to Jetfer
| son, and lake rising. Sulphur had risen Is feet.
In the absence of later accounts from above the raft
we repeat some of our remarks Of yesterday
There were IS inches at the mouth of Black Bayou
Sunday morning at o'clock, and the water rising
At Fulton the river had risen ID feet up to Friday
last, and still rising.
gentleman who left Lanesport Tuesday, the 18th,
states that the river there had risen feet but after
wards fell inches The Frank Morgan was loading
near Kiamitia
The Lake City, Frank Morgan Lghtwood, Right
Way and Flrt above the last two at the mouth Of
Black Bayou trying to get out while the Favilla Ira
Wis Wright and Lizzie Hopkins there trying to get
in. The Texarkana will leave Jefferson for above. All
these boats, would suppose, will make clean sweep
| of the cotton on the river bank.
! We learn from the dispatches in the New Orleans
Times, of the 18TH that the 18th the river fall
ing at Cincinnati with % feet inches in the channel
falling at Louisville, with feet inches in the canal,
and feet inches in the chute had fallen inch at
Cairo rising Vicksburg; still rising at ST. Louis and
rising at Memphis.
We notice that the Frolic advertised to leave
New Orleans Saturday, the 10th, with R. e. Martin
in command So the captain has Withdrawn from the
Rapides.
WEDNESDAY, April l3.-The Golden Era came down
from Jefferson after 70 o'clock last night with 400 bales
of cotton. After taking about $50 bales here she
went on to the city late this evening.
The Era No went on to Jefferson last night after
showing off her Shreveport freight
About 70 O'Clock the Lizzie Hopkins, John Roots,
master H. G. Hieatt clerk, up with 60 passen-
gers $50 packages for this place. 1900 for Jefferson.
and put off below 1000 way packages. Her clerk po-
litey supplied with papers. After discharging her
Shreveport freight she went on up this evening.
At hafpast five this evening the Gadiola, Il. L. Lee,
MASTER Ed. Groves doing the agreeable in the office,
came up with moderately good trip. Mr.. Groves, as
Late in the evening the Rapdes got off with $50
bales Of cotton and fine passenger list
THURSDAY, April H.-The Lotus No. got IN from
bales of dry hides and other notions She left this
evening with so passengers and addition to her
cargo Of 284 bales of cotton and 100 bundles OF green
hides.
The Minnie got off for Carolina Bluffs at 10 with
a cargo of brick principally.
At 81 O'Clock Pm. the Big Horn, John NJ. Gillian,
master John A. Purcell clerk reached here from the
city with brag rip-984 packages for this place and
PIG for Jefferson besides having put OF le2o by the
way side.
FRIDAY, April 15.-Early in the night of yesterday
the Favia and Travis Wright put out for all available
points above the raft with good freight trips, though
but few passengers They anticipate difficulty at the
mouth OF Black Bayou but atter themselves that they
will be all right after that obstacle is overcome.
The Big Horn left for Jefferson about u last night.
SATURDAY, april 1.-the Fleta came in last night at
II o'clock from Jefferson with % bales of cotton and9
bales OF hides.
The little steamer Minnie got down from Carolina
Bluffs about O'Clock with 1l8 bales of cotton for
this place.
Late in the evening the Gladola swung out for the
city with $50 bales Of cotton and cabin full of people
Shortly after dark the good steamer Texarkana, Noah
Scoyel master Geo. Hamilton and Jim Parsons III the
office, into port with firstrate passenger and
very fair ght trip Our friend George not only sup
piled bountifully with city dates to the 18th, but
also ministered to the inner man by can OF fresh oys-
tiers.
SUNDAY, April IT, The Kouns-iner Era No. g.
reached here from Jefferson PM with SIS bales of
cotton and 30 passengers.
At the Ida came in from Jefferson with 500
bales of cotton and went down at 5, having made
The Texas, Capt c. ". stinde, John c. Mitchell and
w. B. Parker in the Office reached here this morning
somewhere about o'clock, with fine freight and a
good passenger list Thanks to her polite clerks for
city dates as
About 10 An. the TeXarkana cast off her head lines
for Jefferson.
The Era No. put of for the city this evening at 5
o'clock with addition to her Jefferson trip of 200
bales Of cotton, and few passengers.
TUESDAY, April 19.-The Minnie and Fleta left late
last evening with good reights, the for Carolina
Bluffs and the other for above the raft.
About this morning the Lulu D., j. NJ. Tucker,
master. Thos. Knee and Joseph Spears in the office,
up with l5 packages for this place. 1878 for JEFF
ferson having put off 394 on the way. Her attentive
clerk has thanks for city dates to the 18th. After
discharging her Shreveport freight she went on to JEFF
ferson
The Jennie Howell, Capt. Nat. Puckette j. j. Com
pere in the office, up at ~ with cabin full
of people, and 1858 packages for this place. 1888 for
Jefferson having put off 1873 below. Our friend Com
pere furnished us with the usual favors.
Shortly after, the Big Horn down from Jefer-
son with 25 bales cotton She remained but short
time, and went down to Coushatta, where she will
take on freight for Lake Bisteneau.
FREIGHT AND PAssAGE.-Up freights, high water card
rates. Down-Cotton 81 6255 per bale. Cattle ship
ping. Passage-cabin SEQ; deck, S..
Fox New ORLEANS To-DAY.-The new and staunch
steamer Texas, Capt G. W. Stinde, John G. Mitchell
clerk, will leave above on the arrival of the cars.
For New ORLEANS, THURsDAY.--The fine sidewhee
kouns- line steamer Selma, Capt John Kouns, T. j.
Howard, clerk, will leave above, on the arrival OF
the cars from Hallville
From Exchanges.
BLESSING AND CURsE.-Our mighty river be
made either blessing to u.s. and the settle
ment of that question lies in the hands of the steam
boatmen. The Cairo Bulletin has the following splurge
concerning this question
"St Louis adTertises to the world that the Missis
spp river is the greatest and cheapest through route
accessible to the producers and shippers of the North
west yet she manipulates the monopoly of tonnage
she maintains to compel the products of the
try the very banks of that route to seek the
board by rail Owning lines of steamers and barges
ofvast carrying capacity yet she cannot place bar
rel of flour in New Orleans for less than dollar and
quarter, while the competing railroad lines, which
affects to despse will place the same barrel of -four in
New York for eighty cents In this very fact St Louis
may the evil that is to sap the foundations of her
prosperity The river is her boosted outlet, land in
the hands of enterprise, would prove unrivable one)
but she has employed to close it to thousands
whose patronage make rival routes both rich and pow
erful.'
There truth in the above paragraph at the time
it written and there is some truth in it yet. In
fact there is much truth in it yet that barge line
people ought to blush scarlet. They have in their
hands the only effective at present of really
making our great river blessing to st. Louis in the
fact that they can, by competon-not too sharp to
be losing eitherconpe rate of freight by all steam
which will set railroads at defiance. During the
year 1870 thus far they have utterly failed to do this
They doing now but in all probability they
will re-organize their tariff very We hope so at
least. st. Louis Democrat.
An Act
To amend section six (6) of act entitled An act
Relative to Bills of Exchange and Promssory Notes,
approved March ninth, eighteen hundred and fifty
five.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of