The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-01-05
River Intelligence
OFFICE OF THE SouTH-Wrs-,,,,

The leyee for the mostspf the past week lootoa IT,
business At times the wharf was lined with hot.
and even Commerce street was blocked with freiebt
All the boats have fair up freighs and thew 90 ont
with all they carry at card rate Up freights are
rather unsettled and the rates depend altogether upon
contract-say from twenty-five to fifty per cent less
than card rates, and may be less for aught we know
for when rates get below card rates both shippers and
steamboatmen chary about telling tales out of
school.
The river at this point fell three inches during the
twenty four hours ending last night making the fall in
all six inches. The late in all nineteen feet
giving us river nearly two-thrds bank full
One week ago to-day the river at Fulton, Ark was
falling fast with difficult navi CATION to that point The
George was above White Oak Shoals and will hardly
get out until another rise There four boats above
the raft this side of Fulton that will probably get out
with light loads without another rise. 1t requires
more water up that way to make navigation healthy
and profitable
| The bayou at Jefferson was falling fast On Sunday
with scant SIX feet in the CHI anne through the lakes
me last boats out ran all 1.-THE cut roads and cut-ofs
without danger The upper lakes falling fast and
The top of the Gate Post was just out of the water
The largest class of boats plying in the Old river
trade find no difficulty in reaching Carolina Bluffs With
full loads Eleven hundred bales is the largest load
out of that creek this season.
From this point out to the Mississippi river we have
plenty for the largest class of sdewhee boats
| in the trade to make good time with full loads.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 90 Late in the forenoon the
Kouns-line packet Era No. 9, Capt NJ Fl. Kouns Chas.
Drown and China Ong clerks, steamed up to land
ing with full freight and good list of people Thanks
to the clerk for late papers After this trip the China
man will worship his idol the Grand Era Palace.
Late in the evening the No sped for Cypress bayou
where the most of her cargo was consigned
At midday the Bart Able alias the Bull of the Woods
under the command of Capt. W. c. Harrison, E. F.
Spearing and E. D. G. Smith, clerks, came gallantly
to the wharf, three days and eighteen hours out
from the city, with good freight and fair list of pas
sengers Thanks to the clerk for late papers. Since
the Bull Of the Woods here last spring she has I'M
dergone thorough overhaulng and re6tng, and now
looks though she just from the builders hands
During the afternoon she visited by many of
citizens who were politely shown the skating rink and
other novelties set forth in the captains circular We
not present when the ladies who up claimed
their bonnets but understand that the captain
quilted himself with honor.
Soon after dinner. time the clipper packet Julia A.
Rudolph, Capt. McComas camein from Cypress bayou
with 265 bales of cotton and 500 tierces of beef
Late in the afternoon the steamer Jennie Howell,
Capt Halliday, J. W: Spears clerk, came in from Cy-
press bayou with about half load. She will take
on here about six hundred bales of and get off
for the city early in the morning.
| Soon after dinner the steamer Lulu D., Capt. Gil
ham, sailed for the city with about 100 bales of the
staple, nine hundred of which from Cypress
bayou.
Soon after dark the and fine packet Texarkana,
Capt. Noah Scovell sailed for aIkponts above the
raft with fair freight trip.
After dark the line packet B. L. Lodge No, ., Capt
W. 7. Boardman, Joseph A. Aiken, sclerk, sailed for
the city with 1900 bales of cotton, 80 head of horses,
lot of hides and good list of cabin passengers
THURSDAY Dec. 30.-Early this morning the light
draught steamer Lotus No 3, Capt Thornton Jacobs,
Tom Jacobs, clerk, reached our landing, six and half
days out from the New Orleans wharf, with light
freight for this point but good one for above the
raft. She took board at this point lot OF hay,
brought up by the Bart Able, for Jefferson which she
will deliver before going above the raft.
About dinner time the and light draug ht steamer
Frank Morgan, Capt. Tandy, made our landing, over
six days ont from the city with full freight for above
the raft. She had but little freight for this point. Our
city readers are we'll aware of the fact that the
Morgan was built Soda Lake by Capt Tandy during
the past summer and pleased to learn that she
answers every expectation of her commander. The
ms ecors at New Orleans pronounce her Al, and be-
sides giving her papers to that effect compmented her
builders the good job they had executed. She is
complete boat of her GLASS; and we wish her owners
unbounded success.
Soon after dinner time the Julia A. Rudolph, Capt.
McComas, sailed for the city with addition to her
Cypress bayou trip of25o bales of the staple.
After dark the steamer Jennie Howell, Capt. Halli
day, sailed for the city with addition of 400 bales of
cotton to her Cypress bayou trip.
About o'clock Pm. the sdewheel steamer ST. John,
with the veteran Captain Martin in command, j. A.
Comstock in the office, up to wharf, four
days out from the city, with fair freight. Thanks to
her officers for late papers. After remaining with
few hours she sailed for the settlement Cypress
bayou.
At halfpast O'Clock PM the Era No. 10, Capt Trus-
low, came in from jefferson with 800 bales Of cotton
and fair list of natives After remaining with for
short time she left for the Crescent city very we'll sat-
isfed with her cargo.
FRIDAY. Dee. 31,-The first arrival this morning was
the steamerW S. Hays, having board ''Dan Rice's
own Circus, consisting In part OF men, women and
horses, all trained by the great clown himself.
The and light draught steamer Frank Morgan
Capt Tandy, sailed for above the raft by the way of
Jefferson for which point she had about 1000 packages
She had about the same amount for above the raft.
Soon after dinner the steamer Flavilla, Capt. Jim
Crooks. D. w. Lancaster clerk from Lanes
port Ark with 529 bales of cotton forty of which
consigned to this place. She left Lanesport last Mon
day and passed Fulton Wednesday, completely
cleaning the river of cotton all the way down. Her
officers report the river falling fast all the way out with
scan water for the smallest class boats to reach Fu
ton. The steamer George had gone to the mouth of
the kiamitia and the captain of the Flavla thought
it doubtful about her getting back until another rise
Late in the afternoon The steamer Right Way Capt.
George Wilkinson, sailed direct for the region above
the raft with tolerable fair freight.
SATURDAY, Jan. Last night early this morning
the steamer Flirt, Capt Hazlett came in from Caro-
lima Bluffs, on Old river witt 500 bales of cotton all
OF which but 80 bales consigned to merchants
Early this morning the clipper packet Jefferson Capt:
Rea, H. A. Dohrman, clerk, arrived at our landing,
three and a half days out from the city, with fair
freight and her cabin full of passengers This is the
quickest trip of the season by either side stern
wheel boat. Thanks to the clerk for full file of New
Orleans and Western papers She will get off for Car
DINA Bluffs sometime Tomorrow and return in time to
leave for the city next Tuesday,
Soon after the arrival of the from HallVe the
ST. Louis packet Henry NJ. Shreve Capt. II. S. Carter
H. NJ. Worsham clerk sailed direct for ST. Louis with
full load of beef and hides. She had few cabin pas
sengers.
The line packet Bart Able Capt W. G. Harrison, E.
F. Spearing, clerk, will probably get off some time in
the night early the morning with about 1000 bales
of cotton and small list of cabin passengers
Late in the evening the little steamer Lake City
in from Cypress bayou flying light.
Late at night the Lizzie Hopkins, Capt Roots H. G.
Heat, clerk came in from the city with her guards fat
in the Thanks the clerk for files of late papers.
SUNDAY Jan. 1.-The elegant steamer Lizzie Hop
kins left here about midnight for Cypress bayou with
her guards fiat in the water
Late last night the steamer Will s. Hays, with "Dan
Rices Circus sailed for the Cypress bayou set
Element.
Early this morning the Jefferson, Capt. Rea left for
Carolina Bluffs, on Old river, with light freight.
About breakfast time the and elegant steamer
Texas, Capt. c. W. Stinde, Florence Findren, clerk,
in from Dallas street with 900 bales of cotton and
a few people
MONDAY, JAN 3.-Late last night the Kouns-lne
packet Era No. g. Capt NJ. II. Kouns, c. W. Drown,
and Chnaman Ong scribes, came in from Cypress
bayou. The Chinaman had scribed down 40 bales of
cotton and five hundred packages of beef. lie made
signs that the captain wanted two hundred bales
of cotton which our merchants furnished and the No.
Q went on her way rejoicing.
The steamer St. John, Capt Greathouse, in
last night from Cypress bayou with so bales of cotton
and 600 packages of beef She gets off sometime in the
night with addition of 400 bales of cotton and large
drove of cattle.
Soon after dinner time the steamer Texas, Capt.
Stnde sailed for the city with 1900 bales of cotton all
Int of which from Doints above. She had