The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-08-10
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THE SOUTHWEST


Shreveport, August 10, 1870
We have had several heavy showers during the pa
week and much cloudy weather
The river has fallen since last Wednesday evenin
20 inches and is falling at the rate of 81 inches
"a hours.
Capt Truslow, of the Era No. 10, informs us that tn
bayou at jefferson rose about foot while he wa
there the result of local rains Four feet TIT ough tn
cutoff at Potato Bend The No 10 ran all the Gu
roads.
River above the raft represented to be low and fall
ing.
The bar at the mouth of Red river is looming disa
greeaby into notice, and boats are having good deal
of inconvenience there and at the Rappions if that be
the proper spelling The low stage of the Mississippi
gives very rapid current at the latter point, which
the boats find some difficulty in stemming At the
mouth there are only feet according to some &C.
counts and only feet according to other accounts
The rush of cattle for shipment has materially fallen
off, and thus rates of freight fell in a few days from
five to two and half dollars per head for large CATTLE
and from dollar to dollar and half for yearlngs
No sheep have been shipped for several days. Fifty
cents head has been the highest rate.
We learn from the dispatches of the New Orleans
Times that the Sd the river had risen inches in the
last u hours Louisville, with feet inches in the
chute and feet Portland bar rising slowly at Gin
cinnati with IS feet water; falling at st. Louis Mem
phis and Vcksburg, and the Monongahela falling
at Pittsburg, with feet inches in the channel
WEDNESDAY, August 3.-The 18th Era got off for JEFF
ferson last night.
About P NJ the Bradisb johnson, W. S. Bassett
master, j. W. Bryant clerk up from the city with
grand total of 3096 packages, among which were va
rious and sundry appurtenances of the railroad. Mr.
Bryant supplied US with papers as is his wont.
few hours after the advent OF the johnson the Ju
liza A. Rudolph Fl. G. McGomas master, Bell and Ma
ors clerks reported herself at wharf with good
trip, and in the afternoon went on to Jefferson Mr.
Bell kindly remembered this office.
The Big Horn pushed out for Jefferson this afternoon
having taken the JohnsonS freight for that place.
The Era No left for the city about noon with 200
head of CATTLE 220 head of sheep us bales ofcoton in
Guiding that she brought from jefferson, and cabin
jam full of passengers
THURSDAY Aug. 1.-THE Catherine steamer, Nick
Wall Thomas Poe, master J w. Poe clerk, came up
from the packery last night at 10 O'clock having
reached there about P NJ. and discharged large
quantity of salt &c. for Mr.. Stoner. She into
Red river with AS tons of freight Those St. Louis
boats certainly fine carriers. 1
At Pm the Bradish Johnson swung out with SOB a
head of cattle BIS head of sheep 90 bales of cotton and
% passengers.
The 18th Era came down from Jefferson tonight at L
10 o'clock.
FRIDAY Aug 5-The Flirt left for Jefferson yester-
day evening" with good trip taken from the Nick II
Wall S
About O'Clock Am. the Julia A. Rudolph came down G
from jefferson with bales of cotton and lot of hides
After taking II bales, 800 head Of cattle and
passengers here she went on down in the evening. e
Shortly after the 18th Era left for the cattle
pen below town. where she had engaged 200 head of 81
cattle and may get OF
The Nick wall left late in the evening with $50 head tt
of cattle far Memphis, 50 bbs beef and ten twelve
passengers. az
The Robert E. Lee arrived on yesterday Our read dl
ers may be incredulous, but such is the fact. She
brought barge in tow from St Louis loaded with jugs
and landed below the corporation limits, wharfage
would make tremendous hole in the profits jugs.
She plainly visible with the naked eye from the foot
of Texas street.
SATURDAY, Aug 1.-THE Big Horn came in from JEFF ~
ferson at O'Clock with bales of cotton and few u
passengers
The F1avla left for the city late in the evening with
l05 bales OF cotton and 40 head of cattle.
The Flrt came down from Jefferson late in the
evening, flying light.
SUNDAY, Aug. THE Era No 10, Chas p Trusow,
master, J. W. Ong, clerk reached here about noon,
With fair trip She left fer jefferson in the evening
MONDAY, Aug 8Not long after the breakfast hour ol
he Frank Morgan, G. W. Tandy, master, H. L. Spain TO
erk, reached here with total of 1883 packages, 1884
1t which were for Jefferson. She went up in the
fternoon.
Shortly after the arrival of the Morgan, the Fleta,
John Pof master, w P Cobb, clerk put in her appear
with 949 packages for this place and 49l for JEFF
erson towards which port she steamed about O'Clock
o night. The clerks of these boats will accept our
hanks for city favOrs.
TUESDAY, Aug. 9.--The Era No 10 came down from
Jefferson this forenoon at 1890 with few bales of
otton. ~,
At 9 O'Clock Pm. the Lotawanna, c. j. Boardman L
master, Lowd Walden clerk, reached here from the an
lty with pose packages, 500 of which for Jeer-
on Her polite clerk supplied us with full file of cb,
ity papers. VIZ
This afternoon the little boat, Robert E. Lee c
anne up from below Messrs. Martin Fords with her wv
arge OF jugs: She started out with " $4,000 gallons ue
orth ofiugs," and has on hand twenty odd thou
and They were made in the Ianoy." g
FREIGHT AND PAssAGE.-Up freights, % to so per
ent below high water rates. Down cotton 81 per ";
ale Passage, $40 Freight cattle 81 so per head IS
For New ORLEANS, WEDNEsDAY-The substantial w
nd lowwater packet, Lotawanna, W. T. Boardman, )er
aser L. Walden, clerk, will leave above on the are
rival of the from Halive. ~
For New ORLEANS, SATURDAT.-The new and ee- ~
ant steamer Tidal Wave, W T. Scovell, master, C.
amilton and Matt ScoVe clerks will leave above actor
the arrival of the cars from HalVille.
For New ORLEANS, SATURDAY.-The elegant and fast
dewheel packet Bradish Johnson W. S. Bassett,
aster, J. w Bryant clerk, will leave above the
rival of the from Hallvile. IL