The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-08-24
River Intelligence,
OFFICE OF THE SOUrH-W Es'
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On Wednesday we had rain, Thermometer, at l
O'Clock, So Thursday was hot and dry, thermomete
50 on Friday another rain thermometer 90; SatuI
day was oppressively warm, no rain thermometer "
on Sunday heavy rain in the afternoon, but OF sho1
DURATION thermometer so Monday clear and yer
warm. Thermometer 80 yesterday warm and cleal
, thermometer 81.
The river fell II inches from Wednesday evening t
Tuesday evening and is falling at the rate of al
inch IN "a hours The top of the old wharf timbers
within inches of the surface.
There is sufficient water between here and Jefferson
for boats not drawing over4 feet to run all the Gu
roads The bayou falling when the Fleta left
COL Cumming is in receipt of letter from Dooley':
Ferry under date of the nth, which states that the
river is rising fast at that point but says nothing abou
the present stage.
gentleman living at the head of the raft reports
that the river was rising there on Monday.
The boats have had some trouble at the bar at the
mouth of Red river but the channel has washed deeper
and the last arrivals report improvement The Mis-
Sssipp Is very low, causing very rapid current al
the Rappions though had risen two feet at last
counts
Speaking of your lightning packets, the Fleta, on
her last trip up, made the from New Orleans to
Jefferson in the remarkably short time of days, %
hours and minutes This was her time from port to
port and she lost two hours towing barge some dis
lance from the mouth of the river made freight land
ings, and lay four hours at Shreveport. Capt. Poff
asks, " how is that for 13-nch cylinder?" Pretty
we'll, should say.
Mr. McCutchen is in receipt of letter from Mr.. L..
E. MaGee dated Alfalfa, Laurence county Ohio, Aug.
8th, in which he he is building boat for the Red
river trade and hopes to have her out by the 10th OF
September. Her dimensions are-length 1876 feet ;
20 feet beam; feet hold 10-inch cylinders; feet
stroke, and a small cabiu The writer says: eve
think of calling her the South Western, with the con-
sent of the proprietors Of that journal"
We can say that we feel highly honored by this
proposition but would suggest that Capt Jacobs has
already honored the paper by calling his boat the
SouthW Western, and gatifying as it might be to our
vanity to have two boats in the trade called it
might prove nconvenent to the gentlemen themselves
Many thanks Mr. Magee for the compliment.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 1.-THE Favilla, James Crooks,
master H. c. Boazman, clerk came up from the city
this morning about O'Clock with fair freight. Thanks
to her clerk for city dates She left at PM for JEFF
fersoD.
The Flirt got down from Jefferson little before
An.
The Julia A. Rudolph came in from the same port
about the same time.
The Lockwood came in from Jefferson midday.
phis and some 90 passengers.
In the neighborhood of 8 PM. the Big Horn, j. NJ.
Gham master, W. T. Gillian, clerk, made her appear
ance from the city with fair trip her freight being
about equally divided between this place and Jefer
THuRsDAY, Aug. 18.-The 18th Era, W Gillen, mas
ter A. C. Green clerk, up last night, and after
dscharging her freight for this point went on to JEFF
ferson about 10 O'Clock. Thanks for papers.
In the afternoon the Rudolph got off with 81 bales
of cotton, 325 head of cattle and amoderatey good
passenger list.
FRIDAY, Aug. I9.-The Flavila came in from Jefer-
son at 8 o'clock AM, with % bales OF cotton
The Big Horn and 18th Era down from the
the same point this afternoon
SATURDAY, Aug. 20.-The 18th Era, Big Horn and
Favilla got off for the city this evening, the first with
1877 head Of cattle, the second with 500 and the third
with 205.
SUNDAY, Aug. 2l.-Ihe Era No le c. P. Truslow,
John Ong clerk up thi sforenoon with fair trip.
After discharging her Shreveport freight she went
up to Jefferson in the evening.
MONDAY, Aug. 22.-The Lotawanna c. J. Boardman,
master, Lowd Walden, clerk, reached here from the
city last night at 10 o'clock, with fine freight
At o'clock this morning the Fleta, John Pof, mas
ter, W. P. Cobb, clerk called by, dropped a small
amount of freight and went up to Jefferson about
a We are indebted to the poiteness of the clerks
of these boats for city papers
TUESDAY, Aug. 23.-The Carrie Converse Geo. W.
Rea, master, H A. Dohrman, clerk, reached here this
forenoon with good freight. She went up in the
bayou to discharge lot of coal brought up for Messrs.
Wimberly Rogers. Her eyer-pole clerk supplied
The Feta came in from jefferson at II AN. took on
10 head of cattle here and went on down in the
ing.
About Pm. the Lotawanna pushed off for the city
with 300 head OF CATTLE 30 passengers and 80 bales OF
cotton.
FoR New ORLEANS, ToDAY.-The and elegant
steamer Era No TO- c. P. Truslow, MASTER j. W. Ong,
clerk vii! leave above, the arrival of the
from Hallville,
FoR New ORLEANS, FRIDAY.-The entirely new, ee-
CANT and feet steamer Carrie Converse, G. W. Rea,
master II. A. Dohrman clerk, will leave as above on
the arrival of the cars from Hallvile.
For NEW ORLEANS, SATURDAY.-The elegant packet
Tidal Wave, Capt W. T. Scove G. c. Hambleton
and Matt ScovelI clerks, will leave as above on the
arrival of the cars from Hallville.
FoR ST. LOUIS, FRIDAY.-The elegant and substan-
tal packet, H. NJ. ShreVe, Capt Il. s. Carter, H. NJ.
and H. D. Worsham, clerks will leave above the
arrival ofthe cars from Hallvle.
FREIGHT AND PAssAGE.-Up freights 40 per cent. be-
low high card rates. Down cotton 81 per bale.
Passage $40 Freight cattle 50 per head for mixed
lots
From our Exchanges
The river after rising altogether fourteen inches is
again falling slowly Channel to Cairo improving
southern steamers TO and from ST. Louis are not re-
ported in trouble and will be able to keep out of it
hereafter They carry only low water cargoes but all
the steamboat and barge lines profitable opera
ton Upper Mississippi steadily falling above Keo-
kuk and stationary below. The Illinois sweled two
inches. Missouri low and falling The Ohio is falling
from Pittsburg to the mouth Rates to New Orleans
BY -four 75c. per Dbl and other articles in
proportion. This is but nominal. The barge company
taking -four at 55c The freight is therefore at
traced to the barges, and two tows will leave to
row morning.
Capt Caretons Red river packet was launched
from Wilson, Dunleyy Co.'S yard in Wheeling, ON
Monday. Dimensions Length, 1870 feet; breadth of
beam, 50 feet; depth of hold feet.
TSt. Louis Democrat 18th.
The Pocahontas, Arkansas, Express SAYS: One of
leading merchants, Mr.. Levi Hecht, proposes to
challenge the Robert E. Lee to run race with the
steamer Malta from Pocahonas to Poplar Bluff Mis-
souri, distance of two hundred miles for the sum of
$4,000. This is chance for betting men. Bring on
-FOUR steamboats,
The bayou is rising at this point again. 1t has
tinued to hold its own, bank full, for several
weeks Heavy rains are falling every day. The light
ming know to be terrific and disastrous
as it has been during this summer.
Jmplecute 18th.
Capt. Roots and Redman's Red river packet,
&" Lightest," successfully launched at Barmore
Co.'s shipyard at Jeersonvlle and owed to this side
to be finished. Capt. Barnes Red river packet
Little Fleta, built and completed at Madison Ind will
be down Thursday and leave for that river the
following Tuesday.
Capt. Jacobs large and splendid steamer, South
western built and will be completed here by the mid
die OF this week. will leave Saturday for New Or
leans and Red river giving through receipts Shreve
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