The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-01-26
River Intelligence,
OFFICE OF THE SOUTH WESTERN,

the last three days. 1t is some sixteen feet aboy
the lowest and three feet below the highest water marx
OF the season. nsuring good navigation for the large
sldeWheelers for indefinite period, to the infinite
disgust of the sterners. The bars below at last &C
counts gave nine feet large before the presest rise go
down. The knowing seamboatmen express the opin-
ion that the rise out of Little river which have been
reporting for the last few days, will give four feet
rise here all told.
The last boats from abb owe report four feet at the
mouth Black Bayou and the water rising The bayou
at Jefferson at last accounts was following suit So,
country friends hold their souls in patience on
the freight questionno two three and four card rates
to be apprehended.
We have been furnished the following by Capt
Roots, of the Lizzie Hopkins: " Hopkins sunk in Soda
Lake, on Friday the 21st, with 1861 bales cotton on
board; raised her next day. and after getting the Lo-
tus No to take off 348 bales out all right for tn
down trip; of her cargo lost and but little dam
aged; she will soon be repa red and in he place again
the loss by the accident will not be much on either
or cargo"
Neither the Flavla the Right Way have been
able to reship their cotton So there are some 100
bales cotton lying here for lack of transportation
and this with three of the largest boats in the trade at
the wharf This speaks well for the amount of bu 81
ness being transacted here The Ida Stockdale has
never applied for papers between this port and New
Orleans, but Capt Wilkinson, of the Right Way, tee-
graphed to Capt Cooper, inspector for the underwr
ters to learn if he ship by that boat He has re-
celved up to the time of our going to press
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 19.-Early this morning the mag
nificent Kouns-line steamer Grand Era Cant Geo +
Kouns Jas Kerr Jr clerk burst the river wide omen
front of our landin and very quietly hitched to one
of the "poses" She left New Orleans Saturday night,
or mi ht have been Sunday morning. with over five
hundred tons of freight and one hundred and sixty
grown up cabin passengers which she took pans to
deliver according to contract She was onIV threo |
days and seven hours out which considering the STAGE
of the water was remarkably good time At anv rate
it was the biggest load and the quickest time that has
been furnished US lately Thanks to the clerk for late
papers Including a "Torch Tightn Saw Mr. Karr
want some of the knots in that basket little too
damn to burn brightly? Wet Hav don't bnrn we'll
Does Caesar want anv more meat "0''
About dinner time the St. Louis packet Ida Stock
dale Capt Jacobs sailed for Jefferson with fair trim
Late in the night the steamer Jefferson Cant Rea
Bluff trip of 400 bales of cotton and 500 packages
beef
The Bradish Johnson Capt BassetS, will probably
get off sometime in the ngbt with 400 bales IF cotton
and as MANY Texas bulls as she had room FIR
Late in the night the Kouns-lipe packet Era No
Capt NJ H. Kouns, Drown Ong & Co., clerks came in
from the wilderness with GOOD trim which goes for
ward on the Grand Era - iO
THURSDAY Jan 2O-The Bradish johnson, Capt
Basset did not get off for the city until this morning
She had very fair trip.
Late in the afternoon the Lotus No 9 Capt Jacobs
came in from the wilderness with 1872 bales of cotton
for re-shipment.
FRIDAY Jan 2l-The Era No 8, Can't NJ H. kouns |
sailed for the wilderness late in the night with good
trip reshipped from the steamers Grand Era and
Selma
The Lulu D. Capt Gilham came in from the will a!
derness late in the dav with 500 bales of cotton and
500 packages of beef Late in the night she left for
the ctv with SLIGHT addition to her wilderness trim
Late in the evenng the steamer Frank Morgan Cant
Tondv came in from above tha raft with A4e halas of
cotton Of Which 81 were CONSUMED to this 1Ioce We
are indebted IN the clerk for TIE following memoranda
But little rise above the raft in Red river five or six
feet in Little river and on stand when we left Hoods
Landing the head of navigation found only two and
half feet at thp month of BLACK avnu and had to rbt
over with barge. W ~ 4
The Mary Ellen came in from her fayorite mort Car
cotton /
SATURDAY Jan 23-The Grand Era got off for the j
city this evening about o'clock with living colors.
She had 7468 bales cotton having taken the No 9's
trin 90I head If cati 595 do Rogs 400 t;ercns of
beef from Stoners nackery. IS bales of hides and 30
passengers AmopP the latter were festive bridal I
party who seemed happy as lads and lasses around
Nav poIethere il NOTHING like IT, of which the Kouns
family seem to be well aware l
The Lotus No. 8, Can't D. D. Dannals, J. ]. Dodd.
clerk came in from the city at midnight bringing
fair trim We are indebted to her poite clerk for civ
dates t6 the 18th
SUNDAY" Jan. 93-The R i, HODGE Cant BiIlv Q
Roardman on the roof and los A. Aiken in the Office
rnacbad baro tls rorninr ot O'clock With +bn nran
IN, trim of tho season Rasidoe beoTv froh+ fpr this J
1oint sba mt oF o5OO yyaT nocl-nToS Sc bd 9n0 F
him ond docI rassoprors prrSbor of ,phor roro b
nran+S saotinrr Lor,os !, tbo n noroJo of tbo
vast N' " ~ J
The otrs M . left for Jaferson to.dav J.
Tbe Eoy;o Cont IomoS Crootr I " Ioncostor 7
~ tbe offco c,re IN fon Hoods Tad;n at . o'cioL
az haIaS If notton 10o of rb;nb7 oro o snad i
" +b7s iaoo IT, Cooro = r,1nin far, K;ornit7 ~ ! 9
Fn i1p +? corroction ;t3 tho FIari9 W
Tba Golden Era made this Iandinrr from the Ravou
tv NJ dar With 900 baIes cotton q Iot Of hides and
fair list If nassenoers L
MoNnAv Ian 94ITha Post Rov Fl T. Lee COM l
handing and John Gaunt doing The agreeable in The
,fice came m nj O'clock this morninG with moder
he usna favors as did those of the HODGE and Silver Ii
Row
The Silver Row Cant Tbos w Raa q A Farris 4
lnrI tn,cbpd our vbarf This morning about o'cnck
WITH beoyy freiht abont 400 roostl, for Tnf c
arson She had Zoo tons Of railroad iron and oct off
mr. her destined mort at ! o'clock -
The Golden Era tarred with us until 10 O'Clock and Il
'ut out for the city n
leo WiItOson nnster p Reban cIarE roacbsd
lere from Travis Wright's away up the Kamtia c
oaded all over with cotton-bringing $50 bales. She r
las nau io4g anu euio4s "TRIP nhvng oeen 9u Stee
rom her officers we fear that the Lizzie Hopkins acct
lent was serious than at first supposed. II
me thlro ana ast report OF the Ilzze oPklhs was
erre3 ssi bales Of cotIo1 n tTn ots NJ and GOES /
IN to the city night with some 1900 bales She WILL
II course have to go IN dock