New Orleans Republican., 1871-08-05
River Intelligence.
OFF1OE'OF THE DAILY REPUBLICAN, |
SATURDAY MORNING, August S. 1871.

| WEATHER, BUSINESS, ETC.-The weather
| yesterday morning was very close and op
| pressive; the sky was overcast with heavy.
| threatening clouds, and toward noon we
| lad slight rain, and in the evening ii
| cleared of, with a slight, refreshing breeze
| Business on the landing was rather mac
| tive, and confined principally to two steam
| ers loading for Red river at the lower land
| ing, and the Susie Silver, at the upper land
| ing, preparing to depart for St. Louis.
was about all the excitement that prevailed
| there.
The river is again falling, and the sur
| veyor's marks indicate twelve feet six
inches below high water mark of 1862 Re-
| ports from above are that all the tributaries,
lakes and bayous are falling rapidly, and
that low water will prevail very SOON
The rates of freight to Red river Qua
chita and st. Louis remain unchanged, but
as many OF the boats are hauling off from
Red river, We expect soon to hear of the
tariff being raised in that trade.
The arrivals since our last report COM
prise the Bart Able from Lobdell'g store,
FrOlic from the upper coast Rapides from
the Bone Yard, Bee and barges from ST.
Louis, W. S. Pike from Vcksburg, Gladiola
from Jefferson, and B. L. Hodge No. from
Grand Ecore.
The departures were the Era No. 10 for
Jefferson, Bart Able for Lobdelrs store,
frolic for the upper coast, and Wade Hamp-
ton for Natchez
The Lotus No. was towed up to the
Fourth District yesterday, where she will
take quiet rest until time improve.
Captain j. +. Baker, President of the
Merchants Southern Line, and Captain J.
N. BOfnger, President of the New Orleans
and st. Louis Packet Company, are both
expected in the city tomorrow ON business
connected with their respective lines.
Deputy Collector. .Champlin, of the Gus
tomhouse, received a dispatch yesterday
from Secretary Boutwell,, declaring that no
clearance papers were required from boats
going to ST Louis. We are glad that at
least that annoyance to steamboats, ismdope
away with, and that our st. LOUIS boats will
have no trouble hereafter on that score.
The b. L. Hodge, No. 2, that arrived last
evening, brought down the machinery of
the ill-fated Red Cloud, that burnt up last
June at Montgomery, Louisiana.
The Rapides, which has been laying up
for some time, came to the lower wharf
yesterday. and will take the place of the
Hodge in the Grand Ecore trade, leaving
this evening at five o'clock.
The Belle Lee, now undergoing extensive
alterations and repairs at ST. Louis, will re-
enter the Memphis and New Orleans trade
on the tenth of September. Frank Hicks
Will be in command, with John S. Sullivan
In the office and Frank Smith as steward.
The City of Alton, under the command
OF John ID. McCord, left st. Louis ON Au-
gust 3 for this port. Captain Sheble, her
former commander, has retired to take |
rest.
The Pauline Carroll and NJ. j. Wicks, |
from st. Louis, passed Memphis on August |
8, bound for this port, and both are ex-
pected to arrive on Sunday night.
The H. 5. Turner, from Louisville, is re-
ported aground at Oil Creek, about ninety
miles below Louisville.
The Southwestern, which arrived Thurs
1ay evening from Shreveport, has con-
GUIDED to retire for while, and renorts say
that she will have her cabin extended fuiI
ength, and undergo thorough repairs ready
for the fall business in Red river.
The Susie Silver went out last evening to |
st. Louis with very fair trip. She had |
800 bars Of railroad iron and $50 tons of |