New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-19
River Intelligence.
OFF1CB OF THE DAILY REPUBLICAN, /
SrSnAx Nm VINO MIr.-L 10 1871.

WEATHER. Business. ErC.-lcStcrdav
was "A lovely .lav. The wind was light and
breezy and the sky was clear and t"rrtoken-
inc of rain Business was dull on the leNte.
partly from the heavy winds and rams III
the upper country. and from an overflow
! which We supposed would occur me lilh'h
tions of which We lately gave notice OF III
our columns.
The arrivals now are not up I" the
standard that WAS supposed they would he
for the season of the year. The Wild
WAGNER came in with il fair trip; the John
kilgour had also good cargo: the st. John
was we'll laden. Among those steamers that
departed the Belfast had ii splendid trip:
the Wild Wagner had her usual compile
ment of freight; the John L. Moore. Tor Red
River. left laden with really IA fine amount
of freight. The river still rises gradually.
and is now nearly up to the highest point
which the high river marked i'll 1862.
TRENTON. Louisiana. March Ito w.
NJ. Surls. No. Common street Will arrive
on Sunday, and leave for Saline river on
Tuesday, the twenty-hr>t instant.
JOHN POFF.
Master Steamer Little Elrta.
The Shreveport Southeastern. OF the
fourteenth, says:
Yesterday was a spring-likc day-cloud>
and sunshine contending for the supremacy.
We could not see that the clouds shed Il
tear. although they threatened it several
times during the day. Old Sol dried them
up and remained master of the situation.
The river at this point l. declining slow V
from !; high stage of water. 1t seems 10 be
in no hurry to get
The officers OF the Era No report the
slough at jefferson falling. with plenty OF
water for all practical purposes. The lakes
were doing we'll as the Mo- passed through.
though they were falling. Nothing To he
seen of the Gate Post Vet. old river was
falling ut the latest dates from that quarter.
1t has been some DAYS Slice heard
from above the raft but at last accounts The
water was falling 1T points, wiki good naNl-
cation to White Oak shoals. The Frank
Morgan. George. Lighteet and Hamilton
were making regular trips. bringing down
full loads of cotton to the head of the raft
The Frank Morgan lost one OF her guards
overheard and loo bales. She Is all right
again. The Hamilton made the "trip around
the raft without any trouble. The mouth
of the Black bayou furnished five ami halt
feet at last accounts.
The freight landing presented 4 nu~inc>~
appearance yesterday. On the outer edge
Of the wharf lay the tine steamers John l.
Mocrt. Southwestern. Lockwood and Lotus
No g. The landing nom Martin y Ford :
warehouse to the foot oi Milan street was
literally damned with merchandise OF all
KINDS. The wells of the dIaNncn and the
moving to and fro OF clerks. agents and
lockers on III Venice made mp q picture
which reminded u> of old times.
Late in the afternoon. ~ business Waned.
the. band of the John /. Moore played Scv-
,ral fine pieces addn. much 10 tine attrac-
ton. but detracting our attention from our
legitimate business. Music hath charms,
and we are bound to take some of ii i'll ours
when floating around loose. Shakespeare.
in speaking OF Il character who had no soul
for music. had no reference to tins reporter.
The Henry {. Jaeger. the great and most
worst cusSed boat III the trade. leaves on
SUNDAY this day. for ST. Louis and way
landings. from the iron pile. The lae@er Is
a Staunch. good vessel. and 50 are the officers.
Captain - Dan Brady l. the commander.
and Mr.. James Mellon is the clerk. Cap
tain Brady is well known as perfect com
mandcr. and nearly every one knows Cap
tain James Mellon, who 50 long and ste
ccS>fullv >tcamhoatcd on the Glendale. We
wish We were cargo of railroad iron, 81
that we could place ourselves under the
charge OF this genial officer OF this good
packet.