New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-29
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THE DAILY REPUBLICAN, ,

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| WEATHER, BUSINESS, ETC.-The weather
! yesterday morning was still cool anC
| pleasant, but toward noon il became ho
and sultry, and heavy clouds commenced
| lowering, and finally ended in a heavy
| shower which, for the time being, cooled the
air somewhat, but toward evening it be
| came very hot and close again.
| Business on the levee was principally con.
| fined to the discharge of the Indiana, from
Louisville, Dexter, Natchez and Yeager
| from st. Louis, and the G. II. Durfee from
| Jefferson. The loading steamers seemed to
be receiving but very little, although there
is no scarcity Of freight, but held for low
rates.
We can note no material change in the
river marks from yesterday.
Rates of freight to Shreveport and Jeffer-
son are again both held at full new card
rates, and the boats are determined to hold
firmly to that price or nothing. To Qua
chita river, held at old card rates of the
Red river trade. To st. Louis, fifteen cents
per 100 pounds for sugar, and railroad iron
So 30 per ton of 224O pounds. There seems
TO be no scarcity of freight to ship, but it is
held at such low rates that the boats do
not seem to want it, as it will hardly pay
for the handling of it.
There seems to be a great complaint
among the bOatmen in regard to the paving
of their freight bills, and that cOnsignees
are constantly demanding imaginary dam
ages, etc, and some of the boats talk of de-
handing the payment OF their freight bills
before the freight leaves the Ievee. We
are informed that the H. s. Turner on her
last trip pursued that course, and every
thing was settled satisfactory and ami
cably to all concerned.
The arrivals yesterday were the w. S.
Pike, from Vicksburg; Natchez, from st.
Louis; LESSEE Taylor, from Opelousas, and
Garry Owen, from Camden.
The departures were the Frolic. for the
upper coast; Bart Able, for Lobdell's Store.
and Wade Hampton, for Natchez.
We are indebted to our young friend c,
w. Drown, Of the Durfee, for a file of
papers.
Telegram
MEMPHIS, July %, 1871.
To A. A. Woods:
Only twenty inches water to Fort Smith.
Do not sign for freight above Little Rock.
j. D. DARDEN,
Secretary Memphis and Arkansas Packet
Company.
The Natchez arrived yesterday from St.
Louis, with good trip, and as this
trip concludes her summer schedule, she
will lay up for rest and thorough repair,
to be ready for the fall business in the
Vicksburg trade.
The Henry c. Yeager, on account of the
rain not being able to get her cargo dis
charged, has deferred her departure until
this evening at five o'clock, for st. Louis.
The Indiana having such an immense
cargo that it was impossible to get it all
discharged yesterday, has also laid over
till this evening, at five o'clock, for Louis
VILE
The N. j. Wicks and Carrie V. Kuntz
lett It, st. Louis July q tor this port.
r., Inc City of Quincy passed Memphis
thursday, July q, for this place, and will
oe IN tlme to return on her advertised time
The Z: FL. Durfee arrived Thursday
evening from Jefferson with fine trip; a
portion of her cargo was 62S bales of the
stable and 305 head of cattle.
The Shreveport Southeastern of July %
says
The river declined three inches at this
point for the twenty-four hours ending at
six o'clock yesterday evening, and was. at
that time, seventeen feet one inch below
the highest water mark of this wear
From the officers of the Tidal Wave
which boat arrived yesterday from Jeffer-
learn that the bayou is still faIIino
They also report three and a half feet Of |
water on Albany Flats, and three feet in tbe |
new cutoff below Jefferson. The I,n1n n
and c. H. Durfee were at that port wban
the Wave departed.
Business on the levee yesterday was only |