New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-30
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THE DAILY REPUBLICAN,,
CrnpAv Mon T,,1x- IN 1871

SUNDAY MORNING. July 80, 1871. !
WEATHER, BUSINESS, ETC.-The weather
yesterday was hot and sultry and finally
ended in light shower in the afternoon,
which had the effect of cooling the air some
what, while it lasted, but toward evening it
again became very warm and oppressive.
business on the landing, like all the Sat
urdays, was unusually brisk, the closing up
OF the weeks shipments tending to make it
so. We observed that freights were NOV
ing very rapidly to all Red river and local
packets, as well as to the st. Louis and
Louisville boats, in fact, all the boats that
went out had good freight trips.
The Surveyors marks at the police station
indicate twelve feet four inches below high
water of 1862.
The freight tariffs have not changed ma
terially from our yesterdays quotations.
The arrivals yesterday were the Henry
Ames from St. Louis, St. John from Baton
Rouge, John T. Moore from Shreveport,
Edinburg from Cincinnati, and Belle Ida
from the lower coast.
The departures were the G. H. Durfee
and Right Way for Jefferson, d. L. Tally
for Shreveport B. L. Hodge No. 2 for Grand
EcOre, Garry Owen for Camden. LESSEE
Taylor for Opelousas, st. John for Baton
Rouge, w. S. Pike for Vicksburg, Dexter
and Henry c. Yaeger for st. Louis, Chero-
kee for Attakapas, and Flicker for La
fourche.
The w. S. Pike, on leaving last evening,
towed the Natchez to the upper landing,
where she will be thoroughly overhauled,
painted and renovated in time for the fall
campaign in the Vicksburg trade.
The iron steamer John T. Moore having
done good service for several months in the
Shreveport trade, as the regular Saturday
weekly packet, has concluded to retire for
short time. Due notice will be given of
her next movements. She arrived yester-
day morning, and brought out fine lot of
passengers, and very large freight-part
of which was 3l9 bales cotton and 800 head
of cattle. We are under renewed obliga-
lions to Messrs. Walden, Spears and Quick
sale, the clerks, for files of papers.
Telegram
MEMPHIS July %.
Stevenson Verander
The Susie Silver will arrive Tuesday eve
ming. Want to leave Thursday.
THOMAS w. SHIELDS, Master.
The Dexter left last evening for st. Louis
with very large freight list, part of
which was 1911 bars railroad iron and 1900
boxes sugar in all about 1000 tons.
The Marcella was sold on Friday by
Wilson, Pagan & Co. to Captain w. s.
Bassett. The terms were private. She
will be put under thorough and complete
repair, and will enter the lower coast trade
about the first of September. She is good
boat for the trade, and we wish Captain
Bassett all success with her.
Copy of telegram
VICKsBURG, July %.
Messrs. Stevenson verlander:
City of Quincy will arrive Monday after
noon. Advertise for St. Louis on Tuesday,
positively. WALTER E. DILL,
Clerk.
The Shreveport Southeastern of July 26
says:
The river at this point declined three
inches for the twenty four hours ending at
six o'clock yesterday evening, and was, at
that hour, seventeen feet ten inches below
the highest water of this year Navigation
from this point to jefferson is growing more
difficult daily. There is little more than
thirty inches in the Potato Bend Cutoff
and about three feet large on Albany flats
From here TO the mouth there is not less
than six feet: so Ike Hunter. pilot of the
Era No 10. informs rs. The shoalest place
is on o. X. bar. He also reports great
many new snags, the bottom OF the river
full OF logs in places, and the channel much
changed and filed Up by the late heavy
rise.
We have heard nothing additional in re-
gard to the rise in the upper river which
was reported by Captain Tandy few days
ago, by letter from Fulton.
Business yesterday on the levee was toll
cradle, Notwithstanding the rain and mud
The Era No. 10, which came in from New
Orleans during the morning. discharged a
respectable pile of freight, while the
Oceanus, which arrived in the evening,
began to put off large cargo for this
point.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The. splendid passen-
ger steamer Indiana will leave on Monday,
July 81, at p. NJ, for Louisville and all
way points on the Ohio river.
The accommodations of the Indiana are
unsurpassed, and her officers, Captain K.
E. Neal and Clerk Miller, are old and re-
liable in the trade.
For CAIRO AND ST. LoUIs.-The superior
passenger steamer Henry Ames, Captain
j. w. Jacobs Clerk C. w. PomerOy, will
leave on Monday, July 81, at 5 p. NJ, for
Cairo St. Louis and all way landings. She
connects at Cairo and St. Louis with all
railroads North. East and West. The Ames
has fine large and cool rooms, and her
officers are very attentive to the wants of
their passengers.