New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-15
River Intelligence.
oFPTCK OF THE DAILY REPUBLICAN, ,
TUESDAY MORNING, August Is, 1871.

TUESDAY MORNING. August 10, 1911. }
WEATHER, BUSINESS. ETc.-The weather
since our last issue has been repetition OF
all former days for the last three weeks
hot and cold, rain and sunshine, until it has
become regular stereotyped edition from
the weather clerks best reports; he is out
OF shape and we must follow in his foot
steps. We could very well afford to spare
i some OF these continuous daily rains to
SEINE other parts of the country where they
complain Of great droughts and the grow
ing crops suffering for want of rain.
There was but very little, if any, business
OF note done on the levee yesterday, as the
strange weather we had made it undoubt-
edly regular blue Monday.
| The stage of the river by the marks at
| the police station have not changed since
our last report. The tributaries bayous
and lakes are all reported as falling FAST
and getting very low.
The Red river freight tariff took sudden
rise yesterday, and the boats now loading
demand old card rates to Shreveport, and
old card and half to jefferson; and are very
firm at these rates, from the troubles some
| OF them have gone through lately. We do
not expect to hear of any more cheap
freights being carried this season. Ouaehita
river and St. Louis rates remain I'M
changed.
The arrivals since our last were the Era
No. 9, Right Way and Lady Lee, from JEFF
ferson; Wash Sentell from LafOurche; Gov
ernor Allen, from Vicksburg; Bart Able,
from Lobdelfs Store; Frank Pargoud,
from Natchez, and Trenton, from Ope-
lousas.
The departures were the Rubicon and
Lady Lee for st. Louis, Bart Able for Lob
dells Store, Frank Pargoud for Natehez,
and Tahlequah for Lafoarche.
The Z. II. Durfee, that arrived SATURDAY.
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bales cotton and 293 head of cattle, and
also had her cabin full of passengers She
returns to Jefferson this evening.
The Carter line packet Lady Lee, on her
winding way to st. Louis from Jefferson,
arrived at our landing yesterday. She had
for freight $50 head of cattle and two bales
cotton. We cannot account for her coming
here, unless it is that those heavy shipments
OF cotton to the East have all fzzled out,
and she has had recourse to our own trade
to make both ends meet.
The Rubicon, ON her last trip here brought
from st. Louis thirty-three bales of cotton,
consigned to one of our merchants for sale.
1t had been sent to St. Louis for the same
purpose, but found no market there for it,
and the owners ordered it here, knowing
full well that there is always market here
1or the staple, and good one at that, and
always to be relied on.
The Dexter left Cairo for this port on
August r.
The Indiana, H. C. Yaeger and Emile
taBarge passed Memphis on August II,
bound for this place.
Captains J. W. Bofnger and j. F. Baker,
presidents of the ST. Louis and New Orleans
and Merchants Southern Lines, arrived in
our city, last evening, by the jackson rail- |
road and are stopping at the St. Charles |
Hotel
The pretty little light draft steamer |
Trenton arrived yesterday noon with a fair |
load from Washington, and leaves on her |
return trip this evening at five o'clock for /
OpelOusas and all way landings. The |
Trenton is one of the hghtest draft boats |
ever built, and will have no trouble in going |
through at all times.
Freight rates from st. Louis to this port |
advanced on the eleventh to seventy cents |
per barrel for -four, fifty cents per hundred |
pounds for hay, and thirty-five cents per /
hundred pounds for lard, etc.
The Governor Allen, under her new
owners, Captains j. c. Leblanc and w.
McCombs, commences in the Fort Adams
trade on Saturday, September 10, and will
run regularly thereafter, leaving New Or
P. NJ.
The Shreveport Southeastern of August
10 says:
The river at this point declined three
inches during the twenty-fo four hours ending
at five o'clock yesterday evening, and was
at that time twenty-one feet five inches be-
low the highest water of this year.
By the arrival of the steamer Right Way
from Jefferson yesterday evening, we gain
she latest information from Cypress Bayou
and the lakes. Her officers report the bayou
and lakes falling, with shoal water from
the foot of the new cutoff to Jefferson, and
two feet by the mark at the Gate Post
None of the cut roads afford a safe channel
now, so we would advise all who attempt
20 go to Jefferson to run the bayou channel
through the lakes. By so doing they may
ave much valuable time.
We have heard nothing from upper Red |
liver since the report of the seven foot
well.
Business was only tolerable on the levee !
During the day three boats |
ouched at the wharf, but neither had much !
o put off or take on.
For SHREVEPORT AND JEFFERsoN.-The
avorite steamer c. Fl. Durfee, Captain j.
l. Aiken, leaves this evening, at five o'clock,
or Shreveport, jefferson and all way land,
ngs on Red river. The Durfee, being light
raft. will go through without detention.
bur friend G. w. Drown will be found, as
sual, at his post in the office.
For OPELOUsAS.-The superior light | =
raft steamer Trenton, Captain B.sR.
plane, having been chartered expressly :
or the trade, in place of the Lessie Taylor,
ill depart this evening. at five O'Clock, for
Washington and all way landings. The
ell known light draft qualities of this boat
ill guarantee her going through without
,ouble. T. John will be found in the
flee. 4,
For VICKsBURG.-The Governor Allen,
aptain j. w. Cannon, j. H. Mossop clerk,
,aves this evening, at five o'clock, for 4
icksburg and all way and plantation
4ndings.
FoR CAMDEN.-The Jennie Howell, Cap
I'm X. S1nnott, w. n. Gaines clerk. leaves
lis day at 5 p. NJ. for Camden and ali way r
oints on Ouachita river.
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