New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-19
River Intelligence.
OFFICB OF THB DAILY REPUBLICAN,
FRIDAY MORNING, May 49, 1871.


WEATHER. BUSINESS. ETC.-Yesterdav
was beautiful day, though rather too
warm. 1t was clear and bright, and during
the evening cool delightful breeze sprang
up, which rendered it more enjoyable than
ever. Business, we regret to say, was at a
standstill. We never before witnessed such
dizziness as yesterday prevailed on the levee.
The arrivals were few, and those that
came in did not have very large trips. The
Pauline Carroll had very good trip of
freight and few passengers. The Wade
Hampton had an average trip. Among the
departures were the Susie Silver to Louis
Vile with a very light trip-the lightest of
the season. The Lotus Nc. 3 for Red River
had light trip; the Mohawk and tow got
off with big freight. The river here con
tinues to recede. Rates are unchanged and
firm, as last reported. Red, Ouachlta and
the Arkansas rivers maintain an excellent
stage of water.
The large and powerful steamer John
Kyle will leave, as announced, to-day at )
z. NJ, for St. Louis and way landings
Captain William Thompson has command
and Mr.. William NJ. Brown is chief clerk
The Kyle is a fine passenger steamer, is
speedy. and ably officered.
special telegram from st. Louis, dated
May IL, to Messrs. Stevenson q Nerlander,
informs us that the steamer Henry Ames
left there ON Wednesday, and the Great Re
public, Captain Donaldson, would follow,
leaving on Saturday for this port.
BY a special telegram from Franklin,
louisiana to Mr.. George ID. Hite, we learn
that the steamer Cherokee passed there last
evening and will be i'll port on Saturday.
Copy of Telegram.l
SHREVEPORT, May II, 1871.
To Sinnott Adams:
Leave al nine tonight; good trip, arrive
Friday night; leave Saturday.
w. T. BOARDMAN,
Captain John I. Moore.
Messrs. Sinnott & Adams received dis
patch from Camden, dated May II, stating
that the regular packet Lizzie Hopkins left
there. Will be in port i'll time to leave on
Saturday at 5 p. NJ.
The st. Louis Republican of the sixteenth
says: The river at this port is falling
slowly. The head rise of the upper Mis-
sissippi is exhausted, and the waters of the
Missouri river have not yet come down.
There is prOba bility that the decline now
going on in the Mississippi here will be
checked by the rise from the Missouri
before the close of the week. The weather
continues clear and warm Business re
mains dull here, and not only here, but all
along our Western rivers cur exchanges re-
port unusual langOur in movements of
freight by water. On the landing yester-
day everything looked dull-exceedingly
dull. There are far more boats than can
get freights. Shipments in all directions
are exceedingly light. There are at present
no indications of an immediate change for
the better"
The Louisville Ledger of the sixteenth
contains the following item which plainly
indicates the dullness of the season: The
Kate Kinney, which has been advertised
for New Orleans, having nothing reliable in
sight. was lowed over to Jacksonville last
evening, where she will remain until the
river goes down sufficient to admit her
under the bridge, when she will 90 to New
Orleans and tie up until business offers
The Cincinnati Gazette of the sixteenth
says that the Belfast, for New Orleans,
with over seven hundred tons of freight,
and the Lawrence. for Memphis, with all
she could carry, left Saturday. Oscar and
Alfred Jolly were the Beltast's pilots, and
Joe Gray and Yves. Owens went on the
Lawrence.
The Belle Lee. not being satisfied with
the reduced rates, has drawn out of the st.
Louis and New Orleans packet line, and
gone into retirement.
The La Crosse Ledder says that Captain
Isaac BrysOn has the Texas fever, and
that he will soon cast his fortunes in that
State.
The Madison Courier calls the c. T.
DumOnt the fastest boat running between
Cincinnati and Louisville