New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-27
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THE DAILY REPUBLICAN. /
TuupspAy MopurvG July 2T 1871.

THURSDAY MORNING, July 27, 1871.
| WEATHER, BUSINESS. ETC.-The weather
| yesterday was still cool and pleasant, and
| the suns rays, being obscured by heavy,
floating clouds during the entire day, made
| pedestrians move about lively without the
fear of being sunstruck; In fact, the
| weather is unseasonably cool for the month
of July.
Business on the upper landing was decid-
| edly dull, and up to the arrival of the
| Ouachita Belle, at nine o'clock, the landing
was entirely clear of boats. On the lower
! landing, business presented more animated
| appearance than usual and especially among
the Red river steamers, and freight seemed
| to be moving very rapidly to them, as
though they had struck a new vein, and we
| hope it will continue so for the balance of
| the season.
The river still continues falling, and the
marks last evening indicated twelve feet
| two inches below high water gauge OF
| 1862.
| The freight tariff in Red river took a
sudden change yesterday, but, we are sorry
to say, not for the better, especially to
| Shreveport, as half-card rates was the rul-
| ing price, and that probably accounts for
| such heavy shipments being made, as ship
| pers and merchants are always ready to
| take advantage of low rates, and get off
all they can while it lasts, for fear it may
river and ST. Louis no changes were made.
The arrivals yesterday were the Ouachita
Belle from Argyle Landing, Tidal Wave
from Jefferson, Flicker from Bayou La
fourche, and the Dexter and H. c. Yaeger
from St. Louis.
The departures were the St. John for
Baton Rouge, Bertha for Camden, Ruth for
Opelousas, and Flicker for Lafourche.
SinnOtt & Adams received a dispatch
from Vicksburg that the Indiana, Captain
K. + Neal, had passed there: would arrive
here this morning, and leave positively on
Friday for Louisville.
The Tidal Wave arrived yesterday from
Jefferson with fine freight list, having 673
bales of cotton and 262 head of cattle.
The steamers in port yesterday had their
flags at half mast, out of respect to the
memory of James Z. Mann, an old steam
boat mate, and formerly of the Governor
Allen, and other boats in the Vicksburg
trade.
The Dexter and Henry C. Yearger, both
from st. Louis, will be found at the landing
this morning discharging their cargoes and
getting ready to leave on their return trips.
The LESSEE Taylor, one of the prettiest
and neatest crafts that leaves our wharf,
will arrive this evening from Opelousas,
and will leave again on Saturday, twenty
ninth instant (her regular day., Cor Wash
ington and all way points. Captain NJ.
Kennison is in command, with T. John in
the office: and with such officers passengers
and shippers find it pleasure TO do bust
ness.
The Henry Ames, Captain j. w. Jacobs.
is due here to-day from st. Louis, and will
leave on her return trip as advertised, on
Saturday, July %. Her agents, Stevenson |
& Verlander, No. 135 Gravier street, will !
give all information relative to her move |
ments.
The Natchez, Captain feathers, is also |
due here to-day from St. Louis and after |
discharging her cargo will hunt up quiet |
nook where she can taken rest until bust |
ness lin the Vicksburg trade commences in |
the fall
The c. H. Durfee, Captain j. A. Aiken, |
Clerk G. w. Drown, will arrive to-day from |
Jefferson with fine trip, and will immedi- |
ately commence receiving freight and pas
sengers for her return trip to Jefferson, on
her advertised schedule, Saturday. July %. |
The iron steamer John L. Moore, Captain |
W. T. Boardman, is ON her way here from
Shreveport, and will arrive in time to leave
again on her regular day, Saturday, July
%, for Shreveport and all way landings. |
She is clockwork itself and never misses a |
trip. Goes every Saturday; sure pop.
The ST. Louis Democrat of the twenty
fourth says the river is still falling, and the |
downward movement continues in all the |
upper rivers. Weather pleasant. The
river to Cairo will soon be reported at a |
seven-foot stage. Captain John n. Bofinger,
President of the st. Louis and New Orleans
Packet Company, had returned from New
York.
For SHREvEPoRT.-The steamer D. L.
Tally, one of the finest, safest and most re- |
liable boats in Red river, leaves at p. NJ.
for shreveport and all way landings Cap
tain w. c. Harrison is in command, and
that is a sure guarantee that all will go
along pleasantly and smoothly. Ed. j.
Spearing and James Parsons fill the clerical
department, and they are both proverbial
for their attention to the wants and com
forts of their passengers.
For JEFFERsON.-Ths steamer Tidal
Wave, Captain w. T. Scovell Z. F. Giller
clerk, will leave for Jefferson this evening
at five O'Clock.
For CAIRO AND ST. LoUIs.-The steamer
II. c. Jaeger, Captain |. c. Vanhook, James
Mellon clerk, is billed for this evening at
five o'clock for Cairo, st. Louis and way
points. She connects at Cairo with the Hi
nois Central railroad, and at st. Louis with
all the railroads North, East and West.
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