New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-09
River Intelligence.


"WEDNESDAY MORNING, August g. 1871.
WEATHER. BUSINESS, ETc.-The weather
yesterday was all sorts, alternately hot and
cold and rain and shine, and take it all IN
all, there was no weather of any kind tc
brag of.
Business on the levee was, owing to the
rain, comparatively dull, and most of the
loading steamers laid over until to-day, hop
ing for clear day to enable them to finish
out their cargoes. We do not recollect when
we have seen the upper landing SO full OF
produce as it is at the present time, and still
every boat coming in now from Cairo, st.
Louis, ETC., have all they can bring on the
present stage of water.
The river still drops little every day,
and last evening the surveyors marks indi-
Gated thirteen feet below the gauge of 1862.
Freight tariff still hangs as per our last
report, and we believe the boatmen have at
last come to the unanimous conclusion that
carrying freight at less than card rates will
not pay them for the trouble of handling it,
and we do hope they will stick to it like
men who are determined to have their lust
rights, and they will have no trouble'ge get
ting them.
Telegram
SHREVEPORT, August z.
E. Connery, Son & Co.:
VIII leave this evening. VIII leave New
Orleans on Saturday positively
JOSEPH A. AIKEN,
Captain steamer G. III. Durfee.
The James Howard from ST. Louis, and
the Glencoe, from Louisville, are both now
overdue, and we shall not be surprised to
find them at the leyee tomorrow morning,
busily unloading.
We again heai strong complaints among
the boats, against the merchants and con-
signees, for the annoyance and trouble they
give them in paying their freight bills, bring
ing in all kinds of immaginary bills for dam
ages, losses, etc., even after their agents or
receivers have given clear receipt on the
levee tor the goods, and the captains now
talk very strongly of demanding payment
OF their freight bills on the levee before the
property is hauled away. This is at present
done in nearly all cases for cotton and
tobacco, and has saved q great deal of
trouble, and always proved satisfactory to
all parties.
The arrivals yesterday were the Ruth
from Opelousas, Bertha from Ouachita
river, St. John from Baton Rouge, and Belle
Ida from the lower coast.
The departures were the Governor Allen
for Vicksburg, Pauline Carroll and Kellogg
and barges for st. Louis, and the Trenton
for OpelOusas.
The Bismarck and Mohawk and barges
left St. Louis for this port on Monday,
August z.
The Henry C. Jaeger arrived safely at
st. Louis from this port on August.
The Leslie Taylor was turned up to the
head of Washington street yesterday eve
ming, and Captain Kennison informs us he
is going TO give her thorough painting
and. overhauling, and have her in complete
order, ready for her trade when the fall
business commences.
The Trenton left last evening on her first
trip to OpelOusas, and we were pleased to
see that she had an excellent trip, and we
hope she may prove successful in the trade,
The Pauline Carroll left for ST. Louis last
evening, with a fair trip of freight and
passengers. Among her cargo she had four
thousand bars of railroad steel andstwo
thousand bundles of fish bars, for the Kan
sas Pacific railroad
We were informed last evening that
Messrs. SinnOtt & Adams had sold the
Governor Allen to Captain j. c. IbanO, for
the Fort Adams trade. Price paid, 1000.
The st. Louis Dispatch of August says:
The Mississippi is rising at Dubuque,
owing TO local raise, but falling from there
TO Cairo. The Arkansas seems to be swell
ing fast at Little Rock. The business
record for the last six days on the levee will
not foot up very high, and We can safely
call it dull week
The City of Alton was passed at the head
of Turkey Island last evening, at six o'clock,
by the Adam Jacobs. She had put off about
one hundred tons of freight on the towhead
abreast of Fort Chartre, which enabled her
TO get over the bar, and seemed TO be max
ing preparations to double trip it.
For CAIRO AND ST. LoUIs.-The splen-
did passenger steamer NJ. J. Wicks leaves
to-day, at P. NJ, for Cairo st. Louis
and all way points, connecting at Cairo and
st. Louis with all the railroads North, East
and West. Captain William Barnes is in
and our friend, James H.
Tsclmdi, will be found in the office
For SHREvEPoRT.-The ID. l.. Tally, Cap
tain w. C. Harrison, Ed. +. Spearing clerk,
leaves this evening, at five o'clock, for
and all way points
For JEFFERsoN.-The Thirteenth Era,
Captain c. p. Truslow, George C. Hamilton
clerk, backs out this evening, at five o'clock,
for Shreveport, Jefferson and all way land
lngs.
For JEFFERsoN.-The Gladiola Captain
II. l.. Lee, clerk Ed Groves, departs at 5
P. NJ. for Shreveport, Jefferson and all way
points.
For CAMDEN.-The Bertha, Captain j.
w. Blanks, clerk w. Guss, is the packet at
) 2. NJ. for Camden and all way points on
Ouachita river.
For OPELOUsAs.-The Ruth, Captain w.
Barton, clerk j. b. Schmit, leaves this even
ing at five o'clock, for Washington and all
way landings.