New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-17
River intelligence.
OFFICE OF THE DAILY RHPuBIlcAs.

OFFICE OF THE DAILY REPUBLICAN,
THURSDAY MORNING. August IL l87l
WEATHER. BUSINESS, ETC.-The weather
yesterday was merely a repetition OF pre-
vious days, and bears no prospects OF get
ting better very soon. The kind of weather
we have had lately here, has not advanced
steamboat interests or any other kind, and
the sooner it dries up and settles down, the
better 1t will be for everybody.
Business on the landing yesterday was
more brisk than otherwise, and we heard OF
several of the loading Red river steamers
having to refuse freight; still the low stage
of water in the old Red had something to do
with that, but we at the same time believe
that all the boats could have loaded to the
guards, had their been water enough to do
so.
The river here denotes no change since
our last report. All the tributaries, lakes
and bayous are falling fast, and Red river
especially is getting very troublesome, and
we hear of several steamers having to
double trip at Dixie and o. X. bars. The
Mississippi is lower. than it has been for
years, and the main trouble seems to be at
Choctaw bend, where the Howard has been
aground for over a week, and until the
channel properly demonstrates Itself, we
fear others will follow in her footsteps.
Rates of freight still remain firm at full
old card rates to Shreveport, and old card
and half to Jefferson. Some OF the boats
that loaded last week at cheap rates and
turned back from Shreveport, had to pay
full card rates from there to Jefferson, and
the lighters are making a harvest out of it.
The arrivals yesterday were the Era No.
10, from jefferson; Ouachita Belle, from
Argyle Landing, and the Tahlequah, from
Lafourche.
The departures were the ST. John, for
Baton Rouge; Flicker, from Lafourche; Z.
H. Durfee and Era No. 9, for Jefferson;
Bertha and Howell, for Ouachlta river, and
Ruth, for Opelousas.
The Era No. 10 arrived Tuesday night
from Jefferson, bringing 90 bales cotton and
166 head of cattle. She returns this evening
at five o'clock.
The City of Alton, Capital City and
Glasgow, all from St. Louis, were due last
evening, and will no doubt be found at the
landing this morning discharging their car
goes.
Telegram
VICKsBURG, August l6, 1871.
Captain George Pegram
The Howard is over Choctaw bar and
taking on her freight.
J. Ii. CHASSAING, Clerk.
Telegram
CAIRO, August 16, 1871.
John T. Moore Co.:
Left with HOO tons of freight and fair list
of passengers. w. T. BOARDMAN,
Master iron steamer John L. Moore.
The C.. III. Durfee left, yesterday morning,
for jefferson, with one of the finest trips of
the season.
The Hesper, after a season of rest, has
come TO the wharf, and is loading for Jeffer-
son. r. Singleton is in command with the
accomplished James Parsons in the office.
Telegram
yICKsBURG, August 16.
Bofnger & Pegram:
VIII arrive Thursday night, and leave
again on Saturday. j. II. JONES,
Captain steamer Dexter.
We are glad TO see by the dispatch pub
lished elsewhere in our column that the iron
steamer John T. Moore met with cordial
reception at Cairo, and has left there with
fine trip of freight and passengers.
Commodore w. j. kountz. OF Plttsburg,
has struck oil on his farm in Warren county,
Pennsylvania. A well has been struck
which produces 100 barrels per day.
Captain John Pfoff has arrived, and will
bring out his light draught steamer Little
Fleta in few days, and load her for JEFF
ferson.
The Shreveport Flag Of August eleventh
says:
The Gate Post shows two feet, which
gives three feet in the lakes. There is three
feet water on the mud banks, three and
half feet in the cutoff, and thirty inches in
Cypress bayou. The bayous and lakes are
falling at the rate of one inch i'll twenty
four hours.
The boats are compelled to follow the
channels of the bayou through the lakes.
Below this point the river is very difficult
to navigate. The current has not yet made
a permanent low water channel, and the
most experienced steersmen are liable TO be
mistaken as to which course it would be
best TO take. There have been no accidents
so far of any moment, and in anticipation
of channel sufficiently deep for low water
crafts being formed. We feel sure that we
will have safe and sure, though slow navl-
CATION throughout the dry season.
For SHREVEPORT AND Unreasonable
fine passenger steamer Era No. 10, NJ. ii.
Kouns master, j. IL. Lyon clerk, leaves this
evening at five o'clock for Shreveport, JEFF
ferson and all way landings on Red river.
The Era No. TO- being very light draft, will
have no trouble in getting through, and
affords an excellent opportunity for passen-
gers and shippers.
For GREENvILLE.-The superior passen-
ger steamer Ouachita Belle, +. A Blanks
master, Nj. Fl. Crisdell clerk, will leave this
evening at five o'clock for Greenville and
Argyle Landing, and will attend to all way
and plantation business.
For CAIRO AND ST. LOUIs.-The first class
passenger steamer Glasgow, Captain w. +.
Lamothe, is billed for this evening at five
O'Clock for Cairo, st. Louis and all way
landings. She connects at Cairo with the
Illinois Central railroad, and at st. Louis
with all the railroads North, East and