New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-22
River Intelligence.
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WEATHER. BUSINESS. ETC.-The weather
yesterday was about as hot as comfort
might require il TO be, but withal We had a
good breeze during the day which was very
consoling and cooling to those whose bust
ness required them to be about much, and
they seemed TO enjoy it as it rather accel-
Grated their pace very much and made
them anxious to get through their business
and get TO cool spot TO sit down and en-
Joy the breeze.
Business on the landing was confined
almost exclusively to the discharging of
the John Kyle, the local packets bringing
in very little and taking out but very little
more. Business tuctuates very much at
this season OF the year, and no one day is
any criterion for the others-all owing TO
the orders that each up-river packet brings
with them, and those being almost eXclu-
sively governed by the demand for planta-
ton and country consumption. The ship
pers here having had their own way for
some time relative to freight rates. it has
now become the steamboatmen's turn. and
from the tenor of the dispatch, yesterday,
for the Southwestern. we should Judge that
Captain Lewis intends to take the initiatory
step by ordering his agent not to engage
any freight at less than old card rates.
This is nothing more than just, for the boats
in Red river, especially, have been carrying
and losing money thereby.
The river is still on the decline, and is
now eleven feet four inches below the hi Oh
water gauge of 1862.
The arrivals since our last were the W.
S. Pike, from Vicksburg; Frolic, from the
upper coast; Wade Hampton, from Natchez;
Lizzie Taylor, from Opelousas b. l.. Hodge
No. 2, from Grand Ecore, and the Lotus
No. 3, from Jefferson.
The departures were the Bart Able, for
Lobdell's Store; H. S. Turner, for Louis
vile; Wade Hampton, for Natchez; and
Frolic, for the upper coast.
The Bismarck, from st. Louis, passed
Vicksburg on the twentieth at 5 A. NJ; will
be here this morning, and leave again on
Monday, the twenty fourth, at 5 p. NJ, for
st. Louis and all way points.
The Lizzie Taylor arrived Thursday
night from Opelousas, and had fine trip
of passengers and freight; and will leave
as usual this her regular day at 5 p. NJ.
The John T. Moore telegraphed from
Baton Bouge that she would arrived here
last night. and will be found at the landing
this morning, ready to register passengers
and receive freight; to 90 out this evening
sure at five o'clock for Shreveport. She
brings down the best trip of the season.
We regret to learn that the Tom Rees
met with misfortune on Friday night by
the sinking of one of her barges, having on
about six hundred tons of railroad iron.
Telegram
JEFFERSON, July q.
R F. Britton
The c. III. Durfee leaves here tomorrow,
Leave New Orleans on Saturday, July 90.
and every other Saturday thereafter, for
Jefferson. j. A. AIKEN, Master.
The H. C. Yaeger, of the Baker line,
passed Memphis ON the twentieth from St.
Louis. She will arrive on Monday, and
leave on her return trip on Wednesday,
July &c.
The H. s. Turner, for Louisville, failed to
get OF on Thursday evening on account of
the shipments not being complete on her,
but went out last evening with good trip.
We were pleased to learn by telegram
that the Texas. Captain Charles Stinde,
arrived at Louisville in time to go through
the canal before it closed for the season.
The Texas goes up to Madison to have the
alterations made in her.
The shreveport Gazette and Flag of the
sixteenth says:
The river continues to decline at the rate
OF i've inches IN twenty-four hours. The
levee yesterday was about as lively as
usual during the week
The Jefferson Times and Renadlicon of
the fifteenth says:
Up to noon yesterday the weather was
close ana extremely warm. About one
o'clock the clouds began to thicken. and
soon after we were blessed with refresh
ing rain, that lasted long enough to Law the
dcst. The bayou has fallen very slowly,
varying from one to three inches day. In
the twenty-four hours ending at four o'clock