New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-13
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THE DAILY REPUBLICAN.
SUNDAY MORNING, August I3 1871.

SUNDAY MORNING. August -. 1871.
/ WEATHER, BUSINESS, ETC.-Nothwith-
| standing the heavy rains we had on Friday
afternoon, that night was one of the closest
| and hottest we have had this summer, and
everybody was complaining of having
passed sleepless night on account of the
close, sultry heat, and yesterday morning
/ opened up the same, and continued so
| during the day.
| Business on the levee was not as active
| yesterday as is usual on Saturdays, and
| some of the boats went out with rather
| light trips; the only boat particularly dis
| cernable as being well patronized was the
! Grand Ecore packet Rapides.
| The river is about at stand. and the
| marks have not changed Since our last re-
! port.
The freight tariffs all remain as per our
! last quotation; but we predict that on Mon
| day the Red river rates will all be at par, If
| not at q premium.
| The arrivals yesterday were the st. John
from Baton Rouge, Mary Alice and barges
| from st. Louis, Flicker from Lafourche,
| Frolic from DonaldsonvilIe. c. II. Durfee
| from Jefferson.
| TIE departures were the Belle Ida for
| Lower Coast. st. John for Baton Rouge, w.
S. Pike fer Vicksburg, Rapides for Grand
Ecore, Flicker for Lafourche, Jennie Howell
| for Camden, Tidal Wave for jefferson,
| Louis.
The Frolic went over to Algiers last even
ing, where she will remain and take quiet
rest until business assumes somewhat bet
ter appearance than at present.
Our wharf presents a miserable appear
ance after such constant rains as we have
had lately, the boats cannot hardly find
enough dry and clear places to put out their
freight, without fear of damaging it, and
now is the time, if our city fathers intend to
do anything with it, to prepare for the fall
business. The accumulation of filth and mud
on it is truly awful to behold, and steam
boatmen tremble at the thought of being
compelled to put freight ON it.
The Tidal Wave left for. jefferson last
evening with pretty fair trip.
Captain c.. W. Stinde, of the steamer
Texas, left last evening by the Jackson
railroad for Madisons Indiana, where he
will remain and superintend the repairs
and alterations now making ON his boat by
Messrs. j. r Stuart & Co.
The Indiana left Cairo on August IL for
this port with very large cargo.
The iron steamer John L. Moore, Susie
Silver and Commonwealth all arrived at
Cairo in safety on August IL.
The City of Alton passed Memphis on
August II, bound for this port.
The Henry Ames left st. Louis for this
port on August IL.
The c. H. Durfee arrived yesterday noon
from Jefferson with good trip. She had a
great deal of trouble coming out, and
found the river getting rather troublesome
to navigate. Thanks to G.. w. Droun,
clerk, for late papers.
The following is the memoranda of the
steamer G. H. Durfee:
Left Shreveport Tuesday, August s, at
A. NJ; found three feet at Dixie bar; pulled
seventeen hours; found three feet and
half at Rosa bar, pulled four hours; found
three feet at o X bar; pulled three hours;
found three feet six inches at Swilley's River
falling four inches in twenty-four hours at
Shreveport. Bayou falling at Jefferson,
with twenty-fOur inches at the Gate Post in
Soda Lake. River shoal and troublesome
all the way up.
The Cincinnati Times Of August says:
Captain j. W. Rusk, of the III. S. Turner,
is in the city. He left the Turner hard
aground on French Island bar awaiting a
rise. She lies straight and easy, with about
seyenty-five tons freight on board, part of
which will be reshipped. The time of her
inactivity will be employed bv giving a coat
of paint and otherwise renovating her.
Captain Joseph L. Lloyd, an old steam
boatman, and late commander of the Com
monwealth, cOntemplates going into the
steamboat business again. Since last tall he
has been farming back of st. Louis.
For CAIRO AND ST.. LoUIs.-The fine pas
senger steamer Rubicon, j. j. Noel, master.
will leave for Cairo St. Louis, and all way
landings, on Monday, August IA, at five
o'clock. John w. Bird, the attentive clerk.
will be found in the Office and wait on ali
who may have business with him, with a
smile peculiar to himself.
For SHREVEPORT AND JEFFERSON
splendid passenger steamer, C. III. Durfee,
captain 5. A. Aiken, Clerk c. w. Drown,
will leave for Shreveport, Jefferson, and ali
way landings on Red River, on Tuesday.
August Is, at five o'clock.