The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-09-20
River News.

Oid kod 10 gettlnX very, very thln
down here. The BRANDON, Capt. Boze
man on tho roof and Hsmer a. Office
prancer, still plcws between this and
Alexandria. The break between Hhi-
and Campts is yet untitled. but Matt
Scovell and tho Joe Bryarly arc coming
and going between Shreveport and Cou'
sbatta.
The latest from above reports . rise
No appearance Of rain here, and . long
low water season 10 anticipated.
Exchange Clippiuss.
The lessee X Belle Wheel honses ar
finished anil they are splendid job, and
show fnll we'll that . master hand super
intended their erection. Tho cabin
frame - nearly al in place, the decking
laid and launch easy reckoned in about
two weeks.
Capt. Noah Sccvell's boat il progreas
ing finely: hill nearly planksd, guard
rim On, cabin stsnchi"ns Ill up and cabin
floor being laid, cylinder timbeS down,
and boiler beams in and iron plated.
She has improved wonderfully in the
last ten days, and in tho course Of two
weeks the "Jndgs" will hardly know
her. She will be . splendid boat and no
mistake. Every ons th.t sees her con.
grstulates Capt. Scovell upon his sue.
cess. Her lines orc easy aud power good,
and no d"nbt che will run we'll.
The cotton capacity Of the boats Of
the New Orleans and Rad River Trans.
portstiOD Company, sixteen in number,
IL estimsted at 5000 hales. The New
Orleans and Ouachita River Transports
ton Company can handle 10000 bales on
their through boats, 70 say nothing Of
tho steamers outside Of tho company
that run regularly in the tributaries.
Tho receipts Of cotton from the Ouschi-
to last season amounted tn 1l9, 141 bales !;
the season previous to 1887 bales.
Tho Silver City viii not leave for Red
river today. having been laid mp for ~.
pairs. Tho Bonnie Leo goes instead, Tn.
sisT tho command Of Cant. Curt KOuns,
with Capt 0eorKe c. Hamilton IN tn
UUVUS OuO Will COutSUUO bu tu0 IWu0S
leaving every Saturday until tho new
Jesse K. Bell, now nearly completed, or
rivrs. The Bonnie Lao will take al
kinds Of ffoight for Oh points ~ high ~
Grand bayou, except bagyiug for points
10 Rspidss pari~h.
A writer frOm this city TO the Pitts.
hnrg Dispatch says tho cotton crDp of
Red river this year will reach 81, 00D
bs!se. W. wish this estimate wss . CIR
ret one, instead Of being greatly exag.
yrratsil. ~ ~ are perfectly certain il is.
10 our annual statement, 1T tho 6rst III
September, thu RECEIPTS At cotton from
Red river fDr tho . ason Of 1878 ~
amounted to 45,1l9 hal~s, snd for tn
.-sson Of 1677-lS 1880 bales. tn,
difference 10 tho receipts OF these tw"
arssous wxs largely attributed to thu
quarantine Oflsst summer aud fall, which
forced the cotton to sosk 40 outlet by
rail from 6hrrveport tn other points.
Tho same cuu,lition of afairs exists this
year; not bals Of cottnn hxs be~n ~
ceived from ahove the raft, Jehrrsou.
Shreveport. or from thu ssrstch Ut river
l,~l"w Shreveport to CONSTANTS, y dis
tsncs Of 40 miles, aimee tho middle Of
J,ly, and from present appearances
though the crops may Do better, it iloes
not 1os,k xA II tho ruosipts f,f the coming
s~a~oo, nnlrs quarantine 10 raised vor,
S.'n, will greatly sIcesd those Of last
~raAon. Certainly they will not run
over the receipts Of 1676-76