New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-10-28
NUMBER 2O1.
River Intelligence.

We find in the St. Louis Republican, Of the |
10Th, the following items of river news:
STEAMER FLAG RAIsED.--The following dig
patch to Mr.. Sass was received yesterday
FLINT ISLAND, Oct The Flag s raised and will go
to Cincinnati for repairs Will forward the freight 10 St
Louis soon as possible. o.C. MoypopT, Clerk
AGRoUSD-The officers Of the Ben Campbell,
in last night from Keokuk, report the little
steamer b. G. Gordon the rocks in sight of |
Keokuk She is bound down. The Brunette |
and barges we're also aground short distance |
above the mouth of the Illinois. The b. left !
here Sunday for Galena.
The LEvEE--we seldom or never knew so
bare Of steamers at this season Of the year.
Throughout yesterday there were not above a |
| dozen or fifteen in port, and at one time We |
| counted less shan the former number. Fog and |
| low water are the causes of so few boats, and |
so little doing.
! The river oppasite the city is slowly on the |
decline, and the last boats up from below report
but 81 feet on one or two of the principal bars |
between this and Cairo. All the upper rivers
are declining, and the water in every direction
is at the very lowest stage.
The great advance in the rates of freight to
New Orleans has brought out several of our
upper river boats We notice that the Polar
Star and Die Vernon are advertised for New
Orleans.
A dispatch from Louisville states that the
udty lelt IueTe yeSteTudy, anu Hdu Oc
cabin passengers, who design taking the Jeannie-
Deans at Cairo for New Orleans.
The Martha Jewett startod for the Missouri
river last night, crowded with passengers.
LARGE CARGO OF WHEAT. The Movaster
arrived from the Illinois river yesterday morn
ing with 4,234 sacks Of wheat, for which she
received fifteen cents per bushel, freight. We
are informed by her officers that they had from
10000 to Is 600 sacks more offered to them at
| the rot hut M tho hnat and tha fua
barges which she had in tow were already
loaded, they could take no more
The Movaster takes up about three hundred
tons of groceries and general merchandise
. One hundred and sixty tons Of sugar and mo-
lasses are for Chicago, Milwaukee and Detroit.
The rate of freight to Lasalle is 30c on heavy
and 40c. per 100 lbs. on light freight.
/ SOLDIERS Arrived. - The Vienna, in from
Pittsburg last night, brought from Carlisle
, Barracks Pa, to Jefferson Barracks, detach
ment Of "a officers and men belonging to the
E Dragon service. They were under command
; of Major Ruff, of the Mounted Rifles.
HEAVY RECEIPTS OF GRAN.-The receipts Of
grain, particularly of wheat, we're larger yester-
day, for the number of steamboat arrivals, than
8 they have been for months past They foot up
1881 sacks, equal to about 10000 bushels, the
larger portion Of which was wheat from the Hi
j nois river. The various kinds of grain received
e yesterday, we count up as follows: OF wheat,
1904 sacks; oats, 424 sacks; corn, 773 sacks
. and of barley, 81 sacks. @
J J PASSENGERS There were larger number Of
= passengers landed at our wharf yesterday, for
y the number of boats that arrived, than for any
I, day this season. The Belle Gould, from Keokuk
i brought down $50 in the cabin A large num-
Z ber Of them are Southerners, who have beer
!. spending the summer months on the head d-watert
Of the Mississippi, and now that the weather il
=. those Northern regions is getting cool, and tbs
| Lna thau or.
= returning to their homes. The Hartsville, from
=, Lasalle also brought a large number of passen
ts gers. She had in the cabin and on deck owe
h 200 They are mostly from the Eastern States
ns and bound for the South in search Of employ
= ment.
es BARGE SUSK- Wheat and Potcder Lost
,s The steamer Hartsville, in last evening frol
nd the Illinois river, sunk a barge which she ha
n in tow, opposite Kingston, Saturday morning
on The barge had on board about 800 sacks
ew wheat, portion of which was saved, and q
ev- packages of powder. only about one-fourth
led which was taken out The wheat was consign
md to Jas E. Woodruff & Co., S. NJ. Edgell & G
to and Rhodes, Pegram Co.; the powder to Ii
M lin & Co. The barge struck log, and sunk
about four feet water. A protest was enter
M by the captain of the Hartsvile.
ng The Nashville True whig of the Goth says ::
'es The Cumberland continues to fall slowly, al
nd there now only Is inches reported on Ha
| pelH Inc supper drTlNtu ou lueoud
is and left yesterday, The A. L. Davis also lie
- yesterday for Paducah, where she connects vii
y the John Simpson for Memphis. She had Q
e. board about one hundred passengers.
The weather continues warm and pleasant
y The Louisville Courier of the 18th says:
re Last Monday the owners and masters
at steamers in Nashville held meeting and e
n. tablished q tariff of freight to and from Ne
,ot Orleans The rate on tobacco is 50 to So p
hid nm -1 6O halo The r fro
Smithland and points below, are the same
es those adopted by the Louisville Association
we The steamer John McFaden was sold at Gil
nd cinnati Saturday, for the Tennessee river trad
ire for the sum of $1200 She arrived here la
ng night, and will be placed Immediately in Il
,e- trade.
HIGH FRETGHTs. .-Freights on shipments
New Orleans have advanced materially Flol
he is now charged one dollar per barrel, and gra
fifty cents per hundred; hemp S11 per ton, al
he other articles in proportion. Extreme low wat
nd prevents the larger boats from going out wi
it. anything like load, and the consequence
ess they must charge their light cargoes enormous
. to continue in the trade at all. Western pr
duce bears a good price in the markets OF q
i've world, but the difficulty is to get to the $
ays coast. With the present transportation charg
W; there is but little, if anything, to be made
ear shipments, and without n rise in the river,
me an advance on the price of produce abroad, t
me supplies IN this section must 90 OH ratner sloWl
The articles principally in demand at this til
=. are flour, corn, oats, and hemp; all Of viii
The are held high at home, in consequence of fore
ers advices-too high to Withstand the enhanc
be freghts and leave anything like a margin
~, profit [St. Louis Republican, 18th.
49, --------E-
Ell THE ST.. LOUIS FUGITIvE SLAVE CAsE.-T
ere case of Carol, White Il Co., of New Orleans,
los. James Edwards, colored boy, came off befd
Commissioner Benjamin +. Hickman, ESQ, "
tth terday afternoon. 1t will be remembered tn
the case was continued from the latter part
r.. September till yesterday, to allow both part
tol ~: to obtain evidence to establish their CLAIM
a., They were ready for trial, and one depositi
was read on the side of the claimant, af
A., which the agent for Carol, White & Co., stat
M that he could not identify the boy with the ri
'h' away, and asked for q stay of proceedin
The defendant was accordingly discharg
ex- [St. Louis lnteligencer, 10Th,
lost ==
= Love AND MuRDER.--On Saturday, Corol
"i- Green held an inquest on the body of G. G. NJ
tin, school teacher, near Fern Creek P.
% o%,is about IL miles from this city, 1t appears t
ess css he was shot dead by young lady OF the na
.I ter of Shaw, who shot him while he was engages
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