New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-11-02
River and Steamboat Intelligence.

From the Louisville Courier of the 10th ult we cop,
the following:
The river about stand yesterday, with two
seven inches water in the canal last evening. The
weather yesterday clear and pleasant, though cool
at night
At Cincinnati it appears that the river has risen ae
inch but the sand bars between that port and this
particularly Warsaw, are also rising fast and all the mail
boats connect there.
In the lower ohio but thirty inches water reported
the shoalet bars nciuing French Island and scuie
town.
Consolidation Of The Union Line and Pittsburgh and Gin
cinan Packets and EIt.n ion Of The Line % s. Louis-The
negotiations between the Directors Of the Union Line of
steamboats, and the Pittsburgh aud Cincinnati packets
with view to uniting the two lines and forming a
binaton daily line from Pittsburgh to st. Louis, have
been concluded and the contract for the consolidation
entered into. Its main features as follows
The line between Pittsburgh and Louisville TO be
posed OF nine first class boats of which be fun
nshed and owned by the Pittsburgh Cincinnati Line
and four by the Union Line. The line between Louis
Vile and St Louis to consist Of first class boats
four of which to be furnished and owned by the Pitts
burgh and Cincinnati Line and three by the Union Line
Each line to have three directors thus giving the Union
line equal voice in the general management Of the
business the regulation of prices Of freight and passage
The concurrence at least of the directors each
line shall be necessary TO make an order valid
Passengers and freight not TO be carried from Pitts
burgh - points below Wheeling. at the price from
Wheeling to those points from St Louis. any
points below Wheeling to Pittsburgh at the price
from those points to Wheeling but rata charge to be
made for the increased distance.
agreed that any existing arrangement of the Union
line with the Baltimore and Ohio Bailroad, shall be full
filed by the combined line aud that of the parties
any influence to the prejudice of the business
of said road in favor of any other railroad and that In
like any existing engagement of the Pittsburgh
and Cincinnati packets with the Pennsylvania Railrosd
Company to be complied with, and that the parties
are not to any influence to prejudice the business OF
said road, in favor Of any other railroad company.
One boat to leave Pittsburgh every morning and TO
stop at Wheeling long enough to receive passengers and
freight On the trip up one boat TO leave louisville daily
arrive Wheeling If practicable in time to connect
with the passenger train of the Baltimore aud Ohio Rail
road going East,
The Nashville True whig of the 2Cth ut. says:
The river at stand yesterday, with about 10 in
ches on the shoals. The Shyloek arrived on Monday
night "A the A. L. Davis, yesterday. The Shylock left
vest b, =. Weather cool and clear
tn J. Inteigenccr Of the 2lst ult has the fol-
lowing Items
The river opposite the city continues to reccde slowly
is percepble change in the stage at this
poipt but at Ia and and other points appears
to be recedng last boats up report A.. TO eet lO
inches on Hat i I'd bar Weather dry and very pleas
ant For than two weeks the temperature has been
delightful and not drop oi ram has iaen darhs the
EuaRaNrs-.l Boat Ldad-YesterIay forenoon the
wheel steamer Julia Dean arrived at this port ladel
principally with emgrrnts aud their Effects She lei
hancsvle Ohio about ten day ssncc and took on boar
there aud at points along the Muskingum river abou
thirty families hundred and nifty persons VIII
are eigratng the fertile and delightful country bor
ierng on the Des Moines river Iowa They bring will
wagons horses plows and every species and varet
of farming implements They will leave the Keo
kuk and make the remainder Of their journey to their u
ture homes by land.
QuicK WoRK.-At an early hour yesterday mornin
the steamers John l.. Avery arrived from New Orlean
and before IL O'Clock their agents refusing fregf
for ths having before that hour engaged more tina
they could carry out on the present stage of water
SHIFTING WHEAT-0wing to the difficulties In securir
freight by steamers above the Upper Rapids Messrs
| Keuna II Adams, of Oquawka- were loading fiat
that place the 18th inst, with 5000 bushels Of whe
which will bring to the foot of the Lower Rapids
from there it will be reshipped to this city.
| FouR MES Drowned The Oquawka Plaindealer of t
18th inst says We learn from the officers of the She
lr1I nj nAt VASfRf h4t tRnr haH
were drowned of her while on the Rapids. They W,
engaged in mending the wheel when the staging ga
way, and they were precipitated into the river.
STEAMBOAT ToNSAGs ST. LGuis.-The total tonna
Of steamboats, belonging to and registered at St Louis
3943l 3595 SO it is SAID the books of the Custo
house.