New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-09-20
River and Steamboat News.

says:
We learn that Capt. F. G. Brockman, maste
OF the steamer H. d, Bacon, died at two o'clocl
yesterday, on board that boat. He had beef
long subject to neuralgia, but it is said that tb
immediate cause Of his death was yellow fever
which disease he had contracted at New Orleans
He leaves wife and a large circle of friends +,
mourn his loss
Robert johnson, the Second Clerk of the Il D
Bacon, died yesterday morning, at the house o
his relative, 4. M. Davis of the yellow fever
The FIRST Clerk, Mr.. Lowry, is at present re-
covering from that disease at the Sisters Hos
pital.
Subj ARINE.--Messrs Eads & Nelson's Sub.
Marine No has already raised over eleven
hundred bars Of railroad iron from the old
barge sunk at the foot of Chestnut street. Mr.
hemble, who has charge of the work on the
Bluff City, has got out a part of that boat, and
Will this morning commence on the part sunken
The 1ntellgencer of the 18th says:
STEAMER MICHIGAN.-This fine boat arrived
here yesterday. She left NewOrleans on Thurs
uay' the LIST INST, with very large CARGO con-
slsting Of merchandise-257 hhds sugar, 357
bbis rosn, 1855 bags coffee, 100 tons railroad
iron, besides large amount of way freight for
almost every point on the way up. She had
twenty -four cases of yellow fever on board, in.
Guiding the four deaths which were of the fever
Mr. VIM. Barker, (bar- keeper,) and a fireman
named Fred. pullman, died on the I'd, and were
buried at Tunica village; buried Patrick Dalan,
hreman, on the 9TH, at Island So; and joseph
Openhein, deck passenger, at Mitcbelps wood
yard, on the 9th. Put of at Natchez, sick of
the yellow fever, six of the crew and one cabin
passenger Lost twenty four hours in attending
to the sick and dead The Michigan will not 90
below again for the present
The same paper of the 18th contains the fol-
lowing items:
The fine light draught Ohio river packet En-
Yoy was sold yesterday for 81 500 Captain
Bersie, of the Golden Era, was the purchaser.
and Will hereafter run her above the Rapids in
connection with the popular steamer Golden
Era from this city.
The steamer North America and Clara were
destroyed by fire at Fulton, Just above Cincin-
natl, on the morning of the 9Th The North
America was discovered to be on fire, which
soon spread to the Clara and Europa, which lay
alongside. The latter was cut loose and saved
In a damaged condition. The other two burned
to the waters edge. They were both old boats,
The America was insured at Pittsburgh
The steamers Greek Slave and Jenny Lind
brought down from the Upper Mississippi near
ioVo SACKS OF onions, the most of which were for
the hrms OF Funkhouser Co. and S. j. Wetber-
ell & Co.
The Evening News, of the 10th, has the fol.
lowing:
RIVERS AND WEATHER.-River, opposite the
CITY, at stand or falling slowly illinois from
last accounts falling, twenty inches on Spring
creek and Hennepin Bars. Upper Mississippi
falling, with thirty inches on the Lower Rapids
Inc last boats from the Missouri report but 81
ieet IN the channel and falling Weather to.
DAY, and for several days past, clear and cool.
FROM THE OHIo--The steamer York State
arrived this morning from the Ohio river
crowded with passengers. She had about thirty
Southerners, bound for Natchez and New Or.
leans, who were obliged to come to this city to
get a boat.
BoATs 1DLE-The number of boats lying idle
ut present is about forty. Twelve or fourteen
of which belong to the New Orleans, ten or
twelve to the Upper Mississippi, two or three to
the Missouri, and eight or ten to the Illinois
river and other trades.
The Louisville Courier, Of the 9Th, SAYS:
Cincinnati is doing fair business in steam
boat building this season. Among them we
enumerate the Natchez packet Natchez. the
leader OF the fleet; the r. W. Key, Capt Riley's
new boat of 300 tons; Capt Coolidge's new
stern wheeler, with the Silas Wrght's machine
ry; the Northerner and Southerner, low-pres-
sures for the Mail Company; Capt. Washing
tons new steamer, boat of heavy burthen,
with barge, constructed with a view princi.
cipally to freight. The Glendale, Capt Geo "
Ford, is nearly finished She is full canal
size, has splendid cabin, plenty of power.
fine model and new boilers Capt. W. +. Ham
ilton's new craft-a packet to ply between Gin
cinnati and New Orleans
The Courier, of the 10th, says:
The river was rising tolerably fast yesterday,
with feet inches water in the canal last eve
ming. During the previous "a hours, the river
had risen 10 inches at the upper wharf, equal
m oh ha1a EelIz mn
terday was cool and cloudy.
The Kentucky river, up to Thursday EVENING.
had risen 80 feet at the lower dock
BY Geographic dispatches we learn that the
Ohio, at Portsmouth, had risen 8 feet I'D to
Thursday night.
At Cincinnati, up to last evening, the river
had risen altogether feet, and still rising.
:. Capt. Davis has purchased the steamer John
Simpson, which he will run hereafter in the
regular trade between Natchez and Memphis |
The ). g. will be the regular mail boat.
The Courier of the 18th says
The river was falling last evening, with four |
and half feet water in the canal, and three
feet on the falls through the pass At Cincin-
natl the river was falling FAST and the rise will
be all over, and forgotten, with but little good |
done. The weather yesterday was clear and |
pleasant, but cool at night
The Gen. ike, from St. Louis, reports the |
lower Ohio at very low stage, with less than |
three feet at Cumberland and Walkers bars. |
the latter the shoalest The u S. Gopher was
at work at the foot of Cumberland bar, and ii |
was much improved The recent rise in this
neighborhood will soon reach the lower part of |
the river, and make four and half to five feet |
water on the lower bars
Captain E. T. Sturgeon, the gallant COM
mander Of the great Eclipse, starts to St. Louis
to-day, on the Gen. Pike. The boat is laid up |
at ST. Louis
RAILROAD IRON SUNK-We learn that the |
Golden Gate, while landing at Jacksonville |
yesterday, struck against barge laden with |
railroad iron, causing it to sink.
LAID UP.-The Fanny Smith, from New Or |
leans, has laid up at Smithland, where she will |
be hauled out on the dock and repaired. Her
passengers were transferred to the Gen. Pike.
BOATS SoLD.-We learn that the Belle Ouiplev |
has been sold for the sum of 81 800, to the |
owners Of the Diana, for the Kentucky river
trade, between Cincinnati and Frankfort,
Todd Stevens have sold the old Winfield |
Scott to U. P. Schenck, of Vevay, Indiana. She
will continued in the NewOrleans trade, in charge
of Julius Schenck.
The Memphis Eagle and Enquirer, of the 18th
inst, has the following paragraphs:
Business about the levee was quite brisk YES
terday.
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