New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-07-29
Steamboat and River News.

New Boar The Nashville True Wing of the
10Th inst says:
Capt David Hughes has Just completed at our
wharf, a new boat which he has christened the
Huntsville, built for the low water trade She
draws only about thirteen inches water and is
! one of the most commodl0us stern wheel crafts
of her class in the trade
The St Louis Daily Democrat of the 18th
inst, in relation to the improvement Of the Hi
nois river, says;
A Government official is at present making
examination OF the Illinois river with reference
to the expenditure of the $50 900 appropriated
for its Improvement He informs the Peoria
Republican that dredging machine will be in
operation the river by the LIST Of September
next.
The st. Louis Republican Of the eth instant
says
The Vienna returned from the Usage yester-
day morning, having got no further up than
Round Island, point twenty two miles below
Linn Creek. Her officers report the water fall
ing very fast, with but two feet in the channel
above Round Island Freights along the banks
of the river scarce, and business exceedingly
dull
One of the largest cargoes ever brought to
this city was received yesterday by the John
Simonds The principal items we're 30i6 sacks
salt, and 29sl sack coffee
The Honduras, one Of the st. Joseph packets,
came into port yesterday morning, with fair
cargo and full of passengers. Her officers re-
port freights 10 be getting rather scarce, bust
ness duh tor the season, and the water falling
rapidly.
The St Louis Intelhgencer, Of the 18th inst,
says:
The New Lucy arrived yesterday from the
Illinois river with a fair cargo of produce, and
making her usual run, and that too without
irettiHg a SgaY. This does not look like nayi
gationbeing closed for the Lasalle packet line.
The Henry Choteau, i'll yesterday from New
Orleans, had on board 5000 bars railroad iron
for Naples.
The same paper Of the 10th says:
The river opposite the city continues to decline
slowly. The officers Of the last boats down from
| the Missouri report The water falling rapilly
from 81 Joseph down The Upper Mississipni
is also falling The Excelsior, in from 81 Paul
yesterday morning, reports the water to he fall
| ing rapidly from 81 Paul 10 the lower RAPIDS and
at about ut a stand from that point down The
| Illinois continues to fall slowly
The John Simonds and St Louis, in from New
Orleans On sunday, brought in the aggregate,
$50 tons of freight, among which we noticed
| over 5000 sacks of salt
There were no less than nine boats in port and
advertised TO leave for the Illinois river yester-
day.
The IL d Bacon is now On the floating docks
| and has recently undergone a thorough over
hauling, and is now looking exceedingly fine
Her cabin has been newly painted, MS has the
whole exterior Of the boat The Bacon will he
/ of the docks in day or two, ready 10 take her
place IN the New Orleans trade
The II. b Bacon arrived at this port YES
terdag having left st Louis on the list
The Alton, from Cairo yesterday, brought
| over 2,,Uu sacks Of new wheat and the Amaze
mia, in from Memphis and Cairo, also brought
two or three lots.
There were three arrivals from the Missouri.
| yesterday They We're the Tmour, Clara, and
Martha Jewett, and all three came down with
fun cargoes Of grain, tobacco, hemp, baleropc.
etc. OF tobacco, the Martha jewett brought
! y hogsheads; Of hemp, 30 bales; ofpork, l50
barrels, and enc lot Of li2o sacks corn
The work of demolishiug the Harry Hin has
already been commenced, and by the latter part
of the present week She will be no longer a
steamboat Her hull s said to lie sound and
seaworthy, and she will make an excellent
wharf boat
The ST Louis lutelligenGer, of the same date
says the John Simunds will not lay up at pres
ent, but will continue her regular trips to New
Orleans
The Shreveport Gazette of Saturday last says
Red River continues to fall, and the Falls will
very soon present barrier to the passage OF
boats