New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-08-12
Steamboat and River News.

The steamer Fanny Smith has favored us with
papers to the md inst from Louisville.
The Louisville Courier of the ID inst saws:
The evening line of boats between this port
and Cincinnati have drawn out of the trade
We have had no Union line packet for several
days
We learn from Capt Landry that the new
packet for the New Orleans and Bayou Sara
trade, now building at the ship yard of Mr.
Jones, will be launched in a dav or two. She
has been named Laurel Hill, ana will be one of
the finest and most comfuI table passenger boats
ever constructed. Her extreme length is go
feet, with the hurricane or upper deck extend
ing entirely from the stern to the bow
The Princess, hence for New Orleans, was at
scuftietoWn bar on Sunday morning, having
lighters alongside, into winch their spars and
every other movable article was transferred
The river was rising, with some slight prospects
that she would get over, but it was thought
there would not be over six feet water on the
bar.
The Empress reports but five feet wa err on
the bars. She was aground eighteen hours at
Scutiletown.
Capt. Goslee, of the Memphis packet George
Collier, was in the city yesterday. We under
stand that all his contracts for the big boat have
been closed
The river was slowly receding yesterday, with
three feet nine inches water IN the canal and
about twenty-five inches on the Falls.
Inc river continues to slowly recede at Gin
einnat, but at Pittsburgh, at the last accounts.
it was rising
The Empress and J P Tweed, from New Or
leans, that had been laying up at Pa,lucah for
some time, arrived here yesterday Tie J p
Tweed had been land up at Paducah four weeks
she discharged considerable freight at the mp
per wharf last evening
Tie officers of tho Tvnn1 ro,,on, Il -:
rising at shawneetown, but falling at Evans
VILE with but AZ to 8 feet water ON the shoaIest
bars
Two of the U. S snag boats, the Col Lopo
ana SEWER, were hard and fast aground at Scuf-
iietown bar with but slight prospects Of getting
them off, They were long ways out Of the
channel.
From the St. Louis papers of the "a inst. we
select the following:
Inc river opposite this city IS at stand or
atlihg slowly Boats in this morning from the
I pper Mississippi and Illinois report both fall /
ny. The Missouri was also on the decline ot
last accounts
Several boats from Lasalle, the head Of steam
GOAT navigation on the Illinois river, have mr.
wed since Saturday. They bring generally |
lght cargoes, chiefly dry goods and report q I
0 70 inches water on Hennepin flats and other
hoal places
There was one death from yellow fever on the
It Nicholas, on her trip up from New Orleans
The George W. Sparhawk, in yesterday from T
'alena, had ON board 1898 pigs lead. besides 4 |
trge amount of grain
The steamer John McFaddin returned from
he Illinois river, bringing 3Gl3 sacks of grain, I
ut owing TO the low stage Of the river she did I
OF reach Lasalle
During the month of July BOB steamboats,.
eelS and barges arrived at St Louis.
The Louisville Courier Of the lst inst. saws
ne Aurilla Wood, that arrived from Memphis
nd White river last evening, reports the lower
mo rlsng, with i've feet wlterat Raleigh bar
ad tAe Princess, hence for New Orleans, laying
at French Island, and the pilots out in thc
lwl sounding the bar
The Moro Castle, and barge that had been
ed up ut Portland during the past month,
arted to Cincinnati last evening
The Memphis Wing of the 18th inst saws
The Ohio is falling all the way down, and will E
on be extremely low again
The ID 5. Stacy and Delaware passed up YES
rdoy, both bound for st Louis.
me John Simonds passed up last night, bound
r st Louis
The leree is well lined with low water boats,
'c'lV'hg and discharging freight, The land
= presents quite Il business appearance
oalt' hey, OF the r VI Patton, reports five Z
ct water on the Raleigh bar, in the Ohio. Tie c
81 aifitplt place now is at Cumberland lam, I
wing to the work going on there o
ne RArInS u THE UPrER MISSISSIPPI t
aJor floyd, who has been appointed to super. a
'se Sl, me surveys Of the Upper and Lower =
ap'is OF the Mississippi, with a view So tIee4e u
io 40 u me Instructions in ,he navigation Of
rrt'er' lett st Louis en- the "A inst for thai 81
Tbe ,,,,,l me - Louis Republican says: i
eason has ul ugh wAte" upon the Rapids this o
ta4l.