New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-11-26
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FRTDAF MORNING, NOVEMBER %, 1858.
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Business On the levee was brisk, 0nT dispatches
fro the Ohio river says it was rising at Cincinnati
at st Louis on The 2lsh The river was falling at the
rate Of half an inch per hour The upper streams are
ell falling; at Louisville on the 24th the river was
falling with ~ feet, Of water in the canal, Aae
steamer Kate Howard gave up her trip yesterday Y
fbe John Warner which boat leaves heFe on saturday
g the regplar railroad line packet The Kate
Howard w believe has been chartered TO run m the
coast traaa Fhe steamer Meteor was advertised Tor
T,svlla mt al freights are low she has concluded
- la,nn : while longer The steamers Saline ana
rrs NJ. came over to the landing yesterday, and
Iii n fonpd ut the wharf receiving, the former for
sgon rafoarche the latter for upper Red river both
y isaye "a Saturday The steamer Minnesota has
han chartered BIZ Capt J. W. Bowles for the Alta
ksDas trade she IS now receiving at the foot OF Gus
eorahouse street to leave on Saturday.
The steamer Diana, new boat for the Texas trade,
arrived here yesterday morning and left for Galveston
last evening. She was loaded with pIows glass and
hardware. non and other plantation goods all con-
signed to parties at Galveston and Houston.
The steamship Metacomet came over to the landing
last evening She viii in few days go home to PEN
sacola where she will be delivered to the U s. au-
thorities having been chartered for the Paraguay
expedition.
B. w. Adams left Shreveport on the goth inst ana
reports river falling. AZ rise is reported above o.
feet Of water on the falls at Alexandria.
The Cincinnati Commercial Of the 18Th says :;
Captain Porter6eld has purchased the j. Mckee
for the Memphis and Yicksbufg line.
river steamer to be propelled on novel plan
by four side screws thus dispensing entlEely WIN
wheels and wheelhouse, is, we have been informed ~
course Of construction at one Of the yaras ID Sew
York She is designed to run as day boat between
New York and Albany. Considering ner length,
which is 200 feet and breadth, 50 feet, her draaght
Of water viii be light. 1t is confidently expected
that she viii Be enabled to run at the high speed OF
thfrty!ye miles an hour, thus making the passage IN
about four hours Itisthoughth her running expenses
viii be much lighter than q sde-Wheel Deal OF Ghe
same tnunage, as she Will not consume SpoNe ohe
half as much coal.
The steamer Courier, at tue late Northwestern Nir
ginia Agricultural Society Fair, received diploma
Z for beauty Of model perfection Of machinery, neat
ness Of cabin and completeness o. all her equip
ments.a This Is something unusual.
From the Louisville Courier Of the 10th
The river was at a stand all day yesterday at the
head Of the falls having risen probably an inch the
night previous, with some 50 inches water on the
fails, Id the canal there were fully ige teet water
and on the bars below the FALLS at least SIX eet wafer
executing ScutletoWn, where the last arrivals report
less than five feet. The weather continues treezlng
cold, and was very boiserous and disagreeable yes
terday.
At Cincinnati the river was stationary with cool
weather, and we expect the water 2 De ialhg mere
me Starlight. Capt Hayes boat for Red river, did
not start over the falls yesterday az was anticipated
The wind was high all day, and the plot thought IL
advisable to await lull.
Gros Tete, Capt. j, A. Cations new boat Ior the
Bayou Sara and New Orleans trade, was launched
from VIM. Jones' ship yard on yesterday (Fhursday}
evening with all of her machinery on board, Capt
7boIf 10 0ptf
bis trade Will leave on Sunday evening for New Or
leans The Gross Tete is said to be one oil the best
freight boats and the staunchest that has ever been
built she viii carry l,l0O tons, and only draws
three feet water with a her machinery on board
Capt. Cation is building another new boat at YET
tersonVllle Ind that will be ready in January she
is to be fine passenger boat and very iast, II
not the stest on the Western waters as well as the
strongest.
From the Missouri Republican of the 10th, we ex-
tract the following
The river at this point continues to fall s0wly-at
the rate OF six inches in tWentytour hours nave
no later reports from the Upper Mississippi or Illinois
rivers, than those published yesterday morning. me
officers of the Quincy from keokuk, report the
weather very cold, and ice running of keoEuk. Inc
Quincy run ont Of the ice about ten miles below
Keokuk Snow is four inches deep at keokuk. The
upper river boats are all seeking winter quarters
A8RIvALs.-rhe coast packet Messenger, Capt,
Geo IT. Kirk arrived with 500 hhds. sugar, 702 obs.
and 81 halg bbls melasses and leaves again to-day at
I0A.
The coast packet Music, Capt +. streck arrived
with $50 hhds sugar, 68l hbs. and 81 half bbls.
nolasses, and leaves again on Saturday Of 10 a. NJ.
The coast packet DR.. Batey, Capt a, Dugas arrived
with 633 hhds sugar aud SS7 bbs. molasses and
leaves to-day at 10 AM
The coast packet @. D. Jr., Capt J. Vincent arrived
with 5O4 hhds sugar and 257 bbs. molasses.
The Cincinnati Express Line packet Queen Of the
west, Capt J. r Wade, arrived with alarge trip, and
leaves again on Saturday, 8 ?. NJ. We thank Mr.. H..
Mccullough, her clerk, for favors
The ST Louis packet Hannibal, Capt W. B Has.
lett arrived with large trip. We thank Mr.. George
II, Haslett. her clerk, for fayors
The Cincinnati packet Fort Wayne Capt. Sam.
Barr Jr, arrived with large trip, and leaves again
on Saturday al M. we thank Mr.. S. A. Long,
her clerk, toF fayors.
The Nashville packet Z. Howard, Capt. J W. Fow.
Ter, arrived from Padueah with large trip, and
caves for Nashville on Saturday at P. NJ We than
her attentive clerk for taYors
The Yicksburg D. s. mail packet Yioksburg, Capt
j. Dr. White, arrived with 3047 bales cotton.
The Bayou Sara U. s, mail packet Laurel Hill
Capt JAS H. Ure, arrived with 140 bales cotton, 4ss
hhds sugar. 264 bbs. and 1872 half barrels molasses
She leaves todeyat 10 a. NJ,
The Louisville packet Baltic, Capt Chas. Fl. Nee
Kin arrived with large cargo and fno passengers
we thank MI Geo. P. Jouett her attentive clerk for
favors,
The Red river packet D. r. Carroll, Capt. William
Klmball, arrived with 1929 bales cotton, 1871 bids
sugar, and 1913 bbls molasses, we thank her polite
clerk, Mr.. Felix j. Coiron, for fayors The d, R
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