New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-11-15
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WkxkEY summary business9f the past week
Bs bstter than Tie week before in the number Of ar
rivals aud receipts Of produce. We have had fros
near every night last week ana Che epidemic is nov
considered at an end and our population is incfeas
ina RAPIDLY. Tho river has risen l6 inches since ou
last report, and is now u feet inches below higt
water narE The number Of arrivals was, 85 steam
boats IN al, The receipts of cotton were 1871
bales Of sugar, s,l6l hhds,; Of molasses, lO,60l
hbls; 81 -four, 81 os8 bbs.; Of oats 299 sacks Of
wheat Toe sacks; Of corn, 1lAS6 sacks Of pork,
SCI bbis.; 81 bacon, 1874 casks Yesterday the
weather was clear aud delightful. Oar levee on
Saturday evening presented a much mors animated
appearance than it has for many days before; up
yards Of 20 boats took their departure The landing
is full Of boats and the leyee covered with freight,
mostly Western produce There & plenty Of sugar
and molasses on The landing it the purchasers could
Be found from the Vest to load most of the boats
nov waiting for eargoss however, rates Of freight up
ss well as down are 50 Low that no boat can make
much money, no matter how much she carries Re-
ports come from eli quarters, pretty much to the
same purpoft, Tint the rivers are rising We learn
that an independent line of steamers are being formed
70 run between Cincinnati and this port, in opposi
fioa 10 the Express Line, The boats Of the indie
pendent line will go positively on the day they are
advertised to leave Messrs. Irwin Co., and Paul s.
Murdock are to be the agents, There will be no
standard prices agreed upon but each boat will load
at the best prices they can obtain. The Aurora, j.
Fl. Conn, Universe, Fort Wayne, Monarch, susque-
hanna and Queen Of the West, were loading at Gin.
cinHat the 7th for this place. The river at Vicks-
burg yesterday rising rapidly. The latest dates
from Camden says that the river is rising, with feet
in the channel The Nashville papers Of the 9th
give the names Of the following line Of packets to
run this season, between that city and New Orleans
Red Rover, Scotland, Josephine Savage 3. Howard
and James johnson. At St Louis on the 10th the
river was falling. The Upper Mississippi was also
falling. The Illinois river was about stationary.
Our latest dates from Cairo say that the water was
stI rising There was plenty Of water above Louis
willie, but only feet thence to Padueah.
The Wabash is rising slowly with heavy rains
above Evansville. A considerable rise was reported
in the Cumberland, and the =. Howard was to start
from Paducah to Nashville. The Tennessee was
rising slowly with 80 inches on Big Ben Shoals
There had been heavy rains ia that region, and
considerable rise was expected. The pilots in Red
river are now demanding $500 per month. The r.
w. Adams engage her pilots at the above rates The
steamer Tennessee Bell was sold by the Sheriff on
Saturday for $1,000, and bought in by her former
owners. We notice the steamer Lucy Holcombe at
the lover landing yesterday where she is receiving
freight for Red river to leave on Wednesday, 18th.
We were grieEed to learn Of the deeease Of Captain
David Jameson, at ST. Louis, on the 9Th. He was an
old steamboatman. He had his life insured Tor $4,000
in favor Of his family He leaves d wife aud child
Capt, Jameson was young man in the prime OF life
and was widely known and honored among his
brother bostmen atst. Louis. Ga she 10th rates Of
fteghts to this city were 30c. per Dbl on Flour, and
20c per 100 lbs. for weight freight.
ARErv4Ls.-The City Of Memphis, Capt. w. r.
Koantz arrived Saturday with large cargo from st.
Louis, and leaves again to-day at P. A. We thank
her clerk, Mr.. James Kerr, Jr., for faYors
The Cincinnati packet Gen Pike, Capt W. B. Full
Ler, arrived with large cargo, and will leave again
to-day at pm We thank Mr.. Frank Stein. her
clerk, for fayors.
fhe 81. Louis packet R, J. Lakeland Capt. W. B.
Miller, arrived and win leave on Tuesday at 5 P. M.
The Red river packet Effort Capt. Mcmillan, ar
rived from Shreveport with ISL bales cotton. We
thank her clerk Mr. Wharton, for the following me
The river rising with five feet Of water on the
falls, and the lakes were full of water.
The Yfcksburg packet Republic, Capt. ]. Ed. Mont
geometry, arrived with 1878 bales cotton and leaves
to-day at 5 P. N.
The steamer 7. Q. Twichell, Capt. H. G. Mcoomas.
arrived from St. Louis with large cargo and will
leave to day at P. NJ, for Louisville, and all way
landings We thank Mr.. j. S. Moore, her clerk fol
favors
The steamer Blmira, Capt Jas J. Smith, arrived
from Pittsburg with good freight This neat little
packet is intended fol the Bayou Yermillion trade,
aud will leave in a few days.
The Railroad packet Gladiator, Capt John Kline.
felter, arrived With large cargo and leaves again on
Wednesday at 8 P. H. for St Louis. We thank Mr..
Henry A. Dhorman, her attentive clerk, for fayors.
Starltght-rhs is the name of Capt. Charles Hays
new Red river packet in place Of steamer Swan built
and finished of at Louisville. Her length on deck il
lao feet with g feet hold IS feet BEAM 80 feet floor
has two engines with 20 inches cylinder, feet stroke
three boilers AZ inches Ia diameter % fetl long with
doctor to supply freight holster and steam eapstan
She has tine easy model and light dreft. She has
also fine cabin with all the late improvements.
Capt. Charles Hays will DO In command ana MFR. C
z. Hays will be found in the office. She will be
ready for business BY the 20th Of this month. The
owners are all on board, and live wthus and should
be extensively patronized, making it perfectly safe
for passengers to travel on her
Messenger for Lobdeips Store.--Capt, George H.
Kirk backs out today, at ?. NJ. his fine passenger
packet for Lobdes store and all coast landings Mr.
M. Langhorn il her clerk,
Laurel Hai Tor Bayou Sara.-The Bayou Sara U.
s. Mail and passenger packet Laurel Hill, Capt Jas
I'll. Ures win leave to day at 5 P. M. for Bayou Sara
Nc. A. K. Nolan, her attentive clerk, will be found
in the office.
DR.. Batey for D0naidsonpdle.- To-day, at 5 p. M,
the coast packet Or. Batey, Capt A. Dagas, viii
leave for DenaldsonyiIle.
Saiie Robinson for Baton Rouge--This neat little
packet, in charge Of Capt. Dyas Powers, with the
correct Ar. D. A. oryiss in the ooe leaves for Baton
Rouge today at 5 P. ii. The salte Robinson win
hereafter make two trips a week, leaving here on
Mondays ct ?. NJ, and Fridays at 10 A. NJ.
Nebraska for Memphis.-The fne fast q. S. Mail
packet Nebraska Capt Alex. RI Irwin, with Mr..
Charles 9. shultz in the office, leaves to-day at
2. NJ No boat could be made more desirable to /
travel on than the officers Of this packet have mace
her. Every conceivable comfort Is to be found upon
her, and passengers receive the most courteous at
tenton.
T. Q. Ttoiehsh for Lollisvilq.-At5 P. NJ, today
tie renowned and fast passenger packet r. G Tgioh.
ell, Capt H G. MoComas, with the attentive Mr.. ].
S. Moore in the Office, leaves for Louisville. The
T9ichell is Al in al respects, and managed as pas
senger packet should be.
Gen. Pike for Cincinnati. This popular packet,
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