New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-30
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cREscrs7 OFFICE, No. 70 Camp street,

Thursday, Zee 30, 1883.
The weather was still unsettled yesterday although
the sun shone forth part of the day. Business is
not as brisk on the leyee as we should wish for.
There was the usual arrivals and departures.
The river before the city has risen fourteen inches
since our last report and is now five feet below high
water mark
We had the pleasure of seeing complimentary
letter addressed to the officer of the fine packet EN-
press, Capt. John F. Leyder by the lady passengers
They desire to invoke for this steamer the patronage
of lady passengers especially as during their passage
from Louisville their trip was rendered exceedingly
pleasant through the exertions of Capt Leyden and
Messrs. Landrum and Barclay, the clerks of this
splendid steamer.
We are under the greatest obligations to Capt
John T. Douglas, the clerk of the new railroad
packet John Walsh Capt. John Malloy, for forward
ing via Vicksburg the latest dates from St. Lonis,
Cincinnati and Louisville, This splendid packet will
be in port to-day, and will leave for St. Louis on her
first trip on Saturday, January 2, at 10 A, NJ.
The ST. Louis Republican of the Gath says:
The river at this point continues about stationary
1t is, probably swelling very little. There is from
twelve to fourteen feet in the channel out to Cairo
There was no arrival from any of the upper rivers
yesterday and we consequently have no reports from
any of them.
The Cincinnati Commercial of the oath says
The weather was mild and pleasant yesterday clear
ing of cold and windy at night. The river continues
to recede here at the rate of fifteen inches in twenty
four hours, with fine naYigable stage from Pitts
burgh to Cairo.
The Kanawha was rising on Wednesday, with eight
feet in the channel from the Saline to the mouth
Freghts were apparently offering more freely dur.
sing the day for Pittsburg Nashville and ST. Louis
Our figures are fully maintained to these points while
the Southern packets were refusing to engage under
our New Orleans quotations--one wing Of the fleet
demanding a further advance
Freghts to New Orleans Whisky and oil, doc;
flour, SOC. pork, 35c bacon 18c. per 100; and but.
ter cheese ETC.. FOG per 100; horses, $40 per head;
key lard l2c.; empty barrels, zoe.
The Louisville Journal of the 23d says:
The river was falling yesterday, but there is still
near II feet of water on the falls Weather clearan
pleasant.
The Louisville Lightning Line packet Empress,
Capt. John f. Leyden, arrived with good trip, and
leaves again to-day at 5 P. NJ. We thank Mr. Henry
G. Landrum, her attentive clerk, for favors.
The Ouachta packet Paul Jones, Capt. Frank
Keeling arrived with 2,039 bales cotton and leaves
again on Friday at 3 P. NJ.
The Attakapas packet z. NJ. Bicknell, Capt. Abe
Smith, arrived with AZ bales cotton, l54 hhds sugar
and 1888 bbIs molasses
The Bayou Sara U. s. mail packet Capitol, Capt
V. B. Baranco, arrived with 56l bales cotton, III
hhds sugar, 3O5 bbls. and q half bbls. molasses.
The new Red river packet Era No. 3, Capt. John
Kouns, arrived from Pittsburg with large freight
and will leave for Red river to-day at P. NJ. We
thank Mr.. G.. @. Hamilton, her attentive clerk, fol
filyors.
The Louisville packet Meteor, Capt. Bentley, ar
rived with good trip. We thank Capt. Draffin, hel
clerk, for avors.
The Memphis packet Choctaw, Capt. D. H. Silver
arrived with 4,3l6 bales cotton, and leaves agair
to-day ats P. NJ. We thank Mr.. VIM. Webbing, he
clerk for favors
The steamer Ranger, Capt. Hart, arrived from
Leflore with sos bales cotton.
The Yermion packet EImira, Capt. ]. j. Smith
arrived with 800 bales cotton, l2s hhds. sugar an,
12l bills molasses.
The Attakapas packet Gov. Powell, Capt, z. Gas
tello arrived with 4 bales cotton, 147 hhds. sugar
538 bills. and l04 half bbls, molasses
The Pittsburg packet Marengo, Capt. Mccullum
arrived with a large trip.
The coast packet @. d, Jr., Capt. Joseph Vincent
arrived with III hhds, sugar and 329 bbls molasses
Red Chief for Ouachita-Ths very light draught
packet, with Capt. j. c. Shute in command, leaves
to-day at P. Nj. for all landings up to Camden. Mr.
C. H Kouns very agreeable gentleman, holds forth
in the office.
Era No. for Upper Red Riper- capt. John
Kouns viii back out to-day, at P. NJ, his new and
splendid light draught passenger packet for upper
Red river and all way landings. We gave descrip
ton Of this fine packet some few days ago The Era
No. was built under tic supervision Of Capt. John
Kouns, expressly for the Red river trade. Through