New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-28
giOtr SnteIligente.

Tuesday, &C. IS ISIS.
| The weather yesterday was very cloudy with ind
cations of rain, and mud was exceedingly abundant
making it disagreeable for outdoor business Bust
ness on the leyee, however, was quite brisk consd-
ering the day, The landing was literally covered
with barrels and bales of cotton to say nothing about
the other materials scattered about There was a
great many arrivals, with but few departures We
learn by private dispatch received that the new
| Red river packet Era No 3 will arrive to-day and
will leave for Red river on her first trip on Wednes-
day, 29th inst.
-Neto Line of Packets.-The owners and com
manders of six Of our finest Red river packets have
organized a regular line, known as the 81 New Or
leans and Shreveport tri-weeky packet line These
boats will leave promptly the day they are adyer
tised to start Punctuaty is the motto of the line
and passengers aud shippers may hereafter depend
on always finding one packet leaving at the adver-
tised hour. There is no combination relative to
reghts, each captain being at liberty to make his
own figures The following steamers compose the
line Grand Duke, Capt, Sam, Apologize, Lucy
Holcombe, Capt. W. D. Bateman, leaves every alter
nate Tuesday; National, Capt. P C. Montgomery.
Judah TOuro, Capt G. W. Ewing leaves every alter
nate Thursday; B. L. Hodge, Capt. John Smoker,
Lecomte, Capt, Cheney johnson, leaves every alter
nate Saturday. Messrs G. L. KouRs & Brother, No
Front street, will be the agents of this line where
plans Of. the cabins of each boat can be seen and
either passage or freight may be engaged. Persons
at distance, by telegraphing the above firm for
passage, or those engaging their passage here, will
have preference over all others. The steamer Ma
tionh will leave on her first trip in the line on Thurs
day next, 3Oth inst, at 5 P. NJ
ARR1vALs-The Red river packet Rapides Capt
Charles j. Barstow, arrived with 1893 bales cotton.
57l hhds. sugar and no bbls. molasses, and leaves
again on Wednesday at P, NJ.
The Cincinnati packet Great Western, Capt. j. NJ
Newcomb, arrived with large trip.
The Cincinnati packet 'Fred. Iron Capt. W. M.
Attenborough, arrived with large trip, and leaves
again on Wednesday at 5 p NJ We thank Mr.,
Wise, her clerk, for tayors.
The coast packet DR.. Batey, Capt A. Dugas, ar
rived with 1872 hhds sugar 1856 bills and 81 half bills
molasses.
The Red river packet Era No. l, Capt. Kouns, ar
rived with 299 bales cotton.
The Louisville packet Chancellor, Capt G. W.
Stewart, arrived with large trip, and leaves again
to-day at p. NJ. We thank Mr.. NJ c. Foster, her
clerk, for favors.
The Yicksbulg packet Princess, Capt. W. C. Will
SON. arrived with 40l bales cotton and leaves again
to-day at P. NJ
The 0uachita packet Dr. Burlington, Capt. Len
Moore, arrived with l620 bales cstton.
The Fort Adams packet Kate Howard, Capt e. r.
Gross, arrived with l042 bales cotton 273 hhds SUI
gar, 2l2 bills and 10 half bbls. moasses, and leaves
again on Wednesday at P. NJ.
The Bayou Sara packet Laurel Hill Capt Jas H.
IRE arrived with 81 bales cotton, LA hhds sugar,
Isl bbls and llG half bbls. molasses
The Lafourche packet Vixen, Capt. NJ T. Elfert,
arrived with 1876 hhds sugarand s4 bbs. molasses.
The Red river packet B. l.. Hodge, Capt John
Smoker, arrived with III bales cotton and Ia hhds
sugar, and leaves again to-day at 2. NJ
The St. Louis packet Adriatic, Capt Lamothe, ar
rived with good trip.
The St. Louis packet Henry Chouteau, Capt.
Woods, arrived with large trip.
The Red river packet Arkansaw, Capt, J. Bennett
arrived with 729 bales cotton.
The Lafourche packet Silver Heels, Capt. ], J,
Brown, arrived with III hhds sugar and 90 bbls.
lasses.
The Ouachita packet Red Chief, Capt. J. G. Shute,
arrived with ,042 bales cotton,
4iine to,, 0peiOusas.-Tbis neat and light draught
packet in charge of Capt. o. Hinckley, with the
clever and correct Mr. r. p Catlett in the office,
leaves to-day at Il NJ, for Opelousas via Bayon
Plaquemine.
B. L. Hodge for Red Riger.-The splendid pas
senger packet B. L. Hodge Capt. Jno. Smoker, with
the socabIe Mr. Hail. assisted by Mr., James Wilson,
in the office leaves for all landings up Shreveport
to-day, at P, NJ. Everybody knows that the B. L.
Hodge is regular and perfectly reliable. She has