New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-05-03
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

been much more active than We had any reason
expect A large amount Of produce, considering Il
season Of the year, has arrived. The number OF a
rivals amounted TO sixlyive the week before i VI
sixtyfour bringing, Of cotton, 1854 bales OF
hscco, 609s hhds.; Of sugar 4,5ls hhds-; Of M
aasses s0f bills; Of flour, s96l7 bbls Of corn, -
SIS sacks; Of oats, 1907 sacks and Of wheat, Y
zs2 sacks. Tho receipts Of the previous week vert
Of cotton. PAPA hales Of tobacco, Abs hnds';
sugar 5es hhds; Of molassss, 5ls5 hbls.; OIL noui
44,s3s bills; Of corn, sO,705 sacksseaI oats ''ss
sacks and Of wheat, 1926 sacks.
IN freirhss have been rather more plenty, ou
rates remain about the same. We have received
eiraular Of The lnois Central Railroad Company, o.
which M James r. Allen No p Poydras street. u
fh aren't making from this date on to the 10th june
rsxt s,s.f REDUCTION in the rates Of freight; this
,.1or viii have. or at least should have. much in
s3..,ce IN changing the current Of trade from the
e.. j. the railroads to the West, to this point via
N.s~ orleans. The circular says, "The Illinois Cen
81 Railroad win charge fty cents per 100 lbs on
smear. c,ffss and moasses, (when shipped in qnanti-
d. Of eirht tons) from New Orleans to Chicago,
.,rexed shipments are made on the Railroad Line Of
naekets. comprised Of the following steamers: New
Fals city, Philadelphia City Of Memphis, New Uncle
sam, Imperial, W. NJ. Morrison, J. c. Swon, Aeck
scott. Pennsylvania and A. I. Lacy
The contracts for carrying the mail on the river TO
various points have been let. The Bayou Sara mail
viii be carried by the same company that bad it last
year. The mail to vcksbarg will be carried by the
Same contractors, Messrs Holmes and feathers, that
have 50 long and faithfully performed the service
some rumors have it that they have the contract to
carry the mail TO Memphis and have associated with
them the Memphis Company, now running six fne
boats to that point from this port
The weather during the past week was clear and
seasouable but rather too dry. Yesterday change
took Mace II cloaded up, with the wind from the
auth and southeast bat no rain fell worth noting,
thoueh the prospects are good to have some soon.
The river before the city has risen little sincs
SATURDAY, and Is now very near high water mark.
Al vicksburg the Wing Of the LIST says:
The river is still rising pretty rapidly at this points
L has raised two and half inches In the last four
and twenty hours
The Memphis Bulletin Of the goth says
The river at this point had risen very nearly three
inches in the twenty-feur hours ending at O'Clock
last night and was still swelling.
The Nashville papers OF the 18th represent the
Cumberland as still rising slowly. On the 23d itcame
up fully three feet in the twenty-four hours.
The Louisville Journal of the 26th says:
There continues to be plenty Of water on the falls
Tor the largest boats 10 utscthu hti0 akcehu. Aue
weather is clear and cool.
TIE st. Louis Republican Of the 26th ult. says
The river at this point was falling pretty rapidly
Saturday. II receded 10 the twenty four hours end
ing at o'clock that evening ten inches, and was still
going down at dark.
Sunday Ertning The river fell six or eight inches
more up 70 o'cock last evening. and was stlll re-
cediug at dark.
OF the lower tributaries Of the Mississippi, the
Shreveport Southwestern Of the 23d ult. says of
Bed river
The river continnes to recede slowly at this point
We had heavy rains during Sunday night, and 7
hailed in the vicinity Of Greenwood. Monday and
Tuesday mornings were disagreeably cold.
The Monroe Register Of the 26th ult. says Of
Ouachita river
Our river for the last few days seems to be on a
stand It is now fuller than It has been during this
season. but still lacks at least three feet Of high water
mark.
FAST RuSSISo.--The Memphis Bulletin Of the 10Th
says
The 7. C. Twichel arrived from New Orleans yes
terdav having made the run 10 this place, against
the heavy rise, in three days and seven hours She
LEFT New Orleans on Saturday at 10 O'Clock A. M.
ARRIvALs.-The Louisville packet Fl. d. New
comb Capt. A. McGill. arrived on Saturday with
fal cargo and will leave again on Tuesday (to-mor
row at 5 P. NJ positively. We are much obliged to
her courteous clerk, Mr. Fl. G. Landrum, for late
papers.
The st. Louis packet New Monongahela, Capt. NJ
A. Cox, arrived on Saturday with full cargo and
leaves again tomorrow at m. We thank her
polite clerk, Mr. s. S. Eutriken, for late papers.
The Red river packet Lecomte, Capt. &C. johnson
arrived on Saturday from Carolina Bluffs with l0l2
bales cotton and leaves again positively on Tuesday
at 5 P NJ, with the o. S. mail.
The Bayou Lafourehe packet Laftte. Capt J. J.
Brown, arrived with So hhds and 80 bbls. sugar lag
bills s45 half bbls molasses, and leaves again, as
usual, on Wednesday at 10 A.. NJ, being a regular
weekly packet
The Ouachita river packet Judah Touro, Capt. Led
better, arrived on Saturday from Camden with 234
bales cotton---haying made the trip to Camden and
back in less than seven days. She leaves again on
Wednesday next at Pm.
The Red river packet W. A. Andrew, Capt. ] s.
Smith, arrived gu Saturday from Jefferson with COG
bales cotton.
The Memphis packet Ingomar, arrived with SO
hhds. tobacco and 7a9 bales cotton the Queen City
arrived from Cincinnati I; the DR.. Batey, Capt. A.
Dagas, arrived from Bayou Lafourche, and leaves
again to-day at P. NJ. as usual, and the vicksburg
U. g. mail packet Princess, Capt W. C. Wilson, az
rived with 20l6 bales cotton, and leaves again as
usual on Tuesday at P. NJ
Bears LEAvNas-Backeye for ciaeinnati.--At 5
P. NJ to-day this regular packet backs out for all
landings up 70 the Qaeen City in charge Of Capt R.
NJ Cox, with the clever Mr.. B. Frank Pierce in the
Office.
Dr. Batey for Lafourehe.-At P, NJ. as usual
this popular passenger packet backs out. Capt. A.
Dugas Is in command.
Ne,c Onaciifa packet Kate Daie.-This handsome
and staunch light drsught boat came over TO the
landing on Saturday from the builders hands at Al
gers She made short trial trip and proved her
speed to the satisfaction Of all the friends who were
au board. OF her enterprsing owners, Capt. VIM.
Dale and Mr.. Thos Tucker. the former commands her
and the latter is her purer they have every reason
20 be proud Of her, She built under the super
vision Of Capt. Dale, and Is lao feet long ~ feet
beam, feet hold, and will carry 1000 bales cotton
she has two engines IA inch cylinder feet stroke
with wheel 20 feet in diameter and buckets II feet
Her cabin is very spacious and comfortable and will
be fitted up in the most approved style she will &C
commodate fifty passengers. She was built expressly
foF the 0uachita trade, and viii leave for Camden and
all intermediate points on her first trip tomorrow at
P. NJ We wish her long and prosperous career,
and would like to see boats like her built by our
eateFprisng mechanics at Algiers. They can, as we
have abundant evidence in the Kate Dale, build as
good boats as the mechanics Of any other city.
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