New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-11-23
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qITesnay MoRNTNl3. NOVEMBER %, 1868.
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earseESr orrfCE No "a Camp street,
Tuast}av N0vAu1fEr "a 1883,

np with boats. While there is sucha large amount
Of &unnage id port up-freghts are scarce ana Fates
only nominal. We wish we could report lreisnts
plenty and rates high we hope to do 50 before iong.
The river continues Is swell before the city. All ils
lower tributaries are reported rising. OF the upper
rivers the ST. Louis Republican Of the 18Th says;
The river 1T his point was falling pretty rapidly
yesterday The upper rivers are ~
SLOWLY The UDpar Mississippi ana Illinois I!vels aLe
II ero55 sfage fhe Missouri river is becoming very
low. and falling. There s tour feet u the cnannel
from ST. Joseph down.. Liza, 45
va are Id tits midst Of q cold snap which reminds
no f,feiFiv ri winter On Sunday night quantity
81 snow fell ii the night the weather changed
elearednp--and became very cold yesterday morn.
nS m greInd was frozen hard and ice had formed
on inc puddes of water. The day was clear and
beautiful overhead. The ice and snow was melted,
ana great quantities Of mud was the consequence
Thetemperature was quite cold last evening NO ice
is vet reported in any OF the rivers
business was toerahly lively on the iandlng yes
terday,
outany freight She has completed her repairs, and
Is now ready for business again Her repairs cost
only $1,000, the boat having been damaged very
little.
At Cairo On the 18th the rivers continued to fall
with feet in the Ohio to Paducah, feet to Evans
Vile and from to feet to Louisville. The steamer
Ed. Howard was loading at Paducah, and the Ante
lope at Cairo, both bound down. The Cincinnati
Commercial Of the 10th says:
The weather was cold and winterish yesterday,
the ground being whitened with snow, which fell TO
the depth Of three inches during Sunday might.
The legee is IN q very muddy condition, somewhat
retarding shipments. The average depth Of the mud
is fromthree to tYe inches With fall Of two inches
snow at Pttshurg yesterday, the river was receding
last night, with only 81 inches in the channel Ex-
elusive dispatches to the Commercial show the stage
of water 1T Marietta Parkersburg, and the Falls.
Here the river has risen inches since our last re-
11nrt raay a fpnt qna hence tn IOuisyilip The
lower Ohio is improving slowly, while the upper
Mississippi continues TO recede steadily. The snow
storm Sunday night was general, extending from st,
Lonis to pittsburg, and will, doubtless, have the
desired effect Of making good boating stage in the
Ohio
With moderate offerings, We quote freights as fol
lows New 0rleans-W Whisky and Oil, Toe; Flour
45e Pork 65c. Bacon, 25c per 100; Butter, Cheese,
etc. SOC per 100; Horses, $40 per head; keg Lard,
I5e.; empty barrels, 25c
Captain Willis Blan has named his new boat the
Eleanor.
The steamers AIonzo Child and Kate Howard
were loading at st. Louis for this place. The latter
takes the place Of the a. I. Lacey in the railroad
line The Missouri river Marine Association will
hereafter send out only one boat in two days business
having fallen of 30 much that boat every day don't
pay. The packets viii leave regularly every other
day.
At Louisville on the 10th the river was rising
there was nearly hye ana hal' icy water lot stea
boats ia the canal. 1t will give about five and half
feet water to Cairo. The weather was clear and it
mos F,.asf,,r. 5,sr7
s.sst stt. 80, 7,,i,aa 1870;
ally and within the last day or two shipments have
been made to New Orleans at 30 cents per hundred
for pound freight SO cents per barrel for potatoes rs
cgu3 psf 9aiae. " ,oIa, " ssa IT, psi ~
mnsa5t W. III u Stg XII 49, M % NaoIi,,9
g $500 ~ ~ = On ~ b,r e
any Atss7ouiS eN TX Y ~ ootav3 Fst nuttsu
The Cincinnati Enquirer of the 18th has the follow
Ing particulars Of the disaster the steamer Fulton
fyifv. ygbip, s1nl- IN Rnfinotou Island
ITsIts, so, gT,+,; Y,iIai ~
As VIII sseal WILL 49, ~ TqLs Nshe ~
neF way Iton 5sLsn,lg y ~. i LgaIS, VIZ sss
t i s D9 " Ss eisos KY i @
lSnssn bSla ii her botom ana causing her to Hi
rapidly, % much 50 that the cabin passengers barely
had time to leap from their beds and hurry to the bur
leaa Ioet. aas Wsns S wy g y ie4
eoyersa ber decFs,
Twelve persons on deck-eight men, two women,
and two children-Refe drowned 10 ls supposed
ss NIX @eIe 8 a5i5e It'll II VIII VII an tb ,o
hid Of danger was lie rushing upon them Of the /
waters from which in their limits, they bad no OPP
portanity 70 escape Weooud not learn the names OF
sny q sne losl' Ivy pels4e neally - Il hen "eio
T6e Boat was new, having been built less than
twelve months ago, and owned by Capt Briekel and I
Capt Martin she was loaded chiefly win ,I ron pay
aa ~ 5 na bssr os IN ta ron Il more
lives would no doubt have been destroyed as the boat
would have careened, and the cabin slid of,
we have no data to Judge Of the loss, PM con-
t sas " as u Nm tbsf ea g5s ~ as Than
Sso 0oS. NE boat We understand, is fully insured
which is fortunate, as she cannot be raised
The cabin passengers were renewed rom tneI POSI-
~ .o II NV .9 ~ s d9 ~ ana arrived here ~ ~
thatboat Yesterday evening. r.
The officers, We are informed behaved with becom.
ing eoolness and to THIS = attributed Tue SAVING Of
" w IN, ~ H 5a NJ e 3baf Ike boat was valued Of
st8.060, and insured for $I# 900.
The safe Of the steamer Henry Clay was robbed at
ST. Louis Of $1,000
The river ct Alexandra, on the IfIh, vas rising
rapidly and IS IN pretty good boating order Tor nfst
class boats On the 10th the h. W. Adams passed up
over the falls
Inc steamer Comet arrived last night reports thlee
feet water in the bayou and lakes and iaiing all inc
way down to the falls.
ARRIYAIs.--4he coast packet Messenger, Capt,
Geo. Z. hlfk, arrived win y paies cottoh' -
hhds sugar and SOB hail bbls. moiasses'
The Bayou Sara U u mail packet Laurel HUI,
Capt Jas, 0re arrived with 61i bales cotton 2'4
hhds. sugar and PIX pbls' molasses.
The coast packet Q, D. Jry Capt. Joseph Vincent,