New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-11-08
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MoNnAg. November s. 1858.


period of bas moderate activity, but still an i'm
progemeutoyeF the previous week in the amount Of
produce received and freight shipped The rates Of
Heights advanced little. we anticipate this week
viii be better for the boats than last and that rates
viii adganee. The weather during thepast week has
been generally clear III She latter part Of Thursday
rain fell but on Friday it was clear again The river
has fallen nine inches since our last report ana y
now thirteen feet ten inches below high water marx
The number of arrivals was ortyaight steamboats, IN
ali, bringing pretty good cargoes OF produce. Inc
receipts Of cotton we're 27a bales Of sugar 605l
hhds of nolasses sl4 bbls., Of flour 289ls bbls.,
az eorn l sacks, OF oats $40 sacks, and Of wheat
3ss sacks.
M weather Yesterday was doubtful. Nothing Of
Importance occurred on the leyea
The last repoft from St, Louis is six and half
tact seant III Ire channel out to Cairo. The upper
rivers are Eli reported rising. Our meteorological re
xorts from Louisville are that we shall now most GER
tainly have enough water for the largest boats to
commence running Cincinnati reports four feet to
louisville Pitsburg three feet three inches by the
metal mark Fsasher cloudy, with the appearance Of
rain. All our Southern tributaries, by private
sources. We learn are rising.
AgRrvAIs.- The st. Loais packet Adriatie, Cap t
Riley, arrived onsaturday with a large cargo.
The st. Louis packet Minnehaha, Capt. Ghas. &.
Baker. arrived with a large cargo, and will leave
again to-day, at 5 2. If. We thank Dir. S. w. Hut
Crimson, her clerk, for late papers,
The yeksburg packet Republic Capt. J. Ed. Mont
gomery, arrived with 1884 bales cotton, and leaves
today, at : P. NJ, for yicksburg.
The Memphis packet Rapides, Capt j. D. Clarke,
arrived with 29T4 bales cotton, and will leave agai
to-day at III NJ. for Memphis and all way landings.
4. The ST. Louis packet Maria Denning, Capt, J. 7.
Burde5a arrived with large cargo, and will leay
again on Tuesday. a. P. NJ. we thank her atten-
tive clerk, iii. Austin A. Moore. for iavors.
The vicksburg packet Magnolia, Capt. St. c.
Thomasson arrived with 2794 bales cotton, and will
leave again on Tuesday at S r. M.
The Bayou Sara %. S. mail packet Capitol, Capt
Barauco, arrived with SIS bales ofcotton, SOL hid
sugar. 4Ss bbs. and "a half bbls moasses and lie #
agaiu yesterday at A, NJ.
The Memphis packet y. r. Carroll, Capt. W, kim
bail, arrived with 1928 bales cotton and will leave
again On Tuesday at P, NJ. We thank Mr. F u.
Corwin, her attentive clerk, for late papers.
The louisville packet Fanny Bullitt, Capt. L. B.
Durham, arrived With large cargo, and viii leave
again to-day at P. NJ We thank her courteous
clerk, liF. Theodore Judge, for late papers
Fanny Built for Loaisviile-New Orleans and
Louisville Lightning Line,-Capt A. Durham, a
veteran commander on the river backs out his swift
and truly splendid passenger packet to-day, at P
M. for all the usual landings up to the Falls City
Mr. Theo Judge, most correct clerk, fills her office
Her accommodations are unsurpassed, and her man
agennent is fanless Passengers are sure ofeniogiDg
the hest Of fare, and receiving Tue most courteous
treatment
BEessenFsrto y Lo5deil's Store and Baton Rouge
Capt Geo. H. Kirk, leaves to-day at P. N. for all
coast landings up to Lobdels Store. She has excel
lent accommodations, and is IN charge Of experienced
competent and obligng officers.
The Cincinnati Gazette Of the Goth says
al Pittsburg there is only feet inches water re-
ported BUT several boatmen who arrived from there
LAST evening inform that rise OF Monongahea is
anticipated, aud that an advance oil several feet at
that port may be expected. private dispatch from
ParEersbuTg last evening announces the river on q
stand, and rising The latest from Wheeling is feet
inches water in the channel, and tile river stations
aiy.
The mail boat pilots report four and a half feet
large to Louisville and three feet ten inches in the
canaI The rain viii certainly cause the lower river
to se as all tributaries will be swollen, and anti
cipate a much better stage Of water than we have
had for some time. 1T may not rise sufficiently TO en-
able the larger packets to resume their trips but
ho1e il will the season now pretty we'll advanced
The Memphis packets Mcclellan, Southerner and Al
vim Adams ATE in tip,top order, and probably the
Mcclellan will start to Memphis on Monday, under
the auspices Of Capt. Z, NJ Erwin. The famous High
FLYER Capt. Tom WTght3s fine craft, has been tho
roughly rehtted and oyefhaued, 1t is contemplated
to start her for New Orleans.
There was but little doing on the landing yester
day, owing to the Indictment weather The rates are
as follows
NEW ORlEANs- Whisky and OIL 1926; Pork,
90 90 Bacon, Butter Cheese, etc, q to soc. per
Gwt.; Machinery III 5Oi Empty Barrels, Geo. Horses
S15 ner head Key Lard, Zoe,
Tie Monarch, Judge Terrence and Quaker City all
came to the landing yesterday in new dress, The
two former 9 load tor New Orleans, and me CITY
goes to Nashville. The tunnage in port now large,
and we doubt If these now seeking freight will make
their first trips pay expenses.
From the animal report Of the Local Inspectors OF
This port we learn that during the year ending 0e
toher st they have issued ISIS Licenses to engineers
and 239 licenses TO pilots. Refused 10 applications to
engineers; revoked for neglect OF duty revoked
pilots license for sinking steamboat, They have
inspected II Steamers having tunnage Of Us, lS6 40
Forty Of these were built here tunnage, l4539l5i
30 at Pittsbufg-- tunnage, 48,a52,45 Virginia q
tunaage, S. oil; Kentucky l-tunnagei Il ,EB0, The
report teeapitulates the various accidents TO steam
eFs occurring in this District, and gives full de-
acIiption of the explosion OF the Fanny Fern, OF
whiehso much has been said
THE st. Louis Democrat Of the 3Ist says
The fun extent Of the rise since it commenced until
last evening was six feet and at z. III was still
rising at the rate of exactly one inch per hour. Large
quantities Of drift wood were floating rapidly past
yesterday, afordiug fine field of operations for the
aquatic populace. There will be this morning about
nine feet 10 the channel to Cairo, and the channel
will get d fine stirring mp.
The Minnesota Belle reports the Upper Mississippi
rising from Lake Pepin down and falling above, The
Belle came the rapids drawing thirty inches and
had her barges along. There were at least thirty |
inches the rapids, Great numbers OF people are
leaving the north for Missouri-faFmers, artisans and
iaborers Numbers leave the boat at Hannibal, Mo.
Many owners Of lands and houses in Wisconsin Iowa,