New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-01-16

RIVER lNTELLloENcE.

@BOnc 0ut clear but after night more rain feil anc
when we shall have settled weather again 1t Is i'm
possible 70 say About halfpast o'clock the wind
was at its height mnch damage was done to various
hadings. fences, the shipping and steamboats,, and
we are sorry 10 state, some lives were lost great
wany shIps-over ffty--broke from their mornings
sems drifted across the river. and nearly all were
nore or less damaged OF the steamboats,, only two
got sdrit and blew across the rverthe B. L. Hodge
and Messenger both last evening, returned 70 their
inadinq, near the foot Of Customhoase street.
The chimneys Of the W. W. Farmer blew down and
feil against the chmneys OF the Messenger, knocking
them down. deck hand on board the Farmer was
killed BY the fall Of her cbimneyS The chimneys Of
de Messenger fell on board the caddo Bee-laying
next below her. All these boats were more or less
injured but easily be repaired; and none will be
delayed from leaving port. Several Of them go to-
day--fhe Caldo Bale, B. L. Hodge and Messenger.
The last two have retained from their flying visit
acfoh to Aisiers not much worsted, and will be all
cox to-day at p. NJ. The steamer Pocahontas,
lying At Algies, bad part Of her hurricane deck
blown or and the Alcek Scott had part Of her pilot
house carried overheard. We heard Of many other
accidents but do not report them they not duly
authenticated.
Owing to the storm that prevailed yesterday Of
course there was but little doing the levee. IL to-
day should be clear It will be lively day, good
~snv hoafa ara announced N leace mort Nm freights
continue scarce. and rates. down Is well as up very
low.
Yesterday we had a large number Of arrivals and
most Of the boats had full cargoes sti Of them
ere making anything owing TO the low prices they
recevpg about half the rates received by them this
time last year and yet wages and most articles they
CONSUME azc - high as last year.
or he rivers. we learn that the Oaacbita Red
a. an
course the Father Of Waters Is nearly IN 70 hipb
,xater mark hefore the civ There was IN tba on
- fet Ia (sjro from 81 Iuis with uneh 10 Hoat-
inr.
An The miner rvers are reorted falling and finn os
scs a. - lsara fror tle q rrs l,snobI;ra, ~ ,ho
sta,s which s,ya
The riyer a t;s oint ,xae ain FALLING sssa,;, ...
terday. The last boat up reports only Ave and half
fsef Ia The channel out to Cairo which Is little enough
s o9me noatlns re MADE Us appearance yes
uirnt Wa ' expect Is sse plenty q Il today W.
have nothing new ffom any Of the upper rivers An
are falling, and the Upper Mississippi and Illinois
assrs We 'u y es Afasa's were scarce Yesterday
Ist eyen;n9 Il was Ionav and nrenSed snos
ArmvArsA The Yazoo river rscl.et I,arvis wb;,-
man Cant j. q wallace a,r;ves Nth IAsa hales
.sa,ton. end leave. aoain to.savat pm
The Fort Aa.ms ,acLst All, n,nna r.nt w
MfeIn M tpQd wit hale ffnr ia
as.or sso ME- ana 1e7 bay htls r,olassas ma
leaves scam today at5p NJ a. vsaal '''''''' ''
qha D,v,I ratnn cant r,avis srcu a. ro.,s ,,,o
e..enger Can't stewsrt fam cincinnati ~ 81
Lawrence. from Cincinnati !; the Jacob Traber. from
fasanrche. Wien All hbds smear and eo5 bbls mo-
lssses and The Southern. from yernilljon with 81
ssss coson las NM sg.r sra az hhls ossses
Ths v,rlshnro. II 3 mail 0acLet Natchez Can't
IT. p. Leathers arrived with 1850 bales cotton and
4 large number of passenoers She laavos ~ nsnal
today atsP.M
Vhe Arkansas river naclrat rannassaa T,alls cant
]. Durue arrived rum Fort Smith with ZOO bales Of
cotton. and leaves apain on Tuesday nexs lotb inst
at5P.M.
The Cumberland river packet Josephine Savage
Capt. Davis. arrived from Nashville with LOG hhds
tobacco, and leaves again to-day, at SPIN.
The Cumberland river packet j. H. Lucas. Cant. Fl
G. McComas. arrived from Nashville with ia bids.
to,,,ceo ana ,sas.s to.,aav s.rpM
-0ssSN., - 's4''a 'o'a"y' ~ - y
fhe W w. Farmer from Point Pleasant, with OLA
bales OF cotton, l5s bids sugar, and l6l bbs moas
ses the Nebraska from Memphis, with 2,092 bales
~ .ottar.',,a 7 :, GO -, e.. - ar
ssrgs .s.orss,I cs,sos auss.neo, fant I. y etra
from vermilIan With a bales eotto, = 1so Mas
l.nrarl and saa hbls ,nolassss
9hs 4, I,,,;s ,,.slSas 49, 60, e.. ~.
sw,tzer. arrived with large cargo ana ,s,I, l.svs
aaain op Monday pext We ara rnch olliged ~ hsr
attentive clerks Messra- I = Donolas ana y u NJ.
,,ers for late naners
The I<n,syille nac-kat .ntslona c.n, ~ p..,..
arrived with large and vii, lsave nos,,,vsIs
toiav al p. All with sbe da,lv ro,ro n mai
We thank Mr. James d saue her nol;t cler for la,e
pspers.
fhe I,ouisyilIe necket Nav fr,cls San, co,,, n
yspdosen ar,iyes with LARGE cargo "a ,aaras
arain on Monday next We are inaebtsd u an onr
lar friend Can't James n Rossa her obl;,,;ng ciarl
Tor late papers.
4. 81 T,cicleR fsopi,g We lsay,, Inv a a;.na,c,
from M. n n FulJer os,,s ~ tta r.S,chsIl srnr,
Memphis. received Yesterday hat hi regnlar INA
popular Louisville PASSENGER nacke. win arr;ve hsre
an Monday with ysyv ,orss car,,o "a aa,as
positively on Wednesday next Goth inst.
The st. Louis Democrat Of the sth saws:
Soid--we neglected 10 state before. that Cant
Russell, New Orleans pilot, had purchased, at the
rate OF $4,000 for the whole boat, Capt. John j.
fourth, in the steamer + Rsnrsss isa e. ene
seI assumes the command The Kennett Is fast and
good boat.