New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-05-05
HIN o hans laILp Grtsttnt.
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

r..seraav The weather was clear and delightful,
n~y,pv .learea of The evening beiore-all nature
- rs,iysd 81 the rain Of Monday, the cisterns
-. ANA and he dust Of the previous three weeks
nusishe,i. at least for time.
,s-.,n,ss vas much more active on the levee than
,s~ht have been expected from the small number OF
-r,vais since Saturday. Up freights were more
.k3oty. but rates remain the same.
81 he river, much Is daily written and heard. we
- nereiye no change at this point worthy Of notice.
= ,xs;as high enough for all useful purposes, and
~. L.. bsuh for the convenience Of great many
rerae. We repeat there is no possible danger Of an
-rs2,s az auy part Of the city the authorities are
=. watcbfal % allow the levee to break, and the
~,vnz~es above the city relieve the river OF much
uup,os water and reduce the colnmn.
n te,erranh from vicksburg yesterday we learn
=, river At that point was still rising; Also that the
vnnos was rising, but Arkansas and White rivers
wrr> On ! stand; at Memphis. yesterday, the river
w.s On stand.
ne St. Louis Democrat Of the 2eth says;
me- river was stationary last evening. The Mis-
auri and Illinois are at fine stage OF navigation.
Auk on stand or falling. The Upper Mississippi y
1ssinc Weather here beautiful, and business brisk
3he Cincinnati Gazette of the 2Sth says:
ne weather Yesterday was decidedly pleasant.
ne river continues TO fall slowly. with fourteen feet
<~- 4, ~ .harrel banfe m fousvilie and about
.rcn and half feet water the falls. On the levee
dere was but little doing yesterday.
AxnyAIs-The ouachita packet Comet oap'
nngpne Elliott, arrived from Camden with 49i bales
aDsson, and leaves again on Thursday at P. NJ.
The Opelousas packet W. Barton, Capt. Gus. 3.
Konaiilier, arrived with i4s bales cotton ano lso
hhds. sugar, and leaves again to-day a. 8 d. a.
unal-
1hs Louisville packet John Ranes oapt "iiliam
underwood, arrived with large cargo-part was
Is bids fopacco-and leaves again to-day al
R.M. IL being Der regular day by her schedule. we
mach obliged to her polite clerk Capt A. raiacio'
- late papers.
TIE Red river packet B. L. Hodge, Capt. Jonn
Smoker, arrived from Shreveport with iuet oales
ss1&nn, and leaves again on Saturday next AZ r. NJ
ms Cora Anderson arrived from st. Louis the X
" Powell from Lake Washington with ov6 paies
snfson and the d. \. W Hll rom hsmpnh,
soA7s LEAvISc-Lajffte for Bayou LaJoarcae.
Iszs superior, staunch, lightdraught ana regular
psckef leaves to-day, at 10 A. NJ, In place Of the Gen.
Ekks, in charge Of Capt John J. Brown, with tne
clever and obliging Mr.. A. a. Gardner IN the once.
W. Burton for opslousas.--This very regular pas
mnger packet leaves to-day at p NJ Capt Gus. "
Ac<aiIlier is her prompt and efncient commander
x-eoomte for Red Rirer-Ths swift, splendid and
ngplar .. s. mail and passenger packet leaves TO-
asB II P. NJ, in charge cf Capt. Cheney Johnson
A<fah 7ouro for Can'den.--Thls regular ana
splendid onachita passenger packet leaves to-day
q 7. NJ, in charge Of I. Q. Ledbe.tsr, WIN tne
attentive and correct Mr. T. Butler IN the ONCE.
Kate Dale for Canden.-Ihis new, swift ana
sAnaeh 0aachita passenger packet starts out to-day
as p NJ, on her first trip, IN chsrge oil the expert
sDced Capt. VIM Dale, with the courteous Mr. Ihos.
Tncker in the Office.
- Ba;n, f,r T.ou;syDs-This truly splendid
.-..- 49,, ,a.v.s to.ssy atkPM with the