New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-06
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MONDAY MORNING, DEoEHBER 8, 1858,
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40. slalps and Railroads On Seventh page,
GRsssaNg 0FFtcE No, 10 Gamp street,
Monday, December 6, 1855.

WEEKLY SUNNI ABy--The past week has been
peoa obat moderate activity, hut still an improve
ment over the previous week in the amount Of pro
duce received and freight shipped. The rates Of
freights 70 Cincinnati Louisville and St. Louis CON
tirue very low. we hope this week viii be better
or the boats than last and that rates viii advance
The weather has been very ehangeable during the
past week apart Of the time clear, but the greater
portion cloudy mild and rainy The river before the
city has fallen sin inches, and is twelve feet two
inches below high water mark The lastreport from
st. Louis says that the Mississippi was rising at that
point ana Till Illinois was bank full. The Ohio is
rising at Louisville with six and half feet water in
The canal There have been heavy storms Of rain at
Cincinnati and Louisville, and, If the weather is the
same there as it Is here there will be every prospe ct
Of having heavy rise An the lower tributaries are
reported rising.
The number Of arrivals during the week was 63
steamboats,, in all bringing pretty good carsoes Of
produce Che receipts Of cotton were II ,225 bales
of sugar. 1860 hhds.; Of molasses, 1895 bbs.; Of
-four, Is ,a6l bills; Of pork, 27a9; Of wheat, 42S
sacks; Of corn 1888 sacks; Of tobacco, 1858 hhds,
and Of cats, S,2g9 sacks.
The steamer National Capt. Fl @. Montgomery,
viii be at the landing in few days, receiving for
Red river. She has been thoroughly repaired during
SIsu "a #
The steamer Persia was sold Saturday at sheziffs
sale for So 900. Mr. j. W. Caldwell was the purchaser
The splendid Red river passenger packet B. j Hodge
Capt. John Smoker, having been anavoidably detaln-
ed, viii leave positively on Tuesday 18th inst
The steamer Republic, hence for ST. Louis broke
some part Of her machinery when few miles Up the
river. which compelled her to return for repairs. The
steamer Apdubon vas burnt to the waters edge at
the oot Of washington street, Fourth District, on
Saturday night we have not learned whether there
yas any insurance on her or not. The fire commenced
in the cook house.
Can't Hays new Red river packet Starlight left
Louisville last Saturday and will be here about We'd
nesday Or Thursday.
We had yesterday the pleasure of greeting Capt.
Alex. Norton home again, He has been quite sick
during the summer, but we hope soon to hear of his
regaining his good health again. We also had the
pleasure of shaking hands with Capt. Jas B. Russell
He is on a visit, but we hope soon to be enabled to
announce him either in command o. in the Office Of
some of our fine boats.
The Nashville Patriot Of the LIST says
The RrvER.-The announcement in the columns
of the Patriot of yesterday morning of an immediate
Improvement ia the river was premature, as it not
only quit raining early sunday night, but turned
markedly cool aud last evening the water IN the Cum
berland looked almost clear and placid as it did in
the month OF August The late rain may cause rise
of few inches but not enough to admit of steamboat
navigation. There are now only about ten inches on
the shoals.
The Memphis Eagle and Enquirer Of the Sd says
The weather Yesterday was as fine as any one could
have heart to desire. There was little chilness in
the air, giving us slight antepast Of what 9 old
winter viii BE when Ii is really naugurated y but
the sun shed down his e1ulgent rays SO brightly that
one quite forgot the cold The river is falling quite
rapidly at this point now probably at the rate OF six
inches in the twentyionr hours The eVee presented
quite lively appearance yesterday. The cotton
shipped was not very large about 600 bales were
shipped for New Orleans There were several lots of
fine tick consisting of horses etc. shipped yesterday
for points below Several boats advertised yesterday
did not go.
The Pittsbnrgefs have proposed to form themselves
into associated lines, taking regular turns in loading,
and confne themselves exclusively to their particular
trade. The Cincinnati line has been put in operation
as regular daily line. The four Nashville boats will
form d regular weekly line, and the six Louisville
boats will give three boats week to that port III is
proposed to start Sc. Louis boat every other day
and daily when the business will admit it. The
light draugft ST. Louis boats Numbering I5,) it is
suggested, will go into the upper Mississippi Illinois
river and other trades. Six boats have also been
named as regular Memphis and New Orleans packets.
The following are the boats suggested
To Cincinnati Belmont, Ida May, Potomac, Com
neree Jenny Cray Rochester, Economy, s. P. Hb
bard, Marmora, Ceremonial, Minerva, Wennna.
To Louisville Clifton, Gazele, Clara Dean, Hazel
Dell, Delegate, Jacob Poe
No Fas6ville- -GlenRood Harmonic, Hudson, Mel.
rose.
Bay City, Cambridge, Daeotah, Empire City, Henry
Graft IoRasJ;O Fremont, james Wood, J. W. Hail
man, Metropolis, Marelgo, Melnutte, Moderator, B.
y. Sass, Shenango, Sir Vim. Wallace, Silver Wave,
70 the Upper Mississippi and other Trades-Com.
Perry, DR.. Kanei Denmark EndeaVor, Goody Friends,
Hastings j. a. Conn, Key West La Crosse, Mariner,
Nat Holmes, New York, Neptune, Rocket, St. Louis.
To New 0Pleans-Anrora, Defender, Forte Wayne, |
TlH Firn1l Hanna Gnt1tn AN11AF
Recaptnlation-F0 St. Louis, 20 boats to Upper
Mississippi and Missouri, Is boats to Nashville,
beats to louisville, boats to Cincinnati, Is boats
to New Orleans, h0ats-63 In all,
There are forty,tWo tow boats owned in Pittsburg
and vicinity. The first coal ever towed 10 Cincinnati
was by the Lake Erie, in September, 1850-the same
month and year Of the great hail-storm.
DISASTER ON THE UPPRR MT5sIssPPI-We learn
from the Galena Advertiser that last Saturday, as
Mr., H. Van LEV, the welknoWn theatrical mana
ger, and several other persons were crossing the Mis-
sipp river below st. Paul In ferry boat she was
run into by steamer. -Four persons, including MIR.
Van Lew, another man, woman aud child, were lost
overheard Mr. Van LEV was weltknoWn through I
out the West
New APPOINTMENT learn that Capt Geo. w.
Ford, at present Or very recently clerk Of the Rail
road Line packet Imperial has been appointed to the
place of Mr.. Wyman, general ticket agent, etc. OF
the Ohio and Mississippi Iairoad
This Wm. D. Duncan, a beat Of Ito tuns burthen,
was the first steamer to ascend the Allegheny, on
the 14th OF February, 1873 She averaged five i
miles an hour. To 1915 four steamers had been
built at Pittsburg viz: The New Orleans Yesnyus, |
Htna and the Buffalo.
The Louisville journal Of the 30th nit says
We have very gratifying news in regard to the
river above. Our dispatch from PittSbNrg at noon
yesterday reported four feet water in the channel
and that last night five feet, showing that the river
rising there at the rate Of at east two inches per
hour In addition, the Cincinnati papers have the |
following dispatches from Parkersburg
PARKERsBURG, Nov. u, P. M,-The river here is on
a stand. Snow to the depth OF ten inches fell here
to-day now raining.
PARKERsBURG, Sunday NJ, Nov. 2s.-The river
has risen three and half feet to-day and il rising
fast. Weather cloudy and warm. The Liberty,
Ernerbelt Merose, Euniee, and Hamilton, passed
down
The river here il still on the stand with four feet
four inches water in the canal but it will doubtless
be rising to-day. The John Raiae arrived last eve
ming (The announcement Of her arrival in last
evenings Bulletin was premature) The Raine was
drawing AZ feet water and never touched at Scu1le
town. This shows that the river is in better cond
ton below than was heretofore reported, The Raine
met the Diana under way,
ARRIyA Ls.-sat0rday- The Louisville packet
Chancellor, Capt. g. W. Stewart, arrived with good
"trip, and leaves again to-day at 5 P. NJ
The coast packet G. D, Jr, Capt. Joseph Vincent
arrived with bales cotton, 400 hhds sugar 1872 bbls
and 81 half bbls. molasses,
The coast packet Silver Heels Capt, j. J. Brown,
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