New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-23

very few arrivals The following Il from our river
correspondent:
STEINER A. I. LACEY,
Friend Reporter We are now near vislfsburo
will arrive there about p NJ have had foo everv
night-lost greater portion Of last night by fog:
left the Natchez at Natchez, and passed the r. T.
Ward at Fairchld Island this morning. We have
passed fifteen boats underway since we left New or
leans, and now ahead of all that left the same
day, having made all usual landings, put cut
sugar-Tnll and took board sugar and molasses at
Gays plantation.
Judging from the Lacey running this trip, amount
of cargo on board, etc. she will make quick time
trial trip. We have ran against heavy rise thus
far; drift in the river very heavy.
Yours, in haste, K
The steamer r. w. NcRae reports the Ouachita
falling slightly at Monroe and Trenton and heavy rise
above.
The Cityof Memphis Reporter, of the 2Ist, says: {.
Sinking of The PeteJ, Telon.-Yesterday morning
between ] and o'clock, the above steamer, while
running in the fog, above GreenvilIe opposite Point
Chicot ran into the bank with such force to spring
her seams and butts, as she Immediately commenced
sinking. When We came alongside of her the Cora
Anderson was there, saving freight and we left her
there We took off the Peter Tellon over two hun
dred coops of chickens, turkeys, geese and ducks
She was very deeply laden, and had among her
freight great many mules and horses all of which
were taken on Shore No lives lost. She is a total
wreck. The boat was owned principally at New Al.
baay, Ind.
We CLEAN the following from our exchanges:
Red River.-The Shreveport Southwestern of the
18th inst. says:
The river is again rising, and we anticipate good
navigation during the remainder of the winter. At
last accounts the river had risen fifteen feet at Full.
ton, and the whole country has been favored with
| heavy rains.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 19.-The weather was exceedingly
warm and pleasant yesterday. The river is still
rising very rapidly at this point probably at the rate
| OF three feet in twentyfOur hours. So rapid rise
has not been known in long time. Business was
brisk on the levee yesterday, and quite large ship
| ment OF cotton was made.
CINCINNATI, Dec l0.-The weather has been wet
and disagreeabe since the last issue of the CONNER
Ciai. Rain has poured down hard and steadily dnrinp
the past twenty-tour hours. Our dispatches report
rain in all quarters-all along the line of the Ohio
Both Miams have risen several feet, and were pour
ing out strong all day. Our dispatches show the
state OF the river above Here it came to q stand in
the morning, but had risen two feet up to P. M.,
and was still rising rapidly. We may reasonably an.
tcpate another general rise from Pittsburg to the
mouth and plenty of water the falls for the larg
est class of steamers The last arrivals report all the
side streams running out penteOnsly, both above and
below The following low rates still prevai
New Orleans Whisky and Oil, 45c,; Flour, 30c
Pork, 4Oe; Bacon, lSc per 100; and Butter, Cheese
etc, zoe. per 100; Horses $40 per head; Key Lard
/ 12c.; Empty Barrels Zoe.
In addition to the pair of coal boats belonging to
Watson, sunk on the falls, Two others, belonging to
| ing struck going over. Mr.. Nat Smith informs us
that the Wabash was bank full at Vincennes yes
terday.
At Pittsburg, Wheeling. Parkersburg. Cincinnati.
and Louisville the river has swollen within the past
thirtysx hours at the rate of six to ten inches per
hour. The sde,streams are all bank full, and much
OF the country contiguous, especially that situated
low, is inundated doing considerable damage to pri-
vate property At this point the river has advanced
fully sixteen feet, up to II o'clock last night and is
within three and half feet plumb water of the curb
stone at the foot of Main street When we left the
leVee, at midnight, the river was rising slowly at the
rate OF two inches per hour. The Ohio No arriving
yesterday afternoon, reports powerful rains from Ma
| rletta down, and Guyandotte Big Sandy, ScotO, and
Little Miami pouring out heavily, Her pilots say
they never saw SO much water coming out of those
streams as is now They are confident that the water
from above must cause further advance in the river
mere OF from six to ten feet which will most efeCtu-
ally wash out the residents of " rat and sausage
rows" The denizens Of these rows, bythe.way are
making calculations to leave and may be compelled
to move to-day. Licking, Big Miami, and Kentucky
rivers are pouring out floods of water aud last eve
ming the river swelling exceedingly fastat Louis
vile, with eleven feet water large the falls The
lower Ohio is also high and rising fast The Wabash,
at Vincennes last evening, was falling having receded
one inch in the past twelve hours. Immense quaint.
ties OF driltwoOd passed here yesterday.
| The recent dOwnpouring of torrents of rain have
Induced us to put some faith in the muskrat and the
corn shuck theories, as indicative of a mild, open
winter. The very hasty ascent of the water in the
wharf during night hefare last and pasterdav h,
owners and cousignees Of whisky, salt, empty bar.
reis etc, lying on the landing Scores of steyedores
mGLe Dusty engaged IN removing 1t further up the
Main street was inn5d5tpS and ore s1 Ak y 1eO"
terialIy damaged. Empty barrels went floating off
down the river, but were caught and brought to
spote Se takers 'nefeol oelng compensated ion their
PITTsr,-,o noo X rho root,,. ,,o,t,,,
cloudy and LOWERING, light Int STEADY rain faIinp
all the morning II ceased at noon, buG still threat.
ems anotner iail me river which had fallen to six
and in the e,ann NO a5u U .I1ay
EvANsrILLE, Dec. IO--There is considerable
freight on the levee waiting shipment mostly all
lolr ana 4 pork; me following are the prevailing
whisky eOc De- wv pun ''' '''' ''Si''9' wy
NASHVILLE Dec. I8--The Cumberland was rising
rapidly on Monday with ten feet on the shoals, and
eF Sr nuge'iT nac oi ~ GpaP ro rise
tnnes to fall steadily at the mte Of abon t' half an
inch per hour. There was no appearance of ice in
the river yesterday; The weather was cool and
5e ce IN ane Sa Snas mi III al uay anu 'na"eu
Freirbts TO New Orleans rate for oil and whisky
ut GOc per bb; apples and pork Acc; beer SOC
Hour, 32G oats and bran, zoe per 100 lbs bacon,
mG o bo au ieuu loc corn zoe per sack
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