New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-11-25
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znef H5 b give the boats iaf ClAlee. 4He Ela4ue
mipe IbaFgile) Gazette, II the goth, says:
Bay6a paqlemine and the river at this point have
Feet rising tie past week, and The former, should It
continue Ia rise will be naVigahie IN day or Two
Te understood, the other day, that the late MAJOR
nanny rerulleoted the bayou when he was Twelve
eaT oid seventyFe years ago, and at that time 1t
25assr narrow Hid shallow an outlet that the cane
rom each bank met overhead, and skid could
hardly get throughit Il is now on an average Of
Two hundred and ity to three hundred feet wide, and
b5nr f3ffq feet deem. What will ii be seventyHye
years rom now it IS in this light that legislators
Should contemplate the subject.
Tie Lake Providence (Garrolll Herald, Of the goth
inst, says;
We are eratided at being enabled to announce the
fact that the river now going down about as rapidly
As it rose for some two weeks previous This Will IN
great measure dispe the fears entertained by many
to the prohabtg of further damage to the country
from high water, which vas backing up into the
Haggaman crevasse and insidiously seeking its late
outlet to the rear OF the embankment now going up
We learn that serious apprehensigns are still felt by
come that the enlbankment will not be finished in
SINE to combat the spring rise.
FRoM FoRT SMITH.-The Fort Smith Herald Of the
18th says:
The river still ia fine order for hoating-six feet
water il the channel, falling slowly.
The weather cold, with heavy frost on Thursday
night last, and regular norther blowing as we go to
press.
ALABAMA RIVER Monday evening the Ala
bama river was rising slowly at Montgomery. Du-
ring the ay abont 1000 bales of cotton we're received
in Mobile
The river at st. Louis on the 10TH was falling very
dow. The Illinois Was in fine stage, The upper
Mississippi vas falling 1T Keokuk 4 feet is the
depth d tie channel On the Lower Rapids. The
Fever river was frozen over on the l4th. The
steamer Denmark was loading at Galena--taking
1000 pigs lead for Pittsburg, The Missouri river was
hllinT. with feet in the channel from ST. Joseph
The river ii Memphis Cd the goth, was declining
pretty rapidly The weather was cold and clear but
the SKY was oYereast with clouds Indicating rain
The Arkansas and White rivers are reported falling.
The Shreveport Southwestern Of the 18th, saws
there il now sofeient water in the river for large
boats. and Il continues to rise. we learn from Row
land fhat there Il another rise in the upper Red river
which viii Keen tte water up.
AFR1y4 .,s.-Tbe Memphis d. IS. Mail packet Bel.
sast capt. W. Wrsv. arrived with 8O4 bales cotton.
and leaves aeain on Friday at p. M, We thank Mr..
nd. j. Booker. her attentive clerk, for fayors
The Louisville lightning Line packet Antalope
Cant. n. Brown. arrived With large cargo and
leaves TODAY Az Il P. Nj. we thank Mr. jos. u. sage
her clerk. for fayors.
The Bayou sara II. s. Mail packet Capitol Can't.
y.B. B3ranco. arrived with 647 bales cotton. 2g5
bbds srgar N Hi. and ga half bb1s noIassas We
4bonf- .lg n 4 Mnraforl h. eark III f,vors
trbo s5an,o,5s ,ac,st r55octss 15ant +, aao.ll,
,rriva5 Ivitb nv hales cotton IA leaves aoain III
eatnr.ls > n Va ttanlT her eIar1+ For n vors
ma railroad lime paaket Kate Howard arrived
from a Taais with large trim and leaves aga n m
s.fnr9oy 7at5 3 n We thank her noIito clerk M.
M. Hillard. for tayors.
The Red river packet Jos Holden CAPT. r d.
Martin. arrived with ]. 4o2 bales cotton.
The st Iouis packet John Warner. Capt. Patter-
son arrived with large freight we thank her
clerk. Mr.. warner. fer fayorg.
Comet for Eel yiper.-Tbe regular packet Comet,
Can't r. sleade. With Mr W. sleade in the ofiee,
having been nnayodably detained Will leave posi-
lively today AZ Id "A. M.
*. NJ 1fcRas for 0paclitq i,iyey.-Peeaar Thurs
say pacget.To,1ay ID p, AZ. panotually. the splen.
did aud deservedly popular passenger steamer r. W.
MoRae, Gapt, John w Tobin; clerk, G. P. Work will
east loose for the 0naohta river She will be found
un2il the hour named, receiving passengers at the
wharf foot Canal street The Il. W. McRae stands
high WITH all classes If tie community, and there
il not more complete passenger bout than the Nc
Rae ID the 0uaohta river, or any other river. She
has lately been generally repaired renovated and
repainted and her cabin shines respendent under its
beautiful coat OF white zinc paint. We cannot i'm
aeine anything more beautiful Of fts kind than the