New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-04-26
HEN @rItans 1aiIp Crescent.
RIVER lNTeLlloENcE.

Business on the ievee during the past week wa
much more lively than the week preceding. Their
was large number OF arrivals and departures, AMI
more produce received, and more freight shipped
still upreghts are very scarce, and rates too low
be quoted we don't like to name them As prices fol
carrying freight The boats should at once advance
the rates Of freight. II those in port to-day would
unite and agree to an advance shippers would yield
and no doubt cheeruIly as they know them to be ot
low. II is entirely the fault Of the boatmen them
selves that they carrying ffeights so lowiiter-
ally working Cor nothing. There is reason in the
world why sugars, for instance, should not pay ~
and rs cents per hundred for transportation over
1900 miles now when hands wages and provisions
are as high as at any time Of the year. and wood,
owing to the high water, is much higher in pricein-
stead OF CARRYING them for 10 cents per hundred, the
ruling rates at present At other periods OF the year
the usual rate for sugar is 20 cents to rs cents and
the same ratio Of difference exists in ali other kinds
Of freight
MANY boats have already laid up, and others must
follow. We suppose then shippers would be glad to
nav such rates as would il paid now keep the boats
running and thus keep up lively competition, such
as nov exists between The boats out OF the Railroad
Line and those in it. This Line has made such ar
rangements with the Illinois Central Railroad as will
CAttr
on the most reasonable terms. They have appointed
Mr.. James r. Allen agent Of the Line, who is also
agent of the Illinois Central Railroad. He is emf
neny qualified for the post, being energetic, reliable
and Of great experience in the agency business,
which be has followed for years in our city, and is
well known to all our merchants and shippers
The number of steamboat arrivals the past week
was Ga; the week before SIS bringing Of cotton
Papa bales, Of tobacco 473s hhds., Of sugar 1868
hhds-, Of molasses 5,ls7 bills, of -four 4493S bbs,
of corn 705 sacks Of oats 1877 sacks and Of wheat
l6,245 sacks. The receipts Of the previous week
were Of cotton 81 O2 bales, Of tobacco 1856 hhds
of sugar 4.l09 hhds, Of molasses 1866 bbs. Of -four
Al 742 bbs OF corn 81 800 sacks, Of eats 584 Sacks
and Of wheat s,2ss sacks
The following number OF vessels aud boats were in
port yesterday at the upper landing Is boats at
the lower II boats steamships l. ships 1885, barks 49,
brigs IA. aud schooners p total 245.
The weather during the week has been clear, warm
during the day and quite cool at night.
The river before the city remains about the same
II any change has taken place, 1t has risen little
but as the tide ebIs and flows every day several
inches ii is bard to say exactly whether ii has risen
or not We learn from the officers OF boats arrived
yesterday. that the river was rising from Natcbez
down, but only few inches, so that no great appre
hension would need be felt here Of an overflow
The crevasse at Bells plantation it is expected will
be closed within two three days the work is pro
crossing very WELL
Atst Louis on Saturday last, the river was falling
The St. Louis Republican. Of the 10th inst. says
The river swelled inches up to O'Clock, P. NJ,
and was still rising slowly when we left the Ieyee
The officers OF the Hannibal City, from Keokuk re-
port decline OF inches in the water at Keokuk |
when they left on Saturday. No change to report In
the other upper rivers, large quantity Of rain fell
on Saturday night 10 the morning it was clear but
rain fell at intervals all day.
The Cincinnati Commercial Of the 10th says:
The weather has been damp and rainy during the |
past IS hours, The river is falling with nine feet at
rittsbnrg and twenty feet hence to Louisville, with
the ials napigable again.
The following dispatch we clip from the Pcayune
Of yesterday:
LOUISVILLE, April 24.-we had quite a storm |
above here on Thursday last and we have intelligence
that atkiawesvie five coal boats were sunk in IT, in
yoving the sacrifice Of six lives.
FAST TRAVELLING The following dispatch was
received by us on Saturday from Mr. o. L. Smith,
clerk Of the swift louisville passenger packet Diana.
Memphis, Apra '24.-The Diana arrived here in |
three days and six hours from New Orleans with |
ESQ tons freight board and 40 cabin passengers
We learn also by dispatch from Natches that the
st. Louis passenger packet Imperial, that left here
last Thursday afternoon with the steamers Baltic and
Choctaw passed both boats, under way and reached /
Natchez, being out from this port only twenty-four
hours and fifteen minutes, and lost hour and half
at Baton Rouge, and made seven landings.
ARRIyALs.--The st. Louis, Cairo and New Orleans
railroad line packet Aleck Scott, Capt. Henry !
Swizer, arrived on Saturday with large cargo and
will leave again on Wednesday next, the 2sth inst
at P. NJ, being the packet for that day. We are |
much obliged TO her courteous clerk, Mr. JohnF. |
Douglas, for full files Of late papers.
The Cincinnati packet W. W. Thomas, Capt. John |
A. Dnbe, arrived on Saturday with large cargo |
aud viii leave again on Tuesday, at PM Her |
attentive clerk Mr.. John L. Sherlock has our thanks
for late papers
The 0uachita packet Bluff City, Capt Lewis
snapp, arrived from Camden with sos bales cotton,
and will leave again on Tuesday, at Pm
The Red River packet Grenada, Capt. Reuben |
sleade. arrived from Jefferson with 3sl bales cotton
and A hhds sugar, and leaves again on Tuesday, az
SPIN.
The Vicksburg o. s. mail packet Princess, Capt.
W. G. Wilson, arrived with 1914 bales cotton, and
leaves again as usual, on Tuesday at5P.M.
The Bayou Lafonrche packet Laftte Capt. Jno j.
Brown, arrived with l3l hhds sugar, 26I bbls. and
296 halt bbls. molasses.
The Louisville packet Chancellor, Capt G. W. 4
stewart, arrived with full cargo part so hhds.
tobacco. She leaves again to-day, at 4P NJ. posi- |
lively We are Obliged to her polite clerk, Mr. NJ. c..
Foster, for late papers.
The Louisville packet Z. II. Fairchild, Capt ]. H. |
Faucet, arrived with large cargo OF produce and
ISL hhds. tobacco, and will leave again on Tuesday,
at p NJ We return our thanks to Mr.. Jno F. |
Leyden, her courteous clerk, for late papers.
The Bayou Lafourche packet Dr. Batey, Capt. A.
Dugas, arrived, and leaves again to day as usual at
p. NJ.
The Magnolia arrived from ST. Louis /; the Yazoo
Belle from Yazoo River with 767 bales cotton and I
the sunhower from Bayou Macon and Tensas with
ca bales cotton.
BOATS LEAvISG.-- Tennessee Belle for arkansas
River Capt Sol. MabOn backs out his splendid
and regular passenger packet to-day, at p NJ. for
all landings up to Fort Smith. Mr.. VIM. Il. Garner
Is her clever and correct clerk
Railroad Line Pactet j. c. Stnon for 81. Louis.
With the daily Cairo U. S. mail, at P. NJ. TO-DAY.
this eommodous passenger packet leaves She Is
commanded by Capt Isaac Il. Jones, thorough.go.
ing business man, an experienced boatman, and A
courteous gentlemen Her Office is filed by Mr.. The
odore IAElle, who is ever at his post-polite and
attentive 70 all having business with the boat and