New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-21
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Thursday. April p, 1859
The Weather-General Remnrks-Busaness
The River mp to High-Water Mark
Arrivals Yesterday-Later from Above
The Rivers Departures T0-Day-The
Woodford-The Southern Belle, etc., etc.
The weather yesterday was clear, sunny, mild and
pleasant, the dust becoming little troublesome.
Business on the landing was fair. Freights were in
better Offering than for number of days previous,
and most of the departures left with paying trips.
The passenger business continues good and ia per-
ceptibly on the increase. e4..n u-
The arrivals yesterday were as follows
The Yazoo river packet E. NJ. Bicknell, Capt. Sam.
Gwartney, with S74 bales cotton. A
The Tensas packet Saline, Capt. Geo. Miller, with
2l2 bales cotton, and leaves again on Saturday.
The Camden packet Moro, Capt. E. N. Woodland,
with l94 bales cotton and leaves again this evening
The Vicksburg packet Vicksburg, Capt. J. n.
White, with $40 bales cotton, and leaves again this
evening.
The Little river packet Era No. 8, Capt ]. J. Com
pere, with 746 bales cotton and leaves again this
evening.
The st. Louis railroad line packet A. 7. Lacy,
Capt. J. r Rodney, with good trip, embracing 16l
bales cotton and SO bids. tobacco and leaves again
on Tuesday. We are indebted to Mr.. A. G. Cunning
ham, her ever-mindful clerk for favors.
The Cincinnati packet Nick Thomas, Capt Jno
A. Duble, with a good trip.
The Attakapas packet Gossamer, Capt Abe Smith,
with SO bales cotton, 206 hhds. sugar, IS bbs. and
1872 half bbls. molasses.
The Tensas packet Rock City, Capt B. B. Dickin.
son, with Is bales cottor.
The river at this point has at last reached its high
est mark of last year. At dark last evening it was
tre above that mark with fair prospect that it has
yet to rise several inches.
The Shreveport Southwestern of the 18th inst. re
ports the upper Red river packets Hope and Osceola
laid up at Lanesport, Ham Howell at Kiamtia and
the Lafitte above Kiamitia. The Era No. reports
upper Red river very low and falling, The st. Fran
els river was falling at last accounts.
The vicksburg Wing of the 10th inst reports:
The river has risen threequarters of an inch since
| last Friday night, and is now about on stand.
We learn that break has occurred in the levee i'm
mediatey opposite this city, but we have been unable
to get any of the particulars 1t is of little
quence however, almost that entire country had
| already been deluged.
| The Memphis Enquirer of the 18th inst. says
| The river commenced falling on Saturday, and dur
ing the forty eight hours ending at six O'Clock last
| evening, had fallen q inches. 1t is nov 81 inches
below the high water Of the spring Of 1858.
At our latest advices the upper Mississippi, the
Illinois, the Usage and the Missouri rivers were all
falling, while the telegraph reports decline in the
| Ohio.
The Talahatchie river was falling slowly on the
| 10th inst.
The st. Louis Democrat of the 10th inst. says:
The river was not rising fast at all on Wednesday
and Thursday, some people led to suppose BY
the reports of less correctly informed journals thar
Yesterday it declined very little. The upper river,
| are presumed now to be on stand.
The Cincinnati Commercial, Of the 18th instan
says:
The weather was cloudy and cool yesterday-nt
rain for wonder The river continues to rise slowly
having swollen three feet since the last issue Of thu
Commercial Freghts continue dull, the following
rates controlling the market:
Ne,o Orieans.-Whisky and Oil 45c.; Flour SOC.
Pork &c.; Way Lots, 40c. Bacon and other Pount
Freghts, lsc. per 100; Horses, IS per head Ket
Lard loo. Dry Goods, 40c. per hundred.
The Evansville correspondent Of the st. Loui
Democrat, of the 16th inst, says that Capts Greer
and Scott are progressing finely with the new boa
for the Southern Bellies machinery at Paducah. Sh
will be fine first class passenger and freight boat
and is to be the pioneer in the line that is to
from that place to New Orleans.
We learn by dispatch from Memphis that til
steamer Woodford will arrive here on Friday mornin
and will leave again positively on Saturday.
excellent passenger packet Dr. Batey, Capt. A. Duga
commander, and Mr.. JOS Declares, clerk leaves at
O'Clock this morning, for Lafourche aud intermedia
landings.
Eleanor for Red Rirer-The very excellent ar
regular passenger packet Eleanor, Capt. Willis Mai
} commander, and Messrs. Groves and Clark, clerk
leaves at o'clock this evening for Jefferson and IL
intermediate landings on Red river. The Eleanor HI
beautiful cabin, and the most complete passeng
appointments, and is one Of the most popular boa
4 in the trade. Don't forget her this evening.
Bonita for Red River.-The fine, favorite, an
regular passenger packet Bonita, Capt. W. H. Dal
ies, commander, a22 Mr.. Jno. Long, clerk leaves 9
o'clock this evening for Lake Bsteneau and inte
mediate landings. The Bonita has neat and we
furnished cabin and excellent passenger accommoda
:, tons.
), Era No 8 for Cane and Little Ripers.-The YER
saunch and light draught passenger packet Era Nc
:, 8, Capt. j. ]. Compere, and Mr. Geo. G. Hamilton
" clerk, leaves at o'clock this evening above. Tn
Era is one of the best packets in the trade, and d.
serves her great popularity. -.r.
| Moro for the Ouachita-The fine commodiau,