New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-08-02
The steamer Saline l,a. laid up to underpo

The steamer Saline has laid up to undergo all
necessary repairs for the approaching season. She
will be at the levee again Thursday llth instant,
and will leave the following Saturday for all points 10
Tensas.
The st. Louis Democrat Of the 10th says:
The river YVES nearly on stand yesterday at this
point, and another raDid decline Is expected to be
lnaugurated today. The work Of removing mud
from the wharf 70 the river, and the paving Of the
vs ase gons on1d On bs and no better
hghtful, but must soon be warm again.
The last arrival from the Illinois reports that liver
still declining but slowly with three feet scant at
There is scarcely any place between Peoria and
Lasalle that the Illinois cannot be forded by pede.
trians.
The Cincinnati Commercial Of the 18th says:
The weather continues clear and pleasant. The
river is falling slowly from pttsburg to the mouth,
four and half feet hence to Louisville. Portland
bar is in navigasle condition along the Lower
Ohio the sand barsare becoming more numerous, and
o6struct navigation very e,rously, though the boats
on the shoalest bars, including flint Island and Scuf
fetown. Captain Dean, Of the Cambridge, reports
between four and five feet on Portland Bar The
rains Of Sunday extended to Evansville and along
Green river. also the Cumberland. The Cumberland
river wa' swelling little on Saturday. With eighteen
inches water on the Shoal. With moderate offerings,
we have no change to note in freights. With too
much tunnage there is very little doing for St. Louis
The Louisville Courier, Of the 9th, says:
The river was slowly receding yesterday, with
three feet water in the canal in the evening by the
mark: During the previous twenty.four hours the
river bad fallen an inch at the head Of the falls.
Southern freight, though rather scarce, quite
firm as the following rates, which are an advance
barrel 81 u.s. potatoes 70 cents -four IS cents, pork
81 per barrel, tobacco s. per hogshead, and mules
81 per head Way freghts to plant .tions, and places
below Memphis are 10 cent? in advance Of these rate
To Memphis shipments were made at 80 cents for
pound ffeights, 81 per barrel for whisky, and so
cents for potatoes.
The rates for points along the Tennessee river to
are 80 cents per hundred for hay, 50 cents
above the shoals lghterage" is charged.
The Empire Parish, the new packet for the lower
coast, building under the auspices of Capt Hooper,
Of the Laurel Hill, will have steam her this
ing to try the machinery. She is to carry the mail
between New Orleans and the Balize.
The Portland and New Albany bar still continues
free OF boats ohering in fact, imDediment to pre-
sent navigation, az there were fully feet the
landing at the Portland wharf and descending boats
can with equal facility reach the New Albany wharf.
The following were the arrivals yesterday:
The Bayou Sara packet Crosse Tete, Capt. v. B.
Baraneo, with bales cotton, AZ hodgsheads sugar
and 4s barrels molasses.
The Attakapes packet A. W. Baker, Capt. Mey-
neF with So hogsheads sugar and 76 barrels molasses
and leaves again on Thursday.
The Lafourche packet Silver Heels, Capt. Brow d,
with sundries, and leaves again to-day.
Charmer for picksburg-New Orleans and vicks-
burg U. s. Mail aud Passenger Packet-Ps csengers
for Vcksburg today fortunate in having at their
command the new and magnificent pc 1enger packet
Charmer She is just what a first cas7 passenger
packet ought to be-staunch es rock, feet as an
antelope, and as beautiful and perfect in her pa
ger arrangements as art and science could make her
Her cabin unique and furnished with taste and mag
ncence, while her staterooms are of extra size and
| fitted up with homelike toilet arrangements The
o1ice.J of the Charmer nre just the men for their
several departments, and from commander to porter
| are pattern corps. In Captain W. C. Wilson, her
commander, the public have an accommc dating
popular and efficient officer, whose experience and
watchful care manifest. Mr.. Richard Holmes
holds forth in the Office, position worthy the man
man worthy the position. He is efficiently assisted
by Messrs Porter and Janney Passengers should re
member that the Chrrmer leaves this evening at /
o'clock on her maiden tip. Give her bumper AL
we can say is, we N.sh Capt. Wilson and rs pc
Chsrmer a long life of prosperity and sucece=.
Chancellor for Louisoiue.-The very excellent ant
superior lightdraught passenger packet Chancellor
Capt Sol Malbon, commander, leaves for Louisville
and way landings this evening at 5 o'clock. Th
Chancellor is a st,unch and favorite packet, com
manded by popular officers and devoted to the in
terest of the shipping and travelling communities
Being OF very light draught, she offers extra in
ducements to passengers and shippers, and is NOR
worthy than the avors Of her numerous friends
Mr.. M. G. Foster, her clerk, will be found on boar
ready to wait upon az visitors. Don't forget her tbi
evening.
City of Memphis for ST. Louis.-Railroad Lin
Packet This evening, at o'clock, the grea
City of Memphis backs out for Memphis, Cairo, 81
Louis and intermediate landings, connecting at Vicks
burg with the New Orleans and jackson, at Cair
with the Illinois Central, and at St. Louis with tn
Ohio and Mississippi Railroads for all the Norther
and Eastern cities. The City Of Memphis is swift
safe and was built expressly to meet the demands
the travelling public. She is firstclass in every an
the most minute particular. Her cabin contains al
the modern improvements, and is magnifcently ful
nished without regard to expense Capt. James Kerr
Jr., the commander of the City of Memphis is
finished gentleman, whose companonable qualitie
are only equaed by his abilities thorough and e1
perienced steamboatman. Mr.. James Klinefelter
the chief clerk of the packet and presdes over th
desk and discharges his duties with an eye single
the comfort of his guests and the popularity of th
boat. Who goes this evening on the star raj
road packet City of Memphis? A plan of the cabi
may be seen and staterooms secured to-day by appl
cation to Mr.. G. G. Wayne, agent of the line, No. G
Camp street, corner Of Commercial Alley.
gebieta Of tgt Hlarksts.