New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-08
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CRESCENT OFFICE No 70 Camp street, |
Friday. April 8, 1859
General acknowledgements River still
Rising-The Morrison-Boats Loading at
st. Louis for New OrIeans-Quiek trip OF
the SIorrison-News from above-Ths Cap
ftol-Arrivals neutrality-suspicious., etc.
The weather yesterday was pleasant, though cool
for the season. The river was gradually rising and
at dark last evening was within eight and bali
inches of high water mark. Business on the upper
levee was fair while the lower landing trips were
scarce and rates nominal. We learn through the Of
cers Of the Morrison that the river was falling at St.
Louis the I'd nst and that at Cairo on the Sd 1t
had fallen ten inches in twentysour hours. At
Memphis it was at stand, and slowly rising all the
way down from that point The Morrison left St.
Louis on Sunday last at o'clock P. N. At that
date the following steamers in port loading for
New Orleans: The Champion, Imperial, and the Jno.
J. Roe. The Morrison only four days and seven
teen hours from port to port A quick trip!
The trial Of Robert J. Duffy, engineer of the unor.
tunate steamer Pennsylvania is to take place ct st.
Louis during the present term Of the court.
We learned last evening that the Capitol has been
chartered by the Memphis Company, and will leave
on the 4th proximo for Memphis.
The Cincinnati Gazette Of the I'd inst. says:
The weather yesterday was clear and delightful.
The river continues to recede steadily opposite this
port, with continued suiciency of water from Pitts
burg to the mouth for the largest class steamers.
Business the evee is not brisk, the offerings being
meager to all points. The rates unchanged from
the following quotations: 5
| NEW ORLEANs.-Whisky and Oil 4Oc.; Flour 30c;
| Pork Soc; way lots 40c. Bacon and other Pound
| Freights 15c per cwt; Horses $s per head; Keg
Lard l23c.; Dry Goods 35c. per cwt.
! The Louisville Democrat Of the I'd inst says:
The river still continues to recede with feet 10
inches in the canal by the mark, feet 10 inches in
the pass, and feet 10 inches the rocks. Bnsi
at the levee yesterday only moderately brisk
We clip the following from the st. Louis Republi.
can of the I'd inst:
The river here fell about inches in the "a hours
ending ate o'clock last evening, and was falling
at Keokuk falling slowly The Illinois river is falling
at Peoria The Missouri, after rising several feet is
reported falling again by the last arrivals from that
stream.
The weather here continues fine, and business is
| brisk on the levee.
The WV. Farmer, with Capt. G. F. Shields as
commander, is now receiving for Camden, and leaves
positively on Saturday for that point and all way
landings on the Ouachita.
ARR1vALs.-The Fort Adams packet Golden Age,
Capt. W. McCombs, with l64 bales cotton 22o bids.
| sugar. and 376 bbls. and 116 half bbls moasses
The Shreveport packet d. R. Carroll, Captain W.
Kmbal, with 14s bales cotton, and leaves again on
Saturday.
The Camden packet Messenger Capt. G. q. Kirk,
with $50 bales cotton, and leaves again Tuesday
The Opelousas packet Bayou Belle, Capt. B. Ney,
| with $50 bales cotton and Is hhds. sugar.
The Bayou De Glaize packet Minnesota, Captain D.
Glasscock with 1863 bales cotton 40 hhds sugar and
| IL hbs. molasses.
The Bayou Sara packet G. D. Jr Capt. V. B. Bar.
anco, with SO bales cotton, 33 hhds. sugar. and $50
bbls. and III half bbs. moasses, aud leaves again
to-day.
The Greenwood packet Col T. q. Judson, Captain
John s. Wallace, with s29 bales cotton.
| The St. Louis Railroad Line packet VIM. NJ. Nor.
rison, Capt. John F. Bofnger, with large trip, EN-.
brRcing 81 bales cotton and liz hhds. sugar, and
leaves again on Tuesday next We are under obi
cations to Mr.. L. F. Woods her attentive clerk, for
late dates.
The Attakapas packet T. D. Hne, Captain D. R.
Muggah, with 227 hhds. sugar, 50 bbs. and IS half
bbs. molasses
The vermon packet Elmira, Capt J. j. Smith
with 60 bales cotton and 81 hhds. sugar.
The vicksburg packet Natchez, Capt. 7. P. Leath
ers with $50 bales cotton, and leaves again on Sat
urday.
The St. Louis packet Hiawatha, Capt. E. T. Dix
with large trip, and leaves again Tuesday. VS.
thank Mr.. H. NJ. Blossom, her attentive clerk, fol
favors.
The Attakapas packet Gossamer, Capt Abe Smith
with A bales cotton, 2l3 hhds sugar. 90 bbls and
half bbls. molasses.
The Ouachta packet R. W. McRae, Capt. j. W. To
bin, with 322 bales cotton, and leaves again on Sat
urdsy.
DR.. Batey for Bayou Lafourche.-The very ex
cellent and regular passenger packet DIR. Batey
Capt. A. Dugas, leaves at o'clock this morning fo
Bayou Lafourche and intermediate landings. Mr.
Jos. Declares is the clerk.
d. f. Kenner for Bayou Sara.-The very elegant
and regular triweekly U. s. Mail and passenger
packet D. F. Kenner Capt. j. P. Gotten, and Mr.. E
B. Mumford clerk, leaves at o'clock this morning
for Bayou Sara and intel mediate landings.
c. d., in, for Bayou Sura-The very stauncl
and superior passenger packet G. d. Jr, Capt. v.
Baranco, leaves at o'clock this evening for Bayo
Sara. Mr.. James Flower is the clerk.
Ed. Ho,card for NashpiUe-The large and yer
! excellent passenger packet Ed. Howard, Capt. J.
Fowler leaves Mt O'Clock this evening as above.
Dick Nash for Tensas.-The fine passenger pack,
Dick Nash, Capt. Ed. Jones, commander, and Mr..
w. Moore, clerk, leaves at O'Clock this evening
Inc DICK Nash Is as punctuHl as she is neat and po
uar and will leave positively at her advertised hou
, Lucy Holcon,be for Red Rirer.-The fast passe
ger packet. Lucy Holcombe, Capt. W. D. Batema
commander, and Mr.. E. Mason, clerk, having be,
unavoidably detained by her crew jumping, will po
lively leave to day at 10 A. NJ. for Shreveport a,
way landings
III. r. w. Hill for Memphis-U. s. Mail Line.
O'Clock this evening, puuctually and positively, Il
y large palatia and superb passenger and U. S. mi
j. packet H. R. W. Hill, Capt. 7. H. Newell comman
70 er, leaves for Memphis and the Bends 1t is usee
is to commend packet which already has such m
nopoy of public favor and patronage as is enjoye
0 by the Hill We however feel it to be due to passe
e gers for Memphis to-day, to impress upon them til
A. necessity of engaging their rooms at an early hen
, this morning if they would secure eligible quarter
l. Mr. Robert Gibson the chief clerk in charge of th
It office of the Hill, is the embodiment Of poitenes
!, and is never at loss for smile and pleasant wor
for all with whom he comes in contact.
% Woodford for LouispiHe.--The great Louisvll
0 passenger packet Woodtord, Capt. Moses Erwin con
rander of the New Orleans aud Louisville Lghtuin
Line, leaves at O'Clock this evening as above. Tt
Woodfosd is large, very feet and maguifcently al