New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-06-13

We had the pleasure Of meeting, on Saturday last
Mr.. John s. Shackleford, the Travelling Agent Of
the Little Miami, Columbus and Xenia Railroad. who
visits city business connected with this road
This road is Of the connections Of the Ohio and
Mississippi road, with which the Railroad Line of
Mississippi packets connects at st. Louis and forms
principal link in tie direct route to New York from
ST. Louis. The fare from Columbus to New York
over this road has, learn, been recently reduced
to SO.
The steamer Florida was recently sold in st. Louis
for the sum Of t3050, by the Marshal. There were
claims against her to the amount Of $4,000.
The steamers Jesse K. Bell and Stephen Decatur
were at Cincinnati on the 9Th inst, loading for this
port. The Ohio Belle and Lands laid up at the same
place The following the arrivals since our last
The st. Louis Railroad Line passenger packet
Imperial, Capt. Sam Ryder, with large trip. Thanks
to Mr. J. b. 0glesby, the clerk, for hvors. The I'm
perial leaves again this evening.
THE Louisville packet John Raiue, Capt. VIM I'm
derwood, with good trip. We are indebted to Mr. A.
Palacio, her obliging clerk for favors. The Raine
returns to Louisville this evening.
The Red river packet National, Capt. P. G. Mont.
gomery, with Ito bales cotton.
The Red river packet B. L. Hodge, Capt. Charles
Marshall, with 80 bales cotton.
The Bayou Sara packet Duncan F. Kenner, Capt
Joseph Vincent, with the U. 8. Mail and passengers
The Memphis packet Messenger, Capt. Maurice
Langhorne, with SO bales cotton and 1874 hhds. to.
bacco We are indebted to Capt. Ed. Booker. her
obligng clerk, for fayors.
The Cincinnati packet Dacota, Capt Robinson, with
q fair trip.
The Railroad line passenger packet J. G. Swou,
Capt. ]. b. Jones, with fine trip. We thank Nj.
Thad Laville, her attentive clerk for avors.
The Vicksburg packet Grand Duke, Capt. Sam.
Apologize, with EGO bales cotton and leaves again on
Tuesday.
The Memphis weekly packet Capitol, Capt J. b.
Clark, with good trip. We thank her clerk, Nj.
Miles N. Temple, for favors
The Red river packet D. R. Carroll, Can't. VIM.
Kimbal, with 80 bales cotton, and leaves again on
Tuesday.
The Red river packet Eleanor, Capt. Willis Main,
with 40 bales cotton, and leaves again on Tuesday
The Attakapas packet Ceres, Capt J. ]. Labarthe,
with bales cotton, 10 hhds sugar and l0s bbls.
molasses, and leaves again on Wednesday.
The Attakapas packet A. W. Baker, Capt Allen
Smith, with 101 hhds. sugar and IL bbls molasses.
The st. Louis packet Henry Chouteau, Captain
Williams, with q fair trip.
We learn from the Vicksburg Wing, that an infor.
NAL meeting of planters who happeded to be in
Vicksburg was held the 18th ult which agreed to
call convention Of the planters on the Mississippi
river between St. Louis and the Balize to consult TO-
gether for their mutual benefit and protection They
also agreed upon Vicksburg as the place, and the
second Monday of July as the time. The Police
Jures Boards of Police and other authorities Of the
counties on the river requested to appoint dele
gates and the planters themselves are requested ia
assemble and appoint such of their number to attend
as will represent their views.
The Vicksburg Sun, of the 10th inst, says:
The river during the last twenty-four hours ha.
| fallen but one and half inches.
me river at all points above is rapidly falling,
which must soon result in more rapid recedence OF
| the river at this point
Business on the levee was quite brisk yesterday.
The Memphis Enquirer, of the sth inst, says:
Our levee was quite dull yesterday, as far as bust.
ness Is concerned the arrivals and departures being
very few. The weather is becoming warmer The
river has had slight check to its decline, owing
doubtless, to the recent swell in the upper waters
The fall for the twentyfour hours ending at sun down
last night being only some seven inches. As the rise
above has given way, we may now expect steady re
csion for some days.
The Nashville Patriot, of the 9Th inst, says thai
the Cumberland is very low, with scarcely two and
half feet water on the Harpeth shoals
I The Cincinnati Gazette of the 9Th inst. says:
The weather the past two days has been quite COO
aud pleasant. The river continues to decline slowl,
opposite this port with only A feet water Rising
Medoc are beginning to be troublesome, ant
boats forced to run close to avoid sticking. Oul
advces from above indicate slight swell, coming
chiefly ont of the Muskingum. The rains have ex
tended along the upper river, and the prospect for
rise of two or three feet is very fattering In The
canal there is only four feet water by the mark and
two feet on the Falls. On the Portland and New
Albany bars there not than three feet water
The sands are changeable, throwing the channel OF
deepest water first in direction and then in an
| other. Every steamer going down or up partly be
cause of this uncertainty is sure to ground touch
bottom, but all have thus far been able to wash and
spar over, including the Madison.
We have nothing encouraging to offer in relation
to business on the landing. The offerings on Satur-
day were light and confined to the local trade and
few miscellaneous packages to Nashville, st. Louis
and New Orleans. The rates Of freight remain un-
| changed from the following quotations:
Nelo Orleans-Whisky and Oil, 81 25; Flour,
75c.; Pork 81 90; Way lots, s0c. Bacon and other
Pound Freights IS to 4oc. per cwt Horses, $12 per
head Keg Lard, 40e. Dry Goods, soc. per cwt.
The Louisville Journal of the 9Th inst says:
The river is falling. Last evening there were three
feet nine inches water in the canal by the mark The
Fred Iron came through drawing at least four feet
but had hard work in making her way. The Dun
| leith preceded her. The W. j. Maclay and Hudson
were going down through the canal last evening and
the Prairie Rose and Hammonia we're coming up.
On Portland bar four feet are reported. The Nc
| Lean reports 81 feet water at Henderson Island
which is the shoalest place below Portland.
dispatch from Harmon, Ohio, reports rise in
| the river there.
| The st. Louis Republican of the 18th inst. says:
| The river here fell six inches in the twenty-four
hours ending at dark last evening It was still falling
slowly. The rise in the Upper Mississippi has doubt.
less checked the fall here The Illinois river is still
falling, and the Missouri is falling from ST. Joseph
| down.
The weather was quite warm yesterday. Business
was tolerably lively on the landing Arrivals were
the Lake City from st. Anthony, City of Louisiana
| from Keokuk, ]. II. Smith from Tennessee river
Emma from Pittsburg, War Eage, Meteor, Twilight
from Missouri river, Garvin from Chester, and Chloe
| taw from New Orleans.
The Metropolitan is due from St. Paul. and will be
in port this morning. The D gent and Belle Creole
from Ohio river, Ashland from Tennessee river and
Jno H. Dickey from Memphis, are due and will be
at the landing this morning.
Lecomte for Ocean Springs-Lake Shore Packet
The new light-draught and very fast running pas
| senger packet Lecomte Cant. Charlie Walker will