New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-06-20
RiOtr Sntelligente.
CRESCENT OFFICE, No. 70 Camp street,

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General Observation-Disclosures Failing
Review of the Week---The Weather
--Steamer Lecomie---Steamer New Falls
Clty.-Red River FallIng--Change of Off
GERS on the City of Observation-Disclosures
from our ExcIianges-Arriyals Saturday
and Sunday-Departures To-day, ETC., etc.
MThe weather for the past two days has been warm
and uncomfortable. Business on the levee on Satur-
day had not the appearance of activity is usually
to be seen. The departures were few, but most of
the packets left with good trips The busy season is
the wane, and the bulk of the business is trans.
acted The river continues to fall at this point and
is now two feet seven and a-half inches below high
watermark. The arrivals of steamboats, at this port
for the week ending Friday noon numbered forty.
one.
The receipts of produce by these arrivals were as
follows OF cotton 1890 bales +; of sugar. las hhds.;
OF moasses, 1859 bbls. of tobacco, 1925 hhds OF
-four, H. 900 bills; of corn, 1887 sacks of oats
7s4l sacks; of pork, s43 bbls. of whisky 1872 bb7s
Of bacon, 652 hhds., bbls. and casks and bacon in
bulk 10000 lbs.
The favorite Railroad Line packet New Falls City
left yesterday morning with fine trip of passengers
and freight. She will await at Vicksburg for pas.
sengers who leave here this evening by the New Or
leans and Jackson Railroad.
The steamer Lecomte has discontinued her Mon.
days trip to Ocean Springs for the present. She
will in future leave here every Wednesday, Friday
and Saturday For full particulars we refer our read
ers to the advertisement of her agent, Mr.. Geo. D.
Hite, No, 10 Canal street.
We understand that Capt. Jas Kerr, Jr., assumes
the command of the City of Memphis this trip, and
Mr.. Klnefelter takes charge of the office. Captain
Kountz, will take short resting spell for the purpose
of visiting his family. Success to Capt. Kerr and his
fine packet the City of Memphis.
The officers of the steamer Comet arrived on satur.
day, from Red river, reports three and half feet
large, near Campte Settlements and falling all the
way down. ..~.
The St. Louis Republican Of the l4th says;
The river here fell little on Sunday night and be.
came stationary yesterday morning, in which condi
ton it remained all day. The Illinois river is falling
from Lasalle down with five feet on the bars The
upper Mississippi is still still rising slowly at Keokuk
The Missouri is falling from Omaha to the mouth
and in good STAGE
Freights to New Orleans are scarce and unsettled
and rates lower than they were last week. Engage
mens made to-day at zoe. per bbl for Flour l5c
per sack for Corn and l5c per 100 for weight freight
The Louisville Journal of the l4th says:
River news is unusually scarce just now. The stage
OF water has not changed. Last evening there were
still three feet eight inches water in the canal The
Stephen Decatur was aground at Portland last night
The Memphis Bulletin of the 10th says:
The river opposite this point is still recedng, yet
at less rapid rate each succeeding day. The fall in
the twenty.four hours ending at O'Clock last eve
ming was about six inches
The officers of the j. Fl. Lucas report the river
falling slowly all the way from st. Louis to this
point.
At Louisville, on Monday, the river was falling
slowly with three feet inches in the canal Very
baa rain nm pUht ypht oh
will probably cause slight rise There are indca-
ons says the Courier that the June rise is about to
set ill., as the river had risen at Ptsburg where there
was four and a half feet water on Saturday A swell