New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-01-03
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CREscENr OEFIcE. No. 70

The weather on Saturday and Sunday was quite
change from what we have had during the last week.
It cleared off Friday night, and New Years day
broke forth as fine as any could WISH for the sun
shone forth and the day throughout grand gala
day amongst the young gents. Business on the evee
was however, very dull and with no prospect what
ever of being mole lively until after the sth January
The river before the city has risen seven inches d-
ring the last three days, and is now four feet five
inches below high water mark. @
The following are leanings from our exchanges
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 2s.-The river was falling very
slowly yesterday, barely three inches in "a hours,
with seven feet six inches water on the falls in the
evening for steamboats, In the canal there were 10 2
feet water by the mark. The weather was warm,
cloudy, and misty, with, however, for wonder, no
rain In the evening it turned cooler.
At Pittsburg, yesterday the river was falling fast,
with only seven feet water in the channels fall of
seven feet in two or three days. At Cincinnati the
river was reported falling slowly, by the telegraph
which is not very reliable, however, as we think the
influence Of the late Pittsburg rise has been felt there
ere this There had been more rains along the Kama
wha, with IA feet water at Parkersbnrg on Sunday
evening.
At Pittsburg, the heaviest shipments. for some
time, have been Of railroad iron to Nashville. The
pile at the point is now cleared out-the Dacotah
taking the last. The Mariner, Empire City, and Wal
lace, have all been loaded from it during the week
To Cincinnati and St. Louis there was fair amount
To New Orleans it was scarce, requiring tedious
delay to procure load. tf
MORE CoALBoAT DISASTERS Sunday evening,
while attempting to descend the falls one of pair
OF coaboats laden for New Orleans was sunk in the
Indian chute and the boat almost instantly dashed to
pieces 1t did not go three hundred yards after strk
ing before it went to pieces and disappeared forever
It belonged 70 McCusky. of Pittsburg and contain
ed some $4,000 bushels Of coal The other boat was
cut loose, and safely landed at Sandy Island. i.
During the storm which nrevailpd alopu tha 1o1vor
Ohio last Wednesday or Thursday night, boat laden
with coal, belonging to Il. bravo b Co., was swamp.
ed and sunk in Troy reach. The coal was destined
for Evansville. The other boat along side was cut
loose, and landed safely at Evansville.
The Jennie Gray was sold at Sherif's sale at Pitts
burg Thursday, to Capt. Bears, for 81 225 and her
debts, amounting to $1,000.
ANOTHER CREvAssE.--We learn from the Coahuma
(Miss) Citizen Of Saturday last, that the river is
within few feet of the top of the bank at that point
and apprehensious were felt for the safety Of the
YaZoo Pass evee. An effort was being made to build
the levee, which is yet incomplete faster than the
river rises but the contractors became discouraged
and suspended the work. At the last accounts the
water was running through the pass. .,q,
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2s-The river at this point has
commenced falling slowly. It receded two inches
yesterday and was falling at dark last evening There
is twelve feet of water in the channel to Cairo The
river is high and full of drift below.
We had no arrivals from the upper rivers yester.
day, excepting the Baltimore, from Alton. The Hi.
nos river is in high stage and clear of ice to Peoria
Lake. The Upper Mississippi is falling at Keoksk.
There s now very little ice in the river below Keo.
kuk. There is three feet on the Lower Rapids.
Capt. Ben. johnson received the following dispatch
from the Skylark, yesterday:
i" INDEPENDENCE, Dec. 25.-. Gorge broke last
night. skylark leaves for St. Louis at 10 o'clock:
The skylark will be in port tomorrow, and will
leave again for the Missouri with dispatch.
The Missouri river is open to Weston, and there is
no ice in it to impede navigation.
Freights are steady at last weeks rates. Flour at
freight lsc y 100 lbs.
The Aleck Scott wthdraws from the railroad line
and the New John Walsh takes her place. u
Another organization is contemplated, viz A reg
ular line OF boats to New Orleans-to leave on alter
nate days, with the railroad line to go into operation
in the spring.
: The unfortunate Castle Garden is lying at Cog.
wells Landing, on the Missouri, with both cylinders
broken, and her wheel overheard. From her condi.
ton, it is expected she will be cut to pieces by the
ice. when it breaks up A warehouse has been built
by her hands, into which her cargo has been placed
for safety.
The old James Lyon, which sunk some months ago
in the Missouri, and raised has sunk again. She
has been lying at the upper end Of the levee, just
outside of the city wharf and doubtless has been TAX
ing in water through her gaping seams for severa
days past On Sunday she gave q lurch riverward
and went down, and now lies with her cbmneys point
ing direct to Bloody Island. Only one cabin holds her
and it that BREAKS she will tumble head over heels
She is owned at the present tme we believe by th,
| U. s. Marshal. -
W. s. Nelson Esq, one Of the interchangeable gentle
| men of the Western Wrecking Co., has gone, we IN
derstand to Cairo, to start the Submarine No. IL, t,
assist the No. 7 at the wreck Of the Peter Telon
The No. I, which is the largest of the Submarines il
already at work. trying to get out the machinery
and the No. II will take out the freight Upon thu
whole, it isa big job; but not too big for the West
ern Wrecking Co. ..
We are sorry to hear of painful accident having
befallen Mr.. Hopkins, Of the R. j. Lackland. BE
was coming up on the Alonzo Child, and ON attemp
ing to go on shore, at Angola Plantation, broke S