New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-09-13
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CRESCENT OFFICE, No. 70 CANT Street,

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General Remnrks--Business--The Weather.
| Accident to the HIaxyatha-Cilppings from
| our Exchanges--Arrlvals yesterday and
| Departures To-day, etc.
| Yesterday was hot and disagreeable day on the
1evee. Business was somewhat more active than it
has been for some weeks Up freights yet scarce
aud rates nominal. There were 26 boats at the land
ing yesterday. The Capitol for Memphis, Grand
Duke for Vicksburg and the Bends, and the c. D. Jr
for Bayou Sara, were the only boats that left yes
terday.
The Starlight made her appearance on the levee
yesterday and will, in few days. commence running
to Napoleon, making ten day trips The DR..
Burlington also made her appearance at the landing,
having been repaired and reprinted, and will leave
next Wednesday, under the command Of Capt. A. j.
Burlington, as regular Ouacha packet.
The steamer Crescent has been chartered by the
New Orleans, jackson and Great Northern Railroad,
to run between from the Lake End of the Carroton
Railroad and Manchac, until the Company can re-
pair the road The Lucy Hoco1nbe has been char
tered to take the place of the John A. Qaitman. The
charter believe, is at the rate of $500 per week.
Atlantic is the name of Capt A. Magill's new Lou
isvile and New Orleans packet, now being built at
Sam Kings yard, Jacksonville; she will be launched
in about ten days. In point of strength, sze beauty
and model she is unsurpassed by any boat afoat on
the Western waters The hull is 2Sl4 feet in length,
with 40 feet beam and 8 feet depth of hold, giving
her carrying capacity for 1900 tuns. The power
will be in due proportion to the size of the boat. Mr..
John s. Worlfolk, now on the Mcclellan will take
charge Of the clerks office on the Atlantic.
We regret to learn that the steamer Hiawatba,
Capt Dix, that left here Friday last for ST. Louis,
met with an accident to her machinery just below
Natchez and had to return for REPAIRS We under.
stand she broke shaft and blew out both cylinder
heads She will be fully repaired, and leaves on her
next regular day.
The ladies Of Rochester, Penn headed by Miss
Lukens and Miss Darragh, presented beautiful
stand Of colors to Capt. James Ransom for his new
Southern packet, Indianols
| The Dolly Webb, recently completed at Wheeling,
was launched on the 3rd. She is intended to ply on
Beuf river, and will be ready for service in short
| time.
Cherokee is the name appropriated by Capt. Cum
mings for his new boat for the Southern trade.
The Fanny BuIitt left Louisville for this port with
big trip including cabin full of people and eighty
negroes on deck.
The pilots in the coast trade have all struck for
! higher wages. They demand two hundred and fifty
dollars per month.
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| The weather was clear and pleasant yesterday.
The river continues to recede slowly, with fifteen
inches at Pttsburg (Glasshouse twentyseven inches
at Wheeling, two feet at Marietta inches
at Bennerhassett, and twenty four inches at Bufing
ton, Letart and Guyan shoals last night Here, the
river is stationary, with four feet hence to Louisville,
three feet in the canal, and from four to four and
half feet in the lower Ohio. The upper Mississippi,
Illinois and Missouri continue to fall slowly with live
and half feet in the channel from ST. Louis to
| Cairo.
| The Louisville Journal of the 9Th says:
| The river continues falling slowly. Last evening
there were feet ii inches water in the canal by the
| mark. Boats have gone through, however, drawing
81 feet without any difficulty. The weather continues
delightful
The St. Louis Republican OF the Sth says:
The river here fell l inch on Tuesday night, and
became stationary yesterday. The last report from
| below is 81 feet ia the channel out to Cairo.
| The Memphis Enquirer OF the 9th says:
The river at this point has again commenced to
recede. Business at the levee was exceedingly brisk
It was covered with boxes of dry goods, bales of
hay, barrels Of flour aud whisky, bars of railroad
iron, ETC., etc. The weather, which was damp and
cloudy in the morning, with indications of rain,
was very beautiful and pleasant during the day.
| Spading & Rogers Mammoth Floating Palace was at
| the levee yesterday.
| The following were the arrivals yesterday:
| The Vicksburg packet Charmer, Capt. W. G. Will
son, with 379s bales cotton, and leaves again to-day
The Vicksburg packet Lucy Holcombe, Capt. W.
D. Batemau, with 2724 bales cotton.
The steamer Red Wing, Capt. Mckee, from Arkan-
sas river, with 100 bales cotton.
The Bayou Sara packet G. D. Jr, Capt. Jas.
McQuoid, with $50 bales cotton 2O3 hhds. sugar and
43 bbls. molasses, and left again yesterday.
/ The Bayou Lafourche packet Silver Heels, Cant.
/ Brown, with sundries.
Minnesota for Red Riper.-Passengers for Red
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