New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-12-17

eral Items Clippings from Exchanges-
: Condition Of the Upper Tributarics-De-
Partures To-Day, etc, ETC.
cRrscssr orsiss No. 70 Camp street,
Yesterday wc had clouds, rain and mud, and q
very little sunshine. II commenced raining some.
time during the after part of the night and kept
m AZ a tolerabiy lively strain until daylight.
During the day there were occasional showers
The atmosphere was quite pleasant until TOWARDS
evening, when the wind came rather cool from the
vest We may have norther to wind up with.
" s tins rain seriously interfered with business on
the levee though it very near as brisk as usual
on Saturday. Arrivals were moderate and depart
Mr.F II, b. Smith received dispatches yesterday
from The Pine Bluff Lewis Whiteman and j. Nj.
Sharpe. The Pine Bluff will be IN to-day and
leave again on Tuesday for the Arkansas river.
The other two steamers will be in t0-morrow. The
Whiteman will leave for Yazoo river on Monday,
and the j. NJ. Sharpe on Tuesday for Tallahatchie.
We learn from Captain Ed. Jones, clerk of the
ANDY Fulton, which packet got in last evening
miles nile found The water falling and ventured no
further. The Indian was aground, which pre-
vented the Kate Dale from ascending the Bayou
any higher. The Fulton leaves again this even
n We learn from a dispatch received by Mr.. Q. n.
White, that the Iatan, from White river, will be in
port tonight and leave again on Tuesday.
The Milton having determined to lay up for day
transferred leT lTelBlt ulti uuItS.
The Louisville packet Fanny Bullitt will be in
port to-day, and leave again on Monday.
From dispatch received BY Messrs. Bell, Buch-
ANN II Co. last evening, we learn that the steamer
Peytona passed Hickman on Thursday, and that
she viii arrive here on Monday. She had a fine
trip.
psrrsnuRc pee III 9P MRiver feet inches and falling
WHEELING, pee TO- r. AClear and cold River Is feet
PaaRnssune, Dec about 30 feet in the
channe and the river falling The weather is clear and
De iii The river is about Is feet and falling Weather
H. s na ns
evening The weather has moderated much and the snow
pessanes Saturday fees eers quite freely and a.
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pleasant weather expect our boa,lsn will ind
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posna ie ksg Lard % Dry Goods SOC
essniss oclo having Al q hes stock and
ss ms Superior lot 81
+ county, and one Of them weighs 400 lbs
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pleasant and melting under foot such weather will
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stand however The places the northern aud southern
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Sc second f Their blSns ase n oe deal
ts midst Of the food and helping hand should be extended
h & VIZ hs 1ss e Ii
s . ,as a and viii soa sn their .o Is
Iou Dec river here continues to fall at the rate
evening Vas vey near four There than i've
and d half feet in the channel to Cairo
1hnH I'm he nuIau
y weight good deal Of it continues down. and
s ss 81 e. s9 s o &c Seats w
al day yesterday in breaking and succeeded to some
The weater is quite mild with the wind nearly due south
oppy ba hs rays Ill sun and he mild South wind
have not penetrated than the surface of the and
q The between This and Cairo ts
Harvey WllIian has soa If interest 5d
eonn,ds & tlst soa. ana Gsp VII y nazle't Tie
s sase 10 ae news Illinois liver III It's closed with
ice hard fast The Upper Mississippi also closed the
Mnaehssa III sos New Orleans Thursday morning
l at eock liz ice having become much thinner and will
have no difficulty in getting out Of the river
~ INST '' They viii iii remain Cairo until f ss
The steamer War Eagle Captain White leave for New
the swell being equal than thirteen inches in twenty
1T the landing Yesterday brisk md the weather
Il sT y SsSs
ne lower and the officers Of The South Bend report big
hs ony shipment e cotton yesterday By The EaspSr
Easport also had big trip in passengers and other freight
Indy Fulton for 1ens1s and Bayou Mdson.--
The new and elegant light-draught safe and relia-
bic packet Andy Fulton, Capt. Jacob Hazlet, com
mander, Mr.. Ed Jones, clerk, will leave positively,
this evening, for all accessible points on Tensas
and Bayou Macon. Shippers may ship upon the
Andy Fulton with full assurance of their security
and safe delivery.
superb, staunch and popular packet Minnesota,
Capt. elias. al Hay, commander, Mr.. Lowenstrom,
clerk, will leave this evening at o'clock for all
accessible points on the Upper and Lower Tensas.
repaired, safe and substantial packet Paul Jones,
Capt. Frank Keeling commander, will leave this
evening at O'Clock, for Camden and intermediate
'andings On 0aachita, Trinity and Black rivers.
O'clock, the excellent t-draught, safe and com
Portable packet Starlight, Capt Chas. Hayes, com
nlander e. =. Hayes clerk, will leave for Shreve-
port and intermediate points on Red river.
and prompt packet Era No. l, Capt. Isaac H.
Keuns, commander, will leave this evening at s
O'CLOCK, for Jefferson and all intermediate points.
H Empire Parish for the Losrer Coast LANDINGS
Capt. "A. II. Jeanfrean, Commander, Mr.. Aleee
Grass, clerk, will leave for the lower coast land
ings this evening at 8 o'clock.
Is q ID. m. for D0ndldsonUiUe. evening at
5 o'clock the excellent speedy and popular packet
G. d. IT., Capt. Jos. Vincent, commander Mr.. j.
2. MuHford, clerk, leaves for Donaldsonvillc and
Coast Landings. 81 N
Laurel Hal .for Bayou Sa,a.--The weIl-known,
safe and regular packet Laurel Hill, Capt. J. S.
Petit, commander, Mr.. a. X. McLain, clerk, leaves
this evening at o'clock for Bayou Sara and Coast
Landings.
I,ldidnola for 4Attakapds. The reliable and safe
packet mdianola, Capt. Jas. Ransom commander
Mr. Horace Beeson, clerk, is DESTROYS that her
friends and the shipping public should be informed
of her departure this day at IL o'clock, for Ber-
wick and Brashear cities, Lower Atchafalaya and
intermediate landings
Jim Bdrkmdss. for 0,.achita.- Having been nm
avoidably, detained the new and excellent little
steamer Jim BarkInan, Capt. ]. r. Bangs, will
leave this morning at 10 o'clock, positively.
Ceres for AHdIdpds. To-day at IL O'Clock the
safe Unreliable packet Ceres Capt J. J. Labarthe,
commander, will leave for st. Martinsville, New
Iberia and intermediate points. Shippers having
due notice will take advantage of the departure Of
the Ceres to forward their freight.
Golden Age for Fort Add,ns.-The regular, we'll
known and popular packet Golden Age. Capt. w.
McCombs, commander, Mr.. j. A. Dunbar, clerk,
will leave at 8 o'clock this afternoon for Fort
Adams and way landings.
Fora Temple for Trinity and Big Ie,sas-At
O'Clock this evening the safe and reliable steamer
Flora Temple, Capt. G. II. Carradine, Commander
Mr.. d. Grain, clerk will leave for Trinity and Big
Tensas, Bayoa Macon to the cutoff, and Upper
Tensas as far AZ Roundaway.
John nay for Point jetferson.--The excellent,