New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-21

were as follows: OF cotton, So ~ bales Of tobacco
3408 hhds.; Of sugar, 5251 hhds and bills: Of
molasses, $3.50 bbls. Of our, "a 4s0 bbls Of corn.
1887 sacks, and Of dry sailed pork, s2s 900 lbs
The increase in the total receipts Of the four great
leading staples for the present season thus far. over
the same Of last year up to the same date, ia a.
follows: Increase In receipts Of cotton 500 bales
In sugar. 1882 hhds. in molasses, 10 s24 bbls in
tobacco, 1854 hhds.
The river at this point Is now one foot below high
water mark It has been steadily rising for four
weeks and has swollen eighteen inches within the
past fortnight and IL inches for the week ending last
evening. Should it continue to rise at the same rate
lor the next few days New Orleans will be inundated
But we have no fears OF such disaster. The pres
ent nigh water attributable to and the result Of the
great Hood In the Ohio river which occurred month
snee and has served to give the first impetus TO the
nlgn water in the Mississippi, which has since been
maintained and increased by freshet from the Mis-
sour. These tributaries now reported as having
been at stand or gradually falling for fortnight,
and it is now nearly time to look for corresponding
effect in the lower Mississippi
We learn that Captains Carter and Chapman-geu.
temen well known in this city as energetic and en-
terpr1sing steamboatmen-hsve contracted for new
boat to be built expressly to meet the requirements
OF the New Orleans and Arkansas river trade in place
OF the Dardanee. She will be 200 feet 10 length 30
feet breadth, with 323 feet oor feet hold and ia to
be furnished with two 20 inch cylinders with feet
stroke She will have three boilers % feet long and
40 inches diameter. She is to be side wheeler and
will be called the South Bend. Messrs. Carter and
Chapman have long been engaged in this trade, and
are men Of sterling worth, excellent business qual-
hcations and great experience in steamboat matters
and deserve, on account of their public spirit to meet
with success, which we earnestly hope will be most
unequivocally theirs in this new enterprise
The steamer Lacey, from this city, arrived at Cairo
on the 9Th inst, running on one wheel But for the
accident which partially disabled her, she would have
made very quick trip.
ARRIVALS = Saturday. The Red river packet
leona, Capt. R.. B. Roberts, arrived with 1921 bales
cotton, and leaves again on Tuesday.
The Bayou Macon packet Dick Nash, Capt Ed,
Jones, with 81 bales cotton, and leaves again on
Tuesday.
The Attakapas packet Ceres, Capt. J. ]. Labarthe,
with SO bales cotton, $50 hhds sugar and 80 bbls,
molasses.
The Memphis packet Ingomar, Capt. B. Paris, ar
rived with 1l56 bales cotton, IA hhds tobacco, and
leaves again on Wednesday. We thank Mr.. D, C,
Champlin, her clerk, for favors
The Louisville packet Pacific, Can't, "A, McGill ar.
rived with large trip including 10 bales cotton and
l20 hhds. tobacco. We thank Mr.. S. W. P. Halliday.
her attentive clerk, for favors.
The Ouachita packet W. W. Farmer, Capt. r. b.
Livingston, with 221 bales cotton, and leaves again
on Tuesday.
The Ouachita packet Paul Jones, Capt Frank
Keeling, with 1928 bales cotton, and leaves again on
Wednesday.
The Bayou Sara packet Capitol, Capt. V. B. Baran-
co. with 50 bales cotton, ITO hhds sugar and 10 bbs
moasses.
suNDAY.-The St. Louis Railroad Line packet W.
NJ. Morrison, Capt. John N. Bofinger, with large
trip OF freight and passengers and will leave again
on her regular day Wednesday, 23d, at p. M. We
thank Mr. Woods, her courteous clerk, for favors.
The BoenfF river packet Southern, Capt. B. F. Good.
win, with Ala bales cotton, and leaves again on
Thursday.
The Coast packet Crosse Tete, Capt E. F. Gross.
with 81 bales cotton, l27 hhds. sugar and 45s bbs.
molasses and leaves again on Wednesday.
The Cumberland river was falling at Nashville on
the l4th inst with feet inches water on Harpeth
Shoals.
The Memphis Appeal Of the 18th inst says:
The river yesterday stood at seven inches below
high water mark, inch lower than the day before
The Louisville Courier of the 18th inst reports
The steamer Endeavor was still on the rocks last
evening. Her position was somewhat changed since
the preceding evening, but not any for the better
ShaWneetown was entirely submerged in the late
rise The lllnosan says the water four feet deep
on Main street and the only dry land to be seen was
rods tha lod
Mounds.
The Washington (Ark.) Democrat, of March 8,
says:
Red river is again rising several boats have passed
up during the week. Every planter above the shoals
should be really now to ship. The boats will doubt
less be there shortly.
The Little Rock True Democrat, of March Q. re-
ports:
There is about six feet water in the channel, and
There are prospects, of q rise.
The Natchitoches Chronicle says that the embank
nent across the mouth of Old River just below that
own, has been completed and the work accepted by
he Engineer Of Third Swamp Land District.
The Monroe Register Sd inst, reports the Ouachita
Using very fast, and the weather very unsettled,
Alternating between hot and cold.
The St. Louis Republican of the 10th inst. reports
IS follows:
SUNDAY EyEN1SG.-The river here has fallen
inches since last report and still recedng slowly
1t dark The weather is showery, and in the evening
steady rain set in. The upper Mississippi is rising
rom Dubuque down to Quincy. 1t had commenced
weing from Keokuk when the Warsaw left, and
rom indications we will have more water here.
The Caddo Gazette of the 9th inst. reports Red
liver now in fine navigable condition. There had
rise of ten feet at Shreveport, and at last ao.
counts the river still rising both above and below
The weather was wet and disagreeable the roads bad
md arrivals of cotton very limited.
The Vicksburg Southern, of Saturday. says
The river rose at this point yesterday at the rate Of
hree inches in twentyour hours 1t is also reported
hat at Lake Providence it is three inches higher
low than at this time last year. In addition to the
: breaks we have heretofore announced we have to
i'd those of Worthington's Point, Tallua and Cam
nacks What their extent is we are not advised &C.
urately--but at the last mentioned place the break
8 reported to be a half mile wide.
The ST. Louis Democrat of the 18th inst, speaking
If the arrival of the Peerless hence at that point for
he purpose Of entering into the Missouri river pikes
Peak" trade, says:
Our friends on the gaudy Peerless were astonished,
10 doubt, to find such numerous array of Missouri
liver boats here. Never mind the Peerless will get
good share of the business at any time.
The Louisville Journal of the 18th inst contains the
GLOWING items of interest:
The river had risen inches in the "a hours ending
asst evening, making feet inches water in the canal
~ the mark.