New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-16
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CREscESr OFFICE, No 70 Csmp,.treet,l
General acknowledgements In BusI-
ness-River Stln Rising-The Chancellor
News from Above-Thc Propeller Adri-
Altered RIver-MemOrand OF the st.
Nich0las-A Steamer I'm . COrnfield-Arrl-
vals-Departures, etc., etc.
Business on the levee yesterday was active A
marked improvement on the unaccountable dullnes OIL
last week is noticeable, and the levee rats-thoss
thermometers Of business on the landng-put on
more hopeful look doubtless regarding their chances
for better pickings as on the mend. The river con
tinues to rise slowly at this point. The river wa
slowly falling at St. Louis yesterday.
| The Chancellor hence at Louisville on the sth
broke her pitman just above vicksburg, which de
tanned her "a hours.
The Tennessee river was very high and rising OF
the 7th instant
The Louisville Courier, Of the 9th inst, contains
the following:
boats yesterday were unable to ascend the falls and
had to come up through the canal where there were
but feet water last evening, and good deal Of
mud. On the falls there were feet inches steam
boat water, and feet inches in the pass. The
weather has turned quite chilly cloudy and disagreed
BILE again.
The river at Cincinnati, as We learn by our dis.
Catches vas still .ns falling g ysstfsdy though but
The huge propeller Adriatic, from New Orleans,
arrived at the foot of the falls yesterday on her way
to Pttsburg, and Capt. John Cummns, falls pilot.
undertook to tighten her to ascend the falls. There
was but feet water in the middle chute at the foot
and rather less above the DAM or in the pocket, the
mud below having the tendency to keep the water up
at the foot of the falls, owing to the slack current
The boat however, couldn't be lightened fast enough
and, after butting awhile at the dam, returned. She
is too large for the canal and will probably have to
await another rise.
The Fort Smith (Ark.) Herald says the river was
falling slowly on the 9Th, with sufficient water for
light draught boats.
The following is from the Shreveport Southwestern
of the 9th:
The river continues to rise slowly. At the latest
dates it was haltbank full at Rowland From Doaks.
vile and Fort Towson we learn that upper Red river
rising rapidly, heavy rains having fallen through
out the country.
MEMORANDUM OF THE ST.. N1cuoLAs-Left st.
Louis on Thursday, sth inst river rising fast at st.
Louis. In port and landing for New Orleans Flying
Cloud, Of Merchants line, and A. T. Lacy, of Railroad
line, in place of City Of Memphis. Ohio falling
ar Cairo.
The Red river continued rising rapidly at Alexan.
dria on the 18th inst.
The officers of the steamer Time from Tennessee
river at Louisville on the sth inst, report that the
Diamond, Captain Hollcroft, was ashore at Parker
Point just above Uniontown, apparently in a Grip
pied condition She was lying bead up stream, some
$50 yards from the bank, in field and the river
falling fast. 1t was on Sunday morning early when
the Time passed along and 1t was said the Diamond
out there the night previous. Her arboard guard
and portion of the hull just forward of the boilers
were crushed in evidently by collision with the trees
or another point.
The Diamond left Louisville on the 4th inst, will
a good trip Of both passengers and freight, for St
Louis, and may have been blown ashore in a storm
very high winds prevailed for several days afte
she left this port. Parker Point is very short BEN
in the river and the pilot may have run over the ban
in mistake, or during fog The river was faln
fast on the 9Th and, unless Immediately got off, tn
boat would be left high and dry upon the shore.
ARRIvALs.-The Washington packet VIM Burton
Capt G. E. Louaillier, with $50 bales cotton, Dbl.
and 22l hhds. sugar, IA bbs. molasses, and leave
again at 5 o'clock this evening.
The Attakapas packet Belle Creole, Capt. Josepl
Richardson, with II bales cotton, 143 hhds. sugar
and 24s bbls. moasses.
The Balize packet Belle Gates, Capt. E. G. Rodo
wick, with 1G5 hhds. sugar, SIS bbls. and 100 ball
bbls. molasses.
The Cincinnati packet ]. X. Bell, Capt. Jane
Gormey, with good trip, embracing hhds. to
bacco. We thank her clerk for tavors.
The St. Louis packet St. Nicholas, Capt. O. a
McMulliu, with heavy trip. We thank her polite
clerk, MIR. Ben Cline, for favors, enclosing copy O
manifest and papers, enclosed US from Vickshurg.
The Nashville packet E. Howard, Capt. ]. II. Fow
ler with Is bales cotton and GA hhds. tobacco ant
leaves again tomorrow.
The Nannhis nacket Belfast Cant VIM Wrav Will
1506 bales cotton and Sc bids. tobacco. We thanl
Mr. E. J. Booker, her attentive clerk flor fayors.
The Louisville packet Eclipse, Capt Harry
SPOTS, with 2l2 bales cotton and 1926 hhds tobacco
We thank Mr.. Bell, her clerk, for favors.