New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-01-11

gallon. Vessels on the berth for Liverpool filling up
at l532d. for Cotton. 80 -.5s
/ 8ibtr SutsItigtntt.
CRESCENT OFFICE, No. 10 Camp street, I
Tuesday Jan. II, 1859 )
The weather yesterday was clear and cool. Bust
ness on the ievee was somewhat livelier than we
have had for the last three or four days
i The ST. Louis Democrat Of the 9th saws
= The river at this point fell two inches in the q
hours ending at dusk last evening. There is good
stage to keokuk and falling, and the Illinois Is also
falling, with plenty Of water We received yester.
day the following special disp4tch:
kansas GUY, Jan. 4.-Weather mild and some
signs Of rain; mud-no bottom; river al stand.
with plenty OF water Latest Democrat at this point
Is to the 18th ult everybody rejoicing to hear that
the Carrier Is coming; business dull"
Of the levee being almost entirely silent.
Ihs boats employed yesterday were the following:
Granite State, Henry Graf: David Tatum, Martha
Putnam, D; s: Carter Fred Lorenz, John j. Roe, st.
Nicholas. R. j. Lakeland, Monongahela, Thomas 3.
Tut J.B. Carson, Brazil and Louisville. Those laid
| up. Or unemployed, are: VIM. H. Russell, Saracen.
war Eagle Omaha Polar Star, ": I: Ewing, Atlanta,
Minnesota Belle, Henry Lewis, White Cloud, Iatan,
A. B. Chambers, Challenge, Sioux City, E. NJ Ryland,
skylark, Florence, L. N. Kennett Cora Anderson and
Aubrey. The total number is thirty-two and all
lying at the city wharf. between little above Cherry
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| mild, with indications of rain.
Capt. c. B. Coll, late of the Sam Young, etc., has
opened an office on Commercial, above Vine street
Tor The transaction of steamboat agency, etc. He
| business -
man whose name is not known, and who took
deck passage from this port, on the steamer Louis
VILE. lost his life on last Saturday morning. in quite
above the mouth of the Illinois, he accidentally fell
from the guard of the boat into the river but caught
rope which was thrown to him on the instant and
was thereby landed on board But he died almost as
soon as brought on deck DR.. Mcclure, of Monte.
yuma was Called and pronounced the cause of death
to be congestion of the BRAIN caused by the sudden
shock to his system The officers Of the boat buried
| hlln at their own expense, at Mo4tezuma. N
The steamer Southern Belle was sold on Wednes.
day by the United States Marshal of this district for
$1,000 to Captain Scott OF the steamer Tom Scott.
Her machinery ia perhaps worth three times the
money and we presume Scott intends to build for it.
was fast boat in the South and ran away yery fat
with the money of Mr. Stratton the man who bought
her here over a year ago. She owns considerable
money STILL Mr. stratton had hull building for her
machinery some time ago. but had the contract can.
| celled ~
The Marshal proceeded yesterday, to sell the WASH
ington City, at the foot of Miller street. He sells The
Equinox today, and the james Lyon tomorrow
The u. nj. Ryland got in yesterday, from ST. Jo-
seph where she secured many honors as she deserved
| The Fred Lorenz and Thomas E. Tut got in from
keokuk, with swinish trips. They were fu Of nork
10 PEGS. Inc Tntt came in with 500 TONS drawing
hve teet. She will hardly go up again this season.
The Louisville had q fair trip from Peoria
The following is list of disasters which have oc.
CURED on the Western waters during the past six
Of the year as taken from the Cincinnati Gazette as
| follows: 'e' -
LAST SIX MONTHS Boats snagged, 2e; boats
burned Z boats exploded collisions, coalboats
sunk boats run into bank, 4; collisions at Rock
Island Bridge, 8; scuttled, l; foundered, lives
lost q; total number of boats lost 45 total valne
of boats and cargo, l,056,5O0
pnEyi 1s REroRTlBoats engaged, ETC., % boats
burned IS; boats exploded. 6 collisions flatboats
lost lives lost 347 total number of boats lost, 81
total value of boats and cargo lost, 81 O69, 900,
will be seen by the above that the disasters dur.
ing the year past. have amounted to 80 boats invo
ylng the loss Of s4 lives and the destruction Of 49,
WHARF Boat SUSK.-The steamer Robert J. Ward
ran into the wharf boat at Henderson on the 3lst
and sunk it instantly There considerable freight
the wharf boat, all of which will be total loss'
The Pacific, in going up the Ohio, on Tuesday, ran
into the wharf boat at Rockport, damaging 1t con.
slderably. The damage was assessed at $50 and the
Pacific paid it on the spot.
The Cincinnati Commercial of the 9Th says:
The weather was cool and cloudy during the day,
and freezing at dusk The river is receding again at
Pittsburg, Wheeling and Parkersburg Here, 1t was
swelling very slowly last night, or perhaps about on
stand, with seven feet in the pass the falls Not.
wlthstanding the levee is thronged with steamers,
feghts were scarce for all points, from the fact that
shippers are holding back in hopes of decline in
rates. One party offered lot Of four hundred barrels
of whiskey for New. Orleans at 40 cents, which was
rs re, boat demanding so cents per barrel.
The following are the rates.
NEW ORLEANs.-W Whisky and oil, SOC; flour, soc;
Pork, 40c; Bacon, zoe per 100; and butter, cheese
et; zoe per 1907 horses SO per head key lard, l2c
empty barrels, 25c.
The sternwheel steamer Iowa, Capt Moore, bound
from Pittsburg for st. Louis, and the side. wheel
steamer Madison, Capt. Hoople bound from New Or
leans for CINCINNATI, came in collision, on Monday
ter being sunk to the cabin floor. Capt. Hoople in.
forms us the Madison was coming up the Kentucky
shore, opposite the upper end of Aurora when the
Iowa came in sightthe latter being in the middle Of
the river. The Madison bowed one whistle for the
starboard, which was responded to by the Iowa.
Capt H., seeing that she was not approaching in &C.
cordance with the signals, Immediately stopped the
engines, and commenced backing the Madison. The
Iowa then blew her whistle twice. for the left-the
boats being about two hundred yards apart Cant
Fl. says he then rang the big bell in alarm several
times in quick succession, and shouted for the Iowa
to back or reverse her engines which was not done
IN time to avoid the disastrous collision The Iowas
bow struck the Madison the starboard side, aft of
the boilers, and near the cylinder timbers cutting
into the hull The Madison then run to The Indi.
ana s sh us1 outside 81 the Aurora
was eight or ten minutes sinking All the cabin pas.
sengers escaped and the clerks inform US there are
none missing on deck, although there were thirty
passengers below. The Iowa landed at Aurora, ana
left again after receiving small lot of freight She
sustained no injury save the loss Of her jack-staf
The adsons cargo consists of GOO tuns of groceries
principally sugar molasses and coffee for this city
Mr.. Isaac Golf was at the wheel of the Madison,
Messrs JOS. McCammock and VIM. Phillips are the
pilots on the Iowa, and we are informed the latter
was on watch when the accident occurred. The Mad
isons cargo valued at from $65 900 to 70 OOO and
nearly all insured in this CITY, Wehave not seen any
of the officers of the Iowa having obtained our ;nfnr
nation from the officers and passengers of the wrecked
steamer. The Local Inspector will doubtless nyesti,
gate and report relative to the cause of the collision
Capt Hoople has been very unfortunate, having lost
the Avondale and Madison within two years. He is
careful boatman and elegant gentleman, and we hope
soon to see him again on the deck OF another zine
steamer. s
The boat will prove total loss but portion Of the
cargo may be recovered in damaged state CAPTAIN
Hoople sent barge down to the wreck yesterday in
tow of the Kentucky. in which he will place the
cabin furniture, DC. The Madison was in her fifth
season, and valued at $4,000, with insurance here
for $4,000. The freight list was not insured. She ia