New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-02-04
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FRIDAY, Feb. 4, le

FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 1859.
The weather was clear and cold yesterday, with in
dications of freezing. Notwithstanding the reports
of ice above and advance in rates. freights were Of
fering pretty freely for almost every point the
upper and lower streams. Nearly every boat at the
landing yesterday had as much to do as it could
well attend to. We are glad to see this improvement
in business as we would always like to see our steam
boat friends do well.
The river, before the city, has fallen inches in the
last three days, and is now feet below high water
mark.
The Louisville Courier says, in regard to the In.
spectors annual report that the supervising inspect
ors, after their last annual meeting which was re.
Gently held in Buffalo, published report, which is
supposed to interest boatmen. From what we hear
about it, we think it likely to interest them in the
wrong way, by additional taxation, though the law
in the end will prove beneficial. We beg leave, how.
ever with all due Difference to the highly respected
members of the Beard to take issue with them in re-
gard to the following report in reference to the Penn
sylvania disaster:
On the 18th Of June last the steamboat Pennsylva-
nia when near Ship Island on the Mississippi river,
was destroyed by fire. occasoned by the explosion Of
the boilers The loss Of life could not be ascerained
gers and ten OF the crew. From the evidence in this
case it was shown that the vessel had been run upon
a bar during the previous trip, by which one Of the
boilers had been severely strained and leaked TO that
degree as to render it extremely difficult to keep up
steam. Notwithstanding the condition Of the boiler
the engineer had not caused it to be repaired The
inspectors revoked the license of the engineer.
From all the evidence we could get, i was very
certain that the explosion was caused by having de-
fective safety guards-things put on for profit and
show and not for use and safety. NotimeIy warning
given to the engineer from the safety valve and
to say the least it was but playing upon the crednty
Of the public to impute the explosion to leaky
boiler, which made 1t extremely difficult to keep up
stea.n The effects Of the disaster gave conclusive
evidence that steam was well up, and up so high az
to burst all the boilers round the boat to atoms, and
hurry $50 human beings into eternity instead of so
or 60, as stated in the report
| The Pennsylvania had Evans safety guard, which
all practical engineers pronounce as wholly unrela
| BILE and useless.
The water wheel shafts Of Capt. Cotton's new boat
for the coast trade are monsters in size each weigh
ing about seven tuns She will be ready in March.
The Shreveport Southwestern Of the 26th says:
| The river continues to recede slowly. Accounts
from above report heavy rains to have fallen, but the
| Effort, from Rowland, represents the Sulphur Fork,
Little river and the other tributaries of upper Red
river, to be low and falling Since our last the W
A. Andrew, Trio, Osce0la, Starlight, Lecomte, and
sallie Robinson have arrived from New Orleans
| ARRIvALs.-The Ouachita packet r. W. Powell,
Capt Chas. Oakley, arrived with 1922 bales cotton.
and leaves again on Saturday.
| The Red river packet Judah Touro, Captain G. W
Ewing, arrived with 1858 bales cotton, and leaves
again on Saturday.
| The Opelousas packet Anna Perrett Captain O
Hinckley, arrived with 6s2 bales cotton, 259 hhds
sugar, and 5l7 bbls molasses.
| The Fort Adams packet Golden Age, Captain W
McCombs, arrived with 1853 bales cotton, 24s hhds
sugar, and 2O2 bbls. molasses, and leaves again OF
Saturday.
The Lafourche packet DR.. Batey, Capt. A. Dugas
arrived with l75 hhds. sugar, 1872 bbls and $50 hal
bbls molasses.
The Bayou Sara packet Laurel Hill, Capt. jaime
H. IRE, arrived with 800 bales cotton, l62 hhds
sugar, 1893 bbls. and 2l7 half bbls. molasses
The Ouachita packet Moro, Capt. Mcmahon, al
rived with 776 bales cotton, and leaves again toda.
at5P.M. s1
The packet Magnolia, Capt. ST. Clair Thomasson
arrived with 3572 bales cotton.
The ST. Louis Railroad Line packet Gladiator, Cap
tain ]. Klinefelter, arrived with large trip. w
thank Mr.. H. A. Dhorman, her clerk, for favors.
Dr. Batey far Bayou Latouche.- This regular passen
ger packet, in charge of Capt A. Dugas, with the at
tentiye Mr. JOS Dalares 10 the Office, leaves to-day al
10 A. NJ. for all landings on the coast and Bayou La
fouche.
Catahoula for Camden.-The regular packet fol
Ouachita river to-day is the staunch and excellent
passenger steamer Catahoula, Capt. J. D. Walker
The Catahoula has splendid passenger accommoda
lions, and will be found at the landing receiving THU
morning, and will leave to-day at u NJ. for all land
ings up to Camden.
! Moro for Camden.-The staunch and popular pas
senger packet Moro, Capt J. F. MeMahan, ia receiv
ing for Camden and way points, and will leave to-daI