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General Remarks-The Weather-BusInes
-RcOrganizati0n of the NewlOrleans nnd
st. Louis Merchant Line Of Packets-Per-
sonai--Steamer Planet--Raclng-Clip
from our Exchnnges-Depnrturc of the
w. NJ. Morrison and dCapltOI-Arrlvals Yes
terday-Dapartures To-Day, etc., etc.
The weather yesterday was warm, with light
Southern breeze. Business on the landing exhibits
but little change The arrivals and departures were
few The river still continues to fall at this point
We learn that the reorganization Of the st. Louis and
New Orleans Merchant Line took place in st. Louis
few days ago. Capt. Henry ]. Moore was appointed
President, Capt Ambrose Reeder Vice President and
Superintendent, and Messrs. John ]. Roe D. s. Car
ter and George Pegram the Directors in connec.
ton with tie gentlemen first named. Capt. James
McCord is Agent, Secretary and Treasurer, and Wall
Wider are also Agents Of the line. The Associa.
tion is governed by bylaws and rules, and freight
will be carried by it at uniformly low rates. and there
will be no war with the Railroad Line. The follow
ing boats composed the line, viz R. j. Lakeland II.
Chouteau, Cora Anderson, Ed. Walsh, Illinois, Maria
Denniug, John j. Roe, Planet and D. G. Taylor.
Others will be added in course of time.
The steamer Planet, under the command of Capt
Pat Yore, has been altered and repaired with new
machinery of sufficient power to make her fast boat
Capt. W. h. Fulton has taken charge OF her Office.
The st. Louis and Keokuk packets are having
great time at present in racing The Hannibal City,
some few weeks ago, made the fastest time to Keo-
kuk. The Louisiana, another one Of their packets,
made quick time her last trip, beating the Hanni
bal City some twenty-three minutes. late St. Louis
paper speaking of the fast time of the above boats
says that the Hannibal City is another fast trip,
and the Warsaw, belonging to the same line, would
start on fast trip. If one of these boats should
blow up and kill hundred persons or so, what does
it matter? The public safety is only q secondary
consideration. The Keokuk Packet Company must
discover exactly how much each Of their boats
can do.
Capt. ]. Il. Freligh, agent Of the Memphis Packet
Line left yesterday on the steamer Capitol for short
visit of recreation. We wish him pleasant trip, and
hope soon to see his smiling countenance again.
The great W. NJ. Morrison, of the Railroad Line,
and the express packet Capitol left yesterday with
good trips Of passengers and reight-the former for
ST. Louis and the latter for Memphis.
The st. Louis Democrat of the 23d, says:
The Rocky Mountain rise is upon US, and promises
to be considerable. The rise is steady, and at the
rate of half an inch per hour, by careful measure
ment made yesterday. Already, several cellars have
water in them, and merchants are becoming already
alarmed.
The boats from Omaha report the Missouri rising
very fast there, and all the way down. Happily, the
upper Mississippi and the Illinois are both falling
There is good deal Of drift wood passing our city.
Weather cool and very pleasant business quite
brisk for the We notice that all the boats for
the Ohio, New Orleans, Upper Mississippi and Mis-
ouri, have good trips on leaving.
The last arrivals report one of the piers OF the
Rock Island bridge giving way. Railroad travel
over it had to be suspended, and attempts were ma
king to repair the damage.
Frtght.-To New Orleans was advanced on Mon.
day and has since been steady at the following rates
Flour 25c.; Pork SOC. Whisky 5Oc per bbl; Corn
zoe. per bag Lead l2ac.; Hemp 20 to 25c.; Hay
25c.; Oats, Bran, Rope, Tobacco, ETC., zoe. per
100 lbs
The Louisville Courier, Of the 22d, says:
The river is still rising slowly with feet inches
water in the canal last evening by the mark rise
of inches at the head Of the falls during the previ
"a hours. On the falls there were feet inches
in the pass.
In addition to the boats have heretofore alluded
to in course of construction, we notice that Mr.
John Cunningham at the upper yard, has one on the
stocks for Capt. Gill, planter on Upper Red River
His cotton has been accumulating for three years,
and not being able to ship, he concluded to build
boat for his own accommodation.
Richards Brown have boat on the stocks ioi
Capt. Barnes, for Upper Red River, and 7. s Nadal
has two light boats on the stocks, nearly set up.
The Cincinnati Gazette, of Esd, says:
The weather yesterday was clear and pleasant
The river was stationary opposite this port last even
ing, with fully nine feet water in the channel hence
to Louisville. The river is falling from Marietta
down. but another slight swell is reported above that
point. We have doubt but that the river will con.
tnue in good navigatle condition for two weeks at
least Business on the levee continues brisk for the
season. The rates of freight are fuctnating with
downward tendency from the following quotations:
Ne,o Orieans-Whisky and OIL 81 25; Flour
75c.; Pork, 81 Way lots, s0c. Bacon and other
Pousd Freights 40 to 60c. per cwt. Horses Sl2
per head; !; Keg Lard, 40e; Dry Goods, sOc per ewt
The Memphis Bulletin, of the 25th, says:
The river opposite this point is now coming up
quite rapidly the rise in the twentyfour hours ending
at Goclock last evening having been ten nches thus
making the total rise to date amount to precisely two
feet. The indications that the river here will
continue to swell for several days to come and doubt
less experience rise of from three to four feet.
Last nights dispatches report the Mississippi fallen
six inches at St. Louis during the preceding twenty
four hours The upper streams are also falling.