New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-27
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Il Il 49, asaks Business -The vysather
- nE1vsf EA1llng @. +. Keans q IN ~
- lgaxsr Zane The =. ~ nlsknol.-
- Nlvex FAILING C1lFFangs roM ~ ~.
1900 Arrivals AK Depaxt nres, go.
Il sfdAy "a sonewAat 81 busy day on the
- kSsah fteirhts csntnue 70 be very scarce
! Il vsry low rstss Fhs heather continues 70
- ss TX !. rye.,lnat breeze from the south least.
80 ~ 80 ~ II river men have lost gil comb
49,. &: -. yyvsxz ma have concluded to let Them
-. ssslr : course, which they are doing BY
X " & sjoW rate. Lido boatmen, with empty
$780, a rur,crcus yet they do not despair, still
y ~ thsir COW VITALITY and acting with as
Il Il 4 5S6eniciice IS the rivers.
q lcxfs ii Ire steamer Comet, from Red
jssw. ysstersIay, reports Left Alexandria on the
Il - ~ - inches Of wafer on Shaggy Point and
~ ~ Ssser 1t he mouth Of Old River and falling
q q ~ Wy down.
e euId calI the attention Of our readers this
IL Ire advertisement Of Messrs. G. L.
Il - nrothera. They will in future hare a boat
8 leeye here for Red river every Tuesday and Sat-
NJ; naaking sure connection at the Falls with
IahkdrAught packets, thereby Offering to our mer-
slsss ! safe, speedy and reliable transportation
! Y tAeir freight.
Tkc 81. NJ. Bicknen viii be at the landing this
a. i,iux, ready 10 receive freight for the Yazoo
river, 10 leave on Saturday, the 2sth inst.
n river before the city has fallen inches
80 osr last report and is now II feet 10 inches
below high water mark.
The Fairchild, from Louisville, viii be 1T the
lsves today, receiving freight. She leaves again
as-norreM.
Tie vickaburg wing Of the 2sth says:
- river ii sim reclining slowly. On the land
- kusineas was moderately active throughout the
ne weather yesterday vas clear ana iov az,
Taokets were doing fine business IL cotton.tnat
4 asaple which !" controls the destln'es Of the
~ local departures were: Natchez and b. L.
s usSlSsS IN New Orleans; Daniel Boone, for Mem
~; Hope fol Yszoo City
EsSsi IN oficefg 81 the Daniel Boone down yester
NJ, lprt the =: r. ". Hill hard aground at at
"A f9SSnvilIe har. The Boone brought down 200
i 49, The Hill will have to take the most OF her
3 sStt6n 0E TO get over.
he Memphis Bulletin Of the 23d says:
~ river opposite this point continues slowly on
- decline. Hence to Cairo the latest arrivals re-
1T seven feet water and five and q half feet
hence to 81. Louis. The river j. falling slowly all
H I'll gradually
TSe officers ii lie Moses Mcclellan report the
QSiUs falling slowly from Louisville to the mouth,
vii ~ Yeet scant Ut Scufiietown and Caseyville.
Basiness 1T the levee was quite brisk during the
Il 111ife DIV The cotton shipments of the day
alaountsd 10 l79o bales, all for the Ohio river and
I n Eeuis. The total shipments OF the week foot
p Il, 29s bales Of which amount 1883 bales went
IS New Orleans, to the Ohio river and l649 to
- Louis The receipts Of cotton by river, for the
nuo period, amount to 1861 bales
The following we clip from the Old Line Demo-
~ II ne Goth:
ne river Ii yet low for navigation but rising
lloNiy. There has consl derable rain fallen here
- Teek giving Indication of further rise.
The weather y pleasant for the season. The
Ass1l, II The city and country generally was never
4 hnswa 10 10 better.
~ following are the arrivals for yesterday:
M Deer Greek packet Grand Duke, Capt. Sam
Aypisgatc, with 1886 bales cotton.
~ Memphis packet Choctaw, Capt. D. H. Sill
4 ~, With ls8 bales cotton.
xhe Rad river packet Comet, Capt. r. sleade,
viii 90 bales cotton.
The Red river packet Violet, Capt. 7. J, Roberts,
uiiA 7xs bales cotton.
The Rad river packet Saline, Capt. George
lG1ler, with rs bales cotton, q hhds. sugar, 10s
IBIS. end SO half bbls molasses.
The Donaldsonville packet c. D., Jr., Capt. Jos.
Vincent With sundries. Leaves again to-day.
The Iafcnrche packet Blue Bird, Capt Holden,
with snndries.
ne clerks Of the Grand Duke and Choctaw have
placed ID under obligations for late favors.
@. D. r., for Bnyou Sara. The light draught,
sssnnch and reliable passenger and freight packet,
G. D. Jr.. leaves this morning ut 10 o'clock for
Bsyou Sara and all way landings. Capt. Jas. Vim
sent. commander Mr.. Mnnford, is her clerk.
gxset foy Red Riua'. Positively at o'clock
III evening, that justly, popular and very safe,
Eght -draught passenger packet Comet, Capt R.
Blsade, commander, Mr.. WI G. Sleade, clerk, will
I've for Alexandra and all landings on Red River,
bclow that point. Her passenger accommoda-
tons are such as to commend the Comet to the
h1veling public and her Unknown reputation for
pnnctuality will insure her the confidence of ship
( perss a
CAocan t0r Memphis. That deservedly popu-
~ md regular passenger packet, Choctaw, leaves
= O'Clock this evening for Memphis and all points
ling the river Her reputation for speed and
scmSort, her punctuality, and her experienced, at
tentivc and courteous officers, all combine to estab-
Hi for the Choctaw the character Of first class
passenger packet. On such craft. shippers need
~ heaitate to ship their freight Capt. D. H. Sill
ver y still in command, while Mr.. w. McCreght
szciates in the office.
Champion Jtor 81. Louis. The magnificent pas
ssnger and Railroad line packet Champion, is
again Il our ievee, receiving freight and ,passen-
gsssfor st. Lonis and all way landings. She con
1scts at yicksburg with the New Orleans and
Jackson at Cairo with the Illinois Central, and at
81 Louis with the Ohio and Mississippi railroads,
for all points North and East. Her large and ele-
gantly furnished cabin her spacious and well-tted
mp state rooms, her always wellsupplied board
With her other superior passenger accommoda-
Gons, give the Champion strong claims upon the
travelling public. Capt. n i. Moore is her popular
commander, and Messrs. Duvall w. Young and G.
Q. Reynolds are her polite and attentive clerks
= plan Of her cabin can be inspected, and through
tickets procured at the Office of her agents. Messrs
6. G. Wayne and J. r. Allen, Oh Camp street.
Shipping snttlIigfntt.
CRkscEnr OvrrcE, No. 10 Camp Street,
Thursday Morning, October ri 1859.
Cleared Yesterday.
Nsaansliip Cahawba, Smith, for New York via
Steamship Charles Morgan, Lawiess for indianola