New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-08-19
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FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 10, 1859.
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Friday. August I9 1882
General Rema rks-The Weather-Buslness.
The A. Il. Lacey-The C. y. Jr. In place Of
the Crosse Tcte-Red and OuacllIta rivers
fal1ing-ClippIngs from Oxsr Exchanges
Arrivals neutrality-suspicious. To-day,
etc, etc.
The weather yesterday was decidedly cooler than
the previous two three days, owing to the preva-
lence Of fine north.easter. |
Business on the levee was little more active on ac
count of larger number of arrivals than for some
days past. Freights still contnne to be vary scarce
and the packets generally go away about half loaded
The Railroad Line packet A. Lacey left yesterday
with light trip She will wait at Vcksburg for pas
seDgers who may take this evenings train Of ears.
The steamer G.. D. Jr. will leave this evening" for |
Bayou Sara, in place of the Crosse Tete. Mr.. r. p.
Catett will be found in the Office of the G. D. Jr. The
Crosse Tete will be thoroughly repaired and wilf take
her place again in about four weeks.
The Era No. 8, from Red River, and the Telegram
from ouachita river both arrived yesterday, report
these streams as very low and falling.
The Louisville Journal Of the 18th says
The river at stand yesterday, with large two
feet eleven inches water in the canal but last evening
it seemed to be rising again. The mailboat reported
the Kentucky river rising. Another heavy rain fell
yesterday, and last night it was again cloudy.
The Cincinnati Commercial of the 18th says:
The weather continues warm and rainy. The tele-
graphic reports show that the rain has been general
all along the line of the Ohio, with indications Of
stationary last night and four feet and swelling at
Wheeling. Here, the river has swollen seven inches
during the past twenty.four hours. Hence to Madi-
son there are AZ feet The shoalest water and most
10 fhofn
the wreck Of the sHnken Mariner Her stern lies in
the channel. When the Boston came around 1t
Thursday there were only 81 feet water. The lower
Ohio is also improving with four feet the shoaest
bars.
The Louisville Courier Of the 18th says:
The river was at stand all day yesterday, with
feet 10 inches water in the canal, last evening" by
the mark. During the night previous the river had
Portland, with the anticipation that the river would
rise quite rapidly during the day from the effects of
1 the heavy rain that had fallen.
The St. Louis Democrat of the 18th says:
We have not energy enough left to write anything
more about the weather than that it is hot, hot.
Business quite fair yesterday for the The
decline in the river here amounted to five inches
cording to Gen. Ranney's mark. dispatch from
ST. Joseph mentions the Missouri as falling rapidly,
= = with only 81 feet on Smiths bar.
. The Illinois is still declining. The pilot of the Al
toona reports three feet to Peoria, and 26 inches
above. The Keokuk packet reports the river falling
!, rapidly, and pretty. low already. The Gladiator,
which was to leave here on Sunday morning. tele.
graphed that she could not arrive here before this
evening, and her agent sent directions by telegraph
to Capt KIinefeter, to turn back from Cairo. There
plenty of freight at Cairo to load her for the South
'f and she will reship her up trip there
s The 7. L. McGhl, we learn will take her place al
the wharf this morning, aud load for New Orleans.
y Freights to New Orleans are quoted at the new
rates adopted yesterday, to wit 40c for flour; so
60c. for pork and whisky corn, 3Oc per sack hay
4Oc. per 100 lb hemp 80 to $780, tobacco 25c. ant
Z. other weight freight Soc. per 100 lb.
,s The following were the arrivals yesterday:
n n. The Ouachita packet Telegram, Capt. John "
Tobin, with 43 bales cotton (al new) and leave
ty again tomorrow.
ID The Red River packet Era No. 8, Capt. B. Koun
es with % bales of cotton, of which Is bales were
"a the new crop. She leaves again on Saturday.
The Bayou Sara packet Crosse Tete, Capt.
Hooper, with 1O1 hhds sugar and l53 bbls. moasse
- The Fort Adams packet W. Burton, Capt. 8. Hen
with n bales cotton of the new crop, 1l2 hid
sugar and 1O1 bbls. molasses, and leaves again {
Saturday.
:, The Tensas packet Saline, Capt. G. Mile
! with IL bales new cotton, and leaves again on Tue
- day.
,es The lower coast packet Empire Parish, Capt.
81 Baldwin, with 16 hhds. sugar, and leaves again
e' Saturday.
The Bayou Sara packet D. F. Kenner, Capt. v
Baranco, with mails and passengers and leaves aga
" to-day.
The vicksburg packet Lucy Holcombe, Capt. F.
ch Sherman, with 24l bales cotton-l4O new cotton.
The Memphis packet Alice Vivian, Capt. S.
:. Abels, with a good trip, and leaves again to da
We thank Mr.. j. NJ. Champlin, her clerk, for favors
- The St. Louis packet Planet, Capt P. Yore, with
be- Be. good trip, and leaves again on Saturday.
son son Duncan F. Kenner for Bayou Sara.-The fast e
sk press and U. S. mail passenger packet D. F. Kenn
~" Capt. V. B. Baranco, commander, Mr.. A. K Mohea
l. clerk leaves this morning at o'clock for all int
+ mediate landings up to Bayou Sara,
ne C. D. Jr. for Bayou Sara.-At o'clock this e,
a.; ming the fast passenger packet C. D. Jr will leave
bs place of the Crosse Tete for Bayou Sara and int
mediate landings. Mr.. R. P. Catlett is the obligi
N and attentive clerk of the c. D. Jr.
IL John Ray for Ouachita River.-The exceeding
r. lightdraught packet John Ray, Capt. ]. W. Bahol
he commander, leaves this evening at o'clock for
a.; landings up the Ouachita.
'"' Alice Vipian for Memphis-U. s. Mail Line-l
Jaw. large and elegant passenger packet Alice Vivi
Capt. Sam. W. Abels commander, leaves at o'clt
r. isevening for Memphis and the bends. Passeng
= who wish to avail themselves of her superior and
=. urious appointments and enjoy delightful trip
.ht one of the lrst-cass packets, should be on bo
'u punctually as she will leave at the appointed he
the Mr.. ]. NJ Champin, the aable clerk, will be fol-
ere. on board ready to receive visitors The Vivian
on meets at Memphis with the Memphis and Charles
and Mempais and Ohio Railroads, for all North
81 and Eastern Cities and also with regular packets
~ ST. Louis and Louisville. Travellers can proc
through tickets by applying to Mr.. J. H. Freli
n | ooent of tba limo nnder the ST. Charles Hotel
rue "se1 VI N , ~ 49, "
Hiaratha Rrilroad Packet for st. Louis
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vs lnOfT0c.-1oinorroW evening, Nv Y eiooh puh'
4 les ally, eue Siea0 Ao' So' '''' I4
pot and all intermediate landings, connecting at Vii
es. burg with the New orleans ana jackson; E; AT Vi
st ,r;.,, tho III;noi- ap5 of Touis with
,ht Ohio and Mississippi Railroads, for all points NJ
and -, =
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rks ilost eeeah1 euu 1esAaoe passohsei Paehe.e Oh
enses "oi s'f -
d. on which, combined, go to make up firstclass pac
has vet to he lanched. In word, she Is a !" era