New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-08

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General Remarks-saIc of the Natchez-
News from the upper Rivers-An Ice Boat,
Wager-Arrivals NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
departures-to-tIay, etc.. etc.
The weather yesterday was mild, bright and pleas
ant. Business on the upper levee was moderately
brisk, and upwards of forty steamers being at the
ievee at dark last evening. Freights are dull, and
prices on the decreasing scale, on account of the
large number of boats in port.
We see statement in Of our city contemporaries
that Messrs Holmes and Leathers had purchased the
steamer Natchez. This we learn from good authority
is erroneous-those gentlemen having bought only
half interest in tile boat at the round sum of $37 600
The Louisville Courier of the I'd inst contains the
following paragraphs:
The river was falling very slowly Yesterday. and
the Third street bridge still under water last
night, with fully feet water on the bridge floor.
During the "a hours ending at dark, the river had
laea out ~ inches having In fact receded but barely
last night. ~-~A'
At Cincinnati and Pittsburg yesterday, as we learn
o. our dispatches the river was slowly falling, but
the rise IN Kentucky river, we stated yesterday
has the effect to sustain this RISE and prevent it from
falling very fast. The Kentucky was rising pretty
fast at Frankfort since Sunday, caused by the ire
mendous rains of Friday night but we have no doubt
| it was falling yesterday at that point
Capt. Haight's new boat, for the Keokuk trade.
now completing at New Albany, will be ready in
| three weeks.
ANOTHER New BoAT.-Capt. Geo. Kirk, Of the
southern packet Messenger, has contracted with
Dohrman d HUMPHREYS at New Albany, for the hull
OF new boat, for the Ouachita river. The timbers
got ont for Captain Cannon will probably he used
The cabin work will be made by Nipple, Smith
& Co.
The Courier, in commenting ON the late Princess
disaster, speaks Of Capt. 7. c. Holmes as owner
and commander" The Courier labors under a mis-.
take Capt Holmes has been for the past two years
engaged in mercantile pursuits in this city, and
Messrs. Holmes and feathers were the owners Of the
Inflated boat
The anomaly in locomotion, called an ice-steamer
recently invented by Mr.. Norman Ward, of Ohio, is
just now the subject of considerable comment on the
part OF the Northern press The boat will be twelve
feet in width by seventy in length and when resting
upon the water, would displace about one foot in
depth. It will be propelled by pair of locomotive
engines, acting on single driving wheel, to which
adhesion is given by various Devices The bottom
ends and sides of the hull for about three feet in
hight, are of iron; the upper part is enclosed and
| finished similar to passenger car, and warmed BY
| steam pipes, and will accommodate one hundred pas
sengers; it is steered by pilot familiar with the
| river, by devices which give him perfect command
over it. steam brake is attached by which its We
locty may be perfectly controlled the boat is sup
ported on skates or runners adjustable as to pass
through snow five feet in depth without presenting
| any considerable resistance.
The following we find in the Evansville Enquirer.
There is chance for another blow up:
WAGER.-The friends of the steam packet Charley
Bowen will wager any from $500 to 81 900 that
the said boat will run trip from Evansville to Padu.
can OF from padncah TO Evansville In less time than
| the steamer Silver Star. THos. H. REED,
The Ohio was recedng slowly at Cincinnati on the
LIST inst. Freights were plentiful for New Orleans,
| but rates low.
The lower tributaries all continue as at last &C
| counts.
The following is from the Cairo correspondence of
| the St. Louis Republican of the 2dinst.:
The A. o. Taylor towed down from Paducah to
| Columbus the hull of the Cumberland which has
been purchased by Taylor, Gray 4 Co., of Columbus,
| for wharf boat at that place. The hull has a fine
cabin on. which will be used hotel. It has been
bulkheaded all round, for convenience in storing
| freight and has capacity for over 700 tuns. The
price paid for the boat repaired and furnished was
| only 50 500.
approximations of an overflow at this place are not
altogether groundless. The river is hardly more than
three feet below the top of the bank at one point on
the Ohio side and is still rising rapidly. If we are to
have rise from the Mississippi which has hitherto
drowned out again. The last arrival from the Ohio
reports that river falling above Evansville The pre-
sent rise is greatly aided by the flood in the Wabash
Inside of town the water is rising from surface at the
rate Of four inches in twentyfour hours.
The river was recedipg slowly at st. Louis on the
I'd inst
ARRlvALs-The vicksburg packet City of Mem
phis, Capt W. J. Kountz, arrived with 1920 bales
cotton, and leaves again this evening.
The Shreveport packet National Capt. E. C. Mont
gomery, with 654 bales cotton.
The Wabash packet Crescent, Capt. Jones, with
654 bales cotton.
The Louisville packet Baltic, Capt Chas. Meekin,
with bales cotton and 1874 bids. tobacco.
The Bayou Sara packet Laurel Hill, Capt. J. a
IRE, with lG4 bales cotton 35s hhds sugar. 1888 bbls
and 154 hf. bbls. molasses.
| The Lafourche packet Dr. Batey, Capt A. Dugas
with ZIG hhds. sugar and 1893 bales cotton and left
again last evening.
The Cincinnati packet David Gibson, Capt D. H
Mckinley, with good trip.
| The Red river packet Rapides, Capt. ]. G. Dowty
with rs bales cotton, 434 hhds sugar and 1873 bbs
| molasses.
The Louisville packet Robt. j. Ward, Capt. Sila.
Miller, with good trip. We thank her clerk, Mr.
| Frank Smith, for favors
| The Memphis packet H. R. w. Hill. Capt. Thos H
Newell, with 206l bales cotton, and leaves agar
Friday evening.
The st. Louis packet Florida, Capt. a. Ealer will
lis bales cotton and IL hhds tobacco.
The Red river packet W. A. Andrew, Capt S
Smith, with 460 bales cotton.
Rapides for Red Rirer.-The we'll known pasen.
ger packet Rapdes, Capt. j. G. Dowty, tlats OF the
Peeress) commander, will leave at o'clock this eve
ming as above. The Rapides is excellent passenger
boat and her staunch and reliable qualities together
with her speed, punctuality and safety, have given
her high reputation among the shipping commu-
| nity Remember the Rapides, and Capt. Dowty, her