New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-31

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| partures, etc., etc. --5
| Yesterday was bright, pleasantly warm and
| spring-lke day. Business was by no means brisk on
the levee, and on the lower landing was remarkably
dull Freights for the lower rivers were in slow Of
fering, and rates were nominal The river was
slowly swelling yesterday, and gained an inch or 80
| on the mark Of Tuesday.
| The steamer Kate Dale, we learn, will leave for
Ouachta river on Saturday, under command of Capt
N. Tilghman.
The steamer Morning Light is at the lower land
ing receiving, for the Arkansas river. She leaves on
Saturday.
The following we clip from the Louisville Journal
| Of the 25th inst. ~.
The river was At stand last evening It has COM
menced falling at Cincinnati and will doubtless be on
the decline here to-day. There is an abundance of
water on the falls, but it will doubtless recede very
fast very heavy rain storm set in yesterday morn
ing, accompanied by thunder and lightning.
The St Louis Republican Of the 2eth inst says:
The river here swelled about four inches in the
| twentyfour hours ending at dark last evening.
| and had become nearly stationary. We have no
change to report in any Of the upper rivera AtKeo-
kuk the river is swelling slowly. The Missouri river
ia falling and in good stage; the Illinois river is sta
tionary. The Mississippi IS high from Dubuque down,
and is overlooking its banks in many places
Th0weather is fine and COOL
BUSINESS on the Levee Is brisk. Boats continue to
arrive. All the Missouri boats go up crowded with
people, in their cabins and on deck. The rush for
Pixies Peak is marvellous The gold hunters are 90
ing fully equipped, and with bright anticipations for
| the future.
The Cincinnati Commercial Of the 25th inst. says
The weather was mild and spring.like yesterday,
with indications Of rain at night. The river continues
to recede slowly with fourteen feet over the falls last
evening. The levee is still thronged with steamers
for all poInts-the majority being destined for ST.
Missouri river and Pixies Peak, while freiehts are
comparatively scarce. The New Orleans trade is fast
drying up. The following are the rates:
Ne New &C orleansIWhisky and oil 4oc; nour 3oc
pork 3Oc.; way lots 40c.; bacon and other pound
freights l5c. per 1907 horses IS per head key lard
| l2sc.; dry goods 35c. per 100.
| AN OLD BoATMAN GoNE.-Yesterday Harry Byers,
ellknown pilot on the river died at his residence
| IN this city. He has been lingering for year or
more from the efects of poison accidentally taken
| it was supposed. He was over sixty years of age,
and has been engaged the river twenty five years
commencing bis career as bargeman, before steam
assumed sway. louisville Courier, 18th inst.
Poker Point is the Of point or short bend in
the lower Ohio, bordering on cornfeld above
uniontown, KY, where number of boats laid up one
winter in the ice. The passengers and others camped
out on the shore, and passed their time playing
"poker," which gave the point its name.
ARRIVALS The Bayou Sara packet Capitol Capt.
" B. Baranco, with 90 bales cotton 259 hhds. sugar
and 800 bbls. molasses The Capitol will lay up for
the present to repair and paint.
The Balze packet Belle Gates, Capt Rodovich,
with 1856 hhds sugar, 1856 bbls and LOG half bbs mo-
| lasses
The Arkansas river packet Chattanooga No. O.,
Capt Danley with 1853 bales cotton, and leaves again
on Saturday.
The Attakapas packet Gov. Powell, Capt Greic,
with So bales cotton, 2l3 bids. sugar and 2e5 bbs
molasses.
The Attakapas packet Belle Creole, Capt Richard.
son. WIN ~ bales cotton It's hhds sugar and 81 bbls
molasses.
The fast passenger packet New Uncle Sam, Capt.
g. W. Stewart, with large trip of freight and full of
people. We thank Messrs Mcmahon and McDougall,
her attentive clerks for the latest dates. This spen
did packet leaves again on Friday, at s P. M, for
Cairo and st. Louis.
The Ouachita packet W. W. Farmer, Capt. R, s.
Livingston, with small trip.
The Bayou Lafourche packet Dr.. Batey Capt A.
Dugas;with l4S hhds. sugar, 102 bbls. and half
barrel molasses.
Dowty, with l25 bales cotton 357 hhds sugar and
$50 bbls. molasses, and leaves again on Friday.
The Red river packet Piota, Capt. Ed. Parker, with
on Friday.
The Cincinnati packet Tecumseh, Can't. Logan.
with good trip. We thank Mr. Phillips, her clerk.
FOR favors.
The Cincinnati packet Lands, Capt. Jas. Scott,
with large trip, and leaves again on Saturday. We
thank Mr.. Ames Fisher her polite clerk, for favors
The Louisville packet E. H. Fairchild, Capt G. H.
Faucette, with large trip, and leaves again on
Saturday. We thank Capt John F. Leyden, her
clerk, for favors.
James Montgomery for Louisripe-The large first
Glass and magnificent passenger packet James Mont
gomery, Capt James B. Russell commander, is the
regular Louisville packet for this evening at clock
The Montgomery is in every respect splendid pas
senger packet, with large cabin and the most com.
pete passenger appointments Mr. Ethel is the at.
tentive clerk of the Montgomery.
Madison for Observation-Disclosures for Cincin-
natl today should not fail to remember that the fine
passenger packet Madison, Capt. Geo. D. Hoople COM
mander leaves at O'Clock this evening. She is
fine passenger packet, with good passenger accom-
modations. Mr.. W. r. Copes is the efficient clerk,
Telegram for Red River.-The swift running and
stannch passenger packet Telegram, Capt A, D.
Densow, comm nder, leaves at O'Clock this evening
for Jefferson and all intermediate landings on Red
river. The Telegram is large and commodious
packet, with large and convenient cabin, and every
desirable quality. Her officers are public favorites
and deserve to be literally patronized. Mr.. ]. P.
Chandler is the polite clerk of the T.
Judah 1ouro for Red Rirer.-The staunch fleet
and magnificent passenger packet Judah Touro
Capt f. s. Butler; commander, leaves at O'Clock
this evening. for Shreveport and all intermediate
landings on Red river. The passenger accommoda.
tons of the Touro complete in every particular,
and she epjoyes envable notorety and popularity
among travellers. We cordially commend her and her
experienced and worthy officers to passengers for the
Red river to day. The Messrs Heth the attentive
and efficient clerks of the Touro.
Afstk Scott for ST. Louis.-Regu!ar Railroad
Packe..-At o'clock this evening, punctually and
positively, the large and magnificent nroad passen-
ger packet Aleck Scott, Capt r. A Reilly, comnan'
DER will back out for Cairo and ST Lonis, connecting
at the former with the Illinois Central and at the lat
ter point with the Ohio and Mississippi Railroads for
all Northern and Eastern cities. The Scott is spep.
did passenger packet with the most elegant appoint
meats, and every convenience for travellers No