New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-03-03
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JEFFERSON c1rY, March =, 1850
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CRESCENT OFFICE, No. 10 Ca

RislNH-The Lower Tributaries Risin1-
News from Ab0ve-The Ohio Falling
New Admiralty Law-Freights At Cln-
cinnati-Arrivals and Departures, ETC.,
etc.
Business on the levee yesterday was active. The
weather was warm tempered, however, BY fne
southerly breeze. Dark and threatening clouds over
hung the heavens, although no rain fell. The levee
dry, and the streets less muddy than on Tuesday
The river opposite the levee has risen 22nches since
Saturday last, and was last evening within about
feet of high-water mark, and still rising.
Business in New Albany, Ind, is looking up. We
learn from the Ledger that two very large steam
boats have been contracted for at that place. and that
several other gentlemen were in the city making
rangements with the boatbuilders for new boats.
THE RIVER AT Sr. LouIs.-The Republican, of the
26th ult., has the following:
The river at this port swelled over two inches yes
terday, end was rising at dark. 1t raned all Thurs
day night, and yesterday was dull, damp, misty
day. Business on the levee was somewhat dull. The
Illinois river is rising slowly from Lasalle down. The
Mississippi is swelling slowly at Keokuk with six feet
its ice bonds, and food of ice was pouring ont
when the Warsaw passed down. We have no late
news from the Missouri river.
The Cairo correspondent Of the Republican says:
The weather was mild and cloudy yesterday, with
several attempts at rain. Last night was dark and
foggy. .t
The Ohio is still rising here, but less rapidly than
heretofore, and the Mississippi continues to fall slowly
There is no danger of an overflow at this point. The
Salle West reports the Cumberland still rising.
Business was good at Memphis on the 26th, and the
river rising at the rate Of two feet in ~ hours.
We notice article in the Cincinnati Commercial,
of tine 24th ut to the effect that rule has been laid
down by the Supreme Court of the United States in
Admiralty, that proceedings against domestic vessels
fuub; N1uIa c$a OTIS
nished the vessel, must hereafter be in personam
instead of in in other words. that the action
must be against the owner of the vessel, and not
against the vessel itself, which cannot be held for
such debts. This may be an important matter to
ship chambers and others, who furnish boats with
supplies. The rule is prospective and does not apply
to cases in which the supplies were furnished before
the new rule was adopted.
Freights at Cincinnati on the 24th ult. was as fol-
lows:
Ne,c Orleans.-whisky and Oil, 5oc.; Flour, Soc !:
Pork, 4oc.; Way Lots, Soc. Bacon and other Pound
Freights, 2Oc. per 100; Horses, $40 per head Keg
Lard, 12c.; Empty bbls., zoe.
Red Riuer.-The officers Of the Grand Duke
arrived yesterday, report that Red river rose two
feet while they we're in port and was rapidly rising
all the way down. A heavy rise was also expected
coming down above the raft.
The Ohio.-The Ohio was at stand at Pittsburg
on the 22d, with 81 feet water in the channel Bu-
siness was good. The Cumberland river was rapidly
rising on the 23d ult. at Nashville. At Paducah on
the oath, the Herald says the river was rising at
fearful rate the water being within nine feet of the
great rise of ls47. At Cincinnati the river was
ceding on the Oath.
| The Ouachita and Yazoo rivers are rapidly rising.
STEAMBOAT DIsAsTERs-A WORD ABOUT BOILER
INSPECTION yesterday with an ex-chiei
engineer of of the largest and best Of our Mssis
sippi steamers who for many years has enjoyed the
confidence Of steamboatmen, one Of the most care
full trustworthy and intelligent of practical en-
gineers, we drew from him some facts in regard to-
what he considerable most popular of steam
boat disasters such has recently befaen the Prin
cess. These he cassifes as follows: lst, want O.
thorough and sufficient examination Of the boilers
steamboats, the part Of the authorized Inspectors
and, secondly, the ungovernable propensity on the
part Of steamboat engineers to excel in speed or
make up lost time, at utter disregard Of their reg
istered allowance of steam.
In regard to the first mentioned loose screw in the
economy of the engine room, he informs us that the
usual modus operand adopted by the Government
Inspectors is to step aboard steamer, whose boiler
tuey Wlsu " luspeCtj auu, uileE passing buc Viln
of day with the engineer, enter into something lk
the following conversation with him:
Inspector-"Well, Mr.. how are your boilers
had any trouble with them Of late 2" a
Engneer-"We yes, sr They haze occasione
me some little annoyance. This patch you perceiv
here covers a flaw discovered some days ago, br
it's good job, and is now stronger than before an
this valve-it worked badly until repaired it ye
terday; but, as you see have got it in good ords
again. These new rvets, too, in this fue, though
it prudent to put them in some days ago.
Inspector-"Yes, see; it appears to be all rgh
No other bad places, are there?"
Engineer-"No; it's all right elsewhere, l b
lieve."
Inspector-"Well, good day, must now go ar
inspect the boilers of the -"
And off walks the "Inspector, to go through wit
similar .'inspection" on some other boat, withol
having so much as looked for flaws and weak place
8 in the boiler, which the engineer may not have NJ
, ticed, or if noticed, left unmentoned. In otht
words the officer inspccts the repairs, but leave
other and perhaps more dangerous parts OF the Dol
ers to pass unsearched for unnotced and unrepairet
and next day the Inspectors certificate is encased
l. its gilt frame and hung up in the cabin, normin
Messengers that the "Inspector pronounces the boi
ers "al right"
Now this daguerreotype of an inspection may {
NAV not be faithful description of the form usual
gone through with in pursuance of law" but our o.
I thority is good and comes from most credib
source. Nor does it look unnatural or unreasonab
10 US to suppose that an Inspector may, for the sal