New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-06-29
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CREscKEf OTy1cH, No. 70 Camp street., l
Wednesday. june 70, 1859.
General Remarks-The Weather-BusIness
--Rsd River FaIliDg-CMppings from
our Exchanges-Correspond pondence-Arrivals
Yesterday-Departurcs, ETC., etc.
The weather yesterday was warm, but consider.
ably cooler than the few preceding days, owing to
the prevalence Of ane breeze and the Intervention
OF the clouds, which not only yelled the sum- but by
means Of two or three copious discharges, laid the
dust and rendered the day quite comfortable.
On the leyee business was very dull. The depar.
lures and arrivals were few. The packets that LEFT
had very light trips, and at low rates.
The officers Of the Robert Watson, arrived here
yesterday, report having left Shreveport on the oath
instant the river was falling all the way down, with
scant 81 feet water on the principal bars.
The great Railroad packet Imperial will be found
at the landing this morning, ready to receive, and
will leave tomorrow, her regular day. at O'Clock.
The following interesting letter from special cor.
respondent, containing as it does large amount of
interesting river news, WILL we trust be read by our
numerous readers:
NEW ALBANY, IND., June "a, 1859.
Friend Reporter-In compliance with my promiee
to write you from this point, here goes Haven't
much to write about this time, and hope these few
lines will find you enjoying the same blessing. Busi-
ness is increasing slowly, and our merchants say the
clouds which have darkened the commercial horizon
are gradually rising and trust soon to predict re-
turn Of our former prosperity Large quantities of
goods are being sold and every train OF goes out
with full loads of merchandise and all our CONNER
cia men are crowded with work. Flowers and fruits
abound all around US, and
1.-THE days used to read of
With supnness and sunniness.
From all parts of the Western country accounts of
rich and overfowiDg harvests are given. The mild
and plenteous showers during the summer are re-
paying the farmer an hundred fold !; the wheat is
fine and abundant. During the past few days hun. l.
dreds of acres of the golden grain have fallen before
the strong arms and sharp blades of the harvesters
The weather is now delightful, and the corn crop
looks WELL and bids fair to supply the country with
The La Belle Rvere at this point continues to run
down stream "jist as material y as ever. In the
canal there is less than seven feet water and on the
bars hence to the mouth from seven to eight feet and
still in the ascendancy at the rate Of six inches in
twentyfour hours. The rise altogether has been
about six feet. We should not be surprised to see
rise Of Importance, if reports are correct
concerning the tributaries above.
Business on the landing this morning was dull.
and freight scarce, and seemed to melt away under
the burning rays of the hot sun. The landings are
well filled, so far as boats are concerned. There
also host of boats lying up here at present, viz
Die Vernon, Milton Relf and Jo. Jaques, besides
twelve in the hands of the boat builders which are
in the process of building. Capt. Coltons lower
coast packet Empire Parish was towed up to the
her boilers board, and her shafts and cylinders
will be put aboard this week. Her cabin and joiner
work is being pushed rapidly towards completion.
She is considered to be an easy model and from the
looks Of her traps " she is bound to be flyer.
The Milton Relf is getting new under guards put
on her fore and aft, is being thoroughly overhauled
from stem to stern, and will be ready for business
as soon as business is ready for her. The little Jo
l., ,&I,A I--a 3.
ing for new boat to run in Upper Red river.
The new Magnolia is progressing finely. She is
nearly planked showing the perfection Of the model,
and giving clear idea of what she will be when
completed. II she does not prove to be fast trav.
eler, there is no use of sharp models She will be
ready for launching in about two weeks Little above
her on the stocks lies another Pink, Of the same
family Capt. John Leyden's new boat, building by
Whsle 4 Co. As regards model, she will be up to
any of them. She is as sharp as shingle, and her
machinery is to be powerful. Those two steamers
will be an honor to the Incompatible artisans of this
city. Just above her lies Capt. Montgomerys pet,
the Republic. She has been laying up here some
time She has been repaired and repainted from the
hurrcaneroof to the keel and is now pronounced as
seaworthy and sound as when first launched. 1t is
the intention to run her this fall in the lower trade,
and she will go out on this rise for Cairo this week.
Capt Meekin's packet Baltic is also being tho
roughly overhauled, repainted and repaired for the
fall campaign. Capt. Bassette's new boat s all set
up, and will be ready for panking latter part of next
week.
Capt. Kinks new clipper will be ready to be let
into the water in about ten days. Messrs. Ripple,
Smith & Co. have the contract for building the
cabins Of Captains Kirk's Bassettes, Cotton's and
Leyden's boats. They will lie a triumph in aquatic
observation-disclosures in style. Yesterday, while
on visit to our sister city Portland, we stepped
aboard of the sylph-lke steamer Charmer now being
completed, and found her to be just what she had
been represented:
''For nature was ere SO lavish Of her store,
That she bestowed until she had no more"
This is a boat of which the mechanics of Cncin.
natl may fully be proud. She is sharp Deep lofty and
strong, and we would really pity any unfortunate
snag that might be found in her path and will be a
Mississippi. She was built expressly for the vicks-
burg and New Orleans trade, and never was boat
better calculated. We wish her owners and gentle.
manly commander, Capt. Holmes, the success which
they deserve. Her machinery is not all up yet in
working order but she will be towed out on this pres
ent rise to Cairo where she will be completed. The
R. j. Ward. which had been detained at Flint Island
by low water, sailed into port yesterday. She will
now lay up for WHILE and be thoroughly repaired
for the fall season. 70 day received an old Cres.
cent, dated June IL, and it was hailed as an old
acquaintance with whom l have enjoyed sweet com.
munion in days that
" Cling around my memory still,
Like some delightful vision of the sou''
-- 'rA's'ns5's JAMES, SfHssA sABBEE
The Cincinnati Gazette, of the Gath, says:
The river opposite this port is receding, having
declined four inches in the past twentyfour hours.
Another slight swell is reported at Pttsburg but the
pilots of the Courier report the river falling all the
way down, with seven feet water in the channel
Hence to Louisville there is fully eight feet water in
the channel. At Louisville last evening, the river