New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-01-26
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Wednesday, JAN Is. 1859. !
Yesterday was cold, wet and disagreeable day
it commenced raining in the morning and continued
during the day. Notwithstanding, business was not
dull on the landing. 1t seems to US that shippers
have been holding back for the last three or four
weeks; boats then would go away with about half
loads, now they are not in port hour before
they commence refusing freight We are in hopes
that this state of things may last for some time.
We are under obligations to Capt. A. G. Cunning
ham, the clerk Of the A. T. Lacey, for papers and
manifest forwarded to us from vicksburg. The La
cey will be in port this morning, and viii leave for
st. Louis on her regular day. *
The A. T. Lacey, Capt. ]. P. Rodney, left St.
Louis on Tuesday evening last at "A. NJ, and after
various detentions on account of new piston head
put in at St. Louis, she obliged to leave Napo-
leon with the use of only one engine. She reports
the weather very cold below Memphis.
The St. Louis Railroad packet ]. C. Swon Capt l.
H. JONES' has concluded to make trip to Louisville.
She will leave for that port on Friday next at 10
O'Clock. Passengers and shippers could not find .
better boat or q more worthy set Of officers than
there is on this fine packet.
We were favored with dispatch yesterday from
the Tri-Weekly Line packet B. L. Hodge, Capt. John
Smoker, from Red river dated Bayou Sara, JAM 18th
stating that she would arrive last night with $3.50
bales cotton and over 100 passengers. She will be
found at the landing this morning ready to receive
freight. Messrs. G. L. Kouns 4 Bros are the agents
of this line; their Office is at No. Front street
The B. L. Hodge is the regular Saturday packet and
will leave that day at P. NJ.
The following are gleanings from our exchanges :
Pittsburg.-We give the most important portion
of the proceedings of Marine meeting held in Pitts
burg, on Monday, from the Pittsburg Gazette:
The meeting of Steamboat Captains at 2 o'clock
yesterday, was fully attended. Captain Harry, of thu
Potomac, was called to the chair, and ]. B. Living
stone chosen clerk. The committee, consisting o.
Captains Dean, Brennan and Porter, made the follow
ing statement: 81
Your committee would not report any resolution,
to be acted upon by the interest present. but if they
are requested are ready each to give their opinion
on the subject Of steamboat interests. But your
mittee would suggest that there be general inter
change ofopnion Of those now present and Thought
best new committee may be appointed, with less
diversity Of opinion than your present committee
have. b
Among the propositions submitted, or suggested
the following is one Ia gs55-
converted into one joint stock company, lido all oul
own insuring,) and elect officers in this city, con
ssting Of President, ViceP President, Directors Sec
rotary, and Treasurer to have control Of the boats
and give all the instructions what is best to be done
"A
capacity and accommodations, and each boat draw
her pro rata at the end OF the year"
This matter came up In the general discussion, but
the only definite action taken was such as Is allow
noted To-day some conclusion will, probably, b.
arrived at.
The weather was clear and delightful yesterday
The river is recedng slowly from Pttsburg to Cairo
with seven feet in the Canal. Business WAS appa
rently more active on the levee, with an improve
are fair for New Orleans with too much tunnage
| however. We have no change to note in the Mash
vile Or ST. Louis trade. The following are the cur
rent rates, although we have heard OF engagement
| for the South at figures shade lower:
Ne,o Orleans.--Whiskey and Oil, 45c. Flour
SOC. Pork, 40c.; Bacon and other pound freights
zoe. per 100 Horses, SO per head; Keg Lard, l2c.
Empty Barrels, zoe.
slowly yesterday, less than two inches in twentyou
hours with fully four feet eight inches pass water
on the fall, and six feet eight inches water IN To
canal by the mark. This just now is equal to but
little over six feet water aad eighteen inches mue
The weather is delightfully."- pleasant, and as clear
any spring day; and but for the muddy wharf, mudd
river muddier streets and an occasional glimpse {
ice we should think It was midsummer, instead
mid-winter.
By our dispatches learn that the river was slowl
receeding at Pittsburg yesterday, and at Cincinna
it was at stand and ut both points business du
enough to have the river down to the lowest stage
Business about here is active enough, it confined
the regular packets, but owing to our great pop
arty and the great belief that we have freight enoue
for all the boats in the world, there ID superabu
dance Of tunnage in port, especially for New Orlean
and Southern freghts are not only scarce but pric
J rule low.
NAsnyILLR.-The Cumberland, at Nashville, "
falling slowly, with five feet water on the shoals, al
business dull. A rise WAS anticipated. The steam
Sligo was sold for 70 SeO at Nashville On Saturday
Charley Bowen and Sallie West ran race to g Sh
gle City" alias Pull Tight" the ancient Paducs