New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-28
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cREscEHr o,yIcE, No 20 Can

General Remnrks-The weather-River at
sta"d-Arrivnls for the weck-Reeeipts
OF Produce-Freights-N from Above
Red River falling-Boats dctain ed above
the ShOals-Changes In Command-DIana
still another new Boat for Captain Cot
fon--ArrivaIs since our Iast-Departures
to-day, ETC., etc.
The weather for the two days past since our last
issue has been variable. Saturday was comfortably
cool and somewhat cloudy. Rain fell on Saturday
night and at intervals during yesterday. The river
has alternately risen and fallen opposite this point
daring the past week, and on Saturday night last
was at the samemark at the close of the previous
week, towit: fourteen inches below high water
mark. The number of arrivals at this port for the
week ending Saturday noon was seventy-one. Bush
ness for the latter days of the week took fresh i'm
petus, and the steamers leaving Friday and satur.
day took remarkably good trips, several being com.
PEELED to refuse freight. Rates were firm on Satur-
day at the following figures
St. Louis-Sugar, coffee and rice, 25c; molasses
per barrel, 81 rs half barrels, Csc.
Cincinnati and Louiscile-25c. and Soc. per hum
bred pounds
For the lower tributaries freights were in better
offering at former rates.
The receipts Of staple produce for the week ending
Friday noon foot up as follows: Of cotton, "a, $50
bales: of tobacco, 1885 bids; Of sugar 42l0 hhds
and bbs; of molasses, $3.50 bbls. Of corn, % 40
sacks; of dry sailed pork, lOl 900 lbs.
Accounts from above continue untavorable. The
crevasses before reported continue to increase in
width, and defy all attempts to stop them. The
breaks at Cammacks landing is said to be the largest
and to be doing the greatest amount of damage. In
consequence Of this and the crevasses at Prentss
Brunswick, Crenshaw's, and at Greenve (all in the
State of Mississippi the river has fallen eight in.
ches at Lake Providence There is no doubt that the
large body of surplus water drawn off by these breaks
has also caused the cessation in the rise this point
The st. Francis river is reported high as actually
to dash its current across that of the raging Miss
ssippi.
The Arkansas river is also rapidly rising, and is
now overlooking the country as for as the eye can
reach.
At Yazoo City, the Yazoo is swelling rapidly, and
within four feet of the high water Of last year. with
reports from above that the Tallahatchie and Yala
busha were rising frightfully.
| The officers Of the Robert Watson, arrived from
upper Red river yesterday, report: Left Fulton Fri
day, 22d inst; river falling rapidly met Era No.
at Col Bantons plantation i; 80 inches water report
ed on the shoals the steamer Osceola and other
boats above unable to get over the shoals
Our old friend Capt Sol. Melbourne. has taken the
command of the Chancellor, and is now running her
between Louisville and ST. Louis as regular packet
Capt. G. N. Stewart has assumed the command of
the New Uncle Sam.
We learn that the steamer Diana, on her first night
out from Louisville, broke part of her machinery
and put back to repair.
A heavy gale of wind swept over this city yester-
day morning, about o'clock. The smoke-pipes of
the steamer Lewis Whiteman were blown down, and
all the boats at the landing knocked about in rather
an unceremonious manner, though, we believe, with.
! out sustaining any great damage. The steamer Sill
| yer Heels and the old hull of the Compromise broke
from their mooriugs on the other side of the river
We learn that Captains Bendick and Leyden, to-
gether with Mr.. Landrum, are about to buy the E.
H. Fairchld. If the transfer is contaminated she
will remain in the Louisville trade.
Capt Cotton, prior to his leaving Louisville with
the Kenner contracted for another new boat for the
Coast trade. She is to be fast passenger packet,
to ply between New Orleans and the Balize and is
to be called the Empire Parish
The authorities Of Nashville have adopted an or.
dnance regulating and licensing steamboat and hotel
runners. They have to pay license, and are subject
| to fines if detected in deceivng the public.
steamboat engineer named William BURLINGTON
was, Monday, held in five hundred dollars bail by
J. II. Bailey, clerk of the U. s. Court at ST. Louis to
answer for alleged violation of an act of Congress-
He is charged with overlooking the safety valve of
the steamboat Pamela.
The Louisville Courier Of the 2lst inst. says:
| The river since Saturday has been rising rapidly
from the sudden effects of the uneuualed storm Of
| rain and snow of Friday, with fully eleven feet
water in the canal last evening by the mark. This
is rise of two feet at the head OF the falls with
| eight feet steamboat water down the Indiana chute
and nearly seven feet water for ascending boats up
| the middle chute
| This rise has been sudden and unexpected making
the falls navgable again for boats to ascend and land
at the city wharf.
| The Louisville Journal of the 22d says
The river had risen nearly two feet in the twenty
| four hours ending last evening, making ten feet
water on the falls. AT Pittsburg it was falling very
fast yesterday. The weather was cloudy yet pleasant
yesterday, and after dark some little rain fell.
| The Cincinnati Commercial Of the 22d inst. saws
The weather alternately cloudy and clear yes.
terday, with an occasional streak of sunshine The
| rain poured down in torrents last night At Pitts
burgh there were thirteen feet in the channel last
night and rising at Marietta. Here it continues to
swell steadily with nine feet and rising over the falls
| at dusk.
We have no material changes to note in freicbts
| The offerings were light for all points.
| The st. Louis Republican Of the 23d says:
The river here swelled about one foot in the q
The Missouri river, reported by the officers of thu
| Ben Lewis, is in bad condition and becoming low
Several of the packets have lost time by grounding
The Upper Mississippi aud Illinois rivers are still ris
ing. The weather yesterday exceedingly fine
The streets and landings were very wet and muddy
but business on the levee very brisk. There was
great hustle and hropg all portions Of the landing
the whole day.
MISUNDERSTANDING Louisville packet
Baltic, Capt G. Fl. Meekin, with 35s hhds. tobacco
and leaves again tomorrow. We thank Mr.. Geo. P.
Jouet, her attentive clerk for favors.
The Cincinnati packet Universe, Capt. A. Stein,
with 81 hhds. tobacco.
The Memphis packet John simonds, Capt j. F.
Smith, with 1861 bales cotton, and 26 hhds tobacco
We thank MIR. ". G. Porter, her attentive clerk, for
| favOrs.
The Bayou Bartholomew packet Red Chief, Capt.
! j. G. Sbute, with 1888 bales cotton.
The Bayou Sara packet Capitol, Capt. v. B. b.
ranco with 81 bales cotton rs bbls. and 2O2 hhds.
sugar, l22 bbls and half bbls. moasses.
The Yallabusha river packet Col. 7. H. Judson,
Capt. A. g. Harrison with 239 bales cotton.