New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-06-23
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CREscENT OFFICE, No CArnp atreet D
Thursday June 49, 1859
General Remnrks-The Neather-Busines
Clippings from our Exchanges
Arrivals Yesterday-Departures To-day,
etc., etc.
The weather yesterday was clear and pleasant. and
rather cool for this time of year.
Business continues to be very dull on the landing
There were but few departures and arrivals. W.
learn from the Memphis Bulletin of the 18th tina,
Capt J. B. Archer, well known to the public as tbe
popular chief clerk of the Southern left that city OF
the Pacific for New Orleans, whittier he goes it is
said, to consummate lifetime partnership with
one of the fairest daughters of Louisiana. II the
above is fact, we offer our congratulations and wish
him long life of happiness and prosperity.
The following river news and memorandum we
copy from the City of Memphis Reporter:
The river, opposite st. Louis was rising It had
risen IN twenty four hours, ending at dusk the eve
ming of the 18th, six inches, and was still rising.
The upper Mississippi was falling at St. Paul and
Dubuque: The Illinois and Missouri rivers are both
falling. The Missouri is becoming quite low Boats
are using their spars very often. At Chester the
river was on stand 1t had been rising very slowly.
The water is well up on the banks there yet 1t
Coles Mills it is only about the distance of six feet
from the second story to the surface of the water
At Cairo the Ohio was on stand, and had been for
several days past. That town is completely "pumped
out" At Columbus and Hickman the river was still
lalllng, out II IS recedlng very slowly.
AT Memphis the river continues falling. In twenty.
four hours, ending at O'Clock Saturday night Il had
fallen three inches, and Is still recedng at that rate
Dispatches of the 18th from st. Louis to this point
report the river as having risen twelve inches in
twenty.four hours and is still swelling rapdlv. At
Helena the river was falling slowly. At NAPOLEON
the Mississippi was falling very slowly. The Ar.
kansas and White rivers are reported rising.
At vicksburg the river is receding at the rate of
three inches per day The wharf Is left in miser-
prpr 1,ul .y.
city evee. The mud is at least twelve inches deep.
Below Grand Gulf the water seems TO have fallen
slowly. IT is confined within the banks. but is still
WITHIN foot of the top of them At Red river land.
ing we were obliged to discharge freight on the evee
instead OF at the fboat, it being unapproachabe
BY steamboats, 1t is left in behind bar which has
formed during the flood. Red river is reported yery
low, and falling. There is not much difference in the
appearance of the river along the coast this, than on
Memoranda.- steamer City of Memphis left
St. Louis for New Orleans on Friday, June 18th. In
port, for New Orleans, VIM. NJ. Morrison and Choc.
taw. Met Champion at Fort Charter 18th. Met I'M
perlal at Hat Island four days and five hours out.
10th. Passed L. NJ. Kennel ut New Madrid Met j.
Q. Swon at Island 35. Goth. Met Henry Chouteau at
Island 10: Passed New Uncle Sam at Gaines Land.
Ing. she having left twenty four hours ahead 2st.
Lakeland at White Hall. The boats generally seemed
to have very light trips of freight and few passengers
Business at st. Louis was not very brisk though
there were three boats receiving freight for New Or
leans during our stay there. Corn was the principal
shipping article, and all the boats will have large
quantities thereof Up'river boats were coming in
with toerabe fair loads for reshipment to the South
generally, but the city business was rather dull
Frsghs we were e.. 2Gc per bb 70. -four l5c per cw
leans boats were laying idle at the wharf, The Rail-
road Line steamer Gladiator has undergone thoroug Oh
repairs, and been reprinted and will be out on her
next day. Her officers are recruiting themselves for
Dro,cned-A passenger, named A. Hart, fell over.
board below New Carthage and was never seen after
wards. 1t is supposed the wheel struck him. He
leaves heartbroken widow who was travelling with
Louis with us, to her friends.
The ST. Louis Republican of the 18th says:
The river here is rising. During the "a hours
ending at dusk last evening had sweled six inches
and was still rising The Upper Mississippi i
falling at st.. Paul thence to Dubuque and had com
menced falling at Rock Island when the Nortberner
passed down. TWAS still rising at Keokuk when the
Warsaw lett on Thursday.
The Illinois and Missouri rivers are falling and the
Missouri is becoming quite low there is four and
hall ieet water 10 the channel OF the illinois, from La
sale to the mouth. The Cumberland river is falling
with two feet on Colbert Shoals.
CAIRO, ILL.,, June 1.-THE rain of Wednesday night
was started again yesterday morning. as hard as ever
8 O'Clock and the day was cloudy and quite warm,
with indications of rain last night The river is still
about on stand.
Freights from this port to New Orleans are ruling
at the following rates Tobacco. 50 so Flour, zoe;
Corn, l5c.; pound freight IL to 1Sc.
We have no change to report in the lower Ohio,
the last arrival having found fully four feet this side
of Portland.
The Blanche Lewis came ont OF the Cumberland
last night, with 165 hhds tobacco, which she will
ship on the Uncle SAM There has been swell in
the Cumberland, but she reports that river falling
again, with four feet to Carksve, and thirty inches