New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-06-01
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General Remnrks-The Weather River
Stlll Falling-AppearnMce OF the Levee-
Business Accident MT the Rock Island
BrIdge-Clippings from our Exchanges
The Florida for Tcxns-Arrivals Yester-
dny-Departurcs To-Day. Etc.
The river at this point continues to decline slowly,
the fall for the twentyfour hours ending last evening
being about an inch and half. From above we
learn that the rivers all continue to Decline with the
exception of the Tensas, which still remains at flood
height.
The weather yesterday was bright and hot, the
mercury falling low in the eighties. A slight breeze
sprung up in the early evening, which rendered the
heat somewhat endurabe in the shade.
The levee still retains an unusually active appear
ance for the season, both landings being well
stocked with boats receiving for all quarters. Freghs
for ST. Louis in fair offering, but prices rule low,
and only enable the boats to cover their running
penses For Red river freights are scarce and rates
low. ..~o
The passenger business is the increase, and the
upper river packets all take good loads.
That awkward impeachment to the navigation of
the Upper Mississippi, the Rock Island Bridge, is
nuisance which cannot be too speedily abated. We
notice that the little steamer City Belle recently met
with serious accident there. She was coming
down. and while passing under the bridge forced
against the large pier carrying away her starboard
Wheel and doing other damage to the amount OF
about $4,000.
The Louisville Courier of the Goth instant says
that the channel from the mouth of the canal to
Portland bar is gradually cutting out" and widen
ing, as well as deepening, down along side of Sand
island. The huge sand bar at the island is crumbling
away, with nearly six feet water through the pass
last evening.
A late St. Paul paper says that the Key City
challenged the Northern Line packet Northerner to
trial of speed which was accepted by the latter,
the Key City coming out second best in the race.
The St. Louis Democrat of the 9th ult reports:
The river continues to fall steadily at this point
six inches per day. No prospect for further rise
for sometime to come as all the upper streams are
falling, with the exception, il true, of rise at St.
Paul Of several feet, which won't affect the river
here at all.
Business was very good yesterday Weather hot,
and very windy. There are indications of heavy
showers falling sooa after we write this
fectly jammed with passengers, many of whom were
returned Pixies Peakers, or more properly speaking
those who had started for Pixies Peak and never
reached that far-famed locality Some of them were
destitute of MEANS The Hesperian had through
and way passengers, one thousand people on the
down trip.
The Cincinnati Commercial of the 9th ult says
The weather cool and pleasant yesterday, &C.
casioned by refreshing showers during the day and
last night We have no important change to note
in the river. Our dispatches sh ow the state Of the
water above and below. Here it has probably swollen
inch two since the last issue OF the Commercials
not enough however, to brag on, or hardly herald.
Freights remain as last quoted
Ne,p O,leans-Whisky and Oil. 81; Flour, 75c.;
Pork, 9Oc.; Bacon and other Pound Freights 50 to
4Oc. per 100; Horses, $40 per head; keg Lard, lsc;
DR.. Goods, SOC. per 100.
The Memphis Bulletin Of the 2sth ult. has the
following:
The river continues to decline, the fall in the TWEEN
ty-four hours ending at 6 O'Clock yesterday having
Amounted to about one inch and a half. The water
at this date has receded fully two feet from the high
est point reached the present season. and is thirty
inches under the flood line of 1858.
By private dispatch we learn that the Ohio con.
tinues falling with eight feet water in the channel
from Louisville to the mouth.
The trim little steamer Florida which arrived at
our port Sunday evening last from st. Louis, leaves
shortly for Texas to be employed on the Sabine river
in the service of the Sabine and Galveston Bay Rail-
road. She has been purchased by that company and
brings down large corpse Of engineers and work
men, together with supplies, etc. for the road. We
learn through Mr.. J. D. Smith, of the principal
contractors of this road, that the work of consruc-
ton has been commenced at Beaumont and will pro-
gress towards Houston with all possible dispatch
The iron for the entire distance is all recev,d and
laying on the companys dock, and very large force
is now employed on the line. The company expect
to unite the Neches and Trinity rivers by the first o.
September We are pleased to note the energy with
which this work is being conducted as, when COM
pleted, it will connect with the Opelouses road and
furnish a direct and quick communication between
this city and Texas.
The following the arrivals since our last issue
| The Bayou Sara passenger and U. s. mail packet
Duncan r. Kenner, Capt Jos. Vincent, with the mail
aud passengers.
The Bayou Sara packet Crosse Tete, Capt. n. p
Thisted, with Is bales cotton, Is bbs. moasses aud
lS hhds. sugar, and leaves again at 3 o'clock this
morning.
| The Washington packet William Burton, Capt. G
E. Louaier, with bales cotton, 16 bids. sugar and
9 bbls moasscs and leaves again to-day
The Louisville packet Baltic, Capt Chas. Il. Meekn
with III hhds. tobacco and good trip of sundres.
We are indebted to Mr. Geo T. Jouett, her attentive