New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-18
CRESCENT OFFICE, No q Camp p. street, !

The weather yesterday was damp and cloudy, with
considerable rain in the forenoon. Despite the
weather and the mud, however, business was urged
| forward, and considerable activity was manifest.
Freights in demand but the offerings sustained
rates. The departing steamers generally took good
paying trips The Railroad packet John Walsh left
under flying colors with large trip and full COM
pement OF passengers.
The river continues to rise, and on the lower land
Ing the water is within an average of about six
inches OF the evee planking In about the middle of
the landing quite large space was overlooked last
evening The current in the river very strong aud
the dark food dashes by like torrent bearing ON its
surface large quantities of light drift. The ferry.
boat yesterday, noticed, experienced considerable
difficulty In making its crossings. At Vicksburg on
Wednesday, the river within fifteen inches of the
highest water mark of last year. and swelling rapidly
ARRIvALs.-The Red river packet Era No. 8
Capt. John Kouns, with O32 bales cotton, and
leaves again tomorrow.
The Bayou DeGlaize packet Minnesota, Capt Glass
cock with 264 bales cotton 95 hhds. sugar and Ia
bbls moasses.
The Attakapas packet 7. D. Hine, Capt. d. R.
Muggah, with ITO hhds. sugar and 95 bbls. mossses
aud leaves again tomorrow.
The Bayou Sara packet c. D. Jr., Capt. Joseph
Vincent with Sc bales cotton 1856 hhds sugar and &c
bbls and 100 half bbls. moasses.
The st. Louis packet A. T. Lacy, Capt. ]. P. Rod.
ney, with 50 hhds tobacco, and a good trip. We
thank her attentive clerk, Mr.. A. G. Cunningham
for favors.
The Cincinnati packet Switzerland, Capt. ]. P.
Schenk, with large trip. We are under obligations
to Mr. Hamilton, the attentive clerk of the ST. for
| late papers.
The st. Louis packet Flying Cloud, Capt. J. Stark
Wayne, with good trip and large load of passen.
gers. We thank her obliging clerk for favors.
The Fort Adams packet Golden Age, Capt. W.
McCombs, with $50 bales cotton, rs hhds sugar, and
405 bbls. molasses, and leaves again on Saturday.
The Red river packet Starlight, Capt. Chas. Hayes,
with ll6s bales cotton, and leaves again on Satur.
day.
The Ouachita packet R. W. McRae, Capt. ]. w.
Tobn with 759 bales cotton and leaves again Satur.
day. We thank Mr.. Goo P. Work, her polite clerk,
for favors.
The St. Louis packet Gladiator, Capt. Jno Kline.
feer with good trip. We are indebted to her off,
GERS for fayors
The Memphis packet Nebraska, Capt. A. r. Irwin
with 1912 bales cotton. We thank Mr.. Miles Temple
her polite clerk, for fayors.
We learn says the Vicksburg Wing of Wednes
day that the levees have given way in several places
in Washington and Issaquena counties. The first Il
at Kentucky Bend. The water Is said to be rushin,
through at fearful rate. The next is near Talua
Cammack's Landing. The break is very large one
and SO rapid is the current through 1t that it can b.
| distinctly heard five miles distant. A. N. Gwin,
place at Brunswicks Landing is the next that ha
succumbed, and there the break is also large. Thes
breaks will inundate the lower part OF Washington
county, and nearly il not all OF Isssquena.
The Secretary Of War has appointed commission
to proceed to Rock Island and examiue the bridg,
over the Mississippi at that point and report whethe
the same 10 an obstruction to navigation
The editor of the Troy, N. Y. Budget. has beer
taking ride over the new steam "ice boat, ant
speaks of it as follows:
| With a still breeze and careful helmsman one oil
these boats will run away from tornado and dis
lance the fastest locomotive that ever whrled Theit
speed is like the speed of the wind, and when they
tack it is like the whirlwnd. In mild breeze the
sport is really luxurious though to novice It is
somewhat suggestive OF broken head or an abrasion
of the cutice covering his protrdng proboscis. But
accidents very seldom happen from capslzing.
The first engineer of the Princess, Mr.. Andrew
Sweeny was in Cincinnati on the llth inst.
The Cincinnati Gazette, of the 10th inst, says
| There was II iumor in Pittsburg yesterday tha
the steamer Henry Graft has been sold to Capt