New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-05-02
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General hemarks-The Weather b business
-Ahe Upper Havcrs-The Flood iucreas-
ing-Arrivals for the Wesk-Ise..snes~ -
rroouce-e%usek time OF the Jno walsh
Arrivals since our Isst--Departures, etc.
Saturday the weather was warm and clear Rn,;.
ness on the levee was very fair quite large number
Of boats leaving with fair trips The river has risen
three inches at this point during the past week. and
is now four and half inches above high water marx
At st. Louis On Saturday the Mississippi was station
airy. At Pittsburg the Ohio had risen fifteen feet
in few days, but falling on Saturday. This fall
above had not affected the lower part Of the river,
however as the telegraph reports that at Cincinnati
the water had risen twenty-five inches in "a hours,
while at Louisville it was rising at the rate Of an inch
per hour. At this point the river has been slowly
but steadily rising for upwards Of two months with
out the Toss of nch and this too in the face Of
and Notwithstanding numerous general declines above
and crevasses which have drawn of great quantity
OF water That the present high stage of water is
the maximum limit OF the food Of 1850 is, we fear,
not to be supposed, as a tremendous food is now
making its way down from the Ohio, which, oyertak-
ing the recentrse from the Missouri Illinois and upper
Mi sssippi, cannot fail to maintain the present
steady rise in the lower Mississippi. Some little ex
citement was occasioned Saturday morning last by
the breaking Of the levee near the Stock Landing
opposite Jefferson City. The water forced its vay
through the bank and soon made small creyasse
about 10 feet in width, through which the water
flowed for while quite freely, but was soon closed
by the timely exertons Of large number of people
who were on hand The arrivals OF river steamers at
this port for the week ending Friday noon, were 81.
The receipts Of staple peodace per these arrivals were
light, and foot up as follows: or cotton, 1909
bales of tobacco, 1882 hhds; Of sugar 1874 hhds
and bbs.; of molasses, 5,295 bbs.; Of -four, 1894
bbls Of corn, 1888 sacks; and Of dry sailed pork,
G0o0O lbs. The weather yesterday was pleasant and
gave promise Of clear sky to-day.
We learn through the Baton Rouge Gazette that
creva'se occurred last Wednesday night, between
Conrad's and Ramsey's plantations. It was caused
by the waves Of the passing steamer Duncan F. Ken
ner. A large force Immediately went to the break,
and after working all night finally succeeded in stop
ping it.
The following dispatch, handed Us for publication
by Capt. Wayne, explains itself, and only eeconds
what we have always said, that the John Walsh is
"clipper' in speed:
MEMPHIS April 3oth, 1859.
To Clifford G. Wane.-Steamer Jno Walsh
time to Memphis, 81 days, including one night lost
BY fog and bad weather; made 4s landings.
We hear that the Red river packet Lucy Holcombe,
and the Boeu river packet Southern, arrived yester-
day, and will lay up for the present.
The suit of James Sherron u.s. the owners of the
steamer New Falls City, was terminated on Satur
day by decision oftheary in favor Of the plaintiff Who
at the time of the accident on the Falls City last sum
rnp VIII ha opfh 5arL ~ .
John Simonds 1t will be remembered that the acct
dent occurred in the Fourth District when the Falls
City and the John Simonds lay abeast and that sever
raj persons on both boats were killed and wounded
The plaintiff was at the time cook on the simond.
and saw the accident. Had he remained in the kitchen
he would have been unhurt but in attempting to rur
away after the danger was past, be fell and broke his
Leg for which be instituted this suit claiming damages
at $4,000. The jury thought his figures too high
but gave him $4,000.
The arrivals since our last are es follows:
Satarday.-The Memphis packet Ingomar, Capt B
Paris, with 419 bales cotton, and leaves again on
Wednesday. We thank Mr.. D. G. Champlin, her
oblging clerk, for favors
The Jefferson packet Comet, Capt. R. sleade
| with l56 bales cotton and leaves again tomorrow
We thank Mr.. W. s. Sleade, her clerk for favors.
| The Boeuff river packet Southern, Capt. Goodwin
| with II bales cotton.
Sunday.-The st. Louis Railroad Line passenger
packet Imperial, Capt G. s. Rogers, with a good tri
and leaves again on the 9th inst. Thanks to he
obliging clerk MIR. J. H. oglesby for favors.
The Nashville packet I. G. Twitchell, Capt. H. G
McComas, with 52l hogsheads tobacco, and leave
again to-day at 8 P. NJ.
The Red river packet Yazoo Belle, Captain C. "
Ewing, with 742 bales cotton.
The Louisville packet Jas. Montgomery, Capt. j.
RUSSELL with large trip and leaves again on Tues
day. We thank Mr.. John A. Lowry, her clerk, 70
| favors.
The Red river packet Rapides, Capt Chas. J. Bal
stow, with 1858 bales cotton, 20 barrels molasses an
10 hogsheads sugar, and leaves again on Tuesday.
The Red river packet Lucy Holcombe, Capt. W. D
Bateman, with lS2 bales cotton.
The Nashville. packet Scotland, Capt. W. Couch
with 81 bales cotton and lO2 hogsheads tobacco.
The Red river packet Starlight, Capt. Charles F
| Hayes. with S. bales cotton.
The Atsakapas packet A. W. Baker, Capt. Smith
with good trip.
The ST. Louis packet D. G. Taylor, Capt. Fulton
with good trip. We thank her officers for favors.
The st. Louis Republican, of the 9th ut., says
| The river here fell about one inch in the twenty
Jour hours ending az dark LIST evening The Illinois
| and Missouri rivers are reported falling by the last
| arrivals.
The Cincinnati Gazette, of the 25th ult. says:
The weather cleared up mild and pleasant yester
day, after raining steadily for three days. The Ohio
river is high and rising from Pittsburg to Louisville
the falls being nayigabe for the largest class O
steamers Here it has risen five feet during the forty
eight hours ending last night, and was still swelling
slowly.
The Vicksburg True Southron of the 3Oth ult. says
| We have no change to report in the river at THU
| point since our last. 1t remains at a stand.
! The Memphis Bulletin of the 9th says:
The river was about stationary yesterday, and b,
measurement last night evinced no change whateve
during the preceding twenty-four hours 1t was is.
inches below the mark of 1928, and l0s inches unde
the highest point reached the present season.
The Natchez Free Trader, of the same date, state
as follows:
The river at this point is still on stand.