New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-14

ton of the evees. It was thought after careful con-
sultation that this defense would stand, though
carefal watch IL held over it,.
The following is from the Yicksburg Whie Of the
18th:
The river is still swelling, but there Ia percspeible
decline in it's rapidty. At noon yesterday It lacked
but twenty inches Of being up to the high water
mark Of last season. From Captain Faucet, Of the
II Rsrehild We learned Yesterday that q Cairo :
three feet At Memphis it was on stand, and ct
Napoleon It was rising slowly. Business on the land
| ing yesterday was brisk.
The Ohio river was declining rapidly on the sth
inst with only six and half feet Of water on the
falls. The weather was rainy.
The st. Louis Republican Of the 9Th inst. says:
SIX daily trains between Philadelphia and New
ton. Through tickets-al rail-are good on either
| ofthe above trains.
Boat tickets to Boston are good via Norwich, Fall
River or Stonington lines.
The Nashville Bulletin Of the 9Th mat bas the I'LL
lowing:
falling at the rate Of inches in "a hours The
present water, however, will be all sufficient for
few days to come. to admit the passage over the
shoals OF our largest class of steamers.
Il
downward tendency, growing out Of the number Of
competitors in the field for public patronage.
The weather strongly indicates heavy fall Of rain.
The following is from the Cincinnati Gazette Of the
| sth: s~ 9.
The weather yesterday was very changeable rain
dicates wet MONTH SO that another freshet in the
Ohio may be the result. The Ohio river il falling
from its head to the mouth, with abundance Of water
for all classes of steamers. There will be to-day fully
Gle 1oxy fhaf n1oHo aka
| ers, but for ascending boats barely enough. There
was only ordinary amount Of business on the land
ing yesterday with an advance in rates to New Or
leans. -44.
MISUNDERSTANDING Shreveport packet D.
R. Carroll, Capt. W. KimbaI, with 95 bales cotton,
and leaves again on Wednesday.
The Memphis packet John simonds, Capt. J. F.
Smith, with 1857 bales cotton, and leaves again on
Wednesday. We thank Mr.. W. G. Porter, her clerk,
for favors. .
The Louisville packet Diana, Capt. E. 7. Sturgeon,
with l6l bales cotton and 1877 hhds. tobacco. We
thank Mr.. O. L. Smith, her clerk, for favor
The Cincinnati packet j. 8. Pringle, Capt. G. W.
Near, with a fair trip. We thank her gentlemanly
clerk for favors.
The Martnsville packet, Ceres, Capt. j. Labarthe,
with SO bales cotton, 225 hhds. sugar. and 17s bbls
moasses, and leaves again tomorrow.
The St. Louis packet, Henry Chouteau, Capt vii.
liams, with 30 bales cotton and 100 hhds. tobacco
We thank her officers for favors.
The Pittsburg packet J. W. Mailman, Capt J. W
Martin, with fair trip.
The Jefferson packet Telegram, Capt. A. D. Den
slow, with 1876 bales cotton and leaves again tomor
row.
The Caledonia packet Indian, Capt. Greenlee, Will
232 bales cotton.
The Bayou Sara packet Capitol, Capt. v. D. Ba
rance, with 1853 bales cotton, 2s8 hhds sugar, 6S.
7 bbls and 81 half bbls. molasses.
The Grand Ecore packet Piota, Capt. Ed. Parker
with 4s5 bales cotton, LOG hhds sugar and 206 bbla
molasses, and leaves again to-day.
The Nashville packet Nashville, Capt. W. Boyd
with 3s5 bales cotton and 4S9 hhds. tobacco, ant
leaves again to-day.
Sunday.-Tbe Red River packet Eleanor. Captain
Willis Main, with 1896 bales Of cotton, and leaves
again on Wednesday.
The Ouachita packet Red Chief, Capt. J. shute
with 474 bales cotton, and leaves again on Wednes
day.
The Yazoo packet Lewis Whiteman, Capt. ].
Wallace with l4l5 bales cotton.
The Red River packet Bonita, Capt. W. H. Daniel
with 1867 bales cotton, and leaves again on Tuesda,
The Red River packet Jos. Holden, Capt. R. &
Martin, with 800 bales cotton.
The Ouachta packet Kate Dale, Capt. H. "
Smith, with 430 bales cotton, and leaves again O
Wednesday.
The coast packet Crosse Tete, Capt E. T. Gros
with 2s5 bales cotton l60 hhds sugar. 377 bbls. an
5 half bbls moasses, and leaves again on Wednesday
The Red River packet R. W. Powell, Capt ].
Estes, with 1882 bales cotton, and leaves again O
Tuesday.
The Louisville packet E. Fl. Fairchid Capt. j.
Faucet, with good trip, and leaves again on Tues
day. We thank Mr.. Richard F, Fuller her clerk, 70
favors.
The Tensas packet Saline, Capt. Miller, with Il
bales cotton, and leaves again on Tuesday,
The st. Louis packet City of Memphis, Capt. W
J. Kountz, from vicksburg, with 1476 bales cotton
We thank Mr.. James Kerr, Jr., the oblging clerk
for favors
The Grand Duke in place of the Princes fo1
Vcksburg on F,iday.-The new, large and magnif
cent passenger packet Grand Duke, of which we gave
the public an extended notice short time since, has
been engaged to run the remainder of the present
season in the u g. triweekly mail line between this
city and vicksburg in the place Of the lost Princess
leaving for Vicksburg on Friday next at O'Clock
P. NJ. The Grand Duke is entirely new, having made
but two trips up Red river since she out These
two trips however, have been sufficient to establish
her reputation FAST staunch and superior passen
ger packet and one every way worthy to take place
in the Vcksburg line beside the magnificent Natche,
and the imperial Vicksburg The cabin of the Crane
Duke is large elegantly appointed with spacious ant
airy staterooms, and is furnished with consummat,
taste and skill She has first class accommodations fo
100 passengers and carrying capacity for 5000 bales
cotton. Capt Sam Apologize, her owner and excel