New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-06
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CRESCENT OFFICE, No. 10 Camp street,
General Remarks - The Weather : The
River-News from Above-SaIe of KEN
nett at st. Louis-ArrivaIs Yesterday
Departures TO-dny-Change in the Office
of the H. r. w. Hill, etc., etc.
Yesterday was bright and pleasant day. with
cool temperature. Business the landings was fair
il not active, and the boats leaving all took respect
able trips. The river was about on stand, or almost
imperceptibly rising.
Mr. E. R. Perry has resigned the chief clerkship of
the H. R. W. Hill, and Mr.. Hl an accomplished
gentleman, and an excellent business man, every
way competent to discharge the responsible duties Of
the office, has been appointed in his place.
The Louisville Journal, of the 3lst ut reports as
follows:
The river had fallen two feet in the twenty.four
hours ending last evening, leaving little over feet
over the rocks in the Indiana Chute. If the river
continues falling at this ratio to day, boats will not
| be able to ascend the falls any longer.
The Cumberland river was falling on Monday even
ing, with feet water on the shoals.
The st. Louis Republican of the LIST inst SAYS:
The river here was about stationary last evening.
Up to noon yesterday it had risen about four inches
since last report The Illinois river is rising pretty
rapidly. The upper Mississippi ia swelling fast at
keokuk and above two foot rise will be coming
out OF the Missouri in day or so. We expect to see
the river rising again today.
The officers of the Henry Clay state that they left
Lake Pepin on Sunday, March 9th ice ~ inches
thick on on the lake, weather cold-reezng and snow
ing. The river was not open above the lake.
The weather here is fine, but cool.
There is great number of steamboats, at the land.
ing doing business.
The Republican also reports the sale of the Kennett
as follows:
bis interest in the Kennett to Mr.. Geo. Pegram at
the rate Of s25 900 for the whole boat The Kenneth
is now without a commander or clerk awaiting her
turn to load in the Merchants line.
We clip the following in regard to the accident to
the steamer Maria Denning, from the Memphis Ava.
lanche of the 30th ult.
The steamer Maria Denning, bound from New
Orleans to st. Louis left this port about o'clock
yesterday afternoon and encountered the storm at
Island 40 She was blown ashore, and subsequently,
her chimneys, pilothouse and the after portion Of
her was blown overheard. We learn from a gentle.
man who witnessed the disaster that no lives were
sacrificed, although the pilot narrowly escaped He
was carried by the shattered timbers of the pilot.
house, to point just over the Wheel and luckily
found lodgment there. short time after the acct.
dent the I 9. Twichell, bound up, came alongside
on up the river. Pieces of the wreck tloated down
Monday night and lodged against the bow of the
Kate Frisbee and were carried away by negroes YES.
terday to be used as tirewood.
ARRlvALs-The Bayou Sara packet Crosse Tete
Capt E. Gross, with 346 bales cotton, l53 hhds. sugar
and SIS bbls molasses, and leaves again at o'clock
this morning.
The Washington packet VIM. Burton, Can't G. E.
Louailier, with 449 bales cotton 20 hhds suger and
3l5 bbs, molasses, and leaves again this evening.
The Latourche packet Masic Capt. Brown, with
III hhds. sugar and 260 bbls. molasses
The Louisville packet Pacific, Capt. II. McGill,
with large trip We are under obligations to Mr..
W. Halliday, the attentive clerk, for favors.
The Nashville packet Ed. Howard, Capt. j. w,
Fowler, with good trip.
The Red river packet B. L. Hodge, Capt. C. E. Mar.
SHALL with sO7 bales cotton, and leaves again on
Saturday.
d. F. Kenner for Bayou Sara-The new and
splendid passenger packet D. F. Keuner, Capt. J. A.
Cotton commander is the regular steamer for BAYOU
Sara to-day, leaving at 9 o'clock this morning. Mr..
E, B. Mumford is the attentive and polite clerk
Crosse 1fte for IVilliamsport.- very regular
and superior packet Crosse Tete, Capt E. Gross, COM
mander, leaves at O'Clock this morning as above.
Mr. Geo. Wilkinson is the clerk.
Lucy Holcombe for Red Riper.-This new and
magnificent passenger packet, Capt. W. D. Bateman
commander, leaves at s o'clock this evening for
Shreveport and intermediate landings. The Lucy
Holcombe is one OF the most unique and elegant of
the Red river packets, and is under the charge of
the very best of officers Her passenger accommoda.
tons are excellent, and her reputation for speed,
comfort and safety is second to no boat on our rivers
Mr.. A. Mason is the efficient and popular clerk in
charge of the office of the H.
Paul Jones for the Ouachita.-The fast running and
splendid passenger packet Paul Jones, Capt. Frank
Keeling commander, leaves for Camden and inter-
mediate landings on the Ouachta at . O'Clock this
evening. The Panl Jones is a regular Ouachita
packet and enjoys the confidence of the travelling
public all along her line of travel. We commend her
and her worthy officers to passengers for the Ouachita
to-day with the full conviction that she win give as
she always has given the fullest satisfaction.
Southern for BGuf Rirer.--The regular Port JEFF
feson and B@nf river very excellent passenger packet
Southern, Capt B. F. Goodwin, commander, leaves
1t O'Clock this evening as above taking freight and