New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-20
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The weather, yesterday, was bright, mild and
pleasant Business on both landings was more active
than on Monday and fair for the season. The river
continued to swell and at dark last evening was with
in half inch of the highest mark reached last year
The lower wharf is in great part inundated, and an
inch more rise will overflow large proportion
Of the upper division Of the Levee. In some places
indeed, the planking was covered yesterday.
The departures yesterday were few in number. The
st. Louis packet New Uncle Sam left with fine trip
Of passengers, and good show of freight. The I'm
Gle Sam will await at Vicksburg the arrival of the
evening train of cars.
The arrivals were as follows:
The Memphis packet H. R. W. Hill, Can't T. H.
Newell with $50 bales cotton and hhds tobacco,
and leaves again on Friday. We thank Mr.. R. Glib.
son, her attentive clerk, for favors.
The Bayou Sara U. S. mail and passenger packet
D. F. Kenner, Capt. J. A. Gotten.
The Bayou De Glaize packet Minnesota, Capt.
Gasscock, with l43 bales cotton 800 hhds sugar and
u bbls. moasses.
The Bayou Sara packet Crosse Tete Capt E.
Gross, with 50 bales cotton, 357 hhds. sugar, and
leaves again to-day.
The Louisville packet Eclipse, Capt. H. 1. Spots,
with good trip. We thank Mr.. James Bell, the pc.
| lite clerk, for favors ~~...e-
| The Ouachita packet Paul Jones, Capt. Frank
Keeling, with It's bales cotton and leaves again on
Saturday.
| The st. Lonis packet L. NJ. Kennett, Capt. Henry
Switzer with 4O5 bales cotton and Is hhda. tobacco
We are indebted to old friend Mr.. H. NJ. Worsham,
her attentive clerk Formerly of the Amaranth and
st. Nicholas) for late hvors.
The Shreveport packet B. L. Hodge, Capt. G. E.
Marshall, with AS bales cotton and leaves again on
Saturday.
The reported at the mouth of the Red river
readers will be pleased to learn, has been effec.
tually stopped.
The Alexandria American of the 18th inst. reports
Red river falling all the way down from Shreveport.
There is still water enough however, for the largest
class boats. The officers of the B. L. Hodge confirm
| this report
The Dubuque Times says that disgraceful scene
lately occurred board the steamer Editor, shortly
after she landed at the levee. An officer went on
board Of the boat to some legal notices upon
certain parties belonging to the boat and had hardly
made known his business when he was driven ashore
by the officers and crew, amidst yells, shouts Of def
ance, and brandshng of axes and pistols. The boat
was then cut loose from her moorngs, and crossed
the river to Dunleith but shortly returned ont
her gangway plank, and deed the officers of the law
or any Of the crowd on the evee to come on board
the boat If they dared asserting at the time that
they were prepared to give those who tried it he
Several shots fired from the bat at the crowd
The latest from Lake Pepn is that the ice is tcenty
seren inches thick, solid and clear as crystal. St
Louis parties are putting it up for the Southern
market.
The officers Of the steamer Paul Jones arrived here
yesterday report rise of 10 feet at Camden on the
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The st. Louis papers report serious collision be
tween the steamers Grey Eagle and Henry Clay. or
the upper Mississippi. The officers of the War Eagle
state that the Grey Eagle had gone into Galena with
large part Of her hull stove in and deck torn up op
poste the forward stairs.
On Wednesday, says the St. Louis Democrat of the
the 18th, there a perfect jam Of boats at the
landing. Some of them cannot get to the bank with
ont waiting sometimes whole day, or more.
The Louisville Journal of the l4th inst says:
The river rose more rapidly yesterday than during
the preceding day. In the twentyfour hours ending
last evening, it had swollen thirteen nches making
eight feet nine inches water in the canal and six fee
the falls for boats descending. The weather is still
warm and sultry, with indications of more rain
though none fell yesterday
The st. Louis Republican Of the 18th inst. says:
The river here, during the twenty -four hours enc
ing last evening sweed ten inches, and was still Ri
ing pretty rapidly. The Illinois and Missouri river
are swelling. The Upper Mississippi was falling
last accounts and the lake still closed with ic
The weather seems to be somewhat better at last
it clear and cool yesterday morning, and contir
ued clear and cool all day. Business on the landin
was uncommonly brisk. and the levee was very niue
crowded with freight, drays, wagons, etc in man
places and at many times it was impossible.
The steamer Era No. 8, we learn by a dispatch
Messrs Konns Bros will arrive here to-day with "A
bales cotton, and will leave again on Thursday.
ID. F. Kenner for Bayou Sara.-The superb an
regular U. s. mail and passenger packet D. F. Kel
ner, Capt. Jos. Vincent, commander, and Mr.. E. /
Mumford, clerk, leaves at O'Clock this morning fo
Bayou Sara and intermediate landings.
Crosse Iete for Haiiamsport- excellent ant
regular passenger packet Crosse Tete, Capt. 3.
Gross, commander, and Mr.. George Wilkinson clerk
leaves at o'clock this morning as above.
N. Burton for Opsiousas.-The very excellent and
superior passenger packet VIM. Burton, Capt.d H.
Lousier, commander, leaves at o'clock this even
ing for Opelousas and intermediate landings
Southern for Boeuf Rirer-The very stannch
and popular passenger packet Southern, Capt B. F.
| Goodwin, commander, and Messrs Fresse and Dor
sey, clerks leaves at o'clock this evening as above
| yucu HoIc0ubp for Red Piper-The larpe lipht