New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-05-21

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The Weather - Business River Falling
Arrivals Yestertlny-PcrsOnal-T Upper
Rivers Upper mississippi and Missouri
still Rising-Correspondenc
To-day, etc.
The weather yesterday was close and sultry. Bust
ness on the levee was nanimate, with freights low
and scarce. The river was falling slowly. The de-
partures were few. Both landings were filled with
boats, presenting large storage room for freight.
Quite large number of boats are up to leave to-day
The arrivals were ns follows:
The Louisville packet James Montgomery, Capt. J.
Russell, with 1913 bids. tobacco, and leaves agaiH
this evening. We thank Mr.. Jno. A. Lowry, her
clerk, for favors. ~
The Lafourche packet Music, Capt. ]. ]. Brown,
with 10 bales cotton, 162 hhds. sugar. 500 bbls and
SO half bbls. molasses
The Vermillion packet Minnesota, Capt. CASTILLO
with 24s hhds. sugar and 60 bbls. nolasses. @
The Bayou Sara packet D. F. Kenner Capt. Jos.
Vincent, with the U. s. mail and passengers.
The Bayou Sara packet Crosse Tete Capt. e.
Gross, with Is hhds. sugar. 80 bbls molasses and Us
bales cotton.
The Red river packet Lecomte, Capt. Cheney
Johnson with l22 bales cotton and cattle and leaves
again next Tuesday.
PERsoNAL.-The Hon. Duncan Gholson, the newly
appointed Governor Of Washington Territory came
passenger on the James Montgomery, which arrived
yesterday.
The telegraph announces the Upper Mississippi
still rising, and that the great rise in the Missouri
continues
The Little Rock (Ark) Democrat of the l4th inst.
says:
The river after rising several feet in the earlier
portion of the week, is again falling very fast with
| about ten feet water in the channel. ee
! The weather during the past few days has been
clear and excessively warin but at this writing is
somewhat cloudy.
The following we clip from the Shreveport Gazette
of the 18th:
RED R1vER.-On Monday last there was heavy
rain, which lasted several hours. The decline in the
river was checked, which will keep through naviga
ton open for month longer. So long as the Mssis-
sippi back water extends to Alexandra, communica.
ton with New Orleans will be uninterrupted.
The Larkin Edwards and Rescue are plying be-
tween this place and Jefferson. The last Jefferson
Gazette announces the arrival of these excellent low
water lake packets. The postmaster at Kimsh, on
the 9th inst, reports that Red river had risen two
feet and was still rising. He also reports rise of
raft have not been able to cross the shoals For
many weeks they have been locked up in that mystic.
rious and unnavigabie river.
The Cumberland was falling at Nashville on the
18th instant, with five feet water on the Harpeth
Shoals.
The Memphis Enquirer Of the 18th inst says
Business was not qnite so brisk yesterday on the
evee it has been for the day two previous. The
river is still recedng during the twentyfour hours
ending at o'clock last evening, it had fallen fully
three inches. We anticipate like decension to-day.
News from the upper Mississippi exhibit heavy rise
but the Ohio and other large streams that feed the
great river falling, have hope that this point
will not be materially, if at all, affected.
The St. Louis Republican of the 10th inst has the
following:
The river here is still rising, but came up more
slowly yesterday than on Saturday During Saturday
night it rose fourteen inches, and up to dark last
evening, the swell in twenty four hours twenty
inches. The whole rise, up to dark, was few inches
over six feet.
From Brunswick to Jefferson the river was rising
slowly, and below Jefferson it was swelling rapidly.
Moreau was pouring out a flood, and Usage and Gas
conade were very high.
At last accounts the Illinois river was rising slowly
near the mouth.
and has every appearance OF being settled.
For latest river news, we refer the reader to the
Geographic column.
New STEAMBOAT AGENCY.-We notice that Mr..
George D. Hite, well and favorably known in this
city an energetic and excellent business man, has
opened new steamboat agency here. Mr.. Hite is
gentleman of intelligence and sterling integrity of
| character--qualities which deserve patronage and
support. We wish our friend every success in his
enterprise.
r. d. Hine for AHakapas.- The very regular
swift and superior passenger packet T. D. Hine Capt.
]. ]. Atkinson, commander, and Mr. Geo. Dove, Jr,
clerk leaves punctually as above at o'clock this
evening.
Robert Watson for Jeferson.- The very light
draught and excellent passenger packet Robert Wat
son, Capt. John Smoker, commander, and Mr. John
7. Hall, clerk, leaves at o'clock this evening for
Jefferson and intermediate landings. The Watson is
one of the regular low water packets has superior
passenger accommodations, is perfectly staunch and
one of the very best and most reliable packets in her
trade.
Piota for Grand Ecore.-The swift.running, light
draught and excellent passenger packet Piota, Capt
Ed. Parker, commander, and Mr.. Sam. Lawson, clerk
leaves Mt O'Clock this evening for Grand Ecore and
| intermediate landings. We commend the Piota and
her courteous officers to friends for Red river to
day.
| Starlight for Red Rirer-The very excellent pas
senger packet Starlight, Capt. Chas. Hayes com
mander, with Mr.. c. F. Hayes in charge of the office
leaves at o'clock this evening for Jefferson and in
termediate landings Red River. The Starlight is
in every respect first class packet, with speed,
safety comfort and elegance all in her favor Passen
gers may rely her leaving at the appointed hour
and also depend on receiving the best of attention
and enjoying pleasant trip.
Golden dge for Fort Adams.-This very excellent
and popular passenger packet, Capt. S. Heno com.
mander, and Mr.. j. A. Dunbar clerk, leaves at
o'clock this evening above. As regular and reli.
able packet the Golden Age always goes and comes
with fall trips as is deserving of all her popularity