New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-08-05
8ibtr Snttlligtnts.
CRnscEHr OFFICE, No. 10 CANT STREET, I
Friday, August s, 1859.


career as reporter we have never known items en-
the evee In exchanges so scarce as they were
yesterday.
The W. N. Morrison left yesterday for st. Louis
with fair trip She will wait at vicksburg for
those passengers who may take this evenings train Of
cars via jackson Railroad.
We are again in receipt Of bale OF new cotton. It
was brought to this port by the steamer Lucy Hol-
combe, which arrived last evening Its shipment was
made at Ashwood Landing, and Is consigned to
Messrs. W. s. Donnell Co., one Of our large cotton
factorage firms This production is from the planta-
ton Of Mrs Ogden in Tensas parish, and thus far is
the third bale Of the new crop received from that
point.
The Cincinnati Gazette Of the 30th says:
The river opposite this port has risen in all, about
ten inches, and was stationary last evening. The
river above is falling steadily, leaving, yesterday,
only twentyseven inches at Pttsbnrg, twenty inches
at Glass House. thirtyfour inchesa at Wheeling twenty
nine inches al burlington and Blanny, and thirtytwo
inches on Letart, Carpenter, and other shoal bars
Hence to Louisville there is only three feet ten inches
water and river stationary at the falls. In the canal
of three &C or four inches today. The latest arrival
from the lower Ohio reports four feet on the shoaest
bars. and the Fort Wayne and Lebigh aground on
Scunletown, and Hastings at French Island. We
learn that little no rain has fallen along the Ken
Elkhorn, where the grass and corn are burnt and
shriveled. and that stream has nearly run dry.
At Louisville the chief articles OF shipment South,
Just now new potatoes at 70 cents per barre Capt
Corbett has contracted for new boat for the Cum
berlsnd river, the hull to be built at shawneetown,
cabin at Pittsburg, and engines at Wheeling. The
Ida May, from 81. Louis, is due here tomorrow. On
Thursday latboat laden with 1900 barrels of lime,
was destroyed by fire at Memphis. A large amount OF
tobacco is reported along Green river, awaiting ship
ment The Submarine No. 6 has laid up at Evans
ville The Diana will make an effort to reach Louis
vile light but if she fails to get over Scunetown,
she will lay to at Evansville.
The Pittsburg Dispatch, Of the 10th, says:
The season of low water, (as well as green fruit),
il at hand fact well attested by the gray sand bars
peeping up all along the rivers, and day by day show
ing broader super6ces above the water level Along
the wharf dullness reigns supreme = the rattle offs
wagon is seldom heard, and drays are almost IN.
Known. Nearly all the steamers at the landing have
laid up, and numbers have gone into summer quar-
ters. The seekers after cobble stones are preparing
for their brief season. and for time abuti0ns will be
taken as business affair " to which some of them,
at least, have been strangers for months, and will be
again-when their labors cease-until the low water
season again rolls around. A hard and precarous
mode Of earning livelihood is the gathering Of
boulders for street paving-involving an expend
ture for fire water" to counteract the effects Of
"the other' water, rather startling, when the small
remuneration is considered.
Last year the high terinterered greatly with the
collection Of cobbles0nes, and the cost and quality
of paving we're proportionately affected. We hope
the CROP will be plentiful this season. Thus far,
the stage Of water has been good one for the de-
mands Of the river traffic. navigation having been al
most universally uninterrupted for over nine months
With the present lnll in business steamboatmen can
endure patiently the restng-spell necessitated by
the appearance of the bars aforesaid and wait hope
fully for the good time coming, when the season again
opens. .5
The ST. Louis Republican. Of the 30th, says:
The river here was about stationary yesterday; 1t
did not vary an inch either way. There is nine feet
in the channel out to Cairo and the upper rivers are
all reported falling. The Illinois river is very low
The upper Mississippi is in good stage but falling
there being six feet on the Lower Rapids. The Mis-
souri, river has lately risen considerable, but is now
falling there is plenty Of water. The weather is
fine and cool, and business dull on the landing.
A man by the name Of Stewart, from Beardstown
fell overheard in Sawyer Bend, from the steamer AL
toona on her down trip, and was drowned. His car.
petsack, ETC.. are in the office OF the boat.
The Highfyer has taken her place at the whar
boat, foot of Chesnnt street, to load for Memphis
She will leave this evening at o'clock. The Sky
lark is going into the line as q Tuesday packet and
will leave Tuesday Of next week, and the Ben Lewis
week be daily line.
We copy from the St. Louis Evening Bulletin, O.
the Goth, the following announcement We wish ou
friend Hutchinson and his fair bride long life o
happiness and prosperity.
st. Joseph, on the 9th inst, on board the Kats
Howard, by Elder Prince L.. Hodgins, E. G Hutchin
son to Mrs. E. G. Miller, all of st. Joe. The brida
party and friends, after the ceremony was concluded
opened the dance and the utmost hilarity and enjoy
ment was continued till late hour that night Th
Kate Howard and her officers are immense favorite
of the Missouri.
The following were the arrivals yesterday:
The Ouachita packet Telegram, Capt. John W
Tobn, with 10 bales cotton and leaves again on Sat
urday.
TIE Fort Adams packet W. Burton, Capt. s. Heuo
with 81 bales cotton and 80 hhds sugar, and leave
again on Saturday.
The Bayou Sara packet Crosse Tete Capt. V. B
Baranco, with ITS hhds. and lA9 bbls. moasses ant
leaves again to-day.
The vicksburg packet Lucy Holcombe, Capt. F
A. Sherman, with l03 bales cotton and leaves agai
on Saturday.
The Bayou Sara mail packet D. F. Kenner, Capt
Jos. Vincent and leaves again to-day.
The Memphis packet Capitol, Capt. J. D. Clarke
with l6 bales cotton and 1877 hhds tobacco, and leave
again to-day. We thank Mr.. Miles M. Temple, be
clerk, for favors.
The Lower Coast packet G. D., Jr., Capt. J. A
Gotten. No cargo
The Lafourche packet Silver Heels, Capt. Brown
with sundries, and leaves again tomorrow.
Duncan f. Kenner for Bayou Sara-At min
o'clock this morning the fast express u s. Mail pas
senger packet D. F. Kenner, Capt. JOS. Vincent con
mander, Mr.. G. B. Mumford, clerk, leaves for a
points up to Bayou Sara.
packet Crosse Tete, Capt. V. B. Baranco, commando
Mr. Geo. Wilkinson, clerk, leaves this evening fc
Bayou Sara and intermediate landings
Capitol for Memphis-U. s. Mail Line-The n
nowned, fast and unsurpassed passenger packt
Capitol Capt. j. D. Clarke, commander, leaves tn
evening at o'clock, positively, for way points up
Memphis. Her cabin is one of the finest aloat an
its appointments for convenience and comfort al
most complete. We promise travellers that they wi
ind every thing irstclass on board, and moreover
quick and pleasant trip. Recollect that her hour is
o'clock to the minute Mr.. Miles NJ. Temple officat,
in the office. The Capitol connects at Memphis wit
the Memphis and Charleston, and Memphis and OH
Railroads for all points North and East, and wit
regular packets for St. Louis and Louisville. Passe
gers can procure through tickets by applying to
j. Fl. Frelgh agent of the line, under the st. Char
Hotel
Gladiator Railroad Line Packet for st. Louis r
MoroU.--The unsurpassed passenger packet Gadi
tor, Capt Jno. Knefeter, commander, will leave at
O'Clock tomorrow evening for Memphis, Cairo, s
Louis and all way landings She will be found at Il
foot OF Girod street, ready to receive passengers
cargo, and we take pleasure in commencing her
the patronage and full confidence of the public \
boat in the st. Louis trade has enjoyed better pa
senger reputation than the Gladiator and her fame
gone far and wide. Her cabin is large and elegar
and passengers cannot fail to be pleased with b
entire internal arrangements and appointments
their comfort and convenience. There is nothil
wanting about the Gladiator that frst-cla
steamer should have to make her as complete as pt
sble. Her officers are clever gentlemen and e
perienced boatmen. We advise passengers to lose