New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-07
Glitter yntsIligtnts.
CRESCENT OFFICE, No. 10 Camp

"a the Atver-The Grand Duke-The
Rivers-Cotton In Red River Valley
News from atove-ArrfvaIs since Friday
Departures to-day, etc. etc.
The week ending Saturday night has been one OF |
marked activity. The weather generally has been |
pleasant and contributed greatly to the pursuit of
business. The river opposite this point had been
steadily rising all the week, and on Saturday was
within 2 feet inches below high-water mark.
The receipts Of staple produce for the week has |
been as follows: OF cotton, 1926 bales Of corn,
81 1884 sacks of molasses, s,551 bbls; of sugar,
249 hhds.; Of tobacco 2242 hhds. The arrivals Of
steamboats, at this port for the week ending Friday
noon were eighty.two. Saturday was bright and
pleasant day, and business on the levee was brisk.
The Riuers.-The upper Mississippi is now open to
Davenport, Iowa.
A letter from Washington, Ark, dated Feb. 18th,
contains the following in regnrd to the Cotton trade
in that vicinity:
There is large amount Of cotton at Fulton await
ing shipment, but boats are unable to get through
the bayou, to take it off 1t ia thought-hoped, at
our noble river will be relieved Of that great barrier
to her navgation-the raft which has existed from
time immemOria and has hitherto defied every ehort
that has been made to eradicate twill be cleared
away.
The river was at stand at St. Louis on the LIST of
March, until about noon when it began to rse and,
as the telegraph informs u.s. has been steadily ON the
rise ever since.
A Nashville exchange, Of the 18th ult., contains
the following in regard to the Cumberland river:
The Cumberland river is still falling, with good
stage Of water for boating purposes
The principal feature OF interest our levee for
the past few days. has been the daily arrival of coal
fleets, with their numerous crews, who are now en-
gagged in laying in their store of groceries and cloth
ing preparatory to return trip back again to the
coal regions.
Pound freights scarce shipments for the Ohio
river being very light within the past few days.
Weather cloudy and mild.
The Arkansas river, which has been very much
swollen, commenced falling on the 2sth ult.
The steamer Leona reports Lake Bisteneau very
high, and Red river rising rapidly below Minden.
| The White river steamer Monongahela Belle was
sunk at Hackett's Landing 80 miles below Memphis,
| on the I'd inst
The Shreveport Southwestern of the I'd inst, con.
tains the following:
The river is rising rapidly opposite this port. We
| learn from Rowland that on the 23d ult. upper Red
| river had risen ten feet, and continued to swell
Sulphur Fork, Little river, and other tributaries
We are gratifed to learn from Baton Rouge, that
Col B. l.. Hodge has in person explained to the
Governor and State Engineer the serious impeachment
to navigation presented BY the wreck Of the R. "
/
atey dispatched to the falls with orders to remove
the hulk
The Cincinnati Commercial of the LIST inst, says
that the Ohio was at stand at that point Freghts
for New Orleans were plentiful. but, as the CONNER
cal says ruinously low" We append the quotations
of that paper:
Ne,r Orleans.-Whisky and Oil, 4oc; Flour, 3oc;
Pork, 40c; Way Lots, ACC; Bacon and other Pound
Freights, zoe per 100; Horses IS per head Kee
Lard, l2c; Empty Bills, l5c.
ARRIVALS saturday.-The Floyd packet Dicl
Nash, Capt. Edward JONES' with 225 bales cotton
leaves again on Tuesday.
The Williamsport packet, Gross Tete, Capt Isaacl
Hooper, with 1924 bales cotton, 224 hhds, sugar, ant
275 bbls molasses and leaves again on Wednesday.
The Memphis packet Ingomar, Capt. B Paris, will
1907 bales cotton; we thank her clerk Mr.. Shoultz
for favors.
The St. Martinsvile packet Ceres, Capt. J. J. La
barthe with Is bales cotton 6s bbs and II hf bbls
molasses and 1853 hhds sugar, and leaves again thi
evening
The St. Martinsvle packet Gov. Powell, Capt. F
Castillo with 1877 bales cotton, l59 hhds. sugar.
IS bbls. molasses.
The Attakapas packet Belle Creole, Capt. ]. Rich
ardson, with LOG bales cotton, 121 hhds. sugar anl
1876 bbls molasses.
The Bayou Sara packet Capitol, Capt. V. B. Bar
anco, ll5 bales cotton 800 hhds sugar and 179 bbs
molasses.
The Greenwood packet Yazoo Belle, Capt. J. W
Pass, with 936 bales cotton.
The Minden packet Leona, Capt R. B. Roberts
with $40 bales cotton and leaves again Wednesday.
The st. Louis packet Illinois, Capt. l. D. Fulker
son, 1868 bales cotton and 60 hhds. tobacco.
The Cincinnati packet VIM. Baird, Capt. W. Dun
ming, with good trip.
The Ouachita river packet Moro, Capt. E. N. Wood
land with 1913 bales, and leaves again Tuesday. W.
thank her clerk, Mr.. Roland B. Smith, for favors.
The Nashville packet Red Rover, Capt W. Strong
with $50 hhds tobacco, and 266 bales cotton, an,
leaves again Wednesday.
The Tennessee river packet Cherokee, Capt. NJ. Ma
han, with 257s bales cotton, and leaves again to
morrow.
The Bayou Bartholomew packet W. W. Farmer
Capt. W. W. Risher with s5S bales cotton and leave
again Tuesday.
Sunday.-The Point Pleasant packet Tigress, Cap
VIM. Hopkins, with 1873 bales cotton.
The Cincinnati packet A. o. Tyler, Capt. D. Co
ler with full trip.
The Red river packet Lucy Holcombe, Capt. "
D. Bateman from Shreveport with 1l4s bales cottol
Thanks to the polite and attentive clerk, Mr. E. MI
son, lot IaVOTs lue Lucy uOlCouDe VIII leuVe hSal
on Wednesday.
The Attakapas packet Judge Porter, Capt.
Beard with l55 hhds. sugar, 259 bbls. molasses an
20 bbls. crushed sugar.
The Ouachita packet Paul Jones, Capt Frank Kee
ing with 1888 bales cotton and large trip of sundries
and leaves again on Thursday.
The Donaldsonve packet c. D., Jr., Capt. Jos.
Vincent, with lO4 hhds. sugar, 200 bbls and l24 b
bbls molasses.
The Beuf river packet Southern, Capt. B.
Goodwin, with 196 bales cotton, and will leave aga
on Wednesday.
Dr. Batey for Lafourche.-The good and staune
passenger packet DR.. Batey, Capt. A. Dugas cor
mander will leave as above at o'clock this evenin
Mr.. Joseph Dolfares is the attentive clerk.
Ceres for Attakapas.-The excellent and favori
passenger packet Ceres, Capt j. j. Labarthe co,
mander, will leave for Attakapas via Plaquemine,
o'clock this evening. The Ceres is in every respe
an excellent passenger packet.
!Saliie Robinson for Red Rirer.-The new, ligl
draught and favorite passenger packet Sallie Rob-
son, Captain Dyas Power, commander, leaves at
o'clock this evening as above. The Sallie Robins,
has superior cabin accommodations for large nun
Der of passengers, aud is in every respect irst-ca
packet. Her state-rooms are large and comfortabl