New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-30
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General Remarks-The Weather Business
ON the Levee-Arrivals Yesterday-News
from Above-Steamer James Nonf gomery
Steamer j. G. SyvOn-SaIe OF steamer
Observation-Disclosures ures to-
day, etc. +
The weather yesterday was warm, with light
breeze in the shade. The levee was dull and quiet,
with but few arrivals and departures The river was
still rising last evening at dark.
The arrivals yesterday were as follows:
The Lafourche packet Music, Capt J. J. Brown,
with 1872 hhds sugar, 124s bbls. and 1856 half bbls
moasses
The Red river packet Era No. Q, Capt ". 7.
scovill, with l65 bales cotton. vi
The Red river packet D. R. Carroll, Can't, W, Kim.
ball, with 354 bales cotton.
The Pittsburg packet Argyle, Capt Ebert, with
good trip. 's5.
The Ouachita packet Catahoula, Capt. J. D.
Walker, with l2s bales cotton, and leaves again
on Wednesday. '7Q5 a-
| The steamer Indian, Capt Greenleaf, with 1l3
| bales cotton.
The st. Louis Railroad Line packet Champion,
Capt. q. B. Moore, with good trip, including ~
bids. tobacco, and will leave again on her regular
| day-next Wednesday. We thank Mr.. Duvall W,
Young, her attentive clerk, for fayors. .
The steamer National, Capt. Montgomery, with $50
bales cotton.
The Coast packes Crosse Tete, Capt. E. F. Gross,
with 237 bales cotton and FOL bbls. molasses
The Ouachita packet R. W. McRae, Capt. J. W.
Tobn with 1S9 bales cotton and leaves again to day
at5P.M.
The Arkansas river packet Chattanooga No. 2.
Capt. Danley, with IA bales cotton.
By telegraph from Memphis to the agents. we learn
that the steamer Jas. Montgomery, Capt. ]. B. Rus
SELL passed that point Thursday and will arrive in
port on Sunday, and will leave for Louisville on Tues
| day, May 8, at P. NJ.
! We learn from st. Louis paper that Capt j. j.
Roe has bought one-fourth of the steamer Hawatha.
aud that she will hereafter run as regular Railroad
packet-taking the days of the Aleck Scott All of
her old officers will remain on her.
| The Railroad packet j. c. Swon, Capt. l. H. Jones,
arrived in ST. Louis the 23d, after very quick
trip; her running time from this place to St. Louis
and not under the most favorable circumstances was
five days five hours and forty five minutes.
The Nashville Patriot, of the Goth, says:
River falling, with about five feet water on the
shoals.
The Ella left yesterday for the shoals to relieve
Both boats will probably he at the eyee this morning
by IL O'Clock at the farthest.
The Little Rock Gazette and Democrat, of the 23d,
says:
The river is falling, with sufficient water for light
boats to Fort Smith.
The Louisville Journal, of the 25th, says:
The river was rising pretty fast last evening, with
ten feet water on the falls. All the tributaries above
are running out freely, and at Pittsburg last even
ing there were nineteen feet water in the channel and
at stand.
The St. Louis Democrat, of the 25th, says:
On Saturday and yesterday the river rose three or
four inches and seemed to be still rising slowly last
evening, when we took leave of the levee. The
weather is dry, warm and delightful Business on
Saturday was very brisk and throughout the week
it was of an average briskness. The Upper Mssis
sppi, and the Illinois, both rising, and the Missouri
also, according to latest accounts.
The Baton Rouge Advocate of the 26th SAYS:
The river at this place rose p inches last night
and two inches the night before-making in the last
36 hours, II inches. 1t is now ~ inches below the
high water of 1851, and 81 inches below the high
water of last year.
AT Vicksburg, on the 2sth, the river was rising,
but very slowly. The rise during the day being
barely perceptibe.
The Natchez Courier Of the Goth says:
The river at Natchez has been on stand since
Friday night at least if there has been any rise it
has been so small as not to need notice.
A break in the levee occurred on Sunday last oath
inst, at Bongier's plantation, near Black Hawk in
Goncordla parish, about thirty miles below Natchez.
The plantations Of Mr.. Ralph P. Miller and Mrs. St.
John Elliott will be Immediately affected by it. The
break is said to be hundred yards WIDE and
some ten or twelve feet deep.
The Free Trader of the 9th says:
On Monday night last a break occurred in Mills
bayou levee, between Ashley'5 and Rivers and
Shields plantations, twenty-five miles below this
place. We did not learn the extent of the break.
This portion of the river bottom has not, we be.
heve, been oyerfiOWn since 1928.
Dick Nash for Lo,cer Iensas.-The yery light
draught and favorite passenger packet Dick Nash
Capt. Ed Jones, commander, and Mr.. ]. W. Moore,
clerk leaves at O'Clock this evening for Lower Ten
sas, Bayou Macon and intermediate landings on the
bayous and Black river.
4. ID. Hine for Attakapas.-Ths fast, light draught
packet, in command of Capt. D. R. Muggah with Mr..
j. j. Atkinson in the Office leaves to-day at P. M
for Attakapas and way landings.
Aiine for OpeLousas.-Ths regular racket. in
charge OF Capt. W. G. Neal, leaves to-day at 10 NJ.
for Opelousas.
Salie Robinson for Red Rirer-This splendid
passenger packet backs out at 5 P. NJ for Jefferson
and way landings, under the command of Capt. Dyas
Power, with the very attentive and courteous Mr. D.
A. Orvs in tine office. The Sale ranks No. in
the Red river trade and her officers are gentlemen of
known probity, experience and courtesy. We can
safely recommend her to all our friends.
Era No. for Red Riyer.-- This very light |
draught passenger packet, in charge of Capt John |
Kouns, with Mr.. George @. Hamilton in the office,
leaves to-day at P. NJ for Jefferson and way land
ings taking freight for above the raft to reship on
Era No. / at Shreveport. Shippers should hurry
down their freight, she will be sure to take their
freight through.
x. W. lNcRae for OuachHa Rper.-The swift.run.
ming and popular passenger packet W. McRae Capt.
Jno. W. Tobin, commander and Mr. G. p Work,
clerk leaves at o'clock this evening for Trenton and