New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-06-22
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General Remarks-The Weather-The Riv-
err Falling The Steamer w.
burton Laid Up-Quick Trip Of the w.
| NJ. Morrison n Personal STEAMERS j. j
Roe, James johnson and Eastporf Laid Tn
Clippings from our Exchanoes-Arrlvais
neutrality-suspicious. To-day, etc., etc.
The weather yesterday was decidedly cooler than
the previous day, owing to the prevalence Of fine
NOrth.easter.
The river continues to decline at this point though
with slow and measured space. Business on the leyee
was scarce The landing seems to have put on it's
summer garb; few weeks ago it was hard for
boat to get good place, but now they have their
choice OF landings.
The steamer W. Burton has laid up and the Anna
Perrett under the command Of Capt G. E. LouaiIlier
will continue in the trade In place Of the W. Burton
during the summer.
The steamer W. N. Morrison arrived in st. Louis on
the 18th, having made round trip In thirteen dsys
and eighteen hours and the trip up from this port 10
five days and eighteen hours.
Mr. Henry G. Landrum has taken charge OF the
Office Of the New Uncle Sam.
The steamer John ]. Roe has been laid up 1t St.
| Louis.
The steamer Chattanooga at Cairo on the 18th, re-
ports four feet water On the worst bars this side of
Portland, though she sounded only 81 feet at the
lower end OF Scuaietown.
The steamers James johnson and Eastport are laid
up at Paducah. The owners Of the Silver Star, at
Paducah, have sued the Charley Bowen for $4,000
damages sustained by the recent collision between
the two boats.
The Memphis Appeal, Of the 18th, says:
The decline Of the river at this point, yesterday
was not quite so great as on the previous day. the
fall during the twenty hours ending at O'Clock
was heavy storm Of rain, wind and electricity about
O'Clock, yesterday morning. The weather, yester
day. was clear and cloudy by turns Business at the
landing. yesterday especially during the afternoon,
At Gunpowder bar, in the Upper Ohio, new
channel has been found to run down the Kentucky
shore, instead of creeping over to the point on the
Indiana shore. Boats bound down must enter the
channel higher up and five and half feet water will
be found all the way out
The st. Louis Republican of the 10th says:
The river here was stationary yesterday. It did
not vary half an inch either way. We look for il to
be rising little to-day. The Illinois and Missouri
rivers are falling, and the upper Mississippi is still
rising slowly 1t is falling in the neghborhood Of ST.
] Paul.
The weather yesterday was warm and fine, and
business was dull on the landing. 1t rained nearly all
of Wednesday night, and cleared away at O'Clock
yesterday morning.
The officers Of the War Eagle report that three
lumber RATS came in collision with the Rock Island
Bridge on Monday last and were DESTROYED. That
bridge is great institution.
The Minnehaha had very large crowd of people
from Omaha, large proportion of whom were re-
turned Pixies Peakers, who had never been at Pixies
Peak. Among her passengers we observed Capt. VIM.
Walker, who started for Pixies Peak, and got as far
as Fort Kearney.
The Illinois river arrivals were all well loaded
with provisions.
Freights South remain without change at zoe per
barrel for Flour; 15c per 100 pounds for weight
} freight and l5c per sack for Corn.
The Cincinnati Commercial, of the 10th, says:
The weather was cloudy and warm yesterday, with
occasional sprinkle of rain. The river has under
gone no change. Our exclusive dispatches to-day
and reference to the issue of yesterdays CONNER.
cal, will satisfy the most skillful association pilot
there has been change since the last issue Of the
morning paper. In freights, we herald no change
: the following being the figures:
Ne,c Orieans-Whisky and oil, 81 -four, 75c
pork 9Oc bacon and other pound freights so to 55c
per 100; horses, SO per head key lard, Csc dry
goods, Csc per hundred.
The Cincinnati Gazette, of the 10th, says:
The weather, yesterday, was clear and cloudy al.
ternately, and very warm, with heavy showers Of
rain in the evening. The river is about stationary
having advanced about foot, and will doubtless
be falling again this morning. The Marmora, from
Pittsburg reports thirty inches at Glass House. and
four feet water large on all the bars from Wheeling
down, and the channel gradually cutting out The
pilots have particular change to note in the chan
mel it remains the same as it was last year. Our
special dispatch from Harmar reports six feet water
and the river rising. Hence to Louisville there are
fully five feet water, good stage for ght-draught
boats fully loaded. On our levee, yesterday there
was not much business doing.
The telegraph announces the burning Of the steam
ers Endeavor and Gael at Pitsburg early yesterday
morning, the fire breaking out in the Endeavor and
spreading to the Gazel destroying both the steamers
Both boats were temporarily laid up. The Endeavor
rather old was valued at about IS OOO She was in.
sured for $l400 In the Pennsylvania Company of Har.
rsburg, $4,000 in the Quaker City Company Of Harris.
burg and $500 in the Great Western of Philadelphia.
The Gael was owned by Captains Rhodes, Evans
and others, and was valued at $4,000 She had an
insurance Of IS 00e in the Eureka Company Of Pitts
burg.
The new steamer for the Cincinnati and the Madi.
son trade now in the Of construction ia to be
called the Reindeer. She is to be equal in build and
finish to the steamer Kentucky but much faster
steamer. The new steamers for the Cincinnati and
Memphis Company, and Capt. Johnston will be com.
pleted about the first of next month.
The pilots of all the western waters will hold gen.
eral convention in Louisville next month, to devise
rules and regulations looking to their interests as
pilots The result Of the convention will be looked
for with interest
The following were the arrivals yesterday:
The Red River packet Telegram Capt. A. D. Dens-
low, with 40 bales cotton, and leaves again on
Thursday.
The Opelousas packet W. Burton Capt. G. Louail-
ler with 81 hogsheads sugar and SO half barrels
lasses.
The Railroad Line packet John Walsh, Capt. John
Maoy, with large trip, and leaves again on Thurs
day. her regular day. We thank Mr.. John F. Doug
las, her clerk, for favors.
The Louisville packet Pacific, Capt. Jesse K. Bell,
with large trip, and leaves again on Thursday. We
thank Mr. W. P. Halliday, her clerk, for favors.
The Cincinnati packet Stephen Decatur, Capt. Ross
Doyle with good trip, and leaves again Friday.
We thank her clerk for favors.
The Lafourche packet Music, Capt. A. Dugas, with
24O hogsheads sugar. 3O2 barrels and l22 half bar
rels molasses
The Red River packet Morning Light, Capt. Ed.
Parker, with 81 bales cotton, and leaves again on
Saturday.
| Il. w. Baker for Attakapas.-The regular passen.