New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-27
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Disaster-A Card News from Above-
Departures to-day, etc.
Yesterday was dull and quiet dav On The 1avae
Fhe weather was cloudy, with damp atmosphere.
The middle part Of the day was showery, The river
was rising rapidly yesterday and at dark last even.
ing was three inches above the high water marx of
last year. :
The arrivals yesterday were as follows:
The Bayou Sara packet Duncan F, Kepper. Cant
Jos. Vincent, with the o. s. mail, and leaves again
this morning at o'clock.
| The Jefferson packet Sallie Robinson, Can't Dyas
| Powers. with 3s1 bales cotton.
The smithland packet W. A. Andrew, Can't. Smith
with bales cotton.
The Fort Smith packet Quapaw, Capt. Dunley
with 1876 bales cotton.
The White river packet Europa, Capt. Bailey. with
| 116 bales cotton. ''G-
The Washington packet VIM. Burton, Cant G. z.
Louaier with al bales cotton and ss hhds. sugar.
The Latonrche packet Music, Capt Brown with
LIZ hhds sugar. 259 bbls and 225 half bbls molasses
The Arkansas river packet Arkansaw, Capt. Ben.
nett, with 1863 bales cotton.
The Shreveport packet, R. W. Powell, Capt. ]. D.
Clarke, with III bales cotton.
The Tensas packet Dick Nash, Capt Ed Jones.
with 1926 bales cotton.
The Memphis packet Belfast Capt. W. Wray with
1905 bales cotton and leaves again on Friday
The intelligence which reached this CITY early ves.
terday morning, of the explosion OF the steamer at
Nicholas from st. Louis bound for this port together
with the terrible loss of life attending the disaster
cast gloom over the city and was the general tonic
OF conversation during the day. We expect full par
tlcuiars of the melancholy disaster to-day. Mean
while we may only express our heartfelt regret at
the loss of our personal friend, Capt. O. e. McMul
len, her noble commander. Mr.. Cline, first clerk, il
badly scalded. Following so soon after the late
Princess disaster the loss of the St. Nicholas appears
like reecho of the former and sends thrill of or
ror through the Frame The number of killed re-
ported by the telegraph is between forty and fifty.
while the list of wounded is not given.
we would call the attention of the public to the
card OF Captain A. D. Denslow of the steamer Tele
gram in relation to the recent tragedy on board that
boat The unfortunate circumstances which, on the
coroner inquest appeared to reflect strongly against
Capt. d. have happily all been cleared I'D by an i'm
partial Judicial investigation, leaving his unspotted
integrity of character free from stain as ever The
statement OF Capt. Denslow is clear and lucid expo-
stion OF the ARRAY, and does not vary from bis ada
Wit taken at the inquest.
The Cincinnati Commercial Of the 22d inst saws:
-. The weather was wet and disagreeabe Yesterday.
The rain poured down steadily from morning Til
midnight almost totally suspending business on the
eta. Louisville. and all along the line of the river
yesterday, which will of course, bring us another
rise There were eight feet at Pttsburg last nieht.
Here the river has receded two feet during the ast
twenty four hours, but will doubtless be found swell.
ing to day. There were eight feet in the pass over
the Falls, and six and half feet over the rocks last
evening. The evee wore dull and gloomy appear
ance, owing to the Indictment weather-the rain pre-
venting shipments, and causing several of the steam-
ers announced to leave to remain until TODAY. The
following rates still prevail:
Ne,e Orleans-Whisky and Oil, 45c; Flour, SOC
FORK, soc; Way Lots; 4oe Bacon and other pound
1relghts lsc per 100; Horses, IS per head; Keg
Lard, loo; Dry Goods, 40c per hundred.
The st. Louis Republican of the 22d inst. says:
Business is very dull here and news is scarce The
weather is cloudy and warm. The rivers after rising
few inches are again falling slowly, the Mississippi
draining off the Ohio.
we hear OF no new crevasses since our last ISSUE
Saline for Iensas.-The staunch, neat and very
light draught passenger packet Saline Capt George
Miller, commander leaves at 5 o'clock this evening
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all intermediate landings.
ID. f. Renner for Bayou Sara.-The elegant and
regular trlweekly passenger and q. s. Mail packet
U. F. henner, Capt. Jos. Vincent, commander, and
E. B. Mumford, clerk, leaves at o'clock this morn
ing for Bayou Sara and intermediate landings,
Crosse Iete for ITiiliamsport feet. stauncb
and very popular passenger packet, Capt E. F. Gross,
commander, and Mr. George Wilkinson, clerk. leaves
hjs inc e,ry III
miate landings.
Wm Burton for opelousas-The very popular
and superior passenger packet, VIM Burton. Can't. q.
H. houa'ief, commander, leaves at o'clock this eve
ming for Opelousas and intermediate landings.
Red ChiefJor Ouachita.-The splendid and tidv
little passenger packet Red Chief, Capt, G. H. Kirk
commander leaves at 5 O'Clock this evening for Cam
den direct and intermediate landings The Red Chief
win run during the summer in place of the Messen-
ger Her light draft, staunchness and speed give her
peculiar htness Tor this trade owing to low WATER and
we commend her to the shipping and travelling pub.
lie to-day. Mr.. G. Kouns is her obliging clerk
illinois for ST. Louis.-The large, regular and
complete passenger packet Illinois, Capt. j. D. Full
kerson, commander, leaves at o'clock this evening
for st. Louis and intermediate landings.
John Ray for Bayou Bartaoiome,c.-Tbe entirely
new, very staunch, and exceedingly light draught
passenger packet John Ray, leaves punctualy and
positively at o'clock this evening for Point Pleasant
Ouachita City and all intermediate landings on Qua
ehita and Black rivers and Bayou Bartholomew. The
Ray is as staunch as iron, and of great speed She
draws but twelve inches light, and is commanded by
Capt. J. W. Buhoup. on whose prudence, experience
and trnstworthiness shippers may rely The John
Ray will remain in the Ouacha trade as low water
packet during the summer.