New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-05-04
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Ether Satelliqellfs.


Departures To-day, etc.
The weather yesterday was warm and cloudy, with
light shower of rain. Business on the levee con-
tinues dull The river before the city still rising
slowly at dark yesterday. We are informed by Mr..
s. Bell pilot of the steamer Crescent City, which
arrived yesterday from ST. Louis that at Cairo the
Both ult the river was on stand. At Memphis on
the 10th ult, the river had fallen about eighteen
inches; at Union Point. below Natchez, it was fall
ing about half an inch in twentyfour hours at
Baton Rouge it was rising at Bayou Goula the
river within four inches of the top of the levee-
from Plaquemne down to the city, there was strict
watch kept up.
Capt. NJ. Langhorne, of the Red river packet B.
l.. Hodge, informs us that the river was falling at
Shreveport The steamer Effort had arrived at
Shreveport from Upper Red river, with load of
cotton.
The following are the arrivals yesterday:
The Opelousas packet W. Burton Capt G. E. Louail-
lier, with 80 bales cotton and hid sugar, and will
leave again to-day at P. NJ.
The Red river packet Bonita, Capt. W. H. Daniel,
with Is bales cotton.
The Coast packet Music, Capt. ]. l. Brown, with
65 hhds. sugar, 46l bbs. and 1876 half bbs. moasses
The Red river packet B. L. Hodge, Capt. NJ.
Langhorne, with 227 bales cotton, and leaves again
on Saturday.
The st. Louis packet Crescent City, Capt. a.
Thomburg, with good trip. We thank Mr.. Austin
A. Moore, her clerk, for favors
The St. Louis packet New Uncle Sam, Capt. G. W.
Stewart. with good trip, and leaves again on Thurs
day. We thank Messrs. McMahan and McDougal
her attentive clerks for favors.
The Louisville packet Eclipse, Capt. Harry /.
SPOTS, with large trip, and leaves again on Thurs
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favors.
We refer our readers to second page of the Daily
Crescent for interesting letter from our cores
pondent, Mr.. James Abbey Esq, of the steamer New
Uncle Sam.
The Alexandria Democrat of the 9th ult. says:
The river still continues to recede slowly at this
point. We learn from the Caddo Gazette of the 23d
inst that the river, above the Raft had risen about
feet, but would not affect the river below
We perceive by the Louisville papers that the pes
sengers the splendid passenger packet Pacific, on
her last trip up, gave her and her estimabe officers
complimentary card, speaking very highly Of the
boat and her officers. The Pacific made the trip up
to Louisville including ninety odd landings, in days
and l5 hours.
The Louisville Journal Of the Goth says
The river rose two feet night before last and one
foot yesterday By the mark there then % feet
water in the canal foot more rise would bring the
water in the buildings between Sixth and Seventh
streets. Our Cincinnati dispatch reports it rising
there slowly, and the tributaries between this and
that city have doubtless ceased rising. The late rise
at Pittshurg has not yet reached here, but it will
likely have effect than to keep the water at
its present stage little longer.
The Louisville Courier river reporter is very much
mistaken when he says that the st. Louis and New
Orleans Railroad line exerts an unfavorable and de-
pressing influence upon the success Of steamboat in
terests by their systematic rule of deprecatng the
rates of passage and freight. He still further states
that the Champion last trip engaged freight to New
Orleans at 10 to l24 cents per hundred pounds The
railroad line packets get good rates for their freight
as any other boats running this port and regards
passage say they get good not better rates.
The Imperial and Champion now both here, are get
ing as many people as they want and at good rate.
In regard to the Champion taking freight at low
price we state upon authority that it is false.
The Memphis Enquirer Of the 30th says:
Considerable rain fell in this region night before
last, nd yesterday the weather close, cloudy and
sultry with every appearance of more rain. The
river yesterday commenced to rise again. and at six
O'Clock last evening had risen three.fourths of an
have fallen during the last day or two Business on
the evee yesterday though not dull as has been
was far from active.
The Nashville Patriot of the 3Oth says:
River rising slowly with plenty of water on the
shoals.
| The Little Rock Democrat of the 9th says
RIvER.-Four. feet of water in the channel and
falling slowly.
The Cincinnati Commercial Of the goth says:
Our exclusive dispatches show receding, but a
big river above Here it has swollen two feet during
the twenty four hours ending last night. The flood
is sweeping all before it, doing incalcuable damage,
yet the indications last night led to state that we
| may have been eXtravagant in surprising that the
present rise will reach the highest mark OF the re-
cent freshet.>
Ne,c Orledns-Whsky and Oil. 4Oc; Flour, Csc;
Pork 2Oc. Way L It's, 40c Bacon and other Pound
Freghts, 1Sc per 1907 Horses, IS per head; keg
Lard, Zoe; Dry Goods, 40c. per hundred.
The st. Louis Republican of the 29th says:
The river here fell two inches on Wednesday night,
and became stationary yesterday.
! The Illinois and Missouri rivers are falling. The
Missouri becoming very low with only four feet in
the channel from St. Joseph down, as reported by the
| Peerless.
Crosse 1tte for GVuliamsport. - The regular
freight packet Crosse Tete, Capt. j. L. Gross, with
Mr. Geo. Wilkinson in the office, leaves to-day at
A. NJ for all coast landings up to Williansport.
W. Burton for Opeiousas.-This regular weekly
passenger packet, in command of Capt. q. E. Lou
aillier, will leave day at p NJ for Opelousas and
way points The Burton is in every respect good
passenger packet, with excellent ACCOMMODATIONS.