New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-06-30
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Thursday. June so, 1853.
General Remarks-The Weather.-Buslness.-
The Imperial-Death of Mr.. Thos. G. CoI-
1ter-The Planet-CllPplngs from our Ex-
changes-Arrivals Yesterday-Departures
To-Day, ETC.. etc.
The river at this point continues to decline. From
aboyer learn that the rivers all continue to de-
cline. The weather yesterday was bright and hot,
the mercury falling low in the eighties We had a
light breeze during the day. which rendered the heat
somewhat endurabe in the shade. The leyee still
retains its usual appearance, dull and inactive
Freghts for Louisville and St. Louis are in fair offer
ing, but prices rule very low and hardly enables the
boats to pay their running expenses. Red river and
Ouachita freights are scarce and prices low. The
boats have to depend mostly on what passengers
they get We learn that the fast railroad packet
Imperial which leaves tomorrow, has but few rooms
left, and we would advise all who wish pleasant
and fast trip up the river to call on her agent Mr..
G. G. Wayne, No. 81 Camp street, and engage what
rooms are left.
1t is our painful duty to announce the untmely
death Of Mr.. Thos. G. Collier, (son of Col Jas. Col
lier recently Collector Of the port of San Francsco
weLknown engineer. At st. Louis, on the 22d,
while driving to the country with friend back Of
St. Louis the horse attached to the vehicle in which
he was travelling suddenly became frightened and
ran away. Mr.. Collier, by the suggestion of his
friend, leaped from the carriage, and died from the
effects of injuries received while in the arms of his
friend and brother engineer, Thos. Duffy. His re-
mains were forwarded to his family at Cincinnati.
The Planet.-The regular vt. Louis and New Or.
leans packet Planet comes to under new auspices
since she was here last she has been repaired and
furnished with new machinery of sufficient power to
make her very fast steamboat. She has always had
the reputation of being good boat but rather slow
Capt Yore, her commander, says that she will be
able to go to St. Louis, with large trip inside of
six days. Capt. W. G. Fulton, one of New Orleans
avorites has taken charge Of the office of the Planet
where he will be most happy to receive all his friends
and patrons. Success to the Planet and her officers
The steamers Champion, for St. Louis, John Raine,
for Louisville and John Simonds left last evening"
with good trips.
The Caddo Gazette is agitating the removal of the
Red river raft and publishes long editorial on the
subject There is not the slightest doubt but that
the removal Of this great obstruction would be fol-
lowed by inestimable advantages to not only thu
State of Louisiana, but to the trade of the entire
country bordering the Mississippi and Red rivers and
their tributaries The Gazette says that the utim-
ate removal of the raft is fixed fact, being only
question Of time.
The Vicksburg Wing, of the 18th, says:
The river has ceased receding ut this point, and
bids fair to be rising again to-day or tomorrow. This
is caused by the rise out of the Arkansas and Ohio
rivers The Memphis papers, of Saturday, report it
rising at that point at the rate Of ten inches in
twenty.four hours
By memorandum from Mr.. Psmberton, of the
Argo, we learn that on Friday morning last the
steamer j. Mckee came in collision with pecan tree
at the head Of the drift, about seven miles below
Hollin's Landing in the Sunfower river. 1t struck
her about six feet forward Of The okhouse, carry
ing away her larboaId quart, wheel, wheelhoase,
and everything smooth to the hull leaving the naked
shaft standing 90 solitary and alone" The pas.
sengers were mostly in bed it being about sunrise,
and fortunately no one was injured.
The Shreveport Southwestern of the ed says:
The river opposite this place still continues to fall.
All of our large packets have laid up, and the low
water steamers have commenced their trips.
yesterday that he had succeeded in getting his boat
over the bar at the mouth of Black Bayou, and she
will be down in few days.
The Memphis Bulletin of the goth says:
The river continues to swell with even greater IA
pidty than was indicated by our last report, the rise
in the twenty four hours ending of o'clock last even
ing having been fully fourteen nches-thus making
the Total rise to date three feet and two inches
Our dispatches from ST. Louis last night report the
river at that point stationary. All the upper streams
are reported TO be on the decline.
The river at Louisville, yesterday was falling with
six feet five inches in the canal.
Business throughout the day, yesterday. was very
brisk at the evee all the regular packets departing
with fine trips OF passengers and freight.
The Charleston (Miss.) Tallahatchian says:
Talahachie river at Tiatoba Landing, is falling
about ten inches in twenty hours is now eight feet
below the highest water of the season. The Tippo
bayon at the bridges on the turnpike is passabs on
horseback, and next week the planters will be en-
abed TO ride in on horseback to their plantations for
the first time in FIVE months.
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