New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-10-15
ST. LOUIS, Get. 10-I2 II.


Aground NIsutbes and Business.
ST. LOUIS, Get 10-4I2 II.
Isdf Rsaortea- The arrivals and departures for
fhe past forty eight hours are as follows;
AsRIrED MesDAY- Judge Fletcher, from New
0rleAns ). y. Perry. from Memphis; Red River,
from Padacah, Salle Wood, from Cairo; Des
Monies, Hannibal City and Nerthern Light from
Ke0kak Lacrosse ffem Davenport; Isabella and
Rowena. from Missouri river.
AkltsvEn TuEspAY Platte Valley, from Mem.
uhis Sioux CRY ana West Wind, from Missouri
liver !; Ide vernon and Northerner. from Keokuk
j. ~ Gheesnlan, from cineinpasi.
DgrARrED MONDAY Flying Cloud and Hiawatha,
for New Orleans /; ]. II. Dekey and B. NJ Rnnyan
for Memphis; Hannibal City and Sucker State, for
KeokuE; Ella, Progress, and Eureka, for Illinois
river.
lsans y d. Perry for Memphis 2. NJ Ryland, for
Columbus Polar Star, Tor Cairo; Die Vernon and
Northern Light, for Keokuki Lasalle, for Illinois
Thc skylarit from vickahurg, VIM M. Morrison
from New Orleans, and City Of Louisiana from
Memphis, sre due and will arrive to-day without
doubt
d 1,ort and loading for New Orleans, are the
stsansera Gladiator. Red Rover, Southwestern and
Iuf1re Fletcher, the first three Of which will,
Doubtless. leave to-day. "a they have about all the
freight they can carry on the water TO Cairo and
WerA getting up steana at II o'clock this morning.
Although advertised 10 go to-day. the Judge
Fletcher WILL, pro eAuif- upL Eet 0al
The river at this point commenced receding yes
terAay about noon, and np to this time Itwanty-
four koars5 mas fallen about two inches.
Tia Illinois river Il falling, with 80 inches to
Naples ana only feet TO Peoria; above that point
Ne haye ID afe reliahe information
There il scant ID feet Of water IL the channel to
Care.
Tae Missouri has d VT 81 feet to Weston some
river mon insist upon emily feet inches. All con-
cur ia voting navigation In that stream very diff
cult aHd hazardous. There are only fve or six
CAPTAINS who hare the nerve 10 try it now, and
there bat lisate gained in making even success
full trip.
The West wind. in from The Missouri yesterday,
has laid up To await better times. The Senx City,
also 10 yesterday from that stream, viii drop down
III the New Orleans landing this evening and load
for the Sonth. She will probably DO more success.
full Iii the lower trade II this time she has ample
Accommodations for freight ana y oi very light
dranght.
IleTe ia three feet nine inches ia the channel TO
Keoknh, ana two feet on the Lower Rapids. There
are hat fsw packets engaged in the Upper Missis-
sipr trade at the present unie, and tley all reshlp
Ct Ksakak ior points shpye.
The CITY Of Memphis Is still hard aground on the
racks at Cairo Inland. At last 3acoants the Great
Western WAS still aground at Point Pleasant.
The weather to-day ts warm and bright. The
lesee this morning presents very dolefui appear
anee, and many boats, since my last writing have
Withdrawn Yours g.
Tie Funny BHllitt saa To have leff Portland for
New Orleans positively last Friday evening. So
gays the Louisville Courier Of the litl The same
paper says;
Yesterday The captain Of the Andy Fulton had a
meeting of fhe Captains Association called, aud
when they met and were called to order, the cap.
tai1 Of the Andy Fulton made motion 10 have lie
satex nf freight for the South, q adopted by the
= ssatlen, lowered, but this they justly refused
e ~ I. rates afe l0w enough for shippers and
9s 49, enough 70 pay the boats, and ths
Sfs5el t1ssny such isssss,s 80. =
Tire fSfef stiil c0nliIlhs n y;sa hers slo,ysv
sgsh s.saa,,y is ,ess ges water in IL
vinns tweHtssfonz hours the river ID n,-sheaa a
the fsfs had sen fully three Inches which ssssar
" ope fo0t 1t Portland, and now there ara eeal
sbsen feet Watz< on the Portland bar. The
windy.
81 GinsianafI the sirar continues torise, aud had
risen aipe inches Tiers up to coon yesterday.
Tia flyer n RislsApsg. sfser reaching thirteen