New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-11-02

The Queen was six years old and it will hardly pay
to raise her.
The Arkansas river is remarkably low, and will
require some homeopathic doses to restore it.
The Little Rock Gazette of the Goth thus notes its
present condition:
The river remains about eight inches in the
channei,.a foot less than it was ever known to be
before this season.
The Louisville Courier of the 29th ult says:
The river was falling yesterday, with Eve feet
water in the canal by the mark at dark. Since
daylight the river has fallen two inches but during
the previous thirtyssix hours the river had risen
nine inches at the head of the falls, and fully two
feet at Portland. The rise altogether at the head
Of the falls sixteen inches, and some four feet
at Portland. The weather has been warm and
cloudy, with light rains Saturday and Saturday
light, with indications of more yesterday.
The officers of the mail boat yesterday report
TINT the river had fallen ten inches at Cincinnati,
and our dispatches Saturday reported the river
falling at Pittsburg with less than four feet water
The late rise was in the Kanawha which had
swollen to coalboat tide, with twelve feet water
in the channel.
Capt. Jones, Of Cincinnati, Capt. Shaw, of St.
Louis and Missouri river, and Capt. Gould, of the
Illinois Packet Company, were in the city yester-
day.
The new boat for Capt Shaw, building by the
Towards, is under rapid progress, and will soon be
ready to launch.
The favorite packet Chancellor, Capt. Malbon
arrived from New Orleans yesterday, and will not
return for a few days.
Louis dor, a fine new boat in charge of Capt.
Johnson, came down the river yesterday morning,
and was taken over the falls by pilot Pink Marble.
She went through the breakers unscathed and is at
Portland. She goes to New Orleans in q few days
and thence to Red river.
The Woodford with fine trip, and the Prince of
Wales with poor one, started for New Orleans
Saturday.
The Clara Bell, Capt Hauk's new boat for Red
river, having been dstained getting her cargo on
board, starts for New Orleans this morning at 10
O'Clock. She has considerable freight including
three engines and portable mill.
The Cincinnati Gazette of the 2Sth says:
The bright Indian summer weatherstill continues,
and everybody reioices in it, although none are
able to describe its loneliness. Some seasons this
kind Of weather has predominated for a month or
two, in others for only week. In 1858 it continu-
ed until December, and in 1856 it lasted about four
weeks. The indications last evening were fiatter-
ing for rain. The river is falling at Pittsburg with
81 feet in the channel. At Wheeling there is Al
feet, and feet at Marietta and falling. Here the
river is receding slowly, with feet in the canal,
and 5 feet and falling in the Lower Ohio.
Freight was offering more freely for Pittsburg,
Parkersburg and Wheeling yesterday, and business
is good for New Orleans at the following figures:
NEW 0RLEANs-Whsky 81 Is; Oil, 81 IS; Flour,
Soc; Pork, ST I; Bacon, in hhds. 45c. and other
Pound Freights, Soc per 100; Lard in bills, kegs,
etc, 45c. per 100; Horses, S12 per head Machine
ry, T5c. to 81.
The Louis dor left yesterday for below. The
Alma in a new and pretty dress, dropped down to
the landing yesterday, and will load for New Or
leans the last of the week