New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-01-16
8iber anttIIiasnte.
The Weather since our Last Rep0rt-The
Levee on Saturday Departures To-day,
etc., etc.
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CRESCENT OFFICE. No. 10 Camp street.
Monday. Jan. l6. 1860.
For the past week ending Friday noon, with the
exception of the afternoon and night of the Friday
| previous, has been warm, foggy, sultry, and at
times rainy. The rains, however, have been but
mere showers, and not in sufficient quantity to in
tsrferc seriously with business, but enough to rem
der the leyee and streets sloppy and dsagreeable.
Draymen have had hard time and their poor ami
mails have suffered severely.
For the week there were eighty arrivals by the
river, eleven less than for the previous week This
falling of is owing to the gorge in the Mississippi
1 between Cairo and St. Louis, and the temporary
suspension Of navigation in the Ohio river. In
consequence of this state Of things there has been
falling Off in the receipts Of the week, except in
Il the staple products of the South.
The following are the receipts of leading articles
for the week: Cotton, rs LIS bales; sugar, ,24s
hogsheads, 80 tierces and barrels molasses u S78
/ barrels; -four, 1868 barrels bacon, 6S hogsheads
casks, terces boxes and barrels pork, s4g tierces
and barrels, hogsheads-nb bulk, 226 600 pounds
i lard, 625 tierces and barrels, 1851 kegs; corn,
% $3.50 sacks oats, 5000 barrels and Sacks tobac-
90, l43 hogsheads; bagging 1888 pieces; bale rope,
4 III coils; whisky, 802 barrels.
The rise Id the river above has caused swell at
this point OF eight inches since our last report. 1t
j. now, BY the mark, six feet and eight inches be-
1 low high water mark
Friday as has been the case for several weeks,
wound up withrain, rendering the levee and streets
any thing but pleasant for the rush of business that
was expected on the following day.
Saturday was cloudy, chilly, disagreeable day.
rather sudden hang from the temperature Of the
day previous.
There was considerable activity on the lower
landing, caused by the number of packets leaving
for the upper tributaries. A majority of the pack
cts leaving had good and all fair trips considering
the number leaving.
There was great clearing out along the leyee.
There were but nineteen boats at the two landings
when we left the ieyee on Saturday evening" and
twelve q these were below Canal street. We be-
Iieve this to be the smallest number reported at
any time. since the commencement Of the business
season. $ y
Yesterday the weather was cloudy and chilly.
There was slight Increase in the number Of boats
at the landing.
The General Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana
conyenes at Baton Rouge to-day. We would sug-
gesf to river men the propricty Of petitionng that
body for the annullment Of the law now in force,
which they complain enables employees on the
river boats to greatly annoy and Inconvenience
their employers, often causing them unnecessary
delay and expense. If convinced that the law Is
inadeT ate to afford equal protection to those for
whose benefit it was enacted, we doubt not the
Legislature will promptly remedy the defect, fin
It's power to do so. he.carrying business Is one
of great importance to the agricultural and com
mereial interests of the State, and should be fac
itated BY every means consistent with right and
Justice.
The continued failure of the mails prevents us
from laying before our readers the usual amount
of river intelligence, II matters continue thus we
shall have to rely upon our river friends for intel
hgenee from the upper tributaries.
Iaf0u7ckle for IQJ0nrche.-This evening at 8
o'clock, the fine, regular packet Lafourche, Capt
A. Dugas, commander, Mr.. Eugene Latapie, clerk
will leave for Lafourche and Coast landings.
Crosse 1ste for Bayou Sara. The regular
packet for Bayou Sara and Coast landings, this eve
ming, at s O'Clock, j. the Crosse Tete, Captain J.
McQaoid, commander, Mr.. Geo. Wilkinson clerk
r. w. PoiceQ for Red Riuer.-Shippers and
travellers are respectfully reminded that the regu
lar and comfortable, safe and reliable packet R.
w. Powell, Capt Z. II. Martin, commander, Mr. Jno.
Anisden clerk, will leave for Shreveport and inter-
mediate points this evening, at O'Clock She will
take passengers and freight for all intermediate
points.
w. $. Johnson for Upper Red Riue.. The new.
light drait, safe, speedy and comfortable packet
w. y. Johnson Capt. P. s. Austin Commander
MI. j. We Thompson, clerk, will leave this evening
/ ate points, V
Rdpides for Red Riuer-Those DESTROYS Of mas
sage, or wishing to send freight to Grand Ecore or
any intermediate point Red river, should hear
IN mind that Capt, John G, Dowty, will leave this
4 evening at O'Clock, with the fine, popular packet
Rapdes, as above stated. Mr.. j. g. Barstow. i
the polite and attentive occupant of her Office,
Il Telegram for Red Riuer.-This evening, at s
o'clock. the speedy, safe and comfortable packet
j Telegram, Capt. ]; 2. Chandler commander, Mr..
Il H. F. Stewart, clerk, will leave for Hurricane and
a Carolina Bluffs. and intermediate points on Red
river. 1t should be borne in mind that in addition
to herspeed aud other good qualities, the Telegram
& has very excellent passenger Accommodation
&, Gen Quitmdn for Argyle Landing and Green
q eile--Th travelling public and shippers are agar
reminded that the magnificent and splendid.
appointed passenger packet Gen. John A. Quit
man will leave this evening at o'clock for Argyll
3 Landing Greenville and intermediate points. Capt
d John ". Cannon, commander, Messrs. Il. l.. SHAY
and VIM Armstrong clerks Those who wish d
enjoy pleasant and comfortable trip cannot fai
! to az so by taking passage on the Quitman. Sh
Is wanting in nothing calculated to render travel
pleasure aad pastne.
: Nebraska for Memphis. - This evening at
O'clock the fine, regular, naillne passenger packe
Il Nebraska, Capt A. r. Irwin, commander, Mr.. Ed
y y. Halliday, clerk, will leave for Memphis and In
y ier.neaiata points. She connects with Memphi
~ for al points North, East and West and superio
e packets Ter St Eouia, Louisville and Cincinnati. ]
= u. freligh, agent under the St Charles
a. Atlantic for Lonispi 4e.-The TRAVELLING nnhl;,