New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-09-10
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freic hts viii become better IN future.
The number Of arrivals up to last Friday for the
past week amounted TO IS steamers, bringing the
following amount Of produce: Cotton, 1886
bales: sugar, 4Is hhds and 5bls.; molasses, 2Ss
bbls.: nour ~ ,2I9 bbis.; carn 1928 sacks; wheat
100 sacks; oats, ,7o2 sacks; pork, 3Os2 tierees
and bhis: bacon, HOS casks; tobacco, 2s3 hhds.
lard, $50 bbls and 2e66 kegs; whisky, l01 bbls.
The river before the city has risen three inches
since our last report, and is now Il feet inches
below high water mark.
Among the arrivals yesterday ne notice Captains
u. II. Kcuns and w. 4. scoveli, looking well and
bright Capt. Kouns informs us that the steamer
Era No. VIII be at the wharf during the week to
receive freight for Red river and will leave Sat
urday, the 18th, giving clear bills Of lading to Alex
andria, It Is the intention Of Capt. kouns TO run
the No, W. in connection with the z: No. 81 during
the low water season.
THE n. w. McRAE ScLD.--The above favorite
steamer was sold by Capt Tobin to the Red river
Packet Company for the sum Of $4,000. So soon
as tie water viii permit, Capt. Kouns win run the
n. w. MoRae as q weekly packet to Shreveport.
It is the intention Of the above company to change
the II. w. McRae to the Grand Era, a very APP
propriate name. We hope that she may meet
WILLIE IAe SUCCESS tn4l she USSeEFes-
BOAT BUILDING Ar LOUISVILLE AND vIoTETTY.--
WE take the following from the Louisville Courier
of Thursday. 1t is an accurate list Of the boats
built, Inspected and registered in the Louisville
District, as taken from the books Of the Custom
house, since the LIST Of September last This list
embraces the boats built during the past year,
showing steady increase and much larger list
than at any other point. The aggregate cost of the
dollars:
1864 -;6o.--Sep. 5, Fair Play Louisville, I63 tons
sl5,D00 Sept Is, Lizzie Simmons, NewAlbany, s65
tons $50 200; Sept. IS Magnolia, New Albany, S25
TONS s65 900; Sept n, Laurel Hill, Jetiersonve,
lsi tons 900; Sept. %, Lafeurele. Louisville,
SCI tons, Sl5, 90. October Z, r F. Miles, Louis
vile, So tons, $3.50; Oct. 10, Doubloon, Cinein-
nafi 2s4 tons, $4,000; Oct. u, John NJ. Sharp,
louisville, 2SS tofiB $4,000; Oct IS, Cherokee,
New Albany. s3S tons, sI5 900; Oct Is. Parallel,
Johnston. Louisville ll6 tons, Sll5oo November
i, Arka6eiphia City, New Albany, "a tons, $4,000
Ncvs # ID. Swain, Jeffersonville, 227 tons, 49,
600 Nov III, jim Barkrnan, New Albany, SO tons, |
SO Coz; Nov 25 Atlantic, JeffersonTille 6s4 tons,
$4,000; Nov. 25, Peytona, New Albany, 6s3 tons,
S75 600. December l, Gen. Quitman, New Albany, !
els tons, 900; Dec. s. Jennie Kirk, New Al |
hany, la5 tons, sl5 ,0e0 Dec. h. 2. 3. Campbell, |
Louisville, sc tons, $500: Dec. %, w. S. Barry,
New Albany, 332 tons, $4,000. January IA, Grey |
Eagle Louisville, 44A tons, $4,000 Jan. as Auto
GRAFT Evansville, 962 tuns, $65 900 jan Is. James
Woods Jefersonyilie 5o5 tons, $50 900. April Ia,
Sam Gaty, Louisville, 357 tons, $35 600. April 16,
Marg II Jefarsongille. 3T2 tons, s45 900: April 2O
Masonic Gem, Evansville, lilo tons, 5000; April
IS. b. J. Adams, New Albany, 636 tons, $5s,0Oo.
May b Little Saie, Jefersonville, IL tons, $4,000;
May so. JAS. Battle, New Albany, 407 tons, $685.
00e. June l6. L. g. Perry, New Albany, 264 tons,
$40 600. July 20, Acadia, Jetersonville, 343 tons,
10000. August 8. Witsbnrg, louisville, 40 tons,
$i0, 500; Aug. n, Vim. n. Levy, New Albany, al
fnvxr IA GI.raxtn IT Ia
tons, SIS 900. Total number of boats, 81. Total
tons, \ 40. Total cost 81, l9s,50o.
The Cincinnati packet Aurora, Capt. Evans,
cleared for this market On the 9Th. Her cargo con
sists Of 100 tons. including 200 casks bacon, 600
barrels pork, 900 barrels -four, 100 dozen chickens
and Sc horses.
The Silver Wave and ST. Cloud were due at Gin
cinnat on the It'll.
The Nashville and New Orleans packets James
Woods and james johnson have completed their
repairs At Padncah ny. They will commence
running on the 18th inst. A large contract for the
delivery Of railroad iron at Columbus, KY, will.
secure them good trips up from this port.
The steamer Chancellor arrived at Louisville on
the 9Th. She reports o. feet water at Hole-inthe-
8 feet at Helena and "3s.n In the Lower Ohio,
reports feet at SCuffietown.
The injury Keene left Louisville on the 9Th with
cabin full Of passengers, among whom was the
charming young lady whose name the boat bears.
On The arrival Of the Mary Keene at this port she
will atence be plaeed in the Bend trade.
mo sunken Kate Sarebett was Sanctioned off,
lat Evansville the ether day for the underwriters.
Tie bidding was rather spirited considering the
condition Of the boat. She was knocked down to
Mr.. VIM. MeClung, one Of her former owners, for
500 The wreck is very badly split open, but it is
thought she may be raised.
At st. Loas on the 9Th the Maria Denning had
commenced to load; the Twilight was loading and
alsa the A. Mcdowell, all for this market.
The steamer Asa Wilgus, light draft Mis-
souri, river craft has sunk in eight feet waite
Widow Massie's Landing. The cargo, consis ;of
over $50 tons, is total loss, but thoughts are
tertained that the boat can be raised. The Wilgus
was over four years old, and worth $25.O00 She
Uninsured for $4,000, equally in the St. Louis Citi
zsns' Commercial and Eureka offices.
The new Iberviile made trial of her machinery
on the 9Th. She was announced TO leave for this
emporium on the sth.
Tie steamer Adriatic was due at Mound City on
Thursday last also the John Walsh.
The large New Orleans and st. Louis freighter
Illinois, we learn, was disposed of at St. Louis ON
The 9Th 10 parties in that city, for the sum of sIO,-
000 She il said to be III excellent state Of pre-.
servatlon and requires butttle repairs. Capt John
MalioY will take charge Of the Illinois, He is well
and fayorahly known In this community, having
marshaled the great Jno. Walsh, tho Orleans, etc.
We find the following in the Memphis Avalanche
OF Friday last:
The Twitchell, just of the ways at Mound City,
with new chimney tops and looking well, grounded
at 81, on her way down, right in the channel.
The Hannibal, in coming down, ran right into her,
breaking the Twitehel's blacksmith shop and de.
moliahing her own larboard wheel. The fatan
next tEied to pass the Twitohel, and in doing
SO Knocked her barber shop into ruins The
latan was uniBjured and She took the Hannibal in
tow aud brought her to this city, where sha will
be repaired. Tie Twitchell succeeded in getting
oSI shortly after aud passed down last night The
HANNIBAL will not get on before to-night We
talked TO the pilots OF all the boats and n ia fheir
opinion thai the accidents, under the creum.
stances, were unaFoiaahle s4
l.. G. tEERY SeIp--Eor Ne,o l.leons Tl,a +
g. Ferry, the light side wheel boat. bal Nv EAR
Ford, at New Albany. this season. has hces spld
to Capt. Kennedy, of Mobile, for 500 0ofl $40 +;
to ply on the Tonabighee river gay 's
The L. g. Ferry starts to New Orleans m Mon.
day, the 10th, in charge Of our gallant and arsr.
getlc young friend, Capt. Henry MeBourai for
merry of the John Raine. The clerk IS Georee
Austin. louisville Courier.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 7.--The river was rising