New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-10-13
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FEE RIVER AND MARINE DEPARTMENT.
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xseneraz gsernnxfss--Th Observation-Disclosures
The Eacanor, Dlxle, Homer and Red Chief
-s-The Autocrat, Capt. Tobias INV Boat
miscellaneous fteHBz--St. Louis Correspond
zsce-=The Upper Rxvers--ClIppangs from
1us neutrality-suspicious. No-Day, cue.
Saturday, October Is, 1864 @
The weather yesterday was cool. cloudy and
Breezy. Clouds of dust frequently betook them
selves TO e atmosphere, to the great discomforture
III fhsse who had business ont of doors.
Basiuess on the isvee was toleraby active, with
fair receipts of cotton and miscellaneous mer-
cfandise.
81 To-day there IS quito large number OF Doats up
Tor departure IN s the different trades. and NUM-
her being expected to arrive, We may look for
.reod DAYS business on The landing. The news Of
The prospect OF better water at St. Louis and the
actual rise in the Ohio will, we doubt not, give
new Impetus to business, particularly il the slight
rise in the lower tributaries ia maintained.
we learn from passenger arrived last night on
she Doabloon from vicksburg, that the Eleanor
ana Dixie had made their way ever the bar at the
mouth Of Rad river, and that the Homer was try
ing ID work ever. The Red Chief, from the
sOaachita, had got over ana il on her way down.
and may therefore be expected at the levee this
morniag.
The Autocrat, We notice, is advertised to leave
Cairo this evening for New Orleans. She has been
PLACED in full repair.
s The Red Rover, formerly Of the Nashville and
New Orleans Packet Line. but driven out of the
Cumberland trade on account of low water, ia at
St. Louis loading for this port. 5g sg
The Rover reports the Emma to have met with
En- accident She was seen above Prices appar-
4 emily with 8 hole in her hull. tarpaulin was
oyer her ssarboard side, and her hands seemed to
4 be engaged in forming bulkhead The accident
mss said to haze occurred ut Goose Island. The
Emma was bound from St. Louis to New Orleans.
On her last trip up, the City of Memphis
grounded at Birds Island, where she lay at last
accounis directly across the channel A coal fat
md barge were sent Is lighters from Cairo with
che assistance Of which it was thought she would
be able to set or
Fxeights are reported plentiful at Cairo, about
800 ons arriving daily for shipment.
The John Simmonds left Memphis on Wednesday
with good trip of freight and passengers for this
ssIty.
from the Cincinnati Commercial Of the 9th we
CLEAN The following:
THE case III the steamer James johnson against
Tie Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company, in
for injuries received BY their boat for running
against the bridge over the Cumberland, vas de-
cided on Friday, the Court awarding $500 dam
ages.
CSpt $. G. Young Is fitting up first class cot
ton boat Intended for Pittsburg and Memphis
! packet When finished, Capt. Nelson Crooks viii
take charge. We welcome the Captain back to
ails river. 81 g5sls VA "a ~ En- ~ =, I,
4. Capt. ". Hazlett's new boat intended for the
y Risfsburg and Memphis trade, is, we learn, being
hurried to completion. She will be named Fort
\ Pickering.
We copy the following from the Paducah Herald
at the 6th inst.
SoLD- The steamer Scotland was, day or two
Elnce soid to Capt. Hopkins, Of st. Louis. for the
sRth IF $1,000. She Is now lying at our landing,
We WYE hs Immediately placed in good repair and
enter the st. Louis and New Orleans trade.
The new beat Emma Duncan, built at Pttsburg
JUL the 81 louis and Cincinnati trade was to have
feft louisville tor this city on last Wednesday.
wa learn that tie Grand Turk has been sold by
te United States Marshal, at Pittsburg for $500.
IN The Chancellor passed Cairo last Monday even
irg with large load of passengers for the South.
The Cincinnati Gazette Of the 10th inst. says
The huge frefghter Judge Torrence has come
down from the boneyard, and will load immedat-
civ for New Orleans; and several others OF the
large New Orleans boats are expected down il a
Us LAY nr bWos
Capt. Tobins, new boat for the Ouachita had
steam mp a few days since at Louisville
Capt. WalIace,s New Orleans and Yazoo river
packet was to have been launched at Jacksonville
ON Wednesday last.
The louisville Courier, of the 9th inst, says:
The gay Atlantic Capt. Mceill, is announced to
isare for New Orleans on Monday next, the 10TH
inst. The movements of this popular craft may,
be regarded as the Inauguration Of the business
season. Our young friend John :. Voolfolk, of the
cieTkshp, ID already On the qui rice.
The John Rane, Capt Underwood, is the second
10 fall into line, and will leave for New Orleans on
tbe Thursday following, the 18th inst.
The 4. d. Hine, Capt. Atkinson, and the Andy
Fulton, Capt. Hazlett are both advertised for New
Orleans direct AT O'Clock this afternoon.
The Memphis Avalanche Of the 18th says:
The river opposite this point is falling slowly,
having deciiaed 3 inches in the last "a hours.
Tiie weather was cool in the morning, cloudy till
about noon, when the clouds cleared away, render
ing The remainder Of the day both bright and
pteasant. 5
Business at the landing yesterday was very dull,
fhere being but few boats stirring.