New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-12-19
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4sss #esther yesterday wss mild, with cloudy |
sly which, towards evening" commenced dis 4
xslss cline sa,d rainy night Followed
gspsinss was brisk on the evee, fair number Of
packets arriving during the day, and quite NUM-
hes tak I'LL their departures in the Safious trades
u few 81 ne boats advertised to leave last even
ang IA ID over until toAaay-
~ ssao Il announced that the James Wood a
Mas hxiIse and New Orleans packet is 10 be sold
III All pnited states Marshall, At Nashvale on
81 Issh of January She Is a new end very
II ar1sSh. seryeeahIe boat with capacities for over
ffs0 hales 0f cptton The tsgnas of the sale are,
zss believe. only 5000 cash, the balance on long
aise, making 1t y rroatahle Investment for an
a1rDrisinK bosaIp She Nas buff last season Ut
"a cost III over $50, ,0oa.
TEA river between Ess- Isans aRii Cairo Ii d foot
aiia hasf lower than was over kiaosFn Before. Pilot
giedfaer, Of tie Platte Valley, fishes the Mem
II kjs DApcss with the following souEdings: feet at
$sbeen Island feet scant at (,raNIord's 4 feet at
sea Table feet at DEVILS Island IL feet at foot
of Dog Toath Saturday morning there had been
4 lief. Heavy ice was running, and it was feared
that nav ration would be closed.
las CinciElaati tazstte of FIiday last says ths
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to he pressure Of the times.
Tas Mensphia Enquirer of she 18th says
1le weather yesterday was clear and cool, the
sun coming eat in the rnorning, shining brilliantly
through th3 days sofsening the frozen ground rem
ering getting about The levse rather disagr
Bussness was but moderately brisk, though the
sunhef af steamers at the landing was fair.
The river gtili c0nssuUes to decline rapidly at this
point Tie fall amounting to full Is inches in the
s last twenty four hours,
3 Thg SS- Isonis Republican of the 18th says:
The weather on Thursday night Has bitter cold,
and Il remained hrgid until noon yesterday, when
s& nopaeratea. and towards evening it had become
snits pleasant, comparatively Tee made very
hpidiy on Thursday night, and The river was full
Mrv Aea WV. however. and offered but little resist
ice 10 boats ascending the river below the city.
The river here fell nearly five inches in the twen-
sfoaT hours ending at dark last evening; almost
much is the late swell amounted to. It was still
Hing last evening.
Ihs 9ast arrivals from below report four feet
snt III the channel out 70 Cairo. Many Of the
boats which were detained in this river have gone
on their way rejoicing
al INV more alig ghts such al Thursday night, viii
effectnaily place an embargo navigation ut this
port, but the indications LAST evening were favor
There were no arrivals from the illinois river,
S yesterday, and that sluggish stream is doubtless
again eloAed with ice.
Me hnve ns late report from the Missouri river,
and have not heard Of the Shreveport, Mill Boy
and Euailie fef some time
ggIssns Ii al inches IN The channel Of the Upper
mississippi below Keokuk, and the river falf Of
heavy ice.
The cSneinnati Gazette Of the 18th inst. says
Tie river at thia port continues to advance
steadily, and during the past twenty-four hours
bin risen Gully a feet Business was only mod.
erately active All The river yesterday but still we
1otiee A slight improvement IN offerings for New
4 Orleans The ST. Louis trade Is very dull, and the
sAipfnents aTs very light. F0r Nashville and Pitts
burg there II q fair amount Of freight Offering
ID NEW 0RIEAss " hsky, 81; Oil. 81 15;
IA FlonE 65cs;; Fork, T5c. Bacon In bhds., 35c. per
100 ibs aud other pound ireights, 45 to soc. per
100 lbs. Lard in hbls., kegs, ete 35c. per 100 lbs.
Horsss, per head, sl2 Machinery, 75c. to 81 per
100 iha.
was the arrival from Pittsburg of Capt. Evans new
packet Wesln0reiand, for the Cincinnati ana New
Drlsans hafe. She ~ q first class steamer, and
VIII, no doubt, reap fortune for her owners
Eslsssse Faiisls fo,s Losee1 Goast.-Ihe fine pas
ssngsr packet Empire Parrish Capt "A. Grant Jr,
sommander, and 1T. n Baylbi, clerk, leaves at 10
o'SioeKs tHis morning for tie lower coast.
IbszUiQe for Bayou Sara. The regular, new
and elegant passenger packet Iberyille, Capt. n,
4 b. Barrahco, commander, and Mr. A X. McLain,
elerk. leaves at o'clock this morning for Bayou
Sara and the coast.
RobTt Watson fos Teasas.- The staunch and
lltSstlStF Pbchhl feoDeft &i90D,
Capt 3D. Jones', commander, Leaves positively this
evening ats clock. for Tensas and Bayou Macon.
The Watson il regular, substantial and safe
packet.
Moro for Red I2icer. The very lght-draft and
regular passenger packet Moro. having excellent
q passenger Recommendations viii back out for
Grand Ecore and intermediate landings at o'clock
thia evening Capt Joseph Aguaaer, commander,
aid lii. John Ainsden clerk.
Natiotsdf fo1, Red Rirer,--The entirely new and
magnilscent passenger packet National, Capt P.
g. Montgo mery, commander, and hfr. Sidney Smith,
eerks il receiving and viii leave for Red River at
o'clock tIais evening She il superb craft, COM
9 plete with all the modern improvements and elab-
orats in aII her details. She has length of I75
fees, with 81 feet beam and I feet depth Of hold
She has two engines, with cylinders 20 inches
VA diameter and feet stroke, driven by three
boilers "a feet ia length by 40 inches diameter
Her water heels arc rs feet in diameter with 10
4 feat length of buckets. The large, beautiful and
elegantly furnished cabins are complete in every
par1icnaF, and give the packet superior passenger
q Recommendations. The National IS constructed Of
the best materially and IS rs staunch as adamant
She leaves at o'eIock this evening.
e6stz 1fass Red Eavess Tile regular and popular
s passenger packet Comet, Capt. W. Y. HarrelI,
commander and Mr. j. Z. Reeder, clerk, leaves at
5 o'clock this evening for Red River.
1eTns far Red Ricer.-The trim and staunch
pasHen niger packet Texas Capt. O. W. stinde. com
mander, and Mr.. D. a.. 0ryiss, clerk, leaves at S
n o'cl1rk this evening for Red River.
Robert Futon fos Red Hfuer. The fine, stauneh
and well onicered new passenger packet Robert
Fulton, Capt. H Ransom, commander, leaves at
s O'Clock this evening for Red river.