New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-11-19
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MoAdsy Morning. Nor 10. 1862,
The weather for the past two days has been clea
and beautfnI with i cool. hraciug tinge to IN,
Temperature in the mornings and evenings. Th,
past week has been more like May than Novem
bers and, wSth the exception Of single rainy do,
and night was clear, mild and pleasant.
Business for The week has been active, and al
fhoagh tAa receipts Of cotton show a failing Of
when compared with these of the previous week
che increase in the receipts Of sugar aud runlasses
as well as -four and other staples, more than sup
piles the deficiency in the arrival Of the king.
Ilie 13lawing 10 fecapitulaiion Of the receipts OF
tbs week MP 70 Friday noon Cotton %, 1853 bales
sugar. $3.50 hhdss and a. bbis; lnelasses, a ,c66
bis tobacco, 56s hEas.; 6onr, L, ,I99 bbls bag
giNEs i2A pieces; corn, 37 62T bbls. and saeks
pork, 1890 bhlss aud sierces whisky, 26l5 bbls.
AMI wheat. 6li bbls and sacks. The number oil
steamers which arrived here for the week ending
Friday Hpoa was seventy seven.
Tho rivef st this point has risen five inches since
or 1ast Meekty report, aud is now fourteen feet
below high water mark.
Ths following are the rates Of freight for Red
river, sdopted by the Red River Freight Committee
Saturday, for the present week. Card rates to
Alexandria; 81 so and So to Grand Ecore 50 and
Y 81 80 Id Shreveport; 81 80 and $S to Jefferson.
Ihe steamer Capitol has been sold for the sum OF
5000 70 Msssrs Bohien, Wilson Co., of ST. Louis,
to he used As ice towboat in the upper river, in
piaee Of the old Jennie Deans.
to her owners and has long held the horns as The
fastest 6rs-boiier boat on the Southern waters We
part with the Capitol with regret although she has
doubtless fallen into the sear and yellow eaf' Of
approximation. aud, like other OF her illustrious
predecessors, must submit TO the disgrace Of me-
NAL service. Farewell, capital old Capitol! may
the waters still use thee kindly.
Tae steamer Red Chief No. 3 arrived from the
0naehiss Saturday night and leaves again on her
return Tuesday evening.
Tie steamer Msinoffe has come Oh the ways at
Pittsburg, where she has been repaired, and was
loading on the i4tll for this city.
THE n. w. Thomas left Cincinnati for this port on
the iith inst.
Ths river III Memphis On the 18th inst. had risen
inches for Che previous II hours and was still
fisng.
TIE 81. Ionis Republican Of the 18th inst. says: :
siser his poss Z There
81 & as s Rs'ss ss 'fss sss sSsans
Tss upps W s i Using 81 Paul ana
apa gaiae from den. THERE'S eetn the
gppsz saa NE Lower Rapids Below Keokak there Ii S
Ths MseaE rlysE y falling, with M the chan
Thc Cincinnati Gazette OF the 18th inst says:
fhs clear ard and unusually pleas
s @ q a as resided f.sSHa ssoat ncs Il
PILL N sssln sg W. y II a9svs y l. s i9
!ag sasy aall NJ hHs Hs feigAl il being offered for
In our peregfinations over the leyee Yesterday
we were somewhat surprised 10 come across what
at East We took Tor new packet, Of the arrival of
spegti0n, discovered our mistake and recognized
n the clean and shining packet that old favorite of
the public, the steamer Texas. She has come over
to receive for Red river. and Leaves for Shreveport
to morrow evening The Texas has been thoroughly
oyeFAaaled, repanted and repaired, and looks as
youthful as ever. She is of very light draught has
good speed and il under the official charge of ex-
peTisnced and prudent steamboatmen. Can't G.
~ stsnde is still in command.
Tne arrival of the Red Chief No. 2 and the Sar
5tEes rom tlae Onachta gives us later intelligence
frem that stream. The late rise before reported
three feet Oh Cstahonla shoals and So inches above
Trenton. The DR. Darlington was not able TO get
outs an6 the riTer was not rising when the Saline
and Chief came out, but about at stand. The
Saline will load for the Black ane Little rivers and
leaves en Wednesday.
1hers we're 81 packets laying at the leyee yes
tegsiay. 81
THE NEw OUAeHrrA PACKET J. r. PARGorD.
Ahessy ear Az ~, 1860. will long be remembered by
steamboatman as the advent and brth-year Of
many heantiful packets. For the past three
weeks scarcely day has gone by without the ar
rival DC our ievee Of at least one new boat, de-
scFiptlons Of which have been duly given in the |
Crescent On The prineiple that z the first shall
be the lasts md the last frat,n we have now to
chronicle the debsa At our landing of Capt. John
". 20 bins magnificent new Ouachita packet the
Joan 4. PargoHd. Expectancy stood on tip.toe
last Friday morning until relieved about 10 /
0sesoek by fhe announcement that the new I
packet was aRpre aching the leEee Business on
ed aad 4 crewd Of many hundreds awaited the
hrst plank throWn out frem the bo# OF the fairy
packet. rushs exhibiting a curious anxiety
sanl ~ we never before saw in New Orleans, was
slif3A made f0r hill parts Of tine new boat, some
making Their way firat to the engine room and
others 70 tue cabin among the latter was z We'r
Ascending tho shining stairs, NE passed through
Ihf fhreshhold Of the cabin doorway and stood for
lil5aRent teastng our eyes on u scene which
brought 10 our recollection the classical creation
u fairies and tie Eeni Of olden times. We could
aak help wishing that the spirit of Robert Fulton
seuid haveoo back from the mystic realms Of
soulalom, and feast his spirit eye on the ella.
eorate Development Of bis own crude hint Of what
9 sgsz Dc done Y nc way Of steam navigation.
The very checka which may held him harmless
DO those Senators Of sonth Carolina and Georgia
know what they are doing b. abandoning their
seats In tile United States Senate?
DeductfDg tha twelve Senators whose terms eN-
rire on Tie 4th OF March ne1t, and the Senate On
! That day will consist Of
Raauhi
Opposition. e21
OF the States which FL these vacancies, =
namely, Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida
aeorgia Louisiana and Missonri--will elect oppo,
sision, and the other i've, consisting Of Indiana
Illinois, New York. Pennsylvania and Wisconsin
Will elect Republican Senator's giving the follow
Ing classification:
RRpRbsi ..+-'sy
urpcstlcu =, -. st'of
Opposition najn1it -
ii, therefore, fonf Southern States should With
draw their Senators tho Republicans, BY the east
ing sote " the vice. President, would have control
of tiae Senate.
The result Of tiie recent election, and the known
politicaI character OF the States which have no
Yet chosen their representatives, show that Thu
next House will consist Of
gsrasgsaas
Opposition majority Al
These five States, South Carolina, Georgia, Ala
baraa, Florida and Mississippi, have twentysi,
representatives, the withdrawal Of whom wouls
give tbs Republicans . clear working majority h
The House.
Now, LET The above Eve States secede and thel
ten Senators and twenty ysix Representatives retir
from Congress, What Do they virtually dol VIII
ahsy abandon the whole Government into the hand
OF the Black Republicans.
Can madness 60 farther than this7 No! no! ]
al have said before, this we're scheme Of the Alb,
litioniats, its wisdom ne sane man could questo,
Bit for southerners, who faithful 70 their rcou
fry ana III institutions so to act, seems to me i
acmprahaasible and wholly inconsistent with T
tzas principles Of patriotism.
Think Of these matters seriously, and before u