New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-10-18

III te Once arrived yesterday from Louisville
with y Eyaa trip Of passengers aad freight. Shs
III tsfns tais evening.
st. 1sotis Correspondence.
sr. LOUIS. Oct is, II a. III.
The river at this point Is still rising very slowly
81 having risen about rs inches in the last twenty
four hours There IL about 51 feet water to Cairo
and feet ID Keoknk with 81 inches on the Lower
Rapids. There ~ feet IN the Illinois to Naples
and about q feet between that point and Peoria
Ia the Missouri the usual 81 feet etc. At Island
In Il, between Cairo and Memphis, there IS only {
xeAt seant III Tie channel WitIl two boats aground
AT that point 1t last accounts AZ Dubuque on last
x Saturday tAe river was stationary, and falling 81
x1uinrY.
Treights to New Orleans are 75c. fer -four, etc.
I9$1 y 20 81 90 for pork and whisky, and 40c pei
n 100 3bss for weight freigiiss.
Arrived from New Orleans on Saturday and yes
& ssrday Edward Walsh, p. g. Taylor, Cora Amber
syn Dsparting Ct the same time = Lakeland
MetRaf, Vim. NJ. Morrison and War Eagle Due
CaaTier and 7. =. afcGill.
6ezs2 Yours. ste, g.
The following IS from the Louisvia Democrat d
last Saturday;
Ihe CLARA Belle, Capt. tanks new steamer build
luz fnr Red be ready to Start South about
the Sth IN next month. Her length on deck is la
feet 80 feet beam, and 5 feet dapth Of hold. She
has two fourilue boilers ~ feet long; her engines
two cylinders, i6 inches, with 5 teet stroke. She
Is stauneh. we'll built, and Will Be good boat fol
the trade.
Capt Moatp emery i bnat the National, building
for Red river, will be completed in about month.
Capt. Wa1laea's boat, bEilding for the Yazoo
and New Orleans trade wall be ready to start
y South Ia about q month. Capt. Sam King built
the hull. which il aa feet long, feet bsam feet
hold. Her engines were built by Glover & Co.
Hife Il Small Hill furnish the Carpets, iii cloths.
tains, aens, CSC, and Wright u Bridgeford the
copper, tin and sheet iron work.
Gapt. John Tobiil's new boat. the ]. Il. Pargoud
building for the 0nachifa river, is progressing
idy a0xgara comp ietion and, when finished, wiz
be oHe Of the finest boats ever built for the trade
Iie i1sw steamer Atantie was TO have left Louis
villa IN HE 15th foI this port
The Wheeling htellgsneer has tie following
notice af new cotton boat in course Of construe-
tioi there
The Gapitnla. the new cotton boat recently built
hy tie Thompson Brothers, made q trial trip yes
d fAraey. and caine down to the landing to receive
her hnishing touches. She i tine craft and per
forms To. the satisfaction OF al concerned. The
machinery 81 the Capitola was built by Messrs.
] Evasny Y Co, her cabin by MIR. updegraff. her
g hull BY Wiisen, Unnievy u Co., and she will be
furnished by j. d G. Mendel. She will be ready
to leave here about Saturday.
The Cincinnati and PiftsbuTg pilots met Thursday
ana organized an association similar to the St.
E Louis ana New Orleans Pilots Associations. Wiley
McGee was chosen President pro tenn, and Alex.
DEAN Secretary. MessTs Knowles, Frampton and
shonse were appointed Trustees.
a Tbs ST. Louis Republican Of The I4th says:
The officers Of the d. g. Taylor report the Red
j RoveF hard aground g Tea Table, and The Judge
s9 Fletcher aground at Turkey island. rive and q
half feet il The channel.
The Polar Star relieved the Judge Fletcher, and
The b. II. Rglaad pulled the Red Rover of.
T'hn Flying Cloud g or was aground at OF near
From an aceoupts boats are having hard times
sspstlle lover river.
Tho rsvrrat this point il rising at the rate ftwo
ne as1e
half GeRt ia slie channel 10 Cairo.
The Illinois river il falling with thirty inches to
Naples and % Inches to Peoria.
Tia upper Mississippi falling with 21inches on
the lover rapids and AZ feet III thechannel below
a Keukuk.
Tie Missouri river Is falling steadily with 81 feet
I'M siie channel from Weston down 20 the mouth.
Tie Missouri river very NEARLY played QUIT for
tbs season. This Sam Gaty, which steamer left for
Weston Saturday viii leave Jefferson City for
peinta above on Monday morning, after the arrival
OF the train from ST. Louis
The weather Is very Geld for the season. Heavy
osfs have occurred, and ice has been frozenin tbs
city. Saturday afternoon was cloudy. and the air
WAS chilly and snow-lke. business on the landing
The following is from the Louisville Journal Of
tic 18th:
The river al this poins became stationary on
Saturday evening, with feet water in tho canal.
I1 commenced rising again yesterday morning,
however, and last evening there was feet 8
Inches Y the canal. The weather continues quite
Te1 Officers ii The Grey Eagle report feet water
AT Flint Island feet az Scufllatown, feet at
Three Mile Bar, and feet AZ French Island.
me Cincinnati Gazeite 81 the 18th says
The weather yesterday was cloudy and Geld,
With Indications Of rain. Tbe river was rising
rapidly " Ibis port yesterday, and up 70 last even
iag lad risen fully fer feet and there now six
fees water ii tie channel cut To louisville. There
WINS very little business transacted Saturday, and
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