New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-01-27


sAg as-Day. etss. &c.
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ne hase no very decided change to report IL
~ weather yesterday N Nas aeETee 81 wv
Nu0sr than on the day hHt stlsi 3uaataitssa
slightly cloudy. 8, = -
ifasacea the belief TINT immense amount q bust
\ s$Hsx vrss being fYansacted Such an impression
vss,y}a l,asyeysr have been erroneous. Business
ssf4S aniv moderately active. The steamers from
Hi lsgi5er and iowcr tributaries came In well
loaded, but The arFiyais ana departures were posh
Cant. Rnssell. Of the steamer Jas. Montgomery,
slc came Ia Inst night informs sls that the river
had broken over tle Isyee as Gamma opposite
island s. also at Kcntueky BENG. large NUM-
Ser II people nom The surrounding country had
4 sssaahisa ana xere NJ work trying e stor the
4 siisrded Is great deal Of pleasure TO find our
1esrIiouiar and personal friend Mr., John +. Doug
lSE Id ohar9e of the office Of the Imperial. Capt.
E M WeIsen who w. well and faithfully filled that
post ii now in command of the deck. Ii the Impe-.
.jal aid net possess Al We good qualities oi On
officers would make her favofise with the travel
ing public.
To III. John A. Lowry, the ever attentive and
0baiginE clerk of The steamer James Montgomery,
ne are Indebted for late river favors.
Capt. Meals patent steam freight holster is an
object Of considerable interest Its very simple
oalcern, and one that viii commend itself TO river
f1-E91 generally.
nj. 4. Il. Fisla, Of Orleans parish, gave notice
pf bis intention introduce bill limiting jurisdic
ton to the District Courts TO all suits amounting to
$50 and upwards.s =
II We rightly understand the above dispatch,
which ind IN The Geographic synopsis Of legis-
tskfve proceedings the object Of the proposed bill
- to cut of the right Of appeal from Justices to
Distzict Courts in all cases where the amount IN
valued is Ender $50. Such q law would operate
very seriously against river men, and subject them
n great inconvenience and heavy expense, a fact
auf which the proposer ID, doubtless. unaware
Exen under the existing law they are greatly an
Keyed by those who are dishonest enough to sue
On Gumped, up accounts, and they are neither few
~ far between.
6SArrely d week passes over without suit being
hforght against one or more boats on trumped-up,
fraudulent claims. Suit Is brought before some
Justice of The Peace, al far removed from the
atexmboat landing as possible, and generally on
the eve Of the boats departure. when to defend
fa suit would subject the master to very great in
convenience and expensive delay. True, he may
Aaye The suit postponed, but the chances are that
lie will not be IN port when the suit is called up
second time or Il he is, he will have as little time
Hi attend to it. The result is, IN nine cases out Of
fen Judgment goes III default and The captain has
80 pay the trumped-up claim, with all the accruing
costs, or appeal to the District Court. The last
srasnrt would be cut Of BY the proposed bill.
s jan e s n pls sa s g e ass t. state tate
ain The pat shall have steamers putting
Il III W.T. aa Ihs sii rising ,siil Al
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Jan 2SThe river Is falling slowly, with
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II. Ios Wsshsr siia I'D Pheasant y
WE KilsG. JAN River nine feet and falling. Cloudy
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<ssr s,S tSsssas, ~ Ssf ss 800
Jan s weather continues delishtfuliy mild
~ Es sp5G i T Tsss are la s fey ever
as srbs XII 81 Wheslins I'D ion Il Marietta Herr has
~ Ssstysgh hsars ending NJ night
s9 Il; lsS s f W. ls NJ ~ IL H. s NIL W.
- falling fss except iis Tennessee
risk along the leyss it fair offerings
I sssss sts massasa % sgs y Sew oess
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louis Jan wsalhsr yesterday , " extremely
81 II oas iress nd pol, orr eyes Rusnsss
vas over Brisk.
M M seen ire o., extracts business for St Ionis is not
& f N @ " np u II f pss We ra ~
rssh 81 business % cut ese river here Ii perfectly Clear
e s ands in good boating order From all accounts
81 ess Ia ~ eial' heS Meex, ana anpate
ExIsc asn HI --Weathcr beautiful Ffeighss continue 10
freely Ohio river and ]! q Railroad and forward
ssHcr as,sy IL a y 1 s.asaensry a.
e Of inshss ii hours Yestedns va one q thess deli
ssssas daxs ahat generally bring cn spring fsver-
p. ~ Kedaes' Jo5. Bdyen Sara. The fine regu
zar and prompt packet b. r. Kenner. Capt. v. b.
Baranco commander, Mr.. p. Mumford, clerk, will
aeaRe this morning, as O'Clock, for Bayou Sara
md coast landings
qfo1fche for Lqto,a'c3ie. This morning at 8
c'eloek, the dnes regular packet Lafourche Capt.
\ 4. Dngas. commander, Mi. Eugene Latapie, clerk,
iii leave for Iafourche and ali rnast Ii ndinga