New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-07-23

Moetiay, July Ss 1850.
Al dark ca Saturday evenisg last the river was
declining, with TIE water al about IL feet inches
below nigh water mark.
Il.e arrivals OF river steamers for the week end
ing Friday last, at noca, were thirty-three. The
receipts OF staple prc6ace per these arrivals have
been moSerate. The following is a recapitulation
of the receipts of the. leading staples:
Gotten, ll76 bales; sugar, OIL hhds.; molasses,
36l hhis.; -four 1850 bbis. bacon. 1867 hhds. and
casks; bagging $40 pieees; rope, 1878 coils; corn
,It3 Sacks talv, 1911 herceS and bbls., and PAT
kegs: oats, ll,s0S bbls. and sacks; pork POSI-
bals. and aercss; tobacco, 1897 hhds.; whisky
aals bliss wheat, 1853 bbls. and sacks.
Business on the levee, Saturday, was marked
with degree OF greater activity than ruled for the
previous aays Of the week The weather was
warm and pleasant and on account Of the depart
ufe Of several eligible and fayorite packets freights
were insRather better offerings.
The rygtis recedng III Ptshurg with ~ Inches tcre
o. ThTsses Az Whsgling lete y 70 inches. AZ cineiauti
! nm ss asS s. qssf sS nse or H., @
G;,1tsFland falling with only y INCHES Hpcth Shoals
rls Nssssppi II Louis u TscSlias slowly Nii twelve
o MIL fse oa Re upes Rsps ise on s 6M se
E a s g. ss s sss III 5i. 4 s sseR St rFsB a
y Francis White 1te Red myers failing last
Island Az F!eightg 10 dfang ID moderate
saan'ises FOR The South at the Following rates
Pound @ M! S q G ne pr 0'F 0
81 g. d als i g. az oSsr Poaa Fs y rs
@ ks T. aooS S s nd"9 se sGaaSe
of The Cincinnati and New Orleans EXPRESS Line packet Mai-
wish them delightful tour through life
Capt Richardson's new boat Mary Keene. was
| launched at New Albany, Ind, on Thursday last,
from the ship-yard of Messrs. Dowerman 4 Hum
phres The launch was very successful. Anumber
Of Indies and gentlemen witnessed the scene. After
the launch champagne corks flew freely and good
| time generally prevailed.
The dianola, sunk by striking sra Bayou Ma
e SIa os since a afterwards se sd Gsoggh M to inc
G. T. konns Co. Of !his city The price paid was $500 She
A meeting of steamboat mates was held in Gin.
cinnati on the 18th inst. The object of the meet
ing, we understand, was to take steps in regard to
petitionng Congress to grant them license same as
pilots and engineers.
The Engineers Association at st. Louis, we see
chronicled in the Republican of Friday have de-
| termined to charge $500 per month on sdewheel
boats and $500 on sternwheelers.
The steamers Imperial and Illinois were due at
st. Louis on the 10th.
The steamer Jacob Poe was sold by the Marshal
Of Pittsbnrg, on Tuesday, for sjO50. Capt. d. S.
I'll. Gilmore was the purchaser.
Capt. Peacock will launch his new packet from
Hambleton's Ways, Cincinnati to-day. She will
be named A. S. Ruthven after prominent mer-
chant in Galveston.
Capt. G. w Stinde was in Cincinnati at last ac-
counts. The Commercial says: " He has been
closeted daily with Capt Pearce, Of the Louisville
Mail Line, yet we have authority to state that he
contemplates the purchase of either the Jacob
Strader or Telegraph
Crosse Iete for Bayou Sdra.-The large freight
packet Crosse Tete, Captain J. MeQuoid, com
mander, Mr. George Wilkinson, clerk, leaves this
evening at ; O'Clock for Bayou Sara and intermed
ate landings.
Era 40. 5o,. Red Rtuer--At o'clock this
evening the very light.draft packet Era No. 2,
Capt Geo. Alban, commander, Mr.. W. w. Logan
clerk, leaves for Shreveport and all landings on
Red river.
50. Cloud .fo,, Cincinnati regular passen-
ger packet ST. Cloud Capt. G. A. bravo, com.
mander, VIM. Barr, clerk, leaves at o'clock this
evening for Cincinnati and way landings.
John Rdine for LoutsuiNe.--At this evening |
the swift and splendid passenger packet John
Raine, Capt. w. Underwood commander Messrs. |
A. Pallacfo and Henry McDougal clerks, leaves
for Memphis, Cairo and Louisville. The John
Raine has large, airy and most elegantly furnished
staterooms, the most luxurious fare, careful and
competent officers, with great speed. We can
and do most heartily recommend her to all our
friends and we footsasnyax, tho t-saoe can fail to
4ls2 Brigsimalna, . f ID , biz ..y -s, Ill
d be pleased with the fare and treatment they ".
d receive on the Raine, should they ever be s
y fortunate as to travel on her. The John Raine
/, one Of the most popular boats in the Louisvi
o trade and she is certainly one Of the best. 81
always carries the passengers when they are gonl
e and they always speak in high terms Of the bo;
1t and her officers They truly deserve the prais
n thus bestowed, as they have labored hard and dill
entity to merit public favor Do not forget. II
passenger packet John Raine this evening f
n Louisville.