New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-07-24

Busiaess rsas transacted with some animation.
Ths steamer MsTa made her appearance at the
levee from sssa rver, and reports the stream de-
cidedly law, with seant 20 inches water on the
falls. She brings into our midst two bales OF new
eosson from Tic plantation Of Mr., Galvit. Asexai-
drla, "a. ii vas shipped BY Ne. A. Rashail, and
is consigned 10 Messls. Block. McAfiee y Co.
j large rurnber ii boats viii leave port this
evening and sa earnestly hope, With good trips.
Freight fas tAe different trades are numer
oGz ana u 4fAsF rates
4 4 pew srast TIE sudge Fletcher, was launched
At Brew x, PA, foE the Southern trade, to ply
between ths waters of the Arkansas and this me-
arepeiis. She has three boilers, each &c feet in
1engh asd 50 inches in diameter. Hull Isl feet
long. WITH S. ell BEAM 81 feet foer, and 81 feet
hold "a q wall have capacity for the conveyance
Of ABOUT aSee bales of cotton. Her power will
consist Of two engines with cylinders Of twenty in
chas diameter and FIVE feet stroke. Or her COM
pletion cap /. Smith, Of Arkansas notoriety,
will assuIne command.
TAe ArsssIia Gaps. Isaac Hooper's new boat,
contracted ii New Albany, Ind, for the Bsyou
sara tsaas, " expected TO start for this port on
the 2zl.
An slhia XII exchange says the steamer Golden
Gaia encpuntered snag near ST. Generie. 1t
beilss daek. Damage slight.
Ths Cincinnati Gazette Of Friday, has the follow
ing ii reference to The sinking of q boat-load of
stone On Portland bnr. An attachment was issued
IN the United States District Court Wednesday,
against tlsa steamer Goody Friends. for sinking
aatb9at laden with dressed stone, a short time
since. Ins plaintiffs ia the case are the Eagle In
suganea Company and others, and the damages
claimed asnossntt0 $576a.
TnH AZ A4ts HE BEsDs PACKET. Tho new
aspiranf III fame on the Southern waters was
named Mary Scene before sse was launched Thurs
day moralng, She i the new boat building under
the supervision Of Captain Richardson and Frank
Cookery Eor ahe cotton and passenger trade, to
send mar trips from New Orleans to the Bends and
IL we may jud eirom the fanltEess model and i'm
naense machinery te be used, we think she can
easl ssssaaAe " ssklg trips from New Orleans to
Is "a naina, effort skill or money, are to
0e spares % her colistse>sion and outfit and the
SouthHrl planters and travellers a.. rast assrred
that aulaag hs naang fae boats in the trade lls.zt
season name csE agpas, or pass the Mary Keene
Captain Richardson, who takes charge of the
MarF Keene, il an experienced, prudent, careful
ana poraI#z boahnan; ard Frank Cookery has
seen gu4sy Rfsesn years constant service in the
trade, and snpeEintended the outfit Of the vicks-
burg and famous Gen. Quitman. The new boat
will BIZ Fssy u take tile track III five or six weeks,
and our Somta ern friends can look out for her.
The q. II HiIlman and John D. Perry are running
In opposition to each other in the st. Louis and
Memphis trsade.
# Madison, AZ Dry Dock Company have on the
stocks bcaf for Capt. Stivers, intended for the
Kentucky river trade, towing coal principally.
The following afe tho dimensions, etc. Length,
lbs feet; feet beam; 20 feet floor depth Of
hold, NJ a3et, Two engines BY Crawford a. Davi-
son IlIaaaE Il inches n diameter Il feet stroke
u piston t#c fonr.aued boilers, Is feet long, ii
inches II dianasser from the boiler yard of w. Nc
Lean Il CO.
o. Monday, 18th, the X. II. RyIand struck some
hidden Missouri river near IFS mouth,
eaasing her 10 leak. She damaged portion Of her
cargo of hemp.
Tie steamer Hiasatha left st. Louis yesterday
for this lnaHlfet4
The Submarine No. /, for q long time engaged in
i resiirrectory 3 Dr. 1T the wreck of the steamer
Orb near shs mouth 81 Red river, arrived at ST.
Louis On TIL 18th, with the machinery aud part Of
2 wv hfaa cargo.
The Louisville Cobrfor Of Saturday says
The YiseT was falling fast yesterday, with only.
three feet esEhs inches water Id the canal BIZ the
marx 81 slaFks During the previous twenty-four
hours It had Eeceded three inches at the head Of
the falls, aAd fay nine inches atPortand. The
weather continues extremely warm and dry the
Shermaae sa ging in the EhadeaR high SIS ninety
I'VE ycssefzasy Il was at times cloudy, with
gentle hrAHEE strrlng until evening, when severe
witaa sEerla ceiae up. 0a the Portland and New
Albany bar inst evening there we're less than fiyo
fest aud the indications favor lower stage
81 water than Hs lave yet Ind this year.
Tbs St Ipqis Republican Of the alst contains the
foIowiag
Tlle yer llFge ii falling 1T the rateofa inches
IN u hVA1a Ihera ii d feet IN the channel out to
Cairo ls IIaois riser Ii falling, with 3 feet Ii
me h4lQAY Peoria, aud III feet above that
point Ihs Upper Mississippi Is falling from st.
tant d9H wltl Il feet on tle upper and 80 inches
On fhe lower fapids Below keekak there is 81
feel no by ID the channel The Missouri river il
a'llng All the YAy down from Fort Randall with )
u iees III Iaic shanncl.
dull on Ills landing. Yesterday was tie hottest of
Chs and the Temperature renderedit almost
- transact business on the Ievee. There
were ne sigaRof change Ter the cooler last evening"
TheMeualiz Bulletin Of Sunday last, says:
The river opposite this point remains about sta-
a0aarg the deelae each day being 80 slight as To-
pc scareely percsptihIe.
Masie Jol IsaJoaae The new ana fast pas
senger packet Music, Capt. n. streok, commander
Mr. Richard, clerk, leaves this evening at 8
O'Clock toy tlle above and all Coast landings
: tessytfstss 2Avs g }Of aftaknpa Vhe neat and
Tegnlar passenger packet PicayHne, Capt. Il. II.
Broad aander, Hi. Gillespie, clerk leaves at
] o'clock tais esening for Attakapas and all way
landings.
Erq No for Red Riuers-At ) o'clock this
evening tho very Ight-draft paekes Era No. >,
Capt. Geo. AIban. commander, Mr.. W. W Logan,
clerk, leaves for Shreveport and all Landings on
He'd river.
Moro far He'd Risey.- The neat and light draft
passenger packet Moro, Capt. Joseph Auguador,
commander, Mr.. John Amsden, clerk, leaves this
evening 1t o'clock for Shreveport and gil inter-.
mediate landings.
afasy 2. Ior Ficksbsag.-At 5o,elock this
eyeniag, he new and splendid passenger packet
Mary ~ Capt. ], D. Phelps, commander, Mr..
HoluIea, eerks leaves On above, in place of the
Charmer The Mary Il connects with The neat
passenger packet Dew Drop, for the Yazoo river.
E Il. EaifosiM for Lo,isviae-zWe would in
form friends ana the public generally that tho
fast ana splendid passenger packet e H. Fair
child Capt. I. H Faucet, commander, will leave
this evening at o'clock for Memphis, cairo Louis.
vile and intermediate landings. Her cabin is
large and admirably furnished and appointed for
she comfort and eonse nienoe Of passengers. Mr..
T2fehaxa fssiIae nisErsr IL