New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-05-12


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s " va ofnewhAt cool = IT shout ~ y fcleck
fcsained bis usual Sway md M hAst 4 very
Bsziness 81 VII landing W. extremely dull as
y v g6aesazly aa F1idzys II
Ali xazaeia tiou having Asen formed III this city,
- q III Hzne of The Steamboat Captains Union
Benevolent Association, fcr Benevolent purposes,
I'LL sIse i5r tie regulation 81 freight ii each and
& Aax4zs sssde Feps ssAsed At New Orleans.
as II ~ 1ezsaay the folloNing Captains were
NJ ~ = pirSstoYs, u serve fof one year 7. g.
Vi = Hooper; II. ]. Bfown, @. 3. Marshall,
IA 4 ~ J. sMoods. q f. Sturgeon, ". i.
81 61lier, =. DnlfeId j. II Freligh. 6. Z.
saul BxickeIl. OH yesterday, the Direc.
III and siacted Gapts ia. Frelgh, President;
II Iressufes r.. G. McComas; Score
x6s election 81 tic above gentlemen il j
antee thas the association viii be carries
~ fhe letter. M viii, nj future nnes Civ
III iset AZ fhe asaceiation. From what We cal
the steamhoa tnaen will only lock to thei
6Wn interest," they VIII not allow 1t to fall through
11e an No. 4 arrived from Red River yesterday
hs fSp0xzs hs follows Len Jefferson on the stt
bayou had fallen eight inches, ana wss stil
Win water enough for small boats II
The river 1t shFeyspo \ - on stand
4 ahd M rscsaing rapidly abpye. Tie river had
ElISn nfteen fsst Vi Fulton. The w. y. Johnston
~ - " WI Hill Wilis u mn ipad of cotton. The
a. y IL 6S6 pulling out through the drift, at
- f n II sulpaar, On Sunday last she win
4 m III 6otton II Spring Hsnk, subject IL order
lf1lE WY Two astloats, from Upper Rsd
"A IA tAe head o. ths ran lass Monday,
tslsz d cotson, ccnzigned 70 Phelps i
= y ND III
lssfnnsa Enqairer u HE otA says
y 1setday Wss ! tof div, But 4 pleasant breeze
u esranoes 81 rain last evening
i6s ~ ths mail. AZ GIasshoase
A8E& ~ f0gf feet Eix inches wafer With six feet
ii ding and ~ f6ef nix inches at Marietta
" ~ 3S4 faSxha thAre ars ttirtyIt inches water
~ ~ jYeE falling Opposite This port the river
A14 x6sedka I'VE inches within tFenfYTonr hours
feet water hanceto Louisville, and
ii 4Asy axS 3set Six inches water IN the canal. On
% ny yHaHleAt b1xn Of the Lower Ohio there are ten
9nly three feat water On the shoals
I6sisyIIls G6urie pf the sth says:
an xivsf eoisinues 10 faiI slowly, with feet
~ islis theirs wsTe scant 81 feet ii Ill
hs heza y ~ lalIs during TIC previous twenty
i9uF Ru1xs Ihe ssaathaI y dry and warm, though
lzeh cooler sesterday than the day previous, and
stsrte efoney pruniisinR rain.
SIo1sns ID McIlusky 4 CosgroSTe. Il TN 9 81 lie
was atoFe aud awamped at West
H1snd at F0rtiand with the boat, when one
1she5 ct 5t hsnked IA against the wheels Of the
s3F1 lslks sassi1g Il y 1eak. The towbost, how
En- H. bsashed, md lie coal viii Do saved.
I'VE Ng = deet 0f barges YVES destined for
r. Ii 4nd Nss 81 be towed - Cairo by the
IA a pfokf resting rapidly. She will be ready
10 3$4&es ~ she 2Sth ef the month.
1hs Atlantic cleared for New Orleans last even
3n8 xllA SsFee hundred turs Of freight on board,
Aiid q &1pn number Of passengers including among
ne LASER Capt. Stfeck, Of the Lafourche.
zs 44e A$3amtir hiss senlH three hundred horsheads
pa t01acen Engaged nc Paducah, together with
S2zn an9 other articles at other points, making
Oh sts Louis Republican of The sth aaya !:
f6e river here still sxbibfted ! sweIlinr pro.
&$sHlf3 ye4tesdSy IT probably rose two inches In
ths t@eASE four hours ending at dark last evening
tele IS only seven feet on the worst bars out to
ING the ~ A.. Kennett and City Of Memphis
~ iEf 81 bevjl1s @Iali.
lInois fiver Is falling with four feet scant in
se S4allnsi nom Peorls g Tic mouth, and three
a. Upper mssissippi Is reported BIZ Tie last ar
x3ysla falling between ST. Paul and Dubuque, ard
xlaa1H aloH1 betHeen Dubuque and Rock Island,
WIN q fest on the Upper and scant feet on the
4s4Hqx Rapids. below KeDkuk there Is 81 feet.
IhR Missouri Siyef b falling from Weston down
VITA ~ tset in the channel with stick, We saw
1isEateh from Atehison yesterday Stating that
H river 4as still falling. with indication Of rain.
III Nhefe MerA indications at rain here yesterday.
nn4 + S1d ra5a two hours ID right good earnest ri
9Qm1eneed about O'Clock and asted till d clock
ewing the streets and leyee thorough
1alnass an tthe leyee was dispended during it's
qQnfla'a ance, md everybody seemed delighted at
~ Siso1n although many we're caught ont
tlf5esllsg, the wind blowing ! perfect hnrricafie
eln f.s s0uths and binding he inhabitants with
E d01t 90 tsila 0f the boats aI turned DIP stream
: eys 81 sapeet 10 the atofm The temperature was
= hssrsne CLEAR and hracipg, and the sun came ont
4 Ne4a6lal17 towards evening.
~ 12aEfSt&nd that Capt. John Shaw, III TIL
& 6n0d A1sanleE Twilight has d contract with the
8ysklMelst tor \ zip 70 to Upper Missouri. The
s VIII be IA this port on the 2Oth inst, and
s. I'll <1xe for the far Northwest on the asa inst
+ Capt &ll&W il thorough bo8tfnan, and regularly
Al6ed zRoenk1fn man. he IS one Of the most *
asn ~ thIs port ID the navigation Of The
y zasoslxi and has made several trips above
FfSlEt4s on New Orleans bound boats are
ee6eay A. 40c. for -four 60c, for pork ESQ., for
cern, 25c. for hay and 90 to 25c for weight ship
lh8nts of customary character.
S. limo, Nay The Hiawatha arrived from st.
lN9s nt evehlng with fair trip and left for New
i Orleans thia moxningS taking freight enough Ia
complies her cargo
dhe AenIy Ghouteau passed up from New Or
leans 81 % the evening with fair trip for st.
Louis. She vowed the .. q. Taylor up 10 vicks-
TAe Ln6iIand z0t down Id the evening, ana laws
ossEfer tfeight. She viii get enough, principally
xe0eHSo "a complete her cargo, and will leave for
5 New 9i1esns this evening.
lta xl1er continues to recede slowly and the
MeefAer y getting really bot. Last night was very
\ rl9se AMa skltEY. Business Is ra iher dull 15l
1tdqssy Newe0mb's Campbell Minstrels per-
{ 8efMxa Aere las1 night, and give another perform
&nfS t1:1lEht, 70 full houses.
1ann 10dBes and Channeery Cable pilots or the
repeTs The siyeE falling all the way out
with NE following marks BY stick measrrei n