New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-12-18

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boasxnenss Association - Kss.actlon 81
yssa.s-Citpssssssrs frons eur Exchanges--
napasszarca To-Day, etc.
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Ths weather yesterday was cooi and bright, and
sessonable.
pusirssa on ihe levee was only moderately
active. although, for Monday, there was more than
s ,sl,al ssir Freighss in all The lower trades are
verp scaroe The planters are not shipping their
cotton. aasa coaniry merchants are buying but few
Goods. While SO far IS forwarding freight is con
csruea, there is none. There = little passenger
business sprnring Up, which, added to the planta-
f5s stores and actual necessities of life which the
,lanters must have, enables the regular packets
t ken .fs their tfiI,s Tie low stage Of water in
she Njssissippi between Caro- and ST Louis, and
tbn ctosise Of navigation above, added to the
scarcity u Al this end cf the trade, rendered
the st, Luafs packets poor stock.
The Coast, VIcksbarg, Memphis and Louisville
paekeis are not doing more than barely ex-
pense paying business, leaving The Cincinnati and
upper Ohio river boats the only ones which receive
anything Ike fair or ''payinge trips. How long
his state Of things is to last it is difficult to foresee.
WI can enly hope for an improvement after the
holidays.
Tha Arrivals yesterday were fair, numbering
acme nine o. ten. The boats advertised to leave
eot off. win one or two exceptions.
Ths Magnolia came in yesterday with slim trip
for i beat ii her capacity and will lay up for the
present,
The Red river weekly packet Grand Era left for
Shreveport last evening, evincing determination
OH fhe part of her owners to maintain her charac-
Ter IS regular. Monday packet.
mis- Henry Won Phul was advertised 70 leave
Cairs for this city yesterday or today.
The A Mcdowell left ST. LoniH for this port on
lie 18Th inst.
AMONG fhe arrivals, since our last, was the fne
new passenger packet National, Capt p. O. Mont
ronlery, commander. She j. intended as Red
riyaT racket. and leaves for Shreveport Wednes-
dav. size ii one pf The most complete and best
aiisssted hoats for tie trade which have made their
aonaaranes ut oar leyee this Of medium
size nossesseli IL great locomotive power, built Of
tle boat materials. with wide and roomy guards,
lid with passenger accommodations second to no
boat on the rieer. She enters the trade with fair
prosnecss ana III the hnnds Of Capt Montgomery
a pepular hoafMan- will doubtless prove good
invsstraent. Wewill have something more to say
in regard to the neyg National in q day or two.
YIis new steamer r. u. Bonford, was TO have
beea launched at Madison on the 18th inst. The
Cincinnati Steam boatmenss Association met on the
lsgh inst, ana resolved to make . reduction of
lily doIIars par month il their wages on all
steamers, until business reyiyes on the river. The
apaounf specified il d reduction from the wages of
Y the engineers and assistants not from the salary
cf aach ofgiceS.
one of i pair Of Duncan Cornell & Co.'S boats
WI sunEpn Sunday night, in the Ohio, at Blue
RiFSe lsIaAd. The contractors for the enlargement
Of fhe Louisville and Portland canal have con-,
sfrnclef eoHer dam at the month, or new outlet,
Sc as to allow them to prosecute the work Of ex-
caxasion without interruption, excepting by very
high watsr
Ths Cincinnati Gazette Of the lAth says
Tie weather yesterday was cloudy and cool
with appearances OF snow. The river IS rising
rapidly here aud mp 10 dark last evening had risen
fully three feet. Business is improving at the river
ana shefe waa more freight Offering for New pr
jea!ls Yesterday than there has been for the last
three waaks altogether. There is a fair amount OF
greiglf snng gor piftsburg and Nashville, and light
offerings Ior St. Louis and Memphis at the follow
ing rates 3. &,
Flonr, 65c.; Pork I5c-; Bacon in hhds., 35e. per
l1{9 llss sps ssses pound freights A5 to 50c per
le6 ibss EareE ID bhls., kegs, etc., 36e. per 400
lbs. Horses per head, sl2 mac hinery, l6c, e 81
per iuQ lbs.
Tha ST. Esouia Republican # the l4th has The
following
Hfle river at thjs port aselled about half an inch
81 "Wednesday night ana became stationary yes
terssav morning We lock for it 10 be falling this
muFniss. TEe NJ hole swell was about inches and
there Is only feet scant in the channel out to
4sae Lew al Ohio and Lower Mississippi are
neN saalinE rapidly, and Will soon drain on the
wafer from the river. The late rise has made but
4 VERY iistia Improvement ia the channel out to
fasso s4af 4 large number of boats are still de-
tanned IN the river. Some Of them have got cut.
me weasher Mas turned very cold again. It was
almost iercIng at dark last evening, with the wind
strong III tlie northeast. few fakes of snow teil
ysstessaag y morning, but The clouds cleared away
hefare H0epes
kuk. There was 40 arrival from the Upper Mis-
sissiy,lsi above Alton yesterday. The GambTidge
BaslEeF Elates Harmonic, John Bell and Atlanta
are ali due, and will doubtless arrive today. A
Hast accounts very heavy ice was running between
KsoEal and Quincy, ana We fully expectto see ie.
Heating past Che city this morning.
Tlse officers Of the Progress report runnnl
through heavy ice above Florence on the wa:
duwu. BeaoW Florence theys saw no ice. There
Thirty inches on French Bar Illinois river and thre
feet ilisthe chanHel aboYe French Bar.
Ii have no hats neMs fram the Missouri riyei
That stream IS doubtless very low.
BUSINESS on our landing Is ffightfully dull. Nel
Orleans boats are doing absolutely nothing. A
lie small light draft boats that can be found ar
engaged til carry New Orleans freights out I
Cairo.
Acadia for Dossdl1sonriHe. The new and fin
passenger packet Acadia, Capt Jos. Vincent. CON
nlaader. and Mi. a. Duprey, clerk, leaves at
o'clock this a. II. for Donaiasonyile and the coas
Lafosuehs fos Lafourcte. The elegant an
ataunnh passenger packet Lafourche, Capt. 4
uugas, commander, and Mr. d Latapie, clerI
leaves at 5 o'clock this evening for Lafourche an
intermediate landings.
n. W FosreN for. ToFI 14ddDss. The fine an
segnlar passenger packet r. ". Powell, Capt. s
Heno commander, ana Mr.. Aleee Grass, clerk
leases at 3 o'clock this evening for Fort Adam
aud she coast.
J n Sharp for Red Rtper.-The regular an
superior passenger paeket !. N. Sharp. Capt job
n. hite, commander and Messrs. r. Moody an
d. r.. Tones clerks, leaves at o'cloek this eve
ming fer jefferson and intermediate landings.
yFsa. M Lsus 5or Red Ricea This star pal
geDFer and stannch freight packet leaves at
o,eices ssIiis evening for Red river. The Wm. n
Levy il a bran new boat, with the .lnster Of hi
youth yet nntasniahed. Hhe few trips she has maj
in the Red river trade have been sufficient to d
the following facts, to-wits she has nimb
heels has the best of passenger appointment
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