New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-04-23
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I'M RIVER AND 1IlHIHE DEPARTMENT,
8iasr catalogue.
sHeeax H< ~ ri rEsssIa<ss Tine Weather
~ ST. QS45kl IN N4&4zg.tx of Produce Arrivals
~ ~ 7Rcsk River Failing Capt. Tohin
"a AiS eet1fxeefed tnr q sscxv #ont--A new
exS6ssa CllFpapgs frosn cur Ex-
xAmnses Departures Ee-hsys ete, cfc.
ssscasr osssss n q, e g y I'M ssss.
Il Thc weak eloalng Saturday esening was chiefly
zaarkad 81 the heat Of The weather and the mac
sixi5 ii buziness For The past forty eight hours,
ussce our last issnc, the weather has been unsea-
scnAbly warm and business seasonably dull
Tia river esntinues 70 faIl, and j. now ton feet
keiSN high water inssk.
The Arrivals Of steamboats, At this port for The
Weel ending Friday neon number seventy four
~ re0eipt of produce b. these arrivals were as
i failoNs Cotton, A ,7sa bales; sugar, 2S2S hogs
- s tlesces and barrels; molasses. 276s barrels;
56Fs sg55 barrels bacon. 1857 hogsheads and
s4aks baggna, esz pieces; rope 25s1 coils; corn,
Gss74 sacks; lard, 7sl tierces and barrels, and
3s7e kegs oaxs, 1875 barrels and sacks; pork,
&376 bArrsls and tcrces; tobacco, l795 hogsheads,
md whisky 1865 barrels.
Cxpf Jno. W. Tobin has contracted at Louis
Ville foF splendid passenger packet for the Qua
elalsk river. The new steamer B. 4. Adams left
louisville for this pert under the command OF Capt
e5so. w. Tfiplest with our particular friend Lou
HSsset tn me- oitice; she win remain "a the trade
6s4Meen thiscity and Louisville Messrs. Richardson
II (;crcorag hive contracted with Mr.. Humphreys
Ali tho hsslI of new COTTON boat for the New Pr
leans lid Grand Gulf trade. The machinery is to
~ inside lsy Lent, South and shipman. She viii be
~ 1set ii length; her cylinder will be q or 80
idcIes 5 diameter.
The Memphis and New Orleans packet lngsmar
III leave III Wednesday for all points In the Bends
ind Memphis. sss
Wi yestsrday had the pleasure Of meeting Mr..
8saa. Hibherd, of Messrs. Athern q Hihherd Of
Gincinnati. Mr.. HhbsEd visits us ON pleasure.
nh, md We believe also on business to perfect
Some arrangement in tho organization Of q new
lodge 81 the Sons Of Malta.
Cumberland river Was rising at last accounts,
From The ELECTS Of the heavy rains which have
rYeFailed ID that section. The steamer Il. NJ. KEN
n6tt so long aground at Island 30 has been oated,
\ ana md this has reached St. Louis.
Tie Poland, bound from Nashville for Cincinnati.
Tuesday night, when short distance below
Aurora, encountered floating siiag which cleaned
ont hef starb board side, breaking steampipe, and
ether wise gripping her machinery. The Forest
Qusen tomsd The Poland ashore, when Capt.
sls q II = nase we i,e,es
q % there.
e a. ysailar Iii recoect hat tbe Poland n,ved
= o.,s IS ~ IVY seasois aso
4 sl y, = ss.1 w 4. st - \, ~,
.as S1''S1.lps4 = - 4oan ssys
f Ms 81 si,a
Z hui ID lie channels AZ wheeling, there il IL
feet Here tho rIyer + falling fast, with - feet
esss se tss yn hsss a. = INV; WIZ
r;s;i,r Win II fsaf Al te s1oaiasf bars The Mis
AiRippI ii rising with VA feet from st. Louis to
s2aiFe: AZ keos 81 there y 6s feet, and on the
KITE M;sso,,r; Ii Z ssnslv no Jno;s i
fa1iing, With fsir stays 81 water through to La
az]le aie Lower mississippi y low and stationary,
sss iat " {sland I'd The ITEaTsas Il law ana
falling, with 30 inches to Pine Bluff and two feet to
Little Rock. With light offerings for Pittsbqrg
y .a.r 1870 az 1s
I'm shs rum6erard and Arkansas, with 4 fair bus
fness fol New Orleans.
Ti.e Memphis Ayalance Of the 2lst has the fol-
loving:
The river at this point was rising still more
rapidly yesterday, the swell during the twenty
wv - ssrs hsayv rams csed IN
yyss2 5sdV III Floods 10 look as muddy as we ever
snH Il.
AZ St LOUIS accoruing 70 our ,ass aceoants, .ne
s,sss w n { snas ~ 'ao ~ - 3r'e
's' $500 ~ IN. ss re a,ee freight
81 "a fsrosss .te cant i Mcconnell commander.
~ ~, W;,ripson e1erk leaves iii evening
- a 9o,s,och a. Bsvou sara and intermetliate
s. 5s,,a s. !, 81 s. 81
VI ~, ,9;re,. Th;s even;pe N
Ashlard
s.ss vsa,;,,, ,dar NJ ceorge
sJ 1900 e.. fs ~ ~ ,,o;nts
IA.
~ 80. M
1ssso' :.
~ sasss 8 80 sa's
evening taking height for al landings on Rea
ssss e sat la,s EN- nss ss saa
q - - - - -,
leaves as ABOVE alp O'CLOCK lhis evening. Inc
ksftono ls = peauutul packet WIN hrst-ciass pas
eenGer accommodations ana the most popular ana