New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-12-06

Bosisrsss sss brisk on the leyee, both landings
being nrawdad with boats and well covered with
ffaiglA
iii steamer Jokn walsh VIII arrive III port to,
day. ana lexve again for Cairo on Saturday, as we
4 learn 81 d dispatch froln her officers.
The steamer Ed. T. Gay, which arrived here yes
feraay brings intelligence Of rise Of six feet in
tas AIkansas river al fort Smith, and rising rap
idlys MI. johnson, Of the firm Of johnson b Reay,
of Nspuiedns came passenger on the Gay to CON
tsnot fos ffsght from New Orleans to all points
On tte Arkansas and White rivers.
IN Republic has extended her trip from Mem
pals y Louisville, and will hereafter run between
this city and Louisville as . Louisville packet.
The Mississippi river Is falling slowly at st.
Louis with six feet soant Id the channel 10 Cairo
There ii still i great deal Of iee floating in the
Il river, but not enough to impede navigation below
ST. Louis.
The Illinois river Is closed up hard and fast and
thc Gpper Mississippi IS falling, with two feet in
ttls channel bsIDw Kcokuk. The Missouri river is
very low and still falling full Of ice, and there is
very little business Offering in that stream. As fast
as ths boats in the Missouri arrive at St. Louis,
they lie ZIP.
sTEA AMEK KATE EREscH BUaSE We learn from
Jul friend Isightburn, the accommodating clerk of
she Victoria, that the steamer Kate French was
burned while lying at the leyee at Helena. The
boat and cargo viii prove entire loss. The fire
tsok Id fhe after part Of The steamer and 1t il sup
posed To have been the work Of an incendiary II
Win be remembered she was from Cincinnati,
loaded Tor Arkansas river, taking on small guam
tity 81 freight from this point She was commanded
y by j. b. Caaery, and owned by Messrs. Paul q
Murapck, steamboat agents, in Cincinnati. She
Was valued at 1000, and Is supposed to have been
insured nearly to that amount.
The Cincinnati Gazette, III the seth ult., says.
Yesterday was quite pleasant day for the ad-
vanusd stage of the season, notwithstanding old
Bofsas hisaered about rather radely. The river is
still rising this port. but not SO rapidly during
the frst part of The week, and it will probably
giving day nearly All the business houses closed at
an eafiy hour, and consequently there was but
little done at the river.
10 Nese Orleans w hiskey, 81; Oil, 81 Is; Flour.
&c.. Pork 35c. Bacon in hhdss, 35c. per leo lbs;
and other pound freight, A5@50c. Per loo lbs;
Lard Ia hbls+ kegs ete., 55c. Per l00lbs.; Horses,
per head, sig Machinery 75t9sl per 100 lbs.
The Clara Poo arrived from Pittsburg, and passed
down for Nashville taking small lot of four from
III Melnsste LEFT for New Orleans with light
Tip.
fully loaded.
The Memphis Enquirer Of the Lat inst says
BUSINESS at the ievee WIS Just fairly brisk, moth
ing mere The anonns Of freight received was
not large, and the number Of bales Of cotton
shipped amounted to only about 1900 bales for
Eew Orleans and 500 bales for Cincinnati.
The river III this point confines to decline stead
y and rapidly at the rate Of from 10 to Is inchea
II the last p hours The entire fall amounts to
oyer o feet.
Ths glyeE il failing slowly at ST. Louis, amount