New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-10-01

The weather during the past week.-Mrs. been very
warm and disagreeabe on the leyee.
The boats that left on Saturday had fair trips.
Business was not as active as We should wish to
see it.
There were forty five arrivals for the week end
| ing last Friday at noon.
The receipts by these packets were as follows:
Cotton, As SIS bales sugar. l72 hhds, tierees and
| barrels; molasses, SO bbls.; flour, 1888 bbls.;
bacon S34 hhds. and casks; corn, 1858 sacks /;
lard 50 tcs and bbls and 1905 kegs oats 1866 hbls
and sacks pork, ga bbls, and ties. tobacco, It's
hhds.; whisky, lst7 bbls.; wheat, 200 bbls. and
sacks.
The river opposite the city has fallen two inches
since our last report, and is now 10 feet inches
belew high water mark.
During the past week the one-half of the steam
ers B. L. Hodge and Catahoula have been sold,
Capt. Smoker becoming the purchaser Of the
Hodge, and Capt. Woodland Of the Catahoula. It
is the intention Of Capt. Smoker to start the Hodge
up Red river as soon as navigation opens. Capt.
Marshall, her late commander, takes charge of the
| office. With these gentlemen on this splendid
packet she is bound to become greater fayorite
than she has ever been. Capt. Woodland takes
charge Of the Catalonia, and Nj. S. E. Belknap
irregular packet to Camden whenever there is sui
icient water in the ouachita river.
We learn from a distinguished steamboatman,
who arrived from the upper Red river on Saturday,
that there had been on the 21st of last month
second rise on White Oak shoals of eight feet,
which will give good navigation to Shreveport
from this city.
Mr.. 7. ]. Howard, the clerk Of the new and ex
here on Saturday informs US that there were three
feet of water on all the bars. The river was fall
ing at Shreveport. The Era No. left Alexandra
for Shreveport on the 9th, and the Era No the
next day.
The Reub White, Saline Violet and Gipsey
were at the head of the Falls bound up, and the
Dixie at Alexandria bound down.
There we're three feet of water on Shaggy Point
when the Era No. passed.
This new and very lght-draught packet leaves
tomorrow for Shreveport giving through bills Of
lading. She will connect with the Era No. S at
Alexandria.
The steamer Homer came to the landing on
Saturday, looking like new boat. She is now re-
ceiying freight to leave on Wednesday for Shreve-
port and way landings on Red river. Capt. Robert
Watson will command, and Mr.. J. S. Parsos is in
the Office.
We would call the attention of our numerous
readers to the fact that the st. Louis Cairo and
New Orleans Railroad Line of packet have removed
their office from 81 Camp street to No. 90 Magazine
street, a few doors above Poydras.
Special River Correspondence
@ NEW AIn&sY, ISp., Sept &C. p. NJ, 1860.
Dear Crescent Long time has elapsed since /
have sent you an account of matters in this nick
OF F." hoosierdOm,' and even now, have ap.
prehensons whether this will be acceptable
however, 9 here goes" have been home about
week rusticating on good fare and bracing air.
The long spell of dry weather that you have eS-
perienced in the South has not been felt here
abundant rains have blessed the farmers labors
immensely; the potatoes and corn excellent and
the huge stacks of grain will render these parts an
Egypt for the suffering South during this coming
winter. Spectators are scattering through the
country in every direction, contracting for wheat
and corn, and on every road you may see a hun
bred wagons vending their way to the nearest
station with heavy loads of the staple. The farm
ers here just now resting from the labors of the
harvest, are enjoying themselves in attending poll
tical conventions and mass meetings, which all
the rage.
In regard to steamboat matter here, it is dis
tressingy dull-the river continues to dry up, with
less than four feet water in the ditch at Portland
by the mark to-day, and about five feet water on
Portland bar. The news from all points along the |
Ohio is truly discOuraging to river men. Between |
Louisville and Cincinnati the bars getting very
THIS mouth 0dFl
CATION Is very much restricted by the sand bars |
and old logs. There is not quite four feet water at
Scufetewn bar, it being the shoaiest between this
point and Cairo, We had one arrival to-day, that
was the John Gault from Memphis. She reported
host of boats aground in the Ohio, and the shoal
est points between here and the mouth are Seufle.
town, Walkers and the Grand Chain, there being
scant four feet water, and falling all the way up.
Few and far between are the departures of boats
for New Orleans, for the that there is not
much freight offering and the water being too low
in the river between here aud the mouth. Bust.
ness is dull at the landing to-day, both here and
at Portland. There is only one boat lying at PORT
land wharf and that is the Henderson packet Grey
Eagle. The Chancellor is due tomorrow from
New Orleans She will have immediate dispatch
every room in her cabin is taken and her decks
will be filled with stock
The stern-Wheel steamers have the navigation of
the river almost exclusively to themselves. Capt. |
Hamilton has commenced wreeking the S. p. Hib- |
berd. that was sunk some time ago opposite this
place. She now lies in the channel with her bow |
up stream, with about three feet water on her
cabin floor. Her upper works, furniture, engines
ETC., will all be saved
Steamer James Montgomery was raised yester- |
day. She Is now afloat again and lying at Lower
Albany. She looks pretty rusty. Capt. Sam
Montg0met y, her commander and principal owner. |
designs taking her this week to Mound City, and
have her hauled out on the marine ways and put
her in thorough repairs for the coming fall bust
ness. The cause of her sinking was the shrinking
of her seams, which caused her to gradually fill
with water and sink lying at her moorings at Lower
Albany.
Capt. Boards splendid New Orleans and Red
river packet DeSoto is receiving her new chimneys
to-day from the Phoenix foundry. They are
large, lofty and strong. Her boilers engines and
shafts are aboard and in their place. The carpen-
ter has commenced filling her Wheels and she will |
be ready for steam about Saturday.
Capt. Hmkleys new boat for the coast trade
will be ready to BIO let into the water about Satur
day. She is a splendid boat with the latest agony
Of fashion all over; and the folks down South may |
prepare themselves 10 hail q beauty without paint I
The DeSolo, Baltic, Jas. Montgomery, Fanny |
Bullitt, Kate Frisbee, the hull of c. D. Jr., and |
the sunken s. p. Hibbefd are the ouly boats here
The following boats are lying up at Ship i
pingpoft shore, the mouth uf the Canal viz: At
lantic, Diana. John Rane. and Southerner; all /
fully repaired outNand-out, and arc now awaiting |
for water to pitch into business.
Yours yeFitas, J. A.
Crosse 1ate for Bayou Sara.-This evening at |
s o'clock the Gross Tete, Capt. j. McQuoid, com.
mander Mr.. Geo. Wilkinson, clerk, will leave for |
Bayou Sara and coast landings.
Minnesota for 0pelousas.-The regular passen.
ger packet Minnesota, Capt. IT,. Whitworth, COM
mander, Mr. Lowenstrom, clerk, leaves for Ope |
ousas and all way landings at 5 o'clock this even.
ing.
Gen. John A. Quittnaa for G3ieencile.- The I
swift, safe and unrivaled passenger packet Gen.
Qaltman, Capt. j. W. Cannon, commander, leaves