New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-10-02

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CsEsoE,sr OFFICE No. 20 CAN'T STREET,
Tuesday, October z, 1860
Yesterday was, a cloudy, dull, and generally
sisagreeable dry, with intervening showers and
fair prospees of more rain. d stiff breeze sprung
up in the for enoon, lasting all day and chilling tne
atInosphers, considerably. Regarding business on
the levee we can authenticity state that guinness
reigned at will.
Quite a Acct If boats made their appearance Mt
the lef gee AVID We are anxiously awaiting the
cornirl h Of Of hers The impedments to navigation
in se Love II Mississippi, within the past fortnight
has eviden tly caused much labor and time to some
nf our St /. Louis craft. Loaded with heavy sup
plies of Western produce, they secure a position
on som lonely sand-bar and are there detained
for ma AZ days. Such consists in boating.
The War Eagle, Capt. Hugh Z. White, from St.
Loni s arrived with a huge freight, consisting Of
SCOT azs and a large passenger receipt. We are
excs ,eaingly gratfed that Mr.. Tower Thomasscn
st retains the position clerk. He u gentle
mi an Dit fine business qualifications and an acquas
d ON to the boat.
Vie Louisville packet Peytona and James John
e,u. from Cairo, came IN last evening, both pre-
senting fine appearance They have undergone
heavy repairs, etc., and are in the field awaiting
public favors. The Peytona is under the manage
nlent Of her old oficers-Capts. Jno F. Leyden
aud Henry C. Landfum. The james Johnson we
observed, is clad in dress of snowke paint, add
ing greatly to her appearance. Moreover, her Ia
ner departments are cited up with exceeding
1. taste, and are embellished in grand style.
The Meteor, adapted for the Memphis and Bend
trade, embraced in the arrivals yesterday, il under
the auspices Of Capt g. 3. Dill, with the Messrs.
taxa hard to-.
morrow evening.
Capt. Charley Reynolds and Mr.. Joseph Bene-
: dict we're amongst the passengers by the steamer
Peytona. We are happy to state that both are in
the full enjoyment of health.
We learn from the officers of the steamer South
ern Flora that ouachia river is still the decline.
The Southern Flora assembled as high as Monroe.
On Taylor's Bar there Is twelve inches and falling
Eight inches ID reported on Catahoula Shoals, and
twenty inches water in Old river. Discouraging
news.
The steamer Silver Wave left Cincinnati on the
: 2sth uIt with over 500 tons of freight for this
port.
Capt Wilson, of, . New Orleans and Arkansas
packet f Iii Hldls passed Cincinnati Oh
the 18th uit. en- route for Pittsburg.
The Cine innati Commercial says that the Mates
Association have notified the commanders of
steamers that on and after Oct LIST they will de-
mand sl25 per month for their services on side
wheel and 800 on stern wheel boats.
q We ace 1t stated that Capt John D. Adams new |
Arkansas river mail packet Frederic Notrebe is |
progressing finely at Cincinnati.
The Cincinnati packet Emerald is loading for |
this emporium.
The Sunny South left Louisville on the 29th for
The South. The Chancellor was announced to de-
part the day following
AT Cincinnati the receipts for wharfage during
the week ending Friday amounted to Sls4 so,
showing an increase OF SIS 55 over the correspond
ing week last year.
BOATS DuE.--,John simonds, from Memphis; Jas.
Battle |. Bends Y Stephen Decatur, Cincinnati
Carrier, st. Louis.
LOUISVILLE, Sept 29.-The river was slowly
swelling yesterday, with three feet four inches wa
ter in the canal in the evening by the mark. That
arise of inch at the head of the falls in twenty
four hours. The weather was clear and pleasant
all day, and quite cool In the evening, with keen
north wind, which may make frost before morn
ing. 1
TIE CANAL. ENHANCEMENT. contractors of
this important work have evidently commenced in
earnest, and during the past week have had fully
three hundred laborers at the work Of excavation
along the site Of the new locks. Their present |
labors are along the bank of the river, commencing
about opposite the foot of the reef in Sand Island
chute extending diagonally through Upper Port
land to the canal dock. They have dug ditch, /
varying from five to twenty feet in depth, the en-
tire length of which is underlaid with limestone
and slate. Thatwill cost immense labor to remove, |
but it will make the work more durable. The
masonry work is to be laid in the best water-lime
cement, and q contract has, ne believe, been |
closed with Capt, Irwin, of the McHarry Hydraulic
Cement Factory at Shippingport, for one hundred
thousand barrels Of cement.
Along the line of work, and on High street. the
ridge, an innumerable number of shantes, or small
houses, have sprung up, the temporary dwellings
of the hands employed on the work, the majority I
of whom are Irish, of course. Digging and ditch
ing il their favorte work, and they 90 at It with
much zeal and zest Italian attends the carn |
val. 1t Is contemplated that the work will be COM
pleted in two years. louisville Courier.
Lafomrche for Lafoafehe,-The new and fast
passenger packet Lafourohe, Capt. A. Dugas,
comma nder, Mr.. Eugene Letapie, clerk, leaves at
8 O'Clock this evening for the above and all way
landings on the Coast.
q. w. Po,oeR to,. Fort Idans.- The regular |
and excellent passenger packet R. w. Powell,
Capt. 8. Heno, commander, Mr.. ]. A. Dunbar,
clerk, will leave this evening at o'clock for Fort
Adams and intermediate points.
hs'a No. g for Red Riuer.--The ight.dra we'll |
Known, safe and eliabie packet Era No. 6, Capt |
Konns, commander, Mr.. I. j. Howard. clerk, will |
leave at O'Clock this evening for Shreveport and
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intermediate points.
Foi. 0uachita Riues.-The fine, Iightdraft pas
senger steamer Southern Flora, Capt. Wilson, |
commander, leaves for 0uachita, Black and Old |
rivers, and all way landings, this evening at |
O'Clock.
Chaamae,,, U. s. 3faa Packet for Tiohsbtay To-
Day The magnificent passenger packet Charmer,
Capt. w. g. Wilson, commander, Mr.. n. Holmes,
clerk, leaves at her usual hour, o'clock this even
ing, for yicksburg and way landings.
Charm for Yazoo Rieer.--The safe and COM
Portable packet Charm j. G. Rieges, commander,
Mr.. E L. Shaw, clerk, will leave this evening at 5
O'Clock for Lefore and intermediate landings on
the Yazoo river
Peytona for Louisville, Cairo, Memphis and The
Bends. The large, new and splendid passenger
packet Peytona, Capt John f. Leyden. COM
inander, Mr.. II. O. Landrum clerk. leaves as above
at o'clock this evening. The Peytona is beau
tfnl packet, with irst-class passenger accommo-
daiions and the most popular and genial officers.
She one Of the neatest boats on the river and is
~ staunch and fleet as she Is pretty and offers SUI
perior Inducements TO passengers alike on account
Of her excellent accommodations and punetuaty
Sic leaves positively at the above named hour.