New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-12-14
AiIler anteIliasalf.

ssshe weather Is sssiress Tssae HIiI---The
Masg dxeenc-~zsnter from tho Ouaesiiea--
N4eress 4n&d grn-~TSsse Crescent Gfty--Gaps.
spoIts' New Hoat--rhc River Departures
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The weather yesterday was cloudy, the temper
atarc mid. and the wind In IN easferly direction.
Business on VIZ hvee appeared dull so far as
ship,nenis asrs eoncernssd The arrivals were more
Numerous thas OH Wednesday,
The II. e ". Hill came ii with a total of 1919
SALES cotsaa, 10 hiss. tobacco and other freight,
making us large zip. The Hill leaves on her re-
arm Ii Acnphis 4ila evening. The Mary 4. Kaene
also arrs cd with good load of freight from Vicks.
barg. asnssaiag In part Of ISL bales cotton she
slso leares this evening for Greensille and Lake
Providence.
Among Till nther arrivals was the Paul Jones
from tie unncr Onachta. Her officers report that
tributary st falling rapidly, although y was rain
sne above when the Jones left and another rise an
x;elpasaa Mhere was but four feet on Bnfialo
Shoals. Ths steamer Tgrsss was laying up at
Beach HNas waiting for water to get over the
shoals The Jones met The Touro below Alabama
Ianain, the Lizzie Simmons in Red river, and left
Hid Psrgoad loading at Monroe. The Jones had q
very naeager trip down, aud reports very little cot
ton ts banks, with 40 disposition on the part Of
planters I'd ship at present.
we learn BY dispatch received yesterday by
Mr..J, r.. Allen, ESQ.,, that The steamer Crescent
Ufy u i'll ba 1t the landing this morning, and leave
again On Sunday for st. Louis
The new boat now being built for Capt. Spots
has been named Magenta, a name known to fame
as the greatest battle d modern times It was the
isd ID which the second Napoleon, with The French
and Isalian egies, gained great victory over The
Austsians TIE name was suggested by the friends
.of capt spbtts, who had particular reference to
Magenta, lie famous racer Of Kentucky. The
Magenta viii be ready to make her first trip about
fhe I'LL prex.
Capt. Dan Able has taken the Jas. 4. Lucas to
pftfsbnrg, where she Is to be dismantled and her
machinery 10 he placed in new boat which Capt.
Able u building az thai port.
The river was rising rapidly at yicksburg on
Wednesday,
The Fort Wayne, which had been aground on
the rect on the falls IN the Ohio, gotoa and left
s for this city or the sth.
The Litsls Roek Gazette of the sth inst. says:i
Ths riyer. since our last, has risen ID all nearly
az quite awo feet, having risen since Thursday
mSxning about inches ard still swelling with
fiirty Inches wsser III The channel Old river men
look lot rise OF at least couple Of feet from the
ais which fell III the earlier portion Of the
week. Sc
ma Memphis Enquirer Of tho 18th inst. says:
The weafher yesterday was 4 little cloudy in tle
morning INIT CLEARING alout midday remained
pleasant, tne ind r1lnrg down from the north
west, stiff and bracifg.
BHsinags ON the leTse presented a more lively
appear anee yesterday than any day this week.
deelaea ACTIVITY WIS manifest along the entire
iafl6ng. Ne
Ths river Il bot far from being at q stand, the
suls of tle heavy northwest wind blowing directly
down The river.
There NaA not single departure Of regular
paeksta from this port yesterday, though the ar
rSsals Hins e Saturday have been quite numerous.
Mla iuseg wlaarf-h boat sunk night before last, Ca
feensnE over III about ION feet 81 water. Most cfa
tbs freightaen board was saved, however. She is
9TH Sokingl and ought long ago 70 have been
removed from the landing.
The louisville papers Of the 1eth say: 81
Tie river continues 10 fall quite fast, with only
feet einches water in Che canal at dark last even
iHg. During the previous forty-eight hours tile
river had fallen inches az the head Of the falls,
with a feet inches water la the pass The weather
has continued mild and cloudy, with q light driz-
cling raiG in the evening.
Al Cincinnati thu river was failing fast Saturday
evening, but at Pittshurg 1t had come 10 stand
With 8 feet water in the channel.
! Title Cumberland ut Nashville, was falling fast
Haturda y, with only four ard half feet water on
Harpaih Shoals, and business very dull, and the
boats alI laid up with nothing to do.
The Wabash continues low, with an abundance
0f produce along its borders, awaiting market Or
shipment South.
lheyraae tor Bdy0s Sara. The fine and regular
passenger packet iherville, Capt Y. B. Barancn,
commander, ana Mr.. Z. D. Mumfofd, clerk, leaves
AZ 9o'clock this morning for Bayou Sara and the
Coast.
Gfossa 1sss jaf, Bayose sara THE ine and reg
ular freight packet Crosse Tete, Capt. Jas. Me-
QAcia, commander ara Mr. Geo, Wilkinson, clerk,
VIII Fave at 10 O'Clock this morning for Bayou
Sara and The Coast
1ssisigM Iof dRs piaohita. The magnificent
passenger packet Twilight, Capt Thos. Scott,
commander. aAd MI Jerry Milllngton, clerk,
IeaVss at ) osiack this evening for the Ouachta
laifsigy II Essase tor Ga,aenoiEe. The new and
elegant irst-cIass passenger packet Mary q. Keene,
GaRts ". p Richardson, commander, and Mesars.
Janney and Arnlstroug, clerks, leaves for Green
rifle, Vicksbarg and intermediate landings at
O'Clock this evening,
A. m. n. Hil for Menu ltis. The staunch freight
and comfortable passenger packet H. II. W. Hill,
Cart 4. r. Newell, commander, and Mr. Ed, j.
Booker. clerk, leaves at o'clock this evening for
Memphis and the Bends.
IFodfofd Jol Memphis. The elegant and popu-
lar passenger packet Wooaford. Capt. Moses IT.
win, commander, ana sr. II. B. Mclaughlin, clerk,
learas at o'clock this evening for Louisville and
intermediate landings.
Ohio Belle for Cincinnati. The fine passenger
PACKET Ohio Belle, Capt. John Sebastian, com
mandeF, leaves at 5 o'clock this evening for Gin
aflari1s0 g[naeIIfas,tte