New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-12-07

Lime Hessvf xss New Orleans and Cairo
Starlight ksasM Over " eAiaaaeotss-~tl lip
xings sr naa oar changes--Departur
To-Day. W..
esrsnasr erFIcs, No, 70 cAsr sInnrr,3
The weather yesterday remained eool, though +
clsar &na suafsfF. The wind veered around from 1
the Nssftk eaTaYSa tile day and took up its quarters
Id NE SSuai east, hut eas only serxed to bring
hack at cool atmosphere which has been passing
pTef hi for tie part twa or three days. Business
was i noaefszely active on the landing. The ar
1isAst weEa numerons, the fecsipis q prodnee
lly large, ana the departures tair Ersights
id ali sFaaes pFenrei to be iR better eifering
thax fnr y era days pest althougsi BY no means
eqanl 10 s1e demana,
a sersrsl days past IN regard to the hgh I
gra6rne NOW raid To the officers Of boats In the /
lower ifa5ess ana from what we were able to |
gaillss Vii ihisk the question Il approaching q |
steafeis. Inithe present aspect Of affairs there |
ci.I e glstle Eoubt that TIE wages OF steamboat |
0ltsrs are fan beyond what the owners can afford
4o sSgsw sra tae result Encst be either the with
afSwa OF aal the frstciass packets from The lover
arsdes uf NJ reduction of wages conlinensurate
With she Jul times and great comp titon fer freight
t TIT wages of pilots AZ 500 OF S6te Per month,
ssnd engnsefs paid fresl $50 to Sl75, and either
uic8vs auroportion and but little freight Offering
\ ana short season anticipated, the prospect for
-prs}flts tn the part Of owners is gloomy indeed.
WE 1re aware tslat steamboatmen are seldom
rrsrrai{ Tor their servSces-when it remembered
fhas hey cnfuct expect and seidoaa receive EN-
ployslsrt for more than seven or eight months out
Of theatwelse. ION the average, and are compelled
to lekd anything bat aa enviable life when on the
river. Steamboat owners appreciate this. and 40
net 6Eten gruHble ut the rates cf wages asked Df
and Sid 20 tEer~eScers. But, WITH the prospect
of se arll seascn as the present promises to bes
andsgitIl she ssusserous contingent expenses which
steamer nseesswriy involves, whether issd up or
engzged il zage, sve dc not think that, as Glass;
they will inst upon the naaint ntaiHance of She pres
ent prices ri labor. The question, al events
/ is xasf nasruFing down 20 tins point-shan the
owners be eenpelied TO lay up their boats en-
aooonut Of The high wages, leaving their sficers
without aay uccupati0n, will the slatter come
souether and fix upon prices which owners can
afford and retain their soats IN their several
trades. Wesaesve the latter 70 be the wsest, and
thereiors the most polite course for the officers TO-
Tise asoauear B. T. Hedge will leave positively
for Red xiVez tomorrow evening ats . clock.
Arrangements have been perfected for placing a
regular sFsEyeekly line OF packets in the trade be-
cy ana Cairo, connection with the lii
riss CsaaYaf Railroad line will consist Of some
of the asstest and most popular packets on the
river, anE sTlll be under The Of ex
perierSSg ana competent agents, 1T both ends of
! the reHta. gentleman 5s now II this city ar
ranging ssar having passengers tieketed through
frosa NeW arleaas to all the principal Northern
ana asassAFn cities The steamer Ohm Walsh Is
tlls pioszzer ID this trade under the mentioned ar
rai1sGfneAt and leaves as the regular packet fer
Cairo at 5 o'cleck tomorrow evening, and will
leave Oh every alternate Saturday hereafter. We
4 regard zsae enterprise as paying one, and have
Il no 8ok5t that the Cairo and New Orleans Line Of
Star Packets Will speedily work their way into
general popuaris
TIE Hsw and elegant passenger packet Ibsrvilie,
4 having been thoroughly repaired. will Leave posi-
lively ii 9oscloek, Sunday morning, for Baton
Roage Sara, and all intermediate landings,
and geh through u season to A.
tend tbs opening ot the Legislature on Monday.
The otfer packets in the mail line will hereafter,
leave their old days. and run in their respective
trades Az beioresthe accident to the IberFille.
The Starlight did not get oT yesterday on ac-
count Of the scarcity of freight. She win lay up
nnIii hef negt regular day for leaving, Thursday,
the 18th inst.
Tho Memphis Enquirer Of the I'd inst, says:
The lHe&fller yesterday was clear, cool, and
throughout pleasant and agreeable.
Thafe WAS a plenty Of steamers at the landing,
but business vas exceedingly dull throughout the
Tl,e siycr u still recading having fallen full six
inches III the past twenty hours at this point
The h&r On The opposite shore, which indicated
the past rise, and was seen with pleasure 10 dis
apbear beneath the waters, again shows itself, and
as plainly indicates the rapid decline and approach
to law water
Tlcrs Is 5siaiasy OF iTater however, between here
and Ca5so With six feet scant in the channel to st.
Igs1ss The river ahoYe IL filled with lee and nayi
CATION AlI,est entirely closed.
The Chic river at Louisville was rising yesterday,
Nita segen feet of water II the canal.
The shipments Of cotton from this port yesteE-
dag Amounted to 4l4s bales 1895 TO New Orleans
& and 750 To tc Ohio river: the latter mostly com
pressed.
af four inches per hour at last accounts, with ten
ard q half Feet in theschaHnel, by the pier mark.
j At Wheeling, seven feet and stationary, with ten
ard half feet and rising at Parkersburg. At
CfnHinnati dse river vas receding slowly, but the
rise from above was soon expected TO be felt.
There ere sayen feet in the Lower Ohio. The
Cumberland is stationary, with seven fact on Har-
". 4. Aaa,ssss fo,.s Lafoarelle. -- The ane pas
senger packet M A, Andrew, Capt. ]. 7. Landry,
commander, and MI. j. JArry, clerk, leaves at
O'Clock this evening for Lafourche and the Coast.
Crosse aate FOR Bdyott Sara. The fine freight
racket Gfasse Tete, Capt. James McQuoid, COM
masder. and Mr.. Geo. Wilkinson, clerk, leaves at
1oocleck a. M. to-day, for Bayou Sara and the
E0Fst.
Inarez IfiR for Tori Adams.-The regular pas
senger packet Laurel Hill, Capt r. r. Gross,
c8Inmander, and Mr.. y. r. Mamfdrd, clerk, leaves
aE d oseloek this evening for Fort Adams and the
g0ast
HoaBssols fol-. as,isas. The fine passenger packet
Roehuck, capt. Mike Gwartney, commander, and
HI. A. z: Parinsle clerk, leaves at o'clock this
evening for Tansas and Bayon Macon
Salsae for Bs1ck Rirer. The staunch packet
\ Saline, Capt. Geo. Miller, commander, leaves at 5
O'Clock this evening fol Gil landings Trinity and
Ossaola fo, Red Rises.. The very regular and
favofite passenger packet 0aceola, Capt. W. Nc
MILAN; Commander, will leave at o'clock this
eEnnfng fpF RED flyer,
E5.a No.s5 3pr Upper Red Eiresr. The staunch
and popular passenger packet Era No. s. Capt.
Jno. Kuuna5 commander. and Mr.. Noah ScoYell,
clerk. viii leaVe at O'clock this evening for
Upper Red river.
f1.iad Donna 5or Tittsbipg.- Tie nne and
regular passenger packet Prima Donna, Capt.
George p. Moore, commander. and Mr. A. Mur-
doeh, clerk will Leave at O'Clock this evening for
Fltfshafg and Intermediate landings
Pig0 for Red Is1ef.-The regular passenger
packet Nigns Capt. H. H. Martin, commander and
Mr.. i. We Dorie, clerk, leaves at o'clock this
eyeaiAg for Red river.
Ji69ah 7bsir0 for the Ouaellitd.-The very feet
ard popular passenger packet Judah Touro, Capt.
Maurice Laughorne, commander, and Mi. "A. q.
Folgars clerk, leaves at clock this evening for
the t3ga1Aifa.
Mary E Heeae fo4 Gfeenoaie. The very elegant
and regular passenger packet Mary Il Keene,
capt w B. Richardson, commander, and Messrs.
Jaslaag and Armstrong clerks, leaves at 5 o'clock
tins evening fer Greensle and intermediate land
ings.
slsllasN yor Arkansas Rirer.The fine and
IegIsaF passenger packet skylark, Capt. r. 2.
s9usasy, commander, viii leave at O'clock this
evening tDr the Arkansas river.
has e tfag fur lg51lfs.-The superb and
regular passenger packet Edward j. Gay Capt.
N Bars B1wep, commander, and Mr.. sJno. Brooks,
elerks vii ieaye At oieock this evening for Mem
a phfs and tho Bends. ?
Ae,c tsselg Sane Tlle large ana palatial passen-
gsr pacsst AaW uncsa Sam, Cant, a. R. Irwin,