New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-10-08

slowly. On the Lower Rapids there is two feet
water fall and but one boat has succeeded ID get
ting np lately which was Capt. ID. s. Harris 1fey
EAGLE. There has been slight Improvement At
Prairie du Chien and Duhuque but y = agsia a,s ~
stand still In the Missouri still /. three ana nan
feet and falling with 70 prospec, 81 a to
peor;a and recedinr. Above Peoria there is only
Arrivals from the South day before yesterday
were the Planet January ana sits ~, " Mo;.
and Grago from Goose Island. Arrived yesterday,
civ 81 Louisiana and Platte Valley from Memphis
Departures day before yesterday were the A. Nc
Doweli and II. @. Twichell and yesterday the |
Twilight and Adriatic for New Orleans, z. M Ry- |
land for Columbus, and Platte Valley for Memphiss
The Hiawatha and Flying Cloud are both due,
and will be in port to-day from New Orleans, and
the Memphis from Memphis.
The Planet, Champion and Maria Denning will
leave for your city this evening, and the Emma and
City of Memphis tomorrow.
The Hiawatha will leave in the railroad line on
Saturday, instead of Sunday, her regular day.
The John Walsh has been completely repaired
and painted, and will start in the Southern trade
again next week as regular railroad line packet.
We understand Mr.. Alex. Mclean, Of tins CITY, ls
building monster star boat for the ST. Louis and
New Orleans trade, at q cost Of sl8u 0a0. me
machinery of the Eclipse will be placed in her.
Her dimensions will be as follows: Length $40
feet beam IA feet, SO feet floor, 36-inch cylinders
and II feet stroke She will have SIX boilers, and
be built and furnished in the most approved modern
style Of elegance and comfort. We have heard no
name mentioned for the new boat.
The Arago a late Yieksburg and ST. Louis
packet, and recently sunk between the two points,
has been raised and came to port day before yes!
terday. She viii go upon the Carondelet docks
Immediately. The damage to the cargo Is but
slight
The rates of freight to New Orleans are as fol-
lows: Flour, potatoes etc, 70c. per bbl pork and
whisky, 81 IS and 81 So; hemp and hay, 40 TO 5oc.
| per bale. and s. to 40c. for weight freight OF
course there is an advance on these rates Tor
| freights put off at way landings.
The weather has been quite warm for the season,
and alternately showery. At this writing there is
a very slight sprinkle Of rain, with prospect of
increase II would take but little rain to hold the
river stationary at its present stage, which is far
from good, but much better than it has been for
long time.
The steamers Planet and D. A. January arrived
DIT ST. Louis on the I'd inst The A. Mcdonald, T.
| o. Twitchel and j.. @. Swon departed thence for
this port The Adriatic and Twilight left that port
| On the Sd for New Orleans. The Chester, Ashley
and Arizona left Cincinnati on the Sd for this port
the former With 1OO and the latter with 500 tons Of
| freight Capt. o. G. Williamsons steamer Emerald
| was leading at the same place fer this port.
i The following boats are due here to-day the
Eastport and James Wood from Paducah, soye-
! reign, Minnehaha and Imperial.
The Louisville Courier of the 4th has the follow
/ ing:
The river was falling again yesterday nd had
i receded an inch at dark, with three feet one inch
4 water in the canal, by the mark. On the bar at
Portland, there were four feet water. The weather
4 was cloudy and warm all day, with an East wind
4 prevailing until evening, when it shifted to the
south, and was very warm, with light rains.
The St. Louis Republican of the 4th says:
The river at this port fell about eight inches yes
terday and at dark last evening the whole fall
about III inches. There are 81 feet in the channel
out to Cairo, and no boats aground or in any sort
of difficulty.
The Illinois river is falling, with 81 feetto Naples
and three feet to Peoria.
The Upper Mississippi is falling below Keekuk,
with four feet i'll the channel. There is but y
| inches on the lower rapids. Capt. Harris has
passed up with the Grey Eagle and lightened up to
\ 26 inches. The Gray Eagle will not come below
the Rapids again this season. The river at Du-
bnque is about stationary. The rnmored SIX feet
Il rise was purely an imaginary swell
The Cincinnati Commercial Of the 4th says:
II Yesterday was another warm day, with no inn
mediate indications Of falling weather. The river
at Pittsburgis stationary, with feet water in the
u channel by the mark; feet water at Wheeling,
and 81 feet at Marietta and Parkershurg. A rise
Of few inches is reported out of all the trbuta-
ries of the Upper Ohio. Here the river is station
ary with scant feet water in the channel to Lou
sville feet water in the canal, and feet inch
4 es on Senietown Bar, and several boats aground.
i (
All the side streams are low and falling. Tennes-
see river Is receding with 81 feet water on Duck
Shoals.
/ we learn from the Louisville Courier that Capt.
Ben. H. Perry's new boat, the Arkansas, intended
for the navigation Of the river after which she is
named, was at that place on the 4th, and would
leave on that evening for this city.
| The Cincinnati Commercial Of the 4th says:
| Mr. II. ". Phillips, Of Wheeling. is building q
| fire steamer for Capt. O. " Wells and others, for
| the New Orleans, Yazoo, and Yallobusha river
| trade. She will have capacity for 2200 bales of
cotton. The dimensions Of the hull are 156 feet in
length, Sc feet beam, 63 feet depth of hold, with
neat cabin She will be provided with pair Of
balance valve engines two boilers, 1s feet long,
n inches in diameter with % fues, s inches in
diameter, in each boiler. The cylinders are 20
| inches IN diameter, feet stroke, popet valve,
with steam attachment to the capstan and freight
holster. Capt. Wells formerly commanded the
Union Line steamer Virginia, and commanded the
| Cleona and Planter, in the Yazoo trade. He in
| tends to name her the Planter, and expects to
| have her fully completed and ready to leave for
| New Orleans on the 18th otsNspvember. Mr. Phil
lpsis also building two other boats one for Capt.
! o'Neil, for the Steubenyie trade, and a small
Texas packet for navigating Trinity river.
4 Crosse 1ete for Bayou Stra.-The regular
I packet Crosse Tete, Capt. j. MeQuoid, COM
mander, Mr.. George Wilkinson, clerk, leaves this
keyening at O'Clock for Bayou Sara and inter-
| mediate landings.
/ Gen Q,,ita,dn for G,.eenoMe.- The great Bend
packet Gen. Qeitman, Captain j. w. Cannon, com
mander, leaves at s o'clock this evening for Green
! vile and intermediate landings. Her passenger
appointments are of superior order, and nothing
| il wanting to add to the comfort and enjoyment of
\ passengers. Her table is always spread with the
rafess contributions of the market, and No expense
I il spared which in any way add to the already