New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-08-26
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Monday Morning, August &c, 1861.

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Monday Morning, August a6 1851.
tie past week has been a period Of but mode
Fafe activity, but stu an Improvement over til
previous week in the amount of produce receive
e and freight shipped.
The weather during the week has been cloudy
ssith rain every day.
The river before the city has fallen one foot sine
our report, and is now twelve feet below hgi
water mark.
The number of arrivals were nineteen, bringing
the following amounted produce: Cotton, Sc bales;
sugar, 1863 hhds and bbls;; molasses, 1884 hblss;
g four, 1874 bbis. corn, 2lss sacks tobacco, II
shhda.; oats, ISL sacks wheat $50 sacks bacon,
III casks rope, IS coils whisky, % bhls.
Tie steamer Countess came to the wharf an Sat
,ardag, and il receiving freight for all landings on
a white river. She leaves positively this evening.
The goebucg having been detained from leaving
for ned river Oh Saturday, is advertised to leave
this evening. 5 IN ii s,i ,Ss..
ETEAABo 4TMESs MEETING "A meeting of the
sfeamboatrien of Memphis was held last Wednes.
day night, n that city, at which the constitution
{ proposed by the committee appointed to prepare
i, Was adopted. D. II. Townsend was then elected
y President, and Capt .. a, FreHgh, Secretary.
Several committees were appointed, and the meet
4 ing then adjourned until Thursday night.
Pursuant 10 adjournment, the Memphis Southern
Steamboatrnenss Association convened in the Brad
ley Block last night. In the absence Of the Presi-
+ dent, +. M. Gaior was called upon to act as tenn
y porary chairman Capt. Freligh being present
{ acted as Secretary. About fifty gentlemen were
i proposed and elected, who were admitted and
gned tie Constitution. On motion, the Associa-
n ton then adjourned, to meet this evening, at 8
10 clock, in the Bradley Block.
The movement of steamboa at Memphis and
Paducah will, we hope, be followed by the steam
boatmen in our city forming themselves into an
organizati ion as We have been overrun by persons
coming here id the fall and winter and getting tie
cream of the trade and leaving here in the spring
Il 10 spend the money that they have made in our
tributaries leaving our own citizens to do the hard
work in the summer.
The proceedings of meeting of PaducaI steam-
boatmen, held on the 18th inst, is before us. Capt.
q 81 Wood was appointed chairman, and @. W. Har-
# rison secretary. committee appointed presented
Tho following resolutions, which were unanimously
\ adopted ss#
VIZ Whereas, The steamhoatmen and owners of the
South have recently formed themselves into 6 gen
eral and local Z associations having for their OBJ
ject the of Southern interests and the
n ernploymentp exclusively on Southern steamboats,
of Southern men, identified heart and sonl by In
eiinatioa, with the South. And, whereas, the as
sociaton at Memphis has advised the exclusion Of
steamboatnen from the old United States, except
j Paducah and 81 Louis therefore, be Ii Es
Res9fueg, That the steamboatnen of Padacah
approve Of this action Of the Southern steamboat
men al enainently judicious and patriotic.
Hes6gred, That the steamboatmen of Paducah
hereby pledge themselves 70 the advancement Of
with men known to be hostile to the South, and to
fern themselves into branch association exclnd
ing therefrom all except men known to be devoted
HI, the South. IA
Resolued, That We properly appreciate the con-
Splifnent paid the steambDatnen of Padneah at q
recent meeting in Memphis, and that we shall
gard Of cur Southern brethren. |
\ The proceedings Of the meeting were signed by
nine captains seven clerks, sixteen pilots, thirteen
engineers and seven mates.
The Memphis ppeal Of the 2sd says:
The river opposite this point still rising slowlv
Business at the landing yesterday eyineed oniyti
q moderate activity. The weather was warm and
The E Howard left for New Orleans last evening I
200 sacks and 600 barrels -four, 400 sacks BRAN
800 sacks corn and some tobacco,
The Lizzie Simmons, due from New Orleans on \
Wednesday last, had not arrived when we left the I
layee last evening.
The Louisville journal Of the 2Ist says Nh
I'll The river is still rising ut this point, with seven
feet i'm the canal. The weather is very warm
and sult
falling, with four feet water in the channel.
All Cincinnati at the same time The river was +
falling, having fallen fourteen inches the previous
stWenty four hours.
The New Albany Ledger Of the goth says:
The river at this point continues to rise, and We
would have in ordinary times fine boating water at
ID very early date in the season. The Mississippi
At 81. Loniss is falling with eight feet above low
water mark. The Illinois is failing at Peoria with
eighteen inches in the channel. The Missouri id L
falling with four feet id the channel
There II four feet in the upper Mississippi, above
the rapids. Below Keokuk there is four and d half
feet scant. 4#3s III
I. IsAtsREL Hui FOR sBAYous sARA-The large and
comfortable O. s. mali passenger packet Laurel
Hill, Capt 6. Heno, COMMANDER, and Mr., Geo.
Vilkins0a, clerk. leaves, BIT o'clock this evening
for the above and way landings, 5
RoEsuqK Fon Rgp RIv5 i, J, neat passenger
and Mr. Jas. Johnston, clerk, leaves at o'clock
this evening for Red river.
NJ Countess FOR WHrfE RIvER--The neat and very 4
light dratght passenger packet Countess, Capt.
this evening forall landings on White river as high
as Pocahontas The Countess is in every respect
q first class packet, with speed safety, comfort h
and eieganee Gil ~ 4. her favor Passengers may
her ieavlng AT the appointed hour, and also
receiving the best attention and enjoying pleas
ant trip. Il ss SS 8 y ySy4s49 +,
ALoNzO CHILD FOR MEaIPHIs AT 5 o'clock this
evening. punctually, the fine passenger packet
Alon10 Child, Capt d. DeHayen, commander, and
Ms. W. p. Nc Bride, clerk, will leave for Natehez
Vicksbnrg, Memphis, and way landings We know
of no host oar river whose popularity is greater
or'naore richly deserved than the Alonzo Child.
She has great speed united to all the assurances
OF safety and elegance blended with all the in
gradients Of comfort Passengers should apply for
rooms early to-day We also hope that our ship
pera may not be lukewarmin shipping on this boat;
as, in every instance that Can't Haven has bean
called upon by the Confederate Government to do L
them some service, he has, with that generosity +
for which Virginans are SO noted offered his boat
and his services free of all charge. IA 88a IA: .
slaaritls snttlllgeate.
sss@ 0REs1EET oFTIoE, No. 10 Camp atrest, l.
Monday Morning, August x. 1861. 5 1
Arrived Saturday.