New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-18

again for the United States on M ednesday eyens
ing
We learn from The ST, Louispapera that 1t is pro.
posed there to start a weekly line between that;
cityand Louisville, and that the DasMoines and
Sunshine will be the boats.
The fine new packet r. A. Cotton, Cant. Hoor
was at louisville on the l4th loading for the e
Capt. Hooper carries the flag Of Louisi A'eutn'
masthead. It was present from ~A' Nv tue
friends in this city. 1t twas thougr sV.le % h's
would be ready to leave on - e'st 'he sos ,s
South. A0seay iass tor the
The steamer Melnotsr r. ceorroa g., .h,,,, :.
Cincinnati. 'he'roolor SAFE eheap al
y, 4 csl was sold at rittsburg few DAYS
w y, ~ ~, mp .,etRay for $1,000.
tA1 n''' 1904 and Prince of Wales passed Mem.
p pt - Thursday evening, accompanying each
~, Sota bound for this port.
There is o probability of Capt. Adams withdraw
ing TIE lzetta from the Arkansas mail line and
Substituting the Rose Douglas in her place. The
Isetta is too large for the stream.
The Memphis Evening Argus Of Friday lass SAYS !:
We have nothing new to report about the river.
II thare has been any variation since our last re.
port it has risen sn inch or two The upper rivers
are stationary, with plenty of water for the largest
boats. The weather is extremely lovely in this
preparing for the coming crop. There is not 80
much activity on the levee to-day as has been yis
Bile during the week.
The Louisville Courier of the 14th says:
The river has been at stand during the past
twenty.four hours, with feet inches water in the
canal last evening by the mark. On the Falls
there were feet inches water for steamboats,,
and over feet in the pass. The weather has been
rather stormy, with light rain yesterday morning
but cool and clear in the evening.
a=rHa rnt Mimi OF arJn
a stand, with rise reported in the kanawha. The
water at Pittsburg was falling with feet water in
the channel
The officers of the Kentucky river packets YES
terday reported slight rise in that stream from
the head waters.
The Mississippi at st. Louis, yesterday, was
slowly falling.
The Cincinnati Gazette Of The 18Th says:
The weather yesterday was clear and pleasant
with strong westerly wind. Last night the indi-
cations were favorable for rain.
The river is steadily falling at this port and the
decline during the past twentyfour hours has been
about Is inches
Business was quite dull at the leYee yesterday
and there is great falling of in the offerings for
New Orleans and Nashville.
Ne,o Orleazls.-W hisky, 81; Oil, 81 Is: Flour.
'5c; Pork. 75c.; Bacon, in hhds., 35c, and other
pound freights as to SOC. per 100; Lard, in bills,
kegs, etc., 35c. per 100; Horses, So per head
aachinery, 75c. to 81 per 100 lbs
The St. Louis papers Of the 18th say:
Decline IN the river yesterday, one inch Weather
'ery fine, but a lowering sky betokens an early |
ain. Business very lively. Tonnage of New or
cans boats in PORTS very large, and of course they
Dad very slow. The Illinois boats are complain.
ng very generally of the dullness Of business up |
hat stream.
dispatch advises US that the river is now open
o Dubuque. 1t opened to that point on Monday |
light at i O'Clock. The Metropolitan leaves Du-
'uqe for this port to-day.
MARY T. FOR LAFouRoHR The splendid and
ocular passenger packet Mary T., Capt J. j.
'rown, commander, and Mr., j. A. Richard, clerk,
caves at IL O'Clock N. to-day for Lafourche and
he Coast.
Crosse TETE FOR Bayou SARA-The staunch
nd popular steamer Crosse Tete, Capt. Jas. Nc
luoid, commander, and MIR. Geo wilkinson, clerk,
caves at o'clock this evening for Bayou Sara
nd the coast. ". r..
MORGAN NELSON FOR SALINE RIvER-The stauncl
teamer Morgan Nelson, Capt Jos. Richardson
commander, and Mr.. H. W. Carpenter clerk, leaves
t O'Clock this evening for Saline river.
YAzoo FoR YAZoo R1yER.-The new and regu-
If passenger packet Yazoo, Capt. j. s. Wallace,
commander, and Mr.. B. F. Powell, clerk, leaves
O'Clock this evening for the Yazeo river.
ATLANTIC FOR Observation-Disclosures for the
PIPER rivers and shippers will not forget that the
'aYes at o'clock this evening for Memphis,
afro and Louisville. The Atlantic is q proud
acket, and carries her honors and her we'll.
armed horn" gracefully. In the various quail
cations of speed, elegance of passenger appoint
nents, rich fare and popularity of officers, the At
antic takes the front rank. Capt. A. McGill COM
hands, while the affairs Of the Office as well as
be general supervision of the cabin are in the
ompetent hands of ''everybody's friend, Mr..
ohm S. Voolfolk. I,
CLARA DoLsoN FOR ST. Lours-The new and ell. {
CANT passenger packet Clara Dolson, Capt W.
. Dunning, commander, and Mr. A. P. Stewart, I
ERIK, leaves at o'clock this evening for Cairo
Id st. Louis. l
Z. L. MoGIEL FOR ST. LoU1s-The favorite pas
niger packet II. L. McGill, Capt. Ed. Callahan. h
and Mr.. Jas. Kelso, clerk leaves at r
clock this evening for Cairo and ST. Louis.
HsAwATHA FOR ST.. LoUls--Ihis ever popular. C
gular and reliable passenger packet Hiawatha,
apt E. 7. Dix commander, and Mr.. 0. L. Brig,
IN, clerk, leaves at 5 o'clock this evening for
afro and st. Louis.