New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-12-30

Glassware. etc., Shesretarns to-day The n.
Benford, frcsn New Orleans, had 226 hhds. sugar,
1857 bbls. ulelasses, and some glassware and dry
goods. The Quitnan and the Louisville left for
New Orleans. -
The st. Louis Democrat of last Monday says:
A heavy fall OF snow and ice floating onthe river.
River on stand at Keokak, and at this place
The steamer. j. r. Williams from Warsaw, H.,
sprung leak at Canton, and sunk in feet water !;
a9ot OF hogs were drowned. The boat was notin-
aured, it is believed it can be raised.
The prospect at present is very fair for two lines
to Gairo4-one under the supervision and ownership
Of Captains David White, John Klineelter, Ben.
Hutchinson and NJ. Gilman. and the other consist
ing of the City of Alton, Memphis and other boats
owned and directed by Mr.. Mitchell, of Alton as
sociates. 1t is raR1ored that the Memphis has al
ready been purchased by Mitchell Il Co. She is a
splendid boat, and was formerly the property Of
the Mitchell Mail Packet Company. There are nu-
merous pros aud cons, and some very intricate
passages, all Of which we will atpresent hold as
entirely private, in connection with the arrange
ments and preparations for the Cairo trade.
1t is supposed to be a fact that the Government
agent has concluded contract with Capt. Bart.
Able of st. Louis, Mr.. Mitchell, Of Alton, and
Others for trans porting the mails and Government
freight on the Missouri river and from ST. Louis to
| Cairo, New Madrid y and Paducah, and that still
presnmlng IT to be fact, Messrs. White. Ben.
Campbell NJ Gilman, Klinefeter and Hutchinson,
OF the steamers Gladiator, January, Cincinnati and
other boats will be left in the cold " without any
interest or connection in the Cairo contract. We
presume that the boats which will be employed in
carrying out the provisions of the contract on the
Missouri. and to Cairo, etc., will be the City of
Alton, Memphis, Graham, Dickey, Perry, and
Platte Valley. These boats it will be recollected,
were formerly engaged in the ST. Louis and Mem
phis trade. excepting the City of Alton.
afterwards several of them ranin the Cairo trade,
carrying the United States mails The public ell
tertained grave suspicious that some OF the officers
and owners Of the liue had their feelings too
warmly enlisted in the cause of the rebels, and we
understand these suspicious were shared by a
portion of the authorities. 1t may be that these
suspicious have been discovered to be unfouuded.
There need be no suspicion now entertained of the
loyalty of stockholders of the old Memphis line.
Their boats are in favor with the Government
MARY L. FOR LAFouRcHE.-The fast tri- weekly
passenger packet Mary T., Capt. A. Dugas, COM
mander and Mr.. Eugene Latapie, clerk leaves at Q
o'clock this day for the above and all intermediate
coast landings.
ROBERT FUITsN FOR RED RIyER-The new, light
draught passenger packet Robert Fulton, Capt. W.
". Withenbury commander, and Mr.. Sam. Lawson,
clerk, leaves at O'Clock this evening, for all land
ings on Red river up to Alexandria.
LAUREL HILL FOE BAYOU SARA.--The regular,
superior and G. S. mail passenger packet Laurel
Hill, Capt. S. Heno, commander, and Mr.. George
Wilkinson, clerk, leaves at o'clock this evening
for Baton Rouge, Bayou Sara and all way land
ings.
FERD. KENNETH FOR MEMPHIS The fine first
class passenger packet Ferd. kennett, Capt. T. Fl.
Briefly commander, and Mr.. w. L. Harper, clerk,
leaves for Memphis and way landings The Ken
nett goes and comes with mechanical regularity,
and is gro wing in popularity with each successive
trip. Passengers for Memphis will find the Ken
nett a most comfortable packet. Her table is al
ways plentfnlly supplied, and her officers are of
the true blue stamp, besides being accommodating
and attentive to all. Remember she leaves at 10
o'clock this morning.