New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-04-17

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oRrscprr orrtor No 10 GAIT srREEre
at55 Wednesday Morning, April II, 1861.
The weather Yesterday was clear mild and in
yirorating, with fine prospects for another pleasant
day at nightfa
Business was dull on the landings, freights being
in slim supply, and majority of the boats adver-
tised to leave last evening being compelled to
postpone their departure until to-day. The En-
pire Parish and Lafourehe for the coast, Starilgh
d. r.. Carroll, and Desoto, for Red river, ana the
H.R, W. Hill, Champion, and Ferd. Kenneth iof
q J,nnia and the James Woods, for Nashville
,ara tlf. departures The arrivals far IN NUMBER
vy;I NJ found reported under our marine head.
me Col. T. II. Judson turned her received
yre;ght over 10 the Yazoo packet Yazoo yesterday,
aud laid up. Tho Yazoo leaves at 5 O'Clock this
evening.
Among the significant signs of the times, we
mia the arrival of the ST. Louis passenger packet
Alopzo Child, with the Confederate flag at the
head Of her iack-staG, The Child is in charge of
hearted Southrons, and We venture the opinion
hat added to the other multitudnous merits of
this popular packet. this display Of the Southern
nag win prove an iaaneenent to shippers to ship
an the Alonzo and to travellers who love to patron
fze \ home institutions to travel on her. u.
The Mississippi river is at last open to ST. Paul,
ard navigation has resumed. The ice in Lake
Pepin gave way on the 18th inst. The steamer
Ocean Wave had gone through the lake and ar
rived at St. Paul the evening of the Sth instant
There has always been considerable rivalry as to
which boat should first arrive at st. Paul, being
stimulated by the favor Of free wharfage for the
season to the successful boat
# The New Orleans packet Woodford has been
added to the fleet Of Louisville boats laid up at
New Albany, owing to the pressure of the times.
The Convention of Steamboat Captains in the
packet business, which was held at Cincinnati on
Wednesday, has adjourned. Several alterations
were made in the freight tariff and other business
Of Importance transacted, but not to be made
public.
The st. Louis Republican of the 18th inst. says:
The river here is rising pretty rapidly. 1t was
filed with drift wood yesterday, and some i'm
mense logs and trees came down with the current
AT 10 O'Clock, yesterday morning, the river had
risen thirteen inches and half in twenty-four
hours, and was then twenty feet and three inches
above low-water mark in December last
The Illinois river is rising and overlooking.
The Upper Mississippi is stationary at Dubuque,
but rising below Rock Island. All the small rivers
are pouring out floods.
There is fully five feet on the Lower Rapids.
Desmoines river is bank full.
The Missouri river is rising slowly, and there is
five feet in the channel from St. Joseph down.
Business on the levee was exceedingly brisk yes
terday, and the whole landing was crowded with
freight drays and other vehicles. The general
hustle reminded us Of old times There is great
amount of tunnage in port, especially for New
Orleans. All Southern bound boats go out fully
loaded.
The Cincinnati Gazette of the 18th inst says:
The weather during the past few days has been
vet and very disagreeabe, greatly retarding ship
ments, and mailing the leYee have decidedly
gloomy appearance. i
The river, since our last report, has been rising
rapidly, from the effects Of the steady rains during
the past week, and mp to dark last evening the ad
vance was fully five feet.
There was but little business transacted yester- |
day, and outsdeof the packets, the shipments did
not exceed 200 tons. There is no change to notice
In the offerings for New Orleans and boats in that
trade lie here four or five days to secure two
thirds trip.
There will be lively time in the Nashville trade
next week, Us boats will be enabled to receipt
freight through TO Southern points over the Nash
willie and Chattanooga Railroad, heretofore the
immense amount of freight which had accumulated
at Nashville for the South having been cleared
of.
j. a. Gotten FOR BAYOU SARA-The new and
elegant low-pressure passenger packet ]. A. Cot |
ten, Capt v. B. Baranco, commander, and Mr.. Z.
B. Mumford, clerk leaves at O'Clock this morning
for Bayou Sara and the coast.
NEWsBoY FOR THE 0UACHITA-The fine passen- |
ger packet NeWsboy, Capt. j. D. Walker, COM |
mander, and Mr.. John 7. Hall, clerk, leaves at |
o'clock this evening for the Ouachita.
ERA No. Z FOR THE 0UACHITA-The very staunch |
and light draught passenger packet Era No. Z, |
Capt. Len. Moore, commander, and Mr.. Ed. Burke,
clerk, leaves at O'Clock this evening for the Qua
chita.
B. L. Honor FOR RED RIVER The swift and su-
perior packet B. L. Hodge, Capt. John Smoker
commander, and Mr.. Chas. E. Marshall clerk
leaves at o'clock this evening for Red river.
Texas FOR RED RIvER--The fine passenger pack
ct Texas, Capt. G. W. Stinde, commander and Mr..
D. A. Orgiss, clerk, leaves at O'Clock this even
ing for Red river. The Texas is feet, staunch
and well appointed steamer, and is under the
charge Of CAREFUL clever and the most experienced
officers
j. III. SHARP FOR RED RIyER-The fine fleet and
popularity differed passenger packet j. NJ. Sharp
Capt. ]. w. White, commander, and Messrs. Moody
and JONES' clerks, leaves at o'clock this evening
for Red River.
YAzoo FOR YAzoo RIvER.-The new and beau
tful passenger packet Yazoo, Capt. J. S. Wallace,
commander, and Mr.. B. +. Powell, clerk, leaves at
o'clock this evening for the Yazoo river.
IHIRTY.FIFTH PARALLEL FOR THE ARKANSAS
The popular, staunch, and commodous passenger
packet Thirty Fifth Parallel, Capt Levi Chapman,
commander, and Mr.. Ed. G. Carter. clerk, leaves
at o'clock this evening for Arkansas river.
ARKAEsAw FOR TIE ARK NsAs--The staunch and
swift passenger packet Arkansaw, Capt j. NJ Ben
net, commander and Mr.. Lou.Beeler, clerk, leaves
at o'clock this evening for Arkansas river.
LADY Walton FOR THE ARKANsAs--The staunch,
speedy and fine passenger packet Lady Walton,
Capt. Jno. Thurston, commander, and Mr. Sam
Willard, clerk, leaves at O'Clock this evening for
the Arkansas.
PRINCE OF WALES FOR CAIRo-The new and
splendid swift and very popular passenger packet
Price Of Wales, Capt Pres. Lodewick, commander,
and Mr.. J. ,. Dubois, clerk, leaves for Memphis
and Cairo at o'clock this evening.
HENRY Won PHuL FOR ST. Lours-The new and
very feet passenger packet Henry Won Phul. Cant
2. German, commander, aud Mr.. John Il, nonplas
clerk leaves at O'Clock this evening for Cairo and
st. Louis. The Won Phul has a splendid cabin ma
her officers make it point to popularize her with
The travelling community. Don't fail to remember |!
this star packet this evening
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