New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-07-04
aslp cerleans Bully Crescent.
/, HI,aRTnr mt COLUMNS
Sitter antelIigtate.
CRESCENT oFFIor, No. 70 CAN'T sTsEET,
Il F Thursday Morning, July 4, 1861.

Thursday Morning, Jnlg 4, 1861. !
Daily we have our delightful showers of rains
some very heavy. They render the weather very
pleasant We have not only the most healthy, but
by far the most pleasant city for summer resi-.
denee. either in the Confederate States or the old
United States. We have cool, bright mornings,
delightful midday showers to wash the streets ana
cool the air, rendering cur charming evenings sui
more pleasant, while We inhale the heathfui sea
breeze. What more could be desired to induce
our citizens to stay at home!
It's with pleasure we can inform all interested
that the wharves are being put in complete order
At the upper steamboat landing, an extension IS
being made out -into the river some distance, all
new and substantial. This will afford plenty OF
water for the boats, and give much more space Tor
the discharging of their cargoes. AT the lower
steamboat landing, they have not as YET COM
menced repairing, but will soon do so.
The only objection that we have, and those who
have business on both Athe upper and lower land
inrs is that the hense erected at the ferry landing
extends too far IN. we think that the Council
shonld see about iii and have it removed nearer to
the landing of the ferry boat or removed alto
rether As il il great inconvenience to those who
have business on the levee.
We learn from one our Memphis exchanges that
III. ls
and vicksburg line, have purchased the fine
steamer Prince of Wales for $4,000. Capt Jas.
Lee, well known here, will take charge of her.
The Louisville Journal Of the LIST says:
The river is falling slowly at this point, with
three feet one inch in the canal last evening. Inc
weather is clear and pleasant, with light falil Of
rain yesterday -
The Ohio is falling at all points between Illus
TIE gun-hoats 40. Tyler, Lexington and Cone
WACO have not yet passed the Portland bar, owing
to the low water.
wharf, including the John Raine, Fanny Bullitt,
Atlantic, Poeahontas and Commercial.
The ST. louis papers announce the death OF
James Kerr, the well-kuown mate ana veteran
The War Department invites proposals for the
building of sixteen gnn-boats for service on the
Western waters.
The Memphis Bulletin, Of the LIST, says:
We have had hard rain all the morning, and
everything about the levee looks somewhat
drenched. The river appears to have checked up
from the recent heavy rains, though the tendency
is still downwards Business was not very active
at the legee this morning, though there are
goodly number of steamboats, IN port. Arkansas
river Is still falling, with only three feet to little
Rock The prospect is that the boats in that trade
will have speedily to lay up.
EXPIRE PARISH FOR DoNALDsoNvILLE-Th feet
passenger packet Empire Parish, Capt. A. Grant,
at 10 o'clock this morning for Donaldsonville and
way landings.
LAUREL HILL FOR FoRT ADAMs-The large and
comfortable passenger packet Laurel Hill, 'Capt.S
Heno, commander, and Mr.. Geo. Wilkinson clerk,
leaves at o'clock this evening for Fort Adams,
nsTou Sara and coast landings.
COUNTESS FOR RED R1vER-The extremely light
draught and fine passenger packet Countess, Capt.
Geo. Il. Wilson, commander, and Mr. All. Bay
less, clerk, leaves positively at O'CLOCK this eve
ming for Shreveport and way landings.
w. S. JOHNSON FOR RED RTvER-The very light
Y draught packet W. S. johnson, Capt. S. W. Ham
mond, commander, leaves at O'Clock this even
ing for all landings on Red river.
FL. r. w. HILL FOR MEarHIs--The large and
regular passenger packet H. r. W. Hill, Capt. 7.
Ell. Newell, commander, leaves at 5 o'clock this
evening for Memphis and all way landings in the
Bends.
ACADIA FOR BAYOU, SARA.-The splendid G. S.
Mail and passenger packet Acadia, Capt Joseph
Vincent, commander, and Mr.. A. Dupuy, clerk
leaves tomorrow morning friday at 8 o'clock,
for the above and Coast landings.
PRINCE OF WALES FOR MEMPHIS = The unsur-
passed passenger packet Prince of Wales, Capt.
Jas Lee, commander, and Mr. Jos. Dubois, clerk,
leaves for Memphis, Vicksburg and all landings
in the Bends