New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-01-05


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Saturday Morning. an &. 1861. S
Tho weather yesterday Vas cool, cloudy, dam
alal indicative Of more wet weather.
Business was dnrmant Oh tie levee, only Two o
taree packets leaving IN the course Of the day
The alrivals, how eyer, were fairly numerous, an
qaitea number of boats were receiving to leay
to-lay
Among tile arrivals was the new packet r. +
4 Banford, from Cincinnati--s trim and staunc
looking crafs named after q prcmnent member D
tie biz III this city. She is $40 feet in length, 8
feet hesin, "a feet hreadthef floor and feet hold
She hill. three double fued boilers, each So inche
III diameter and 70 feet id length. Her cylinder
sare Vi III inches diameter and feet stroke. Thu
II Bonford Hill d full length cabin and fine aceomno
fations for about fifty passengers She leaves fol
RHd river iii Wednesday next. Capt =. Wor
leg, i,i t,ld sseagihoatnian, weIlsknown in TIL
lower I'll asie has the command Of the Bonford ans
MI SID Smith win baye charge Of the office.
The ffne packet Mary 7. will be at the landing
on Monday to receive for Red river, for which She
Il Leaves Oh Tuesday under the command Of Capt
Vim. Kilahali.
The Louisville Journal Of the 3lst inst. says: i
THE river Ii falling fast at this point with seven
feet eight inches water in the canal last evening,
Ave fest eight inches in the steamboat pass at the
falls and four feet eight inches on the rocks. The
weather yesterday was very cold, but clear.
The Ohio id iaiIing at all points above Louisville.
5fS The new steamer Il. D. Bacon left for New Or
leans yesterday with q light trip, passing down
s1 Ths hen steamer Il. G. Campbell, Jr., came up
to Che lail6hg yesterday, and will be receiving for
E New Orleans to-day.
The Cincinnati Gazette Of the 31st inst. say
4 Tbe weather yesterday was cloudy and cold,
with appearsuees of snow. The river continues
10 fan steadily ut this port. at The rate OF siS
iRebas in 1Beni Y-ieur hours. There was hut little
loifE ~ the river on Saturday. The heagissf ship
snents being made are fnr Ite South /; for Mash
willie, ST Louis and Pitfsbarg, there IS but little
4 areigyht Offering
The Louis papers of the Soth5ult. contain the
following TENS ttdition to yhat we published
from them HI The Crescent of yesterday
Tiae New sam Eaty arrived from Cairo yesterday
afferneoa and reports The river in rather an I'M
Iayurahie tor ma alton. She lett Cairo
ma Gtia Nv ana feetat Dog Tooth. The Polar
Star III hard aground at Tea Table, the Isabella was
lyisgsto aboYs the bar ithout steam, and one of
y her gsards rear under water.
u Ihe steamer Sunshine is in3a extremely per
picking pscdieasnent. Capt. Willard arrived in
+ town yesterday morning and reports high and
dry she middle of The river: on one side Of her
yuu could step on dry land without getting your
feet wet and the other was frozen mass office.
At d special meeting yesterday of the Boatmen's
BeneTolen ard ilet citation held at the rooms
f The former, 2. January. Esq, President of the
EhaTbero f Commerce, made statements regarding
the progress pf the ID the United States Court
against the Rock Island Bridge Company, and
Ashad cooperation Of the above-Raned associations
III regard 70 the means for further progress of
The stlst.
Gen NJ Ranney proposed to appoint q commit
tee ID eo nsidef the matter.
Capt Wall 81 resolution was requesting tile Pilots
Association 70 cooperate with the other bodies on
the same sub eets
CAPT Dick Cray asked that 4 report be made to
ala jotrnea on Monday, the 3lst, at ~
"A, Ms
Capt. yvat. offered another resolution, that The
Geiseates to the New Orleans Convention be in
structsd Il lay the matter before that body.
Easfiia Pdfisls Io,. Loaees Coast. The fine pas
senger packet Empire Parish, Capt. A. Grant, Jr.
commander, ana Mi T. Bayl, clerk, leaves at 10
O'Clock shis morning for Lower Coast.
a LsIgsa3rae 9ot, Lafola,elte The regular and,fne
passenger packet Isafourche, Capt. a. Dngas, COM
znander. and Mr. q. Latapie, clerk, leaves at 10
O'Clock this morning FOR Iafourche and intermed
ate landings
Acaaia fo,- Doaasdsonui0e The new and ele-
giant assenger paeiet Acadia, Capt. Jos. Vincent,
commander, and Mr.. a. Dupuy, clerk, leaves at s
o'clock tiis evening for Donaldsonyille and the
coast. "a n 5
+ 1.e Golaes ssgs ffos. Fost delasas The fine and
regular passenger packet Golden Age, Capt. W.
IL. weibling. commander Leaves at o'clock this
evening for Fort Adams and the coast.
Fdas JoTas for oltaQsita The popular, regular
and splendid passenger packet Paul Jones, Capt.
r. Keeling, commander and Mr. Sam. McGhesney,
clerk leaves for the 0uachita at q o'clock this
evening.
u u Pasgoa.d Jor HE Gstaesita The new,
swift ana elegant passenger packet !. f. Pargoud,
Capt. Jno. w. Iobn, commander, and Mr. G.
Phelps, clers, leaves ali s o'clock this evening
for tie Olaehita.
W VI BSsisoa Jpst Red IN sgei. The ine and favor
lite passenger packet ". Burton, Capt. Sam. Law
son, commander, aud Mr. f. A. Boissat, clerk,
leaves at ) o'clock dlas waning for Red river.
dfiltoa Teegf fo,' Red lalueT. The light draft,
favolise and regular passenger packet Milton Rslf
Capt Ghas, HAL, commander, and Mr.. Sam. Wythe,
clerk, leaves at s O'Clock Ibis evening for Red
river.
n. I'll Hodge hi Red Rige,.. The elegant and
stanuch passenger packet B. /. Hodge, Capt Jno.
smok commander ana ar, q. D. Marshall, clerk,
leaves 1t o'clock this evening for Red river.
Oltttsss fo, Eazao Rtuer. The trim and neat
passenger packet Charm Capt. J. @! Reeves, COM
mander, aud Mr q. u. Shaw, clerk, wili leave at
o'clock thin evening for Yazoo river.
Nestsfea s9t, RicbsbnF,g The elegant and regn.
lar passenger and y $. mil packet Natchez, Capt.
n T.. Lea hegs commander, and Mr. A. a Green,
clerk, Leaves at o'clock this evening for yieks-
bHrg and intermediate landings.
Iizzie The 0adc7sita 1.-The elegant
and popnsr, stapnch and swift passenger packet
Llzzia Innsona eapt. zen Moore, commander and
hal. Gee. n. Kirk, clerk, leaves at o'clock this
evening for the Oaachila.
Relsass Faitson Jos. 7a,isas. Passengers and
shippers Will please bear in mind that the popular
and egplar passenger packet Robert Watson, ua-
der the command Of Capt Ed. Jones, Will back
ont positive at y clock this evening for Tensas
and Bayou aeon.
Plc0gssas No. 5 for Attdkapq$.-4The fsne ana
swift passenger packet Picagune No. 5 Captain H. l
81. Broad commander, and Mr.. IA. a. Deiahoasay,
clerk, leaves at o'clock this evening for Alta.
kapas and intermediate landings.
Comet for Red Riger.- The popular passenger
packet Genet, Capt. nv, Y Harrel commander
and NE. j. q. Reeder, clerk, leaves at S O'Clock
this evening for all landings on Lake Bisteneaa
AghSdnsasU for arkansas Ricer.--The stannchI
and light draft passenger packet Arkansaw Capt
~ u. Bennett, commander, leaves for the Arkansas
river at 6 pseack this evening.