New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-07-20
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DEPARTMENT. COLUMNS
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Dizziness en- the leyee increases at an apparently
unceasing pace. The Homer bid her aaiens to the
shipping public yesterday, and gave her trip to the
Gen. n. Il Hodges which packet will positively
Leave this evening for Red river.
We notice a large amount Of freight on the land
ing for tie Mary E, Keene, which packet will be at
her handing this morning. She leaves again for
Memphis and way landings at o'clock this
evening
as The Little Rock Ark) Gazette Of the 18th says:
The river is falling, with about two feet water
above and three feet below.
The weather is cool and pleasant for the season.
but dry. no rain having fallen for over ten days.
The Louisville Journal Of the ISL says:
The river is falling at this point, with three feet
three inches in the cana and about three feet six
inches on Portland bar. The weather was pleas
4 antly cecil yesterday and cloudy
The Cincinnati Commercial of the 10th inst. says:
The weather was wet and cloudy, with irlcessart
rain all day. The indications are very favorable
for rise Of several feef-the last of the season.
Al Ptshnrg there is four feet and rising, with hard
q rains up tie Allegheny. There is three feet at
Blannerhassett and Burlington. Here the river is
still cling slowly and steadily, with 4a feet hence
to Louisville. There is three feet in the canal and
! four feet on the shoalest bars along the lower
Ohio.
The little steamer Medora, which collapsed her
fues few days since, below New Albany, was
destroyed by Ere at Jacksonville, Saturday night.
She was a small stern-Wheel steamer, owned by
Il Capt. BeaslY and others, Of ST. Louis, and valued
\ at $4,000.
PITTsBuRa Monday Dispatch says:
The weather on Saturday was cool and showery,
I and yesterday was cloudy with fine breeze
making livery pleasant. In our Saturdays issue
we quoted three feet FIVE inches by the metal marks
i on Friday evening last evening the marks called
8 fer three feet eight and a half understanding
rise Of three and half inches during the past for
freight hours. The officers of the Brownsville
packet Gailatin, which arrived last evening report
the river on stand at that place, and they think
that It will be falling to-day. We learn from Kit
tanning that the Allegheny had swollen six inches
at that point up till Friday evening, with heavy
rains above. The Allegheny had risen four inches
II nv our private marks, and there is no doubt but
the Eeels and fiatboats Will find sufficient water
above to- enable them to bring down the large
amount Of oil awaiting shipment at the wells. @
Capt. John B. Davis, late of Cincinnati, has or
ganized e company for the war at St. Paul, known
as the (. River Rangers e Capt. D. B. LooInis and
gaton, Of ST. Paul, are the Lieutenants.
The Memphis Avalanche of the 18th says:
Business was active about the leyee yesterday,
( IN spite Of the rain and wind which, during the
greater part of the day, rendered outdoor opera
/ tons exceedingly unpleasant The river has rece-
ded fully eight inches since our last report and is
still falling. The feet Mary E. Keene came in
q from New Orleans, with cabins overlooking with
people and one of the best freight lists of the sea
SON also the s. w. Jackson, from Columbus, |
\ bringing 1900 bags wheat 500 bags corn, 10 head
q OF beef cattle, and a quantity of miscellaneous |
freight The departures embraced the Keene and |
the III R. w. Hill for New Orleans, both with mod
crate trips Of freight and passengers. The Hill took
out 200 barrels pork, IS hhds. tobacco, III pieces
lagging, 65 coils rope, so barrels apples and 10
mules aud horses. We hear it ruInored that nego
tations are pending for the purchase of the II. R
WI. Hill for the Governments use.
4 Music FOR LAFouRcHE.-The fast weekly pas
senger packet Music, Capt. JOS Daltares, COM
nlander and Mr.. .. AZ Richard clerk, leaves posi-
lively At o'clock this morning for Lafourche and
\ the Coast
II EsP1RE PARISH FOR THE LOWER CoAsT. The |
neat passenger packet Empire Parish, Capt. A. /
Grant Jr., commander, and MIL Bayhi, clerk, /
leaves at 10 o'clock this morning for all landings
on the Lower Coast.
583 II. W. POWELL FOR FoRTs ADAMS. -The fast and
nlsurp asssd passenger packet 3. ". Powell, Capt.
4 VIM ~. We ibilng commander, leaves at o'clock
TINS evening for Fort Adams, Bayou Sara, Baton
Rouge and all way landings.
s3 GES. ], i. HoDGEs FOR Red RTyEK.-The new,
swift and immensely popular passenger packet
o'clock for Red river. The Hodges Is a splendid /
boat fayorite packet in her trade, while no |
more comp etent or agreeable officers could be /
found than Capt wv. 81 Sleatle her commander,
and Alr. G. Reedef her attentive and efficient
clerk
IBERFILLE FOR VIGKsBURG- fleet G. s. mail
and passenger packet IberViie, Capt. J. j. Brown,
'cinck this evening for Vicksburg, Natchez and
all intermediate landings
MARY IL KEENE FOR MEMPHIS The superb and
fay0rite passenger packet Mary E. keene, in
charge OF Capt. w. B. Richardson with Messrs.
u, 4. Murdoek and w. %. Porter in the Office will 4
back out at 8 o'clock this evening for Memphis /
andthe Bends.