New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-08-17
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DEP.ARTMENr COLUMNS
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Carscxgr osricn No.7o oA4s STREET.
Saturday Morning, August Il, 1851.
The weather yesterday was cool and pleasant.
Business was not animated on the levee, as there
was only one departure.
The Mary e. Keene was receiving freight rather
freely. She will be found, usual at her landing
this morning, and leaves again for Memphis and
the bends this evening.
The fayorite Lafourcbe came to the landing yes
terday, having been repaired and respaintad. Sle
leaves this evening in place of the lheryie, with
Capt. j. j. Brown as clerk, and our friend, MAJOR
Courts, in charge of the office.
Meeting OF srEAMBoAEMEN.--A large and re-
spectacle meeting OF steamboatnlen of Memphis
was held at the Merchants Exchange last Thurs
day night Upon motion of Capt Farley, Larry
Harlstad was called TO the chair, and j. j. Smith
appointed Secretary.
Capt Farley, at the request of the chairman, e,l-
planned the object Of the meeting, and the Secre-
tary read the call.
letter from Mr. chamagne was read, asking
suspension Of Judgment as regards Louisville
steamhoatmen, until such time as he could receive
q letter from Capt. Halderman, Of the louisville
Courier, whom he had addressed to find ont who
h were sound.
Mr.. Powers, and one or two other gentlemen,
briefly addressed the meeting, when, on motion,
committee Of ten was appointed to prepare a con-
stitution, preparatory to the organization of the
Memphis Steamboatmen's Association. The meet
ing selected Capt. Steve Farley, Capt. j. w Smith,
Capt. Laz Huey Burd. Paris, Blue, McCabe, A. j.
Norment, Thos. Atkinson, Capt. S. r. Hayman and
L. Dickens. On motion, the chairman was added
to the committee.
After repeated calls Capts. D. B. Price Kinney
and Steve Farley addressed the meeting, when, on
motion it adjourned to meet at the call of the
Committee on Constitution.
The object of the association will be not to de-
bar from following his profession in this section
any steamboatman, from whatsoever quarter, who
stands by the sonth in this her hour Of trial Any
other impression, if conveyed, is erroneous. The
object is commendable, and we doubt not our
business men and all others interested will heartily
forward the object.
We copy the following from letter to the Gin
cinnati Commercial, dated Cairo lGth inst. giving
q few names Of steanboatmen who are in the Lin
coin army:
Capt VIM Dalzell, the former commander of
the steamer Mary Cook, well known in Cincinnati,
is a corporal in the Second Iowa, stationed at
Birds Point. John Watkins, of Pomeroy, Ohio,
late engineering the steamer Lebanon, is here en-
gineer Of the Government steamer Wilson. The
steamer Illinois is at Cape Grardeau, in the Gov
ernment service, and in charge of one of her own
ers, Capt.yG. w. Graham, Of Cairo. The Aleck
Scott was yesterday charted by the Government,
at St. Louis, making Fremonts transport feet at
that point twenty steamers. James Carroll, of
Cincinnati, is plotting the Government steamer ".
II. Brown while Capt Jacob Reemeln, of Louis
vile, is engaged in the same profession on the
WARSAW both stationed here.
The Louisville Courier of the 18th says:
The river was still swelling pretty fast yester-
day, with feet2 or 3 inches water in the canal
rise OF 6inches in the previous twenty hours.
The weather has continued cloudy and lowering
with two or three heavy showers of rain, which
are likely to make more water in the river.
Y We have no reports of the upper part Of the
river yesterday, but expect it was falling.
We are indebted to the officers OF the Hetty Gil
more and Commercial, from Evansville and Hen
aerson for manifests. They report the riverTising
all The way down, and met the gun boats lying TO
above the bar at Scufletown. There were feet
water on the bar and rising.
The mississippi at st. Louis was falling steadily
on Saturday and nothing doing, not even with the
Lincoln war fleet.
f The Memphis Avalanche of the 18th says:
The river opposite this point was recadng slowly
lasteTening, but we hear of no complaints OF low
water among the. pilots.
The weather yesterday was clear and eool-one |
Of the peasantest days of the season. Business at
the landing was decidedly brisk.
The Prince Of Wales left here for New Orleans |
with irst.rate trip in both freight and people.
One item OF her freight was $3.50 barrels Memphis |
4 Hi&ue H0uft
MUSIC FOR LaFoERoHE. fast weekly pas
senger packet Mnsc, Capt. Jos. Dalfares, com
mander and Mr.. j. a. Richard, clerk, leaves posi- |
lively at O'Clock this morning for Lafourche and
the Coast.
EMPIRE PARISH FoR THE LOWER COAST The |
neat passenger packet Empire Parish Captain A. |
Grant, Jf., commander, and Mr.. L. Bayhf, clerk |
leaves at 10 o'clock this morning for all landings
on the Lower Coast.
r. w. PowELL FOR FoRT ADAAts-The fast and |
unsurpassed passenger packet r. w. Powell, Capt.
VIM. NJ Webbing, commander, leaves at O'Clock
THIS evening for Fort Adams, Bayou Sara, Baton
\ Rouge end all way landings.
m LAFouRGHE FOR VIoKsBURG-The feet G. s. mail
and passenger packet Iafourche, Capt J. r. Brown.
commander and Mr.. J. G. Courts, clerk, leaves at
pollock this evening for Wcksburg, Natchez and |
all intermediate landings.
GEN.. i. HODGES FOR RED RIvER--The elegant |
and iayorlte passenger packet Gen. Hodges, Capt |
i " N. n Sleade, commander, leaves at o'clock
this evening for alllandings on Red riyer up to |
Shreveport.
MARY u. kEENE FOR MEMPHIS The superior
weekly passenger packet Mary E. Keene, Capt.
VI y. Richardson commander, and Messrs Rem
shaw and w. @. Porter, clerks leaves at 5 O'Clock
this evening for Memphis, yicksbnrg and all way
landings.