New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-16
-. 1880 f,yrtcE. No. 70 GsMr srRrHr
ssat.,rzaar MnrninR Marck lh 1851.


Business on the levee was dull, the arrivals being
mt lew In number, and the departures also slim.
wbe receipts and freights for above were in
saeaFer supply. Both landings are daily becoming
gsss crowded with produce. and steamboat stock
q searching its summer valuation.
Ihe steamer Countess, having undergone
complete renovation, has resumed her old place in
she Red river trade, and leaves on Tuesday next
Ser Carolina and Hurricane Bluffs. The Doublean,
which tack Tie place OF the Countess in this trade,
viii lay up for the present.
gseana vas raised on the new low pressure pack
es 4. a. Cotton at Louisville, on the 18th inst, and
her machinery is said to haze behaved admirably.
She was 10 start for the South in a day or two.
we learn by d dispatch to Mr.. Geo. D. Hite that
she steamer Grand Duke will be at the landing this
morning ready TO receive freight and viii leave at
o'clock r. III,
The steamer Tigfess concluded yesterday TO lay
DIP for d season, and gave her freight to the Twi-
Night, which leaves for the 0uaehita this evening.
rho Louisville papers are discussing the tonnage
and capacity of some Of the largest of our river
ateamera and shnks it to be generally Conceded
that the Maria Dennng Of the monster freight
beats, and il occasionally claimed to posses Ca
A maoity equal TO the burthenof 1900 tons. Now,
tie New Uncle Sam Is one OF the largest boats on
she river; was built expressly to carry big load,
and her Government measurement IS 902 tons. That
nj an anest, fulimeasure, 40 it admits her actual
hurfhen to be about one third more than her nlea-
surerlent. NO boat was ever known to exceed it,
though very many fall far below this average, ow-
lHg IL their sharp build The New Uncle Sam can
carry above 1850 TONS which is just one-third more
shan Ii e. measurement. The Maria Denning mea-
suras ssI toms and has carried oyer 1900 tons Her
eapacity has been hugely oYerrated, or a great
/ mistake Has been made III her measure.
Tha 81. Louis Republican Of the 18th inst. says
slI I'LL hours yesterday, three and a.
Essf inches The superstition is the river will fall
now foot or tive and then remain about station
ary until the time of the annual June flood from
tfsa head waters of the Missouri. 1t is known that
heavy SHOWS have fallen along the sources Of the
Missouri and other Northwestern streams, and
from kis reasonably that me- me- 5qne
X Heia, Missouri and PIPER mississippi are IN good
\ unFigable condition.
Tise weather Is very beautiful and salutary.
Business ii unite lively but not go extensive as
conld be desired RiVermen have already dis
covered that there viii not be enough freight and
passenger traffic for all the boats in the Illinois,
Dpper Aississfppi and Missouri.
The Illinois River Packet Company have insti.
futed d new arrangement with their packets. One
I boat WILL as heretofore, leave every day, going
through to Lasaie, instead of only to Peoria, and
ore ca t6kr DORIS VIII slsNG lzAsA0 uaHy 1oF litiS
4 port.
the Louisville Courier Of the 9th inst. says:
The river Bas slowly reeeding yesterday about
two inches il twenty -four hours at the head Of the
falls, with nine feet seven inches water in the
i ,cenal BY the mark in the evening On the falls
there were six feetsssven inches steamboat water
for descending boats and a little over five feet up
the middle chute. The weather has again become
clear and pleasant
At Cincinnati ut noon yesterday, the river had
fallen twenty-one inches, and it will be falling
\ pretty fast here today.
Al Plttsburg on the contrary, ii was rising again
yestefday with eleven feet water in The channel.
Y That keeps the 0hio8in good navigable condition.
and high enough to float out another coal fleet.
II a Gssal il arriving Id profuse abundance the fast
toWhnat Eagle coming Ia yesterday with heavy
siees dc barges containing 100 600 bushels Of choice
Pittsbnrg coal, all for this market.
HE officers III the steamer Doubloon, which ar
rived from river yesterday, report that tribu-
sary falling ait the rate Of Ave inches in twenty -four
hpnrs.
EsSpTRE PARISH ron LoWEs Co Asst The regular
passenger packet Empire Parish, Capt A. Grant,
~, command and Mn. u. Bayhi, clerk, leaves at
40 o'clock this morning fer the Lower Coast.
a44rouRcHE ron LaFoURcHE The fine passenger
packet Lafourehe, Capt Jos. Dalferea, commander,
and Mr..J. g. Libano, clerk, leaves at 10 o'clock
this morning for Lafourche.
Il ACADIA FOR DeSALDsoNyILIR-The elegant and
regular passenger packet Acadia, Capt. Jos. Vim
sent, commander. and Mr.. A. Dupuy, clerk, leaves
at S ofclock tIis evening for Donaldsonyiile and
she oaast.
cAYUsE o. 5 ron Alta KAPA The light-draft
ard stanach passenger packet picayune NO. 3,
Capt. H H. Broad commander, and Mr.. George
Dove sfr., CLERK, leaves at IS O'Clock this evening
for AftaIapas, via plaauemine
COLDER AGE ron FoRT ApAas The splendid and
very regular passenger packet Golden "a ge, Capt.
nv. M. Webbing command leaves at IS o'clock
this evening for Fort Adams and the Coast.
MoatsAs NI:IsoH ron SALINE RIVER The Rtaunch
steamer Morgan Nelson, Capt. jos. Richardson,
sonlsnarasr and Mr. E M. Carpenter, clerk, leaves
Ut O'Clock this evening for Saline river
AapY FUBToa Fos TnNsAs The fine and very
4 Hghtdraft passenger steamer Andy Fulton. Capt
Z Jacob Hazeps commander, and Mr.. " r. HarnfI
ton,scierk, leaves at 8 O'Clock this evening fol
Tenaas ana Bayou Macon.
GRAND DUKE ron RED RIVER The elegant and
popular regular weekly passenger packet Grand
II EeEa Capt. Sam Apple gate, commander and Mr..
4 r. IS Ceios. clerk, leaves at 5 O'clock this even.
n ing for Red river.
ID. sHARP ROE RED RIVER The favorite and
we'll appointed passenger packet I. M. Sharp,
\ Capt. !. N. White, commander, and Messrs. Moody
and Tones, clerks leaves al o'clock this evening
Il Ter Red river
Mirrors REIF FoR REp RIVER The feet, stauncl
aRa reliable passenger packet Milton ReIfi Capt
Ohas- Haii, commander. leaves at o'clock this
svanilg Red river and all landings on Lake Bis
scneads
RAasDEs FoE RED RIVER The well.known and
.dessryedly popular passenger packet Rapides,
Capt q. DoWtg eonaaa nder, and Mr.. G. Bar
stov, clerk, leaves 1t O'Clock this evening for
GraEsd Eeore and intermediate points.
SI.E. PARGouD FOR TIM 0uAoHtrA- THE n1aania-
n cent neW passenger packetJ. r. Pargoud. Cant.
> no. w. Tobin, commander, and Mr.. Ed G. Phelps.
clerk leaves at o'clock this evening for the Qua.
ohIta connecting witt the nght-draft steamer Red
Chief No. Tor all Landings on Bayou Bartholomew
bclow the Arkansas line.
TWiIfaHT FOR THE oUAcHITA- The popular AMI
splendid passenger packet Twilight, Capt. Thos
Scott commander, and Mr. Lon Knott, clerk
Eeavca 81 s O'Clock this evening positively, for thu
oGachita. The Twilight viii give clear bills 0
8adsng to Camden.
aTcisEz FOE yIcKsBuRe l9sg,Ia, Packet The
splandld Natchcz, Captain 4. p. Leathera, com
aAander, and ar. :. A. Green, clerk, leaves at {
clock This evening for Vickshufg atid intermedi