New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-08-12
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The week, xlssing Saturday evening was chiefly
/: marked BY the heat and inactivity Of business.
9 me steamers Mary =. Keene ana Louisville for
Memphis on Saturday, left With splendid trips of
freight. The 1bervile for yicksburg, and n ".
Powell for Fort dams, also left On Saturday with
payiag trips.
The river has risen at this port since our last re-
ports during tile week it has risen two inches and
& il now eleven ret seven inches below high water
mark.
The arrivals IF STEAMBOATS, at this port for the
week ending Friday amounted 70 seventeen
bringing ii HE following amounts Of produce:
cotton. III bales sugar asss hhas. and bbls.; mo-
aasses. Ass bills tobacco, ID hhds, flour, 1928
Sill: Wheat 3is7 socks corn, 1916 sacks; oats
n sB sacks bagging, rs pieces rope, l0eoils; ha-
Son, IS casks and nhds. whisky, 2s0 ,bbls.
AsE4ISa III NV AsiBo ATsaES.- A large number
III ateamhoatnlen IF Memphis convened last Thurs
slay night Ill No. 5 i en- ine. house. Capt William
ID bsanos vi sealled ID The chair, ana Capt win
Woods appointed secretary The chairman ex
planned briefly Tie object sting, and after
some discussion, the meeting, On account of the
nne expected absence Oh business az d large number
of hoatmen, adjourned to mest on Wednesday
night nexs.
# The shreveport southw estern Of the It'll says
Tie river opposite this port has, for the past
few DAYS. been rising slowly. Since orr last the
Eleta, EonxN ew Orleans. has been the only ar
rival.
the Memphis ppael Of the 10th say
The river ppcsite this point cont sss siawy TO-
Tecede, and Che river below here is getting very
Tlae weather yesterday was warm and cloudy.
Business at the landing was entire suspended
from 81 3 lii sd 20 balas hides,
viii Il tilrns I'D essning positively
The FIRE on t1s Kama Y aileys It Il said, vas
licted and that boat IA soon be repaired and re
SHINE her alar trips IN THE Memphis and White
river trade
Hill Isouis IL Courier Of the sth says
mid river was at 4 stand yesterday. with four
feet water Id HE canal by the mark, and not over
seven feet On the bar below the falls between
" tlsnd ana lew Albany THE weather continues
oppTessively warm, with the Thermometer in the
Shade as high A. 80, and 4 good rain IS very much
Az Cincinnati yesterday the was reported
At q stand, and at Pittshnrg II was falling, with
SONS fonr feet water in the channel.
% The great bulk Of the river trade is now confined
It'd the mail line between this port and Cincinnati.
The boats are doing an immense business the Su-
pHaior yesterday having among her receipts some.
200 kegs of nails That IS the first supply OF nails
4 Tor about TIVE mon hs.
VII RAGfs ROE I1iNeoLS tstsS BoATs--We heard
yesterday that the contracts for the Lincoln gum
Z boats had been awarded, the lucky ones being at
iitsburg, Mound City and possibly one other point.
The builders ct New Albany ptlt III bids, we hear.
but did not get contract. which fortunate for
them, as III that case they would never get another
Southern boat TO build.
LAUREL Hell ron FoRr ABAsis--The large and
comfortable @. S. mail passenger packet Laurel
I5ills Capt. 3. Heno. commander. and Mfr. Geo.
Wiikinson clerk, leages at O'Clock this evening
4 for the abeve and way landings
RoEBEcK FOR DrELoIsAs The extremely light
flraHgat passenger packet Roebnek, Capt. Reuben
SIeade, eo Iamander, and Mr. Jas. ". Johnson
CLERK leaves at o'clock this evening for 0psion-