New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-04-12
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Observation-Disclosures TO the II. II, w.
Hul--FEiver Matters at Tcmphis-Depart"
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CRESCENT OFFICE, No 70 CANT STREET,
Friday Morning, april IL, 1901.
The weather was cloudy yesterday, with mild
temperature and but little wind. Business was
moderately active on the evee, the arrivals being
fairly numerous, the receipts showing an improve.
ment, and the departures more than usually
numerous for Wednesday. The departures en-
braced the following; Acadia, Laurel Hill and
Mary 7. for the coast, 7, D. Hine for Attakapas,
Countess for Red river, and the Easport for Nash
vile. Freights in most of the trades appeared
scarce.
The steamer Fl, R. W. Hill passed Memphis en-
route for this city from St. Louis on Tuesday. She
was honored with a salute by the citizens of the
former city, some little compensation for the in
suit offered her flag at St. Louis the other day.
The Memphis Bulletin of the 10th inst says:
The weather yesterday was pleasantly cool, and
business on the levee was rather active. The
wharf was lined with steamers receiving and dis
charging freight. Tie river this point continues
to rise. The report from Van Buren, is that there
has been rise there of twentyf five feet, and still
rising, We have substantially the same report
from Little Rock, White, Little Red and Black
rivers are all on rise, and fears are entertained of
an overflow of all the lower banks. Thesteamer
Wm. Henry, lately sunk above Little Rock, was
raised last week.
The St. Louis papers of the Sth inst. say:
Sunday Eeening,-The river here consumes to
swell rapidly. The rise in twenty four'hours end
Fng at dark last evening was fully two feet.
+ All the upper rivers RISING: The Hi
nois river is bank full and OVERLOOKING the country
to such an exten that the boats cannst get to the
warehouses.
The Upper Mississippi is rising slowly from Rock
Island down. There is five feet on the upper and
four feet on the lower rapids.
The Missouri river is rising from Omaha down
and is in geoG stage.
The weather is showery. Yesterday morning
was clear and beautiful. In the afternoon we had
a shewer"of rain, and it remained cloudy at dark
}. A. GOTTEN FOR BAYOU SARA-The new and
elegant low pressure passenger packet ]. A. Cot
ten, Capt V. B. Baranco, commander and Mr.. E.
B. Mumford, clerk, leaves at O'Clock this morning
for Bayou Sara and the coast.
lBERVILLE FOR BAYOU SARA-The fine passenger
packet Iberville, Capt. Jas. McQuoid, commander,
and Mr.. George Wilkinson, clerk, leaves at 10
O'Clock this morning for Bayou Sara and the coast
'SaLLIE ROBINSON FOR RED R1vER-The feet and
staunch passenger packet Saie Robinson. Cant.
Chas F. Reynolds, commander, and Mr. Sherwood,
clerk, leaves at o'clock this evening for Red
River.
MARY Z. KEENE FOR LAKE Providence. - The
swift and magnificent regular passenger packet
Mary E. Keene, Capt VIM. B. Richardson, COM
mander, and Messrs. Janney and Armstrong,
clerks, leaves at O'Clock this evening for yicks-
burg and Lake Providence.
New FALLS CRY FOR ST.. LoU1s.-The magnif
cent passenger packet New Falls City, Capt |
Henry Switzer commander, and Mr.. Archie Woods |
clerk, leaves at O'Clock this evening for Cairo
md st. Louis.
GREY EAGLE FOR LoUIsvILLE.-The fayorite, fleet
md splendid passenger packet Grey Eagle, Capt.
Y. Fl. Daniel, commander, and Mr.. J. H Duncan.
Jerk, leaves at O'Clock this evening for Louis
il)e and intermediate landings.