New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-22
enrganSv osrlcr, No. 70 4. GAn q, sT 5ss;


The weather yesterday was bright, mild and
pleasant III the early morning, and gave promise oil
delightful day for the Twenty but cl0uded
mp in the afternoon, and looked suspicious at dark
last evening.
Busiaess8 On the evee yesterday exhibited fall.
ing off from lie activity Of Wednesday although
tic large number Of boats at the landings prohib-
tied anything akin to dulness. The arrivals were
rather numerous, but did not Gil the vacancies
v made BY the departures which numbered ahont
fifteen. Several of the boats which advertised to
leave yesterday, laid over until day, while others
postponed their departures IT'LL tomorrow. The
A A. g. Brown for Bayou Pierre, the Catahoula for
the ouachita, and the Col Judson for Yazoo river
not being able to get their engaged freight on
board last evening, and to-day being a general
holiday, all laid over until tomorrow Saturday
evening".
Among the arrivals since our last report is the
splendid new Louisville and New Orleans packet
louisville, about which so much has already been
said and written that further description is scarcely
needed The merits Of the new g bright particu
Iar STAR now added to the rld-renowned Louis
vile Line, arc hydrafod; and our visit ofinspec
ton to this slpeTb palace-packet yesterday only
served to realize our expectations, founded upon
the runors of her magni6cenee which had prect d.
II ed her, The Louisville is another grand success
In marine architecture and it is enough to saw in
her praise that she takes rank with the most mag
mlIcent OF her sister packets in the line between
this city and Louisville. She is new throughout,
and an honor to her builders. Her length is 30
feet, breadth Of beam So feet depth of hold feet
She has two engines with 24inch diameter evil
inders, and fleet stroke. She has five boilers IL
inches in diameter by Is feet in length each boiler
having fonr flnes. The wheels are 80 feet il diam
eter and buckets II feet in length. The cabins
contain forfy-tfFe rooms, are elegantly fitted up
with several large rooms for ladies. The berths
are furnished with spring mattresses throughout.
The eabin furniture is of pattern, made of
@hite oak. and tastefnlly upholstered.
The boat is painted with pure zinc white paint.
Besides the cabin and roomy nursery the boat has
large texas, containing rooms sufficient for the
officers and a number of passengers. The cabin
Is lightly gilded, aud on each arch overhead is a
number Of gilt balls, representing acorns, in a
pendant position, which, when the boat is in mo-
ton and illuminated, must add greatly to the beauty
OF the scene. They are in regular order and so
arranged that the least motion will cause them to
CULVER like many stars. This is an entirely new
idea, and will no doubt be initiated.
The Louisville Is OF very light draught, and yet
draws hut little over three feet of water, light.
She leages for the Ohio at O'Clock this evening,
with the popular, well known and most prudent
sfaamhoatnan Capt. VIM. R, Hocroft, in com
FnaLd, and CAN'T. B. Moody, an equally popular
and most efficient aud attentive officer in charge
Of the odiee. Success attend this new candidate
for public patronage, and may the elements use
her kindly
We learn through dispatch to Mr.. Geo. D. Hite.
that the steamer Morgan Nelson, Capt Jas Rich
ardson, will be at the landing this morning ready
to receive for Saline river.
IBERFILLE FOR BAYOU sARA-The fine passenge;
packet lberVille, Capt. ". B. Baranco commander
and Mr. p. 3. Mumford, clerk, leaves at o'clock
this morning for Bayou Sara and the coast.
Crosse IETE FoE BAYOU SARA The fine
steamer Crosse Tste, Capt. Jas. McQuoid com
glander, and Nh. Geo. Wilkinson, clerk, leaves at
40 o'clock This morning for Bayou Sara and the
coast.
IEcoafTE FoR RED VERT 0 regular and ia
yorife passenger packet Lecomte, Captain W. W.
Withenbury, commander, and Mr.. w. d. Bateman |
clerk leaves at5 clock this evening for Red river
ootlsrEss FoR Red IsfvER- The splendid. new
passenger packet Countess, Capt. Geo. r. Wilson,
coIltnallder and MI. A. II. Bayless clerk, leaves
at s d clock this evening for Red river.
Al AIRY u. KEEsE FOR LAKE PRovIDENCE-The
new aud elegant passenger packet Mary L. Keene,
Capt YIN. III Richardson, commander, and Messrs.
Janney and Armstrong clerks, leaves at o'clock
this evening for Lake Providence and the coast.
4 LcSasv1ELE ron LOUSY IL This princely new
palace packet having arrived her first trip, is
now receiving aud will back out for Cairo and |
Louisville at clock this evening Capt VIM. R.
RoIcrott il in command and MIR. Z. B. Moody, a
popular clerk, has charge Of the office.
p g IAYLoKs FOR TENNESSEE REvER-The fine
passenger steamer Dan'l G. Taylor, Capt. Louns.
bury, commander, and Mr. s. S. Entricken, clerk,
leaves clock this evening for Tennessee river