New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-09-09
cEssczsr orHser, No. 70 cAsr srsErr,

CREScHNrA OFFICE, NO. gUGAHf SfREEstS
~ Monday Morning, September 9. 1851
Business on the levee during the past week has
not been as active as we could have wished it.
The weather has been warm with daily showers
of rain. The usual increase of boats left Satur-
day aif with fair trips There were twenty -one ar
rivals for the week ending last Friday at noon.
The receipts by These packets were as follows;
cotton, ISL bales, sugar. T5s hhds, tierces ana
bbls molasses. loss bbls,; tobacco. 45 hhds.
-four, Ti4a bills; corn, 277T sacks; wheat as2
saoks bacon s boxes.
The river opposite the city has risen one 1905
since cur last report and is NOW eleven feet three
inches bcloy high waiter mari
Capt. DefIasen. with his me packet Alonzo
Child, arrived Saturday right, with one Of the best
trips this season from Memphis. Our shippers must
bear in mind that the Aenzo Child returns to Mem
plis this evening, positively at 8 o'clock. Hurry
down your freight and passengers that are ready
10 20 to-day should call on Mr.. McBfde and engage
their rooms
From a late St. Louis paper ne copy the follow
\ ing ri seems that the despot Abe Lincoln and his
hired minion Fremont has seized upon the widows
and orphans faad Of the St. Louis Pilots Assoeia
ton.
few DAYS since the Provost Marshal at st.
Louis took possession of the money, books and
other properly of the ST. Louis and New Orleans AS
sociationof Pilots w understand they had eight
thousand dollars in their treasury. 1t appears that
this organization is principally composed of aFew-
/ ed Secessionists, save two or three.
The splendid packet Gen. Quitman is now re-
aeising, and leaves for Memphis on Wednesday
next. Her repairs are nearly completed, her new
shaft is now in its place on board and everything
will be in complete order to-day.
The Grand Duke left Memphis last Thursday and
viii be here to-day. She leaves on her return trip
Thursday. The following is q list Of her cargo
1890 bbis -four, $50 sacks wheat, l6 hogsheads to-
baoco, AGO sacks potatoes, $50 sacks bran, $50
reams wrapping paper, 10 kegs nails, $50 boxes
starch.
The Vicksburg Wing learns that the steamboat
sGornie, d small sternWheel craft was seized at
Trenton, on the 0uachita river, few days ago, by
some ciiizens Of Monroe, on the ground that her
owners are alien enemies, they being citizens of
Ohio. a
The Monroe Intenigencer Of the 4th reports the
following OF the 0uachita river:
The rains here and above have raised the river
to height not known at this season Of the year
since 1877. 10 this point there is more than an
abundance of water for the largest boats, and the
river is still rising.
Tie Pittsbarg papers Of last Tuesday have the fol-
lowing;
There was not a single arrival from below and
She had all the freight she could take with barge
Il in tow. The Emma, from Cincinnati was reported
aground at Glass House yesterday evening.
Collector Bachelor seized a new steamer yester-
day, now lying at the Allegheny wharf, said to be-
long tosJohn Bell. of Tennessee. The boats not
yetanished, and is but partially paid for. We are
unable to state what disposition will be made of
it, but presume it win be placed in the Government
service, perhaps in the capacity of u gunboat.
The Louisville Courier Of the 9Th says
The river was still rising little yesterday, with
five feet water in the canal in the evening The
weather was cloudy all day, with slight attempt
torain. i5is#
AT Cincinnati the river had again commenced
reeeding, while at Pittsburg it was falling fast,
with less than three feet water in the channel.
The Mississippi at St. Louis continues to slowly
recede, with very little business doing.
The Shreveport Southwestern Of the 4th says:
The W. s. johnson has arrived from New Or
leans since our last issue. The river is falling at
this place. tsis
The Memphis Appeal Of the 18th says;
The river fell six inches during the twenty-four
hours ending last evening. The weather fine and
pleasant yesterday. The beautiful boat Lizzie
Simmons arrived from New Orleans. She had All
hhds. sugar, 13S casks rosin, and $50 boxes soap.
She returns this evening. The Col, Morgan came
In from White river. She had 40 fine cattle aboard
She retnrns to day. The neat steamboat Little
Rock, with the eyer.courteous and good humored
Harbins st the desk, leaves for New Orleans this
evening. The Notrebe leaves to-day for Vieks-
burg in place of the Victoria.
LAUREL Hill. FOR BAYOU sARA.-The fast and
unsurpassed passenger and Confederate States
mail packet Laurel Hill, Capt. S. Heno, COM
xnander, and Mr. Geo. Wilkinson, clerk, leaves at
s o'clock ths evening for the above and coast
landings.
ALoNzo CHILD FOR MEMPHIS Travellers will be
gratfied to learn that the excellent and well-ap-
pointed passenger packet Alonzo Child, Capt. De-
Haven, Commander, and Mr.. w B. Nc Bride, clerk |
leaves this evening at clock for Natchez, Yicks-
q burg, Memphis and all way landings. She has |
neat cabin, fine passenger accommodations, sets
splendid table, and last but not least of her good
qualities are her able, efficient and courteous Off
GERS Those who have occasion to go up the river
this evening cannot do better than take passage ON
the Alonzo Child.