New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-13
CRESCENT OFFICE, No. 10 CAMP STREET, J

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The weather yesterday was warm and clear in
the morning, but became cloudy and milder in
temperature towards nightfalI. Business was more
active imam on Monday, although neither the arr
walls or departures were remarkably heavy. The
receipts of staple produce were, however, fair and
freights appeared to have a little more animation.
There are eight Red river packets up to leave this
evening. The beautiful Ouachita packet Lizzie
Simmons came in yesterday morning, from Edo
RADIO Landing. having but 343 bales Of cotton. The
Lizzie will tase a rest.
We are indebted to the attentive officers of the
~ Burton forthe following interesting mcmc randa
Steamer Walthal Burton left Shreveport on Sat.
urday, the 9th inst, at TO O'Clock P. NJ. Met the
steamer Texas at Laws, 81 clock A. NJ Sunday;
met steamer De Soto at Grand Bayou at O'Clock !;
the steamer Sioux City discharging corn at Grand
Bayou; met steamer Doubloon at Starlight Planta-
tioat 10 A. NJ; ?. 3. Bonford at Conshatta at lOB
a. Si.i Osceola at Madam Lamay's at . p. NJ
Comet at Gotie % 2. NJ; Grand Duke at Alexan-
dria at A. al. Monday; Rapides at Casandria at
40 Al M.; Homer at Berlin's at l09 A. NJ; Morning
Light at head of Grand Point at 3 O'Clock P NJ
Neit Alexandria at O'Clock A. NJ. Monday, the
11th inst. Left the steamer Southwestern at Alex.
andria, bound for st. Louis. River falling at
Shreveport, and all the way down. Upper Red
river very low and falling.
The fine passenger packet Mary L. is receiving
for Lafourcbe in the place OF the Music, and will
leave tomorrow, and regularly hereafter on the
Masie's old days.
We uotice among the passengers on the gay In
perial, which arrived here yesterday from St.
Louis, Capt. J. 3. Woods, of that city, who is on
a pleasure trip to the sunny South. Capt. Woods
has hosts Of friends in this city, as elsewhere, who
will be pleased not only with this announcement,
butWith the opportunity that few leisure days
gives the Captain TO accept of their inequalities
Capt, Woods returns on the Imperial.
The steamer Belfast, which left st. Louis for Os-
age river. % the 18th day of February, 1860, ar
rived at st Louis, from that river the 9th of March,
is6 HAVING been gone over one year on the trip
she repaired to the dock Immediately TO be re-
paired Capt. Force intends to make another trip
up the Usage river.
We mentioned the other day the sale of the Gin
per at Cincinnati. She was sold to Cant Fl r
Johnson, Of the Alabama river packet Warrior.
for $f2 GOO, for the Tombgbee river trade She is
now loading, per order, and leaves Cincinnati for
New Orleans and Mobile direct on Saturday.
the Memphis Avalanche Of the 18th inst. saws
The river at this point is still falling notwith-
standing the ten feet rise reported at ST. Louis re-
Gently The river is falling rapidly below this
point.
Business at the landing Saturday was dull. Yes
terday there were but two packets at the landing.
The weather was clear, cool and pleasant.
The receipts of cotton during the past week
ending Saturday, aggregate 1872 bales The ship
ments during the same time were as follows
To New Orleans, 1884 10 Ohio river, 774O; to st.
4onis, 656; to Northern points, via Charleston
railroad, 639: total exports, IL TO9 bales
The Nebraska, in attempting to make a landing
mere yesterday grounded on the sunk warf- boat at
the foot Of Union street. and was detained some
four hours.
The City Of Madison grounded short distance
this side of Napoleon yesterday, and was pulled
,offby the Prince of Wales F.'tO-
The Eclipse wflaff-boat has been towed to the
foot of Beale street, much to the regret Of fire..
quenters Of the leyee.
The Louisville Courier of the 9th inst says:
The river was rising ratherf fast yesterday, with
eight feet eight inches water in the canal by the
mark at dark On the falls there were six feet
eight inches in the pass, or five feet eight inches
steamboat water. During the previous twenty.
fonf hours the river had risen eight inches at tile
wharf and two feet at Portland. The weather was