New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-07
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pastures To-Day, etc.
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Thursday Morning, Feb I, 1851. Z
The weather yesterday was bright cool and
pleasant, with scarcely breath Of wind stirring.
Iiae dust, both oh the eyee ana throughout the
streets, vas very troublesome and annoying.
= Business vas fairly active On She leYee yeshsr-
day, freights being in good supply, the number OF
arfivals iarge. and The receipts of produce heavy
The departures embrace the Empire Parish, Comet
Leoorate, TEXAS. Planter, Dir. Burlington, Gay,
Prince of Wales and the Emma Duncan. The
Burlington refused freight before she left. The ar
rivals and their aanifests viii be found published
ia another column on this page.
The EYer at this point continues to rise steadily,
and ma noticed Yesterday considerable quantity
OF lrIA floating past thu city, Indicating con
timed Use IN the upper river and tributaries.
Z The steamer Ben. j. Adams, on her recent trip
up the river, experienced some heavy weather this
side al Helena, and WAS blown aground and de-
tanned some sly hours. The Adams was making
fine tirle up the river when she met with this
nishap
n We learn by q private letter that the tow boat
w. O. Robinson. from Pittsbnrg to New Orleans,
having in tow two harges loaded with coal, sunk
on Tuesday evening, the 10Th nit, about fortyfve
miles below Memphis She was running close to
the Arkansas shore, and struck q snag which pro
tradsd from the hank, The timbers Of her bull
were completely smashed in, and she went to the
bottom ii three minutes time. Tho barges she
had Id tow were saved, and no lives were lost.
Tia boat, however is total loss, she having sunk
III about sixty u feet of water. No insurance
save fire risk.
We also learn of The sinking of a trading boat
called the Arkansas Traveller. whichwas bound for
tie Arkansas river. This accident occurred but q
few miles below the one mentioned above, and on
the same side of the river. The boat was laden
with nearly FIVE thousand dollars worth OF dry
goods, liquors, notions, etc, none of which were
saved except il a damaged condition The boats
cargo AS insured al Evansville for $500.
The Cincinnati Enquirer Of the 3lst ult. says the
Prfna Donna was receiving 5000 bags of corn at
Hamilton, Virginia, for the South.
The Allegheny river is reported closed by ice.
Won't The people of the South asks the Louisville
Courier. hold An Indignation meeting to cause the
pittsbuFgheFs to open navigation They have Just
as ranGh use for the free navigation Of the Ale
gheny. AZ 2ittsburg Or any other Black Abolition
Place Vas for the mouth of the Mississippi. il
The Aiinnehaha from New Orleans for st. Louis,
Sunday morning, the 25th nls-, III Ste. Genevieve
Bend, struck d snag, which knocked q hole in her
hull. She shipped twenty inches of water, and put
in at te EeneVieye and discharged all her freight
To keep from sinking.
The DOE Jacauess collapsed her fues in the Wa,
rash, Near Ashworth Ferry on the 2Ath inst. She
was going up fer lead of corn at the time of the
EXPLOSION. The jacques has been running Id the
Mount Eernon stid Wabash trade. No lives lost
The 0. al ii Combs was rather roughly treated
at Florence, Tennessee river, the other day all Oh
acesuat 81 having an Abolitionist on the boat.
Wa STE II stated that Capt HuddIeston and Mr..
49,
Bss Moines for SIS 900, and viii place her in tile
Lolispilie and St. Lenis trade.
The Memphis Appeal Of the LIST inst. says:
Theariver continues to decline at this point
though the change is scarcely pereeptbe. Bust
ness on the levee was barely so active as it had
been for several days previously though taking the
Day Thursday and the state Of the weather into
consideration, there was no cause of complaint.
The arrivals ard departures from our wharf yes.
terday embraced the Fancy Rallitt and Il. FL.
Faifraila from New Orleans to ST. Louis; the En-
ma. from New Orleans TO Cincinnati; the Ohio
Belle. from Cincinnati to New Orleans; the Maria
Denaitin, from ST.. Lonis to New Orleans the
Switzerland. from New Orleans to Cincinnati. The
Sinonts went ont for New Orleans last evening
with a20D bales IT cotton, and a good freight ana
passenger list. The Trio got out for Louisville
with 4bnnt 500 bales of cotton The Lady Frank
lin fol- Cincinnati departed last evening with 1925
bales ana 4 good list of other freight
4 The louisville Courier Of the LIST says:
Il The TiYers was 1T stand last evening" with seven
feet water in the canal ny the mark and five feet
on the falls in the pass. During the previous
tWentYfans hours the river had fallen four inches
at Slig bend OF the falls. and about twelve inches
at Poytiand. The weather continues very clear,
hut was very cold in the morning, with d keen
north Wind prevailing all day.
i. We afa not in favor OF anything from the North
jlst no lx particularly the wind from that quarter
and hore 9 gentle breeze from the balmy South
viii prevail to-day.
4lt,x
was At stand yesterday With moderatng weather.
+ THE Mississippi. at st. Louis continues blocked
Nv Ice ard Tow water, and navigation in that
s4uariar II very precarious.
Several paif Of cealboafs have passed through
the canal within the pastfeW days, going South.
leadta 3or Doaadso,spiVe- The fine passenger
packet Acaaia, Capt. Jos. Vincent, commander
and Nj. s. Dupuy, clerk, leaves at 10 O'Clock this
morning fof Donaldsonviile and the Coast.
itsLsic for Latoitrcle The staunch and regular
passenger packet Music, Capt. j. j. Brown, com
EnanaaFs AID Mr. J. A. Richard, clerk, leaves of
o'cioek this evening for Lafeurche.
5l1Nysl Hill for Fort 4dnnls The fine passenger
paekat laurel Hill, Capt. =. r. Gross commander,
aHd Mr. IA. n. Mumford, clerk, leaves at s o'clock
this syeaing for Fort Adams and the Coast.
haa;tlsa e. 4less for Rad Rsuey-The line pas
sengsr packet Martha p, Allen, Capt. s. Browne,
somlnander, and Mr.. Il. Adams, clerk, leaves at
o'clock this evening for Red river.
2tslSe Robinson for Red Rice,,-The fine passen-
ger packet sallie Robinson, Capt. Dyas Power.
sonimander, and MI G. Power, clerk, leaves at s
o'clock this evening for Jefferson and all interme-
diate landings.
WEI. DC LegB for Red Riper.- The travelling
community and shippers are hereby notified that
the new and splendid light draft and swift passen-
ger packet VIM NJ Levy, pulls in her lines and
aeeades from the New Orleans ievee at 5 O'Clock
this evening" her destination being upper Red river
No better boat for this trade was ever constructed,
As she has one Of the prettiest of cabins, good
speed, greet staanchness and ability to carry a
good load on q few inches Of water She is in |
charge IF officers, also, who would build Up pop
aIatItY feT any boat, Captain Nat. Puckette, her
commander, u not only thorough steamboatrnan,
hue gentleman il the abstract and the main Mr.. |
Carter Beaman, the efficient and popular clerk Of
the Levy Is too well known as an obIiging and at
tentiye officer to require eulogy. We commend
the Levy and her officers to the remembrance of
both shippers and passengers, for the Upper Red
river this evening.
sJistas Ibssyo fer Ggtaci.tar This splendid pos
senger packet Captain Maurice Langhorne, com
Eaander, and Messrs. Folgsr and Malloy, clerks,
leaves at Is o'clock this evening for the Ouachita.
Fhe Touro has tip-top passenger appointments, Is
sRift, safe reliable staunch, and in charge of the
most popular and intelligent officers.
gatsg fa Mar l.e farra WI fine