New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-26

UNmG. TNEFVIUTUg WHY W,
hostile Indians being seen, aud game was not as
plenty as past seasons. The Montana had over
SIO0, 900 in bullion on board, and large amount
in the hands of private parties. Among her pas
sengeTs were number OF miners who have made
their pile and are on their way home to enjoy it,
The steamer Iron City, with troops on board
while ascending the river, was fired into by band
of supposed Sante Sioux Indians at point about
one mile above the Yellowstone river. The mate
Of the boat and two deck hands were wounded.
The Montana was chartered by the government
on the 22d of Mpy, at Omaha, and she was loaded
vi supplies aud troNpsfor Fort Benton but could
not succeed in reaching beyond Fort smith.
The Pittsburg Commercial gives the following
account of the New Dictator building at that
point:
Capt Donaldson's new packet is progressing
rapidly. Her model is pronounced tautless she
Is destined to create a big excitement IN the MIS-
siSsppi river Her machinery is IN a forward STATE
her cylinders being sixty inches III diameter, WIN
ten feet stroke. They resemble small oil tank.
She will be entirely new from stem to stern. We
shall have more to say at another time.
Matters on the upper Mississippi are very quiet,
as will be seen by the following from Wednesday
Dubuque Herald:
The condition of the river is unchanged and the
same may be said i'll regard to the prospects OF
business. A gathering of several prominent river
men E" head centres ut this point is portentous
and means something surely, and we await with
anxiety the result OF the conference. II is gener
ally believed that some important changes are
about to be made in the running OF boats.
The ferry 10 Gales is undergoing q thorough
course of repairs. Her stern has been ripped up
for new guards, cross beams and deck, giving her
the appearance of pouy-wOg which mas lost its
tail.
The crew of the Itasca came dow nyesterday on
the Phil Sheridan, and will, it is reported, be
transferred to the Diamond Joe. Capt, Webb re
manned at La Crosse to see about repairing his
boat.
LOUISVILLE, July 2l,-The river was falling
slowly yesterday, with four feet two inches water
in the canal in the evening by the mark. During
the previous twenty.four hours it had receded two
inches at the head of the falls and SIX inches at
Portland. The weather is changeable, with hard
rain evening before last, and another rain yester-
day afternoon, with heavy clouds overhead, por-
tentous of more rain The rain has materially
cooled the atmosphere, the thermometer at noon
ranging at S. and down to SO at PM.
On the falls last evening there were 26 inches
water in the pass down the Indian chute, and the
river falling.
Our last reporst from Cincinnati and Pittsbmg
represent the river falling at these points; but it
the rain was general, a rise may be expected,
Our special dispatches furnish the latest river
news.
The river business continues dull, with not
much hopes for Improvement yet awhile.
The packets yesterday had fair trips only, the
travel having materially decreased as well as the
transportation of freight.
The Mary Ament owing to the prevailing dull
Evansville trade, and has laid up. She IS neat,
new boat, and had become quite faFoute along
the route.
The Morning Star, hence for Memphis, got
aground at Cottonwood Bar, and was otherwise
detained by low water on her downward trip.
That has thrown her out of her regular day, Sat
urday, and she will probably not leave on her
return trip before next Monday.
The Louisville papers are Dragging heavily
on the Morning Star. Why don't they put the
Star through from Memphis to Cairo for the
horns now carried by the City Of Alton?
The st. Louis Republican 'puts " the above
banter to the Morning Star. She is passenger
packet and not racer; but during her career She
has been in competition with first one and then
another Of the st. Louis line, and held her own
pretty we'll. In racing, or making match race,
the first rule is to place the contestants on an
equality, or as near it as possible. Nov the brag
boat Of the st. Louis line the City Of Alton, has
double, the power of the Morning Star. This is a
conceded fact, and she ought-all else being
equal-to beat the Star in the run from Memphis
to Cairo fully four hours. This is i fair PROPOSE
ton. Can she do it?
The City Of Atoms hull was built by Alex. Tenn
Pile of Madison, Ind ana she has the machinery
Of the famous Baltimore, one of the clippers from
Wheeling, the cylinders being so inches in diane
ter with feet stroke. With that model and power
she of course is hard to beat,
The Morning Star, near about as big as the IA
nous City of Alton, has engines only Y inches in
diameter with feet stroke. Her model is fault
less, however, and she does manage to get over
the water quite iVely-hard to catch, and hard to
beat.
The Belle Memphis recently built here, has
gone round to St. Louis to enter the st. Louis and
Memphis trade. She is a lively craft, and went
from Cairo to st. Louis in nineteen hours including
two landings for wood, Lether outonc for those
g hOrns.n
Capt Perry MeNeely, with his famous bell boat
is now at work at the lower city wharf, wrecking
the sunken steamer Dime, He was Giving for Il
nrJa I,r,-, ava
CAIRO, July 2l.-ArTiUaLs.-M S. Mepham, St.
Louis, for New Orleans; Virginia, ST. Louis, New
Orleans; City of Alton, Memphis, St. Louis;
Armada, Evansville; Silver Lake, st. Louis Gin
einpati; Belle Memphis, St. Louis, Memphis;
Nashville, Evansville; Liberty No. 2, Louisville
and return.
The Mepham and Virginia cleared at 5 A. NJ,
with full trips.
The Virginia was aground eleven hours at Rem
lett's Castle.
The w. r, Arthur cleared at 10 P. NJ, With 100
tons for New Orleans, and moderate passenger
list
! The Liberty reshps here on the Arthur, and re-
turns to Louisville. She had one hundred tons for
Memphis, the principal coDsignees being Messrs
Hadden Il Co.. johnson & Wright, Black Estes &
Co., and A. j. White
The New Belle Memphis came out with flying
'olors She is beauty, runs fast and is differed
by the old Belle Memphis crew. She has thirty
ons for Memphis; the principal consignees being
dessrs j. b. shaw, Conway, Jones & Pail, Moore
Roberts. She cleared at A. NJ, with fine pas
enger trip.
The river has fallen two inches at this point
ince last report
The Armada reports the upper Ohio rising all the
way down.
Business fair and weather warm.
MEMPHIS, July 23d.-The weather is clear and
warm. The river continues to decline about five
inches about every twenty-four hours. The Ar
KANSAS is declining steadily, with three feet four
inches on the bars to Little Rock. White river
continues at fair boating stage. The Ohio was
Using slowly at Pittsburg on the 10Th, with twenty
inches in the channel. At Louisville it was falling
With scant four feet in the channel, and four and
/ half feet on the bars in the lower Ohio At st.
Louis the river is declining with ten feet to Cairo
Business on the landing continued dull with but
ew arrivals and departures We noticed yester-
lay that worl1men had commenced the work of
paving Court street. Let the good work go on
speedily.
The Olive Branch broke her pittman strap in
Madrid Bend on Friday, and was detained several
hours. She passed down yesterday morning with
splendid trip.
OLIVE BRANCH FOR ST. LoUIs-AHdntic and
S. s. Company's Line Mad Boat.-
The very large and magnificent passenger packet
Dive Branch, Captain Lloyd I. Belt, commander,
md Mr.. James r. Shaler clerk, leaves at O'Clock
his evening, for the above, connecting at Memphis
md Cairo with railroads for all points East and
Vest We assure passengers that the Olive
Branch is in every respect star packet her cabin
IS model of beauty, her staterooms large and
convenient, and her general appointments of very
superior order In point of speed she is not to be