New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-10
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"Wednesday Morning August 10 1856

y Wednesday Morning, August 10, 1866,
Yesterday was a dull and warm day on the land
ing. The only effect to the monotony of dullness
which generally prevailed, was the departure III
the evening of the lavorite packet Ruth with fine
trip.
Among the arrivals yesterday was the yicks.
burg from 0uachita river, Cuba from Red River
the j. Nj. Sharp from LafGurche. They are re-
ceiVing, to leave again tomorrow evening.
Up to the hour Of writing the Fashion, from
Vicksburg; MOltie Able, from St Louis and
Cleona, from Opelousas, had not made their ap
pearance. They will, however, be at the landing
during the day, and will leave again tomorrow
evening"
The Alabama and T. D. Hine viii also arrive
during the day. The former returns to Shreve-
port tomorrow evening, and the latter for Jefer-
son on Tuesday next
The new and very light draft packet Lizzie
Tate, Capt. H. l.. Lee commander came to the
landing yesterday and commenced to receive for
Jefferson, Shreveport and intermediate landings
on Red River. She leaves positively tomorrow
evening.
We return our thanks for fayors to the officers
Of tile steamers Vicksburg, Cuba, j. M. Sharp and
Nina Simms.
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES rra
MEMPHIS, Aug. 7.-Business yesterday was fair
Weather warm. The river here is receding slowly.
At St. Louis the river is falling, with nine feet
scant to Cairo. There is thirty-two inches in the
Arkansas to Little Rock The Commercial re-
ports eight feet in White river to Augusta. The
Ohio is falling from Pttsburg down, with eighteen
inches in the channel At Cincinnati and Louis
vile it is falling with five feet four inches in the
canal, and seven and half feet on the bars in the
lower Ohio.
The weather for the last two days has been
pleasant, comparatively, and business has i'm
proved slightly, with prospect OF further i'm
prOvement,
The leyee is being paved in Front of Court
street, and before fall that whole street will be in
good condition. But why not put the force on
and pave it from Jefferson street to Union right
away? Now is the time for it. Delay will throw
us again into the mud of next winter; but if the
+" big thing" is permitted by the council, we
won't need leVee, as drays will be played
out.p
The Molie Able passed down Sunday night for
New Orleans, heavily laden.
A young man and his wife, who arrived at St.
Louis the other day on one of the Mississippi
steamers, had neither money nor baggage to pay
their fare The clerk of the boat siezed the wife
for security, whereupon the husband arrested him
for kidnapping.
The splendid passenger steamer Julia of the
Atlantic and Mississippi Steamship Line, will leave
the wharf-boat, foot of Union street, to-day at
P. NJ. for New Orleans and all way landings. The
Julia has superior passenger accommodations,
| and is in charge of careful and experienced Off,
GERS.
CAIRO, Aug 6.-Weather warm. Business dull.
The river declined Il inches in the past forty
eight hours.
Adam Jacobs, Memphis 70 St. Louis; Mary
| Quinn, Louisville Lady Gay, New Orleans to ST.
Louis Tigress No, 2, White river and return !;
Armadilla, New Orleans to Louisville; r. M.
Bishop Memphis TO Louisville Fanny Brandies,
Nashville
ST. LOUIS, August CATER long boating sea-
son of almost unparalleled success business is
about to sueeumb, in good degree to low waters.
The stage on the rapids is too meager to admit the
passage Of loaded steamers, and transfer of car
goes has become necessity. This indicates the
general stale of the rivers above The Illinois is
low also, with only two or three packets regularly
engaged. The Missouri is falling rapidly, and in a
few days the larger class of boats will be with
drawn. Small craft will now come into requisi-
ton, and supply the demands of commerce to the
extent of their capacity. Hence to Cairo there is
water enough for New Orleans boats, and vessels
in that trade 90 out regularly with all the freight
they can accommodate. Lower waters mean
higher charges for transportation, and shippers
will be forthwith advised, we presume, Of this i'm
| portant tact.
We were under the impression that freight
charges were established at regular meetings of
| tine boards, and when so fixed were intended to
rule Tor certain period but it seems they are
subject to order fluctuations, and liable to in
Simultaneous changes. The first thing a shipper
has TO do, therefore, before buying produce is
to ascertain the rate at which it may be trans
ported, Two ways of reaching the Atlantic mar.
kets would regulate this Inconvenience and it is
probable we shall have them when the difficulties
of the country are permanently settled.
/ Business on the wharf Saturday bore about the
same aspect that 1t has for the past two weeks,
although some slight show Of activity might have
been noticed around the various packet landings,
it being Saturday, and merchants generally desr-
Gus of closing up. Rates of freight to New Or
leans and Memphis remain unchanged There was
slight advance in rates TO Omaha.
The rivers are all on the decline slowly but
steadily. We have reports Of eight aud half feet
to Cairo five feet to Keokuk, thrty.two inches on
the lower rapids and from three to four feetabove
Dubuque. In the Missouri there is five feet large
to ST. Louis, and four feet above. Three feet is
reported in the Illinois. The 0hiois falling rapidly
at Louisville with five feet ten inches ia the canal
and three feet ten inches en- the falls. The Cum
berland on Thursday, was falling fast, with five
i feet ON HaTpeth Shoals
By Louisville papers Of Saturday We learn of
/ the death Of Capt. j. Shallcross, which occurred
in that city on Friday morning, after very short
illness, which the physicians pronounced pneu.
mHpia. Capt, Shall0r0ss wss born in England in
| 1893, and emgrated to this country when about
IA years fage. Capt, shalcross was one of the
| Observation-Disclosures on the Western waters, hav
ing been one of the first to command steamer
between Louisville and New Orleans, and was
alsn for number of years president of the Board
OF Supervising Inspectors, and was the author oil
the steamboat law Of 1852, For number Of