New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-23

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Wagley at Grand Point The river is falling with
tonr feet scant on the principal bars above the
fails.
The Lizzie Tate receiving freightforall landings
on Red River, and will leave ON Saturday. The
Henry Ames and Luminary, from st. Louis, due
last evening, had not made their appearance at
the landing up to the time of our leaving. They |
will however be in port during the day.
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
CINCINNATI, Aug. IS.-Tha weather yesterday |
was clear and pleasant the thermometer in the !
shade indicating temperature of 80 degrees at |
o'clock in the afternoon.
The river at Pittsburg, at noon yesterday, was |
falling with FIVE feet six inches water in the chan
mel, with clear weather, at temperature Of ~ |
degrees above zero. By the mark at the water
works the river had fallen one inch during the |
twentyfour hours preceding o'clock yesterday |
morning at which time there were four feet and |
ten inches Of water in the channel
At two o'clock in the afternoon the rise from
above reached here. During the remainder of the
afternoon the river rose three inches, and will
probably rise two feet more.
BusNEss.-There was but little business trans
acted on the wharf yesterday, with the exception
of that done by the Mariner, loading for Memphis.
She was obliged to refuse freight, and what she
had ENGAGED came down faster than it could be
handled She will leave at noon to-day.
SHREVEPORT, Aug. 1--we have had another
week of excessively dry and hot weather
Since our report last week the river opposite
this point has continued to recede rapidly, and
was last night about % feet below the highest
water mark of the season, We hear pilots talk
about running aground in the Campte settlement
when not drawing over five feet This prob
ably owing to the fact that the channel has not
vet washed out There is no doubt we will have
that much water in the channel for the next two
months, even if it does not rain at all during that
| time.
For the past week business on the levee has not
been overly brisk, as will be seen from the fol,
lowing memoranda
John Roots boat came in from Jefferson to-day
! with $40 in currency and two watermeions. The
currency was the net profit of her last trip and
the watermeons were kept on hand for the pur-
pose of using their contents when the Lizzie got
aground in Cypress bayou. Beat John Roots
| Lizzie Hamilton, and you have got but one more
to beat.
THURSDAY, Aug. 9.-There were no movements
whatever among the steamboats, to-day.
SATURDAY, Aug. 1l.-The Mollie Fellows got off
for jefferson today with irstrate trip rcshipped
| from the Starlight.
SUNDAY, Aug. l2.-Up to dark tonight there
had been no movement whatever among the
1 steamboats, at this point.
| The Upper Red River packet L. billiard arrived
! TO- day from Fulton, Ark, with so bales of cot
ton Her officers report the water low and
| falling.
| The Moliie Fellows arrived from Jefferson this
| evening with light trip.
| The following are the departures for the city
| since our last Alabama, 40 bales; Louis dor,
2lS bales National, 40 bales; total 293 bales of
which l20 were from points above here.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 19.-At this port the river is
rising slowly, which gives us cause to think that
rise in the upper stream has taken place. We
most cordially hope so, as steamboating has been
observation-disclosures lately, onaccOunt Of low water
in the upper stream. All the upper AIississippis
tributaries are pouring forth a regular torrent.
Through Minnesota there has been regular
freshet and great deal of damage is the conse-
quence. ...-
Missouri river is falling very slowly, and navi.
cation holds out most pectedIy we'll We
were fearful that the Missouri would he very low
this week; but we are most happy to say that
our fears were groundless.
Illinois is atits old tricks again, there having
been considerable Of discharge visible in that
river yesterday.
The Pauline Carroll was compelled to go out
last evening On time, and consequently did not
wait to have her chimneys fEed, but started out
with her old dilapidated ones.
The VIM. Fl. Osborn is again loading for New
Orleans. She will leave positively Monday after
noon.
Can't. Bill Patterson has resigned the position of
mate he held on the Ruth. We learn that Sam.
Woods, second clerk of the Pauline Carroll, has
good news from Pennsylvania, and mas started or
soon viii start eastward The news is to the effect
that oil has been struck, and it is his.
The Pearce has laid up. She will be put in
thorough repair for the fall trade, and may run
between White river aud New Orleans.
Rates Of freight are as follows:
To New Orleans: Apples, potatoes, onions and
-four, f5c. ~ Dbl; lrout and beer 81 25 alcohol
and whisky 81 so u bbl.; pork 81 %; pound
freights 4Oc. for heavy 81 for light; corn ID sack
4Oc.; oats Soc; hay q 100 lbs. Soc: horses and
cattle 50 u head; mules So u head; hogs 81 !;
sheep 81 so.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 18-The river continues at a
stand, with three feet in the canal by the mark
lest evening Il has been at about the same stage
for over twenty-four hours, but rise is due to-
day from the upper rivers. The weather was
clear and quite pleasant all day, the thermometer
ranging at rs in the shade.
On the falls last evening there was but thirteen
inches water in the pass down the Indian chute,
and the river at a stand.
The river had risen at Portsmouth some four or
five feet, and the late rise from Wheeling should
have reached this point by last evening.
The Pittsburg rise will also materially improve
navigation, though it was not quite high enough
to let out the coal feet
The river at Cincinnati at noon Yesterday had
fallen an inch in the previous twentyfour hours,
and some fears may be entertained that the late
rise in The upper rivers may have been diverted
from its course. A rise is due, and il will come
along in due time, tomorrow, if not to-day.
Four mile bar short distance above Cincin-
natl, has become formidable barrier to naviga-
ton, with steamboats,, coalboats and baTges all
piled up on the bar.
The Nymph No. came in from New Orleans
last evening, bound for Cincinnati.
The Messenger, that sunk in Plumb Point bar,
in the Mississippi, the other day, was Pittsburg
boat, nearly new and steFnwheeler. She ran on
q snag, which mashed her timbers. They ought
not to trust that sort Of craft so far froIaAhom
RIVER BoUNDARY-MTssoUR VS.. KESTUckY.-
The oyergrown State of Missouri has been, ever
since 1910, trying to claim Wolf Island in the Mis-
sissippi river, as part Of her territory It orig
inally, and of course always, unless ceded, sold,
or given away, belonged to Kentucky. The dis.
puted district is located in the Mississippi lust
below the delta formed by the confluence of the
Chic and Mississippi rivers at the aquatic hole
known as Cairo. The people of that locality built
their houses on stills, and throwing a mud wall
around them began to consider themselves quite
elevated characters, and of late years. particularly
in times of low water, have put on metropolitan
airs, and called it CITY, This DEPRESSION from the
point Of our tale is merely to point the locality
of Wolf Island, just below mosquito harbor and
frogs delight, yclept Cairo.
Missouri lays claim to Wolf Island, and to main
tain that claim its people call themselves, or are
called, wolverines, we suppose; but it won't do.
Wolf Island belongs to Kentucky by every right
first of ALL the right of discovery the right of pos
session, the right by law, and right of boundary
The limits of Kentucky on the southwest are de.
fined by the channel of the Mississippi river said
stream separating Kentucky from Missouri from
| the point at Cairo down. Now, the channel of
| the Mississippi, from time immemorial-even be-
fore Cairo had a visible habitation-was on the
| Missouri side Of Wolf Island.
The steamer Traveller, in 1925 with pilot VIM.
Williams, of: this city at the wheel, went up and
down the river on the '.outside p or Missouri side
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