New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-01
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CRESCENT OFFICE, No. 81 CAMP STRRET. Il
Friday Morning june l, 1865 ! |
The early part of yesterday was cool and show
cry It cleared off at about midday, when the sun
ahone forth, and the evening was clear and
pleasant.
Business was very dull on the landing in the way
Of shipments. The Telegraph packet Atlantic and
the great Magenta lefty their cabins crowded
and fair freights. The Saratoga, on account of
the rain, was unable to leave. She leaves to-day
for all landings on Red River up to Shreveport.
The starlight,ECapt. Hayes, arrived yesterday
with fair trip She is receiving, and leaves again
tomorrow for Red River. The officers of the
Starlight report Red River falling from shreve
port down to Grand Bayou. Below Grand Bayou
it was rising little. The river had fallen two
feet at Shreveport
By special telegram received yesterday we
are enabled to inform our readers that the new,
fast and magnificent passenger packet, Lizzie Gill;
Capt Jas. 0'Neal commander, will arrive in port
to-day at IL O'Clock, and will positively leave
tomorrow evening for Memphis, Cairo and ST..
Louis, connecting with the railroads for all points
East and West. Passengers should call on their
agents and secure their staterooms, as we can
assure them that they will be pleased with the
Lizzie and her obligng officers.
Among the arrivals yesterday was the famous
passenger steamer Nick. Longworth, Capt A.
R. Irwin from Cincinnati with a fine trip.
The Longworth since she was here has added
greatly to her merits as passenger steamer. She
has been completely repaired from stem to stern,
/ having been decked, refurnished with new bed
ding, new furniture, new carpets, and has had
new boilers put in place of the tubular, and now
she vies with any Of first and fastest steamers
that come to this port Travellers who secure
rooms on this splendid steamer will find every
thing they can possible require for their comfort
and entertainment ON the trip. She has large
and exceedingly neat and spacious cabin, admira-
bly, appointed and arranged for comfort and CON
yenienee. Mr.. Charles Miller, her attentive clerk
will give any information to-day that may be
required from visitors.
We return our thanks for fayors to the officers
Of steamers Starlight ]. NJ Sharp, Yicksburg, N.
Longworth, NJ. s. Mepham and Sonora.
BoATs DuE.-Ihe steamers Mississippi and Liz
zie Gill from st. Louis Louisville from Louisville,
Grey Eagle from Vcksburg, Louis dor from Red
river, and St. Nicholas from Bayou Sara, will be
in port to-day, and viii commence to receive, to
leave again positively tomorrow evening as ad-
vertised.
The WestmoreIand being unavoidably detained
yesterday, on account of the rain, will positively
leave this evening for Memphis, Cairo, Louisville
and Cincinnati.
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
CAIRO May 27.-The river continues to fall at
4 this point
4 We were favored with considerable rain yester-
A DAY, but ~ the evening it cleared off,
| Business moderate.
AT Louisville the river is falling slowly, withiive
4 feet in the canal and three feet in the chute.
Ine Cumberland is falling, with four feet on the
The reliable Commonwealth Capt. Lloyd, is of
az l . r. NJ, for New Orleans. Mr.. j. X. Boyles
onlciates at the desk and more cleyer gentleman
y mot 20 pc found, Get yeu duds 81 ready and
The magnificent Lizzie Gill Capt. Jas. o'Neal
| is OIL for New Orleans at p. N. Those desiring
a safe, pleasant and speedy trip, will of conrse
take the Lizzie. Captain w II. Rhodes is in lie
Office.
The huge Mississippi, with her new boilers.
leaves this evening as the Telegraph paeket for
New Orleans. Captain lessee HuFa on the roof
and II. d. Condif in the Office.
MEaPHIs May 29.--Y esterday was cool raw
rainy day, one Of tie most dssgreeable we ever
experienced, and the mud upon the leyee is barely
passahle. Business was at stand still in eonse-
quenee of the weather. The river here is still
falling slowly and so are the Arkansas, White and
81. Francis rivers, though each are still in good
boating order.
The NJ. $, Mepham passed down geste rday
morning with good freight trip.
The Henry Anles and Mollie Able passed mp with
good passenger trips.
As will be seen By the advertisement in another
column, the A. d Nj. S. S. Co. will have a daily
line between this port and New Orleans. What
ever may be said Of this line, one can deny that
they have an inezhaustible stock Of energy and
their hst Of boats comprise sixteen of the largest
AID most elegant steamers aAoat, among which
are the Roth, Lady Gay Arthur, Mollie Able and
s,9lsyth which are unsurpassed in size speed or