New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-02
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Thursday Morning, August 2 1866
We are enabled to report very agreeable
change in the weather. After the ra n, the atmos-
phere was much cooler than on the previous days
of the week.
Business was not active on the landing, although
the Alabama left last evening with very good
trip. The Sonora, for Opelousas, had also good
trip.
The Starlight did not leave as announced. She
will leave this evening for Jefferson, Shreveport
and way landings.
By a telegram to Mr.. John A. Stevenson we
learn that the Henry Ames, from st. Louis, for
this port, passed Vicksburg yesterday. She will
arrive this evening, and will leave for Memphis,
Cairo and St. Louis on Saturday next.
BOATS DUE.-Louis Dor, Mittie Stephens and
Alex. Speer, from Red River; Ficksburg, from
Ouachita river; Fashion, from Vicksburg, and W.
H Osborn, from St. Louis, are now due and may
be expected to arrive during the day. They will
leave again as advertised
The Yankee arrived yesterday with the tow of
the Vulcan. They are now dischargng. The
Yankee returns to-day at u NJ for st. Louis.
We understand that the Bayou Macon packet
Cotile has been laid up for the season. She is now
lying at the upper part of the Fourth District.
The Bayou Sara packet Nina SHINES is receiv-
ing, and leaves tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock
for all coast landings'up to Bayou Sara. Captain
Greathouse is in command and Messrs. TrOxler
and Miller attend to the affairs in the office.
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
CAIRO, July 29-The river at this point is still
receding slowly.
The weather was more pleasant yesterday than
it had been for some time. fine breeze prevailed
all day.
Business was dull.
Arkansas river is now said to be more shaggy
than it has been for years. The pilots of the
Princess, at Memphis, report four large snags in
line right across the head Of White river cut off
| LOUISVILLE, July 28.-The river was rising fast
yesterday, with eight feet water in the canal in
the evening by the mark. During the previous "a
hours it had risen two feet at the wharf at the
head of the falls, and fully six feet ut Portland,
making twelve feet water out over the bar. The
weather was again sultry and cloudy, with rain in
the forenoon, and the mercury at IS in the shade.
On the falls last evening there were fully five feet
steamboat water over the rocks down the Indian
chute and six feet in the pass, and Che river still
swelling.
The bulk of the present high tide, as was stated
yesterday, was from the Kentucky river, particu-
larry Eagle creek, which was swollen over It's
banks, doing an immense amount of damage
sweeping away houses and trees.
The Kentucky river at Frankfort had risen eight
feet, which, together with the rise in the other
tributaries, will make good tide.
The river at Pittsburg was falling fast Thursday
evening last and at Cincinnati it was rising very
slowly.
NRW STEAMER RICHMoND.-The new low-pres-
sure steamer building for Captains j. S. and R. E.
Neal for the Louisville and New Orleans trade,
has been named the Richmond for the capital OF
the g Old Dominion" The name is appropriate
and historic being known the wide world over, a
name never to be forgotten, 1t has stood fore
| most in the worlds history during the past five
years, and the new steamer Richmond is bound to
win an equally high name and fame in her path to
future renown.
The hull of the Richmond has been laid and the
work on the hull progressing rapidly, she is ex-
pected to be on the track by the LIST of January.
She 10 70 be tho largest, the finest and the fastest
boat on the Western waters, and Captain Neal ex-
poets to carry as many passengers on her 10 the
next four years as followed the famous battlecry
On to Richmond!
The towboat Clipper, belonging to the Messrs.
Parker, coal dealers Of Cincinnati struck snag at
station bar, on the Ohio, on Sunday night, and
sunk, with three feet water on her main deck.
She has since gone down to the hurricane roof.
| The New Albany Ledger has the following item:
:" AHdohed-The new steamer Dan Able, build
| ing mere by Captain Ed. Hart was attached by the
sheriff OF this county to-day in the sum of S7O90
Captain Hart will no doubt arrange the matter sat
isfactory TO all interestedn
CLNoINNArI, July 2s,-The weather still contin-
ues hot, with the mercury at 95 degrees yesterday
At Piltsburg, the river ia falling, with Al feet In
| the channel. There is Al feet in the Rsnawba.
and falling. Here the river has fallen 4 inches
during the past "a hours, with "a feet in the chan.
| nell There is feet to Louisville, with 2 feet 9
inches in the pass over the falls There is Al feet
on the shoaest bars along the Lower Ohio.
Captain Jesse Dean informs us that he Messen.
ger will positively be the first boat to New Orleans
| after the Maggie Hays. The ArmadillO arrived al
! New Orleans yesterday all right. A rumor having
\ been circulated that the new steamer Dan Able
has been attached at Louisville, we take pleasure
in saying that there is no foundation to such a
report, and respectfully refer to the dispatch from
Captain Ed. Hart. Captain B, F. Walt, of Mem.
| phis, arrived in this city yesterday.
| The following dispatch, received yesterday, will
explain itself:
LoulsynLE, July 81, IL M-The report that my
new boat, Dan Able, is attached, is all false
have it corrected. ED. HART.
PITTsBURG, July 27,-The river continues to re-
cede steadily at this point, with but 81 feet in the
channel by the pier marks this evening.
! The weather was again oppressively hot to-day
though it was cloudy at times, with indications Of
| rain.