New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-20
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CRESCENT OFFICE, No. "a CANT sTRRET
Wednesday Morning, june 20, 1866.


Yesterday was clear and pleasant. We had
quite pleasant breeze during the day, which
served to moderate the heat which g old Sol "
seemed inclined to generate
Business was not very brisk on the landing, and
this was quite an unusual thing as Tuesday is gen
orally busy day. The Quitman and Ruth, which
| departed yesterday, bad slim trips in comparison
with their former tripa.
! The Lizzie Gill did not leave az announced. She
will positively leave for Memphis, Cairo and St
Louis this evening,
1 BY private telegram we learn that the steamer
Virginia arrived ct louisville Monday night, all
safe.
BY telegram received by Capt. J. II. Burdeau,
agent of the Mississippi Valley Transportation
Company, we learn that the steamer Mohawk, with
large tow passed ylcksburg yesterday. She will
arrive during the day and leave again to morrow
evening, taking all freight prohibited onpassenger
steamers. Call on the agent, Capt. Burdeau, 80
Magazine street. and make your engagements.
By q telegram dated Memphis, 10th, to Messrs
Stevenson s Douglas, we learn that the steam
er White Cloud No. 2, Capt. A. G, Hopkins,
had passed that point. She will arrive here on
Friday, and returns to st. Louis on next Sunday
at II N. Passage can be secured by applying to
her agents.
The Alabama and Starlight are receiving, and
leave this evening for Red River.
The telegraph packet Mollie Able will be in port
to-day, and be ready to receive and leave again on
her regular day, tomorrow.
| We return our thanks for faEors to the officers
of steamers Cotile, j. NJ Sharp, Irene and ST.
Nicholas.
| The st. Nicholas leaves at tenoclock this morn
ing, taking the U. 8. mails and attending to the
business Of the Lafourche.
| oLIPPINas FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
| LoUIsvILLs, June l5.-The river was about at
q stand all day yesterday, with 8 feet inches
| water in the canal in the evening, by the mark
During the previous twenty-four hours it had not
varied half an inch at the head of the falls while
at Portland it had the appearance of slowly swell.
| ing. The weather was cooler and more pleasant,
| the thermometer ranging at about So, with coca.
sional clouds and sunshine, and two three light
showers to allay the dust and heat,
On the falls there were 90 feet water in the pass
| down the Indian chute, and that sure passage not
called into use yesterday The port list was toler-
ably fair but the boats that did not land at Port
| land made use of the canal.
! The towboat Windsor, that had lodged on the
reef at the head of the falls, managed to work of
| yesterday, and, having steam up, struck out fer
deep water. The most OF her tow of barges were
also got of.
| The Navigator came in from Cincinnati yester-
4 day, with good cargo for reshipment to New Or
4 leans on the Louisiana, including a quantity of
pork and lime on barge She also had de-
| tachment of the LIST Regulars on board, bound
| South. sf.
The Louisiana was preparing to start to New Or
| leans last evening at dusk.
/ The Nick Longworth having been detained,
/ takes her departure to New Orleans this evening.
She starts at o'clock from Portland in charge of
Capt. Alex, Irwin, with Charley Miller in the clerk IS
office.
CAIRo, Juue l6-The Underwater to day sue
ceeded in floating the hull Of the Convoy No. 2,
and towed it to better position on the bar on the
Kentucky shore. where she will be bulk headed
1 pairs.
\ To sTEAmBoAT MEN.-All steamboat boilers
must have alock.up safety valve attached 10 them
Immediately, as an order has been issued to the
local inspectors to see that every boat is 80 sun
pied all information in regard TO the purchase
Sl me same can be had by applying to L. L.
Warden, Memphis, Tenn.
The local inspector came IN the evening befora
! !ast from memphis, and inspected the Phil Sheri-
dan and the Je1aie D.. and found them all o X.
-, Hhey have alss licenses for engineers and pilots.
Ehose who need tkem had better supply themselves
in time. We hopS that those steamers that have
! been culpably negligent will have to dance to
tune that they will not forget soon, as there has
! been too many accdenaS Of late to be attributed
! 10 accidents alone.
ST. LOUIS, June I6,-'Che weather contpl,e4
very hot and sgltry, VIII 2ark clouds DUR; HI
day, accompanied hy auads ring and rai6. q i
business on the ievee Is Unchanged.
enough water south for all practical purposes The
upper rivers are in bad condition, with fair pres
poets of rise taking place st st. Paul The Mis-
souri, is still swelling with enough was4 to Benton
for all practical purposes. From other streams
we have no late news
MisoELLANEoUs.-Ye Yesterday Capt. E. shebe
purchased the fine J. g. Blackford for 1854 VOC. to
be delivered at Cincinnati We are sorry int teed
to hear that Mr.. james Wise, an old pilot was m or
tally wounded at Jefferson City on the l4tN',
through the accidental discharge Of a revolver IN
the hands of companion, Mr.. John B. White
will please accept our thanks for furnishing us the
above.
LRzR GILL, EXPRESS PASSENGER PACKET
FOR ST.. LouIs-To day, at five O'Clock P.
NJ, the new, splendid and swift passen.
ger packet Lizzie Gill, Captain James
oNeal commander, will leave for the above
and way points. She is a large and cOmmodious
steamer, and = very fast craft. Her cabin is
model Of nsatness. We warmly commend the !
Lizzie and her officers to travellers bound up the |
river to-day. They couldn't fad better boat
BY waiting month, and they may rely on being |