New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-26


= baeoo for New Orleans.
The Henry Anes had about twelve hundred ton
= assorted freight, the most of it for New Orleans.
= The Nicholas Longworth came in with aaont fly
hundred tons, ndadded three hundred more here
"a q id then went her way rejoicing to Evansville.
lkAThe great Atlantic is the Atlantic and Mississippi
4 Steamship Companyis steamship for New 0rlean
this evening on the arrival of the train.
- P4ssEFGkRs.--We have been credibly informed
. that some Of our fine steamers that ply on the
Il Ohio and Mississippi rivers, are in the habit o.
: taking negroes as cabin passengers. We car
! hardly think that our river men would disgrace
! themselves so low as 70 swallow every pill that
the rump Congress are.pleased to sugar-coat, and
: call it civil rights, y
We have no objection to any boat carrying our
| African masters. but contend that they should
. have superior accommodations /; in fact, a little
palace should be set apart for their special com.
fort. They should not he driven TO the necessity
through abe non-appreciation of our common car.
rers of their loyal dignity, of assoeiating with
/ "White trash"
Apropos, we in common with our brethren of
the press are rot willing to submit our families to
4 ne so insultea sad disgracsd in travelling on the
| highways /; We do not allow it at home, and will
| not allow 1t anywhere else without entering our
solemn protest. Further, wheneEsr we hear of o
case well suhstantiated we will give him her or it
the benefit Of the noteTiety he she or it deserves
DEATH.-We are panied to hear Of the death Of
| 3tr. h. II. Duysli, one of the old st. Louis and
/ New Orleans pilots. The following preamble and
resolutions of respect were passed at the meeting
of the Western R0atmen s Benevolent Association,
Of which ne was an honorable member.
| at regular meeting of the Western Boatmen's
! Benevolent Association, the following preamble
| and resolutions we're adopted:
Whereas, Death has removed from our midst our
much respected brother member, NJ. II. DuYal,
therefore
Resolved, That in this mournful dispensation
this association has sustained severe loss.
Resolved, That we eondole with his afflicted re-
~.
body ''' 'l''I''i j"
o a5o1I-y, President
MRmPHls, June 23.-Y yesterday was another very
warm day and the dust on the levee was almost in
siderable Business was unusually dull more so
than for weeks past. The river has fallen two
inches since our last report. The officers of the
Petroa state that the food out of the Arkansas is
pouring through the White river cutoff, and the
drift s running very heavy, the low lands being
overfowed. The officers Of the Linnie Down
state that White river is falling, and the damage
from the GOODS will not be SO great it has been
represented.
The st. Louis Democrat of the 2lst SAYS: The
river was rising pretty fast yesterday. 1t will
probably be on decline again tomorrow. The
Dubuque Herald Of Tuesday says "a slight rise
in the river caused by heavy RAINS above, raised
the river several inches last week and improved
navigation. thereby bringing down large number
OF RATS. The swell was only temporary, and the
flf5E III again U4 Tie ubctlle.'' "A DOab reports
swell as ST. Paul Of inches and navigation is I'M
interrupted from st. Paul to st. Louis. The Mis-
souri, is high, with a strong current running
The Julia passed up yesterday morning with
100 tons OF freight, mostly railroad iron.
The Ruth passed up late last night with 325 tons
OF freight and cabin inll of passengers. We return
thanks to her courteous clerk, Mr.. John Green
bourg, for file Of New Orleans papers.
The Henry Ames passed down with all she could
| carry. Capt. Crawford informed US that he would
soon have his boat laid up to be repaired and re-
! fitted, for the Memphis and New Orleans trade.
| LOUISVILLE, June G.-The river was slowly
| rising yesterday morning, with five feet three
inches water iii the canal about noon, but in ii Q
evening it was falling agaiu with FIVE feet one inch
ID the canal. During the previous twenty.four
hours it had not varied an inch in channel depth
either at the head of the falls or at The Portland
whGtf The weather has turned warmer, though
not so warm as usual in June, the thermometer at
noon only getting up to eighty.
On the falls last evening there were three feet
water in the pass down the Indian chute, and the
river ABOUT stationary, a
At Pitt burg at noon yesterday the river was
rising slowly, with four feet four inches water in
the channel. and clear, mild weather, The rum0rs
Of good rise from that quarter are not very well
founded. #1
GoA1 ARR1yED.-Up 10 the present date only
two of the coal feet succeeded in reaching this
port-the Sam Roberts and the Stella. The for !
mer had seven light barges with about fifty thou
sand bushels of coal, and the latter had seven
barges and two small boats, with ifty-tiYe th6u.
sand bushels, making total Of only one hundred |
and I'VE thousand bushels.
The Louisville viii be due from New Orleans to.
day. She parsed Cairo Tuesday evening,
GREEN RIVER Co4Ll--Gen. d. G.. Baell is in the
city negotiating for the purchase of feet OF coal
barges and couple of stout toRboats to be used |
N transporting eoai from his mines on Green |
River to Cairo aud other depots along either the /
Ohio or Mississippi,
The Green River coal il said TO be the richest |
and purest Of any mines this side Of the Mcnon-
gahela.
STOCK soLD.-We learn from the st. Louis lie. |
publican OF Tuesday that 500 shares of stocks in
the A. and III. S. s. Co. were offered for sale at |
public auction on change yesterday, aud bid |
in y ut $50 40 per share.
The Mary u. Forsyth was to leave St. Louis for |
New Orleans on the I'D, the Mississippi and Ma |
the Goth.
Tuu Cosr or eTRlkH-Lst Strikers 1ahe
Warming. New York shipwrights struck on
the "a Of April last. They we're then receiving |
"a so per day Por ten honrsi work. They struck |
tor the same wages for eight hours, They 70.
manned on the strike Till June the l2th, hay- |
ing been out Of work about ton weeks |
The men engaged in the strike numbered
over 1900. Their gross earnings during
those ten weeks would have amounted to $500 OO5 |
per Yesk q IN the aggregate to $1,000 000. The
fraternity, therefore, the end of tine strike are
ont of pocket precisely that sum; and this result
is made even more expensive, because they have
now resumed work upon the terms originally Of |
tered ny the employers IL is unfortunate that |
There is no other mode than that Of n strike to de-
termine differences between employers and work |
men.
CEN. QUlTaANRoB VtcKsBURG.- The great Vioks- |
burg packet Gen. Quitman, Capt John W. Cannon |
commanding, leaves at o'clock this evening Tor
the above and way landings. She IS as fast as the
fastest, and has cabin which, for capacity, com |
pletenesB, beauty, comfort and luxury, has no |
superior aaoat. The fame of the great Qaitman |
has Travelled fer and vide ID d fast passenger |
packet, ana she hes attained celebrity as a safe
lad reliable steamer which few boats can boast |
deasEs Roberts and MeYay still do the honors Of I
he office.
Foa ran WArER1aa PLhoEs,--Tlle fiue, fast lew
PRESSURE steamer Creole, Captain Charles Walker
commanding and Mr.. Sam. Green, clerk, leaves az
lbeVc today, on the arrival Of the A.. NJ train Of
'9rs, Poptcbart4ain railroad. Agents, Leach 6
perkins, corner Of Carohdeletana Gravier streets.
/, \, IL. SHARP FoR L,AFouRcHE--Thia fast ana su,
'erior passenger packet, in command Of Captain
Ienry sreek, with Captain Dalferes in the Office,
eaYes for the above and all coast landings at 8
o'clock This morning.
W,B Arthur P0Esr. Loula-htlantso aad MIS-
issipp6 Steamship Company This fsgorlte, su
erior and fast passenger packet leaves this even
ag at o'cocktor Memphis, Cairo and st. Louis,
win all the railroads for Gll points East