New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-03


The steamer Live Oak has laid up, and has
turned her freight over to steamer Starlight.
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
| Lou1syIIUE. April 27.--The river was rising last
evening, with upward of eight leee Matos e n
canal by the mark. In the morning y Was lan,uS'
with seven feet eleven inches We III wy 0nn
The weather has been disagreeabie TOT near
trvan+1y fonr hours with very heavy rams Sunday
: ni5bt and Yesterday morning, accompanied VITA
bish winds and chilly atmosphere, with fears OF
l. if ,Inst one wear ago Saturday we had fall of
snow followed Sunday morning by black frost
ana ice The river during that week attained a
. height Of twenty-five feet in the canal, vast
month
i 0n the falls last evening there were fully six
feet water in the pass down the Indian chute and
the river rising. There was five feet steamboat
| water over the rocks, down the chute, with the
| prospect, if the rain was general, of coal boat
| tide and an abundance of water on the falls for
navigahle purposes
1 The Cumberland river is again at high tide and
/ rising, with fears OF freshet
The Mississippi at st, Louis Saturday was rising
| very fast, and freight along the wharves was in
serious danger Of damage by the enoroaching
| waters.
The food in the Missouri was also extending
that stream being fully foot higher than atany
former period the previous season.
At Cincinnati and Pttsburg Saturday the river
was falling but rise is expected from the effects
4 of the rain yesterday and the night previous
/ LICENSE SUsPENDED.-In the collision case OF the
/ Golden Eagle and Mariner, near Memphis, the in
| specteTs have found pilots Z. W. Farnsworth ana
w, R. Mccullough guilty Of misconduct and neg,
leet of duty-suspending the former for sixty and
| the latter for thirty days.
MEMPHIS 30.-The weather yesterday was warm
and sultry. Business on the landing was extremely
dull The river at this point rose II inches in the
past "a hours. The river at St. Louis was station
airy. The Ohio is rising from Pittsburg down.
The Cumberland and Tennessee are booming,
! The Arkansas and White rivers are bank full.
| The Silver Cloud No. 2 has been raised and is
now on her way to Pittsburgh to be repaired
The freight has all been saved, but in a damaged
| condition.
The Phantom went into the new dry dock at
Evansville on the 25th to be repaired.
The Kate Hart has gone to the docks at St.
Louis to be repaired and reftted.
ATLANTIC Natl Boar FOR ST.. LoUIs.--A. Dc NJ
s. S. Gonpdry.- large and favorite passen.
ger packet Atlantic, Capt. ST. Clair Thomson,
commander, and Mr.. Frank Smith in the Office,
leaves for the above at O'Clock this evening,
connecting at Memphis and Carlo with the rail.
roads, for all points East and West. The Atlantic,
is beyond Doubt one of the most elegant and desi-
rable passenger packets in this celebrated line.
Her officers are gentlemen of well known courtesy
and oblging dispositions, as well as thorough and
efficient steanboatnen.
VIRGINIA FOR LOUISVILLE unsurpassed
passenger steamer, in command of Capt j. P.
Young, and Mr. Chas. Schultz in the office, leaves
this morning at 10 o'clock, for Louisville, connect
ing at Memphis and Cairo with the railroads for all
points East and West. The Virginia is magni-
icent packet, of the Merchants and Peoples Line,
and has hosts of frieRds along her line of travel He
officers are thorough steamboatmen and finished
gentleman, and travellers will find them agreeable
travelling companions.
CAMILLA FOR THE WATERING PLACES This
new, fast and splendid low pressure passenger
packet leaves the lake end on the arrival of the
A. N. train of cars for the above. Capt A. p.
Boardman is in command and Mr.. John Otway ID
the efficient purser.
MARAoRA FOR CAIDEN.-The comfortable pas
senger packet Marmora, Capt j. E. streeper,
commander, and Messrs. John Dickson and D, 8.
Green, clerks, leaves at P. II. to-day for the
above and way landings. The Marmora is one of
themost popular packets in the trade, with equally
popular and efficient officers. Her aocommoda
tons are irst-class, lhaYng neat cabin with large
staterooms and an excellent table.
T. D. HNE FOR RED RIvER.-This complete pas
senger packet, in charge .of Capt j. F. Worley
leaves this evening at O'Clock for Jefferson and
way points The Hine is q large and commodious
packet with a superior cabin and every desirable
quality. Her officers are the public favorites, and
deserve to be literally patronized. Mfr. j. w.
Spears offciates in the Office and our friends will
find him gentlemen of excellent and correct
business qualifications, who will cheerfully give
all who may have business with the boat any in.
formation that they may require.
STARLIGHT FOR Red RIYER.-The Justly popular
and unique passenger packet Starlight, Capt.
Chas. Hayes commander and Mr.. G. r. Hayes,
clerk, leaves this evening for Shreveport, Jeter-
son and all way landings. Her passenger accom-
are unsurpassed by any boat in the
trade, which statement is proven by the crowds
of passengers she always carries, while her COM
mander and officers are no less popular than the
boat.
For THE WATERING PLAcEs.-The fine, fast low
pressure steamer Creole, Captain Charles Walker
commanding, and Mr. Sam. Green, clerk, leaves as
above to-day, on the arrival Of the A. NJ train Of
cars, Pontchartran railroad. Agents, Leach &
Perkins, corner Of Carondelet and Gravier streets
JUDGE FLRT6HER FOR GAmDEN.-The large, ele-
giant passenger packet Judge Fletcher, Capt
Harry L. Watts, commander, and Mr.. J. w, Smith
clerk, leaves at 5 o'clock this evening, for all
landings up to Camden, The passenger accom-
Of the Fletcher are equal to any and
surpassed by none in the trade, and her urbane
and efficient officers spare no pains or expense in
to the welfare and comfort Of their
guests.
frances FOR MoBrLB-This fine low pressure
packet, in command of Capt Forbes, leaves to-
day, on the arrival Of the Al P, al. train of cars,
from the lake end Of The Pontchartrain railroad
Agent. G. Harris, corner Of Camp and Common
streets.
MoHAwK ron ST. LoUIs,-This regular packet,
With her barges, leaves at ?. NJ. to-day, in com
mand Of Captain Arnold, for the above and way
points. The Mohawk is receiving at the foot Of
Girod street.
15tarine gnteIItQente.
cRE5cKSF oTEoR No. 81 OAAp sTRERr3
Thursday, May 3, 1856 I