New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-19
CREscGET 0FFIcE, No. o. Camp Street,
IN WEDNESDAYS Morning September 10 1855

mes which generally prevailed was tile departure
IN the evening Of the packet Grey Eagle, with her
accustomed good trip for vicksburg, and the
splendid steamer Won Phul on her first trip to
I Memphis and Cairo, with an excellent trip.
RoATs DuE.-The Quitman from Greenyille and
| Xickshurg, Magenta and Olive Branch, from St.
| Louis, wall be in port to day, They will leave
again positively as advertised.
BoATs CoaiING.-By telegram we learn that the
Navigator, from Cincinnati, ana W. r. Arthur,
from St. Louis, viii be in port tomorrow. They
/ both leave again on Saturday, the former for Red
River and the latter for St. Louis.
/ The NJ s. Mepham passed Memphis on Monday
bound down. She will arrive here tomorrow aud
leaves again on Friday for Memphis, Cairo and
st. Louis.
CARRIE Poor. LAID UF.-Thts steamer has laid
up for the present. The Lizzie Tate will take the
freight Of the Carrie Poole, and leaves tomorrow
evening. Through bills Of iadng will be given by
the Lizzie to Jefferson.
We return our thanks for favors to the officers
steamers Thos Powell, Tdahoe, Nick Longworth
and I-afourche.
The Alex. speer, having finished her repairs,
| will be at the landing this morning ready to re-
ceive freight. She will positively leave this eve
ming for Jefferson and way landings on Red River
The splendid Nick. Longworth, Captain A. r.
IFFins arrived yesterday with good trip. She is
now receiving, and leaves this evening positively
| for Memphis, Cairo and Louisville. Charlie Miller
attends 70 the office affairs Of the Longworth.
CLIPPINGS FROM our EXCHANGES
MEMPHIS, Sept. tl6.--The river at this point is
on stand. All the rivers above are rising, and
there is nine feet at present in the lower Ohio
with six feet in the canal at Louisville, and four
feet at Pittsburg. At st. Louis the river is on
| stand and the upper Mssissippii is the same. The
Illinois IS rising rapidly, but there is no improve
ment in the Missouri The Arkansas is rising with
three feet the channel, and the White is down
| lower than it has been this season.
| Business on the landing was of rather a dull
character yesterday, and except in the vicinity of
/ the Star Whaffboat there=was little done.
The weather yesterday was warm and clear
until late IN the evening, when huge black cloud
arose in the southwest and worked its edge up
close enoughto rain little below heap, driving
| the steamboats, about liz ely, and passed to the
northward, apparently satisfied. It laid the dust,
/ and that was some relief to say nothing of cool
! ing the atmosphere, which was heated. This was
| all we knew about leyee items yesterday.
I The Magenta passed down for New Orleans
i with a good load, and looked as handsome as
/ young bride, and as graceful as sylph in her
1 bran new dress The best and most intimate
/ friends she ever had would have failed to have re
| eognized her in her altered condition. These
4 Southern boatmen have a way of changing a
| steamboat SO if it was not for the name there
| would be noresemblance to former appearances.
The Magenta looks now much like the one of for.
mer days.
The Peoples Line, running between Louisville
and Cincinnati, have ceased ulning, and Captain
Jesse R. Bell, its president, is going to New Or
leans, where he has teen offered lucrative posi-
ton.
CAIRO, Sept. 1G-The river at this point has
risen several inches since last report, and is still
rising slowly.
] WIS "! weather was clear and pleasant yesterday.
buslness was very good in the afternoon of yes
tefday but the absence of steamers ia the morn
ing made everything look very dull.
me ohiois stationary at PittsbQrg, with four
4 fee5 I'VE inches IL the channel and stationary at
Cincinnati, with nearly nine feetbetweenthat civ
and Louisville. Therei is about seven feet in he
canal, and eight feet from thence 10 Cairo.
The hLisslsstppiis again falling at St. Louis and
the upper rivers are not rising as was anticipated
from the late heavy rains, with the exception Of
the Illinois, which, j. in fine navgahle order and
rising to Peoria, The Missouri is quite low, but
rise Is expected,
Tie Cumberland and Tennessee are rising
slowly with six feet to Juhnsomyille and four feet
to Easp0rr.
The selyor has completed the work Of wreck.
ing the Peerless, having recovered all The freight
which could be saved from the sunken steamers
hold, and renewed the entire machinery belong
ing to the boat Nothing Of any real value il now
lett OF that once splendid steamer. The SalVor
will in few days commence work on thewreck
1 Of the Black Hawk, formerly known rs The New
\ Uncle sam and used as a flagship by Commodore
4 Porter of the navy. The Black Hawk took fra at
her anchorage opposite Mound City, nearly two
| years ago, and after her bits were burned down
! thus turning loose the chains, by which she was
| held, she hoated q short distance down tile river
| when the flames reached her magazine which eX,
| ploded With tremendous report, shattefng her
sides IN such manner thar she sunk in a few
minutes. Her wreck has laid undisturbed ever
since, except when struck by some passing
steamer two of which have been sunk by The con
tact -the Peerless and Huntsville The latter was
raised soon after she sunk and is still running
The new line of Cairo and Nashville steamers
has been organized and will commence making
regular trips on the resumption of navigation in
the Cumberland 1t is their intention to make
close connection here with steamers and railroads
for all points, for the accommodation Of both
freight and passengers, and if the line is encour.
aged and supported it will add largely TO the busi-
ness and prosperity Of Cairo. Ourctizens should
therefore do all in their power to sustain it, The
boats of the line are as follows:
Nashvile-CGpt. Wiley Simms.
Fanny Brandtes-Capt, J ohu I. Cartwright
Yyrohe--Capt. Tom Harmon.
One of these fine steamers will leave Cairo for
Nashville every Monday, Tuesday and Saturday
and long aud intimate acquaintance with tie
officers III command impels us to say that no
better steam6oatmen or more agreeable gentle.
men We're ever connected with steamboats, We
have served under each oneof them, and know
that their personal popularity is great wherever
they are known, aud that their success with all
me boats they have heretofore commanded is due
entirely 70 their full and competent knowledge Of
their business and the gentlemanly and efficient
manner in which they attend to ii.
sT.LouIs. Sept. 15.-rhere isstill hone fnrsteru.
wheel steamboatmen. The river is falling, Or al
most failing mere; and said boatmen's spirit will
soon be rising. There was decline Of probably
enc inch yesterday. No rise of any conseqnence
yet in the Upper Mississippi But for those awfnl
rains recently, there would hardly be a nayigabln
river heTeabou!s7 The Illinois has risen pretty
rapidly all the way from Peoria, and win maxi
itself felt here LITTLE. We hear of no rise vet in
the Missouri, bat one is expected. So tarit has
been, aud probably is yet quite low. One boat il
whole day past due Weather again very fine,
Business fair Freight abundant for Memphis
Y1ckshurg, and Ohio river The Minnie ana LADY
Franklin, leaFnglto.day for Cincinnati are getting
all the freight they can handles Here is the latest
from below; The Arkansas is rising with three
feet water from Little Rock to tile mouth. White
river Is reported low and falling, with only four
feetto Duyall's Bluff and scant three feet from |
there to Augusta.
Tie Julia is To-day packet to leave tlis even