New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-20
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Friday Morning, July 20, 1866
After the rain we had on Wednesday eyeBint
and yesterday morning the weather became coo
and pleasant, which was great relief to those
| who had business on the landing.
Business is still very duh on the Ievee. The
Mittie Stephens and Alex. Speer did not leave a.
announced. The Speer goes to-day and the Mite
tomorrow.
Inc ldahoe for Onachi.a river and Mohawk and
barges for st. Louis, were the only departures yes
terday. BY telegram to Messrs Stevenson &
Douglas, we learn that the David White passed
Yickburg yesterday, bound for this port She will
arrive tomorrow aud return to st. Louis on Mon
day Esd inst.
PERsoNAL.-We had the pleasure of meeting
with our friend Capt, II. L. Lee, just from St.
Louis He is in good health and spirits.
We return our thanks for fayors to the officers
Of, steamers Ruth, Commonwealth, Yicksburr
Nina SHINES and Fashion.
The Alabama for Red River, and Fashion for
Vicksburg, will be receiving this morning to leave
again tomorrow evening. The Commonwealth
and the great Ruth will leave for st. Louis to-mor-
row evening.
The Ouachita packet Yicksburg is now receiving
and leaves tomorrow evening. The coast packet
Nina SHINES leaves this morning.
The Annie Wagley came to the landing yester
day. She is receiving to leave to- morrow for
Minden Lake Bisteneau and all landings on Cane
river. Capt JJ. Compere is in command.
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
Sr. LOUIS, July l6.--River falling, weather hot,
and prospects of rain. The Missouri is falling
with six feet in the channess. The Upper Misgis.
sippi ia falling, with two feet to Keol1uk, ana
thirty inches between Dubuque and St Paul. The
Illinois is lower; only thirty, inches on Naples
fats. Business was quite brisk on Saturday. but
as general thing, will be quiet for some four
weeks yet.
ARRfvED AND DErARTrD-The arrivals Saturday
and Sunday include the Virginia and Mephani,
from New Orleans.
The departures include the Mollie Able and
David White, for New Orleans and Belle ST.
Louis! for Memphis. Geo. Cox and Mortimer Burn.
ham are pilots Of the White, and Romans and
Duffy Of the Mollie Able. The latter, Capt Car
ter, Mr.. Monroe Cunningham, clerk wilIIeava
Cairo for New Orleans this evening, on arrival Of
the train. She Is the mail packet,
The Robert g. Lee, Capt. Gannon's new boat
row building at Hit, Roberts & Co.'s shipyard ip
New Albany, will be ready to launch about next
Wednesday or Thursday.
The Shiloh, Capt. Roses new packet now build
ing at New Albany, will be launched next week
Capt. John Saunders has the contract to build
her.
The Spray, which arrived at pittsburp from +ba
Tennessee river, some days ago, is in trouble The
crew, it seems, have entered snt to get tbair
wages. and some older claims are being brougbt
up against her.
The new steamer Belle Memphis arrived here on
Saturday morning, her speed and performance
being everything that could have been desired
She il one of the handsomest passenger boats ever
built on the Ohio or elsewhere. The Belle Mem.
phis will probably leave in day or two for Mem
phis, with Capt. Dan. Muselman in command
Larry Entler in the office, and Dad Dunham on the
lower deck.
The new wharfboat for the Atlantic and Missis.
sppi boats is in her berth, foot of Poplar street
and is unanimously acknowledged to be the best
and most commodious wharfboat on the Western
or Southern rivers, The Olive Branch, Capt.
Lloyd Belt, leaves for New Orleans tomorrow
evening, and the Virginia is announced for the
same time.
Dispatches from Washington say In the House
the Senate bill was reported authorizing railroad
bridges to be constructed across the Mississippi
at Burlington and Quincy, Ill., and Hannibal MA
# constructed without draws to be DO feet abnoe
the water and less than $50 feet spans: if win
draws, 70 be l6O feet span on each side AZ nivn1
pier. The consent of adjoining States TO he m
tanned, An amendment was adopted suthorizing
similar bridges at Prairie du Chen, Wis. ana
North MeGregor, lowe, keokuk, Hannibal and al
Winona, Minnesota, to the opposite bank in Wis.
The name of Captain Ed. Harris nav boat nj,
De the Dan Able. instead Of the Andy Johnson. AZ
heretofore stated. There being a boat Of that
name already, Captain Hart was compelled 10 IA
leet some other, and he has made most happv
and popular choice as no man is better known Of
mas more friends than Capt. Dan Able.
IMPORTANT TO SHIPPERS AND CARRIFns- The
following communication from the surveyor Of
customs at Louisville has been addressed to the
board Of trade Of that city, and will be found of
general interest to the merchants and steamboat.
men Of this city: