New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-06

The Atlantic and Mississippi Steamship Com
pany have decided to abandon the torwardlnS
branch of their business. Consequently they WIZ
4 not need wharfboats at Memphis, Napoleon ana
| Nieksburg, The company purposes TO sen salu
wharfboats to parties who will carry on the bus-
| ness mentioned, and act Tor the company as
| agents This is a splendid opportunity to parties
| wishing to engage in the whariboat business, as
the boats are In the best condition, and business
| established The Olive Branch, since the latter
part of September last year, to this date, has
| made fifteen round trips in 27S days, to and from
| New Orleans, and in all that time did not wet .
spar was never aground nor delayed by any ac-
eident whatever, and she is to-day in as good
order when she started. The trips were all |
successful and this run of good fortune is sup.
rosed to be unparalleled on the western rivers. The
| Olive bcanch IS an Atlantic and Mississippi Steam
ship Company's packet, and she was commanded |
| during the period referred to BY Captain l. H.
| Jones.
| wabash, z a correspondent of the Cairo Demo |
! GRAFT says that the best time on record was re-
Gently made by the steamer Shark. which lett st.
Louis on Saturday last at o'clock P. NJ, and ar
rived at Cairo at ten minutes past 10 O'Clock NJ
| making the trip in nine hours and ten minutes;
and adds that any boat that can beat this time
oppn the same water, maT6-twain can get O pair
of gilded horns and no questions asked, except the
privilege of reeaptuTe. She admits tu6ldd9S, as
well as fac-smiles of herself
A Cape Girardeau paper says that the ferry
boat John Ivers has been sold by Capt King for
$500, and is to go up the Missouri river.
sUTFs AGAINST STEAMBOAT owNERs.-The Gin
Cllndl SolniueEClal OF yesterday gives Tue
following:
For some time past the police have been urging
the owners of steamboats, that are meored near
Fulton, to move their boats a greater distance
apart, in order to provide for better protection
| against fire. The owners of the boats have thus
far refused to have their boats moved, and now
suits about to be brought against them for VIC
iating the following city ordinance, passed August
: Is, 1851:
Z, Section /. Be it ordained. etc. That from and
after the 3Oth day of August, 1861, all steamboats,
or other craft, which for the time being may be
out of commission, moored, or laid up, within the
limits of the city Of Cincinnati, shall be so moored
or so stationed that not more than two of said
boats or craft shall be in contact adjacent to
III auother, and that no two boats, or craft, thus
moored or stationed, shall be moored stationed
within two hundred and fifty feet Of any other boat
= | or craft, at the nearest point of contact.
. SEC. 2. That if any owner OF owners, of any
such boat or craft as referred to in Section shall
" be guilty of any violation of this ordinance, the
y shall upon conviction before the police court
u forfeit and pay fine not exceeeng the sum Of ten
dollars for each oitense together with the costs of
e tprosecGti0n and every days continuance of the
e violation of this ordinance shall be considered
l. separate ofeuse.
= 'sEc. s. Thatjf the owner, agent or trustee hay
. ing authority over any such boat, craft, shall
fail refuse neglect to moor or station his or her
boat craft according to the regulations hereto
d fore provided, then the mayor or chief of police
2 may cause the ran oval of said boat boats or craft
l. and cause them to be moored in conformity with
I ties incurred, together with the expenses incl
n dental to such removal shall be chargeabe to- and
&c be Just legal claim against said boat boats or
craft, and the II thereof"
i CINCINNATI July Tile weather was mild and
t, genial yesterday AtPittsburg yesterday the river
Z Preceded eight and half feet with six feet in the
d channel. Here the river has risen seven inches
e during the twenty-four hours ending last night
J, with fifteen feet on the shoalest bars hence to
, Louisville. There are six feet in the canal There
= are nine feet in the lower Ohio The Cumberland
= wit feat n hal
+ The z. W. Strader came in yesterday from New
Orleans, and is now Loading for return trip, leav
ing this evening.
f Jesse K. Bell president of the Peoples Line, is
e inlthe city. 1t is fact that Captain James Good
5 has retired from the Office of superintendent of
8 the Peoples Line. Captain Frank Ernst, late of
Il the United States army is his successor.
r 1t was rumored on the levee yesterday that
i Captain w. +. Fuller has disposed of the com.
mandng interest in the first class steamer Sherman
0 Among the officers of the fast P, w. Strader, we
It are more than delighted to find Captain f. Ames
e Fisher and Captain D. Y Sedan. The Strader, in
Z. good will to her namesake, is recognized as the
t' old reliable non waters.
b MEMPHIS, July 3.--The weather Yesterday was
warm. Business on the landing was dull The
river here declined six inches in the past forty
eight hours.
White and Arkansas rivers are declining steadily
with sufGci water in the channel for boats.
The Mississippi at st. Louis is falling, with fair
stage of water to Cairo.
The Ohio was falling at Pittsburg on Saturday,
Il
The river at Louisville, on Saturday, was sta
tionary, with sixfeet in the canal and eight and
half feet on the bars in the Lower Ohio.
The weather at this port has continued pleasant
with the river about stationary and trade as usual
for the past few days quite dull The dust on the
levee is again on the rampage, and the mackerel
brigade during the heat of the day slumber peace
fully on the shady side of lumber and grain piles
while the fear of the police will, for short
time, curta their operations to some extent. Bust
ness therefore, with the maokerels may be said to
be on the decline.
Captain Billy Ashford, formerly commander of
the Commercial, left last evening on the City OIL
. Cairo, to purchase splendid side-wheel steamer
for the Memphis and White river trade. Captain
Billy will be back in time to leave with his new
boat on Saturday week, and will leave thereafter
every Saturday. Mr.. John Sullivan, of waterfall
and litter fame, will be Captain Ashford's right
bower. That Captain, A. and his new packet will
meet with success is certain, for he has hosts of
friends in old White who will ship their last bale
and take their regular visits to this city with Cap
tain A. and Johnny Sullivan.
The Atlantic passed up Sunday evening with a
fair trip. She discharged here 10 bundles of wire
for the Southern Telegraph Company.
The Commonwealth passed up yesterday after
noon with good trip She put off here few lots
of miscellaneous freight.
The NJ. s. Mepham passed down yesterday after
noon with good trip She discharged here 565
sacks of corn for the poor of North Alabama.
The corn was donated by the generous, citizens of
St. Louis, and it was brought to this port for half
| freight
/ The Nicholas Longworth passed up last evening
with 1875 tons of freight and good list of passen
gers.
/ The Clara Doson was appraised at s47 900, and
the Henry Won Phul at $45,000 previous to their
recent sale in ST. Louis, and as the boats did not
bring two.thirds of their apprasement the admin
| istrators would not ratify the sale
barge in tow of the Tiber came in collision |
with the steamer Hudson, while coming out of the
St. Groiz, few days ago. The barge sunk in |
i twelve feet of water and, together with 600
/ bushels of wheat, is total loss. The wheat was
covered by insurance.
The Olive Branch passed down with fine trip |
Capt. Lloyd Belt, formerly of the Julia, is in com |
J mand of the Peace Offering, and has his old crew
along with him, including his gentlemanly clerk
Mr.. ]. S. Lehmere.
Capt. A. R. Williams has taken charge of the
elegant steamer Lizzie Gill, while her old com
mander, Capt. Jim 0'Neal, has assumed control
Of the Missouri river packet Marcella, of which he
is part owner.
On the 25th inst. the steamer P. W. strader as.
cended the falls at Louisville on the lowest water
lsde-wheel steamer ever went up on. The Stra6e |
went to Cincinnati to load for New Orleans
MoILrE Able FOR ST, LoUIs-Aaqntto and Ms
sissipp5 S. S. Co.'S Line Maa Packet To-day, at
| s p. NJ the new, splendid and swift passenger
packet MoIlie Able Captain A. j. Carter, com.