New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-16

low water mark, The st. Francis is nayigabe
eighty miles above its mouth, owing TO the back
water from the Mississippi, Above Linden, how
ever, there is not over two feet on the logs.
! The upper rivers were all low. There is nine
| feet from here to Cairo, seven and half from
| Cairo to st. Louis FIVE feet in the Missouri three
feet in the lower Illinois and twenty-five inches in
the upper, four feet from st. Louis to Keokuk
| and three feet above the rapids.
Copious rains having recently fallen throughout
/ the West it was expected navigation over the
rapids would improve sufficiently to allow the
regular packets to go through to st, Louis again
| A boat left St. Louis few days since for the
mountains on the upper Missouri, but it was
doubtful about reaching her destination this sea
son. The Ohio at Louisville had come to stand,
owing to recent rams thereabouts. At Pittsburg,
| navigation is entirely suspended, and there was
! only twelve inches i'll the river channel. The
| Cumberland and Tennessee have nearly dried up,
and it is now good "fy time everywhere with
! the bo2tmen. What fine thing it is for those
! who have homes in the country, where they can
go to enjoy rural life and rusticaton. They have
| tue opportunities now to go there and stay for
some time without danger of losing berth by it.
| Several boats have experienced difficulty between
here and Cairo during the past week. and the Kate
Robinson is still aground at Plumb Point Bar. She
| would be obliged to tighten over. She was not in
| the channel when she grounded Boats keeping
| where there is the most water have, so far, met
| with no difficulty.
CINCINNATI Aug. 1.-THE weather yesterday
was warm and sultry, the thermometer in the
9 o'clock in the afternoon.
AT Pittsburg, at noon yesterday, the river was
stationary, with Is inches water in the channel,
with clear weather, at q temperature of rs de-
grees above zero. BY the mark at the water
works the river had risen one inch during the
twenty-four honrs preceding o'clock yesterday
morning, at which time there were 6 feet inches
of water in the channel. During the remainder
Of the day it fell two inches.
BURNISG OF TIE BosToSA No. S-The Ports
mouth packet Bostona No. left Maysville on her
regular time Wednesday evening. At O'Clock
the mate took coal oil lamp to light torch,
when sheep run against him. upsetting the lamp,
and setting the boaton fire. The pilot signaled to
run her ashore but the engineers were obliged to
desert their post, and she grounded on bar about
q mile below Maysyille, with her bow near the
Ohio shore, the wind blowing her sternup stream.
Her bow was so near the bank that no lives were
lost.
t The Bostona was one of the finest class of
, steamers plying our waters. She was built at the
city of Louisville in October, 1868. and has been
running since that time with the greatest success,
having never had an accident happen her.
She was owned by Messrs. David Gibson Co.,
Of this city, Capt. Pres. Lodwick, who was in
charge at the time and Mr.. Moore, of Ports
mouth, Ohio, and valued at Sl000 She was in
sured in the following Offices in this city Buck
eye, Magnolia Central, Union, Western, CONNER
cial Eureka, Ohio Valley, Lafayette, Boatmens
and Hamilton County, for $4,000 each, and in the
Germauia and City Insurance companies for $500
each, making in all 900.
She was 254 feet in length, 36 feet beam, So feet
hold, had boilers 40 uch, 26 feet, flued, 2ever
engines, % inGh feet stroke; also fire engines
aboard, and a fire pipe through the hold led from
the boilers. She had full length cabin very well
furnished; her boilers and machinery We're new,
and of the reliable order, and was superior side
7, wheel boat in all respects.
ST.. LOUIS August l2.-The Upper Mississippi
continues to advance finely, having swollen as
much as two feet at Dubuque up to Thursday, and
is still rising all the way down from St. Paul. The
Minnesota and other tributaries are swelling sufi-
cient to materially improve navigation
We have st. Paul dates to the 8th, which report
avery violent rain storm up the Missouri river.
The rain was very heavy and continued long
: time, overlooking all the streams. The Blue
Earth and LeSuer rivers are on = a regular ben
: der" and considerable damage has been done by
the washing away of bridges, fences, etc. The
Minnesota has also risen rapidly, washing away
two ferry boats at LeSuer and one at FaXOn,
) The grain through large extent of the coun
try has been considerably injured by being beaten
down. Harvesting was progressing timely until
interrupted by the storm.
The rise will doubtless insure the return of large
boats to St. Paul. Navigation on the Illinois is
? about closed above Naples, owing to extreme low
! water and the presence of numerous bars. The j
B. BlaCkfOrd, on her way up, had to stop at Lick
creek, and send her Darges up by policing. The
| river is still going down Only very light boats
can run, and they will not be able to do so very
longif the present weather continues.
Missouri river is cutting out so that the decline
|
At this point the Mississippi is steadily decln.
ing with only seven feet in the channel to Cairo
} which requires the large boats to keep a sharp
) look out to prevent their grounding. So far,
there has been no serious detention to any OF the
outward bound boats.
. Business keeps up a lively appearance com
pared with the dull times of the past two weeks
Freights continue shipping hrskly to New Or
leans, with an increased activity in both the Mem
phis and Vicksburg trades. The grain receipts
are quite fair, and, altogether, coWmerce is con
sdered active in small way. Freight rates re
main unchanged, but will soon advance again i
the river declines much more.
CAMELIA FOR THE WATERING PLAcEs.-Th
new, fast and splendid low pressure passenger
packet leaves the Lake end on the arrival of thu
A. NJ. train of ears for the above. Captain
} -- is in command, and Mr.. John Otway il
the efficient purser.
LADY OF THE LAKE FOR WATERING PLACES
This fine low pressure packet, in command o
0 Capt. Joe Walker, Mr.. Sam. F. Green, clerk
leaves to-day on the arrival Of the A. N. train
cars from the lake end of the Pontchartrail
: railroad. Agent. c. Harris, corner of CAM
IS and Common streets.
x LOUISE FOR MOBILE AND THE WATERING PLACES
d This new and fine low pressure passenger packet
. in command of Capt. Hopkins, leaves to-day a
Y II NJ, for the above named places, from tn
. Lake end of the Pontchartrain Railroad. Agent
% |. O. Harris, corner of Camp and Common streets
For THE WATERING PLACES. The fine, fast low
pressure steamer Creole, Captain Charles Wake
commanding, F. H. Davis, clerk, leaves as abov
to-day, on the arrival of the A. N. train {
{ cars, Pontchartrain railroad. Agents. Leach
. Perkins, corner of Carondelet and GraVier streets
" ANNIE WAGLEY FOR JEFFERsoN.-This light dral
packet in command of Capt. Alex. Grant, Jr
!. with Capt. j. j. Compere in the office, leaves 6
T. s P. NJ. to-day for the above and all way landings
;, The Wagley has excellent accommodations havin
!, been repaired and repanted and newly furnished
Il she now offers superior inducements to the trave
d ing public.
d .gtSoNoRA FOR LAFouRcHE.-Th extremely nea
and very light draft passenger packet, in charg
dale in the office, leaves at 10 o'clock this mornin
for the above. The Sonora is complete era
e and remarkably well adapted to the Lafourch
= trade-uniting stsunchness, speed and ightness
. draft with the most perfect passenger appoin
u ments. ..
lie UNA FOR RED RIvER.-Capt R. Watson will,
5 o'clock this evening, back out his regular al
70 light draft passenger packet Una, for all landing
80 ON Red River up to Jefferson. Mr.. VIM. Culberso
e. her chief clerk, will be glad to see all of his frient
c. that may have shipments, or those who intend
RI travel in the direction of Red River to-day.
II, W.R ARTHUR, U, s. MAIL PACKET FOR ST. Lou
T Atlantic and Mississippi Steamship Company.
y This faYorlte, superior and fast passenger pack
a leaves this evening at O'Clock for Memphi
Cairo and ST. Louis, connecting with all the ra
roads for all points East and West. She has larg
u airy and most elegantly furnished stateroon
10 We commend her to the public to-day, and we CT
lg assure that none who intend travelling up to
m Louis or way landings will fail to be pleased wi
= the fare and treatment they will receive on the
;" r. Arthur. Capt b. G. Carson is still in comman