New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-23

in the channel and the weather was clear and
warm, with a refreshing breeze.
Business on the wharf, yesterday being Sunday,
was very dull, and on Saturday was almost the
same way The principal shipments were manu-
featured articles for st. Louis and the receipts
were exceedingly light, there being scarcely any
thing received in port beyond light lot of leaf
tobacco.
MIsCE1L ANEOUs.-Th Stonewall, now on her
way from Omaha to Fort Union, is not on govern
ment service, but is under contract with John G.
Copeliu 81 Co.
Yesterdays Democrat says that there was &
large and interesting meeting of steamboat en-
gineers on Friday night, in the associate rooms in
Court Place. Before the regular business of the
association was commenced meeting was called
to examine into the merits of MIR. John FurgusUn's
newly invented Spray Condenser-Ihe following
are the minutes: FuTgUson's Steam Spray Con.
denser-Ihe rooms of the engineers association,
in Court Place, were crowded last Friday evening
to examine Mr.. l. X. Furguson's models and plans,
and hear from him an explanation of the same.
Many of the most Influential engineers ana
mechanics of Louisville were present. All had
an opportunity to examine for themselves before
the hour of eight arrived. At eight o'clock the
meeting was formed into temporary Dody, oelng
called 10 order by Mr.. James III. McGee. Mr., FUR
guson then took the floor and iuently presented the
claims to the superior advantages of his condenser.
Many questions were asked, and many critical
doubts expressed. which were oil answered to
general satisfaction. Mr.. EurguSOn spoke OF the
| dreadful casualties resulting from carrying such
| high pressures of steam, and claimed that the
spray condenser would obviate that necessity, and
| therefore insure safety. He could Condense $50
pounds of steam. He spoke at some length, but
we have not space, etc. All were hopeful of its
success. The meeting expressed their approval
of the plan by voting resolutions to that effect.
Mr.. Furgusnn has approving certificates from
Ainslie Cochran & Co. Dennis Long, Davis Il CO.,
and others in this city and parties in New Albany,
all of which were read before the meeting.
MEMPHIS, June Robustness on the landing yes
tarday was fair. The local packets departed with
splendid trips. The river rose here III the past "a
Ii urs s inches. The weather is cool and cloudy.
The Ohio at Pittsburg is rising slowly, but fall
ing at Cincinnati ana Louisville, with five and
half feet in the canal and three and half feet on
the falls,
There are eight feet in the channel iii the lower
Ohio.
Tie upper Mississippi and Missouri continue 10
rise. The river at st, Louis yesterday was sta
tiOnary.
The Arkansas river is rising rapidly from Fort
Smith down, and private dispatches say tits higher
at Fort Smith than il has been for twenty years.
White river is also looming.
The Cumberland is reported falling, with six
feet on the shoals
Mr.. Robert Gibson, the popular clerk of the Al,
lantic and Mississippi Steamship Co. S wharibOaJ,
left yesterday morning on the Olive Branch, bound
for Fcksburg, to see his aunt Dosla his cousin,
The Mississippi and Magenta passed up last night
with fair trips. Both boats were crowded with
passengers.
The Plain City, after FIVE months cruise in the
lower rivers which proved Improbable passed
up last evening for Evansville.
The Louisiana passed down yesterday morning
with all all the freight she could carry and her
cabin full of passengers. She had also one hun
dred Fenians on deck for New Orleans, returning
from their late campaign. She reshipped on the
Commercial two hundred Of the 18th regulars.
The White Cloud passed down Monday night,
loaded to the guards, for New Orleans.
The river man Of the Evansville Courier says,
that if the local of the New Albany Ledger would
stand on the leYee there ''f0, half an hour and
watch the amount OF tobacco go by, it would make
his head SWIM
II the Courier man would stand on the levee
here for fifteen minutes about noon, it would
make his head swim, whether anything passed by
Or not.
CLEoNA FOR 0PELoUsAs,-Thi large and spler-
lid passenger packet in command of Capt. @.
Q. Pickett, and the polite and attentive Mr.. J. B.
sehmit in the Office, leaves at 5 o'clock P. H.
to-day for the above and way landings. The
Jeona is an excellent passenger packet, with
inc cabin and the best of accommodations.
WHTTE CLOUD No. 2 FOR ST. LOUIS TO-DAY
and Peoples Line.-The great St.
Louis passenger packet White Cloud No. 2, Capt.
A. @. Hopkins, commander, and Jos. Jay and j.
a, Turner, clerks, leaves tomorrow morning, at
II o'clock, for Memphis, Cairo and st. Louis,
with the railroads for all points East
md West. The White Cloud is a large,
yery feet and magDifcentIy appointed pas
enger packet, and has built for herself
reputation as few boats enjoy. Her cabin is
miracle of beauty, and her staterooms are large
md elegant. The table of the White Cloud is
peculiar institution, and is always supplied with
III the market affords.
FASHION FOR EIcKsBURG.-The superior pas
ienger packet Fashion, Capt. D. P. Pratt, com
nander, leaves at 5 p. NJ to-day for the above,
with first-class packets for Memphis
md Yazoo River. The Fashion has a large and
beautiful cabin sets frstrate table, and is under
he charge of the most careful officers. Messrs.
Shaw aud Ludwgsen still continue to do the agree
able in the Office of the Fashion.
CAMILLA FOR THE WATERING PLACEs.-This
,egular, fast and splendid low pressure packet
caves to-day from the Pontchartrain Lake end, on
he arrival of the P. M. train, for the above.
Capt. A. P. Boardman is in command, and Mr..
John Otway oficiates as clerk.
For THE WATERING PLAoEs.-The fine, fast low
PRESSURE steamer Creole, Captain Charles Walker
and Mr.. Sam. Green, clerk, leaves as
lboge to-day on the arrival of the 4P. N. train of
,ars, Pontchartrain railroad. Agents, Leach &
Perkins, corner Of Carondelet and Gravier streets.
LOUISE FOR MoBILE.-This fine, new, low pres
sure packet, in command of Capt. Hopkins,
caves to-day from the Lake end OF the Pontchar.
rain Railroad for the above named place, at P.
4. Agent, 1. G. Harris, corner of Camp and
Common streets,
IDAHoE FOR CAMDEN.--The very regular and
excellent popular passenger packet Idahoe, Capt.
Frank Keeling, commander, and Messrs. H. F. Hay