New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-09
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Business was exceedingly dull on the IaGd8ng
The departures yesterday were the Nina siuime
for Bayou Sara, 7, D. Hine for Red sRiyer, Idaho
for 0uaehiia, and W, H. Osborn for St Louis
We return our thanks for fayors to the officers Q
/ steamers Alabama, Grey Eagle, Mittie Stephens
.. NJ, Sharp, Henry Anles and St. Nicholas,
By telegram dated vicksburg yesterday, W,
learn that the splendid passenger packet Virgin,
I had passed that point bound down, She will ar
rive here during the day and will positively leav
on Monday next for Memphis. Cairo and Louis
vile.
The teet passenger packet Henry Ames arrived
yesterday with good trip. She is now receiving
and Say on Monday next, her regular aav. fol
Memphis' afro and St. Louis.
Mr.. Tom. j. Howard, clerk of steamer Alabama
viii accept our thanks for the following memo
randum IT
The steamer. Alabama left Shreveport the 5th
INST In port for Jefferson steamer Lizzie Hamil.
ton; Tor above the raft, Mollie Fellows and Pho
neer. Net Saratoga at Jim Browns, at II O'Clock
7. T.. On, met Louis Dor at John Basley's. River
On stand at Shreveport, and falling ali the wav
down, slowly Left Alexandria 18th met National
al Mofganza at P NJ; Starlight at Bavou Sara.
Inc river is falling at Alexandria but remains
agoSs rae same IN The town The officers Of the
lower end OF the town. washed away.
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
MEMPHIS June 6.--There was very little 5oinr
on the leYee yesterday, Freights are becoming
very scarce indeed. The river is stationary here
Inc o1aeers OF the Naugatuok report six feet in
the lower Ohio -
Pilots Of the morning Star report 81 feet Ar.
Little Rock. 0A''t'-i'' W
The Vineennes and Terre Haute packet. the Ma
son, sunk in six feet Of water on HE 9stb nil n
LHe wabash river. AbGut sjy T1ila = m
Haute. '''4'n u 1otIe
A bad bar has formed at the foot of Sand Island
opposite the Portland wharf and all boats draw
ing four feet or over rub hard or stick nnnn ii IN
Portland bar there is 63 feet large AZ Scntflai
town the pilots of the last boats up report six feet
and the same depth at French island and Flint
Island. AZ Cumberland bar boats drawing six feet
The Lady use was sold for $4,000 instead If
s1z,000 as enormously stated by an exchange.
Inc David upon arriving at Cairo, found
things gloom9 mt but little freight offering in
consequence sere she turned her trim over III
Inc Virginia, afIe etired until more prosperous
tunes. May they soon come.
MAJOR l. +. Fisher, president of the Johnsonville
racket Company, has sold the steamer McPor III
rs montgomery and Selma Emigration Company
supJect, however, to the raising by the underwri-
tiers, as she now lies sunk in the Tennessee river.
Cierks OF boats complain, and with apparent
lusneei OF the loose way in which Shipping Is done
" merchants at this point. Bills Of ading are
AOlulhG vi uI6CGllR 10 GOlSluueng
and frequently without stamps,
ms Is great inconvenience to the clerks who
are often so crowded with business that itis I
great tax upon them to 90 what the shipping
s.gfhs Q. merchants should DO themselves. We
oelieye that word, only, will be sufficient to cor
reeI TINS lapse on the part of shippers
Ing Niehoias IongwOrth from New Orleans TO
Louisville, passed up about noon with a GOOD
FTP, including loo head Of cattle and about 100
tons OF freight. The Longworth made 4 yerv
qmek passage, having left New Orleans Friday |
evening, made every landing between Vieksbnrgy |
and here and laid over eighty-nine hours on |
~ VI storm. Capt Irwin, formerly of the
old Nebraska, was in command.
The st. Louis Democrat Of Monday saws.
ING heaviest rain Of the season iell Saturday
morning. Kahn, we observe has lately been gen
eral over the northwest. The river ID stationar1
mere, rs downward course checked by the Mis-
sour rise. This is the par eGceleece June rise
this season. There is Is feet Of water to Cairo
There has been rise of few inches at AZ PAM
but low water is sure before long, The Illinois IL
a sl approaching low stage. Receipts Of grain
tair upon the whole. The charterpr of lght drs n
stern-wheelers promises to be a big item shortly
Barges will likewise be in demand ~
ia. me ONO mas improved between Cincinnati and
Fluspnrg, and boats are leaving and prenaring fl |
leave Pittsburg for this port with goad lei "
Freight is abundant here for various noints
among the departures to-day will be the immortal
Ior Nashville, with 900 tons, if she can take that
The Louisville Courier of Monday savs Tbo
river was rising Saturday, having swollen inches
at the head OF the falls up till Saturday eyenin
naklng 4 Ieet5 inches water in the canal by the
nafk. me weather was extremely rainy on SAT- |
rday, with heavy thunderstorm in the aganirr
1hoWed by light rain yesterday morning IN o
Tearing of in the evening, b. "u'
on tne TAILS last evening there was % inches IN
ie pass down the Indian chute and the riyaI
oWly rising, with indications Of 4 good risa ~ {
e portland bar. Last evening there Vers fnli[, 4
ihches more water than on Saturday last liz T
lsAHngale from ST. Louis, coming uD over the
n without detention, drawing fully Ava feaS a
alter. She had considerable flour and hem, go
rs market. The river at Pittshurg was rsinr .
oWly at the last accounts, with hopes of a good =
se' me Aentucky river is quite low too low :
ussllisss, tnongh heights ia that quarter are
arce, and Capt. Sanders OF the Wren. contem. il
ates laying up his boat on her return Wednes. q
We learned Saturday that Messrg. Carr and 5
u oeil haa insurance to the amount of SIS 600
the steamers BOstona and RAYMOND With a
re destroyed yesterday morning The fire. orig; :
veg 10 the cabln of the Bostona. and yvasl M
npl t1e WORK OF an incendiaTy, as an atternnt
i. ilaEe 2 IsW weeks since to set fire to the
thelf moorngs the hull of the Ida Handy ia stiii
cat ana VIII be saved. This fire is another avi- 4
nee 81 the Importance of at once providing onr n
roor with regular fire boat. I'VE noticed i
Gays since, petition addressed ID fba oitT, +,
lncll, by the president of the A. q NJ n ~ r
] Others, embodying the suggestions we offsred \
ouple OF months ago. Had we been provideG | Il
a sneh craft the Ida Handy would moi have N
n destroyed. The ]. S. MeCupe. CAM I p | n
1er, arrived yesterday from White river ana \,
DIS Immediately leaving on herrepular dat,, @t =
dnestiay II Republican 4th. r
Inc Ida Handy is saved but is of little aoconr+ 3
ag extensively eharTed 1t floats, and NAV he r.
70 some use after extensive repairs. The 6uls n
ne Bostona and James Raymond are defunct N
lheif remains are out Of sight. The Ere IN
slnated IN the Bostona's cabin. Some weeks
she was on lire and narrowly escaped destrnc- NJ
!. From thls circumstance their Is a wide III. a.
sslon that the disaster was the result of noen. G.
ism. Messrs. Carr and Campbell. we lesrn ~
the Bostona ana Raymond insured for XIX , 1 ~ S
We believe it is eighteen months since H. ~
inue and Mississippi steamship comnapy NJ,
ted business. In that time the company bas III
BY burning, the Leyiathan, Peytona. Lima and ca
handy by snags and collisions causing sinIS n;
me James White, John j. Roe, Ben Sfickn4v / Nj
Niagara. and By explosion the w. r.. Csrfer w.
sour and City of Memphis-eleyen in All LARGE vel
costly steamers -, ''l T ~
ne company Is strong, and well orpapized ana ~
eted. Inc number Of steamers they have lnat u
ears 70 De extraordinary, but the MAGNITUDE f I5o
ilne must be kept in View The fSnnaya ~ 1,y
company now intact, comprises some 81 tba 81 B.,
81 vessels ahoat. The company is vel vo,,no ~,
oaliy gaming experience and have laerns5i n "
tmng lately, that il is inadyisabe h lsx, ~ n
IA the midst OF others. A regular tira boetti +"
harbor might prove Of use but thara Il SV y ~ lri
ty in spreading the boats apart yvba ii5 nis
learn that Messrs. Wolf Il Hynes iosa sa.p ~. = Z