New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-05


the remainder Of the day it continued to recedo At
the same rate EE
ST.. Louis, Sept l-At this point the river is fall
ing atleast rs inches per day. Seven feet seant TO
Cairo is one report; seven feet and hall teet Is
another, Two days ago the Illinois, Missouri i ana
upper Mississippi were low eand falling steadily |
There was thirty inches in the Illinois, three and |
half feet in Missouri, and three feet near ST.
Paul, s,.,.-. I
of last evening fell first faraway in the north, and
tswere here a perfect deuge for hours, No doubt
they were heavy along the upper rivers The sea-
son has been remarkable in this respect: that on
twosor three occasions the rivers were about play
ing cut and the time for some scores of very light
4 draft steamers to nearly monopoliZe the trade OF
i the upper rivers had just arrived, when heavy
rains would fall ans 10 ! the rivers were up again
This may be good for the people, but the owners
of lightdraft boats consider it anything but joke
4 Business was dull yesterday. The rain began to
fall at late hour in the afternoon that atln-
4 terfered but little with shipments.
THE Memphis Avalanche of Wednesday says
that dispatches from Little Rock report two
4 feet in the Arkansas river, and rising slowly IL
4 has rained for three days in that section Of the
country,
i Dispatches from Fort Smith report a rise offs
feet and still swelling. We may look for olg
rise in the Arkansas. White River is reported
rising at Augusta, with 5 feetin the. channel.
The Clara Dolsen left for New Orleans flight
!, condition. She has engagements above and at
Cairo, and will leave that point drawing san the
Il
J Eneeh King and George Cayton are her pilots
Z, BIDS are to be opened today and contracts
awarded for transportation to Fort Sullys on the
: Upper Missouri, Of 200 tons government freight
Its believed that considerable number of bids
i have been put in, but the rates asked must be
0 largely in excess of former propositions We can
hardly think that any one will attempt to take it
: up with one boat and one trip, considering the
: state of the river.
8 The fine steamer Mississippi, Capt. j. Y. Hurd,
James D. Malin, clerk, will leave Cairo, on the
| e +fo r.
leans. ,t52G 1fl-
II The popular, fast and eommonious steamer
Continental will leave at 5 this evening for Jew
d Orleans, Vieksburg, and way points. W. COM
I mend this excellentIy managed boat; Capt N. b.
u Fowler and Clerk Henry Dietrich.
i The fine, light. Ned, Tracy, Capt. AshbIy
JOS Widen, clerk, will leave this morning at 10
d o'clock for all the regular landings to New Or
| leans .S@& 5i y.
L The Magenta has been SO much altered for the
d better as scarcely to be recognized. Her future
!, trade hetween New Orleans and Eggs Point, q
I landing considerable distance above YicksbuTg,
is understood to offer sufficient remuneration Tor
, the employment of steamer Of me magenta $
I under command Of Tom. Leathers.
: Her upper guards have been cut OF, giving her
ample convenience fol-, carrying cotton. She has
been repainted inside and outside her staterooms
d are reftted she has new oakleaf chimney tops
and, altogether, she looks exqusitely complete.
y, We have good authority for saying that this large
. and spacious steamer draws less than three feet
forward, and four feet four inches aft.
e. CLEoNA FOR ;0PBIousAs.--This fine and light
RI draft passenger packet, in charge of Captain O.
a G. Pickett, and Mr.. j. B. Schnit in the office
- leaves at O'Clock P. to-day for OpelOusas and
e. 3YikGiNIA FOR sT.4 Lou1s.-The large; supe
ne rior and fast passenger packet Virginia Capt VIM
Z Fitzgerald in command, and Mr.. John Green
10 ough in the Office, leaves this evening at |
o'clock for the above, connecting at Memphis anG
90 Cairo witlsthe railroads for llpoints East ant
re West. The Virginia lis in every respect
\ first-cIass passenger packet, and has most pop
y ular and genial officers. We. commend her anc
them to our friends to-day, and assure traveller:
ht that they will be well taken care Of on the trip
mr. with the only regret that they are compelled tt
4 leave so much comfort and the company OF clever
gentlemen. q s4s:z sa@@SAA n a5s.
e Ip4HoE FOR TRENTON AND MqNRoE,-The very
er regular and excellent popular passenger packet
Idahoe, Capt. Nick. Mclaughlin commander ant
n Capt. Sam Lawson in the Office leaves ats o'clock
y this evening. We5cheerfully commend the ldahoe
Or to-day TO passengers bound up Ouachta River as
q hrst-olass packet uniting the qualifications OF
es speed, comfort and safety. lta @
- LAFoURoHE, q. s. MAIL PACKET FOR BAYOU
= GABEs-Fhs fast and splendid y. s. NJ packet: in
re command Of Capt. VI B. BafaneO, and Afr. P. I.
lie Minor in the Office leaves at hersusu hour, this
evening, Of 8 o'clock, for the above and all
!, JUDGE Ff,ETcHER FOR TRENTON AND MONROE
Is The large, elegant passenger packet Judge
d Fletcher, Capt John w. Tobin, commander,
d and Mr.. G. Pres Work in the office, leaves
= at 5 O'clock this evening, for all landings up
to Trenton and Monroe. The passenger accom-
3 m0datiohs of the Fletcher are equal to any and
a. surpassed by none in the trade, and her urbant
ii and efficient officers spare no pains or expense il
e administering to the welfare and comfort Of thel
u guests.
UNA FOR RED RIvEH.-Capt. R. Watson will, al
or O'Clock this evening, back out his regular and
mr. light draft passenger packet Una, for all landings
= on Red River up to Jefferson. Mr.. 7. ]. Dow1y
her chief clerk will be glad to see all of his friends
H. that may have shipments or those who intend to
/. travelin the direction Of Red River to-day.
- LIVE OAK FOR LOWER CoAsT.-This fast splen.
. did U. S. mail passenger packet, Capt. W. s. Bias.
sett commander with w. H. II. Brooks in the of
h. fee leaves at 10 A. M, for all landings on the
d. coast The Live Oak has neat and tine aGcommo
- dations for passengers, and her tables are al
u ways supplied with the best our markets afford.
" The LIZZIE TATE Passenger Pdcket.-At
at O'Clock this evening the splendid passenger packe
al Lizzie Tate, Captain H. L. Lee, commander
will back out for Shreveport and way landings OF
, Red River. The passenger appointments of tn,
IN Lizzie Tate of the most elaborate ndsuperio
to character nothing is wanted to add to the com
of fort and convenience of guests. Messrs. Grove
ty and Parsons are the clerks of the Lizzie Tate.
LOUISE FOR MoBILE.-This new and fine loy
is pressure passenger packet, in command of Capt
q Hopkins, leaves today at p NJ, for the abov
N. named places, from the Lake end of the Pont
c. ehartrain Railroad. Agent, |. G. Harris, eorne
of Camp and Common streets.
CUBA FOR RED RIyER.---Among the other yer
excellent and reliable packets leaving this even
ing. the Cuba, Capt. W. I. Boardman commander
and Mr. A. ]. Dye, clerk, desires to have be
81 claims remembered by shippers and travellers
49, Her passenger Accommodations are not surpasse
nd by any. She leaves this evening at O'Clock.
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