New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-12
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landing than is usual on Monday. 1t was, how
ever, owing to the departure Of Two fine and eligi
BILE paokets--the Virginia for Louisville and Henry
Ames for ST. Louis. They both left with ever,
stateroom occupied.
It was warm, but very pleasant breeze wa
blowing nearlyalI day, which made it somewha
pleasant to those who had business on the landing
We return our thanks for favors to the officer
Of steamers ouitman, Louisville, Louis Dor, Judg,
Fletcher, W. R. Arthur and ST. Nicholas. The
Arthur for st. Louis, Louisville for Louisville, and
General Quitman for vicksburg, leave this even,
ing, the Louis Dor for Red river on Wednesday,
and the Judge Fletcher for 0uachita on Thursday.
The Mite Stephens and Saratoga are receiving
for Red river; the former leaves to-day and the
latter tomorrow.
The fine new safe express passenger packet St.
Nicholas is now receiving for Bayou Sara and
coast landings to leave tomorrow morning. The
ST. Nicholas leaves every Wednesday at 10 a. NJ,
and Saturdays at IS P. NJ.
By a telegram to Messrs. Stevenson & Douglas,
we learn that the steamer Indiana passed Memphis
yesterday. She will arrive tomorrow, and returns
to Louisville on Saturday next positively.
The steamers st. CLOUD, Silver Spray and Navi-
gator, we're announced to leave Cincinnati on the
Gth, for this city, and the P. w. strader from Lou
isYille on same day.
The FAsHIoN.-We yesterday paid visit TO
this splendid steamer, and were agreeably sur
prised to notice the extensive repairs that have
been made since she last was at the landing. She
has had d thorough repair from stem to stern, and
from the keel to the top Of her ehimneys. In the
first place she has had put in double fued boiler
each IS inches in diameter and rs feet long The
iron was manufactured at Louisville, expressly for
the Fashion, and they were made by Mr.. Jos.
Davis, Of the city. She has also two new steam
drums.
Her cabin Ii miracle Of beauty, having been
painted and gilded throughout.
She has entire new lower guards, they having
been widened six feet, and her boiler deck guards
have been cut Off which will make her one OF our
best cotton boats now running on the great Father
Of Waters
Her carpet, which is one Of the finest that We
have ever seen, cost somewhere near s3O00 Her
staterooms have all been refurnished with fine, new
bed and bedding, and she has, which every one
viii appreciate, toilet set ID every room. The
storeroom is one of the best regulated places that
We have seen anywhere; there is q separate place
appropriated for everything TINT one could think
of In connection with the storeroom, which is
on the laEboard side, on the starboard side is 4
mesaroom. where the deck hands and flremen are
to eat, which will be great saving to the boat as
all Of the hands will be obliged to cat in this mess
room. Her pantry Office, and in fact every place
about her has been refurnished anew, and it GER
tainly reflects great credit to her owners and Of
fcers id the style that it has been done We would
state that the storeroom, messroom and refurnish-
ing have been done, and with the suggestion Of
MIR. Eph Hardesty, who, bye-the-bye, is The stew
ard Of the Mississippi river.
The sheetiron work was done by Hennesey s.
Bro. Fire fronts and castings By Mr. b. @. Nc
Cam. Painting and gliding by Williams. Carpen-
ter work by Watson. q Co. Carpets and oil cloths
were furnished BY Palmer & Co., and the brick
work By Forester; all Of the above are New Or
leans men, and we will wager that better jobs
could not be done at any place better than the
Above gentlemen have done this. The Fashion has
been locked refaster, new chains, and in fact
everything about her is new, and by odds much
better than the first day she turned wheel.
The Fashion at the present time is in every re-
spect an elegant and noble packet and win be IN
eclipsed in speed and unrivaled in elegance. She
will be under command of Capt. p. d. Pratt, her
former commander, whose reputation as an ever
watchful, experienced commander il sufficient
guarantee. Messrs. p. Shaw, f. l.. X Ludwigsen
and L. W. Clayton are the clerks. Messrs. Fred.
Ostrander and Thos. Montague will control the
wheel. Mrssrs Fairehild and Coffman are the en-
gineers, Mr.. Tom Hastings is the mate, and Mr..
Eph. Hardesty will take charge as steward; gem
Aemen well and fayorably known in the New Or
cans and Yicksburg trade. The Fashion viii on
Wednesday next make trial trip, and will be at
fha fauafnor m
less. She leaves for yicksburg on her first trip
lext Saturday evening The Fashion connects at
regularly with the steamer ST. Patrick
for Memphis, and the Emma No. 2, Calumet and
Countess for Yazoo River.
The cost attending the repairs viii be in the |
leighhorhood Of $40 600 and she will have the ca
oacity to carry 1000 bales Of cotton. Wewish the
gallant Fashion and her crew many successful
rips.
We would call the attention Of our readers in
o-days issue to the advertisement of the steamer
henry Amesj Thos 4. Crawford, master, for Mem.
ibis. This magnificent steamer viii on the open
ng Of The fall trade, run between this city and
Iemphiss as regular Wednesday packet.
CAPT. sFur NEALls NEW BoAT--Ihe New Albany
ledger says that Capt STINT Neal, of the great
tealner Indiana, was III that city Saturday, with
Tiew to negotiate for the building Of a mammoth
ightning steamer for the Louisville, New Albany
ad New Orleans trade. She viii be one OF the
sFgsst and most complete boats ever built in the
Vest and her dimensions are to be as follows
seHgth 1856 feet, beam 50 feet depth Of hold feet.
as wil be low pressure, with cylinders sixty
ishes ia diameter, ten feet stroke. In every par
eislar she is to be model Of beauty, strength
nd elegance floating palace worthy Of the fame
! III e Western rivers for superb boats 1t is more
han probable that this leviathan steamer will be
uilt Aad Eeady f0g business BY The first Of Deem
Ter ne st.
sAtfflssss FROM OUR EXCHANGES, 6
sHRE gaRoar, June 6, ls6G.-The weather, since
~ iasI 5sp2ft has been anything but settled. II /
neatly uliag The aay tins - ~ ~
3uflng As PAST week the river onnosite tbis
oint has II seeded three feet leavin X LAST n;rb9
We feet be 9w the highest ystar n,sri ~ sl ~
sas0n. 1u latest information g,-a,ss s5ano- NJ !
AVER, per ST Gamer Dixie, REPORTS Inc Fgsr a.s;
lliing as low down as tie hsaa AZ M ssst 7pn
5e spoken of ~ onr last issue snenf itssi
reached the Aakes At Fulton Il rose ani,, ta,
'et, ana when NE Dixie passed that rt5s5 iast .
atnfaaR = was tallng iast Tho river 5t E,,i4s,n
as elHht teet ~ Ner When ihe Dixie came ont
an It WIS when SHE went up aiihnucb q - ouI
fo ieeL aiter she bassed Up. sne left Mil c,resIT
ST Friday, at Wllic point tie river Was ~ i a
age and the sane bars we're again bsss.5 NV y
ointment Her off, seTE report tie river sf ~ y
nks as low down as Spring Bank, ana he sls 5s ts
3 hully engaged III putting in new srans 5 aisu
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