New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-08

tiouary, with 50 feet in the channel to Portland.
gnd there was q great deal Of animation prevailing
both in receiving and shipping freight.
There was snow storm on the upper Ohio,
about Ripley Monday night.
The freight at Prairie du Chen is huge the
freight house is tull and loaded cars stand on the
track by the hundred. The Ocean Wave on her
lasT IMP ltwo weeks ago. brought down 4B6OO
bushels Of wheat, mostly from Red Wing in four
oarges, at an average freight of SIC. u bushe
ms shows what an unobstructed river is to an ag'
rlGHltural region.
The worst place in the lower Ohio at present is
ut the head of Cumberland Island The channel
has uotyet been cut ont since the Armadilo and
other boats grounded there aud inc deepest wafer
Is found down to the right OF Inc lslana OF over
the dam. This dam was originally built to divert
the channel of the river over to tie Kentucky
shore for the benefit of the town Of Smithfeld.
There is break in the dam, ald mat point is now
sand to be the best channel with the deepest
water.
Rising Sun bar, below Cincinnati, is very trouble
some the bar being in the form of bend or
elbow, and the boats have been running across
tile point instead Of following the channel around
and have been caught upon the bar Hardly a
boat passing bat what meets with some DELAY nh
that point. The channel depth of water on the
bar is only six feet ana being hard gravelly bar
it does not very rapidly cut off.
MARY FOR NoBILE-The splendid new low
pressure passenger packet Mary, Capt. A. l..
Myers, commander, leaves as above from the
lake end of the Pontchartrain railroad at P. NJ.
to-day. Agent. G, Harris, corner of Camp and
Common streets.
IDAHoE FOR CANDEN-The very regular and
excellent popular passenger packet Idahoe. Can't.
Frank Keeling, commander, and Messrs. H. F. Hay-
wood and Jno Maoy in the office, leaves ats o'clock
this evening for the above and way landings. We
oheerfuly commend the Idahoe to-day to passen.
gers bound TO Camden as tirstclass packet, unit
ing the qualifications OF speed, comfort and safety
NINA SHINES, EXPRESS PASSENGER PACKET FOR
BAYOU sARA.-This fast and splendid passenger
packet, in command of Capt. w. R. Greathouse
with hessrs. Troxler and Mllerin the office, leaves
at 10 a. N. to-day for the above and coast land.
ings. Passengers for the coast will find the SHINES
a most comfortable packet. Her table is always
supplied with all that the market affords, and her
officers are of the true stamp, besides being accom-
modating and attentive to all.
W. Fl. OSBORN FOR ST.. LoUrs.-Tbis superior
passenger packet, in charge of Capt. Thos Rogers,
and Mr. G. Grist in the office, leaves this evening,
at O'Clock, for all landings up to ST. Louis.
Z. D. HINE FOR RED RIvER-This complete pas.
senger packet, in charge of Capt J. F. Worley.
leaves this evening at o'clock for Jefferson, and
way points. The Hine is large and commodious
packet, with superior cabin and every desirable
quality. Her officers are the public fayorites, and
deserve to be literally patronized. Mr. j. W.
Spears Ofciates in the office, and our friends will
nnd MIN gentleman Of excellent and correct
business qualifications, who will cheerfuIly give all
who may have business with the boat any informa-
ton that they may require.