New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-21


= stand business improving.
: River stationary at St. Louis. The strikers con
tlnued interrnpting the business of the steamboat
men on Tuesday. The Democrat SAYS the laborer
have partially gained their point, but will continue
until they have gained all. The Keokuk packets
have braved it out so far. One Of the banners
bore the rude inscription, Sixty dollars per montl
4 and no contTacts.n A rich part of the strike
: movement was the fact that to show their appre-
citation of the berality of the Henry Ames, which
II on Monday aoceded to their demands, the strikers
pitched in and loaded her in no time yesterday,
a | gratuitously.
The river at Louisville was stationary on Mon
I day, with feet inches in the channel at dusk.
There was seant feet inches over the shadows
Tbe river At Cincinnati had risen feet inches
, daring the fdrty.eight hours preceding Monday
I | A. NJ at six O'Clock, with 10 feet inches water
in the channel, and continued to rise during Mon
day.
i The four monitors, Monayunk, 0neonto, Catav.
ba and Tippeean0e, from Cairo, passed down un-
| Ger convoy of the navy dispatch boat Cowslip.
| They attracted good deal of attention Destins-
/ ton, AlgieTs, opposite New Orleans.
| The newly fitted up steamer Darling, from Gin.
cfnnafi, Capt. George FL. Alcoke, made her first
appearance in our port in a long time bringing
fair trip. She has been made as attractive as n
maiden decked for her bridal, and has every facili
ty for rendering passage on her agreeable. Her
ohcerSare polite, attentive and experienced, and
we can safely commend her to the business and
travelling public. She is advertised for to-day by
Enoeh Taylor. agent.
The Magnolia brought news of the sinking of
the steamer Memphis, near Island 20, on Tuesday
night. Shea on board the officers and most Of
the crew. The Magnolia passed up to ST. Louis
We learn the NJ. s. Mepham has been rendered
BY her owners to the Southern Relief Association,
for the purpose of making an excursion on Sun
day to Sulphur Springs, at St. Louis.
The steamer Gen. Hodges was sold on Tuesday,
in st. Louis, to Capt. John P. Keiser for the sum
of $500.
The st. Louis Republican of the 18th says
" Business opened dull-arTiyals very few and far
between. The river continues about stationary,
having fallen II inches in the IS hours ending at
II A. NJ. yesterday
The ST. Paul Press of the 18th says: The river
is falling rapidly above the lake, the water is get
ting low, and boats Of heavy draft will rub on the
bars in few days. The water is falling all the
way down. The Minnesota river is falling rapidly
A vast amount of wheat and other produce remain
stored along the banks of the river awaiting ship
ment 70 market, and some fears are entertained
that the subsiding waters may interfere with the
plans Of those who are anxious to send forward
their supplies.
The Cincinnati Commercial of the 14th says
The weather was changeable yesterday. High
wind and hard rain opened the day, when it
cleared on BEAUTIFULLY with high wind until dusk
At Pttsburg last night the river was falling, with
y feet in the channel. Here it has risen twelve
inches during twenty-fonr hours, ending last
night, with seventeen feet hence to Louisville
There are are six and half feet in the canal The
lower Ohio is in fine navigable order. There are
three and half feet and falling in the Cumber-
land.
ST.. LOUSY Yesterday was noted for combined
strike on the levee, the white and black labor
ers having combined for the purpose of compelling
steamboat captains to pay an increased rate of
wages. The demand was at first for S. per day on
the leyee and $50 per month while under weigh"
but soon raised to $50 per month 8 under weight
and 80 cents per hour on the leYee. Several
steamers were compelled to submit The Albert
Pearee, Captain James n Luker, Clerk Peter Field
man, is receiving for all points White river and
Little Rock on the Arkansas. It viii be well for
all to nderstand.-GRepubliean 18th.
The Amaranth reshipped about 1000 sacks on
the City Of Memphis. This great A. and NJ mail
packet, new commanded by our enterprisng
young friend Capt. Vim. Thompson. with Albert
Clark in the office, leaves for New Orleans this
evening. The barge Sultan, in charge of the
steamer Little Giant, bound TO st. Louis struck
saw mill crib and Fulton bridge pier, and took in
twenty inches of water. In the barge there was |
10000 bushels bulk wheat, belonging to 81. F. |
hicGloskey, and consigned to Kimbal. Some of
the grain viii be saved. This is the substance of |
2 dispatch from q. j. Buford, Davenport, Upper
Mississippi.--[ Democrat 18th.
CAIRo.-At noon to-day, the monitors Tippe- |
canoe, w. d. Fitzhugh, commanding Oseeoa r. |
X. Bowen, commanding Monyurk, Thos. McElrOy, |
commanding, and Columbia, Geo. D. Rodgers, |
Orleans, to the infinite delight of all our people
especially river men. These monitors had been
anchored in front Of the city, and occupying al
most the entire channel Of the river, have been
great Observation-Disclosures, I4th.
FoR MoBIIE.-The new and splendid Iow-pres-
sure steamer Mary, Capt A. L. Myers commander.
leaves to day on the arrival Of the a r, NJ train of
cars via Pontchartrain road. Agent. T. @. Harris.
corner of Common and Camp streets.
CANELIA ROE THE WATERING PLAcEs.-This
regular, fast and superior low pressure packet
caves to-day from the Pontchartrain Lake end, On
9hn al inf fba /