New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-11

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CRESCENT OFFICE, No. "a Camp Street,
+ a.a-s- Tuesday Morning, September llth, 1866
Yesterday opened clear. but exeeedinglH warn


semmes for Bayou Sara aud the Mississippi for
t.Lous. ''
The arrivals were more numerous. They con
sisted of the Live Oak, A. G. Brown, Sonora, Grey
Eagle and Bee and barges, q. % srse.rs. f.
4 To the officers of the above boats we are in
4 debted for fayors.
4 From the the officers of the Sonora, we learn
that Red River was still rising when they came
down, with 5 feet large on all the principal
| bars.
i CAPT. A. MoTAY,--We are pleased TO note the
fact that the above gentleman will take command
Of the fayorite packet Grey Eagle, Capt. White
retiring for the purpose of taking charge of
the splendid Quitman, which packet will
be at the landing this morning, ready to receive
freight for all landings up to GreenviHe. She
leaves on Thursday. -- e ,...a-r4~ .,......,.
To say anything in favor of either Captains
White or McVay, in an article Of this kind, would
be perfectly superfuons, as they both are too well
known in the trade as careful and attentive steam
boatmen, and attend to the dutiesappeFtaining to
| their boats. Messrs. Sam. Ayles and Harry Nc
orindell whip erformythe duties Of clerks on the
Grey Eagle, and Messrs. Tom. j. Howard, Ed.
Phelps and w. G. Porter will attend to the Office
affairs on the great Quitman. We wish success to
both boats.
By a1telegram Ito Mr., John F. Douglas, we
learn that the Atlantic and Mississippi Steamship
/ Company,s steamer Continental, from ST. Louis
passed Vicksburg yesterday at / o'clock She
will arrive here tonight and VIII leave again on
Thursday taking freightsfor all landings up to
Louis. There will be clerk on-the levee at the
head of Gravier sire ct to-day who will receive all
fayors intended.for the Continental s's'. /.
By kilograms to Mr.. John A. Stevenson. we
learn that the st. Louis packet Ned Tracey passed
Yieksburg on the 9th. and the White Cloud passed
Memphis on the same3day, touchdown. ssaa sgs.
1 The Tracey will arrive this evening, and leaves
again tomorrow. The White Cloud will arrive to-
morrow, and leaves again on. Thursday. Both of
theaboye boats will take ALBRIGHT that is offered,
for any landing up to St. Louis.>
The II. A. HomeyeF, from Red River, will arrive
in time to leave for Shreveport on Thursday
I The Mississippi Valley Transportation Com
pany's packet Bee, Capt. Frank McCash, arrived
yesterday from st. Louis; wihas big trip, part of
which included the freight of the Cincinnati packet
Messenger, which sank some time since. She is
now discharging at the head of Poydras street.
Inc Bee returns today at 10 a. M, and those
slippers who have freight should hurry it down
as soon as possible.
The Clara Dolsen, from ST. Louis, will be in |
The light-draft packets Caddo and Fannie Gil |
bert are receiving, and leave for Shreveport and
intermediate landings on Red River this evening.
The Judge Fletcher passed Baton Rouge early
on her way down as we learn by a tel
egram to Mr.. o. Donohue. She will be receiving
this morning, to leave again tomorrow evening
for the 0uachita river.
The steamer Idahoe, Capt Mclaughlin, arrived
yesterday evening from the Ouachita river. She
is now receiving, and will positively leave to-mor
row evening. We are indebted to Captain Sam
Lawson, her clerk, for favors.
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
SHREVEPORT, Sept. 5, IS66.-The weather for
the past week has been very changeable-hot,
cold and wetby turns, and the turns not regular
at that
The river opposite this point since our last re.
port, has fallen aboEt foot from the three foot
fse spoken Of ia oar last, and is still falling slow
ioWer water mark of 3d. At last accounts the
Dayea at Jefferson was rising slowly. From upper
Fed river we learn that the rise was very small
5oe enough 10 effect the river at this point. Boats
craving % feet reach this point from the CITY
WltnoVt much trouble. The smaller class of boats
reach Jefferson with fair loads without much ey-
erton on the part of the officers. Business on the
iahdlhg Tor the past week has been duller than in
any other week Of the season.
:. Rates OF FREIGHT.-From Shreveport to New
pfleans; cotton 10 bale S., catte4f ~ head &c. pass
~ F4V: from New orleans to Shreveport: dry
81 Dbl $3.50, wet % Dbl. 81 From Shire venorf IL
EMERSON: wet III Dbl. Sl0lI 80,
me steamer Dunkerson, which was sunk last
I winter IN SCOTS sough;was raised few days
st y " Dut when on the way down struck stump
at the mouth Of Black bayou and sunk This inns
she will provefa total loss. 5
LOUISVILLE Sept 6,--The river. was falling last
evening, with five feet water in the canal BY the
MARE. purlng the previous twenty4four hours it
mad fallen four inches at the head Of the
one foot at Portland. The weather was cool yes
ffefnaay; the thermometer at noon ranging at 7S
.!e ialts last evening there were three feeti
slowly falling, -, 80 eINso, aHo
!. me river was expected to fall almost as sud
1ey as II hau risen, the late rains had not been
general or ofavery long DURATION If the rise had
extended along the Kentucky river or ia the
mountains; on good tide would have followed
,,: w river was railing at both Cincinnati and
: f we ouis yestsfaaY, though at stand at the
former point the evening previous.
Our special dispatches in another column furnish
Tue latest river news from all quarters.
business, despite The small number of boats in
ports, IS quite active for the season of the wear
ana all the packets are having good trips offfeiGht
ahn the passenger receipts are increasing "a
aas Nle1 sl.ongYorth is up for New Orleans,
a rlat$ oa She was brought out from
L, sF feLlreent at the island last evening and will
oe a aeaad at the Portland wharf this morning
elSaIn mat there are parties in town wishing c
e afe q! tive fac steamers like the St James
w OF, ~ cholas for the Southern trade I zI n /
The Maggie Hays took her departure last avn j
1ig vain two barges, all we'll loaded having IN {
~ 1OO tens, which viii be added 10 It at Cair9
y e 1910 and 100 tons coal. On the
VI Feateen Insurance officers repudated her G
but seven afterwards went in her favor and I,
profitable one. @S5s y ~ = a4e Il
.oAAeLiA FOR THE w ATER1Ne Places This n
eW, last and splendid low pressure nsssarrar | b
acket leaves the Lake end on the arrival III te
!. ~ train OF cars for the above Cant, " Il ri
o1Se NJ u II command, and Mr.. John 0twayis q