New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-13
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CRESCENT OFFICE, No. o. CAMP STREET,
Monday Morning, August -, 1866,

Monday Morning, August 70, 1866.
On Saturday the weather was very warm and
dusty.
Yesterday there was an improvement. 1t was
much cooler, and, the sun being overcast the
greater part of the day, made it much more
pleasant.
Business, on Saturday, was brisk. A larger
amount of freight was shipped than on any other
day of the past week, and the departing steamers
left with good trips.
The steamer Vcksburg left the landing on Sat
urday, and the Alabama will leave to-day to seek
place to lay up. These steamers will be thor
oughly repaired to commence running again as
soon as the water permits, in their respective
trades.
We return our thanks for favors to the officers
of steamers Julia, Annie Wagley and Nina SHINES
The Louis dor from Red River, Grey Eagle from
Vicksburg, will be at the landing this morning
The Grey Eagle returns tomorrow evening.
We learn through Capt J. T. Burdeau that the
Mowhawk and barges from St, Louis, with large
trip will arrive tomorrow. They will return
again on Wednesday
Capt. Jas. j. Muse will have his light draft
packet Carrie Poole at the landing this morning
ready to receive and leaves tomorrow evening for
Jefferson direct. The Carrie has been overhauled
from stem to stern and being of very light draft,
will go through without any detention. She stands
A No. in all of the insurance offices.
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
ST. Louis, August 9.--BustnesS.-We have no
change to report in business matters at the wharf
The New Orleans packets continue to receive all
the freight they can carry on the water, and the
same may be said of the Missouri river steamers.
The local packets are receiving the usual amount
Of business for this season Of the year.
RIvERs.--The usual decline has now set in in
good earnest, and boats are already cleaning decks
for square fight with sandbars.
We were pleased to meet yesterday with our old
friend, Jno, A. Stevenson, Esq, the well known
and popular steamboat agent of New Orleans.
John is looking in most excellent health, and we
are sorry that he cannot remain in theNcity longer
than this evening, as business compels him to re-
turn to the Crescent City Immediately
Captain Tom Scott of ancient renown, takes
command of the light draft Tom Stevens, and will
back her out this evening for all points on the
upper Missouri. This is the last chance for tray
elers to reach the gold regions by steamboat.
The Lady Gay, Captain John FL. Buck is the A.
and NJ. s. 5. packet at P. NJ for New Orleans.
The Clara Dolsen commences to receive this
morning for New Orleans, and Will leave at ARM.
tomorrow.
The departures include the NJ. S. Mepham, for
New Orleans, drawing seven feet, and refused
freight all morning. Pilots, Strong and Bell. The
Mepham will connect with the cars at Cairo this
evening. Captain Wood commands, with o. G.
Gates in the office.
BILLS OF LADRG STAMPs.-Steamboa clerks
need no longer feel undecided as to the matter of
stamping bills of lading. VIM. Taussig, collector
of this port, says, August It'll, 1866: Bills of la
ding, domestic OF inland, to any port in British
America, are, since the passage of the new reve-
nue. act, exempt from stamp duty
We take the following full particulars of the ex-
plosion of the General Lyle from the Louisville
Democrat:
We are called upon this morning to add another
to the long list of steamboat disasters. The Gen.
Lyle of the United States mail line, exploded her
boilers between 5 and o'clock yesterday after
noon near Bethlehem landing, about twenty miles