New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-31
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early nOuf IN morning, It's tAl6 NSuiu
not work. They wanted to go and attend to the
convention Of the radicals that was to have taken
place.
There was not departure yesterday.
The T. D. Hine and Annie Wagley, that were
announced for departure, were unable tcleaVe, on
account of not having their freight sent down to
them that was engaged, The Hine leaves posi-
lively this evening, and the Wagiey tomorrow at
| 10. A. NJ.
We return our thanks for favors to the officers
| of steamers Grey Eagle Alabama and Starlight.
The Grey Eagle leaves again this evening, and the
Alabama and Starlight tomorrow evening.
| CAIRO, July T.-The weather is decidedly hot,
and the river has no inducement to rise True, a
sudden swell in the Minnesota and Wisconsin, of
some few inches, was reported but it was like
| Yesterdays shower. Now in the Illinois there
| was q buster" The Big Blue, grown very angry
and boisterous from astonishingly heavy rains,
hurst across the Illinois, carrying the bosoIns OF
that quiet stream whole acres OF corn, and butt
ing the opposite bank hard enough to knock Ii
down. Trees were lodged in the channel, which
| will have to be removed. o Low water to Cairo y
is beginning TO be heard now at ST. Louis, for the
river is falling there.
/ spirited contest took place last Saturday eve
ming, between the New Belle, the Cen Anderson
and the Arthur. The boats left Cairo in the order
named, only the Belle was further ahead than the
| Arthur behind The greater part of the distance
| had been traversed before the Arthur was side by
side with the Anderson, and only passed Columbus
as she was rounding to to land. The Belle Mem
| phis bad already arrived; but had rather lost a
/ minute or two with both the other boats.
| LOUISVILLE July 25.-The river was rising
| slowly yesterday, with three feet nine inches
| water in the canal in the evening, by the mark,
During the previous twentyfour hours it had risen
an inch at the head of the falls, and three inches
at Portland. The weather continues close and
sulTy, with the thermometer at SO, with almost
continued clouds and showers of rain in the fore.
noon, but clearing of in the evening. The rain
was at one time very heavy.
| On the falls last evening there were twenty-one
| or twenty-five inches water in the pass down the
Indian chute, and rising. On the previous evening
| it was falling.
| The late continued rains have had their influence
upon the river, though our dispatches yesterday
reported it falling at all points. If the rains have
reached Pittsburg, another coal boat tide may be
| expected from that quarter. Our special dis.
patches in another column furnish the latest river
news from ali quarters, The Mississippi and all
| the upper tributaries are steadily receding, and
business to all points dull.
| CINoIENATI July 26.-The weather yesterday
was quite sultry, notwithstanding several showers
4 of rain. sA
At Pitsburg, at noon yesterday, the river was
| falling, with feet inches of water in the chan
mel with cloudy weather at a temperature of 81
| works, the river had risen feet inches during
| the "a hours preceding six CLOCK yesterday morn
| ing, at which time there were 8 inches OF water
| in the channel. During the remainder of the day
| it continued TO rise at the same rate.
PITTsBURd, July 25.-The weather continues
changeable We have at this time fine stage OF
water; in fact we have more water than business
the present, however, being generally considered
as the dullest portion of the year. The rise in our
river will be very beneficial to those OF our mer-
chants who have orders on the books for the West
ern markets. They will be able to forward the
| same to their destination with dispatch. Our pa
no Tao gf o Of m
boats whose destination was the lower markets
few other boats have left o.day.
Captain Stapier is building new cotton packet
intended for the Southern waters. She will be
named the Euchee Nc. 2, Captain Stapler The
hull is building at Elizabeth and will be launched
about the 10th of August. The engines are the
| same as those used in the first Euchee. The boil
ers and outfit will be new. Messrs. Watson
Monroe are getting up the boilers. They will be
something extra; three In number, SO inches in
diameter, 26 feet long, double iued. She will be
ready TO leave for the South this fall.
| Yesterday we furnished the readers of the Com.
mercial with pretty formidable list of coal ex-
ports, reaching in the aggregate nearly $500 900
bushels. To-day we furnish them with further de-
partures to the extent Of IT, GOO bushels this
| will constitute the entire feet.
| MEMPHIS, July 28-Yesterday was another ex-
cessvely hot day in fact, the hottest of the sea
son. we think. Business was tolerably active fol
this season of the year. Tho river is rising lit
lie at this point, and during the day rose some two
| INCHES, DuL az sulStL IL as GDpub pu . StduN
White river is falling, with three feet to Jackson
port. The Arkansas is also falling, with eight fee
in the channel
The elegant steamer w. H. Osborne will be
down this evening and leave at S P. NJ. for New
| Orleans. Her accommodations are superb.
| The great Continental will be down to-day ant
leave at S p NJ. for New Orleans She is com
handed by Captain Fowler, polite and atlabls
officer.
Mir. VIM. NJ. TompEins, Jr., an old and favorably
known steamboat clerk, takes charge of the Office
Of the Bart Able.
| LoU1svILLE.-The river was rising fast yester
day, with four feetsx inches Of water in the cana
| in the evening by the mark. During the previous
twenty tour hours it had risen one foot at the heat
of the falls, and fully three feet at Portland,
rapid rise at this.season of the year, though no
more than should be expected from the long con
tinued rains. The weather was rainy again yes
| terday, with several hard rains and the thermome
| ter verging on 90 in the shade. During the nigh
previous one Of the heaviest rains fell ever eXpe
| rienced IN this latitude. 1t poured down in tor
rents accompanied with high winds and the mos
vivid lightning ,-[Comier, 10Th.
| SHREvEPoRT. July 25.-For the past week til
weather has been dry and extremely hot.
From the date Of our last report up to Sunday
The river continued to fan rapidly, and at tina
time was about IA feet below the highest waite
mark, when it came to a stand. The upper Re-
River packet Mollie Fellows, on her last trip t
Fulton, when about Dooley's ferry, met a loca
rise of 8 feet, which is probably the water whic
brought The river to stand at this point. Th
river was failing rapidly at Fulton last WedneS
day when the Mollie Fellows left At las
accounts he bayou at Jefferson was falling slowly
and the lakes about on stand, rising q little
awning. Our business relations with JeffersO
and the city have been fair for the season Of tn
year. We hear no complaints from the steam
boatmen of dearth of business. For the move
ment of boats, see the annexed:
WEDNESDAY, July lS.--The Jefferson and Shrevt
port packet Lizzie Hamilton, Captain Roots, cam
numbering in last evening with full load of lun