New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-15
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Nl..7e TnesaaG. May Is. 1850.


vvass,er yTas warm ard seasonable.
from Ne officers Of The steamer National from
Rad river yesterday, we learn that the whole Of
lie Red River country from above the raft to
Grand Bayou was inundated, and the latest reports
from above the raft was that there was another
rise reported coming down, The river at shreye-
port had commenced TO rise, and when the National
left ii was rising at the rate Of four inches in the
twenty-four hours. This is sad news, as with the
late breaks sf the levees on the Mississippi our
Southern planters have need Of all the help that
can be given them by their friends.
The steamers M. e. Forsyth and Baltic came in
yesterday with good trips, They both left again /
last evening for st. Louis.
The great and splendid Magenta, in charge of
Capt Tom P. Ieathers, takes her departure this
evening for yicksburg. Memphis, Cairo and ST.
Louis connecting Within railroads for all points
East and West. Passengers bound.up the river
today should 60 on board of this peerless steamer
and engage their passage early.
The Saratoga Capt John 9. Dowty, was unable
Ia leave yesterday rs announced. She leaves for
Red River this evening positively.
The steamer National, Capt r. Sinnott, is now
at the landing ready to receive, and leaves for
Shreveport tomorrow evening. The National
will take freight for Cane river and al way land
ings on Red River.
The steamers Olive Branch and Commonwealth
will both be in port to-day from st. Louis
We return our thanks fof favors TO the officers
of steamers National, Gen. Quitnan, NJ +. For
syth, Marrnora, Judge Fletcher, Baltic, st, Mich
olas Lafourohe and ]. III. Sharp.
The steamer Judge Fletcher il now receiving,
ana leaves for the 0uachita on Thursday next.
Good boat and competent officers. Send your
freight down.
Capt. James Remission backs out the Madison
this evening for Memphis, Cairo and Cincinnati.
She is receiving at the head of ouatomhouse
street
UIIpFINes FROM our EXCHANGES,
MEMPHrs, May 12.-The river is falling rapidly
at this point, and during the day fell four inches
The splendid new steamer Roseline Judson will
be down this morning on her way to New Orleans
She Ii sid to be an elegant boat.
The St. Joseph Herald of Sunday says
The river yesterday fell one foot and continues
falling. AIT Omaha Il is also reported on the de-
cline. The huge rise is rambling down more ra-
Didly than it rose, and in one week more the Big
Muddy will again resume her natural proper
tons.
me Kansas City Advertiser Of the same date
says;
doWn asrapidly IS il came up having declined two
feet in the last twentyfonr hours, and still going
down.
Il al Pfstaburg on the 7ts the river was four feet
eleven inches By the pier mari, AID steadily Te-
ceding. Weather clear.
Dispatches received yevssrsiay, byCapt. Dan. G.
Taylor, announce that another steamer has fallen
victim 70 khat most 0utrag Gus obstruction TO the
free navigation of the 4 Father of Waters known
A. the Rock Island Bridge The steamer Enter
prise, bound for this port from Dubuque, with e.
full cargo, rDldcd Wth one OF the piers with such
force as 10 stayG Ia the side causing the total loss
of the boat and cargo. The Enterprise was stern
wheel boat owned and commanded byCapt. Henry
sneTlman, vansd at $4,000, and insured for
Tho great steamer Lizzie Gil, Capt. James
0'Neill, will be found at the landing this morning,
ready to receive freight and passengers for New
Orleans, for which CITY she will leave at P. II. on
Thursday
The House Of Representatives has passed bill
making the following appropriations for the inn
proVement OF Western Tiverss For improving the
mouth Of the Mississippi river, $75 GEO; for the
Improvement Of the Mississippi Missouri, Ar
kansas end Ohio rivers, s560i000; for Des Moines
rapids Mississippi river, Sl00000; for Rock Is
land rapids, Mississippi river, 100000.
Letters from the steamer st. Johns, bound for
Fort Benton, have been received from Fort Ran
dali, which point the st. Johns passed on the 10th.
They had been delayed by heavy running ice
high winds aud an unprecedented rise in the river.
They were Informed at Randall that the river had
risen at that point twenty feet The ST Johus
had passed twelve mountain boats leaving only
the Cora and Deer Lodge ahead of her.
CAIRO, May l0.--The river is still going down at
the rate OF two feet per day
Weather cloudy with indications of more rain.
Business on the leyee yesterday was dull.
The Ohio at pittsburg and Cincinnati continues
falling.
The Cumberland is falling with five feet soant on
the shoals.
The Mississippi is falling at st. Louis, and the
same may be said Of all Its tribatares
The Arkansas river is stationary with feet to
Little Rock.
The splendid steamer Commonwealth Loyd
MASTER leaves for Sew Orleans this evening at s
O'Clock. This is an excellent opportunity fer pas
sengeFs Who wish to travel id a first class packet
LOUISVILLE, May Hottie river continues fall
ing fast with six feet one inch in the canal last
evening by the mark. During the previous TWEEN.
ty-four hours it had fallen seven inches at the head
Of the falls and twenty one inches at Portland.
The weather had changed ia the morning, with
several hours STEADY rain, and the wind from the
east but a5oat noon the rain had ceased 1t had
been threatening rain for one or two weeks, and
We were anticipating long, heavy rain when it
did come, but are disappointed.
On the falls last evening there were but a little
over four feet water IN the pass down tile Indian
chute and the water stli slowly reoeding
At Cincinnati at noon yesterday the river was
falling, with weather indicating rain.
The river. at PIttsburg was falling yesterday
With 6nly i've and q half feet ia the channel aud
but little BID sinegs doing. The Messenger for New
Orleans, the Gseonfdas and Armenia for st. Louis,
andthe Robt Moore for this port, were advertised.
Another n(Aw candidate for the marine trade is
the steamer sosalie Jnds0n, i'd charge Of Captain
Davis. She is AZ the Portland wharf advertised
for New 0fleans this evening, Capt. b. ]. Catirey,
agent.
The Resale 5ISlason is staunch, capacious, fast
and eommodi0 US steamer, and one of the best
built boats in tn e West. She was formerly the
Diana, buiEs here by Capt. Ed. Sturgeon for the
New Orleans ira de, and work for ilim was never
alighted. 30 always wanted and invariably got
the best
land wharf adveI tised for New Orleans. She is a
staaneh new boat sailt at Cincinnati the present
season.
Itnever rains but it pours, u It's an old adage
applicable to other things besides the weather.
II was only last week that tne complaint was gems