New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-11-20
Airer Intelli0ente.

Tuesday Morning, Nov 20, 1866.
The rain Of Sunday night was sufficient to lay
the dust and change the temperature Of the
atmosphere from the warmth of Sunday to a cool,
bracing wind from the North yesterday morning.
Business on the leyee was only moderately active.
The Robert E. Lee arrived last evening with Il
large load of cotton and full Of passengers. She
s receiving and leaves this evening for Nickaburg
and way landings.
To-day, the great State fair is to be inaugurated
with appropriate honors, and, no doubt, with all
the eclat which possible to be given by the gen
tlemen who have charge of this important object.
The occason-ft being holijay-is set apart by
the public institutions of the city, and the stores
closing, etc, will give to all the opportunity to
witness the Fair Grounds and participate in the
ceremonies of the day.
By reference to our advertising columns it will
be seen that many of or favorte packets will
take their departure at O'Clock this afternoon,
and prominent among them will be the splendid
steamer Robert E. Lee, for Nicksburg.
We were pleased to meet with Capt. D. w.
Maratta, who is now ownerand captain Of the fine
passenger steamer J. H. Groesbeck. The Groes.
cinnat and way landings. She has excellent ac-
commodations for passengers, and travellers will
be well taken care of on the trip. Mr. W. NJ.
Maratta has charge of the Office.
yesterday, looking bright and clean. She is
receiving, to leave for Shreveport tomorrow
evening.
The Cuba and Caroline for Jefferson, are re-
ceving. The former leaves this evening and the
latter tomorrow evening,
The Annie Wagley has left the Red River trade
and will soon enter the lower coast trade as a
regular packet-Capt. Alex. Grant in command.
| PAINFUL RUM0Rs.-We learned yesterday that
the fine steamer Henry Ames hence for Memphis,
encountered severe storm above Vickshurg, and
that she had lost her chimneys. She will return
to the city for repairs.
The Southerner bound down from Memphis,
we learn, swung around at a landing about Green
vile aud knocked herstern part out Both of the
above boats will be in port during the day.
We return onr thanks for tayors to Mr.. Eugene
Brady and to the officers of steamers R. p. Lee,
| Caroline J. NJ. Sharp, Thos Powell, Nina SHINES,
| White Cloud, Indiana and j. H. GrOesbeck.
| The White Cloud is receiving and leaves for St.
Louis on tomorrow "wednesday ats NJ.
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
ST. Louis Nov. l7-Busness on the leyee is at
present confined almost exclusively to boats bound
for the Ohio river and Southern ports although
there were three very fair cargoes being dis
charged from Illinois river steamers. The excess
of tonnage for New Orleans has had the effect of
| again reducing rates of freight to an almost ruin
ously low figure. The Barge Company were yes,
terday receiving -four for New Orleans at the ex
tremQly low figure of 379 cents per barrel; othel
/ articles in proportion. The different steamboat
lines were holding out for so cents per barrel.
At this point the Mississippi is about stationary
We have no changes to report in the upper
| streams.
| The COrnelia will come to the landing in tht
early part of next week to load for New Orleans
The NJ. v L. Ce.'s towboat Shark, Capt. Lew
1 Moan, leaves at noon for New Orleans. She vii
tow four barges.
The steamers Baltic, Kate Kinney, W. r. Arthu
and Mohawk bound for this port for New Orleans
passed Cairo at an early hour yesterday.
The John Kilgour Capt Henry Switzer, is the
railroad packet for New Orleans at p. NJ
The Mollie Able, Capt. A. J. Carter, Monroe
Cunningham clerk, leaves for New Orleans at /
a. N. tomorrow.
The steamer Lady Gay left St. Louis on the lit
for this port.
CINCINNATI, Nov. I7.-The weather yesterda
was cloudy and cool.
At Pittsburg, at noon yesterday, the river wa
rising, with feet inches water in the channel
with clear weather, at temperature of 46 deg
above zero. By the mark at the waterworks, tn
river had risen feet inch during the twenty -f0u
hours preceding o'clock yesterday morning, a
which time there were l6 feet ii inches IN th
/ channel. During the remainder OF the day it con
| tinued TO rise at the rate Of an inch an hour.
Freghts to New Oreans-HeaVy 1b. freight
soc. per hundred pork and beef, 81 % per barrel
whisky and oil, 50; flour 81 apples, potatoes ant
| 0nions S80c.; furniture, double Memphis card
| machinery, 81 per hundred.
MEMPHIS, NoV, l8.-The weather yesterday wa