New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-05-30
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CRESCENT OFFICE, No. 9i CAN

Yesterday was considerably cooler than the few
preceding days, owing to the rain that we had
late On Monday evening, and the prevalence Of a
fnebreeze.
on the levee the appearance of things were
better than on Monday. The Quitman left with a
good trip aud the pet W. R, Arthur, having backed
down some distance, passed up before the city
with her cabin crowded and at telegraph time
The White Cloud has full trip Of sugar and a
large number Of passengers.
WE understand that while the White Cloud was
loading with sugar across the river, night before
last, that some negroes attempted to get mp q
small riot their own account. They demanded
fifty cents hour, but as there was not enough Of
them they did not succeed After few hours of
delay The boat was loaded.
The telegraph packet Atlantic, and the fast ex-
press passenger packet Magenta. arrived yester-
day, on time. They are both receiving, and will
positively leave tomorrow evening. We would
advise all bound for Memphis, Cairo and st. Louis
to call aboard these splendid and magnificent
steamers and engage their passage.
From telegrams received by Messrs. Stevenson
B Douglas, we learn that the steamers Nick Long
worth and n. S. Mepham passed Memphis, on
their way to this city, on Monday. The Longworth
will return to Louisville on Friday, and the Me-
PLAN To st. Louis on Saturday. Passages can be
secured by applying to their agents
We return our thanks for favors to the officers Of
steamers Westmoreland, Magenta, Irene, and At
lantic.
The Westmoreland is receiving and leaves for
Memphis, Carlo, Louisville and Cincinnatta to-
morrow evening. The Magnolia is announced for
Memphis, Carlo and st. Louis this evening.
CLIPPINGS FROM ORR EXCHANGES.
sr. Lou1s, May Us. Business continues mod
erately active. Produce from above comes in
liberal quantities, and freight for the South is in
tolerable abundance.
Rtesrs.-All the streams are falling the Upper
Mississippi rapidly with four and half feet on the
lower rapids. The Ohio is getting down to a low
water stage there being only thirty two inches
in the channel at Pttshurg The Missouri continues
to Teeede very slowly. The last number of the |
Denver News received states that the South Platte
river is higher atthatpoiat than it has been known
for years. and Is oyeThoRing its banks in places |
Should all the tributaries Of the Missouri be flushed
with high water as the Platte, the people who re-
side along the Missouri river may look ont for a |
big food, and save theirloose property.
The Merchants and Peoples line Of steamers
from This port 70 New Orleans is being reorganized
on hrm basis.
Tho huge Mississippi, with her new boilers, came
to the landing yesterday, and leaves this morning
as the telegraph packet to New Orleans, Captain
Jesse Hurd on the roof and NJ. d. Condin in the
office.
Competition between the different coal compa.
nies has put this item OF steamboat expenses down
10 l4 cents per bushel.
"A contractor was severely beaten by O mob
yesterday at the steamer Commonwealth, for at
tempting to load the steamer by contract The
high and mighty powers that now, under the
generalship Of john Tobin, govern the loading
will not, it appears, allow white u men to make
their own bargains. It is about time that cap
tains Of steamboats, take the advice Of Mr. Mayor
Thomas.
Capt Sam. Gray's gay little packet Amaranth
arrived yesterday evening from Galena, and viii
return this evening. She brought down 200 sacks
Of oats for reshipment to New Orleans.
The Mississippi, Lizzie Gill and Commonwealth
were to leave st. Louis for New Orleans on the
26fh inst.
CINcrNNATr. May 25.-The weather yesterday
was clear and pleasant.
At Pitfsburg, az noon yesterday the river was
falling, with feet inches in the channel, with |
clear weather at a temperature of 60 degrees
above zero. By the mark at the waterworks, the |
river had fallen inches during the 81 hours pre-
eedng O'Clock yesterday morning, atwhieh time |
there were IL feet inches of water in she chan
mel, During the remainder Of the day it continued
te recede slowly.
The wharf presented the same listless appear
ance yesterday that it had on the preceding days
of the week.
The J. ii. GToesbeck has been withdrawn from
the New Orleans trade on account Of the dullness
Of times not allowing her to get trip aboard be-
fare the water would be too low for her to leave.
Z kibO8Gs---tAt ck. LOUIS. GdHtt 5OSspu H. DEoMu8 |
President Atlantic and Mississippi Company, ad- |
yertises that the company intend engaging pilots
BY the year, and invites calls at the office there.
kREiaHTs 10 NEW 0RLRAYs.-Boats are receiy- /
ms from 65 70 rs cents on pound treighis, 50 on |
phlsay, and other freights in proportion, to New
gFieAns. These rates are altogether too low for
tAe present stage Of water and scarcity of freight
SAiio;--Ihe river at this point fell about four.
Mea inches in the thrty-four hours ending last
Weather warm
day 4'9s' 's'7A W Tue leVee yesler-
AS A. ss + Louis the river continues falling.
order yet, 1Ns :" soou poatius
A. Louisville the river Is falling with Ave feet
A hches ~ me canal three feet sly INCHES IL tbe
lnuan chute and two feet six inches unan ,bs
rocks NJ the head Of the canal we ton 'ne
At Pittshnrg the river is two feat oi.ht ;..h.
by pier mark, and falling. su' uhehsA
Weather clear.
LOUISVILLE, hIay 25.--The river ,y.s s.Y,.
steadily yesterday. with i've feet vysf ,ai,hs - ~
canal in the evening by the mark Dnra,r y, ~,
previous twenty-four hours It had fallen faar ,,,S
inches at the head of the falls and fully ons g,
0g the river
The weather was cool and elonay ell dav /
threatening rain in the morning, but clearing of IL
the evening, the thermometer ranging at 90 81 |
noon.
On the falls there were only thirty.six inches in
the pass down the Indian chute and falling.
The port list yesterday was only moderately
large; fhe arrivals including the ATmadiilo from
Pittsbnrg aud the Yorktown from st. Louis. The
latter had q pretty good cargo, including a
heavy consignment of shot and hemp for this
market.
The towboat Antelope came in from New Or
cans with feet Of empty barges, and was pref