New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-14

1 10 MORROW.
| LouIsvlLhE, July a. The river was falling toll
ersbly fast yesterday, with only four and half
| feet water on the falls in the evening. During the
previous forty eight hours, the time of our last
port, it had fallen six inches at the head of the
! falls, and eighteen inches at Portland. The
weather was quite warm Saturday but cooler yes
terday, with good heavy dash Of rain in the af-
ternooui winch very materially tempered the at
mospheTe as well as allayed the dust 1t had been
threatening storm for two or three days, and
more orless rain has fallen all around US, with in
locations of another dash last evening.
On the falls there were thirty inches water last
evening, in the pass down the Indian chute, and
| falling. That channel continues nayigable. the
| Mary Swan, new craft from Cincinnati, descend
| ing the chute in the forenoon.
! The river at Cincinnati was falling at the rate of
nine inches in twenty four hours, and business dull
in thar quarter, while at Pittsburg the river was
about stationary, with twenty-five inches water in
| the channel thad got SO low that it either had
1 to dry up altogether or stop falling. A rise may
I now be looked for in that quarter.
/ Business here is dull in all experimentation
the Cincinnati packets having. rather slim trips
The packet trade hence to Johnsonvie, Tennessee
river, is sustained by the heavy hauling for the
government All the old lumber and material in
hatquartef is being transported to Jetfersonville
on the favorite steamers Pink Yarbe and Ber
muda
| The P w. Strader was advertised for New Or
leans on Saturday from Portland. She did not get
much Of trip, as both passengers and freight are
| very scarce, .-
/
| at Portland, awaiting trip to New Orleans. She
may start out this week.
| The Nick Longworth, Capt. Irvines, is at the
Portland wharf and starts to New Orleans Wed
nesday evening.
| The Magenta and Mississippi left New Orleans
together Saturday week for St Louis, and each
| arrived at Cairo on the morning of the 9TH The
/ latter was four days and half out.
! A committee from the Cincinnati Chamber OF
| Commerce was in our city yesterday to devise
ways aud means to complete the new canal locks
! They decided to memorable Congress to issue
bonds for one million Of dollars to complete the
work.
One Of the Pittsburg papers has the following
| in reference to new boat building at that point
for =" Dictator Donaldson. The allusion to the
name Of our boat is rather unlueky, we take 10.
| Is she to have new-fashioned tubulars and what
4 is to be the name OF the new nondescript? The
| paragraph is either ambiguous, has no meaning
| whatever, or is intensely stupid. Perhaps the
name of Butcher" would be applicable, if so,
| take il:
+ The louisville papers have considerable to
| say IN regard to new boat building at New AL
| bany, by Capt Cannon, named r. e. Lee. Now
| We are building one here for Capt Donaldson that
/ will excel-the Albany production. The one build
ing here will be the largest, finest, fastest, and
prettiest steamer ever built and will be the j. AZ
/ White OF the Mississippi She will be 1856 feet
| long, so feet beam, 10 feet hold Her engines viii
be 81 inches in diameter, with 10 feet stroke. We
| could furnish them with other particulars that
would cause themto omen their eyes with wonder,
but will forbear for this time.n
We are about to build boat for the Louisville
and New Orleans trade that we think will excel
your boat in all good and great qualities, even
more than the Ruth exceied the late Dictator
Our new boat is to be $40 feet in length but the
other dimensions are withheld, from prudential
reasons. We can assure Pittsburg, however that
the new Louisville boat will have engines u inches
in diameter.
ENGINEERS CONVENTION To-DAY.-We learn
that an engineers convention is to be held in this
city to-day, under the auspices of the Engineers,
Acc n1Iae of nstW Male.
river cities and towns, from Mobile to Pittsburg
will be in attendance, as matters of vital interest
to the engineers on our Western waters are to be
considered. Ihe-late law of Congress relative to
engineers is one of the chief subjects of COM
plant. Arbitrary laws are both injurious and uu-
just no matter to whom applied, and we hope our
friends the engineers willie in council will not 20
to work, while endeavoring to correct the evils
complained of, and recommend any arbitrary laws
Of their own. Let their motto be 9. DUN utuiDus
otudHtUs."
The engineers convention meets this evening at
Q O'Clock, in the law school building in Court
Place, between Fifth aud Sixth streets behind
the courthouse.
MEMPHIS, July II. Yesterday was hot and sui
try, and By far the dnllest day we have ever seen
upon the leYee. The arrivals and departures
were unusually small and for the first time during
the season there was not boat left in port last
evening. The river still rising rapidly at this
point, and since our last report has risen two
inches.
The Mollie Able passed up yesterday afternoon
with splendid trip of passengers and freight
She had s45 boxes of sugar for Chicago. We re.
greet to learn Of the i'll health of Mr.. Cunningham,
her valuable clerk, but trust he will soon recover
The Bee passed down with four barges Of pro.
daoe in Tow, and one barge of coal
The palatial passenger packet Henry Ames in
command Of the popular Henry Crawford leaves
the Star whaFfboat to-day at u NJ. for New Or
leans and all intermediate way landings. The
AInes has no superior in fare, speed and comfort
Mr. Williams courteous and attentive clerk, has
charge Of The office. as r 95aa
The Atlantic and Mississippi Steamship Com |
pany have wisely come to the conclusion to allow |
the captains Of their boats to run them instead of
having 1t done on shore by president secretary |
aboard Of directors, Heretofore the captains /
were only "bell-rngers,H and bad nothing 10 saw /
in employing the other officers and crew, which I
may, in great measure, account for the many I
.accidents7that have overwhelmed that COMPANY I
They nave determined to discontinue the forward
ing business, cell their Wharf-boats, close their |
otice in New Orleans, and return to the good old
first principles y of steamboating, which is moss
commendabe. s@@AaS
We could suggest few more reforms that
would also add greatly toward reinstating THANH
into public favor! They yet have much TODD to
get back to the position they occupied When5they !
hrst commenced. Public expectation was then
high, but the realization has not yet been reached
they had big thing, but from some cause the |
opportunity was not improved as it should have I
been for their benefit and the publfc's good, Wet
hope it may not be too late yetHtg correct all the
error5 INTO Wnlcn theY nave been led, aud make 7
the company noble, great and grand institution |
that wall benefit as the public and the gentlemen
who originated the enterprise. |
FAsnIoa FOR EIeEsBgRe, ~, IS. Nal Paebst-t
This regular passenger packet, under the command !
Of Capt. ID. p. Pratt, with Messrs. Shaw and Lnd-
Wigsenin the Office leeves at o'clock this evening
for the above and way points. Tie Fashion 3on.
meets at Yicksburg with first class packets for
Memphis and Yazoo river
FoR TIE WATERING PLAoEs.--The fine, fast low. /
pressure steamer Creole, Captain Charles Walker |
and Mr. Sam. Green, clerk; leaves as
above to-day, on the arrival OF the $ A. ~ train of
cars, Pontchartrain railroad, Agents, Leach & |
Perkins, corner Of Carondelet and Gravier Streets
NARY FOR MoBEE The splendid new low
pressure passenger packet Mary, Capt. a. L. |
Myers, commander, leaves as above from the
lake end Of the Pontchartrain railroad at 70 |
NJ to-day. Agent. G. Harris, corner of Camp
and Common Streets
SPs NICHOLAS FOR BAYoU SARA--Erpress Pas
seflger Pacles-The new, superior and fast assen
ger packet St. Nicholas Capt. s. Heno eomman.
der and Mr.. j. G. Libano clerk, leaves this evening
at O'Clock for Baton Rouge, Port Hudson, Bayou
Sara and all intermediate landings on the coast,
CLGoNA FOR orsLoUsAs.-This fine and ljabt
draft passenger packet in charge of Cant n |