New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-18
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CRESCENT OFFICE, No. o. CANT STREET
Saturday Morning, August Is, 1855.

SaturlhY morning. august loi looo-
The weather yesterday was of moderate tenn
perature, with slight shower of rain about mid
day sandwiched in by way of relief.
Business was tolerably good on the landing, and
we notice the packets up for departure this even
ing were receiving very freely yesterday.
The National arrived from Red river, and will
lay up for repairs. The steamer Fl. A. Homeyer
came to the landing yesterday, and is receiving to
leave this evening in place of the National. The
officers of the National will be found on board of
the Homeyer ready to attend to the wants of their
patrons.
The steamer Nick Longworth arrived yester
day from Louisville, with large trip. Shei now
receiving and leaves positively on Monday, for
Memphis, Cairo and all way landings on the Ohio
river. Capt. A. R. Irwin is in command, and Mr..
Chas. Miller Oficiates in the office Of this superior
packet.
We return our thanks for favors to the officers
of steamers Nick Longworth, National, Cleona
and Judge Fletcher.
The Bayou Sara packet Lafourche will be re
| ceiyng this morning. She leaves for the coast
this evening, carrying the .. S. mails.
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
| MEMPHIs, August l5.-Weather warm. The
river here declined ten inches in She past twenty
decline, with feet to Cairo. There is scant
| feet on the bars between Cairo and this point.
The Ohio Is receding with 80 inches at Pittsburg.
At Louisville it is stationary, with 81 feet in the
canal and 81 feet on the bars in the lower Ohio.
Heavy rains have extended along the upper Ohio.
The Guidon reports so inches in Arkansas river to
Pine Bluff.
John Elliott & Co., purchased yesterday of R
/ P Walt Co. their interest in the Des Arc. She
1 is owned now by John Elliott & Co., Capt. Ash.
ford and John Sullivan.
Capt. Mason, Capt. Tom Berry and Stephen
Hancock, purchased yesterday, of the Memphis
! and St. Louis Packet Company, the steamer
Capt. Mason takes charge of her on her arrival a
this port, The popular and heightened gentle
man. Mr.. Stephen Hancock, goes in the office
She will enter the Memphis and New Orlean
. trade on the 18th of next month,
i Dispatches from st. Louis report sixty cases o
cholera on the steamer Continental. She is an
chored out in the stream opposite st. Louis. Sh,
I has part of the 56th negro regiment on board
0 The cholera was induced by eating raw Cub
? sugar.
The Henry Ames and Platte Valley also ha
cholera on board.
v The City of Alton broke her pitman straps Q
q her upward trip. She lays over at St. Louis unit
- the next trip.
The Belle st. Louis run aground at Island a
} and did not arrive until yesterday afternoon. 81
8. lays over until to-day.
g. STEAMBOAT ExPLosIoNs.-The Louisville Co
N rier of Saturday mskesathe following statemen
with regard TO explosions and the strength
] steamboat boilers;
I'D In abiding to the recent disaster to the Gener
or ytie we expressed the opinion that the materis
q. the iron Of which her boilers we're manufacture
- was defective. The career of the boat has full
90 Jnstined that conclusion. The boilers of la
ne were repeatedly out Of order, or leaking, requ