New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-13

Oak.
The Plain City leaves to-day for Cincinnati and
way points. .....,..-,
We return our thanks for fayors to the officers
of the steamers Cotle, Irene, j. NJ. Sharp and
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
CINorSNATI, June 6.-The weather was clear
and hot yesterday, with little more activity along
the leyee at Pittsburg last night the river was
falling, with forty.six inches in the channel Here
ii has risen three inches during the twenty-fouF
hours ending last night, with seven feet on the
shoale5t bars hence to Louisville. There is five
feet in the canal There is seven feet in the
Lower Ohio. The Cumberland is falling, with four
feet on Harpeth Shoals,
Mr.. Pat. Cleary has retired from the steamboat
agency firm Of Getty & Cleary. Captain William
s. Getty will continue the business at the old stand
under the firm name Of William S. Getty y Co.
Mr.. Gleary succeeds D. Q. Sedan s. Co., in the
same business, Mr.. Sedan being associated with
Captain Ames Fisher in the office OF the 7. w
Strader, leaving Louisville for New Orleans TO-
morrow evening.
packet Montgomery, and Mr.. John Tinker, the
wen known New Orleans leyee clerk, are In the
city.
Capt Albert Stein left for Louisville last even,
ing on the ST. Charles. His new and splendid
packet P. W. Srader, having been detained at
Louisville making necessary repairs, will positively
leave Portland for New Orleans on tomorrow
evening on the arrival OF to-days louisville pack
cts from Cincinnati. The p. w, Strader is winning
golden opinions all along the line of the Ohio and
Mississippi rivers, and is recognized as one of the
fastest well finest passenger steamers atloat
On her last upward trip she made the run from
New Orleans to Cairo in four days and ten hours,
having made thirty outside landings. There are
very few boats afoat that can make this time.
The Strader has the reliable hue boilers. Captain
Anles Fisher is in the Office. Passengers by Mon
day mornings railway trains will connect with
No 1pavipr (tairO Thursday
PITTsBURG, June THE river is recediDg slowly
at this point, with three feet ten inches in the
channel. The weather continues cloudy and
warm,
EVANSVILLE, Ind, June 1.-THE weather is dry,
warm and clear. The river has risen six inches
during the past twenty-four hours. Business
lively this evening.
CAIRO, June 8.-The river is on the rise, having
risen about IL inches since it commenced rising.
Weather on yesterday was very sultry and hot.
Business was trying to help itself.
Some of the steamboatmen that we meet regard
the few items that they give US as a favor Of the
utmost magnitude and sometimes pitch them at
US as they would bone to hungry dog. Others
land we gladly say but very few,) consider it a
matter Off consequence whether they give any
items or treat us with common courtesy To these
we briefly say, that in view of the large amount of
gatuitous advertising that every river editor does
for almost every boat, we think the obligation is
on the other side. Personally, the arrival or de-
parture of boats is of no consequence, and if the
officers of those boats do not consider the matter
of enough importance to give us the facts willing
ly, we do not think it of enough importance to
notice their boats.
LOUISVILLE June THE river was rising very
slowly yesterday, with only feet water in the
! canal in the evening by the mark. During the
previous twanty-four hours it had risen less than
1 inch at the head Of the falls. The weather was
! clear and warm, the thermometer ranging as high
as SO, but stiff breeze, or rather high wind, pre-
vailed which materially tempered the atmosphere.
flrak Had -
in the pass down the Indian chute and the river
still at stand, with the anticipation that it will
be falling to-day.
The dispatches from Cincinnati and Yicksbmg
yesterday were unfavorabe for rise, the river
being about at stand at both points, though our
special dispatches OF last night may give more
favorable news.
At Pittsburg yesterday morning there were but
feet 2 inches water in the channel, aud the
Glasgow aground at Glasshouse wire; a rise,
however, was expected in the MonongaheEa.
The river since Friday last has risen about twelve
inches at the head of the falls, and fully three feet
at Portland, making between seven and eight feet
on the bar, good navigable stage. The rise viii
be fully eighteen inches as far down as Evans
Vile, making over six feet Of water on the shoal
| est bars.
We learn that the Wabash at It's head waters hal
! risen several feet, and was also rising PRETTY
brisllly at the mouth on Tuesday morning, which
/ will materially improve the navigation of thu
Lower Ohio, with 40 fears of grounding at Walk
| eF1s bar or Cumberland dam.
4 The present stage of water along the Lower
Ohio may be safely stated at six feet on the shoal
est bars. .N
The Indiana, Capt. Neal departed for New Or
leans last night with fair freight trip, including
some 1000 barrels of pork and good number Of
passengers. She was drawing but five feet Of
water.
THE MARINE WAYS AT MADIsoN.-We learn that
the marine ways at Madison Indiana, have been
sold to Louis Vance, formerly of the Madison Dry
! DOpk (DmnanV and that the h0at -huiidiDp
ing and docking boats at that point will hereafter
be carried On by the new firm of Vance Arm
strong %. Mr. Vance is practical man, a
very skillfnl oat-builder, and an admirable man
ager Of the marine ways, having had the dry doeE
at that place for many years. He has built many
of the most famous boats on the river including
| the present steamer Indiana, which, in point o
workmanship, durability and usefulness cannot bt
| exeelled on the Western waters. Either in build
\ ing or repairing boats, he is master mechanic
who will turn cut nothing but good work,
The advantages of having we'll managed set o
marine waysln close proximity to this city, arr
manifold, and we are assured that the marine
ways at Madison are perfect and the best in thu
west, or at least as good the best. They are 0
the largest size, and of sufficient capacity to han
out the Ruth, Jacob Strader, or any other larg
boat, with the same facility as smaller craft
They are perfect ways, in the best condition, am
boats at any stage of water can be hauled out ex
amined and repaired at these ways. They arr
a conveniently located, being only fifty miles froH
this city, with unequaled facilities for procurin
labor of all descriptions either for building or 70
repairing boats No point from Pittsburg t
Mound City has better facilities or better dock
than the Madison marine ways.
Messfs. Vance, Armstrong & Co., at the Madiso
marine ways are ready now at any time to haT
out, repair or build boats of either the largest O
smallest capacity. They have an endless amour
of the best oak timber either growing aroun
them or already cut and sawed for use. Boat
can be hauled out on their ways or repaire
at the shortest notice.
The upper Red river packet Dixie arrived o
Monday from Mill creek with 80 bales of cottor
The Dixie left Mill creek last Friday morning, o
which point the river was at low stage. Yh
sand bars in that neighbOrhood were again prom
nent. She met the rise spoken of in our last 0
lher up trip at White Oak shoals, and run throug
it in twelve hours. On Saturday she passed Flu
ton end reports the river falling fast at that poin
Her officers report the river within its banks
low down as Spring bank and falling, and I'll
planters generally engaged in putting in new crop
As we stated last week, the rise will hardly hay
any eject on the river at this point
The following is list Of the departures for til
city, since our last, with the amount of their ca
goes: National 2T5 bales; T. d. Hine, 306; Mitt
!, Stephens, leO; and Alabama, 250--Total l04
bales.
i, The steamer R. Blanton, hence for Garolin
bluh with lot of mules on board. caught fire
per cabin last Sunday when about two miles abov
u this place. Strange to say, although her cab
was entirely destroyed her hull and machiner
4 were but little injured. Only one Of the mule
was lost The Banton will be all right again in
q few days