New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-09-28
airel. SantelIiaeltte.
CRESCENT 0FFiuE No. 81 Camp Street,
Friday Morning, Septembsr 2S, 1856

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Business on the landing yesterday was good in
comparison to the former days of the week. Tic
great Quitman left with large freight, and the
Caddo for Red River was compelled to refuse
freight.
The weather continues cool, bracing and pleas
ant. The steamers Lady Grace, Navigator, Caddo
Elnora, Il. a. Homeyer and Cuba-six Of our best
light water boats-haye formed line for the pur-
pose of running during the entire season between
this city and all landings on Red Biyer up to
Shreveport. One the above steamers will leave
here every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday,
without fall which will give every convenience to
our merchants on the above days.
The rates to Red River were materially ad-
yanced yesterday. The following are the ruling
rates to-day To Shreveport, one dollar and one
dollar and fifty cents per barrel; to Jefferson, one
dollar and fifty cents and two dollars per barrel.
We return our thanks for favors to the officers
Of the steamers John Kilgour, Live Oak, Pioneer
Era and Judge Fletcher.
The fleet Magenta will be at the landing this
morning receiving, to leave for Natchez, Yicks.
burg ana way landings tomorrow evening, at 5
o'clock. Captain Tom Leathers is in command.
The Lady Gay did not leave as announced yes.
terday; she is receiving and leaves this evening
1
The John Kilgour is receiving, and leaves this
evening for St. Louis and way points,
The U. S. mail packet Fashion, Captain P. D.
Pratt, is now at the levee receiving for return
i trip to leave again tomorrow evening for Vicks-
| burg and way landings.
/ The Cuba will not leave until Saturday week,
her regular day. During the time she lays by,
/ Captain Boardman will put her in complete order.
/ The Navigator will arrive from Red River this
evening.
ThesPioneer Era arrived yesterday, and is now
4 receiving to leave for Jefferson tomorrow
evening.
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
4 sr. LOUIS, Sept 24.--The river here has fallen
staadily since Saturday morning, butvery slowly
less than foot in all. The upper rivers are all on
decline. Very low water is again threatened in
the Missouri, below as well as above St. Joseph.
4 There is great depth to Cairo. On Thursday, at
st. Paul, the river was falling and difficulties in
ereasing. On Saturday, at Dubuque, it was fall
Il ing. New sand bars were in sight, and the Lady
Pike was hard aground below Lacrosse. There is
large stage in the lower Ohio, and the falls are
navigable. Business was quiet on Saturday, but
an active season will probably begin to-day. 1t
! is time that some Of the one hundred and odd
steamboats, laid up in this vicinity were getting
something to do. Weather cool yesterday.
ARRIVED AND DEpARTED.-Arriyals Saturday
aud Sunday comprise eight from the upper Missis-
sippi, five from New Opleans, two from Memphis
AHu way ppiub9t ANu tAhHl 1ltlllVIs, atlu pe
/ from the Missouri.
The departures include six for the lower Missis-
sippi five for the upper Mississippi, three for the
Missouri two for the Illinois, one for Johnsonyile
and one for the Ohio From the foregoing it will
be seen that river matters are not extremely dull
!, The towboat Shark Capt, Lou. Moan in com,
t mand, left yesterday for New Orleans, with big
! lot Of freight. Pilots, Ben. Dixon and Charles
0 Lawson.
D Tho Mississippi had several lots to take on the
+ way, and fills out ait Cairo to-day.
d The Bee, Capt. Frank. MeCosh, arrived Satur
], day morning, having made the fastest trip vet O
4 any of the boats OF the Mississippi Valley Trans
n portation company. She took FIVE barges dowI
and four up, and her time on the round trip wa,
twenty days. The next fastest was the Mohawk
twenty-five days. The Bee leaves again on Wed
r nesday.
i Capt. Jas, Townsend is loading the splendid ant
! eaDacious steamer Bart Able, Merchants anl
i Peoples Line, for New Orleans and will leave to
! morrow.
> The Iron City, Capt. ". j. Macarthur, will have
her new outfit on board to-day, and commence to
morrow ornext day to receive cargo for New
Orleans and Red River. This fine little steamer il
one of the best adapted steamers for the trade be
tween New Orleans and Shreveport. Capt, w, ]
Macarthur is gentleman well and favorably
5 known on Red river, both during the war and
since, and we hope he may have the greatest sue
cess with his boat. We are confident that his old
friends on the river will not desert him. The office