New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-01

Inc MISSISSIPPI Is IGCSANlusB anu tChVS9 bO-AASA
'ow evening for Memphis, Cairo and St Louis. |
The Lafourche for Bayou Sara, leaves this |
morning, and the Alabama and Starlight for Red |
River, and Idahoe for 0uachita, this evening.
The Annie Wagley is off for hinden at 10 o'clock
oLIrPrNGs FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
sr, LOUIS, July 2s.--Pilot of the Continental's
report is mark twain water from Cairo down, nine
feet from Cairo up, aad falling all the way Got
only seven feet at Kaskaskia, but of course had
failed to hit the channel. Steamer Rose hamDle'
ton, bound hence to Cincinnati, hard aground on
head of lower bar at Kaskasia, but being small
boat ought to have SPARED of without much delay
Here the river is falling rather rapidly 10 f NEG
kuk there is four feet scant and falling. ihere IS
little freight TO be had consequently the pig hoats
run, carrying passengers and making close CON
nections The rise from the far Northern trlpu
taries viii aid navigation little below rI heokak
The Illinois is improved CONSIDERABLY Inc Ealns
extended to the head waters, and there is swell
of some two feet at Peoria, The Arkansas u iall,
ing slowly, with scant four feetto Little ROCK, ana
twenty-five inches from Little Rockto Fort smith.
White river continues to decline, with eight and
half feet 10 Duyalls Bluff. Business generally is
good for the season. Weather hot, but we nave
had warmer days than yesterday.
We were panied to learn of the death o. w. I.
]. Conley, which occurred suddenly on Thursday
last His death was caused by the excessive heat
Of the weather Mfr. Conley was one of the Oldest
steamboat clerks in the West. His manners were
very winning and not only was he expert and
llgnly accomplished pTOiSssiOltt out MS AAAt
acter was such-so generous and honorahle-that
he was universally popular. He has been conneo-
ted with large number OF steamers at dmerent
times and we never heard OF his having an enemy
Deceased leaves o family to deplore the loss OF
one who loved them all. The Clara Dolsen ID on a
visit to the opposite shore, and is laid up against
Illinois territory, awaiting revival OF business
The Cora s. brought down about 1000 SACKS OF
grain from the Illinois. She has withdrawn from
that trade to load for the Ohio. The Common
wealth is loading again for New Orleans The big
stern-wheeler louisville, laid up at Cairo, is
getting fourth boiler put in.
On July 21st the Will. S. Hays was sold by
Emory j. Ford for $4,000, to j. H. Mccormick
and Others. On Tuesday, 24th, Ben, A. Do2ler
sold one-fourth OF the stern-wheeler Victory 10
Amos Abrams, for $500, and Joseph Gray sold
one.fourth Of same steamer to David P. Green for
$500. Stern-wheel steamboat stock s going up.
LOUISVILLE, July 27.-The river continues rising
rather fast, with feet inches water in the canal
last evening by the mark. During the previous
twenty four hours it had risen twelve inches athe
head of the falls, and three feet at the Portland
wharf making total rise of six feet at the foot
Of the falls in the past forty eight hours which
will make good tide along the lower Ohio. The
weather was clear and rather cool in the morning,
but quite warm again in the evening, the thermo-
meter ranging as high as Lightweight in the shade
On the falls last evening there we're three feet
nine inches water in the pass down the Indian
chute, and the river rising making pretty good
stage for this season of the year.
The river at Pittsburg was falling Wednesday
evening, with only five and a half feet water IN
the channel which precludes the hope of another
run of coal.
At Cincinnati the river was rising slowly, with
rise reported in the Kanawha. Our special dis
patches furnish the latest news from other quar-
tiers.
Captain Joe Scott. formerly "of ours" came
down passenger on the Gipsey yesterday. He re-
ports Kentucky river on q regular high" with
good rise in Eagle, X-mile and Dre9non, and the
far-famed Elkhorn 10 hear from. That is bound
to swell the majority some, if not considerable
more, all of which fully explains the sudden turn
in The tide here at the head waters.
The Portland and New Albany bars were get
ting as high and as dry as the lghtest of the sum
mer fry could have hoped for, but single swell
of Old Kentuck has swept the bars clear out Of
sight, and good navigation is resumed along the
present are blasted and the big boats can while
longer keep the track. Business, however, is slack
to all points and the river travel has fallen of.
There has been q rise of three or four feet water
in the Wabash, which will materially improve the
navigation Of the lower river, especially at Shaw
neetoWn, Walkers Bar, and the Cumberland
Island. That, together with the present rise at
this point, will, probably, make fully six feet
water out over all the hars-a very excellent tide
for the season Of the year. .a.
SALT AND OL.-T The little towboat George
Thompson came in from Pomeroy yesterday, with
feet of bargts in tow, including two with 1000
barrels of salt for the Ohio RIVER agency. She
also had brace Of barges laden with coal oil and
oil barrels for this market.
1.-THE RACE-In the race yesterday between
the United States and Wild Wagner, the States
only beat the Wagner one hour and seven
minutes.n
We find the above in thu Madison Courier
g Fair play is jewel" The United States has a
Louisville engineer and Louisville boilers, which,
Of course made her fast boat. The Wild Wag-
oner, too, has boilers OF the same sort, and held
her own pretty well until just below TWelve-mile
Island, when the doctor-engine became deranged,
and she fell behind, making no attempt to race to
Madison. Why, the jacob Strader, in her best
days, couldn't have beaten either one of these
more than half an hour, and she was much the
fastest boat that ever piled the Ohio.
CINCINNATI, July 27.-The weather still con-
tinues hot, with the mercury at eightyfve de-
grees yesterday. At Pttsburg the river is fall
| ing, with four and half ftet in the chanuel
There is Eve feet in the KanaWhs, aud falling
Here the river has risen eight feet during the past
| twenty-fOur hour, with twenty-four feet in the
channel. here is FIVE feet TO Louisville, with two
feet nine inches in the pass the falls. There
is four and half feet on the shoalest bars along
the Lower Ohio.
There are FIVE practical steamboat captains on
the Maggie Hays, as follows Capt. D. l.. Hen
Erickson, master; Capt. r. H. Porter, clerk.
Capt. VIM, Attenbnrgh and Capt VIM. Ford,
pilots, and Capt Jonathan Crane, mate. The Sill
yer Cloud No. 2 will follow the Maggie Hays to
New Orleans.
PITrsBuRa, July 26-The river continues to re-
cede rapidly at this point, with four and half
feet in the channel by her marks this evening The
weather is cloudy and hot to-day, with sight indi-
cations OF raius at times. Alittle steamer called
the Fort Smith. just finished, and intended for the
Arkansas river trade, is now lying at the main
landing, but as yet she has not commenced to
load.
ALABAMA Express Passenger Packet.--At
O'Clock this evening the splendid passenger packet
Alabama, Capt. w. G. Harrison, commander,
will back ont for Shreveport and way landings on
Red River. The passenger appointments OF the
Alabama are of the most elaborate and superior
character; nothing is wanted to add to the com.
fort and convenience Of guests. Messrs. Howard
and Wood are the clerks Of the Alabama.
MARY PoR WATERING PLACES AND MOBILE
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 II NJ. to-day Agen
II. C. Harris, corner of Camp and Common
| streets.
| STARLIGHT FOR RED RIvER.-The justly popular
\ and unique passenger packet Starlight, Capt
| Ghss Hayes, commander, and Mr.. U. +. Hayes
clerk, leaves to-day ats NJ, for Shreveport, JET
ierson and all way landings. Her passenger accom-
mOdations are unsurpassed by any boat in thu
trade, which statement is proven by the crowds o
passengers Abe always carries, while her c0mman
, der and emcers are no less popular than tn
] boat.
SONORA FOR oPRLousAs.-The fine fast and com
plete passenger packet Sonora, Capt. o. Hinokley
: commander, and MIR. NJ Kehison in Tie Office
: leaves at five this evening, for all landings a
Y above. The Sonora has a neat and comfurtabl
cabin has good aud safe officers and can give frs
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