New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-06-05
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Nn5 .faar About 8 o'clock A. Nj we had another
sr,er4 fower, after which the sun again peeped
an 5a was soon obscured, and sunshine and
sbo,er was the order for the greater part of the
~, IN the afternoon the sky was overcast !;
soweTeF, there was no rain.
Business On the landing was most remarkably
aaH, the arrivals and departures being few.
The new and magnificent passenger packet
Iasie cal left for Memphis, Cairo and ST. Louis
witch a big trip. She had all of her rooms taken
and about sixty on cots.
PEgsoNAI.--We learn through onr Yicksburg
exchanges that our old friend Mr.. Wm. NJ. johns
son has gone into business at that place as agent
sf the yicksburg and New Orleans Packet Line,
commission, forwarding merchant and general
steamboat agent Mr.. johnson was formerly
proprietor of the wharfboat at Napoleon, Ark,
SONS years since, where, through his strict and
honorable attention to business he gained many
friends II an upright and ohliging disposition
aaapied with thorough business capacity will avail
anythiHg, his efforts must surely be crowned
with success. Mr.. D. Wash Lamkin, of Yazoo
Caty IS connected in business with Mr. johnson.
Il cur friends who have freight to be sent to
Vfcksharg for reshipment should eonsign it to the
Sare of Wm. NJ. johnson & Co., we viii guarantee
that they will be perfectly satisfied with the above
sdrm.
Capt John Smoker arrived yesterday from the
Arkansas Springs, and we are glad to see that he
has recovered his health again.
During the blow we had here on Sunday night,
the steamer T. d. Hine broke ner fastenings ana
drIftea down the river some distance. She was
TucEy enough not To damage herself any
The Ruth we learn, while coming down the
river cot cross ways and became unmanageable
she dEifsed down sideways for some distance.
we return our thanks for fayors to the officers
suf the steamers Ruth, Gen. Quitman ST. Nicholas,
Idalaa ana National.
The steamers 7. D. Hine and Starlight are
receiving, I'd leave for Jefferson this evening.
The National is announced for Wednesday and
the Frolic for Thursday the former for Shreye-
port and the latter for Minden. They are reoeiy-
ing.
The Idahoe il receiving and leaves for Camden
On Thursday.
Bg kilograms received by Messrs. Stevenson s
gs1ouglas, VIZ learn that the Nv. Il. Osborn passed
vieksburg on the 4th and the Virginia left Cairo on
tha 4sh bound for this port They will arrive IN
tfa1s to leave on Friday next, the sth inst. the
former for st. Louis and the latter for Louisville
Passengers can secure accommodations on either
Of Che anove boats BY applying to their agents.
The Commonwealth and MolIie Able from St,
Louis and Mittie Stephens from Red River, win
ae dHe today. The Commonwealth returns on
Wednesday, and the MolIie Able and Mittie Ste
9ahens 8n Thursday next.
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES
CINCINNATI, May 3I.-At Pittsburgh last night
1le ElFer was on a stand, with II inches III The
channel Hear III has reoeeded inches liiIrino tIs
FaTa44vf7 hos,,s isst iIt i,1 u = s ts 'ns
fe sIioaasf s, TaIisSiIisa ~ ,sss ~
seat i1 ina canal TFera ii 4 faet ii tb I T. Z
Slhi6 the al e s sts5 - - ii y III q
en Hannah sboaia5 N 'ANl ~ iest
g5fTrsaF-prz Nav 9o yrba r;rar 80 1 |
fss during nes,lsy nFt a tiq l,,,i1 7s 4 III u
, ,t ~ Y. eiis !al2llllg; put
60 lss IN 4I r. ili 1Ilee I deet
1sas+a4 s eIon5v an5 ,1g,sat}1al 4j H
~ II mere a % 1TS,slay T,y WIN
9a'a4;15s eo7a IN ovar flises TIa " = |
iITs gf7 g1SI threa fae4 ,zifho1,t ry,lL
are several boats receiving freight. hut tbev viii
mot venture out under four and half or i've feet
water.
FARKERsBURG, May 30.-River two feet and
Hall and Or a stand. The Potomac nassad dawn
at A..
EVANSVILLE, IgD., May 30.-The weather has
been clear to-day, and pretty warm. The river
haa fallen only about TWO inches during the last
CAIR0, 5uue 1.-The Ohio has fallen about ten
Inches in the last twentyfour hours as well as an
the other rivers in the Mississippi valley Even
the Red river, from last report, is following its
sHaEYEPoRr, May 80, 1866.-Since our last re-
port The river opposite this point has been steadily
On tie fall, and up to last night had receded
twenty inches leaving it two feet below the hiob-I
seat water mark of the season. Our last advises
from above the raft, per steamer Mollie Fellows
we're to the effect that the river was within its
banks as low down as the head Of Long Prairie
ca the night of the ed she laid at Ianespoft
where the river rose f0nr inches The citizens did
not anticipate much Of rise Tie BAYOU at JEFF
1srsah and the lakes were reported falling fast
Since the above was put in TYNE, the steamer
azs