New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-19

scarcely refrain from Laughing IN MS lace, ~ tue
thought of q fight between him and the little
clerk.
q oh, III apologize" cried the captain. and out
| no went to the agent of the boat and besoHEht
| him, which was agreed to, and of started the
! agent on his mission of reconciliation nut soon
| returned with the statement that our belhgerehs
| youth would accept of nothing short OF written
| apology and was talking OF shooting irons at
| fearful rate. 1t is needless to say the written
! apology was sent and it is told by the crew that
! our bembastie knight of the stage plank only
| spoke four times between that port and this, and
| the sight of disoharging clerk is enough to send
/ him to his room at once.
/ CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
I CAIRo June 1.-THE river at this point is still
rising, with good stage Of water mp the OHIO to-
Pttsburg, aud reports come to us that the Monon-
| gaheia and Allegheny rivers are also rising, as
| well as both the kanaTha and Sandy. The
Wabashis also up. ...
The weather was cool and pleasant, though
threatening rain all day, with occasional showers.
Very little improvement IN business since our
asst report.
sHREvEPoRr, June 49, = For the past week
the weather has been oppressiyely hot, with occa-
sioual showers
Since our last report the river opposite this point
has fallen Is inches, leaving it last night g feet
below the highest water mark of the season. As
we anticipated the rise nupper Red River spoken
of in our last issue, had ne effect on the river at
this point. We are without any arrivals from
above the raft this week consequently are with
out any intelligence from that region. 1t is how
ever safe presume that the river is still falling,
and that the plantations are clear of water. The
water in the lakes and the bayou at Jefferson is
| falling fast. The plantations in this immediate
ineighborho0d are clear of the overflow, and nearly
all of them have good stands of cotton for the
! repanting.
For the past week business on the levee has been
| decidedly dull.
4 MEMPHIS, June 16th,-The weather yesterday
was clear and warm. Besininess on the landing
l-a,, layT
week. The river here rose fves inches in the
\ past twenty-tour hours. The Arkansas is decn-
| ing, with six feet seant in the channel. White
| river continues in good condition. The Ohio is
rising at Pittsburg and Cincinnati, but falling at
| louisville with five feet seven inches in the canal.
There is eight feet water on the bars in the lower
| Ohio The Missouri continues high. The river at
St. Louis is rising slowly, the rise coming from
| the Missouri.
| BURSiNG OF THE SPLENDID ST. LOUIS AND NEW
! ORLEANS PASSENGER PACKET MAGNOLIA, AT ST.
| Louis, ON THE l4TH-Tie Boat q Total Loss
| Valued at SlS5 GOETHE Magnolia was lying up
OF the upper levee at St. Louis, getting repaired
I for the fall season. when she caught fire about
O'Clock the morning Ofthe l4th, and was burned
/ to the waters edge. 1t is supposed to be tie
work of an incendary, as this is the third time fire
| has been discovered on her in one week. The fire
4 was confined to the Magnolia. She came out last
| August new boat and cost sl95,000 end was
| owned by Messrs Marshall Fitzpatrick q Co., and
Capt. I. P Perkins, and insured for $65, 900 in st.
| Louis and Cincinnati Offices. She was one of the
| finest packets in the st. Louis and New Orleans
trade but unfortunately for her owners, she never
made any money, her expenses always being
/ larger than her receipts. Her engines were orig
| nally in the Belle Sheridan and afterward in the
| Imperial, which latter steamer was destroyed by
! fire at st, Louis. We should like to know which
| boat the burners have in view as their next
| victim.
The towboat Windsor met with quite disaster
| ct Louisville on the 18th, in going up from the
| mouth of the canal with n feet of empty barges
! @hp rot Too FL mt he md N
or drfted on the reef at the head of the falls AS
soon as she grounded the baTges broke loose
Several of the boats took the middle chute down
the falls. A brace of them caught in the suck at
| the head Of Goose Island, and one of the boats
| laden with iron struck hard on the rock. Of the
feet Of barges some thirteen in all, onytwo stuck
| to the boat
we zee it stated that Congress hss made an ap-
\ preparation of one and half million dollars for
the improvement Of the navigation Of the Missis-
4 sippi. Can't they amend the act by adding auo-
! Their million to rebuild the broken leyees That
/ would be the best Improvement that could be
made to the navigation of the Western rivers, as
4 it would add one hundred fold to the trade aud
commerce of the Southwest
4 The Missouri Democrat Of yesterday says:
4 In view Of the dangers of incepdiarism the
steamboats, have organized a levee police under
the command Of Captain j. NJ. Baily. tits to con
sist of from thirty 20 forty men, to stand guard IN
front of the boats. Skifs are also TO be procured
TO be used in patroing the river. Every steam
boat contributors dollar for each day she remains
in port, for the support of this police force The
: police commissioners have approyedthe plan, and
number of men have been sworn in for this duty.
| They are to be on duty day and night
\ The Virginia passed up yesterday morning with
$50 cabin passengers, 100 deck passengers and 200
| head of Texas cattle.
| The Continental passed up with $50 tons of
| freight. We learn from her officers that large
amount of water is running through the Davis cut,
| twenty miles below Vicksburg.
The suit of the United States against the A. g. NJ.
M farS SEnu Apnid dad OF Ct4rir oil
ILL.,, last Saturday in favor of the United States
LIZZIE GILL, EXPRESS PASSENGER PACKET
FOR ST.. LoUIs-To day, at five O'Clock P.
NJ, the new, splendid and swift passen-
ger packet Lizzie Gill, Captain James
0'Neal commander, will leave for the above
and way points. She is a large and commodious
steamer, and very fast craft Her cabin is
model of neatness. We warmly commend the
Lizzie and her officers to travellers bound up the
river to-day. They couldn't find better boat
by waiting month, and they may rely on being
taken through on quick time, and enjoying them
selves. Capt Jas 0'Neal, her commander, and
| Mr.. W, H. Rhodes her chief clerk, are well known
as efficient and safe steamboatmen. The Lizzie
connects at Memphis, Cairo and St. Louis with the
railroads for all points East and West.
GEN. QUITdAEFoR VIoEsBURG, The great Vcks-
burg packet Gen. Quitman, Capt John W. Cannon
commanding, leaves at 5 o'clock this evening for
the above and way landings. She is as fast as the
fastest, and has cabin which, for capacity, com.
pleteness, beauty, comfort and luxury, has no
superior afoat. The fame Of the great Quitman
has travelled far and wide as fast passenger
packet and she has attained celebrity as safe
and reliable steamer which few boats can boast
iMessrs. Roberts and Meyay still do the honors of
the office.
For THE WATERING Places The fine, fast low,
pressure steamer Creole, Captain Charles Walker
commanding andMr. Sam. Green, clerk, leaves as
above to-day, on the arrival of the A. NJ train Of
cars, Pontohartraip railroad. Agents, Leach &
Perkins, corner Of Garondelet and Gravier streets
+ BLuE Vine No. s FOR ALABAMA R1vEk.-l
This A No. packet, in charge of Capt. /. Little,
with Mr.. w kfken in the Office, leaves for the
above and way landings to-day, at P. NJ, from
the head Of the New Basin.
cAMELIA FOR THE WATERrEa PbAcRs.-This
regular, fast and splendid low pressure packet
leaves to-day from the Pontchartrain Lake end on
the arrival Of the 9 4. N. train, for the above
Capt A. P. Boardman is in command, and Mr.. \
John otway dictates as clerk.
/ ?. w. SFRADER FOR IouIsyIILE-T neyg fast