New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-19
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Thursday. April 10, 1866
The weather yesterday was mild and pleasant
emperature, with quite q shower of rain early
the morning.
There was q slight Improvement in the move
ments Of freight on the landing. The boats tina
are up for departure to-day were receiving slowl.
MI day.
Since our last the Henry Ames, Ed. Walsh ant
W. H. Osborn, from St. Louis, Louisville from
louisville, and Louis Dor and VIM. Butler from
Red River, have arrived with good trips. 10 tne
officers of the above steamers we are under obi
cations for late favors.
The Walsh, Anes and Louisville are announced
for departure, and will leave this evening. V
The fasorite packet Lons d Or is receiving, and
leaves on Saturday next for Red River. Captain
Cheney johnson IS in command, and Messrs. Smith
and Groves are The clerks.
The regular Thursday Bend packet Grey Eagle
had not arrived up to the time Of our leaving the
lending. She will, however, be found at the levee
this morning ready to receive, and leaves agair
this evening.
The great question OF the day on the landing
yesterday was, if there had NOT been q severe
+ wind during Wednesday night, but on inquiries we
earn that the resolution passed BY the city council
nregard to the removing all distractions in from
of the levee was carried into effect yesterday
morning. They removed the fencing from around
the several steamship and steamboat landings.
The steamers Frolic, for Minden, and Starlight
for Shreveport, being unable to leave yesterday
will positively leave this evening at O'clock.
The fast express passenger packet Alabama is
also receiving to leave for Shreveport this eve
ming.
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
Sr. LouIs, April IA. The weather is clear and
pleasant. Business continues very dull with no
prospect of any improvement taking place soon.
The river here is still falling, with enough water
forall purposes. All the upper streams are in fine
beating condition.
The icc has broken up on the mississippi river
ct st. Paul. and the river is now open for naviga-
zion between Lake Pepin and that city. a
The Peoples Line from Cincinnati to Louisville
will build two elegant and fast steamers the pres
emit season. TIE directors Of the line are now in
The Illinois and Michigan canal, which is already
open from Joliet 70 Lasalle, will be open 70 nayi-
CATION throughout its entire length from Chicago
% the Illinois river on the 18th sS II Az Sgs ~
LEAyExwoETH, April 10. Ned Tracy left for
4 st. LouisEat 10 a. N. to day. 80
River rising. ". T sB " " ssss WIZ 4 VI
me cargo of the Hunts vile reported not much
damaged.
GAIno, April ls.--The following IS our port list
forthe last twenty four hours:
Commonwealth, New Orleans to ST. Louis, IL NJ;
Robert Burns, Memphis to Cincinnati, A A. "; W
II. Osborn. 81. Louis to New Orleans, 10 A. N. !;
Maggie, New Orleans to Cincinna TO 4. NJ
Mcporter, Johnsonvils ard return, 2P. NJ; Char
mer, Evansville and return, 3 r.. NJ; Mary Eroin,
Cincinneti TO Memphis. S I. NJ; Talsman, ST. Louis
e , kse Lady Gsy " n aons e Nsw
Louis, +. NJ !; Platte Valley, Yicksburg to St.
Louis, 8 T. NJ; Citizen, Pittsburg, Pm.
River falling slow Business dali. N
CAIRo, April l3.-River twenty three feet nine
inches below high water mark Of 1852.
Il Fall in the last twentyfour hours fourteen
inches. 4, 5Sss "a. r. TAYLOR,
Civil Engineer.
The weather continues pleasant
Business was moderately brisk inthe reshipping
and forwarding line. I'D at lss III
AT st. Lonis the Mississippi il falling, and it is
thought that there will not be much Of rise at
that point, as the large volume of water from
above will be retained in the side lakes and agoons.
The Arkansas river has overf0wn its banks.
At Pittsburg the river is rising, with eleven feet
in the channel.
AT Cincinnati the river is rising, with twenty-five
feet in the channel. ss6 ~ I'D
Four Feet ana falling ii tie Cumberland
The Ed. Walsh was only abont half laden on ar
rival, but iills ont here with all she can carry.
y Business ON the landing wore gloomy appear
ance. Frelghfs are getting very scarce. For up
Of down the river the packets left with moderate
Tie river VI this point declined two inches in the
past twenty four hours.
The river ut st. Louis is falling slowly.
The Ohio Is rising at Pittsburg, Cincinnati and +
Louisville, with six feet of water on the falls and
eight feet five inches in the canal. IA
The Arkansas e falling with thirty-fo inches
Iittle Rock.
White river is declining, with plenty of water for
LEAyEswoRrH, April IL, ls66.-Sunset, for
Benton, passed down at 10 a. NJ; Ned Tracy, for
Atchison, at Pm; Welcome down for St. Louis
q 8 Z. NJ Huntsville, for Benton, struck snag |
md sunk above st. Joe. 5#s
River falling very slowly. Rise reported at
OF. oe, sss s EG Ssas sgS7#l
Y LOUISVILLE, April 49, Falls Napigable The
river vas rising quite fast yesterday, with nine
feet ten inches in the canal in the evening by the
mark. During the previous twenty four hours it
has risen sixteen inches at the head of the falls,
and four feet at Portland-a very good rise, the
bulk Of it being from tie late tide at Pittsburg
The weather continues dry and was very warm
yesterday, the thermometer ranging at 70 at noon,
clonding np in the evening threatening rain
. The falls are again navigable for ascending
Others ascending the middle chute. On the falls
there were seven feet steamboat water down the
Indian chute, and about eight feet water in the
pass. Up the middle chute there were about six 4
feet water and the river still rising in the evening
y
day and landed at the city wharf making business
quite lively, and the wharf space was barely suHi-
Gent for the tonnage il port II the canal was
city wharf, the wharf space would undoubtedly
have to be enlarged. n
Business Of the wharf yesterday was only mode.
rately brisk, the Imports however, far exceeding
the exports, and but little freight going south oil
the Ohio. The rates to New Orleans are slightly
lower for round lots, with engagement for heavy
ffeights at fortyshve cents per hundred.
E The ST. Nicholas came III from Cincinnati yester-
day aud descended the falls, bound for New Or
leans, to ply the coast trade. She will admirably |
suit that trade long ais there is but little to do
md no competition.
At Pittsburg the river was falling Wednesday,
Nth clear weather, and nine feet water in the
The river at Cincinnati was rising fast Wednes-
1ay--0ne Or two inches per honr-but yesterday
morning il was swelling less than one inch per
hour.
The officers Of the David White, from New Or
cans, report the Mississippi falling all the way
from New Orleans to Cairo, and the lower Ohio
rising oil the way up. 81 4 hi ~
4 The Louisiana, Capt. W. r. Hollcroft, is at the
city wharf loading for New Orleans, for which
port she Is advertised this evening. She starts at
O'clock.
STAGE or THR RIvER.-At Pittsburg, at noon
yesterday, the river was falling, with seven feet
and four inches Of water in tile channel with clear
weather, at a temperature of "a degrees above
zero. By the mark at the watarworks, the river
lad fl,a