New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-17
Cows with Calves
8juer 9nteIIigenre.
CREsoEsr OFFICE, No. % CAMP STREET,
Friday MnrninE. AmEnst IL. l8ih. I

Friday Morning, August II, 1865,
Business on the leVee yesterday was very dull.
The departures were the Sonora for Lafourche,
Carrie Poole for Red River, and W. R. Arthur for
St. Louis. ........
The weather was, as usual, warm and uncom-
fortable to those who could remain in the shade
it was pleasant.
The Annie Wagley and Una, on account of
finishing some few repairs, could not leave as
announced They are receiving, and leave to-
morrow evening, positively, for Jefferson, ShreVe-
port and intermediate landings.
| We return our thanks for favors to the officers
of steamers Live Oak, NJ. s. Mepham, Lady Gay
and Nina SHINES
| The following steamers are due and will be in
port to-day: Judge Fletcher, Fashion, Nick Long
worth, National, Starlight and Cleona. They will
leave again as advertised.
The superior passenger packet N. 8. Mepham is
now receiving at the head of Common street, and
will depart this evening for Vicksburg, Memphis
Cairo and st. Louis. Capt E. Weir is in command,
and the efficient Mr.. o. G. Gates presides in the
office.
The fast Lady Gay U. S. mail packet, Captain
John H. Burk in command, and Mr.. John A Ia
tum in the office, isreceiving, and eaves tomorrow
evening for Vicksburg, Memphis Cairo and St.
Louis.
CLIPPINGS FRoM OUR EXCHANGES.
ST. LOUIS, August l3.-Business on the wharf
was very fair Saturday. The David White and
| Mississippi left for New Orleans with full trips
the White, in fact, was loaded to the guards. The
upper river packets transacted about the usual
amount of business The travel between this city,
Memphis and Vicksburg is rapidly increasing and
we have hopes that IN very short time we will
announce at least a tri-weeklY line as it is we
have now three steamers engaged, and the Mem
phis Packet Company propose placing two more
in the trade. Rates OF freight remain about as
last reported, but as the river declines so must
freights advance. We are sorry to learn that the
late rains in Minnesota have materially damaged
the crops. ST. Paul papers, Of the 9Th instant
says
The rain was very heavy, and continued long
time, overlooking all the streams The Blue Earth
and LeSeur rivers are on o regular bender, y and
considerable damage has been done by the wash
ing away of bridges fences, etc. The Minnesota
J has also risen rapidly, washing away two ferry
boats at LeSeur and one at Faxon.
The grain, through large extent of country
has been considerably injured by being beaten
down. Harvesting was progressing finely unit
interrupted by the storm.
At this point the steady decline in the river con
tinues say, at teFate of from two to three inches
per twenty.four hours. Already we hear Of
steamers experiencing considerable trouble be
tween this city and Cairo. As will be seen below
the upper Mississippi is rising finely, having riser
as much as two feet at Dubuque up to Thursday
night, and is still reported rising all the way dowl
from St. Paul.
The Henry Ames, southerner, Paragon, etc.
will be here to-day.
The departures include the Mississippi, for New
Orleans, drawing "a feet water; filing out a
Cairo and leaves after arrival of the cars-pilos
Deli Evalyn and Horace Bixby or julie Douglas
ANDY Fleming was called home by sickness in bi
family. Peter Balen, for Yicksburg. with 500 tons
drawing less than five feet-piIots, Miller AM
Gribsby. David White, for New Orleans, loade
to the guards.
| The favorite and unrivaled passenger stesme
Luminary, Captain Bryant Packard, John Eckley
Esq, clerk, will leave for New Orleans this eve
ming.
e The Mississippi Valley Transportation compan
q have chartered the splendid towboat Kellogg
Captain Lew Moon an old and experienced boat
man takes command.
= Before the war there was fair trade betwee
y Nashville and New Orleans. The James johnson
Red Rover, Eastport and Ed. Howard were tn
d regular packets in the above trade.
4. LOUISVILLE Aug. l3.-The river ID fallin
. slowly and steadily, with three feet six inche
g water in the canal last evening by the mark.
During the previous twenty.four hours the d.
a cline had been only "a inch at the head of tn
= falls, and some three inches at Portland. TIL
y weather was pleasant Saturday, but yesterday
was as oppressvely warm as at any time durin
Il and upwards all day.
' On the falls there were but eighteen Inches waite
G in the pass down the Indian chute last evening
and that channel just now is too hard, intricat
4 and toTtnous for any steam craft to navigate
, The river at Pittsburg had swollen an inch G
- two by the late rise in the head waters of III
- Allegheny, but it soon subsidized again as the ris
). had run OF down some oil hole on the way, an
. was lost
The Silver Clond No 2 came in from Cincinna
yesterday pretty well laden, and had two lade
barges in tow, bound for New Orleans,
/, New MAIL BoAT--A Monster OSpper-Rd
0 roads TO be bGipSed.-The Cincinnati and Ioui
vile mail line ttlEe old ne) have closed contrac
in Cincinnati for the construction Of a new ma
boat that, in sse, speed and accommodation
IF shall eclipse any AVID all their former efforts I'll
n hull of the new boat is to be $40 feet ia eugtl
with about Il feet beam. The machinery consist
Of two high-pressure engines, each so inches
/ diameter, with 10 feet length Of stroke, and III
siesm is TO be supplied from eight huge doubl,
IT 1ued boilers. Vita q good model, that poWe
ought to make her as fast as a locomotive tn
boat is to be built in Cincinnati, the hull by MOI
{, ton Co., and machinery by Moore 4 Sons.
~ Bids Tor this new boat were taken in this city