New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-10-25
Messrs. Erwin & Donahue furnish the following
tahIe. Of tlrnIlph and way New Orleans freights

| CHEAP az PTL0TS.--Ihe Governor Sharkey lett
ST. Louis last week with two cheap ?) pilots
called by the association Of pilots war fellows"
The result was that it cost her $500 above the
price of good pilots.
We've got i few here they can hire for less
money.
Captain Dawson tested the boilers of the Plain
City yesterday and found them non explosive.
small sternwheeler, built on the hull of the
General Haecb, which steamer was destroyed Dy
fire last January, IS rapidly approaching couple=
CAPTAIN Frank owen has sold his one-eighth in
terest in the steamer War Eagle, at the rate of
s2l ,000 for the boat.
GLEANINGs FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 22.-The week closed with
but a moderate show of activity. Rates of freight
remain about as last quoted. We notice by our
Memphis exchanges that rates to the Arkansas
river have advanced.
About 1870 P. NJ. yesterday, heavy storm OF
wind and rain arose, accompanied by heavy
| peals of thunder and frequent and vivid flashes
! Of lightning. AZ will be seen by our local col
umns, material damage was sustained IN various
/ parts of the city. Yet the steamers lying at the
| wharf generally escaped "scot-free." The only
4 steamers that experienced trouble were the Col
| umbian, 4. Il. McGill and New Bon Accord. These
steamers parted their moorings and started on an
/ impromptu voyage of discovery.
The McGill, by the dropping of an anchor, was
| az brought to = with a short turn The others
4 would probably have kept On until they reached
/ the classic precincts of q Pap's Town., had there
/
4 however, went as far as they could, Which was to
the western shore of that famed locality, ycept
i Bloody Island. The McGill was brought back to
her original mornings with but little trouble. The
Bon Accord at dark had steam up, and as she is a
craft accustomed helping others out of difficulty,
will doubtless succeed in getting ahoat with but
slight effort. The Columbian was, Micawber like,
j, T. waiting for something to turn up"
= The Mississippi is slowly but steadily falling,
9 but as the channel cuts out, we have better
stage of water to report to Cairo than some days
! ago. There isnoW six feet in the channel, but as
9 yet the channel is very close and requires the
closest management and utmost skill in navigating
y a boat The Missouri is falling steadily, witt
y scant four feet in the lower river. The Illinois
e falling rapidly, especially the lower part, Wher
It the water is drawn off by the Mississippi.
!, The steamer Shark and barges and DIV
], Branchleft ST. Louis on the 2lst for this port.
e Boats are again being laid up at Pittsburg 0
% account of low water.
2 Two fine steamers, the Rubicon, Capt. Hasle
II and War Eagle, are announced as entering til
z St. Louis and Yicksburg trade, and to leave t.
" morrow evening.
y Having been unavoidably detained, the sWl
v and popular steamer John higour Capt. Henr
!, SWitzer, w. s. Foster, clerk will leave for Ne
,e Orleans to-day. Her passenger accommodation
Y are uneXcelled.
I'd The light draft steamer julia, Captain Villa
Thompson, is loading for New Orleans, and WI
The Northern Line packet Hawkeye State, Cap
Of Werden will leave this day at NJ. for the upp
IS Mississippi.
I'd for illinois, He has renowned the river for Il
Or present, having sold some Of his city propert
and purchased fiue farm some miles back
4. Alton -,
le river continues to reeede steadily at this poir
m with but four feet three inches in the channel
y the marks last evening. There was very hea1
ny fog yesterday morning, and it did not clear avn
h entirely until about 10 O'Clock IN the iorenoo
| sflnp
pretty sure precursors Of rain.
Oh Thomas Richardson formerly mate OF the Gold
on Eagle has arrived in Cincinnati from Memph
" having beeR acquitted on charge of murde
q. arising from fracas with laborers Mt that pla
So We ind the following article in the New Alba
+, Ledger of the 10th, Louisville Democrat and Jot
n nal of the 29th:
1T s.When the boiler of the Allena May explQd
~ near ST. Louis, The pilot was blown up ave ~
N dred feet into the air and alighting, head doE
ed into the river, descended to the bottom. He CA
eo up al right, however, and is ready for anotl
blow up.1
ng We are inclined to think This story little ifs
~. very fshy, indeed.
70 Now FOR The sake of truth, will the author of
W. above paragraph please name the St Louis pal
NY that irresponsible for it. We rather think 1t
.oI ind it hard to do.
lie MARY q. FoKsyTH, ATLaNrIo AND MIssrssT
ave sTEAasHIP sGoMpANY's PACKET ron ST. LOUIS
nj The large and fagorite passenger packet Nj
nos e. Forsyth Capt. David HaneY, command
aud Mr.. Ben. r. Smith in the Office, leaves
the above at O'Clock this evening, c.
nseI Meeting at Memphis and Cairo With the rart
his for all points East and West. The Mary q. Fors
lief is beyond all doubt of the most elegant
aft desirable passenger packets in this eelehra
3ef- tiae Her officers are gentlemen of well kno
INK courtesy and 0biigng dispositions as well
.ity thorough ana Sdaeiaaf steamboatmen.
ALDX. SPEER FOR RED t}IvER.--The Justly no