New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-07-19
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Wednesday Morning, July 10, 1866. !
I Yesterday evening there was an abatement il
! the hot weather. A mass Of lowering clouds made
their appearance which we hope viii fulfill Yhal
! we greatly need, and that is heavy rain.
Business in the way Of shipments up Red River
was brlsk yesterday The National and Starlight
both left with all the freight they wanted
THE ALEX SPEER,-After few months Of alb.
sence this neat andlight-passenger packet made
her appearance at our landing yesterday, looking
as bright and gay as when the first day she turned
awheel' Since her last Appearance here she has
been repaired and repainted throughout, and is
now ready to do any business that may be en-.
trusted to her care She has very comfortable ac-
commodations for passengers. Capt John w.
White is still in command, and this IS sure guar
antee that the business Of the Speer will be at
tended to in strict business.like manner.
The Mohawk and harges arrived yesterday from
St. Louis, with big load, amounting to 25OO tons
Of freight. The Mohawk left st. Louis twenty
four hours after the Ruth and Commonwealth.
which proves that freight can be brought down as
|, quick by this company as by any other steamers.
| BOATS DuE.-The great Ruth and Common
wealth, from st. Louis, Vicksburg from Ouachita
River, Nina SHINES from Bayou Sara, and Ala.
hama from Red River, will be in port during the
day. Fer the time of their departure we refer our
readers to their advertisements
By telegram to Messrs. Stevenson q Douglas.
we learn that the steamer Nick Longworth, Can't.
A. r. Irwin, passed Cairo on the 18th. bound for
this port She will arrive in time to leave for
Louisville on Monday next, 23d inst Any inform.
alton can be procured by applying to the above
gentlemen, at their office, No. Front street.
Va at,afff tod 10 Al.
aid, the agent of the Atlantic and Mississippi
Steamship Company left here for ST. Louis last
Monday. We learn that he has rendered his
resignation to the company. Capt, j. w. Bofin-
ger, the able superintendent, now here, is attend
ing to the agency Of the company at their Office |
No. l04 Common street.
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
4 The following is the bill introduced by Mr.. Van
Horn, on the 25th ut., authorizing the construc-
ton ofa bridge over the Missouri river at Kansas
City. It was read twice, referred to the committee
on postofiices and post roads, and ordered to be
printed:
bill to authorize the construction of bridge across t A
souri river and to declare the post route
BE 1t enacted by The Senate and House of Repre
sentdtaoeS Of ne Tinted States Of america, in
Congress assembled That a bridge is hereby
authorized to be constructed across the Missouri
river at the City of Kansas, in the State Of Mis-
souri,, BY such company as may be authorized by
existing charter from the State of Missouri for the
conveyance of passengers, mails, merchandise,
troops and munitions OF war, by railroad trains or
other conveyance
SEC. 2. And be 1t further enacted. That said
bridge shall be built in all respects to conform to
the act OF Congress, and subject to all the condi
nons so far as applicable, imposed by said act
ior the construction OF bridge across the Missis
sippi river at Quincy, in Illinois.
SIC 3 And be It further enacted That any
brldge constructed nuder this act. and according
70 Us limitations, shall be lawful structure and
snail be recognized and known as a post ronte
upon n winch also no higher charge shall be made
I9r tle transmission over the same Of the mails
the the troops and munitions of war of the United
states than the rate per mile paid for their trans
leading to said bridge. sH"a's
The following are the names of the steamers
pnllt TINS year at Pittsburg and vicinity The boats
number twenty three, with a tonnage of 7729 toms
From the number of boats already under contract
a large increase is promised for the next ak
months SO