New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-12
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Saturday. NAY IL. 1866. !
The weather yesterday was clear, cool and
pleasant. Business oh the landing was better than
on The previous days of the week. We expect to
zee quite busy time to-day If it should keep
clear
The steamer New Era gave her trip up to the
Idahoe. The New IRA will lay up. The Idahoe
VAL attend to all business Of the New Era during
The summer Captain Frank Keeling viii take
charge Of the Idahoe, and Capt. Eugene Elliott
will ofieiate il the office. The Idahoe leaves to.
day positively for all landings up to Camden.
The Louis Dor arrived yesterday and is now
receiving, to leave positively this evening for
Shreveport and way landings on Red River
The great ST. Louis passenger packet III. s..
MephaEa arrived yesterday, with splendid trip
Since her last departure from this port the Mep.
lam has been entirely renovated from stem to
stern, and she now presents the appearance of a
new boat. Capt. ID Wood presides on the upper
deck, and Mr. Owen @. Gates an efficient and at
tHntlge gentleman, attends to the finances. Sue
cess to the Mephan and her gallant crew. She
leaves again this evening for Memphis, Cairo and
St, Louis, connecting with the railroads for ali
points East and West.
BY telegram TO Captain r. r, Burdeau from
Memphis, NJ learn that the steamer Yankee had
passed that point with q tow Of two barees of
corn ana four barges OF ice.
We return our thanks for fayors to the officers
Of steaanera Grey Eagle, NJ. s. Mepham, Magnolia
Elnora, u NJ Sharp, Bob Roy and Louis Dor.
Our readers will be pleased to learn that Can't.
Tom Leathera, formerly commander and owner Of
the fastest boat Dn the grand Father Of Waters.
the invincible Natehez, is still in command Of one
Of the finest and fastest steamers now on the Mis-
aiHsippi as will be seen by the following memoir.
andum published in late st. Louis exchange:
The steamer Magenta leftNe Orleans ate p. MI
Saturday, April nth made thirtysix landings to
Memphis; over forty landings to St. Louis total
time from New Orleans to St. Louis days S hours
ana 10 minutes. Olive Branch passed Fort Adams
while Magenta lay there, and arrived at st Louis
some time AFTER the Magenta.
This splendid steamer will arrive here in time to
leave again for Memphis, Cairo and st. Louis on
Tuesday next, her regular day. a word to the
wise ID sufficient
cLIPPTNGs FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
hlEMPHIs, May 9.T'he river has fallen 8 inches
81 the ,twenty-four hours ending last night at
The Cumberland, Tennessee and Ohio rivers are
steadily falling. The Mississippi Is recedlng fast at
st. Louis.
Weather warm ana pleasant. Business dnll
though the Cincinnati and st. Louis boats have dis
charged large quantity of goods on the leyee n
the past fofty7eight hours. The freight for the
lever trade steamers comes in slowly. The Upper
aissfsslpp II falling rapidly.
iie Vulcan passed mp yesterday from New Or.
leans She had four barges in tow-s00 tons
consisting Of sugar and moiasses.
the Atlantic arrived from New Orleans yester.
day, at IL 4. u. She broke her cam yoke, and
laid up at the mouth of White river for six hours
Capt Brown, president of the Atlantic and Missis-
suppl Steamship line, was one of her passengers |
from this place TO st. Louis.
All orr readers, we suppose have often heard |
q TIE last steamer o. HI Fairehild. She is no /
more. She was getting ont of date, and our
friends Aepham and Gornley, knowing the quail I
IN = nsl naA ana machinery etc, bought her
w 2 short time therefore, the steamer nay, we
slll venture ~ say, the new steamer City of Co
oe Ct our wharf candidate for bust.
Mi n sils I e.s orleans trade, ana we hope she
s ssssA VII r good share of it. We learn also that
WI 10y % Columbus will be commanded by Capt
sst popular river manin the West and
on reading fhe long article. ii Inc yy1aelinq II.
~ suggesting The building of steamboats,
u some material other than wood Cantajn giIig
AsoAFass says Lei 'ena try hrcksla
ssAhAEeGA ron Red R1vER,-zlThe exceiient and
splendid appointed passenger packet sarator,a
0apt' John q. Dowtyi commander md Messrs
'1iaDafsoFl 5oWtg and Bendiet clerks, leaves this
evening I'll o.cloek, for Shreveport going by the
way of Zane river and Natchitoches Fhe Cara.
toga Aas splendid cabin and al line passengsy
Recommendations as any packet ii tho trade. A.
last put not least, Of her good qualities, are her
shle, efficient and courteous officers Those who
laws occasion to visit any point Oh Red river could
1ot dg better than cali on board and engage THEN
sassage on the Saratoga.
q. 81 Mzrn PACKET CONTINENTAL ron ST..
Guns 4, and Mias. Steamship Line -Pasaen-
ers f8r Memphis. Cairo and St. Louis to-day viii
i'd the Continental Capt N. B. Fowler, at the
q board may receive passage on fast aud excel
hit passenger PACKET. She runs to ST. Louis,