New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-04
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The weather yesterday was warm and dusty as
the preceding days of the week
The telegraph mail packet, one of the Atlantic
and Mississippi steamship line, left yesterday with
one of the largest trips of the season, every nook
and corner on board of her was occupied. We
cannot wonder at the success of this packet as
every one knows that her captain St. Clair
Thomasson is one of our best and most reliable
captains on the river.
The splendid packet Lady Gay, Capt John H.
Burke, leaves here next Thursday. She takes the
place of the Mollie Able this trip.
The great Ruth, of which every one has heard, is
the regular A. and II. steamship mail packet this
evening We would advise all going up the river
to-day to call on board and select their rooms, as
our particular friend Mr.. John Greenough, her
afabe and polite clerk, will do all in his power to
satisfy all visitors.
The Vicksburg and Grey Eagle from Yioksburg,
and J. M. Sharp from Lafourche, arrived yester-
day. They are receiving and will leave positively
tomorrow on their return trips.
The st. Louis packet Henry Ames, and 0uaohita
packet Elnora, will be at the landing this morning
ready to receive freight. They return tomorrow
evening.
We return our thanks for favors to the officers of
steamers j D. Hinde, j. N. Sharp yicksburg and
Grey Eagle
The regular Saturday packet National, Captain
R. Sinnott, viii be in port to-day and will com
mence to receive. She leaves tomorrow evening
for Red River.
The Marmora for Ouachita, was unable to leave
yesterday as announced. She leaves this evening.
The Minden packet Frolc is receiving andleayes
positively tomorrow evening
The Judge Fletcher for 0uaehita, leaves to-
morrow, She is receiving at the landing this
morning.
GEEASINas FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
MEMPHIS, May 1.-The weather yesterday was
cloudy, with an occasional shower Of rain. THE
river rose here u inches during the last As hours
The Ohio is falling at pittsbur6 and rising nj Gin
cinnati and Evansville. There is plenty Of water
on the falls for boats. The Cumberland and Ten
nessee are falling. The river at St. Louis ia still
stationary but still rising at st. Joseph. White
Arkansas and st. Francis rivers are hank fnIl
Business was dull, with nothing going tup The river
and but very little going down
The Missouri river packet Welcome was sold BY
Captain Allard to Messrs. T. b. johnson, j. W.
last, for SIS, 900. -
Mr.. Moore, the popular clerk Of the Ida Handy. /
has retired from the river to engage in the com.
mission business at Laurence landing six miles
above Greenvile, Miss.
The Magnolia will ply ID the ST. Louis and New
Orleans trade for the future.
The mountain boats are laid up below st. Jo-
'eph, Missouri, they being unable to stem the cur
'ent at the present stage of water.
The local inspectors of st. Louis have suspended
or fifteen days, pilot H. Fl. Mills, of the Alton
packet Comet Itappears that few DAYS since
10 the TIVE steamers were on their way up the
liver, and when about Alton Island, the Johnson
blew her whistle to pass the Comet. As she was
passing, the pilot of the Comet 'lOokedD the
Johnson. Hence the complaint and suspension.
a decision was also given in the case of Has
7 onnson, engineer Of the Florence No. 2, charged
with loading down with extra weights the safety
valve OF the steamer. His license has been re.
voked,
The Nugget, one Of the mountain steamers re-
Gently sunk IN the Missouri, struck snag while
under tuli headWay, breaking in the forward part I
OF her hull, and went down in ten minutes in deem
water. All on board barely escaped in the yawls,
losing all their personal effects.
II is rumored that the Sunset ran into a BAYOU |
get off.
Mr.. Upton, a pilot, accidentally shot himself
last week at Sc. Louis, while handling pistol.
Capt Jesse J. Hurd has arrived in st. Louis to
take charge of the Mollie Able.
The Maggie Hays is undergoing repairs at Full.
ton.
The st. Joseph Herald says the Missouri river is
higher than i has been since 1874. The people |
living along the banks are moving in authorization
Of flood. If it continues to rise fortyeight hours
onger, the damages along the banks will be i'm |
nense. The immense food of water covered with
loam and large floating logs, sweeps down the
tiyer, making sad havoc of the bottom lands de. |
stroying houses and fencing, and damaging every
Ehing in its course.
A large tree projecting out of drift, struck the
cabin Of the steamer Converse, CARRYING away |
part OF the cabin and upper works. Il also swept
overheard one OF the crew. The officers of the /
boat were unable to render the unfortunate man
my assistance, and consequently he met with
Tatery grave
The Lqminary Baltic, Mary Z. Forsythe, Friend.
ship and G. w. Garrett passed up from New Or. |
leans with little freight but fair passenger trips.
ssRhe Henry Ames and Ida Handy passed down
with splendid trips. Their guards were dragging
IN the water.
The Louisville Courier Of the 2sth says:
The river was rissig quite fast yesterday, with
II feet inches of water in the canal in the eve
ming by the mark. During the preceding 24 bonrs
i mad risen " inches at the head of the falls and
teet az Fortland-a heavy and rapid rise-makinp
q good high ude, and the falls nayigabIe for ali
classes of steamers.
The weather was clear and remarkable, pIaesa,+
all day, with clear white frost in the mornina
and the thermometer at 60 at noon Il Il nretfv |
late in the season for Frost but on the 23d Of last
April we had ice and snow.
The falls are now nayigable for all classes ~
boats to ascend or descend at will with over 3
feet steamboat water in the middle chute last eve
ling and the river still swelling
81, LogIs;7.The river has fallen over two feet
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teadily declining but the boats from upper Mis-
issippi and the Missouri still report those streams
Using all the way down. The weather is settled
nd very pleasant. Business maintains brisk as.
'ect Receipts of produce are large, and ship.
nents correspondingly heavy.
The White Cloud leaves for New Orleans TO- |
morrow, Platte Valley for Ycksburg tomorrow,
nd the Nile leaves for Omaha tomorrow The |
departures include the Henry Ames and Ida
handy for New Orleans, Adam Jacobs for Mem.
This, Minnesota, Lucy Bertram and Amaranth for
PIPER Mississippi, Clara, Cornelia and Antelope
or the Missouri Illinois for Peoria, Armadillo for
he Ohio, Anna White for Nashville, and Las
Chance for the Arkansas.
NINA SHINES FOR BAYOU sARA.--The magnifi.
sent passenger packet Nina SHINES, Capt. w. R.
5reathonse, commander, and Mesars. Troxler and
Miller in the Office, leaves this morning, at loI
. clock, for all landings up to the above. The
SHINES Is splendid model Of boat, and is un.
exeelled IL any point Of excellence by any boat in
me trade Her officers of the right stamp, and
eaYe nothing undone thatshould be done to add
to the comfort and pleasure Of the trip.
LOUISE FOR AoBmE.-This new and fine low.