New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-23

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CRESCENT OFFICE, No. "a CANT STREET,
Monday Morning, July g. 1866
Since our last report it has been very warm.
On Saturday and yesterday the thermometer stood
at 80 degrees in the shade. We have had two or
three hard showers of rain, which cleaned the
streets and levee, but did not cool the atmosphere
during daylight. Our nights are very cool
indeed.
Business on the levee on Saturday had the
appearance Of activity, and would have been
much better if it had not rained. The steamers
Alabama, AIttie Stephens and Ruth had excellent
trips, as also did the Vicksburg,
The steamer Annie Wagley, Capt. Compere, did
not leave as advertised. She is receiving, and
leaves on Thursday next for Minden and all
landings on Cane and Little rivers and Lake Bis
teneau.
We refer our readers to the advertisement of
the steamer Marmora. She has just been locked
and repaired and will be sold at a bargain. For
fill particulars inquire of Capt. J. z. Burdeau,
No. Front street,
The steamer Blue Wing, as can be seea by refer
enc5 to her advertisement will run as g regular
packet, leaving here every Thursday from head of
the New Basin. She will take freight for Mobile
and all landings on the Alabama river. The
owners of the Blue Wing having purchased the
light draft packet Mist, will connect with her at
Mobile. Both of these steamers stand Al in the
Insurance offices. Messrs Stevenson & Douglas,
No. Front street, are the agents of the above
steamers,
The splendid David White arrived on Saturday
from St. Louis with fine trip. She is now receiV.
ing and leaves on her return trip for Memphis,
Cairo and St. Louis this evening.
The Mollie Able, of the Atlantic and Mississippi
Line, arrived on time, with a large trip. The
Mollie is receiving freight and registering passen
gers for her return trip, to leave tomorrow eve
ming. She connects with the railroads for all
points East and West
TIE N1oH LoNGwoRrH.- new and fast pas
senger packet is receiving, and leaves this evening
for Memphis, Cairo and Louisville. Send your
freight down, as she will leave positively as an
nounced.
Bears DUE.-The Grey Eagle from Yicksburg,
Louis Dor, and 7. D. Hine, from Red River, are
now due, and will be in port to-day to leave again
as advertised; also the Cotile from Macon and
Tensas.
THANKS. Our thanks are due for continued
favors to Messrs. Fowler and Miller of the Nina
SHINES, Mr.. Cunningham of the Moie Able, Mr..
Vawter of the David White, and Mr.. Miller of the
| Mich, Longworth.
THE MEpHAM CoMrNG.-This regular passenger
steamer left Cairo on Saturday, bound for this
port, as we learn by telegram to Messrs. Steven
son & Douglas
A BIG BAR TRANSACTION ON THE MISSISSIPPI
FOURTEEN AWARDED FOR $52,0O0-sT. LOUIS THE
WINNER HOW DIFFERENT PARTIES VALUE BARS
| THE VARIOUS BIDS, ETC., ETC.
The A. g. NJ. S. s. Co. advertised for bids for
| the bars of their fourteen steamers running be
tween this point and New Orleans, the bars to be
rented one year, aud six months rent to be paid in
advance. The successful bidders are Messrs
Amaziah Jones aud George G, Wolff, who COM
pose the firm of A. Jones & Co., liquor merchants
No. South Levee, whose enterprise and exter
sive business transactions, have brought then
very extensively into public notice. Their aggre
gate bid for the bars amounts to $4,000, distri
buted as follows.