New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-16
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Tuesday Morning, October l6, 1866. :
The weather confines warm and pleasant.
Business was quite active on the levee yesterday,
caused By the arrival Of the regular steamers
with fair loads The discharging Of the three New
ork steamers noted IN cnrshpping list yesterday
gave animation to the draynen and all appeared
cheerful for the beginning of the week.
Wesreturn thanks for faYors to the officers q
steamers W. r. Arthur, Grey Eagle, Monsoon
Live Oak, Lilly, Elnora, New Era, Thoa Powell
and st. Nicholas.
By telegram received we learn that the Pho
neer passediB Baton Rouge, bound down. She will be
at the landing this morning, ready to receive to
leave for Jefferson to-morrow evening.
BY the officers of the Elnora, arrived yesterday,
we learn that Red River was on the decline all the
way out.
The W. Fl. Osborn and Lady Gay, from ST.
Louis; win bein port to-day the former leaves
Tomorrow and7the latter on Thursday on their
return trips to Memphis, Cairo and st. Louis
The Iron City viii be III port to-day Captain
Macarthur Is ia command We learn that she is
intended for the Red River trade
Mr. r. As. McGarahan arrived Saturday from
st. Louis and assumed his position as clerk of the
steamer Live Oak. Nc. is looking well and happy.
TIE new steamer Robert Z. Lee, Captain Can
non. arrived at our landing on Sunday afternoon,
from louisville, since which time she has been
visited by nn tifudes of our felloW-eitizens. She
is pr9nouneedgby every one assthe most complete
river elaft that ever turned d wheel on our West
ern waters. All agree that too much praise can
not ba given to the admirable consideration in
which every depaItne of the great structure
has been noticed, and all the improvements that
man could invent to make her indeed q floating
palace combining every quality necessary for
the comfort and convenience Of those who will.
patronize her.
Heracahin, state-rooms, etc., and other apart
Inents are gorgeous, and we envy those who are
so fortunate as to obtain passage on this noble
boat. She will leave on her first trip to EickabuFg
this afternoon at P, Nj, and will hereafter be the
regular packet doing business with al the inter
mediate landings. Success, we say, to the Robt.
a. Lee and her anterprising captain. Capt Jno.
nv Cannon is in command, who will8he ably as
sisted i'll the Office department by Messrs. Jas. r.
Smith, A. Mcyay, Jno. n. Mossop, and W. @.
Porter. gentlemen who have been Identified with
the Nsw Orleans and yicksburg trade for years.
We yesterday gave q full description Of this mag
nifeent packet, but 1t Is Impossible for us to say
too much in her praise.
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
ST. LOUIS, Oct l2.- Business is improving. The
upper FtF9ES are SLOWLY QScIi1llg Ih6fe are four
feet to Keoknk, seven feet to Cairo three and d
feet in the Missouri, and four feet in the Illinois,
The channel 10 cutting out below, and boats ara
making regular time. The weather continues very
fue. There ig still greater activity among boats
on the upper Mississippi. and still freight is so
abundant that only about half of the grain can be
moved.
The steamer Julia, for this port left st. Louis on
TIE 10th, drawing six feet large and TO ll out at
Cairo.
E The Comm onwealth goes out for New Orleans
preelsely az neon today. She ii well and widely
known aa one Of the most reliable steamers afoat;
iHtannehs attraeti comfortable, commodious and /
handsome. She Ii wOrthiiy commanded BY our /
young and energetic friend, Mr.. Wni, A. DevennY /
an efficient and excellent oficer who has taken +
permanent charge Of the aisice. The Common. I
wealth will have q fine list Of passengers.
Capt. Jesse Z, Hurd has leave of absence for
two weeks, and goes East. n the meantime, /
Capt. A. y. Carter, of the Mollie Able, will COM
mand the Mississippi.
The list Of railroad line packets as to loading |
Euns thus: Henry Afnes. McGili, Mepham, Bal |
fie, Commonwealth Lizzie CHI, Turner, Stone
wall, Clara Dolsen and John Kigours Each boat |
Of the line win be registered upon her arrival, SO
as to take her proper turn to load again, II any
boat declines to load when her time arrives she il
nut TO the bottom of the list The Commonwealth
dropped yesterday to the foot Of Walnut street,
and appears about ready to load. The Mepham
we learn, viii leave Saturday. Welearn that one
s0g Che officers of the line receives propositions un
line 1t seems that#this line and the A. and M
line are agreed upon conducting business harmo
riously as 20 freight rates and it is hoped that the
barge line or n. v. 4. Company will deemit prop
eli 70 come to a friendly arrangement IN regard to
the same matter.
The Memphis chamber of commence is much
more liberal than that Of st. Louis. i has by
vote constituted the captains and clerks Of all
steamers trading to that port honorary members
of the chamber.
CAIRo, Oct. 1.-THE steamers Lady Gay and
iron CITY passed down, bound to Few Orleans
Somewhat singular rapids are forming in the
Mississippi river between Cairo and Birds Point.
The current sets strongly against the Missouri
shore. cutting it away rapidly but not deepening
zfhe channel as the bottom is composed Of either
rocks or hard blue clay, which seem to come
nearer the surface as the channel moves towards
Rrliis Point AS the natural deposits Of the river
filisup on the Cairo side in proportion as 1t cuts
ayyav on the opposite side, partial dam is thus
produced by the rising ledge Of rock and the cur
rent IN low water becomes so swift fer about fifty
wards, that small boats have much trouble in
going through it, al,
The weather at Cincinnati on the 42th vas
cloudy, with rain the night before.
IL Pittsbnrg, at noon yesterday, the river was
rising, with iYe or six inches water IN the chan"