New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-12


Louis, had not made their appearance when we
/ left the levee last evening They will be found
receiving this morning for return trip. The for.
mer leaves this evening, aud the latter tomorrow
evening.
| Capt. H. G. NeComas arrived yesterday in com
mand of the Clara Dolsen. Capt Pegram, her
commander, had to return to st. Louis, from
! Cairo, on account of business which he had to at
1 tend to in the former city.
| We noticed the flag of the st. Nicholas at half
! mast yesterday. 1t was in memory of the death
Of one of Capt. S. Heno's children, who died on
Monday last, and was buried yesterday evening.
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
i CINCINNATI, Sept. 6.--The weather was cloudy
\ and mild yesterday, with rain during the morning,
4 and the mercury ranging at 76 degrees at noon.
At Pttsburg, the river is rising with 81 feet in the
| chaenel. The KanaWha is stationary, with 80
| inches in the channel. Here the river is receding
| slowly, with feet on the shoalest bars hence to
| Louisville. There ia 6 feet in the canal, and d.
| feet on the shoalest bars along the Lower Ohio.
i The elegant side-wheel steamer Moonson drop
4 ped down to the ievee yesterday, in splendid or
| der, with her new boiler ard outfit She leaves
| for Portsmouth to-day, in place of the Emma
Floyd, in charge of Capt. Pres Lodwick and the
| Bostona's crew.
i I LOUISVILLE, Sept. THE river continues to
reeede, though not falling quite fast yesterday
Il
4 were four feetn inches water By the mark-a5
decline of three inches at the head of the falls in
the previous twenty -four hours, and nine inches at
| Portland. The weather was cool all day and
quite clear in the morning. but cloudy in the even
ing, the thermometer ranging at ~ in the shade.
On the falls last evening there were two feet nine
inches water in the pass down the Indian chute,
and falling slowly. .A7 ~ +=s5.
/ In order to correct any wrong impression, we
will state that report of the stage Of water in
the Courier yesterday, was correct. The other
city papers gave serroneous reports, evidently
guess work; two of them reporting the river rising
and particuarizing the exact amount of the rise,
Though ours was the minority report it Wasr right
all right. The river was falling
| The Cairo Democrat a lively sheet, well con-
! Quoted says: .a..
The Louisville, which has been laid mp at this
porn for some weeks past. has received an addi-
tiona boiler which will doubtless improve her
speed and materially lessen her fuel bills. She
will be ready for business in three or four days,
| but will not load for New Orleans until business
reyiyes.
The old Jacob straderi is being dismanted at
/ Madison, Ind. Her machinery will be placed in
Capt Slut Neals's new streak Of creased lightning
named Richmond.
| Engineers commenced a survey of the new
bridge over the Ohio yesterday morning. They
were examining the rocks on the falls and look
ing for foundations for piers, etc. 1t will be a
T bridge Of SiZe.ii
ST. Louis, Sept. s.-There is a new movement
in the river. It is declining here slowly. If there
is dry weather for two weeks, about all the big
boats will be laid up, and about all the small ones
will be running, and have all the business they
can attend to.
The upper Mississippi continues to decline all
the way from St. Paul to Davenport, and now
doubtless below thatapoint.
The Illinois was swelling the other day, but is
probably now on the decline
heupper Missouri is bad We hear of two
railroad packets aground between St. Joseph and
Omaha The decline continued in that section of
country, and likewise from St. Joseph nearly or
quite to the Mississippi Really, the latest river
items are dscouraging to big boats, and excellent
on the other hand to small ones.
The Arkansas was, atthe latest dates stationary,
with 26 inches on the well known bar. The
weather is cool and becoming fine. Business
would be brisk to-day among the boats but Andy
johnson has turnedit topsy-tur7y entirely.
The departures include the Stonewail and Henry
yon Phul, foralower river. The St0newall was
drawing 81 feet, with engagements at Harrison
yle Chester, etc. tDrouillaPdis one of her pilots
Her cargo includes I'll headgof stock. The Stone
wall connects with the cars at Cairo this evening
The Won Phul is drawing about feet Takes 200
tons at Cairo. Pilots, Ostrandcr and Hardwick. n
The .uminary ii the next Atlantic packet for
New Orleans. She has doubtless ordered new
supply Of Benne Plant. .,,s-.,..,.....
Capt. Townsend informs us that the Bart Able
will continue in the St. Louis and Vicksburg
trade, and Wiltleare again about next Wednesday.
From late St. Louis paper we copy the follow
ing account Of the steamboatnlen and boats that
took part in the grand reception at that place of
President Johnsons:z =-az
According to previous appointment, the steam
boatmen had meeting TO make preliminary
preparatonsfor the important part they are to
play IN the reception ceremonies; and these |
preparations, it must be admitted, are on the
most extensive scale.
z On motion, Captain Joseph Brown was elected
Commodore of the fleet and Messrs Henry Fl /
Symmes, NJ. S. Mepham, H. L. Downs, Joseph s. /
Manson, Fred. Dozier and Vincent Yore, were ap- |
pointed Committee of Arrangements to provide /
steamboats, for the occasion.
The committee met as per resolution, at the /
office of NJ s. Mepham, at $50 P. NJ, where the I
following steamers were entered as having been
volunteered for the occasion, viz: By the Atlantic
Ruth and Olive Branch; by the keokuk Packet
Company, the steamer Andy Johnson; by the Nor
thern Line, Hawkeye State and Sucker State Ma
pies Packet Company, Belle of Pike; Illinois Coal
Mepham, Iron City, Gold Finch; Memphis Packet
Company, W. G. Graham, Belle St Louis; D. n.
Greenleaf, Yellow Stonei Lewis, Manson & Co.,
w. J. Lewisi J. B. Eads, Submarine No 10; st. |
Packet Company. Southwestern; T. /. Crawford |
Henry Ames; H. Fl. Symmes, Dora E, A. Sheble,
J. g. Blaekford; Tunstall & Holmes, Comet; Jas.
Yore, H. s: Turner; .. ?. Dig, War Eagle; 0by
?. Leathers, Magenta; P D. Rogers, ". n. Os
born, A. Phillips, Lilly; N. V. 7. CO., Mohawk;
4. L. Downs, R. L. Woodward; John I. Dozier,
Isabella; Madison County Coal Company, Fisher;
VIM. Conley, 7. L. McGill; Mcpherson & Con.
slant, Jennie Lewis; H. Patterson Lille Martin
:, After mature deliberation it was determined
that the following steamers should represent the
old original thirteen States, viz: New York, by |
the Ruth; New Hampshire, Belle st. Louis; Coz
nnecticut, Belle of Pike; Rhode Island, Yellow
stone: Massachusetts, Southwestern; Pennsylva- t
mia, Olive Branch; Maryland 81. s. Turner; Yir- |
ginia, n g. Mepham; North, Carolina, Henry
Ames; South Carolina, Magenta; Georgia, w. n |
Lewis; New. Jersey, Sucker State; Vermont,
Hawk Eye State; District Of Columbia, Andy /
johnson.
The following steamers were selected to repre-
sent the other States, viz: Arkansas, by the Gold
finch; Alabama, t. L. McGill; Colorado, Lilly /; /
California, Bridgeport; Delaware, R. l., Wood.
ward Florida, Miner; Iowa, Comet; Indiana,
Kentucky, Platte Valley; Louisiana, Montana
Mississippi. Dora; Minnesota j. G. Blackford ; |
Michigan, Michigan; Maine, Bon Accord Mis- /
souri,, Jennie Lewis; Nebraska, War Eagle; Ohio, |
". H. Osborn; Oregon, Mohawk; Texas, Iron /
City Tennessee, G. W. Graham; Wisconsin,
Gartsde.
The fourteen first named steamboats, will take /
the advance of the line, the remainder to iall in in
the order designated by the commodore.